Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-06-10


iIaincs T. Son received car of cy.
press lumber Thursday.
Whether are you going, my pretty maidY
I'm going haying. sir. she said
II. II. Sands now occupies his new
residence on East River street.
Those new sidewalks on Military
streets are great improvement.
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Spring river WAS on another tear
Monday and the mills could not run.
Green peas and new potatoes now
constitute the delicacics of the season.
John Osborn's new stone barn on
Neosho street is going TO be big one.
The streets in the south part of town
are receiving some needed improve
mcnts.
Mining leases, contracts, etc, printed
in any form desired on short notice at
this office.
Week before last IL car loads OF jack
and nine car loads OF lead were shipped
out of Galena.
An esteemed exchange says an old
habit is hard To break. The habit Of
raining, for instance.
Geo. Fcnion's colnmodious dwelling
two blocks west of the school house is
nearing completion.
Another biz lead strike was made
at Peoria on Monday. Peoria is GER
tainly comm. to the front.
5. T. Parlch is back ut his old stand
aud will he ready 10 serve his cec-
brated ice cream from date.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the NJ.
L. church will give Il bazaar and social
Wednesday evening, June u.
The report OF the county convention
Of the w. &. I. l., recently held at
Vsrck, will bc found elsewhere in this
issue.
The Quapaws are making big prep
araiions for their Fourth of July cele-
nraiion which will be held at the
Devils Promenade.
The front OF j. Il. fuckers dry
goods store received fresh coat of
paint this week, which greatly i'm
proves lis appearance.
The grand Interstate reunion OF
1893 to he held in Baxter Springs
August 2Sth TO September 3rd will be
A hummer and don't you forget it.
Great preparations will he made to
lake care of the vast crowd which will
he here during the grand interstate
reunion, August % to september 3.
In another place in this issue will he
ound very interesting letter from
Miss Jeanette Doty, formerly OF this
:ity, who is taking in the worlds fair.
Attorney General Little decides that
cities must furnish the booths for cleo
ton under the new law, and that there
must be one booth for each 90 voters.
Chas. NJ. Hale. a printer and an ac-
luaintance OF the writer, died at Car
erville on Monday from the effects of
in overdose of morphine and choral.
Charlie Fribley will lake his fine
horse, Forest Bird. away next week 10
De trained. Charlie has fine horse
md is going 10 find out his gait il posi-
Die.
Miss Nina Hoose, daughter OF Mr..
md Mrs +. Ii. Hoose, has great
great grandmother who will he 100
years old If she lives until October
iext.
People are leaving Weir City by the
score to seek homes elsewhere. The
strike of the coal mines, it continued
1ery long, will very nearly depopulate
Weir City.
III the reunion tiils year Is hot
yrand success il will not be the fault
II Bob McGregor and the rest OF the
They are doing some very
lively hustling.
Morgan Rush of Galena was over
looking after stock inter-
,sts. Besides making goodly cash
payment he gave w. W. Scott pres
mt of new Derby hat.
Candidates for county offices are be-
ginning to squirm Tor fear some one
will iind out that they are in the race.
they shonld bring their announce
nemts to the News Office.
Chas. Wesicott of Aurora, No, and
lis aunt, Mrs. VIM. March, visited the
Peoria mines Wednesday. Mr.. West
Ott went down 10 buy the ore which