Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-07

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BAXTER SPRINGS, G.
Tie b8ye wero skating Tuesday.
Additional local news on 9th page.
Next Saturday Is 81. Valentines
day.
Monday morning last was the cold.
est of the season.
The citv council will meet-when
Scott comes home.
Another steady snaking rain began
falling yesterday noon.
The mid.wintcr seasOn has passed.
Look out for spring openings.
The "Red Wigwam" seems TO be
having Il good run OF business.
T gowns are now cut V shaped and
look like L, says u Louisiana paper.
Benj. s. Warner has been appointed
administrator Of the estate OF w. b.
Spencer.
Rev. Frank w. Otto keeps up the
meetings at the NJ. E. church with
growing interest.
Notice the appeal for aid for the
unfortunate people of Phillips county
published IN another column.
A valise containing the body Of q
newly born baby was found In an old
shaft at Galsna one day last week.
Why would it not be u good idea
for the city marshal TO keep boys of
the streets after 8 o'clock every even.
ing?
Have you not something TO offer for
the suffering citizens Of Phillips coun-
", Kan? See announcement else
where.
The arrival of bouncing boy al
the home Of Frank Hemstreet on
Monday, Jan. 26, escaped our notice
last week.
The board of education has received
q letter from j. r. HallOwell urging
the payment Of two old school bonds
of $500 each which he holds.
Efforts are being made to secure the
position of station agent here for w.
E. Price. He il popular aud would
certainly make q successful agent.
The Inter.Sta Rs,lnion Association
are contemplating the purchase Of {
tract of land Of about IL acres lying In
the northern part Of our city to bt
used for reunion purposes.
| About one hundred pupils are attend
ing select schools at the school build
ing taught by G. s. Bowman, Ada
Danglade, MIRA. B. F. Cr0well, e. NJ
Woods and Mrs. N. G. Morton.
Some people in ihis vicinity may
think this pretty cold weather, but
when they read of thirty EIGHT below
zero In Minnesota they may thank
their stars that they live In an Italian
climate.
The Pittsburg, Columbus and FOrt
Smith railway company are working
along quietly now, but will be ready
to push things as soon as the weather
becomes more settled and the roads
are good.
Mrs. NJ. A. Justice returned TO Bax'
ter this week for the purpose Of dis.
posing of her household goods prepar'
atOry to removing to Chicago, where
Mr.. Justice has q position with
wholesale house.
The consolidated companies
whose Offices are In the Baxter bank
building have just put In new Rem
ingtOn type writer Of the most approx
ed pattern. 1t is operated by Miss
Amy R. Warner.
The bill for the allotment Of the
Ouapaw Indian reservation has passed
the senate and 10 expected TO pass the
house soon. It gives each Indian 2OC
acres and provides for the immediate
sale Of the surplus land to the govern
meut.
Jerry Ailep, the cOlOred boy who
came 90 nearly being lynched lesi
than q year ago for the murder o.
| Williams at Galena, was released BY
Judge McCue at the recent term o.
court. The state was never able tC
show any positive evidence of guilt. :
Monday last was aground hog day
aud the weather was such that be
could have Seen his shadow at almost
any. time from sunrise 20 sunset. A
anorther" came bowling along In the
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