Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-01-17

BAXTER SPRINGS, C
Considerably sloppy this week.
Imson's Uncle Toms Cabin company
played here last Friday evening to q
small house.
The new picture gallery remains an
other week. See their advertisement
In this issue.
Our rushing ueighbor city of Joplin
has gobbled goodly unmber Of Bax-
ter mechanics. Z
The new county officers took their
positions under the roof of the court
house last Monday.
"Time and tide wait for no man" 10
why 30 many are missing the Oppor-
tuuities before them.
Nearly ell of the teachers in our
public schools attended q teachers
meeting at Columbus last Saturday.
Prof. E. y. Noble went to Crestline
Wednesday to make arrangements for
giving his stereOpticOn entertainment
there sOOn.
Another snow storm arrived Satur-
day evening which hardly more than
comfortably covered the ground.
Sunday and Monday were singing
cold days.
Ii. II. CrOwell has been named as
custodian of the county funds during
the coming three years. His bid was
five per cent per annum Oh the aver
age surplus.
DIED.-At the residence OF John
Farley in The Ottawa nation Thurs
day, Jan. 15, 1891, Miss Susan Bond,
aged "a years. She was first cousin
of Mr.. Farley.
II is said there are more dollars lin.
gering in the vaults of the county
treasury today than ever before in the
history Of the county, the amount be-
ing about $l25,00O.
Miss Laura Person, Miss Addie
Danglade aud Mrs. r. +. Crowell will
conduct select schools IN the school
building after the regular term OF
public school closes.
The regular quarterly examination
of applicants for teachers certificates
will be held in the Columbus high
school room, on Saturday, Jan. 3lst.
Examination begins promptly at .: ~
4. m.
Mr.. Ira d. Kellogg will lecture in
the Interest of the alliance party and
organize q citizens alliance at the
city hall Baxter Springs, Saturday
evening, January 9th. Everybody
invited to attend.
The meeting of the Southeast Cher
okee county teachers association an.
nounced to occur today In this city
has been postponed until next Sat
r0rday, January Oath. Citizens, give
them cordial welcome.
Chancellor Snow of the Lawrence
university will lecture at Spring. River
Academy on Friday evening, January
23d. Go and hear him. He 10 the
man who proposes TO exterminate the
chinch bugs by means of iHOculatiOn.
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There has been some talk lately oi
putting down several prospect drill
holes in Baxter to the depth of 150 to
$50 feet. Every body knows that this
Is one of the best ways of telling what
is beneath us, and certainly 1t ought
to be done.
A warm wave almost as sudden az
any cold wave could well be, swooped
down upon us Wednesday and took
the snow off kitihg, but it was only
q delnsion, for Thursday morning
found rs in the midst of another bad
snow storm.
One of the little twin daughters Of
j. w. Morrison and wife was taken
i'll last Friday and after q number Oi
hours of the most intense suffering
died at 8 o'clock Sunday morning
The remains were buried at the city
cemetery Monday afternoon. ., rr.i
At the last meeting Of the county
commissioners il was found that tht
state owes the county about 1880 foI
the care of insane persons, and thai
500 is due from the government fol
the keeping of q. s. prisoners. Ef'
forts will soon be made Iocollect these
amounts.