Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-07-05

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BAXTER SPRINGS,
Roasting ears are in market.
Tread lightly, you may step upon a
maple worm.
7. G.. Weaver has retired as assist
ant postmaster.
There are but five prisoners in the
county Jail, so says the Advocate.
Not all cranks are to be despised.
There is the ice cream freezer's crank.
A man in Montgomery county, kas.,
has seventy-fve acres planted to cot
ton.
Quite q number of movers wagons
have passed through the city this
week.
Galena is getting away ahead of us.
She has an original package ordi-
nance.
It was warm day yesterday for
shaking, but lots of it was dOne-milk
shakes.
Joplin Is clamOring for free deliv-
cry mail system, her population ell
lilling her 10 the same.
Ira Perkins is making some valua-
lle Improvements on his residence III
the east part of the city.
There were good many "original
drunks' in town yesierday-boys fol
the first time in their lives.
The Peoria, I. r., people have ap-
piled for The establishment OF a post
Office there. They will doubtless get il.
Mr.. Jack Garrett and family moved
into their new residence on Main
street last week. Ii is very neat cot.
tage.
We saw a load of wheat Thursday
evening brought 10 The Baxter mill
grown across the river Il few miles
that GRADED siXty-two pounds TO the
bushcl.
William II. John of Baxter Springs
WAS this week granted an original in
valid pension and Jonas Trotter ot
Columbus was granted all increase on
his present pension.
Advocate: The total valuation o.
railroad property in Cherokee county
AS returned by the state board for this
year is SOL 0G2.S5, an increase Of &c.
69425 over last year.
For the benefit OF Bro. Asa of the
Advocate we thought of publishing
the names of the Columbus people
who attended our celebration yester-
day, but epace forbids-too numerous
A Columbus boy left home because
his mother wanted him TO carry in a
bucket of coal and after wandering
around for nearly a week returned
glad to carry most anything his moth
er might want.
| Col. March generally represents
Baxter at all Columbus "doings," but
we wish 10 apologize for the colonels
nonappearance at their harvest feast
OH Thursday; he sustained a severe
cut on his right hand.
The train Oh the Memphis road 60
ing north Saturday night was crowd
ed with passengers. The conductor
said he had more OH board than usual
but that the train was doing a good
business for new run.
Col. Weldy wanted to work the
Peoria Mining Co. on free-40-acres-
for-30. years basis and they woul1n't
stand it, hence the editorial remarks
of the great Republican editor now
have q sorrowful twang.
]. B. johnson, prominent attorney
of this state, holds to the opinion that
none but nOnresidents Of the state can
engage in the "original package" busi-
ness. II this be true we know of some
parties who had better look 'leetle
Oud."
Why don't the people who have
board sidewalks keep the nails pound
ed down in them? 1t is worth mans
hone of a future existence to traverse
some of the walks of the city. See
that your walks are in proper condi'
ton.
An original package house was
about to be put in the basement of the
Hunt block in Columbus, wheH the
,oo,aro Ia tho huildinO notified their