Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-16


BAXTER SPRINGS. CHI
a coil wave would have been very
acceptable Monday and Tuesday.
W, Patton has not gone 10 the
Cherokee Strip, ~ has been reported.
Ed. .todgkius has had large hay
harn Lnill AT hi, home place on River
street.
II. &. Scott and wife now occupy
ia" Henley property on South Mill
lary styrri
work is i,rng pushed on j. j. Os-
born, new stone building on West
Nrn>ho street.
The carpenters are putting the fin
i,h,ng touches on j. NJ. CO0per's new
re.idr.rc on East River street.
4 new plaie glass front is being put
in Gr"gg's dru. store. which will inn-
prove its appearance very much.
FL. llndgkins has just completed
vcrv neat brick sidewalk in front OF
hi. home place on River street.
Il is said thai three ieW brick bRsi-
ness r"otn> will bc erected on the ives,
silc of Military street within the next
few weeks.
Wednesday was the dusiiest day of
the year. The pulverized soil filled the
air all day long aud made things very
dissgreeable.
Apples are falling badly again this
year aud il begins 10 look As though
there viii lc few il any on the trees
at picking time.
The birds sing of Il wedding which
will take place in the very near future.
A couple oi young society people OF
this city will he the victims.
The fall aud winter term OF our
public schools began Monday. There
is an unusually large enrolment. sew
eral of The rooms being crowded.
All signs for rain tail these times.
| Even local items in the country papers
concerning the weather fail 10 have a
contrary effect, as they usually do.
Thos. McAboy has been chosen
county central committeeman for
the peoples party ti0m the first ward
OF Baxter Springs and w. w. Scott
! from the second ward.
II is about time To get together aud
take some steps toward securing the
Southwest Missouri Electric railway.
Baxter Springs can secure this road II
her people will watch their corners.
The Kansas City, Piusburg & Gulf
Railroad company ran free excur-
sion from Joplin to Kansas City on
Wednesday. About $50 Joplin busi-
mess men took advantage of The tree
ride.
Stand up for your town, your coun-
tv aud vOur state. The clouds may he
threatening now, but there is break
IN the west which has silver lining,
aud the sunshine and prosperity are
close at hand.
The Interstate Reunion Association
will purchase Il heavier pump for use
al Camp Logan during the next re-
union. The pump this year proved 10
he TOO small tor the work, although
there was no scarcity of water.
John Patton, Nose Patton, Ben Pat
ton. p. S Hokc, Will Hoke and John
+. Wright left Saturday for the south
ern border OF the Cherokee Strip. In
our next issue we will let our readers
know who of the gang were success
ful in securing claims.
The News suggests that the COM
puisory education law he enforced
this year. The law provides that
children must be sent 10 school at least
twelve weeks in each year. The law
is good Que, and as long AS this
country is blessed with good public
schools the law should be enforced.
The Western Veteran of last week
devoted three columns 10 write.up
of The late reunion held at this place,
aud also published the name aud ad.
dress of every old soldier who regis.
tered together with the company, reg
iment aud the state from which they
enlisted. The list contains about 1.30O
names of old soldiers who attended
the reunion. a much larger number
than was ever in attendance ut any
previous reunion held here.