Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-07-23


BAXTER SPRINGS
The cheated term" is on.
Considerable old corn coming into
market.
The Baxter Springs reunion Is
booming, thank YOU.
There will lie plenty Of speakers at
the Baxter reunion this year.
Stand privileges for the coming re-
union are going like hot cakes.
Mr.. Willard tells MS the Baxter
Springs mills will soon be running
day and night.
The band was out Monday night
serenading Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. +. No
ble until late hour.
The committee Of arrangements for
the coming reunion are putting in
some good work now.
A. F. Merker, the tailor, has re-
moved his shop 10 the Daniels build
ing over Mobiles grocery store.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Davis, formerly
of this city, but now Of Joplin, are the
proud parents of an eight pound boy.
The street working gang has been
turning over q few OF tho rocks on
Neosho street west of Military street
this week.
One of the Pittsburg party who
were here picnicing last Friday came
near being drowned while bathing in
Spring river.
The Short Greek Republican saws
several parties "chignicked" in the
territory last week. Weldy has been
there and ought TO know.
In another column we publish an
interesting article from tho pen Of DR..
Theo. Griffin formerly Of this city, but
now a resident of Kansas City, Mo.
j. p. Hartley Is nome from Tudiana
and ready for anything In the line Of
auctioneering. lie has had q good
rest and will make the sales hum this
fall.
It ia now "a question which will
draw the largest crowd, Sells circus
at Joplin or the colOred celebration at
Baxter Springs. Both occur on
August, l.
Republican: Work is scarce In
this country. On Tuesday two men
hunted all day for a job shoveling
snow off the roofs Of our business
houses, but not one could they find.
They put the woman on all right,
but if they had only included In the
list Negro and q joint keeper the
ticket would have been complete and
in conformity with the state platform.
The editor Of the News received
dispatch Thursday announcing the
death of his brother, Irving NJ. Gard
ner, at Kansas City, No., Thursday
morning at 8 o'clock, and loft on the
midnight train 10 attend the funeral.
The NJ. E. festival at the parsonage
last Friday evening was brilliant
success in every way. The weather
was perfect, the lawn beautifully il
Illuminated, the ice cream and cake first
class and the band played fine music
on the balcony all evening.
Regular preaching services at the
Presbyterian church every Sunday
morning at ii o'clock. Sunday school
at 10 q. m. Y. P. S. G. E. at z p. m.
Weekly prayer meeting Friday at 8
D. M. JOHN H. HATFIELD, Pastor.
Sunday school at the Christian
church every Sunday at 10 q. M,
preaching morning and evening on
the first and third Sundays of each
month. Prayer meeting on Wednes-
day evenings preceded by song SER
vices.
Divine services at the NJ. E. church.
Preaching every Sabbath at IL q. m.
and s 90 p. m. Sunday school at 8 80
a. m. Glass meeting at 800 p. m.
Epworth league meets at 8 p. m. FRI
day. All are cordially invited.
REV. r. F. TODD, Pastor.
Naylor says 1t was the dryest conven-
ton be ever attended. No candidates,
no buttOnbOling, no drinks. The
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