Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-21


BAXTER SPRINGS, {
Can YOU remember dates? See ad.
Jas. L. Meads is reported as not
improving in health.
The grass is green on the hillside
and Jack Frost has departed.
Call at this office and register If you
desire 10 vote at the coming election
Horselnen, yci prices on cards, post
ers, ETC., at this office before ordering
elsew here.
Old Baxter Springs has new lease
on life. The dam question has been
settled finally.
Yes, the register books are open and
you don't want to fail TO to have your
name enrolled either.
G. Z. Davis IL Son have built an ad-
dition TO their hay barn near the depot
for the feed bus .ness.
Stnd and jack cards and posters of
every description printed at this office
on short notice in an artistic manner.
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A spicy letter fiom DR.. j. M. Dun
can who Is sojourning in Denver, COL,
is unavOidablv laid over until next
week. -,.r..
at the earnest solicitation Of many
citizens ME- j. Fribley has consent
ed to allow his name to be used for
the mayorality.
The Baxter Springs Mfg. Co. and
the milling company are putting III
set of telephones connecting the mills
with the Baxter bank.
States for the coming city election
are in order and we understand
couple Of them are about ready for
presentation 10 the public.
C.L. Albin, one OF the prOprietOrs
of the new alliance paper, Modern
Light, died at his home in Columbus
last Sunday Of pneumonia.
We are requested TO state that j. NJ.
Cooper has consented 10 be a candidate
for councilman in the first ward and
j. III. Humphrey in the second ward.
We would call the attention of the
public to the Kentucky Stock Barn
owned by w. w. Scott, Baxter
Springs, Kan, before breeding else
where.
We are indebted to Samuel II.
Smith for valuable assistance this
week in the pref aration OF our exten.
sive article relative TO The dam ques-
ton and its settlement.
Our space this week is mainly de-
voted to an explanation of the settle
ment of the celebrated Baxter dam
difficulty, hence many local items of
interest are necessarily omitted.
The Westafer Juvenile band were
greeted with good sized audience
Tuesday evening and gave good en-
iertainment, considering the size and
number of the members of the band.
Clarence L. Frantz, a prominent
druggist of Galena, died at his home
last Saturday night at 10 o'clock after
short illness. He was buried with
Masonic honors at that place Tuesday.
If it suits the people Of Baxter
Springs should like the Office of city
treasurer for the ensuing term and
hereby announce myself candidate
for that Office. f. B. CoRsE.
A few springtime items, suggested
by the delightful weather the fore
part of the week, have been laid over
until future date, when IL is hoped
the air will be more balmY than at
this writing.
DR.. r. E. Meads, late of Mount
Pulaski, ILL.,, brother of j. l.. Meads
and father of L. E. Meads of this city,
has located in Baxter. The doctor
comes highly recommended and the
News extends a cordial welcome.
The South Kansas Conference of
the M. E. church held at Girard
last week selected j. E. Brant as pres
iding elder of this district and sent
A. G. Robb to preside over the EmpO-
ria district. Rev. Otto was sent to
Baxter Springs, j. NJ. Payne to Ga:
lena, NJ. E. Bramhal 10 Beulah and
Hugh McBirney to Columbus.
Statements are being freely circulat-
ed on the streets of the city blaming