Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-06-24

0ONOt a. hAto Soh oSOh NoNBhe
at the dam recently.
Last Saturday over loo teams were
on Military street at one time.
Harry Rogers, Pittsburg boy, was
drowned last week while in swim
ming near that place.
w. G. Knight has been re-appointed
station agent of the Memphis at this
place, with Geo. Firnin pro tenn.
Col. March put on little style this
week by having canvas awning put
up at the rear end of the postoilice.
The Cherokee county normal will
open at Columbus ON July 3. Prof.
bowman will be one of the instruct
Ors.
A Keelville man sold $50 bushels Of
new potatoes In Galena last week for
1925, being at the rate of $l.50 per
bushel. Who says 1t doesn't pay to
raise potatoes?
The Kansas City Times is authority
for the statement that Rev. Bernard
Kelley will attend the grand inter.
state reunion which will be held at
Baxter Springs August 2S to Septem-
Der 3 inclusive.
Mr.. p. NJ. Pearson, q graduate of
Baker university, will give al elocu-
tiOnary entertainment at the NJ. Z.
church on Friday evening, June 30,
for the benefit of the church. He
comes well recommended.
The morning passenger train from
Joplin now arrives here at ii 20
O'Clock and the evening passenger
from the north at 4 90 o'clock. The
time between Joplin and Kansas City
has been materially shortened.
May Calvin, the female horse thief,
who was captured at Columbus re-
Gently, taken to Carthage, Mo-, and
placed in Jail, escaped one night last
week, but was re-captured aud taken
back to Carthage last Sunday.
The electric cars are now running IN
Webb City. The road will be in oper-
alton to Joplin pretty soon. Are We
going TO give some of our surplus
water power and have the road ex-
tended from Joplin to this place?
G.. w. Daniels has sold for Mrs
Ledlie 70 A. G. Hanback, the large
two.story brick residence Oh River
street known as the Crowell place.
This was originally one of the fine
Baxter residences, and Mr.. Hanback,
will make il one OF the finest in the
city.
DR.. j. III. Duncan came in Sunday
night from Kansas City, Kansas, to
spend few days with his family. DR..
Duncan is medical director and sur
geon in charge OF the DR.. Bye Combi-
nation OH Cure Institute at the above
place. The report that his family will
remove to Kansas City is erroneous.
The horse stolen from z. L. Jones
near Seneca on June s was recovered
by Marshal Hemstrcet Of this city
Tuesday near lola, Kan, together
with Geo. Webb, the thief. The horse
stolen from 7. III. Straughn near the
same place on the same night was re-
covered in the northwest part Of this
county Wednesday, but the thief is
still at large.
JIG. Polster is furnishing the glass
for Ed. Zelleken's new $4,000 resi-
dence in Joplin, while Webb Harris
of this city has the contract for the
painting inside and out. His excel
lent work Oh the L. NJ. Perkins resi-
dence in this city secured for him the
Zelleken job. These facts speak well
for the proficiency and reliability of
our merchants and mechanics.
The following teachers will have
charge of the Columbus schools for
the ensuing year: q. W. Walker,
superintendent; I. =. Bogar, principal
high school; Mrs. +. w. Peterson,
MOllie Cooter, Ruth Kenworthy, Kate
Vincent, Mrs. S. E. Mayhew, Mrs. A.
Mentzer, Della Mcpherson, Belle Cod.
rey aud Lula Hoover. For principal
of colored school, S. W. Fourd.
Tom Murphy aud Harry Blackford
of Galena spent day the first Of the
week fishing at the dam. Mr.. Muir.
ply hooked large fish of some kind
which pulled him into the river and
which ne was unable TO land, as it
strsightened his hook out. If he
could have held onto il and made tine |
landing il would probably have proved |
to be the largest fish ever caught at
the dam.
]. w. Barrett, W. S. Cox, S. w.
Mitchell aud j. H. Morgan have
formed partnership under the name
of the Lowell Milling Company and
will own and operate both the mills
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