Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-06-14

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BAXTER SPRINGS,
Corn is waist high.
Rather a warm day Thursday,
wasn't it?
There Is All immense crop OF Irish
this year.
Next Friday is the last day to pay
the last half Of your taxes. Hustle.
The average cOlored boy is waiting
patiently for the "melon on the vine"
Blackberries will SOON he ripe and
it is said there will be an immense
crop.
J. L. Buchan has our thanks for a
box of the largest and finest raspber-
ries we have seen this season.
The strawberry has vanished. The
cool weather this spring prolonged the
crop until everybody had enough.
There will be song service at the
church Sunday at IL a.
IN. Plenty Of singing and Il short
sermon.
The Order of Select Friends will
meet Tuesday evening, June II, at
which time officers will be elected for
the coming year.
The wheat harvest hegan in this vi
cinity the fore part of this week.
Several self-binders have been sent
out for this purpose.
Keep in mind the annual soldiers
reunion to be held in Baxter Springs
in September. Further information
will be given as we get it.
DIED.-At Joplin Thursday night,
June IL, 1890, OF scarlet fever, Una,
daughter of z. j. and Alice Pfenning.
Funeral services yesterday.
From the number OF self-binders
we see going out Of town lately we
Judge the farmers don't intend to bind
grain by hand much longer.
a. Willard has bills out announcing
a grand stock sale at the stock yards
on Saturday, June %. j. P. Hartley
is the auctioneer. Attend it.
An ounce of aqua ammonia to each
pail of water is said to provide the
quickest restoration of tone to ex-
hausted nerves and muscles besides
making the flesh firm and smooth.
A heavily loaded excursion train
was run over the Memphis route Sum
day from Webb City to Weir City
where Il game of base ball took place
between the crack mines of the TWO
cities.
Seba G. Weslcott we'll known in
this city and a member of the senior
law class of the state university,
passed an examination and was ad-
mitted to the Douglas county bar last
Saturday.
Owing TO the continued illness Of
the editors better half the devil is la
boring under difficulties, but is doing
the best he can. Please look over all
short comings as we trust all will be
right soon.
There was some talk of having
Fourth OF July celebration here, but
we understand it has been declared
off and will be held in the territory,
either at Cave Spring or at the Peoria
Mining Co.'S. town site.
Next Tuesday there will be an ex-
cursion Of ten coach loads here from
Fl. Scott to picnic in our parks and
take in our scenery, boating, etc. Let
all turn out and help to make the day
a pleasant one for our visitors.
The man who said that the stock
holders in the creamery would be sick
of their bargain will no doubt be
pleased to learn that that institution is
on a paying basis and that none of the
stockholders arc dangerously i'll yet.
The following items appeared in
the Joplin Sunday Herald under the
head of 'personalia:" :" Judge Daugh-
ertv of Baxter Springs had business
in the city Monday. Rev. A. j..
Downing Of tho Baxter Springs bar
attended circuit court Monday.
We have not much to say this week
about the new town, having been un-
able to find out much, but we will
keep our readers posted on matters rs
we'll as possible. LATER.-We have
been shown some fine specimens OF
zinc ore which were brought up Thurs
day.
MARRIED.-A quiet wedding took