Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-02-22
BAXTER SPRINGS, CHEROKEE COUNTY,

BAXTER SPRINGS, CE
800. =. :.
Yesterday morning was about as
cold as any Of this winter.
Glass In needlework will open at
Mrs. Mobiles Tuesday, Feb. %. :.
Capt. Hugh Erwin gave the News
Office q pleasant and substantial call
last Monday.
A large number OF fine walnut logs
have been cut In this vicinity and
shipped east recently.
Bill Woodrum concludes that It is
strange that q fire large enough 70
burn ont q store should start ina bar
rel Of pickles.
Col. March will necessarily be on
duty at the post office for a short time
occasioned by his unfortunate expert
ence at the fire. :"
RI McCiregor, C. 8. 1lcFadden,
w. 4. Price, Chris Stevens, besides
those directly interested, did good
work at the fire.
Miss Maude Hoke and Miss Sadie
Talbot received certificates Of the third
grade at the recent teachers' examina-
ton In Columbus.
Walter Won Wedel bought forty
acres off the Hibbard farm near Low
ell from the Baxter Springs Invest
Weut Co. last Saturday.
The state evangelist for the Chris
tian church, Elder Pettet, will preach
in the city hall the first Sunday in
March, morning and evening.
Those who on Monday and Tuesday
contemplated planting potatoes right
away were willing 10 wait awhile up
on feeling Thursdays breezes.
Chas. Capito succeeded In hooking
several fine catfish al the dam the hrst
of the week. They were the first fish
caught there with hook aud line this
season.
L. d. Brewster will be ready to be-
gin work in the Spring Branch shaft
next Tuesday or Wednesday with two
engines and two pumps. Rah for
Brewster!
The pupils of the colored high
school will celebrate LOngfellOw's
birthday at the city ball Thursday
evening, Feb q. Everybody Invited
We acknowledge receipt Of an invi-
tatiOu to attend . grand mask ball to
he given At Harland's opera house,
Columbus, March 81 under. the aus
pices of the Columbus band.
Up. Daniels has removed his tele-
graph school to the old Investment Co.
building four or five doors north OF
POlster's drug store, where 1t occupies
commodious quarters on the ground
floor.
VIM. d. Erwin, SON of Capt. Hugh
Erwin of Keelviile, this county, has
recently gone to Bedford, Ind, to &C
cept o deputyship under, his uncle,
VIM. Erwin, who was not long since
made postmaster for that city.
The wind whisked round to the
north Wednesday evening bringing q
cold wave which made Thursday near.
ly as cold as any day of the winter.
Ice half an inch thick was to be found
Oh still water Thursday morning.
The subject for the young peoples
meeting at the Presbyterian church
Sunday evening will be "Helpers not
Hinderers !" Rom. Is :l-13. As this
will be an important meeting 1t is
hoped all members will be present.
joplin Herald: Phil. j. Pfenning
of Baxter Springs has bought of Col.
ID. A. Preston tho residence property
at the corner of Fourth and Mofett av-
enue and will bring his family to Jop'
lin and occupy the property at once.
We are reliably informed US that
the prospectOrs who were recently
digging for ore on Warren's Branch
took out about 400. pounds of zinc ore
from the side Of 1 hill without put
ting in q shot. But having no right
to work there they had to quit.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church, united with the, Young Peo.
pies Society of Christian Endeavor,
will have q social at the home Of Mrs.
j. r. Tucker next Tuesday evening,