Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-31
attest Kansas Events.

why Knudsen Changed His Mind
L. G. Knudsen, the Concordia man,
who was sent to jail in default OF the
fine assessed for violating the truancy
law and who swore he would hghr 10
the finish, has changed his mind and
on his promise to comply with the law
has been liberated by the county COM
missioners, who also RENTED his fine.
Knudsen's refusal to send his children
10 school was for the alleged reason
that the Bible is not taught therein,
but having found that the law does not
take into consideration the peculiar
views that an individual may hold he
has concluded to comply with 1t rather
than remain in jail.
Death of Isanc Sharp.
Isaac Sharp, who was elected to the
legislature from Morris county IN
1868. is dead in Washington city. He
was native of Pennsylvania, but came
tn Kansas in the early SOS, where,
as a free soiler, he took part in the
Kansas-Missouri struggle. He was
Nominated for governor on the demo
cratic ticket in 1870, but was defeated
sby Gov. Harvey by 10000 plurality
He was a delegate to the democratic
national convention in Cincinnati II
: 1872.
\ Roast Pork for Convicts.
The prisoners in the Kansas peniten
tiary Christmas day were entertained
with a vaudeville performance, will
actors from Kansas City. For Dime
, they had roast pork, Irish potatoes
.mince pie, oranges and bananas
There were no exercises beyond regu
lar Christmas religious service at tn
United States penitentiary. Roas
ham, mince pie, potatoes and orange
made up the bill of fare.
Forestry Meeting mt Manhattan.
A forestry meeting will be held Il
Manhattan January q to discuss sui
jects relating to forest tree planting
The meeting will be addressed b
George L. Clothier, field assistant l
the United States bureau OF forestr!
>Clothier is urging farmers along tn
Kaw river from Salina to Wyandott
O plant forest trees in abundance as
preventive of destruction by flood.
Carl BOltcn's Fine Corn.
Carl Bolton, of Usage county, Ell
tered the corn competition Of the low
Wallace Farmer and the corn sample
grown by him near Burlingame toe
ninth premium sout of 140 exhibi
shown. Aside from the cash prize
won he also received very handson
and valuable gold medal for the be
exhibit of corn from Kansas.
How Does He knOws
A Temperance statistician" who hi
sbeen digging up statistics says tae
are 600 saloonkeepers in Kansa
This will bear taking with salt.
lis perhaps safe to say that no perst
in Kansas knows officially wheth
there are 60, or 600, or 5000 saloo
keepers in the state.
Fruitless Trip Of 1000 Miles.
T. d. Smith, a deputy sheriff
TFJiawatha, has returned from Califo
mia, where he went to get A. L. Wilcc
an alleged embezzler. His 4.000-mi
"trip was a useless one, as he car
back without his prisoner. Wilcox
said to be insane now.
Gas Engine for Power.
C. G. Mason, a Neosho county far
ser, has gas on his place and will stf
n gas engine which will grind fet
saw wood and run other machinery
day and furnish electric lights for
house and barn at night.
skilled While En- Route to Pray
Mrs. M. Webber, an aged Germ
woman, was killed near Westpha
early Christmas morning, while cro
ding the Missouri Pacific tracks en- rol
ito the Catholic church to attend ma
Leg Broken in Football Game
In game of football at South Hay
christmas day between teams rep
.senting Mayfield and South Haven,
III. Geesline, a South Haven play
sustained a broken left leg.
Rich Enough to Retire.
Constantine Umsheid, who lives nj
Wamego, has served continuously
school director since 1867. He says t