Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-12-06


IER0KEE COUNTY, KANSl
Quite chilly the past week.
Overcoats hare been considerably in
this week.
Read J. r. TuckeFs holiday adver-
tiscinent on last page.
"Guessing" social at library room
next Monday evening.
Alba IIeywOod and his peerless con-
cert company at city hall tonight.
Numerous prairie fires light up the
horizon in various directions these
nights.
The coon and 'possuln hunting sea-
son is now Oh aud 10 engaging some
attention these nights.
The Baptist Sunday school will he
held at 10 o'clock a. M. hereafter at
the city hall. All are invited.
L. G. GOodner will pay the highest
market price for butchers stock. En-
quire Ut DrOvcrs and Farmers bank.
The Baxter bank has purchased all
of j. w. Morrison's interests IN the
Baxter Springs mills aud water power.
President Saunders of the Fl. Scott
normal school will deliver lecture at
Lowell tonight IN the interest of the
L. L. l.. Admission 10 cents.
The Columbus Star Courier says
The building of the Pitisburg, Colum-
bus aud Fort Smith railroad is no
longer doubted. The road IL certain
Of being put through.
The holiday season will soon be up
on us again, when the height of the
merry season will be reached. and
good Santa Claus will be much
talked about old fellow.
"
Those especially interested In educa-
tional matters should not fail to hear
the lecture of Prof. Saunders, presi-
dent Of the Fort Scott normal school,
at Lowell this Saturday evening"
Admission only 10 cents.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give guessing" social al
the library room Monday evening,
Dec. 6. A valuable present will be
given 10 the most accurate guesser.
SECRETARY.
Blind Tom, the celebrated pianist
was greeted with a good audience al
the NJ. E. church on Tuesday evening
last and succeeded in pleasing his
hearers generally. The church's share
of the proceeds amounted to SIG.
It Is said that the sentence, "Pack
my box with five dozen liquor jugs
is the shortest one in the English Ian
guage containing all the letters of the
alphabet, and many of the boys are
praCticing TO see how proficient they
may become in repeating 1t.
The city council have purchased
5000 feet of 2xl0 and 2xl2 oak lumber
which they contemplate putting into
sidewalk from the depot TO Military
street. 1t is 10 be hoped that when
they do put down another walk there
it will be a substantial and lasting one
The official vote of this congression.
al district is as follows:
b. H. Glover. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2S, 20:
B. w. Perkins. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S,tol
Total vote. ....................... .... ~, oA
Cloyer's majority ity................... ..... ,43l
The total vote was 1874 less than il
was in 1883.
Among the interesting reading mat
tes' to be found on the opposite side OF
this paper Is President HarrisOn's mes.
sage TO congress, the annual report OF
Secretary of the Treasury Window,
the report of SecI etary Noble of the
interior department and the news in
general from all parts Of the country.
There will be special meeting oi
the Order of Select Friends on Tues
day evening, Dec. 9th, for the purpose
of nominating officers for the coming
term and transacting other important
business. Every member interested
in the welfare of the order should at
tend this called meeting.
S. j. KELLY, Sec'y.
Mr.. Arch Morgan OF COrinth, KY,
who has been employed here for some
time in tho building Of large barn
for Mr>N. W. Scott, and which is a
excellent job by the way, depart
81 for his home last Saturday night.
Mr.. Morgan is most affable gentle
man aud we hope TO have the pleasure
of his further acquaintance here at
anna fnture time.