Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02

CHEROKEE COUNTY, KAr
X. OF p. ATTENTION.
Baxter Lodge, No. Ill, Knights o
Pythias, will hold special meet
ing next Monday evening at 7:3'
o'clock sharp. The degree o
Knight will be conferred on two
candidates and large attendance
is expected. 1t is limited that, 1
banquet will be on the program.
A PLEASANT AFFAIR.
On Tuesday evening some of thu
cribbage players of the town calico
on L. Murray Perkins at his beauti
full home OH Cedar street and en-
joyed the game of cribbage until {
late hour. An elegant COLLATION.
was served at 1890 o'clock.
- OBITUARY.
Died, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1896
Cornelius, the five.year.old son o
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Mcdowell.
Funeral services were held or
Wednesday and the remains in
TERED in the Baxter cemetery.
BRUTAL LUST.
On Thursday of this week Henr,
Watson, big, burly negro, crimi
nally assaulted his ten-year.olt
step daughter at Weir City. Wat
son is in Jail and may be lynched.
Mrs. Vim. March visited in Galcni
Wednesday,.
Miss Nina Pfenning of Joplin Wis
tied in Baxter this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. john 7. Polstcr Wis
tied in Galena Wednesday.
Mrs. A. l.. Harvey and Mrs. c. NJ
tones visited in Galcna Wednesday
J.C. Naylor. Jim Hunter and G. L
Rucker had business in Galeua OF
Wednesday.
Phil Pfcnning came over from
Joplin Monday to look after proper
ty interests here.
Mr.. aud Mrs. c. q. Carroll Of Rog
crs, Ark, were in the city Sunda,
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs
ID. A. Bruner.
Miss Trude kossuan returned
last week from pleasant visit will
her sister and brother, Mr. and Mrs
Phin. Banning, at Ingalls,, Okla.
Vitor Boone is visiting his uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Coma
way, at Dcs Moires, Iowa. Mr.
Conaway is state pr.uter of Iowa.
MARRIED the residence OF tn,
brides parents near Crcstlinc, OF
Wednesday, Dec. 30. 1896, Mr.. Chas
to Miss Ola Raymer, Rev
White officiating.
J. =. Mcdonald OF Winfield, Kan
sas. was in town Monday looking
over the situation regarding th'
of 4 bank at thi,
place. Mr.. Mcdonald was at on,
time in the banking business a
Winfield.
Everybody should pa;ronize the
college now. the prices are low
enough for anybody and the ad
vautages are much superior &c
the public school. Many parents
realize this aud are taking advan.
tage OF it.
Constable John Jones took Porter
Boyd TO Columbus Tuesday &c
serve a Jail sentence. Boyd wat
found guilty of assault mud was
fined $40 aud costs. Not being able
10 liquidate he will be compelled Ia
in what is known as the
county Jail.
Geo. NcCulloch of the Quapaw
reserve got on too big a load oi
jag juice" Tuesday night and was
locked up by Marshal Gill. Wedues.
day morning lie was arraigned be-
fore Police Judge English and Ell.
tered plea of guilty. The fine
and trimmings amounted to 81.
]. c. Naylor has returned from
Arkansas with bunch of cattle
We haven't seen them, but under.
stand they came 100 in car. The
gang at the Red Onion had Naylor
Iuarantined, but lie stayed away so
ong that it is believed all danger
IF infection is past.
Assistant United States District
Attorney Rankin Mason of Topeka
vas in town Eaprsday on business
n United S,ates Commissioner
court. Ii will probably be
Attorney General Mason
n a few days, as, it is understood
hat Attorney-Geperal-Elect Boyle
will make Mr.. Mason his-assistant.
Excuse me-" observed the man in
'pectacles, "but l nm surgeon,
md that is not where his liver is.'
Never You mind where his liver is,"
.etOrted the ofherf aff IL vvaa in