Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-02-15


BAXTER SPRINGS, CE
The country roads are reported to
be in bad condition.
N. B. Chattelle of Galena was in the
city several days this week.
RS. Quinn ofthe Kansas City jour-
nal was in Baxter Wednesday.
That was u steady, soaking, stay-
all-day rain Thursday, wasn't 1t!
We arc indebted to 4. r. Jack for
late copies of leading Memphis papers.
A large find OF mineral is reported
from the south side Of the Quapaw
strip.
Commissioner McGreg0r was up to
the "hub" Monday purchasing sup
plies for the county poor farm.
w. w. Scott returned home Sunday
evening and left again Tuesday for the
south with another car of mules.
The state evangelist for the Chris
tan church, Elder Pettet, will preach
in the city hall the first Sunday in
March, morning and evening.
Col. Weldy and his great m. and +.
weekly are to have opposition in the
form of democratic journal publish
cd in Galena. So the breezes say.
Ell. Covey was called to Parsons
Sunday to attend the bedside of
James Sullivan, who was lying at tho
point Of death. AT last reports he
was some better.
Frank Bahr arrived in Baxter
Thursday from Louisville, NY, to take
a position in the store of j. X. Tucker
He is a brother of Mrs. Tucker and
Miss Maggie Bahr.
We see by the Chetopa Advance
that Mr.. G. B. Burton is cndeavoring
to get the people of Chetopa interested
in u butter and cheese factory like the
one to be built here.
Carthage is excited over another
mineral boom right in her midst
Baxter Springs should plow ahead Il
little further in this line and she can
herald boom, too.
The regular meeting of the Order
of Select Friends will be held Monday
evening, Feb. II, in the new lodge
room over Cooper's store. Every
member should be present.
Harry E. Humphrey is the proud
papa of a bouncing black-eyed boy
who arrived at exactly II O'Clock
Tuesday night. DR.. Griffin ushered
him into the cold, cold world.
The secretary of the Spring Branch
Mining Co. requests US to state that he
has a very large gun well loaded to
bring down the members who are not
coming down promptly with the last
assessment.
Remember the NEWS printing office
when you want sale bills or posters.
We have lot of new type ordered es-
pecially for this purpose and can get
up a "dandy" job in this line at lowest
living rates.
Chetopa Advance: William Way,
a farmer of, this county, states that
the butter he has made from the milk
of four COWS has brought more clear
cash with less work than the raising OF
700 bushels of corn at the present rates.
Miss Maude Talbot, Miss Winnie
Polster and Miss Ollie Mckinney are
drilling a number of children In a
grand temperance operetta to be given
about March 4. 1t is expected to be
one of the finest entertainments ever
given in this place.
Senator Tom Smith, proprietor of
Orange Grove fruit farm, informs us
that the peach buds were not all
killed by the cold and ice the past
winter as has been stated. He says
there is an abundance of live buds yet
on I. } trees to make fair crop Of
peaches.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of education was held last Sat
urday aud the usual routine business
transacted. Supt. Noble asked per-
mission to repay the visit recently
made to our schools by the teachers of
Columbus. and on motion the request
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