Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-03


BAXTER SPRINGS,
Strawberries are beginning 10 ripen.
Joplin voted nearly six to one last
Saturday in favor Of building sewers.
w. A. Braman has received the ap-
pointlnent of notary public at Neutral.
Notice the program for the enter
tainment at the city hall next Monday
evening.
} Get your tickets at the P. U. book
store for the entertainment next Mon.
day evening.
A. B. Urick brought us nice lot
of fine radishes yesterday for which
we return thanks.
The river has been too high and the
water too muddy for hook aud line
fishing the past week.
II is now full time to clean up and
remove the rubbish and garbage ac-
cuinulated during the winter.
Elder F. d. Petit will hold Chris
tian church services in the city hall
tomorrow morning and evening.
Again we call the attention of the
city marshal to the fact that stock run
at large in tho city limits at night If
not during the day.
A meeting of all ladies interested in
the library is called for Saturday aft
ern0on at the library room at 3 o'clock.
By order of the president.
We are indebted to Rev. A. II. Mil
Ter for the splendid write up of the
closing exercises Of our public school
which appears in another column.
It is said that we are to have hot
summer this year after the very mild
winter Of the past, and that thunder
storms will be numerous. Wait and
see.
There will always be q few loafers
hanging around 10 matter whether
times are prosperous or hard, or work
plentiful or scarce. A drOne lie
drOne.
The case of Margaret Commons VS..
this city was compromised upon the
city agreeing to pay $ll0.l4 for dam
ages by reason Of overflow. The
plaintiff will probably pay the costs.
w. w. Scott bought on April oath,
through his brother DR.. Scott, at a
Kentucky horse sale, two fine Geo.
Wilkes fillies for the Scott stock barn
in this city. The price paid was 5000.
A pony placed in car with some OF
the Baker cattle a few days ago at 1n-
dependence was found TO have been
gOred to death OH the arrival of the
train here. Only one steer died IN
transit.
Elder Ackers of Rogers, Ark, who |
has been holding successful series OF
meetings at Galena, will take part in
the entertainment at the city hall next
Monday evening. He is q splendid
singer.
Benz. S. Warner is going right
along with his windmill water works
project. The tower over the we'll is
all ready for the wheel and the pipes
1.-TWO inches In diameter) are being |
laid from the we'll to his residence.
Jerry Ailep, the colored man con-
victed at the last term of court OF mur-
der in the first degree, for the killing
of the blind man Chas. Williams aud
his step-son at Galena, was granted
new trial by Judge McCue last Satur-
day.
Morris DOty sold his residence prop
erty In the northeast portion Of this
city last week 10 Thomas Baker Of
Quaker Valley, formerly Of Indiana.
Mr.. Baker will make this his home and
Mr.. Doty-will probably build again on
the north side of Spring branch.
Fl. Austin requests US to say that II
nothing happens he will be ready to
measure his shaft to-day. 1t will then
be 100 feet deep and he says that If
the bonus is promptly paid he will 60
on down without any more bonus.
The indications are better, some shines
of lead having been taken out Tues
day. 1t is sure there, so pay up and
let the good work 90 on.
The Baxter Springs Mfg. Co. are
putting up their lirst lot Of windmills
built entirely at Baxter Springs this
week. They are crowded with orders