Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-08-05

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JAS. AUGUST 5, 1898.
The daily papers of Thursday re-
port that the price of wheat is going
up.
Mrs. w. H. Wilhoite of Paola has
purchased Frank Bucks farm in the
Quapaw reserve.
The reunion committees are hard al
work these fine days. Camp Logan
is being "spruced.up" in great shape.
The golden wedding of Ed. w. G..
Springer and wife of this city will
occur on the Slh inst. Already the
gold coin gifts and congratulations
are coming from friends up north.
1t was reported here Thursday that
300 more negroes were unlOaded at
Weir City Wednesday night. The
negroes are from Alabama. Much ex-
element rcigUs at Weir City and
more trouble is expected.
We wonder il our capitalists will
build some dwelling houses to rent
when the electric road is built to this
place. They will be needed then more
than they are now, and they are
needed pretty badly now.
II has been suggested that an enter
tainment of some kind be given soon
and the proceeds used toward repair
ing and repainting the buildings in
Springs park. The plan is good one
and should be carried out.
DIED.-At her home near the Peoria
school house, Peoria reserve, l. r.,
Monday night, July 81, 1898, Katie
Holt, daaghier of Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
Holt, aged three years. Burial Tues
day in the Ottawa cemetery.
A resident OF Webb City was sur
prised the other morning when he
went 70 milk his COW to find pla-
card attached to her horns which
bore the following inscription: "Go
down and pay for the cabbage l de-
voured last night! ~
w. G.. Sergeant, proprietor of the
Joplin Roller Mills, has built an ele-
vatOr just north OF Sheridan street
near the Memphis side,racks. Mr..
Sergeant, through his agent, .. E. Nc
kee, is purchasing a great deal of
wheat in this vicinity.
Baxter Springs is to have new
harness shop, SO We have been told.
Jim Hunter will erect building ad-
joining j. j. Friblcy's hardware store
on the south which will be used for a
shop that he will place in charge of
an experienced workman.
The best wheat sold Monday at 3Sc
per bushel and the Kansas City papers
predicted that 1t would 60 still lower.
This il rather hard on buyers who
have been paying 45c per bushel, but
il is a great deal harder on the farmers
who have wheat to sell and who have
to stand the fall in price.
ChetOpa Democrat: "Dad Leonard
SAYS the Baxter camp meeting was al
most a failure. The attendance up to
Sunday afternoon was very small"
Dad Leonard is very much mistaken.
The camp meeting was a glorious sue
cess. The attendance was large
throughout the entire ten days.
The dog ordinance of Joplin is be-
ing enforced as is proven by the fol-
lowing from the Joplin News: "Mary
had a poodle dog and kept it sleek and
fat, but when told to get muzzle,
said, you're talking through your hat.
1t followed her down town today,
again il never will; it met with Will
McManamy, and has now gone
through the mill"
The postal note will soon be thing
of the past and the "postal scrip" will
soon take it's place. The new scrip
will be IN the sheets calling for
amounts from one cent 10 five dollars.
On the payment of one the amount to
he sent will be torn off the same as is
done with an express order. There
will be no writing on it by the post
master and the government will guar
antee its safe transportation. 5,
George B. Barclay Of Joplin, who
- a., ,l,., ~ h..
street leading to the new depot, made
the assertion Monday that Baxter is
much better town than Joplin in
business way, according 10 tine popn-
lation. OF course il is. The products
of the country surrounding Baxter are
nroducts that the people are Obliged TO