Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-05-09

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BAXTER SPRINGS,
Wheat is heading out.
bluegrass has made foot in growth.
And still it is not too late to plant
trees.
Decoration Day comes Oh Saturday
this year.
Blank promissory notes Tor sale at
this office.
The hum o; the lawn mower floats
on the soft spring air.
A very large number OF eggs are all
nually shipped from this station.
Green go0scbnrries IN market at
three quarts for n quarter.
Painting, papering and cleaning
house seems 10 he the order of the day.
Mr.. Bennett of Kansas City, Kan,
will hold services at Episcopal church
Sunday, May 81.
Only few days more until straw
berries ripen, and there will be big
crop of them, too.
There will be special meeting of
the Cherokee county teachers associa-
ton at Columbus May 16.
There will he meeting of the order
of Select Friends Of Baxter Springs
next Tuesday evening, May II.
The first few days of May have
been decidedly cool for this climate
and fears of frost have been entertain
ed.
Judge McCue closed court on Mon
day. 1t was by far the longest term
he has held in this county. aud yet he
did not gel through.
L. ID. Brewster received Tuesday n
car load OF fine ice. Orders left at
j. NJ. English y o's. meat market will
be promptly attended to.
The farmers OF this section ought TO
give more attention To the cultivation
of fax and wheat. There is a mint OF
money in either of these cereals il
properly handled.
The PRESBYTERIAN Sunday school
will hold picnic next Thursday, May
Ia, at the Devils Promenade, L. L.
A grand time is anticipated and all
are invited to attend.
A transit of the planet Mercury
across the disc OF the sun will take
place this Saturday evening just be-
fore sunset. The sun will have set
long before the transit is finished.
The Columbus Advocate says the
colored school of that city will hold a
grand pi:uic on Spring river at Bax-
ter Saturday, May 8. Reduced rates
have been secured for the OCCASION.
The ladies aid society of the Presby-
ierian church were highly entertained
by Mrs. j. j. Fribley at her home
Thursday afternoon from 3 to 6 O'Clock.
An elegant luncheon was served at .
o'clock.
John, James w. and w. S. Green
and S. T.. Partch. with their families,
held a family reunion at the ParDor
restaurant last Friday. Seventeen
members of the families were present
and partook of an excellent dinner.
The Lowell dramatic club will pre-
sent "Thc Capital Joke" on this (Sat.
urday) evening, May 8, at Lowell
school house. Also costume dialogues
from 'Henry VII" (Shakespeare)
and "Roughing 1t" Mark Twain).
The Presbyterian pulpit will be sup
piled Sabbath morning by Rev. Chas.
Atwood. Rev. Marshall is called to
Chetopa on that day. We hope every
body will come out and hear the boy
preacher. Ii. w. MARSHALL.
The public sale of Mrs. NJ. j. Will
bur held on Tuesday last was quite
successful aud for good share of the
stock sold fair price was received.
There was goodly number of per-
SONS from Columbus, Baxter and the
country present.
| Mrs. S. J. Kelley few days ago re-
ceived letter from the commissioner
of Indian affairs proffering her a posi-
ton in sn Indian school near L'Anse,
Michigan, al a salary of 5000 per year.
She does not deem il advisable 10 ac-
cept the position OH account of the
severity of the climate in that region.