Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-11-22

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IEROKEE COUNTY, KANSA
1t is tax paying time once more.
More pleasant and lovely November
weather was never seen than we have
had the past week.
The apple crop of Cherokee county
this year has been one of the most
profitable ever raised.
Spring river was up SO high the fore
part OF this week that the electric
lights had to be abandoned.
The trees are fast losing their mod.
esty and will soon shock the public
gaze with their naked limbs.
The "cottontail'arab and possibly
his big brother Jack, will soon make
their appearance on the market.
"
Ira &. Perkins announces mOdestly
the arrival Of new and beautiful girl
at his domicile last Monday morning.
Dill you ever notice that ii is the
LATEST man In town who is always
getting medicine for "that tired feel
ing?'
The next thing OH the bill is Thanks
giving. and the fat old gobblers had
better "hide out" OIL or before the 9th
instant.
It is said there is a sort of cholera
epidemic among the hogs In this vicin-
ity that is taking them 10 the bone-
yard pretty fast.
tt doesn't take much to puzzle chill
dren. Now one of them wants to
know how the angels get their night
gowns OH over their wings.
1t is said we shall not get the final
decision of the district court in the
celebrated dam injunction case until
about the Goth of December.
AS will be noticed elsewhere, Chas.
+. Noble has purchased the grocery
house of j. NJ. Brewster. Charley is
a rusilcr and ought TO meet with good
success.
Some folks are beginning to wonder
il w. w. Scott is going TO try to cover
the entire northwest quarter of the
second ward with his new horse and
mule barn.
Elder j. n. Smith of Fort Scott will
| preach the dedication sermon at the
new Christian church OH Sunday, No
veniber 30, at IL o'clock. All are cor
daily invited.
M. w. w. Scott arrived home from
Montgomery, Ala, last Saturday even
ing and departed on the return trip
Monday, taking with him a car load
of fine mules.
Messrs. Craig u Rakestraw have
bought, barreled and shipped from
this city to Cincinnati, Ohio, this fall
two car loads of very fine apples
Good fruit will always find market
Gen. d. A. Alden and wife, the
celebrated lilliputian glass blowers,
are exhibiting in the Louis Beck
building Just north OF Fribley's hard.
ware store. The young people call
them Tom Thumb and wife:
The city council met in adjourned
session Monday forenoon and canvass
ed the vote of the recent election for
councilman to fill vacancy in the first
ward and declared L. Murray Perkins
to have been duly elected TO fill the
position.
|, Mr.. L. G. Fuller, after disposing OF
his River street residence property to
John T. Wright, for consideration OF
$500, departed last Friday for his old
home in Newport, Vermont. The best
wishes of the News gang for his sue
cess and happiness go with him.
The Short Greek Republican says:
Injun summer aud squaw winter are
having quite a struggle for supremacy.
We have no idea what Injnn- summer
or suuaw winter is, but an old settler
gave us the above information and we
publish it as a matter Of great import
ance.
T.C. Weaver attended tho meeting
of the head camp of the order OF
Modern Woodmen of America held at
Springfield, ILL.,, last week, as a dele
gate from the Baxter lodge. He says
about one thousand delegates were
present aud they had most interest
ipg and profitable meeting,