Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-01
BY BENEDICT BURR.

handsome homes, low rente anu
low cost of living, cheap fuel, pure
water supply. boating facilities,
rapid transportation, magnificent
tributary region, matchless land
scape, genial climate-these aud
other attractions must be expert
enced to be realized.
There are here a fine representa-
ton of secret, social and fraternal
societies, three good lodge halls, a
prosperous bank, fine Touring mill,
elevator, two lumber yards, several
hotels, two newspapers. fine town
hall, opera house, electric light
plant, large planning mill.
There are countless tasty resi-.
dences of the best type of home
architecture. Very noticeable are
those of L. Murray Perkins, Capt. ].
S. Price, Ira C. Perkins, R. Fl. Sands,
J. N. Mcdonald, John Cheshire, Col.
VIM. March, John N. Cooper, W. E.
Price, Chas. F. Noble, C. A. Diveley,
+. E. Meads, DR.. +. d. Barber, T. B.
Mckinney, DR.. A. o. Dewitt, DR.. /.
Z. Stryker, DR.. c. H. Shriner, C. A.
Childs, W. S. Norton, J. C. Haskell,
J. r. Tucker, George Haines, S. o.
Noble, B. S. Warner, W. W. Scott, A.
r. Kane, W. II. Hornor. Louis Beck,
A. d. C. Harvey, John T. Polster, J.
II. Humphrey, and many others
like worthy of note.
A drive hereabouts reveals many
fine farms, such estates as those OF
Mrs. G. G. Gregg, John Banning, r.
o. Thomas, VIM. Buchan, John
John Lucky, ia. Ellis, Abe
Swalley, Peter Covert, Joe Peters, ].
S. b. Willis, Enos Campbell, Alex.
Warner, Tom Embry. Chas. F. Eb-
1. N. Lynch, E. A. Haines,
Allen Anderson, Geo. Beall, S. 7.
Coe, ]. p. Beltzhoover. Jacob Filter,
VIM. Calls, r. H. Davis, James A.
Hunter, Mrs. J. C. Painter, J. H. Bal
lard, Alex. Gould, ]. B. Opperman,
". Stone, Eek. Governor Samuel ].
II. c. Commons, ]. r.
Commons, Mart Hubbard, Walter
Won Wedeli, Jas. Large, ]. c. and
W. ]. Naylor, d. S. Chubb, p. ].
Mrs. E. H. Tousey, A. w.
Abrams. ]. p. McNaughton, and
whole raft more of practical agri-
Accompanying these general
notes are extended special mention
of prominent mercantile enter.
prises and moving and guiding
spirits of this community. Not all
are enumerated, as time at disposal
would not permit. Again, at the
time of my visitation individuals
we're not present to set forth facts.
II would have been q pleasure to
have included all. A perusal of
those outlined will serve as an in
dex TO the whole.
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DANIELS & HARTLEY are a
strong, reliable and favorably
known firm, whose energies are de-
voted to handling real estate. They
aleo act as loan agents and give
attention to collections, pay
taxes for non.residents, and in fact
fully conserve the entire field in
this line. C. W. Daniels and ]. p.
Hartley are the co-partners. Both
gentlemen came here some 10 years
ago, the former from Chicago and
the latter from Muncie, Indiana.
Mr.. Daniels is also a notary and fire
insurance underwater. He repre-
ssnts coterie of the strongest cor
porations in existence, having as.
sets away up ID the millions. Some
Eve years ago this firm was estab-
lished. They drive big business;
they have builetined a fine list of
small and large farms, improved
and unimproved lands, choice town
property here and elsewhere in
Cherokee county; their advice and
q assistance will be found invaluable
to prospective purchasers; they are
with every foot of land in
this district; they have convenient
Offices on the ground floor and
make everybody welcome. This
firm has contributed much to de-
veiopment here. They are liberal
users Of printers ink, spend hun
dreds of dollars annually TO bring
this region to the attention of the
public, and are always fore
most In aiding all commendable
local affairs. Correspondence from
any source will receive prompt at
and should be addressed TO
Daniels q Hartley, Baxter Springs,
Kansas. Their references are any
good business man in Cherokee
I. ". EDMISTEN has for come
three years successfully operated
The Racket Store. He carries a
multiplicity of useful, ornamental
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