Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-04
Roasting ears very fine.

Roasting ears very fine.
| Watermelons In the market.
And they call it "Drouthy Kansas"
All vegetables are unusually fine
this year.
Tom Smith is shipping fruit to Lin
coin, Neb.
Lowell news received too late for
last weeks issue.
Arthur Crowell has taken charge Of
the electric light plant.
The Kansas City Times has request
ed full report of our grand celebra-
ton.
Every merchant in Baxter Springs
should be represented in the parade
today.
The editorial work in the program
for the 4th is due to Mr.. j. p. Hartley,
the well known auctiOneer.
That delicious fruit consisting of
one sour and two seeds and called the
dewberry IL again on deck.
Alfred Mudeter of the Wyandotte
nation brought up two loads of new
wheat to the mill last Wednesday.
Oats harvesting has commenced in
this section and the crop is turning
out much better than anticipated.
w. w. Scott reports another fine
jack colt this week, three feet two
inches high, sired by Wade Hampton.
The Baxter band has been practic-
ing on new pieces for some time past
and will give US some good music
today.
Ripe plums, peaches and apples are
coming into the market in unusually
large quantities and Of a superior
quality.
Comrade Haydn Smith of Baxter
Springs has just been allowed pen
sion Of $l2 per month under the new
pension law.
II would be advisable to keep all
teams away from Military street be-
tween Cooper's corner and the Springs
Hotel tonight.
A disgraceful triangular row took
place in the springs park last Sunday
evening between three OF Baxters
bloody bloods.
The Uuiversalists and Unitarians of
Baxter Springs are talking of uniting
forces, secure hall and have divine
worship once month.
Capt. Price and DR.. Scott brought in
a fine string of black bass and salmon
Wednesday morning which they
caught before breakfast.
Quite q number of Baxter Masons
went over to Galena last Thursday
evening to assist in raising Jimmy
Hunter to the sublime, etc.
Regular meeting Of Baxter post G.
A. r. next Saturday evening, July IL,
to make arrangements for the annual
reunion. Every cOmrade should at.
tend this meeting.
We have just received several fonts
of new style JOB type some of which
may be seen in the 4th of July pro-
gram, We are better prepared than
ever to do neat job work and respect
fully solicit our share of The same.
We trust the orators in their speech
es today will not mention Bunker
Hill, Yorktown, Valley Forge or any
of those old chestnuts. Let them give
US something about reciprocity, prohi-
bition or how to run town site com.
pany.
The republican county central COM
mittee met In Columbus last Saturday
but did not set q day for the county
convention. The convention will
probably be held about the 1st Of Sep
tember and vigorous campaign made
from that time on to election.
Some questionable characters came
in from Seneca in hack the other
night and seem 10 be permanently 10.
Gated in town. With the exception Of
first class cheap Jew clothing store
Baxter Springs has now all the con-
comitants Of thriving busines city.
A. Willard of Baxter Springs has
just finished cutting over 800 acres Of
wheat which will run over 20 bushels
to the acre. Some Of this wheat was
sown very late and looked rather
''scaly" last spring, but Mr.. Willard
says his wheat win average over 20
bushels.
FTREWORKS