Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-12-13

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-EROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS
Only q few more days left In which
to settle up your taxes.
The mercury ranged down close to
the zero mark last Tuesday morning.
II IL said there was no snow north
Of Fulton, Kan, u short distance north
Of Fort Scott, last Sunday.
The Baptist Sunday school will be
held at 10 o'clock u. M. hereafter at
the city hall. All are invited.
L. G. Goodner will pay the highest
market price for butchers stock. En-
auire Ut Drovers and Farmers bank.
The city council again failed to con-
meet last Tuesday evening, the meet
ing being adjourned to next Tuesday
night.
Rev. L. A. ROrick will deliver
public lecture at Lowell school house
ON the evening OF Thursday, Dec. IL.
All are invited to attend.
II had been so long since real good
snow had visited this section that the
lads aud lasses had actually forgotten
how to make and throw sDOwballs.
Ice & Harold have sold their large
livery barn opposite the Occidental
building to Robert Milne, who will
transform 1t into q storage house for
baled hay.
Abilene Reflector: Two young la.
dies who keep store u Salina have
created CONSERVATION Gln0ny the ma
tives by hanging up o sign: "Step
inside and examine our underwear"
Feed for stock 0f all kinds promises
to become more valuable as the win.
ter progresses. But II THE present one
should be az mild as the last two win
ters were, such feed VIII be equal to
all needs.
One of the hard working farmers of
this eighborhOod told the News man
that he was offered $l2a ton for clear
July hay aud refused II a few days
ago. Gosh! aint these farmers al in
dependent set this yearl
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The regular annual election of the
officers Of Baxter lodge No. II, A. f.
aud A. NJ, will be. bsld on Monday
night, Dec. Is, 1890. Installation GER
emOnies Saturda! night Dec. q. "A
full attendance is requested at both
meetings. Time of meetings ESO
sharp.
The men who ten years ago planted
out orchards and have since taken care
of them are now making money. The
men who now plant aud carefully take
care of orchards, will make big money
in the future. Every farm should
have q good orchard az well as q good
garden plot.
The Alba Haywood concert compa-
nv PLAYED to q crowded house here
last Saturday night, but the writer
hereof was denied the privilege Of
hearing them. The scritics" about
town report 1t as eing q slrictly first
class show and rare treat for Baxter
Syringe people.
We regret to say that our Obliging
and efficient Lowell correspondent has
removed from that place aud Conse-
quently can no longer furnish rs with
the items from there Who will be
the nextto take up the quill and keep
the world posted with regard to the
doings Of the people of Lowell and
vicinity?
The stockholders Of the Baxter
Springs Butter and Cheese Associa-
Ition will meet on the second Saturday
In January, 1891, at 10 o'clock u. W., at
the city hall. This is to be the an.
nual meeting for the election OF q
board of directors aud officers for the
ensuing year and all persons interested
are urgently requested to be present.
Probably the heaviest snow which
has fallen in this Vicinity during the
past twenty years In the first half Of
the month Of December fell during
last Saturday night and Sunday. II
was about eight inches deep on the
level and bleighbells jingled lively In
and about our city on Monday, Tues
day aud q part Of Wednesday, when
the warm south wind and sunshine