Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-12


Charles Christy, one Of the oldest
minstrel performers, will take part In
the band concert Monday night.
Everybody 90 to the city hall Dec.
Is, for supper, which is only % cents,
aud find a Christmas present for a
friend.
There will be u big supper aud oys.
ter supper ut city hall, Friday night,
Dec. Is. Supper from . O'Clock to 10
o'clock.
A gentleman owning n farm q few
miles west of the city has had three
offers for it lately, each one more than
he has been asking for il for the last
five years.
The fences have been opened be-
tween Baxter aud Peter Labedie's, SD
that Tar Creek residents can once
more come direct to this city aud do
their trading.
Our merchants are selling an i'm.
mense number OF holiday goods and
the indications are that Santa Claus
will be overloaded when he starts on
his annual visit.
Chicago has had u coal famine and
Baxter is not much better off. Com.
plants are loud aud long Of the man
ner in which the dealers are doing up
the coal business this year.
Miss Lucilla Nichols was married
to Smith Jones by Ed Hodgkins, j. r.,
on Monday, Dec. Z. We believe tie
bride aud groom are residents Ot Gar.
den township in this county.
Mrs. S. +. Grubb, state president of
the Womans Christian Temperance
Union, will visit Baxter IN the interest
OF the union next Wednesday, and de-
liver all address in the evening.
There have been good many
strangers in our city during the past
week and quite number were look
ing for q location. We are almost
sure TO have good big rush In the
spring.
w. II. Fox aud Mac Gill are out
with a handsome new express aud
mail wagon which easily takes the
cookie. 1t was furnished by the Bax-
ter Springs Implement Co. and built
BY the Mitchell Wagon Co.
A party of hunters set fire to some
grass across the river one day last
week and burned up Il straw stack be-
longing to Ed Morgan. The property
was valued at $3.50 which was
promptly paid by the hunters.
NJ. L. Sargent, the general freight
and traffic manager of the Memphis
road, died at his home IN Kansas City
last Monday. He had been connected
with the road for about nine years and
was considered one of it's best officers.
Elder Harris, the new paster of the
Christian church, will preach his In
augural address Sunday morning.
Subject, "The Christians Apology"
In the evening the subject considered
will be the "Polity of the Local
Church"
J.P. McNaughion will carry the
mail from Baxter Springs TO his place
three times q week and 1t will be sent
from there to Prairie City. A new
route has also been decided upon from
Seneca tn ChetOpa via Peoria, Nc
Naughton's and Four Mile P. o.
A dispatch from Andy F'idmore
states that Cherokee county \ been
awarded a judgment of $4,000 against
G. G. Wenzel, the court house con-
tractor. This decision was made by
the district court of Neosho county
where II had been remanded by the
supreme court and should he final.
There will be meeting of the
young mems cooperative association
this Saturday evening at their hall on
Sheridan street opposite the gun
smiths shop for the annual election of
officers. Lunch will be served and in-
stalIatiOn of officers Immediately after
the election.
fuckers Toys take the cake.
Get your milk at McFadden & Pin
hicks.
IN. English & Go. pay the highest
prices for Hides and Pelts.
fash paid for Butter, Eggs, Poul-
OoOu try and Country Produce.
McFADDEN & PINNIcK.
BAXTER GROCERY HOUSE.
Now is your time to lay in your
Early Ohio Potatoes for seed or eating
when you can get them for 45 cts per
busheI. J. Il. HUMPHREY, Prop'r.
A full car load Of the celebrated
"Olds" wagons just received.
I FRfpTry