Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-05-20
SATURDAY, MAY 20.
ne WAS FROM MISSOURI.
THEY ALL HAD TO SNOW NINA

HE WAS FROM MISSOURI.
THEY ALL MAD TO SNOW NINA.
A. Mr.. Rose, gentleman as pleas.
ant and agreeable az the flower
whose name he bears; a respected
and law abiding citizen of Dailas
county, NO., on his way to his rela.
tives at Caney, this state, accom-.
panied by his little herd of calves.
crossed the dead line of Springval-
ley township, 10 side tracked at
Keeiville to await the inspection of
his herd by the cattle inspector of
this district The Cherokee County
Live Stock Assoshiation and the
Sanitary Board of the great state of
Kansas, In addition to inspections
by deputy sherifts ct. al. too tire
some to mention. There were, Il 10
said, lively times about the usually
quiet little burg of Keelville. Each
discovery made. az the various in.
spectore proceeded, added to the
excitement and those three days
and nights will never be forgotten
by Mr.. Rose, the calves and some of
the nervous spectators. Inspection
No. I, by Mr.. Collins was unevent.
full, save for the discovery and re.
moval of a few wood ticks, Missouri
chiggers and one insect described
in THEOLOGY az the Lone Star tick.
AS a result of the Investigations q
clean bill of health and a safe pass.
port through the "trochas" of Lyon
township to his destination was
rendered Mr.. Rose who paid the fee
Csc per head and took sigh of re.
lief. But alas! and aliases. This
ticket permitted stop over" priv.
leges and Mr.. Rose with his clean
bill of health carefully folded in his
inside pocket retired to his ship Of
the plains" to allow his nerves TO
relax, thinking of an early and un.
molested start the following morn.
ing. What a mistake! For during
that calm, tranquil night the lovers
of good government, the terrors to
evil doors and law breakers, the at.
las or "atlasses" on whose shoul.
ders rest the great responsibilities
and future destinies of this corner
of Kansas resolved to acI To Do!
To Undo! To Hoodoo! To Shearer!
Mr.. Collins and his work. The
Cherokee County Live Stock Asso.
shiation by request of himself land
possibly others) circled around like
a bird of prey and lit sduare on the
back of that Rose before he arose.
Then began THE inspection" the
official CD critical, careful unpreju.
diced, anti-boodle inspection. Some
ticks had been found-why not 9TH
ers by others-more of 'em "deadlier
than before" some discovery that
would aid science, give a name, add
fame to the assassination. One tick!
Two ticks! Politics! (See the eli.
max or Battle AK" It's easy. The
search was not fruitless nor was IL
tickless; nor louseless. They got
'em all, put 'em in a tomato can,
took 'em to Columbus, showed 'em
to a "Dockter" named after a cheap
grade of pants. He said the jig
was up. One of the insects was
Spanish" fever tick. He knew it.
II showed plainly the yellow
stripe.
Messengers were sent with tele-
grams to the State Sanitary Board.
Deputy sheriffs were dispatched to
quarantine everything in sight,
H was popping! and Coliins
"ten miles away" This ended the
second day of the seige. Collins
stock had deprecated 100 per cent
and he was lost In the shuttle. The
third day opened with anxious ex-
pectation. The ones who were long
on Law and short on common seuse
were out Of wind and sparriug eau
tisusly for an opening Unto which
they could crawl. The promised
appearance of the assoshiation and
the State Sanitary Board com.
posed of Taylor Riddle, N. C. Camp
bell and r. II. Chamberlain had q
quieting effect. They came-that
lie the Sanitary Board came-and
"derned" II Collins wasn't with
them, but the assassination was for
reasons not known absent. Exam
ination Tor Inspection No. 3 was
then begun and In short order COM
pieted. The Spanish ticks had all
gotten away. The Board instructed
Mr.. Rose to 60 on his way at his
leisure and that they would recon-
mend the tax payers TO foot all
bills; and addressing the spectators
remarked that Mr.. Collins inspec-
ton was always sufficient with
them. -
Working Night and Day
The hs.aiaat and rvai0hfiaaf LITTLE