Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-09-10

ami mail route 10 Fairland.
For fishermen: The prospects are
that fall fishing will be first class.
Our merchants all report having
had II good trade during the reunion.
The side shows and comedy compa-
nies did q poor business at the reun-
ion.
Don't be alarmed about cholera.
We. will never be troubled with it in
Baxter.
Gov. Wm. Mckinley Of Mckinley
bill fame is billed to speak i'll Joplin
Oct. 9th.
We acknowledge receipt of fine
watermelon from o. n. Baldwin, the
groccryman,
We must have some new sidewalks
before the next meeting OF the old sol.
diers in our city.
The Weir City Journal says 'nearly
everybody and mis- wife attended the
reunion at Baxter"
Barnum & Bailey's greatest show on
earth will exhibit in Joplin on
"Wednesday October 9Th.
The teachers of the public schools
report good attendance and much
interest being manifested.
c. w. Daniels sold a quarter of
block on the corner of Neosho and
Gulf streets to L. r. Corse.
What do you think Of the new
bridges on Sheridan avenue and Mil
itary streets? Aren't they dandies?
A large number of old vets of this
vicinity are planning on taking in the
Southwest City reunion Oct. III to Ii.
The steam merry-gO. had the
Baxter band out Monday evening and
did 4 thriving business for several
hours.
The managers of the reunion have
marked down few improvements in
the arrangement of the grounds to be
made next year.
Julius Bischotsberger has COM
menced the erection OF a neat cottage
home on the corner of Center and
Sheridan streets.
The reunion association will en-
deavor to have more land for the next
meeting. The grounds are getting too
small for the crowds.
There were good many long faces
in Baxter Springs Thursday morning
when the result of the Sullivan-Cor-
belt mill was announced.
1t seems little quiet this week, but
then we should remember that there
are not 10000 or 10000 people in town
this week as there was last.
Oae of the bootleggers (French) who
broke Jail here last week was brought
in Tuesday by U. S. Marshal Jones,
having been caught in Galena.
J.J. Ewing, late proprietor of the
Neosho hotel at Miami, took possession
of his residence in this city Monday
and will follow his trade, plastering.
Don't say anything to Frank Hem
street about that arrest he made the
other night near the bridge on Sheri-
dan avenue. He has regretted 1t ever
since.
Galena's electric light plant is well
under way and appearances indicate
that the long talked of illuminatOrs
are about tU be realized. We are glad
to hear ii.
, Herman Frazer of Weir City has
sent forth his def" to fight an un-
known of Pittsburg from $1,000 to
$1,000. He appears 10 be in earnest
and says "pnt up or shut up.
AS our friend, Bill Nye says, .
The autumn leaves "a falling,
Failing everywhere
Failing In the atmosphere,
And also In the air.
Galena always occupies prominent
place with prominent crowd at the
Baxter reunion. She never moistens
her dimpled hands with hot tears or
points about not having the reunion all
TO herself
G. A. Willis has been awarded the
contract for building a new school
house IN district No. 10, north OF Bsx.
ter Springs on Willow creek. The old
building will be removed and 4 new
ono 26x32 put in its place. J