Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-07-22
Ed. Fribley is troubled with erysip-


Ed. Fribley Is troubled with erysip-
elias.
The hay men looked sour the first
of the week.
Rains Sunday, Monday and Tues.
day. Hurrah for the corn crop.
A couple of Joplin girls had a
"scrap" the other day over young
man.
IT the farmers don't raise plenty of
corn this year they had just as well
stop trying.
The Bank of Weir City closed Its
doors Monday, being unable 10
weather the storm.
Some needed improvements are be-
ing made on the streets in the south
east part of town.
Rev. Crawford will occupy the pull
pit at the Presbyterian church SUM-
day morning at IL a. III. and 500 p. III.
All are cordially invited.
The senior editor and wife and two
children visited relatives in Kansas
City Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
returning home Wednesday morning.
The Galena Times has been changed
TO the Galena Sunday Times. 1t came
out last week with bran new head,
and is greatly improved in appearance.
.three-cent silver dollars are
still received at full face value at this
office OIL subscription. Bring 'em IN
quick. We need them in our busi-
ness.
There will he divine services at St.
Marks Episcopal church next Sun
day evening beginning al 4 30 O'Clock.
All cordially invited to attend.
REV. JOHN BENNETT.
Lon Dardenne says the Lonely Hol-
low Mining company is misnamed. 1t
should be Happy Hollow Lonely Shaft
Two Niggers and Another Niger
Mining company.
The Chelopa Democrat labors un-
der the belief that the whole Indian
Territory will he opened to settlement
before long. We hope SO, but are
afraid il will he some time yet.
DR.. E. A. McFadden had a nice
monument erected on the family lot
in the city cemetery this week. ID. N.
Jones Of the Columbus Marble Works
furnished and erected the monument.
The building on South Military
street formerly occupied by the Bax-
ter Springs Implement company is
being fitted up for feed store, OF
which Walter Hough will be proprie.
tor.
Arthur ClawsOn was at Baxter
Springs Tuesday evening and reports
that town as fourishing as ever
Columbus Reporter. Mr.. Clawson is
correct. Baxter Springs is certainly
flourishing, aud don't you forget 1t,
either.
Joplin cherishes hopes of got.
ting the Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Gulf railroad shops, and II is not i'm.
probable that she will get them. II
certain things had not come to pass
Baxter Springs might have had those
shops.
Galena Repu blican: Caleb Moore
has moved 20 Baxter. Now at first
glance there is nothing in that item TO
call for great rejoicing, but he took
that confounded gate-lifting, fence
jumping, Ions. reaching COW with him
and there is where the vote OF thanks
comes in.
The latest swindle is for clerical.
looking stranger to stop at q farm
house. A little later buggy contain
ing man and a woman who are anx-
ious 10 be married, drives up. The
stranger consents to, tie the knot and
the farmer signs the license, which
turns out to be note, payable at the
bank.
The following paragraph is going
the rounds as sign posted near q
mans field in Edmins0n county: "lf
any man or wOman's cows or oxen
gifts In these here oats, his or her tail
will be cut off as the case may be. l
am a christian and pay my taxes, but
damn man who lets HE critters run
loose, so say L"
The Carthage Press says the electric
line will be extended to Carthage im.
mediately. But then Carthage papers
are very liable TO make breaks of this
kind. The line may be extended 10
Carthage Immediately, and II may
not. II the people of Baxter Springs
would show the necessary amount OF
interest in the matter the road would
ha axtandad IN Ra aYter SnrinQe first