Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-07-26

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BAXTER SPRINGS,
A boy threw his hat on the floor,
And WAS told he must do SO no more;
| But he did IL again,
And his fond mother then
Used her slipper until he was sore.
Tho boy then looked mp askance,
And his mother cast down mad glance;
"Do you know now, !" said che.
"Wherc your hat ought to be?"
'Yes." he answered, ''inside ofiny pants.'
Galena is to have new opera house.
A new water wheel is soon to be
added 10 the power at the river.
Attend the reunion meeting at the
city hall next Wednesday evening.
Quite a number of babies in Colum-
bus are sick and several have died re-
Gently.
The age of Alfred Binns was given
last week at 40 years. II should have
read 81 years.
The saw mill at the river is started
at IL o'clock midnight and run till 7
in the morning.
There will be no services at the NJ.
e. church Sunday OH account Of the
sickness Of the pastor.
A five mile bicycle race between
Galena and Weir City wheelmen is
being arranged for.
Everybody attend the mass meeting
at the city hall next Wednesday eve
ming to make arrangements for re-
union.
The Republican says one original
package house in Galena has starved
out and that the others are not grow
ing fat.
The Star Courier wants a conven-
tion of taxpayers to devise means of
lessening the public burden. Not
bad idea.
The breaking of Il belt at the elec-
trio light station Wednesday night
caused the dynamo to stop for about
forty-fve minutes.
The Star Courier says eggs are one
of the things that aye does not i'm
prove. The Star Courier editor might
be placed in the same category.
Miss Matte Webb, eldest daughter
of ex-county attorney G. w. Webb of
Galena, died at her home in that city
on the 18th inst, of consumption.
The ministers of Weir City are try
ing by persuasion to stop Sunday base
ball playing in that place. If that
fails they will resort to the iron hand
of the law.
The mother of Mr.. Van B. Prather,
who resides about nine miles north
west of this city, died Sunday morn
ing very suddenly of apoplexy. She
was quite aged.
Galena must be several laps ahead
of any of her neighbors. She has a
lady engineer and a lady dentist. |
Baxter is certainly next to her any
how. She has lady woodhauler.
Several farmers in this vicinity
have been hauling water from the
medical springs for home use recently. |
These springs are great bonanza for
great many people during dry
weather.
Our late census enumerator is pa
tiently waiting for Supt. Porter to
send him his check in order that he
may liquidate that little doctor bill
which he innocently contracted last
Friday evening.
The minister of Columbus who ad-
vised the use of the shotgun to keep
out the original package men now says
he did not mean that, but only to show
them the muzzle. Just little game
of bluff, we presume.
DIED.-At his home near this city |
Thursday, Jnly "a, j. e. Griffin. He
was one of the oldest and best Of our
citizens, having come to this county
% years ago. The funeral was held
yesterday afternoon and the remains
buried at the city cemetery.
The second quarterly meeting of
Baxter Springs charge will be held to-
day Saturday and tomorrow at j.
Rendell's grove near Elm Tree school
house. Presiding elder Robb will be
present and conduct the services.
Communion at ii a. m. Sunday. Bas-
ket dinner.