Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-07-08

NUMBER 20.
The street 10 the new depot will be
a dandy when il is completed.
Well, what has become OF the street
sprinkler? 1t is badly needed ihis
week.
Rev. M. +. Bramhall will hold ser.
vices at the NJ. Z. church Sunday,
July 16.
Gaba Il Coleman are doing the fine
wood work for j. w. McAntire's new
residence at Joplin.
The Lonely Hollow Mining compa-
ny's shaft is down 81 feet. The miners
are still working in flint and talow
clay.
The Modoc Indians took in the
Fourth of July celebration at Fulton,
Kansas, where they gave war and
stamp dance.
Rev. Crawford will occupy the pull
pit at the Presbyterian church Sum
day morning at IL a. IN. and S 100 p. vi.
All are cordially invited.
John NJ. Cooper has purchased the
stock and fixtures of the Fox livery
stable, bus line, ETC., and Frank Hem
street has charge as manager. See
ad. elsewhere.
There will be divine services at ST.
Marks Episcopal church next Sun
day evening beginning at 4 80 o'clock.
All cordially invited 10 attend.
Rev. JOHN BENNETT.
The Interstate Reunion Associa-
ton has placed double half.co!nmn
adv. in the Western Veteran, a C.. A,
r. paper, telling of the big reunion TO
be held here Aug. 2S to Sept. incla-
sive.
Methodist Episcopal church services
every Sunday. Sunday school 10 a. m.
Preaching IL a. IN. and 500 p. m,
Class meeting 3p. M. Epworth League
90 p. M. A most cordial welcome
to everybody.
A Joplin girl waved her hand at a
stranger and in three days they were
married. Two days later the yonng
wife waved f1atiron at her husband
and the following day he waved pa
pers in divorce suit at his bride.
The Galena correspondent of tee
Joplin Herald says: Mineral Lodge
No. 3, X. of p, entertained Baxter
Springs lodge with banquet at WeO-
er's restaurant last evening after con-
ferring the oriental degree on l3 mem-
bers.
1t is certainly gratifying 10 know
that the coal strike is nearing an end.
The miners express themselves as be-
ing very tired OF the dictations of men
who never do an honest days work,
and they will probably 80 to work in
few days.
The Exchange bank of Webb City
has closed its doors. The failure is
due 70 the prevailing business depres-
sion and the temporary low ebb of the
lead and zinc industry. Its deposits
aggregate $4,000, but deposits will De
paid in full.
The Fourth Of July celebration at
Carthage, Mo-, was a grand affair,
about $4,000 people being in attend
ance. There were drills by Uniform
Ranks, knights of Pythias, Missouri
Militia, the Pansy Club of Galena, and
in the evening there were two balloon
ascensions.
The electric road will be extended
to Carthage before the Baxter Springs
extension is built. says the Joplin Her
aid. 1t is possible, however, that We
can get the Baxter extension built first
if we will only 60 TO work and Try.
There seems 10 be considerable sleep
ing being done jnst now.
Several weeks ago Jack Garrett ran
small briar into the palm of his
hand. lie picked it out and thonght
nothing more of il. His hand began
swelling, however, and he has thought
a good deal of il since. He has Iost
twenty-seven pounds of flesh, hut his
hand is getting better now.
Oswego Independent The wheat
has about All been harvested in this
section. The crop was not nearly so
good as was anticipated a few weeks
ago. While the wheat presented a
splendid appearance until within few
days of cutting, it was found when
the fields were entered that in the ma
jority of cases the wheat was badly af-
fectpd by rust, rendering a great many
fields practically worthless. The early