Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-04-29

BAXTER SPRlNUS,
The postoffice fight waxeth warmer.
Bud Simmons is nursing a very
painful felon.
+. Binns is adding another story to
his residence.
The ail-absorbing question now Is,
who will get the postofiice.
Col. March wants it distinctly un-
dcrstood that he is postmaster yet.
The watchword of the Louisville
Courier-Journal is "Clean your streets
or die"
The elegant residence of Oliver
Moffet at Joplin burned to the ground
last week.
A good many of our people "hid
out" in their cyclone caves Tuesday
night when the storm was forming.
We see by the Caney Times that B.
G.. Dickinson, former Baxter boy, Is
running a broom factory at Caney.
Gabriel Schmuck, as all expatiator
on the beauty of Baxter Springs and
its surroundings, can not be excelled.
Rev. Bramhall goes to Hallowell to
hold quarterly meeting for the presid-
ing elder next Saturday aud Sunday.
A young lady at Girard sued q
young man OF that place for breach OF
promise and was awarded $1,000 dam.
ages.
The wind storm or Wednesday
night of last week blew down a por-
ton of the new Catholic church at
Weir City.
We are in receipt of copy of the
Pittsburg Daily World and will say
that il is one of the neatcst little dai-
lies we ever saw.
Last Saturday night the postoffiee
at Crestline, twelve miles north OF this
city, was robbed OF about $l15 in
stamps and money.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ.
L. church will meet at Mrs. L. b. Nc
Elhiney's next Wednesday al 2 o'clock.
Important business.
Joplin, Carthage, Carl Junction,
Webb City and Or0nogO were visited
bv a severe wind storm on Tuesday
night which did much damage.
The Topeka Capital has placed an
order for five type setting machines.
Each machine in tn hands OF a COM
peIent operator will perform the work
of five compositors.
The young people OF this city en-
joyed Il social hop at the city hall ON
Monday evening. Music was fur
nished by travelling orchestra.
About 30 persons were present and a
very nice time was had.
All members OF the Board of Trade
are requested 10 meet at the office OF
C.. w, Daniels on Monday, May LIST, at
. D. m. to make arrangements for
meeting and entertaining the railroad
delegates next Thursday.
Ii. NJ. DOUGLASS, Sec'y.
The Odd Fellow lodge of this city
attended the seventy-tourth annlver-
sary of American Odd Fellowship at
Columbus on Tuesday in a body.
Those who attended report having
had a very good time and say there
was quite crowd in Columbus.
In the meeting of the Joplin Club
Wednesday night Z. W. Daniels refer
red to the possibility of Baxter securing
the electric railway, whereupon Phil
Pfenning jumped up and swore by the
great horn spoon that he would move
back to Baxter if such was the case.
Fl. S. Walker, formerly of this city,
together with three other parties, has
A ten.year lease on 40-acre tract of
mining land southeast Of Joplin and
at depth of IL feet struck fine de-
post of dry bone. The many friends
of Mr.. Walker will rejoice with him
in his good luck.
The ladies of this city are preparing
an "empire" drill and concert to be
given In about two weeks. The drill
has been given successfully three times
lin joplin and Miss Blanch PfenniDg
who took part there will assist in the
entertainment here. Mrs. S. I. War.