Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-04-09
THE pREsBYrERIAN CONCERT.


with music loving audience who
took every seat and about all the
standing room 10 see and hear tho
serio comic, or rather the sedate-
mirthful, or tho side splitting-solemni-
~ of Presbyterian concert of we fun
niest style of ye olden time.
The program was carried out as adj
vertised and we have no criticisms
to offer except that we question the
propriety OF such mirth provoking
songs IN public. Such ballads as
"Sound tho Loud Cymbal" and "Je-
rusalem, My Happy Home" and "Da-
vid's Harp Of Solemn Sound" as
sung In four part character and ac-
companied by We pianeress, are likely
to have a bad effect on the young and
are rather strong for middle aged peo-
pie of no fixed habits.
Levity, even of the mildest sort, al
though sung In nournful numbers, is
dangerous, and nothing that tends to
excite the risibilities should be placed
on the public stage. Nothing that an
undertaker's hired man could take ex-
ceptions to should be counteDanced by
people Of propriety. We do not like
to censure performance Of any kind
and more especially one under control
of the Baxter bank and the Presbyter-
ian church, as our standing is not very
good in either one, but 1t is our SOL
emu duty to protest against anything
calculated to swerve the minds of the
young people (of whom many occu-
pied tho back seats) from the most SOL
emn sort OF gravity.
Tho Mikado fan drill by the ID. S.
DIS. was almost perfect and even as
viewed from the rear part Of the hall
without opera glasses one could not
fail to observe the superior intellectual
physical culture which, under strict
discipline and careful training, is plac-
ing the talented young ladies Of Bax.
ter on the high road to histrionic de-
vel0pement.
The duet by Miss Ruby Tucker and
Master Walter Hibbs was both unique
and entertaining, aud the vocal solo
with guitar accompaniment by Miss
Madge Lyman was most excellent.
A citizens caucus was held at the
city hall Saturday night to place in
nomination candidates for the various
city offices. g. w. Daniels was cho-
sen as chairman and B. S. Warner
secretary. The following gentlemen
were placed in nomination: Justice
of the peace, Ed Hodgkins; cOnstables,
John Jones and Frank Hemstreet; al
derman first ward, John McFadden
alderman second ward, John r. Tuck
err; members of school board, first
ward, Vim. March, second ward, Hen
ry Scott.
= Col. Downing has quite a number
of persons ready 10 take the bichlOridc
treatment and feels confident he can
fill our city with patients as soon as
the institute is established here. II
seems a great pity to lose such an ell
terprise, but this world is full of dis
appointments and perhaps IL is better
to let it 90 with the kite shaped track
and other decisions. Well, let us
thank God we still have the board Of
education and the post Office.
We call the attention of our readers
to the auction sale of residence lots
advertised in this weeks paper.
These lots must be sold and to all
who wish to secure home an oppor-
tunity is offered that should be i'm
proved. All The lots are in good
locations and some of them are the
best in the city. Call OH the Baxter
bank or G. w. Daniels at the post
Office book store and get location and
terms.
Mr.. G. +. Stephens of Columbus
called at the News Office Wednesday
aud informed us that he has made
arrangements for putting in a per-
manent and first class photograph
gallery at Baxter Springs. Rooms
will be prepared for him over Nc
Elhiney & Sons store and he thinks
he will be able to begin work here
about the middle of June.
The Modern Light calls the sub-ed-
itor of the News ''ShylOcS" Judge
Lykins says he is ga Daniel come TO
judgment" and the presidentess of the
ID. S. DIS. says he Is POrtia of the
darlingestsort. No matter what the
sub-editOr Is or may he Shakespeare
seems TO have been pretty well read in
these parts.
A number of enquiries have been
made as TO the propriety of members
of the board of education occupying
the from: seats during the performance
of a fan drill at a church festival.
That is something that we leave with
the members and their consciences.
MARRIED.-At the residence of the
brides parents in this city Sunday,
April 3, 1892, at 5 o'clock p. m,
Benjamin +. Shook of Green county,
NJ 80 AT;ea I o,,ia Mopfin Of fhip