Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-06-21

JAS. JUNE 21, 1890.
At q regular meeting of Baxter
Lodge No. Is, A. o. q. w., June IL,
the following officers were elected: j.
I. Ryon, NJ. W.; John McFadden,
foreman; II. Fl. Rueter, overseer; j.
M. English, recorder r. p. McGregor,
financier; j. j. Fribley, receiver;
Preston Button, guide; VIM. March,
/. W.; Theo. Griffin, 0. w.; L. Con-
nor aud B. F. Brown, trustees. Lodge
meets every Friday evening. Visit
ing brothers cordially invited to call.
N. w. Clark, janitor at the school
house, while making some repairs OH
the building Wednesday, found huge
black snake up in the garret, about
five feet long. Mr.. Clark undertook
to capture him, bat his snakeship
showed fight and crawled into a hole
IN the wall out of the reach of danger.
Mr.. Clark is of the opinion that ne
feeds upon the young sparrows in the
building, as he was large and fat.
A shooting aff'ray took place at
Cherokee on Thursday of last week, in
which Mrs. Belle Fessenden fired
three shots at A. A. Hunt, restaur-
ant keeper, one of which took slight
effect in the pit of his stomach. The
trouble arose over the persistent i'm
proper attentions of Hunt toward the
l5.year-old daughter of Mrs. Fessen-
den. Hunt is married man with a
family.
The tournament of the Southwest
Firemen's Association, held at Ft. Scott
last week was attended by the depart
n1ents of three towns of this county,
Columbus, Galena and Weir City, but
they were unable TO bring any honors
home with them in the way of prizes.
There was present about one thousand
firemen. The Association will hold
its tournament at Joplin next year.
The Baxter Springs Mfg. Co. are
doing booming business already.
They are utterly unable to fill their
orders as fast as received and are
away behind. In consequence of this
two of their travelling men have been
called in until the work can be caught
up and shipments made on time. This
is an encouraging state OF affairs in
deed.
The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church, which was organized sew
eral weeks ago by Rev. Thos. Stephen
son of Pleasanton, vhas steadily
increased in numbers and interest. 1t
does literary work, bible study and
social work besides its devotional ex-
ercises. Meetings are held Friday
evening of each week.
The farmers are now hard at work
on their wheat, corn and many other
duties. With all these increasing
labors they still find time to talk alli-
ance. We think they are sincere and
honest, and if united will bring about
some wonderful revolutions in the
near future.
A scaffold was put up around the
tower of the Methodist church two
weeks ago, for the purpose of putting
up some spouting, doing some paint
ing, ETC.. bnt owing to the scarcity of
laborers the work has not been com.
pleted. Probably it will be in a few
days.
A drive through the country is a
rich treat at this season of the year.
Several families from Columbus and
other points have been taking in the
country and have found welcome re-
treat in our beautiful park to spend a
few hours during the day.
The Willow Creek Sunday School,
located a mile and half north of
town, will give an ice cream and rasp-
berry festival at the Willow Greek
school house this Saturday evening,
the proceeds TO go for the benefit Of
the Sunday school.
We regret that so few boats were to
be found on the river when the great
throng of people were here from Par
sons, Girard aud Ft. Scott. We mnst
remember II is a great treat for most
visitors to take boat ride on Spring
river.
Mr.. w. S. Hitch of Girard, who did
the tin work OH the NJ. E. church, was
here Wednesday to discover the leak
in the tower. he found that 1t was
not in the tin but in the carpenter
work. II has been properly mended.
Miss Sadie Talbot and Miss Winnie
Polster are drilling some of the child
rem of this place for a temperance
operetta which has been contemplated
co. emma time II will be given in