Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-08-31

Miss Phema Fesler oil stockton,
Kansas. Is visiting with Miss Jessie
Graham.
Dad Wahl came in from keelville
on regulation time and will keep
campers awake from now OH.
There are lots of free shows on
the grounds this year. but the big
gest tree show is the reunion.
Mayor Webster Davis of Kansas
City is an eloquent speaker and II
warm friend of the old soldier.
Business in police court is very
quic, this week. This speaks well
for the behavior of the crowd.
III the Kansas City and St. Louis
papers have representatives on the
ground. The Topeka papers are
also represented.
Well bet yellow dog there was
more noise to the square inch yes.
terday than there was last year on
the first day of the reunion.
The old soldiers who heard Mrs.
Mary +. Lease speak Wednesday
afternoon will ever have a warm
place in their hearts for her.
Norman Crowell, the engineer, is
doing his best to keep the water
supply big enough, but we will tell
you right now, he won't stand much
kicking.
Comrades Hartley, McGregor.
Daniels. Weaver and Do,y and Col
Weldy are still doing valiant ser
vice. but they are beginning TO
show signs of wear and tear.
County Attorney Mcneil is OIL
the grounds with an able corps OF
assistants and the gamblers and
. onlidence men would better make
themselves conspicuous by their
absence.
Col. Weldy arrived on the grounds
Saturday and as usual is III bust
ness clear up to his neck. He in
tends to give everybody a fair show.
but speakers must not be too long
windcd.
Where are all those gamblers we
have read so much about: They
seemed to have missed the date.
We seem to be short OF girls also
this year, but they may come in la
ter on.
The license committee has done
rood work an / the stand men ap.
pear TO be satisfied. The committee
is composed of J. p. Hartley, J. NJ.
Cooper aud L. NJ. Kitchener, all old
soldiers.
We expected to chapcrone the
Female Brass Band, but since they
come with their fathers and moth
ers, and their uncles and their
atints. we have concluded to let
that job out.
Since the Cubbison gambling law
went into effect the name of Hart.
ley's "Helrs Half Acre" has been
changed to the Evangelical Quar-.
ter Section" Only mild and legal
skin gam, allowed.
l.. G. Jones, the rustling agent of
the Kansas City Journal, was on
the ground bright and early yes,er.
day morning. He will send in
complete reports OF the reunion to
his paper each evening.
The association is under obliga.
tons to Comrades Willard, Per-
kins, Hornor and Naylor for the use
of their lands for camping purpos-
es. Until we are able to buy we
have to borrow.
The gambling devices were con-
spicuous by their absence. Even
Barney Kelly failed TO make II kick
and Chetopa Quaker preacher
would have been secure against the
enticements of Camp Logan this
year.
Henry Scott of the Indian Terri
tory tells fearful story about IA
man down there who got "A mar
riage license and also license 10
keep jack at the same time and
when he went to get married he got
the papers mixed, the preacher was
blind and in the confusion used the
wrong license. Henry says he don't
know whether it will be mule or a
Cherokee.
EDITORS DAILY NEws:-Has not
your city government enterprise
and patriotism enough to fill the
gullcys and chuck holes on the
streets around Reunion park? What
is pour street commissioner doing!
Have you u street commissioner
and is he an old soldier! Any 9th.
er city in Kansas holding such n
big reunion would have repaired
all those bad places.
JOHN JOHNSON.
All other reunions pale into in.
Significance when compared with
the one held at Baxter. Here is
where the old soldiers meet by
thousands, and they are almost
sure to meet some of their compa-
ny or regiment here. This is one of
the secrets of the success of the Bax-
ter reunions. Another aud more
potent factor in the success of these
reunions is that they are properly
managed and are held on the best
camp grounds in the United States.
Some people are alarmed ut the
advent of the Russian thistle in
northern Kansas. After fourteen
years of prohibition we are not very
uneasy about the Russian thistle.