Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-04-30

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BAXTER SPRINGS,
Plenty of rain yet.
The base ball season has opened.
There are few idle men about town.
Strawberries and cream will soon be
In fashion.
Did you ever see the apple trees go
full Of blossoms IN your life?
c. W. Daniels has been about laid
up this week with rheumatism.
Scott Bros. are making up a carload
Of select horses to ship to Philadelphia.
The first ripe straw berries of the
season are reported by John 7. Wright.
Merker, the tailor, has bought q
home in Baxter and will soon be an
old citizen.
L. C. Jones is making q desperate
effort to keep the dust down on
street.
Weir City wants a bichloride Of
gold institute-and she doubtless
ought to have one.
The ice wagon will vie with the
street sprinkler in early rising begin
ming next Monday.
Local happenings Of newsy nature
are scarce this week, hence our local
columns are rather light.
Elder ]. 4. Brant, of the NJ. E.
church, held his first quarterly meeting
here Saturday and Sunday.
The farmers are putting In some of
their best licks behind the planter and
plough these fine days. 1t is well.
Garden vegetables seem to be very
about putting in an appear
ance; due no doubt to the backward
spring.
Elder J. Z. Brant, j. NJ. Cooper, DIR.
Duncan, w. ID. Pinnick aud w. w.
Scott spent last Monday in fishing at
The dam.
Bring your laundry to the Springs
Hotel and it will be shipped next
Tuesday evening to the best laundry
in the state free Of express charges.
Old soldiers who want their pension
blanks filled out and others in need of
notary work should call on G. w.
Daniels and have the work done cor
rectly.
The ladies aid society Of the Presby-
terian church will meet at the resi-
ience of Mrs. Frank Perkins on next
at 2 o'clock. Let all MEM
bers be present.
The annual election of the library
association will be held ut the library
room Wednesday, May 4, at Z: 30 p. M.
All members are requested to be pres
ent. By order Of president.
The cattle quarantine law prevents
Tho herding Of our town COWS in the
territory as heretofore done and they
are compelled to seek other pasturage.
Vacant lots and land adjoining town
are being utilized.
The M. E. ice cream festival at Mrs.
Polster's on Wednesday evening was
4 grand success socially and financial
". The net proceeds amounted to
about $40, and the new Sabbath school
books are paid for.
A grand social dance and supper is
IN be given in the new Nichols hall at
Miami, 1. T., next Monday evening,
May I'd. An orchestra of seven pieces
will furnish the music and q general
invitation is extended.
The time has come when the street
says "poll tax" and is
extending written invitations to the
able bodied citizen to come out and
celebrate his citizenship by two days
picnic on the public highway.
NJ. W. OFT of Ft. Scott was in town
Wednesday and Thursday in the in
.erest of the live stock commission
business and trotting and pacing
horses. He assures us he is well
pleased with his trip and thinks it
will be profitable one.
Squire Hodgkius and Henry Scott
wo worthy disciples of Jefferson and
Jackson, occupied prominent chairs
n the Republican convention Wednes-
Law and entered into the enthusiasm