Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

the city wednesday.
w. w. Rucker of Neosho, Mo-,
was in the city Sunday.
e. Baker came in from the Miami
reserve Monday on business.
j. Blankenship of Carthage had
business in Baxter Wednesday.
e. A. Scammon of Columbus was
in the city Tuesday on business.
-Chas. f. Noble returned the first
of the week from the worlds fair.
DIR. &. Il. Williams of Melrose
was IN the city Monday on business.
Arch Morgan of Hukin, Ken-
lucky, is visiting friends in this city.
H. A. and James Roberts were
over from Galena Tuesday on bust
ness.
e. B. Campbell of Webb City was
in the city Wednesday morning on
business.
will Price went TO Carthage
Wednesday to meet drummer and
buy holiday goods.
Mrs. Chas. L. Smith and Miss
Matte Patton visited in Webb City
the first Of the week.
j. M. Cooper and family left
Wednesday morning for Chicago to
attend the worlds fair.
Louis Beck and Joe Schmidt left
the first of the week for Chicago TO
take in the worlds fair.
j. w. Hardesty, prominent mine
operator of Webb City, was IN the
city Saturday on business.
Mrs. w. W. Jones returned on
Thursday night from an extended Wis.
1t at Minneapolis and Chicago.
Mrs. L. w. Price and son, Stan.
lev, of Pittsburg arrived in the city
Wednesday morning to visit relatives.
Mise Neil Hough Of Washington,
D. c., arrived in the city Tuesday
evening to visit her father, d. B.
Hough.
"A. d. C. Harvey received tele.
gram Monday stating that his father
was dangerously i'll, and he left Tues
day for Albion, Ind.
Ed. Seaman returned from the
Strip Tuesday night. Ed. secured a
good claim on Black Bear creek about
five miles from Perry.
j. w. Willis of Mclean county,
Illinois, is visiting his brother, j. S. B.
Willis, and family and other relatives
in this city and vicinity.
Mrs. C. S. McFadden returned
Sunday evening from an extended
visit with relatives at Pacific Grove
and other points in California.
Mr.. James Cross, wife and daugh-
ter, Nellie, of Huntington, Mass, are
visiting w. G. Knight and family.
Mrs. Cross is sister of Mr.. Knight.
w. NJ. Richart, the little "devil"
of tho Galena Republican office, was
lot out of his cage Sunday and he
came to Baxter with three compan-
ions.
Oscar Woodley, all erstwhile Bax-
terite, but now of Southern Texas,
arrived in the city this week to visit
friends. Mr.. Woodley used to bring
herds of Texas ponies TO this place.
Mrs. G. G.. Gregg and Mrs. c. F..
Collins left Wednesday evening for
St. Louis to attend the St. Lonis Ex-
position. They were accompanied by
Paul Gregg, who will attend an art
school there.
will McElhinev returned from
the Cherokee Strip Wednesday night.
He succeeded in getting claim near
Perry. but concluded he didn't want
it aud gave it 10 Mrs. Ii. S. Seaman
of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. johnson and
Mrs. 4. c. Blake will start from New
Whatcom. Wash, tomorrow morning
and are expected to arrive here next
Friday evening. Mrs. Johnson's health
is much improved.
R. j. Hiner returned Thursday
morning from the Cherokee Strip.
He was on top of the first train that
went into Perry, hut failed to get u
lot Oh account of getting onto the re-
served part of the town site.
r.. B. Rice aud wife of Muskegon,
Michigan. arrived in the city Wcdnes-
day morning to visit their children,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Smith. They are
accompanied by their nephew, L. w.
Darby, and will remain some time.
w. S. Harvey of Kansas City Wis
tied relatives in tits city this week.
lie went from Kansas City TO the
Strip and jumped what he supposed
was town lot at Enid. He STAYED
there q hours without ANYTHING TO
eat or drink and finally discovered
that he was in the street. lie kicked
himself few times and came straight
to Baxter TO get square meal.
&C. L. Collins returned from the
Cherokee Strip Mondsy. He secured