Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-07-15

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The big camp Injecting begins next
Thursday, July 20.
The Cherokee Times. Miner has been
removed 10 Exeter. Mo.
Joplin has the champion base ball
team of the Southwest.
Wheat Ia turning out pretty well
notwithstanding the rust.
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Z. Null and wife took charge Of the
Cottage house at Galena last week.
The street sprinkler Is keeping the
dust down on Military street again.
The coal miners and operators seem
to have u hard time getting together.
Prof. Hicks has some more rains
fixed up for this month. Hurrah for
Hicks.
Jack Garrett made some additions
and improvements at his livery barn
this week.
|, About 150 students are attending
the Cherokee county normal institute
at Columbus.
The Joplin electric street car rail-
way carried 1000 people over its line
on the Fourth.
There are men in this city that can
give the moon lessons on being tuil
once month.
Those new sidewalks are helping
the looks of River street. Let the
good work 90 on,
1t is said that the beer business is as
good as ever at Weir City, notwith-
standing the strike.
The rain OF Saturday came just at
the right time and did growing vege-
taliom a world of good.
John Hartley says he has $50 to bet
that Bob Hiner can eat more eggs
than any other man in Cherokee cOun-
ty.
This section of country is certainly
all right this year. With good crops
and big hay harvest we should not
complain.
Rev. Crawford will occupy the pull
pit at tine Presbyterian church Sun
day morning at IL a. III. and s :00 p. IN.
All are cordially invited.
We neglected to mention last Sveek
that Mrs. j Ohm Armstrong presented
her husbau with bouncing girl on
Saturday evening, July l.
NJ. w. Hall, a farmer living near
Pittsburg, was kicked and probably
fatally injured by horse last Monday,
says the Weir City Journal.
Julius Bischofsberger has secured
the contract TOR carrying the mail Oh
the routes from Baxter to Miami and
Baxter to Peoria for the ensuing year.
Some of our young men who visit
Chicago ought to kiss the "Blarney
stone." There would be good demand
for him among the ladies of this vi.
cinity.
L. Murray Perkins has been having
considerable house moving done the
past week. He has had one of his
tenement houses and his fine large
barn moved.
There will be divine services at ST.
Marks Episcopal church next Sum
day evening beginning at 80 o'clock.
All cordially invited to attend.
Rev. JOHN BENNETT.
A good many of our people are be-
ginning to turn their eyes toward the
Cherokee Strip again. There is plen-
ty of time yet. September 18th is the
date set for the opening.
Chetopa Advance: A camp meet.
ing will be held at Camp Logan near
Baxter for 10 days, beginning July 20,
conducted by Rev. j. E. BraDt, Evan
gelist Kaylor and others.
The reunion at Baxter Springs COM
mences August 28th and continues one
week. Modern Light. The above is
correct, and the reunion this year will
be big one. Are you coming down ?
Columbus Reporter: We notice
that Baxter Springs is to have large
camp meeting. About thirty minis
ters are TO take part and an enjoyable
time for the christians is to De ex-
pected.
Star.C Courier: r. P. McGregor of
Baxter Springs was In town Monday
putting up reunion posters. He said
that up TO that time fifty-three posts
had reported aud that indications are
favorable for big gathering.