Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-01-13

BAXTER SPRINGS, Ct
The grist in the district court
yrinds slowly.
Miss Ora Neff visited friends in
Columbus Wednesday.
Gabriel Schmuck attended court
at Columbus on Wednesday.
Billy Davis shipped car load of
stock to Kansas City Mopday.
McAboy, Needs & Naylor shipped
stock to Kansas City Monday.
William and Herman Tenelze at
tended court at the county seat on
Tuesday.
Alex. Tytler of Kansas City was
in town Friday looking after prop
erty interests here.
Columbus hasn't gotten a srnelt-
cry yet and it begins to look as it
she would not get one either.
Arthur Scott and Miss Eva Paul
attended the Sadie Raymond show
at Columbus Saturday evening"
NJ. T. McMickle is going into the
grocery and produce business in
the Investment Company building.
The NEWS is under obligations to
Sheriff Arnold and Deputy Sheriff
Douglass for favors rendered this
week.
Isaiah Cooper, father of ]. NJ
Cooper, has been i'll at his home
west of Baxter for the past three
weeks.
Walter Won Wedell attended dis
trict court and transacted other
business in Columbus on Tuesday
of this week.
The annual election of the Mi
ami Town Company was held at
Columbus on Wednesday. The old
officers were reelected.
&c. Atkinson of Columbus, Sec
retary of the Miami Town Company,
was in our city Wednesday evening
and left an order for job printing
at the NEWS Office.
Ed. Wallace of Columbus was
down Friday figuring on the Hoose
stationery stock. If he buys it he
will become "a permanent resident
of Baxter Springs.
A. Willard and F. S. Mullen were
on the jury in the cas-. of the state
vs. John Strahle, charged with rape.
The jury was out all night and Will
lard and Mullen swear by the great
horn spoon that there was no fun in
it for them.
The case OF the state vs. John
Strahle, charged with rape, was
called in the district court at Col
umbus on Monday and it is report
ed that on account of the nature OF
the case the court room was packed
to it's utmost capacity.
The well known Mead team of
iron gray horses, wagon and har-
ness was sold at constable's sale
Monday on Military street. The
horses were bought by J. c. Naylor
for $l51.50, and the wagon and har-
ness went to A. Willard for $35.
It was reported Wednesday morn
ing that Spring river was frozen
over above the dam. This town is
go remarkable for it's numerous and
a stonishing reports on matters of
local concern, however, that we just
didn't believe there was word OF
truth in it.
Adolph Rossman has returned
from the Pawnee reservation where
he has a claim of l6O acres of good
land and where he will return To in
a few months to make it his perma.
nent home, being we'll pleased with
the country. He has some ground
broke ready for planting.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
will give social at the res
idence of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira &. Per
kins Thursday evening. Jan. IS. A
program consisting of music, reel.
tations, charades. ETC., has been ar
for the occasion and refresh
ments will be served. Admission
ten cents. SEC'Y.
A special dispatch to the Kansas
City Journal dated Baxter Springs,
Jan. 10, says: William Black, one
of the most severely crippled veter-
ans in this locality, was notified to-