Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-06-20

W. W. Scott, proprietor OF the Ken
tucky stock barn reports $4,000 worth
of business booked In the past 30 days.
Give the city library little cncour-
agement by going to hear Miss Davis
ut the city hall next Thursday evening.
w. w. Scott reports the arrival of
fine jack colt this week three feet two
inches tall, jet black and named Baxter.
Our fat contributor spreads out 10
view in another column some pun
gent pointers ON the territorial town
site question.
The street improvement gang is
grading up Sheridan street near the
Memphis depot with dirt taken from
west of the railroad.
Engineer w. IL. Rowe has been
setting grade stakes this week Oh Mill
tary and several side streets prepara-
tory to building new sidewalks.
The national anthem will be sung
in Baxter Springs on the 4ih Of July
by one hundred Indian children from
the Wyandotte and Quapaw missions.
The recent election in Galena and
Empire City TO decide the question of
issuing bonds in the sum Of $1,000 TO
secure a smelter resulted in 325 votes
for and 16 against the bonds.
The Advance says Chetopa can show
more fine horses aud pretty girls than
any town its size in America. Guess
the editor of that paper hasn't visited
Baxter Springs within recent years.
Dr. w. W. Watkins of Carthage and
his troupe of Ministries have been CIV
ing q series of free entertainments on
our streets this week and never have
failed to have 'full house," rain or
Shine. ..-..
The Modern Light says that for the
benefit of those interested in the rescue
of their homes from confiscation of the
mortgage fiends Mrs. NJ. E. Lease will
speak in Columbus Tuesday June %,
in the afternoon.
The Y. P. S. G. E. and the ladies
aid society of the Presbyterian church
will give a social at the Presbyterian
church next Wednesday evening, June
"A. Ice cream and cake will be served
during the evening.
"That ordinance" has been the SUBJ
iect of much earnest conversation by
and between our hop tea, lemonade,
milk shake and other "non-intoxicant"
vendors since the last issue of the
NEWS. Will the council change it is
the question.
VIM. Labedie, Esq, the proprietor of
Redman City in the Peoria nation call
ed on us this week and gave glowing
description of his new town. He says
he has the bulge OIL all other towns and
his lots are going off like hot cakes.
We wish him every success.
The huge elephant Romeo, from the
Cincinnati geological garden, will
head the 4th of July procession under
the supervision of Sig. Frank Bahr, the
celebrated animal trainer. Persons of
timid nature or subject to fits are re-
quested to keep of the street till after
the elephant has gone by.
Little REQ Hodgkins, who is about
eight wears old, had the misfortune to
fall out of tree, while playing with
some other boys at the residence of II.
w. Smith Sunday evening, from
which his left leg was broken near the
thigh. Under careful treatment he is
getting along as well as could be
expected.
The Joplin News, in speaking of the
visit of q party of Missouri Pacific
railway officials to that city recently,
says: Their visit was merely one of
business connected with the building
of more spurs to different camps in
this district, and of the proposed ex-
tention to ChetOpa by way Of Grand
Falls, and 1t may be that before many
more months work will be progressing
on the gap between here and the Kan.
sas town.
Amos L. Miks departed Tuesday
for Enterprise, Kan, from which place
he will, in company with his brother
Victor and about thirty others, leave
on the 25th inst. to join Topolobampo
Bay colony, located q short distance
east Of the lower extremity of the
Gulf of California In Mexico. Mr.. |
Miks has promised to write some let
ters for publication in the News re-
garding that country. l