Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-09-17
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER II.
SKETCH BOOK OF BAXTER.


In BENJAMIN Franklin's adopted
state, known as the Keystone State
and settled and once owned by a
Quaker whose treaty with the Indi'
ans furnished one of the most I'M
portant and interesting episodes in
the history of the state, was born a
baby boy, whose fathers name was
one of those few names that may
be found in every city and town in
America. This boy was born In
1910, the same year that the first
Harrison was elected president. 1t
was a very exciting presidential
campaign, and no man that voted
then has ever been able to forget
that election.
In 1850, ten years later, a date that
marks the last distinguished COM
promise of Henry Clay called the
Omnibus Bill" marks also on the
of coast Wales, three thousand
miles from the first the birth OF a
beautiful baby girl. How can these
two distinct events be related! 1t
is only single illustration of the
mighty changes that cover this
ever changing globe. Their par
ents migrated to the same state
and father and mother of each OF
those two children after life OF
toll and usefulness slept in the
same graveyard. The boy grew to
manhood and with western push
found business in New Mexico.
There, when the civil war broke out
he enlisted in the regular army and
for five years he was soldier. His
regiment was called to the Potomac
and there he witnessed all that war
can present. He was in many OF
those great battles which in the his
tory of the world have never been
surpassed. The reader can call to
mind the battle of Fredericksburg.
where the Union forces under Gen.
erai Burnside lost more than twelve
thousand, and the battle OF Chan
celiorsvilie, where the Union forces
lost more than seventeen thousand,
so soon to be followed by the battle
of Gettysburg-the greatest battle
of the war and one of the thirteen
great battles of the world. 1t was
in this great struggle, when the
Confederates lost more than twenty
thousand, that our hero was severe
" wounded, but he continued on
until after the close of the war,
when he returned to his home in
Minnesota where the little girl,
whom he had known before the
war, had grown to womanhood. In
1868 they were married and since
then have written their names Mr..
and Mrs. W. W. Jones.
In 1852 they came to Baxter where
they have been engaged in bust
ness for the past IL years. AT the
time of the Baxter boom they aided
much in building up the north end
of Military street. The Jones block
has ever been conspicuous, as Mrs.
Jones has always occupied one of
the store rooms for her millinery
business.
Mr.. tones health has been very
poor for several years; last year he
spent a few months in California
and was 90 much improved that
upon his return they concluded to
sell out their business in Baxter
and aftep,visiting their old friends
and relatives in Minnesota, to move
to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buchan gave re-
ceptior for them TO some forty or
more of their friends before their
departure. II was beautiful moon
light evening and all enjoyed them
selves greatly until the close, when
il was hard to say goodbye to those
who have been such faithful citi-
zens of Baxter Springs. We are GER
tain no face will be more missed
than the interesting face of Mrs.
Jones, whose business has flour
ished for sixteen years.
The NEWS wishes them much joy
in their visit to the scenes of their
early childhood; also health and
prosperity in their future home in
California. We shall ever hope to
send them good news through their
old horse paper. Is. 0. N.
Do Not Be Imposed on.
Always insist on getting Foley's
Honey and Tar, as 1t lie positively,
absolutely and unqualifiedly the