Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-04-26


BAXTER SPRINGS,
Spring river was on the rise yester-
day.
Next Thursday is Kansas prohibi-
ton day.
There was an abundance Of fish In
the market yesterday.
The butter and cheese factory will
be put in operation Monday.
Miss Grace Chubb has received the
appointment of postmistress at Neu.
tral.
The mining news column Of the
Seneca Dispatch 10 getting longer
every week.
The case of Samuel H. Smith W.
the former councilmen was dismissed
at plaintiffs cost.
The Farmers Alliance has about
1000 members in this county aud the
knights of Labor nearly 5000.
The city marshal should look after
the stock which runs loose at night
much to the damage Of property.
H. Henley is building an addition to
his already large and comm0di0us
residence on South Military street.
F. d. Petit will not preach In the
city hall tomorrow, but will preach
here Sunday, May 4, morning and
evening.
Ed. Hodgkins has purchased Q half
interest in j. M. Cooper's grocery de-
partment in this city and will manage
the store.
Chas. Capito caught the champion
fish of the season at the dam Monday.
1t was a wall.eyed pike and weighed
five pounds.
John McFadden has returned from
Galena with his family. He will have
charge of the Baxter Springs butter
and cheese factory.
A company of Chetopa business
men have secured leases on 1900 acres
land near that city and propose to
prospect for oil soon.
Isn't it about time we were agitat-
ing the subject of celebrating. Meme
rial Day? Only five weeks fren yes
terday until May 30.
The Horace Austin shaft 10 past
ninety feet deep. A Short Greek mi.
ner who looked at It q few days ago
pronounced the prospect q very good
one.
The management of the home en-
tertainment last Friday evening re-
quest Us to give thanks to the musi-
clans who so ably assisted them In
their work that evening.
It should be generally understood
in the land that this 10 census year
and that the government enumeratOrs
are authorized to assess q fine Of $50
upon ladies refusing to tell their ages
correctly.
j. Fl. Garrett wiped his old residence
from the face of the earth last Satur-
day and now has his new house well
under way. He occupies the H. W.
Duncan property opposite during the
interim.
The Cherokee Sentinel says j. W..
Morrison of the Baxter mile was In
that city few days ago Offering 20
cents for shelled corn, but could not
find any for sale at that price. Where
Is the surplus?
The new council began the work of
retrenchment and reform Tuesday
evening by making the city marshal
and street commissioner one and plao-
ing the salary at $50 per month. W.
E. Donaldson gets it. .,,,
The Baxter Springs butter and
cheese factory will begin operations
next Monday morning. The neces7
sary cans and other parapherndIiG have
arrived and all is now ready for oper.
alton whenever the milk Is delivered
In the injunction case against the
payment of the $1,000 switch right Of
way fund to the railway company the
district court made the injunction per-
petual and ordered the county treas
urer to return the money to our city
treasurer.
The first quarterly meeting of this
conference year viii be held to-day
Saturday and tomorrow. Quarter
To- confaranca Eatnn1av ovanin0 com.