Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-11-28
Mrs. II. F. Hartley Is seriously Ill
at her home on Main street.

Mrs. r.. F. Hartley is seriously Ill
at her home on Main street.
The rains of the past ten days
have been beneficial to wheat.
The justice courts are not rushed Il
with business in Baxter these days. r
a tremendous amount of corn is =
, seen OH the streets of Baxter every
day. u
Another hunting party will leave y
I for the Indian Territory in few =
days. >,
m. Cooper looked after business
interests in Galcna on Wednesday =.
night. n
Police Judge English has had Il
only two cases since the last of Sep
tember. g
Did you have anything to be lC
thankful for Thursday! The NEWS il
hopes you did.
, p. S. Hoke of this city is an appli- !. .
I cant for state job under the new : :
state administration.
John w. Breidenthal has all [,
nounced himself as a candidate for d
United States Senator. u
, Hon. +. c. Little of Abilene has
been appointed private secretary TO o
Governor-elect Leedy. u
, The newly.clected county officers :,
will be inducted into Office on the =,
first Monday in January. G,
Call and inspect our line of
Ladies' and Gents fine shoes at e.
Si.25. Si.5o, So, S2 and So at a
The Baxter Shoe Store. W
r. Seidenstricker of Joplin was in u
town Wednesday in the interest of :
the Joplin brewery. =
Mrs. W. J. Naylor, who has been Y
quite i'll for about two weeks,is ID
improving in health. c,
The merchants are hoping and
praying there will not be any De. a
cember floods this year. d
Some of the country culverts over Al
bitches from six to eight feet deep n
need ratings very badly. n
Mrs. Sallie johnson wen; TO Che Il
topa Tuesday in response to mes <
sage announcing the serious illness CT
of grandchild. Il
There are at present eleven candi- Z
dates for the Baxter postofiice, and
we'll bet that al least ten and maybe
twelve of them will not get it,
Two more patches of poetry were b.
brought in this week, but certified
checks did not accompany them. al
They are out o. sight-therefore. te
NJ. C. Clary has traded half in 'e
terest in his lease near Empire City
for stock of boots and shoes. He c'
will probably open the stock in "
Galena.
You can buy a pair of solid c.
work shoes, oak tanned, inner and II
outer sole aud counter. platform IL
spring movement, ball-bearing Is
journals, gearcd TO $50, at only
$i.25 at Al
The Baxter Shoe Store. II
DIED-On Tuesday. Nov. q, 1885,
the infant child of Mr.. and Mrs X. u
f. Hartley. Funeral services were u
held Wednesday and the remains y
inferred in the Baxter cemetery.
One night last week Nose Patton a,
drove his team into barb wire and el
both horses were badly cut. One OF
them was so badly injured that il la
had 10 be killed Tuesday. The nj
other will get we'll. OF
About twenty members of Baxter
Lodge, No. II, a. +. and A. NJ, went 7,
to Galena Wednesday night 10 visit .;
the Galena lodge and assist in de- \,
gree work. After the evenings :,
work a banquet was enjoyed at
Hoffman's. r
Constable Jones received tcle- n
phone message Thursday from Jop- B
lin officers to arrest Will Taylor al
and Charles Faulkner, who had
stolen Winchester rifle and tent
at that place. Jones found the men 81
about 800 yards below the dam and Il
took them into custody. The Joplin c
officers came over yesterday morn n
ing after them. 81
twill You be cood?" Why =
buy shoddy aud ill-made footwear, :,
on hobo patterns, when you can :,
buy high grade, up.to- date,
durable and stylish goods OF us !,
at prices that make competition a,
climb trees.
The Baxter Shoe Store. n,