Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-16

The county democratic central COM
mittee met In Columbus last Satur-
day and decided to hold the conven-
ton on the 9th of September. AS
10 putting out q county ticket or
not, there was free expression of SEN
timent, says the Star Courier, but as
the committee had no authority to
take any action in the matter, 1t was
left to be decided, as it should be, by
the convention. If the convention,
when 1t meets, shall decide not to put
out a ticket, 1t will amount, practically
to an Endorsement Of the peoples tick
ct. But II the convention shall nomi-
nate ticket, or q part of one, II will
be led to do so from the consideration
that the party has nothing to surren-
der, and from the additional consider
alton that the peoples convention did
not put out an all-round strong one.
This Is what may be gathered from
the proceedings. We cannot advise
further than to say that all people fa-
voring good government and feeling
the importance of united action, may
do will to lay aside minor objections,
at times, and work together against
oppression and misrule.
The stockholders of the Galena,
Guthrie and Western railroad compa-
ny held their annual meeting for the
election of board of directors in this
city Wednesday evening, August 13.
Charles p. Huntington of New York,
Alexander Warner of Connecticut,
VIM. B. Stone, Daniel c. Finn, Samuel
II. Smith, A. d. c. Harvey, o. j.
Nichols, w. II. Cogshall, E. G. Scam
mon and J. P. Campbell of Kansas,
and d. NJ. Ross of Oklahoma were
elected directors for the ensuing year.
The board of directors organized by
the election of Col. Alexander Warn
er president, Daniel G. Finn vice pres
ident, o. j. Nichols secretary and Col.
W. 3. Stone treasurer. The road will
be built in the near future.
On Tuesday evening the remaining
members of the once proud order OF
Rangatoo Guards met ut their usual
trysting place and conveyed the re-
mains of their once proud chieftain,
the Oriental High Priest Melchisedec,
to the tomb. In doing 80 they passed by
the Springs hotel where very appro-
plate farewell serenade to County At
torney Ashley was given, led by the
stentorian voice of G. w. Daniels with
bass drum and tin horn accompani.
ments. It was an eccentric affair in
deed-a funeral at night, with Sc
large tears containing quart each
and numerous ones of less size.
On Wednesday last q very large
piece of rich jack or zinc ore was
broken loose in the drift OF the NJ. w. |
Smith shaft at Peoria. It was esti-
mated that the piece as loosened would |
weigh L,500 pounds. 1t was entirely |
too large to be taken out whole and |
a pop shot was put into it to break it |
up small enough for handling. This
shaft now presents a face of rich jack |
about three feet deep and fourteen feet |
wide, which is growing larger as it
gets farther under the hill. Other pros
poets are looking better and better,
aud the town is going ahead.
Reuben Turner requests us to
state that on or about last Saturday
Fl. Il. Curtis and J. W. Smith, two
reputable citizens of this town, held
him up on the high way in broad day
light, and feloniously robbed him of
q genuine original package containing
q half pint, more or less. To save fur
Their trouble said robbers had better
return said package to said innocent
purchaser Immediately.
Farmers should plow their wheat
and oats stubble ground at the earliest
possible moment after the grain is
stacked aud then the soil will be in a
condition for seeding at the proper
lime. This is an important feature of
The Mennonites' plan of raising wheat
md they never fail, even in Kansas.
The Chief Of the RangAtOOS.
BY order of the next grand officer
IN command, the Captain Of the
Rangatoo Guards has called upon all
worthy members to assemble at the
usual place, at the usual hour, to take {
BART in the ceremony OF embalming (
,ur Grand Oriental High Priest, OF
ne Ancient Order of Melchisedec,