Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15

| fore he could do so the straw That
broke the cainel's back was laid on
and the material went up in smoke
| Sunday neutrality-suspicious. Post.
Better take out some cyclone in.
surance.
The electric line is good thing
push it along.
Ben Patton went To Kansas City
Tuesday TO rubberncck.
The Gnlena Post. has been made
the official paper of Galena.
c. a. Childs' meal and feed mill
continues to run p hours day.
| Jim Chew forgo, his old age and
took in the circus at Joplin Monday.
George Washington Peterson of
the Galcna Post was in town Sun.
day.
Al. Divelcy sold IA bunch OF cat
tie in Elk county last week for
$l53OO.
The electric line is just what Bax
ter needs. See copy OF charter else
where.
Deputy Sheriff McKillop was in
town Monday evening on official
business.
Ed. N. Davis shipped car load of
hogs of his own raising to Kansas
City Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Il. Fox aud little
daughter, Ruth, of Galcna were in
+ Baxter Tuesday.
Tom Mcbride began his regular
summer job Of sprinkling the bust
ness streets Monday.
Miss frankie Daniels is the proud
possessor of II new bi,'y Gle, Il pres
ent from her parents.
The road south os the Hunter
hill leading To the Territory is in II
horrible condition.
Mayor Norton left sunday even
ing Tor Hot Springs, Ark, to take
treatment for rheumatism.
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{. X. Gould went 10 Kansas City
Monday night on business trip,
returning 10 Baxter Thursday.
John Hart and Jim Gibbons of
Lowell are working on the night
shift at Child's feed and meal mill.
Ben Gibbons and Lou Durham
have put up sort of business di-
rectory at the corner of River and
Military streets.
MIS-. Torrance Conner has return
ed from Indiana. where she attend
ed her mother during the latlrrs
illness aud death.
Mineral has "a newspaper called
the Magnet" 1t is five-column
paper, but we are rather afraid
Mineral can't support it.
Drs. Jones q jones' moved their
offices this week To the second floor
OF the Kooniz building, corner of
Military aud Neosho streets.
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A new paper has made it's APP
pearance in Galena. 1t is called
the "Galena Star" is u weekly and
is edited by A. Fl. Bertram.
Mac Gill, Fod Gill. Frank Hem.
street, II. N. Bacon, Don Fenion
and /. p. Daniels took in Walter l..
Mains circus at Joplin Monday.
Galenn parties have been killing
fish in Brush creek with giant pow
der. The attention of the fish editor
of the Galena Post is called to this
matter.
DIED-On Friday, May z, 1897, at
the home of his father in this city,
George Watson, son of John Wat
son, colorcd, aged eight months.
Interment was made in the Baxter
cemetery.
Vim. Hodgkiss, who lives four
miles southwest of Seneca, was ia
town Tuesday. Mr.. Hodgkiss is a
Sioux Indian, hut he is one of the
most successful farmers in the In
dian Territory. lie has large
farm we'll improved aud generally
raises more stuff than his white
neiglbors. i
The murderers of Matt NcGurk of
Scanimon, who was killed Mt Galcna
February q. haze been arrested.
They are Bill Ilawkins, a white
mnn. aud Jerry McMurray, a negro.
The preliminary hearing of Col.
Alex. Warmer. who is charged with
violating the state banking law,
will be heard before Justice Of the
Peace 7. H. Williams on Monday,
May ~, a, 9 o'clock.