Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11

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BAXTER SPRINGS, CH
Nearly everybody predicts mo Ice
this winter"
Webb City has voted to organize %
Q city Of the third class.
We notice several fellows about
town are still writing IL 1889.
During the month of December last
past there were only two frosts In this
section Of the state.
Joplin has driven our her bawdy
houses entirely aud is strictly enf0rc.
ing the Sunday law.
The strong wind frem the south
Thursday and the warm suns6ine took
away the Ice rapidly. .r
The several county officers elect WIN
be sworn In and take charge Of their
respective Offices next Monday.
Judge j. d. McCue is presiding over
the district court the present torn and
is said 10 be creating q good impres-
sion.
The Board OF Education held lie
regular monthly meeting Tuesday last,
but no business OF especial importance
was transacted.
L. NJ. Perkins has just built q big
barn and IL putting other substantial
improvements on his lots block east
of Military street.
The News says q four.f0ot vein Of
coal was recently found just west Of
Joplin and preparations arc being
made for mining Il.
The case of the state against Joseph
Cox, cOlored, charged with rape, was
tried Wednesday, the jury finding
the defendant guilty.
The green grass on the commons
looked beautiful aud scarcely q whit
discouraged as It peeped up through
the inch and q half Of Ice upon It this
weak.
NARRIED.-At the residence Of and
by VIM. Callis, justice Of the peace,
Jan. g. 1890, Mr.. Th0s. Griffin TO Miss
Lizzie Berry, both Of 1prihgvalley
township.
]. H. Humphrey has about half
completed 4 large residence building
In tlle same lot with his present resi.
dence on the east aide Of north Militia.
ry street.
The next quarterly exSmfnstion for
teachers county certificates VIII DO
held in the Columbus school building
on Saturday, January 25, $780, begin
ming at 8 O'Clock a. m.
Il seems to be the general belief that
the peach crop Of this section Of cOun.
try this year will be very email owing
to the continued warm weather fol.
lowed by sudden cold aud ice on the
trees.
Cherokee county stands next to the |
head Of the column of coal producing
counties IN Kansas. Last year she
produced 9,03l, ,65S bushels % against
0,6AllS9 .bushels mined In OSage
county.
Many Of the peach buds were near.
" ont in bloom when the iCe came
and presented 4 beautiful appearance
on the limbs under their neat covering
of half inch Of ice. Some think
they are not killed yet.
There viii be quarterly meeting at
the n. e. church to-day and tO-mOr.
row. Preaching at z o'clock this even
ing and communion service at II q. N.
tomorrow. Elder R0bb viii be pres.
ent Regular services In the evening.
The Young Peoples Society Of
Christian Endeavor Of the First Pres.
byterian church win have G,s0cial at
the residence Of s. A. Haines Tuesday
evening, Jan. IA Members and
friends arc cordially invited to be
present. sEoRErARY.
The many friends Of Geo. B. No.
Clellan here will be pleased to learn
that be % One-sixth OWnerOf eshaft
in Webb City in which magnificent
dad Of mineral was made q few days
ago. It is said George refused an Of
fer OF 5000 for bic interest Saturday
evening. The Mcclellan 3 Oorse
drug store iS alUo doing Q thriving
business.
The first real winter weather Of the
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