Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-07-29
Lyon roWNsnIP NEWS.
Keeiville, Kansas. July 20.


good work on bad roads.
The family of J. w. Schenck have
all been sick this week.
James Skidmore was rustling in
surance here Wednesday.
Paul Burns and Will Murphy are
still hauling of white corn.
There 10 great deal of sickness,
particularly among children.
Farmers are all very busy. Some
have begun their fall blowing.
A. B. Lacan and family spent
Sunday at Sherwin with Mr.. Porter.
Fred Miller Uhe blind boy) wac
reported dangerously Ill Wednes-
day.
We understand John B. Davies
and Frank Miller went the Lewellen
bond.
W. w. Winchester is able TO be
out again after a weeks serious
sickness.
The prospect (he assured fact
rather) of q corn crop is UMPIRE
lcedented.
Mrs. Ellen Dill was called to Che
topa Saturday to see her mother,
who 10 quite sick.
Asei johnson was in the neigh
borhood last Sunday visiting old
comrades and friends.
Frank Miller left last week for a
few weeks visit at his old home in
Greenwood county.
Geo. Davis, who was feeding a
thresher last week and took sick, is
not able to resume work.
N. Blackburn went 10 Galena
Wednesday where he will erect for
Geo. Allen q $1,000 residence.
DR.. Stryker and C. r. Gould of
Baxter attended the Proctor eale of
horses at Chetopa last week.
The mining fever has again
struck Dan Correll and he resumed
operations in Galena Monday.
The scare about the army worm
: has about subsided. In the first
place IL wasn't the army worm.
Grandpa Shelley is able to be out
again and lie driving fine horse he
recently purchased from Roper.
Geo. Ogden having completed a
four.months contract with Billy
Stowell is arranging to locate at
Galena.
Hogs are considered good prop
erty now and owing to the low price
of corn everybody is holding and
feeding.
A cylinder head blew out of La
munion's ,hresher engine Wednes-
day while at work at Paul Burns.
Nobody hurt.
4 Gage Slusser 10 hauling green
lumber from the Territory for i'm
provsments on his farm. Gage 10
one OF the old settlers.
Philip Bulger has moved the
house just vacated half a mile west,
TO his home property and now has
plenty of room for all purposes.
Darnell brothers, the blacksmiths
at Keelville, suffered small loss
by robbery of their house during
their absence last Saturday night.
A social dance was held at Mr..
Triggs' Saturday evening. All pres
ent had a fine time until the fiddle
got it's neck broken. Then il was
'.all off"
Lafayette Holcomb, member OF
Seventh Reg. Inf. Band stationed
since the war at Detroit. left Mon
day to join his regiment. He ex-
poets TO be sent to the Philippines
soon.
Peter Will hauled corn to Baxter
Tuesday and Wednesday and got
3Oc cash. This beats Columbus BY
&c per bushel. Besides Pete says
they don't test il. smell Il and final.
ly take IL as an accommodation.
Some sickness is reported among
the horses, which is not under
stood, though il appears to be a
lung affection. John Davis lost a
valuable animal a few days ago
and Tom Street has one about dead,
J. A. r. Elliott. champion wing
shot of the world, land well known
here) was lately arrested in Colorado
just after contest with live birds.
The society for the prevention OF
cruelty to animals caused his ar
rest.
During thunder storm last Sat.
urday evening lightning struck the
house of Vim. T. Gentle tearing of
shingles and making big hole BY
the chimney. No one was injured
} though "balls of fire" danced at Mr.,
r Gentle's feet.
We hear little concerning the
mines on the Jarrett farm. Last re.
ports were that a good vein of coal
had been found. This 10 more
: probable than that good body OF
jack will be discovered, but either
: will be welcomed.