Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-30

w. w. Scott suffered considerably by
the storm Monday night. Five Of his
box stalls at the race track were blown
down and some of the horses that were
in them somewhat bruised though moi
seriously. AL Huff, who "rooms"
there, says we ought to have seen him
going over partitions and through
gaps In the walls clad in pair of rub
Der boots and night cap In his des.
perate effort to release the animals and
prevent their getting hurt. II he did
really "get move on him" we certain
ly would have given good round
price to have seen It and regret very
much that we were not there. Those
who know him will agree with us in
the assertion that he is liable never to
do II again.
Mr.. L. P. Gage showed rs q fine
peach Tuesday grown on his farm ad-'
joining this city. 1t measured nine
inches In circumference and looked to
be very fine. 1t was of the late Craw-
ford variety. Mr.. L. c. Fuller also
brought us fine peach The same day
folly % large, but of All inferior quail
~. These facts fully sustains the
well earned reputation of Senator Tom
Smith who made the statement last
winter that not O peach would be
grown this year within 800 miles of
Baxter Springs. On the contrary the
peach crop is about as good as 1t has
been at any time for six or seven years.
They are retailing at a dollar bushel.
G. W. Daniels and several other
prominent citizens Of this city attended
u very successful republican meeting
at Melrose last Monday evening Of
which Mr.. DaDiels was chairman and
which was addressed by w. r. Cowley
G. w. Walker, N. B. Chatelle and 9TH
ers. The Columbus glee club and
Richardson's kid drum corps were
present and added much to the pleas.
urc of the occasion. A republican
club of 25 mcmOers was also organized
and j. NJ. Cunningham, secretary of
the late peoples party convention,
made speech and was welcomed back
into the republican fold.
Fred Putkamer Of Columbus, who
conducted the "Original package"
house on the celebrated grounds In this
city August 1st, was arrested last
week upon U. S. warrant charging
him with selling liquor to Indians and
also with selling liquor without IL
cense. He was examined before u. s.
Commissioner Daniels in this city and
bound over to the November term of
the LeavenwOrth Us. district court In
the sum Of $500 on the charge of eel.
ling liquor without government IL
censc.
The mission band, assisted by the |
Baptist ladies, will give an ice cream
festival Saturday evening al the city |
park. Won't you all come out and eat
Of our cream and cake? We will wait |
on you with smiling faces and willing
hands. Come one, come all. The ac-
comOdating Baxter band will be with
us to cheer the hearts Of those who
come to hear and eat. COMMITTEE.
One of the most severe wind and |
rain storms Of this year swoOped down
upon this section Monday night.
First there was a slow, drizzling rain
foNseveral hours and then the wind |
shifted and for short time blew at q
terrific rate while the rain fell IN tor.
rents. Considerable damage 10 trees
and small buildings WaR done,
r. P. McGregor aud wife, c. F.
Ebenstein and wife, j. Fl. Garrett and
wife, B. f. Brown, the '1aughing
drummer" of Keelville, w. s. Green
and several members of the G. A. r.
of this vicinity left Tuesday afternoon
TO attend the soldiers reunion ct
Southwest City, Mo. They expect to
return to-day.
Encouraging reports from the Peo-
ria mines continue 10 come In almost
daily. A half dozen shafts are now
down between 40 and 80 feet. The n.
w. Smith shaft has q thousand dollars
worth OF rough stuff and mineral on the
dump and all things considered the
prospects are brighter than they have
ever been.
II. w. Smith, foreman at the wind
engine factory, received q severe scalp
wound Thursday morning while help
ing raise the reunion waterworks tow.
er. A long piece of lead pipe fell and
struck him on the side Of the head,
him down and cutting
cash over an inch long.
THE REPUBLICAN ROUNDUP.
The republican rally Saturday night
promises TO be one OF The grandest
meetings ever held In this section.
After the speaking the committee of