Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-09-01
FIRE IN 0ALHNA.

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by fire. A grocery store adjoining
was burned, az was also q resi-.
dence near by. A drug stock oc.
cupied the room under the hall and
was of course totally destroyed.
We don't know what the loss
amounted to in dollars and cents,
neither have we heard anything
about the insurance. The FIRE was
of incendiary origin and started in
the drug store. Galena people in
camp Logan, and there are lots of
them, were greatly excited while
the fire was in progress. The fire
could be seen from the east part of
Camp Logan.
"NO MORE IN EXISTENCE"
II am no more in existence"
wrote Fred Cranz in note Monday
then proceeded to disappear.
Cranz was the proprietor of the
Woodbine saloon until Monday
when he indicted lot of CORES.
pohdence TO his creditors and de.
parted. He 10 well known in Jop-
lin and by the tenor of the mess-
ages he left his friends and credit.
ors were surprised to learn this
morning that he had gone off and
committed suicide Monday night.
He is we'll known in Joplin, having
come here from Salina, Kan, about
two years ago. He was engaged in
the restaurant business at Salina
and failed. Coming to Joplin he
purchased the Saddle Rock res.
taurant and made a success. He
subsequently, sold the Saddle Rock
and went to Galena where he run
the Blue Point restaurant, but
made nothing on, Of IL and short
time ago came back TO Joplin and
bought the Woodbine restaurant
on time, Mr.. J. N. Beale taking a
mortgage on Il and insuring the
payments. The mysterious note
which Cranz left was addressed TO
Mr.. Beale and 10 as follows:
"Protect yourself aud take Wood.
bine at once. am no more in ex-
istence. Keep this not for your
self"
II was known that Cranz has
been dissatisfied with the business
for some time, but but il is believed
that he is not in his right mind,
and the other notes which he left
to other parties. are construed by
those who knew him in a manner
that tends to strengthen that be-
lief.
Mr.. Beale was eeen By a News
Herald reporter and stated that for
aught he knew Cranz was a sui.
eide: that in his opinion the man
had n "ehingie off" somewhere, or
words to that effect. and that he
was left with the restaurant and
some of Cranz's bills to pay.
Cranz has a wife and one child
who reside nj Gaiena. II is report
ed that Cranz was seen at the Frie-
CO station ut Galena Monday night
with his little boy and that he
boarded thu train and left the child
in the depot. 1t is said that Mrs.
Cranz has zen, a message to Mr..
Beale asking him to come to Ga
iena.-Joplin News.Herald.
S. p. Salisbury and Macky Martin
of Columbus are on the police
force.
r. NJ. Cheshire of Columbus was
in camp Wednesday. Mr.. Cheshire
is candidate for probate judge.
We saw lady set a bucket under
the drip Monday 20 catch some
soft water, when u was raining
hard. The idea!
r. v. Miller, trainmaster of the
Memphis Route, is in Camp Logan
looking after the excellent train
service of that road.
The w. r. c. ladies of Chetopa are
on the grounds with about Is men,
bers. Mra. Geo. Lindner. the presi.
dent, 10 with them.
There will be an ice cream supper
at Mount Hope school house on
evening. Sept. s. Pro-
ceede for the benefit of the Sunday
school.
A Galena mans dog died in the
city pound Mt that place after he
had paid the tax on II, and now he
10 kicking. Wei bet he will put in
4 claim for a high price dog.
Dan Nuby of Miami, 1. T.. reports
The death of Major Gen. WIN. Crosse
which occurred at his home in New
Castle, Ind, about the first inst.
Gen. Grose was the first Col. Of the
36th Ind. Infantry.
We are sorry TO say there are
some people who are always kick
ing at everything the association
does. But as their kicking never
does any good we would think they
would quit.
The Sunflower Quartette of Gale
ma, which 10 furnishing vocal music
in the amphitheatre, is said to be
Ihe best musical organization of
The kind in the Southwest. At any
rate il is giving universal satisfac-
lion.
Capt. W. C. Mcmillan of Girard
was a welcome caller at this Office
II was his first visit
10 Camp Logan aud he was thunder
struck at the size of the crowd and
lhe cosmopolitan appearance of the
mushroom city.
The Galena Times correspondent
,ays mosquitoes are thick In Camp
Logan. Now, the fact of the matter
10, he 10 mistaken. There are no
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