Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29

Ladies, uOn ldil W SSS thS hS"
stock af wraps just received at j. NJ.
Coopcr's.
Santa Claus had no snow to come
on, but he got here just the same,
as usua'.
Miss Nena Crawford of Colony,
Kansas. is visiting friends in this
city this week.
Miss Anna Wright went to Fulton,
Kansas, Wednesday to visit her sis
ter. Mrs. +. c. Gates.
Miss Winnie Haines OF Kansas
City, is spending the holidays with
relatives and friends in Baxter.
The NEWS hopes its many readers
enioyed merry Christmas and
wishes them happy New Year.
Mrs. Hugh Leeman OF Galena'
was in the city the first of the week
visiting her mother, Mrs. IL. 5. Sea-
man.
Young man, buy one of those
handsome mackintoshes at j.. NJ.
Cooper's and you will be prepared
for the winter.
Robert Milne is feeding large
number of cattle at his ranch i'll the
Ouapaw reserve, and he says they
are putting OH flesh fast.
WALL PAfER! WALL PAPER!
All new Patterns in complete Sets
of Side Walls. Ceilings and Decora-
tions at McGregor's.
Friday night burglars broke the
plate glass show window OF l. \.
Collins jewelry store at Cherokee
and stole quantity of jcwclry.
J.G. Polster donated toys enough
for the primary class of the NJ. T..
Sunday school and they were great
~ appreciated by the little ones.
Special preparations are being
made in the Baxter Springs Nor
NAL and Business College for the
large increase that is assured the
last two terms.
Bring me your Corn, Oats and
Hay. am prepared TO take hay in
wagon loads and grain in any
quantity. Office south of freight
depot, Baxter Springs, Kan.
NJ. +. DAVIS.
DIR. p. +. Shackle of Columbus.
was in the city this week. DIR.
Shackle was engaged in the drug
business at Columbus at one time,
but il now travelling for a whole
sale drug house.
Mrs. Morris Doty left Sunday
night for Kansas City to spend
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.
Abel. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Grace, and Mas
ter Maurice Opperman.
MARRIED.-In the parlors of the
Springs hotel in this city on Mon
kay, Dec. "a, by \. Macdonald. JUS
ticc of the peace, Mr.. II. 6. Black
cTDN OI Ntlt WY W tticS AuiANo
Holt of the Indian Territory.
If YOU think the Baxter Springs
Normal and Business College IL
not a success. talk with the students.
Many students who entered in the
fall for one term are still in school
aud are now endcavoring to make
a Tangements TO stay the entire
year.
MARRIED.-At the residence of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Il. Wright, seven miles west of this
city, on Sunday evening, Dec. q,
Mr.. ]. w. Jarrett, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Jarrett, to Miss Annie
Wright, Rev. ]. A. Young of the NJ.
+. church OF this city officiating.
The NEWS congratulates.
Many teachers in the county are
preparing to enter the Baxter
Springs Normal and Business Col
lege Feb. 4, the beginning of the
third term. This is an excellent OPP
portunity. Most of the five months
terms of school will expire before
that time and the teachers can enter
and get FIVE months of college work
this year.
We have a large amount of mon-
ey due us on subscriptions aud we
want il. On many persons we have
waited long and patiently. But
now that they have had time to dis
pose of their big croPs at good
prices we want TO be remembered.
Come in and pay up and start
square with the new year.
w. ]. Elliott of Baxter Springs,
who was jolted out of his wagon
Saturday while crossing Turkey
creek on his way to Joplin, was
taore seriously injured than was ut
first reported, SO DR.. Dunham says,
who attended him. In addition to
n broken wrist, his shoulder was
dislocated and he was badly bruis-
ed about the head.-JopIin Herald.
The Cherokee County .Astronon-
ica1 Society has been chartered with
q capital of $500 The study of as
fronomy will occupy the attention
of the members who have incorpor-
nted the society TO enable them TO
purchase suitable telescopes and
other instruments regarded neces-
saryin the work which VIII be taken
nn. The directors are w. B. Stone
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