Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-08-06

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Are we going TO pull for another
railroad this year or not!
The bicycle brigade train on Milli-
tary street every evening.
The new smcltery at Galena will be
fired up about the 10th inst.
Prospects are that the coming re-
union will discount all others.
Why wouldn', an elevator he a
good thing for the community!
Stand privileges for the coming re-
union are going like hot cakes.
Twenty car loads OF hay shipped
per day is pretty good for Baxter.
Walter l.. Mains "Colossal Railroad
Show" will exhibit in Galena Aug. u
Large delegations from Joplin will
be in daily attendance ut the coming
reunion.
Joplin's new six story hotel, the
keystone, will be oponed for business
November Is.
We are informed that j. W. Stone
Of Neutral lost his residence by fire
Monday. No insurance.
Fishing and political discussion
take up a great deal of the time OF
the average citizen just now.
Parties desiring the Reunion Daily
New mailed TO them can have their
names enrolled at any time.
\ citizen at Chctopa lost a COW last
week by Texas fever. lle fed the COW
TO some hogs which also died.
The Reunion Daily News will be q
prominent feature of the Reunion
again this year, as 1t was last year.
The county commissioners last
Monday decided 10 build a bridge ovei
the bayou north OF the river at Lowell.
L. NJ. Perkins has recently built a
large and substantial barn near his
residence in the eastern portion OF oul
city.
Twenty-eight cars, or two train
loads, Of baled hay were sent out oI
Baxter Springs in one day the past
week.
L. Murray Perkins has force ol
workmen employed putting up u
5000 residence just west of Reunion
Park.
Charles Fribley, who had his LEG
broken last weel, is getting along
as well as could be expected this hot
weather.
The reunion this year at Baxter
Springs will have more attractions
and larger attendance than any pre-
vious one.
A large party OF Baxter people at
tended Sells Brothers circus at Joplin
Monday night. A big crowd and a
good show is reported.
Southwest City Enterprise: Quite
a number Of our people. will attend
the Baxter Springs, Kansas, reunion
which begins August %.
VIM. Teel, who lives near Keelville,
had the misfortune TO lose his house
and large portion of-the contents by
fire last Tuesday morning.
Ben Ebling has removed his barber
shop to the room lately occupied by G.
G.. Hornor's law Office, next to the
Drovers and Farmers bank.
Entertainment at the library room;
this Saturday evening. Music, reci'
tatiOns and refreshments. Doors open
at Z 80. Admission 10 cents.
Mr.. Henley of Wichita, who claims
to be the champion bicycle rider OF
the west, will take part In the profes'
sional race during the reunion.
Willie, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clark of this city, died last
Saturday evening, and was taken to
Seneca, Mo-, Sunday for burial.
The county commissioners last Mon
day appropriated 5000 to be used in
the construction of two iron bridges
over Spring run in Baxter Springs.
Rev. NJ. z. Bramhall will occupy
the pulpit at the NJ. E. church at II a
m. and : n. m. Sunday. Subject fol-
evening discourse, "Christian Love. y
An exchange says: A wise minister
will not preach a literal hell lire
during this hot weather as his congre-
CATION might desire to go there tocool
of.