Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-11-26
KANSAS STATE NEWS. !

grocer for S52.
In the Chanute school row in which
the board tried to make colored chill
~dren attend separate school, Judge
@Stillwell has decided in favor of the
negroes and they will attend where
they wish. At least, they will attend
Tthe regular ward school.
]. Scott Harrison, who was at the
head Of the government engineering
party for eight years that recently
completed a survey of Yellowstone
park, is Kansas product His par
.ents reside in Linn county and are
near relatives Of ex-President Harri-
ison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nalty, Of Paola,
are doing their part against race sui
eide. With the birth of a daughter
this week they have eight children in
their household, the eldest being eight
years old. The last five. including
two pairs of twins, were born within
two years and five months.
After a thorough investigation of tho
house and senate payrolls, said State
Auditor Wells, II believe there was
no fraud practiced and that there were
no straw men on the rolls. Practically
every man who drew pay has been &C
counted for. The only, evidence Of
fraud was in the Sid Brakeman case"
State Superintendent of Schools Day.
hoff has ruled that county commits
:sioners must confirm the appointment.
sof truancy officers named by the coun-
'ty superintendent Several boards
have refused to do so, claiming such
Officers are an unnecessary expense.
Unless they yield proceedings will be
instituted against them.
D. F. Campbell, representative from
Bourbon county, who was recently in
.dicted for the alleged bribery of La
bette county officer, and later had the
indictment guashed on technically,
has been suspended from his position
at Muskogee. l. T., by the interior de-
partment until an investigation of the
charges against him can be made.
A wedding which took place in the
probate judges Office at Wichita the
.other day had some rather unusual
features. The groom was IS and the
bride 16, and both had recently been
under arrest in that city. The pros
lpective groom did not have enough
money to pay for the marriage license.
and a collection was taken up around
the courthouse to make up the deficit.
Gov. Bailey issued warrant for the
return to the penitentiary Of Art Ban
ming, paroled convict. Banning was
sent to the penitentiary from Chautau-
qua county in 1901 for resisting arrest.
He was paroled last March. Recently
Banning has been making his head
quarters at Cedar Vale. He has been
mixed up in several drunken rows and
complaint was finally made to Gov.
Bailey.
William Ogg and Mrs. William
Longnecker eloped from lola, both de-
sserting families. At Pleasant Hill.
Mo-, they were arrested and returned
TO lola, where they will be prosecuted
for adultery. Before leaving her lola
home Mrs. Longnecker left note to
her husband saying she never expect
ed to meet him this side Of Heaven,
where I expect soon to be-" The
Register says lola people never knew
before that Pleasant Hill was on the
road to Heaven.
The First NJ. E. church at Leaven-
worth is out of debt the first time in
.2J years. This is said to be next to
the oldest congregation in Kansas.
The present edifice was erected before
Kansas was admitted as state. The
agitation which resulted in the Kansas
prohibitory law was started by the
members of that congregation. Be-
tween 1870 and 1880 the fight began on
"a saloon which started on corner OPP
posite the church. 1t spread over the
state and resulted in constitutional |
prohibition.
At recent meeting the Kansas dele
;gation Endorsed, Capt. u. G. McAlex-
ander for judge advocate in the army. |
There were four Kansas candidates |
for this place-Capt. McAlexander, OF
Mcpherson; Orlando c.. Palmer, OF
Jewell; Adna G.. Clark, Of Lawrence,
land Benjamin H. Kerfoot, of Wichita,
all of whom are now in the regular
army. McAlexander's home is at Nc
-Pherson. He is a relative of John d.
Millikin, the well-known Mcpherson
attorney. He was appointed to West
Point by Judge S. r. Peters, when the
latter was in congress.
The Abilene Reflector gives an