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FIGHT THE OLEO BILL.
Live Stock Men Appear Before Senate
Committee.

Washington. Dec. 19.-The senate
committee on agriculture today began
the consideration Of the oleomargarine
bill by hearing persons interested in
the measure which recently passed
the house.
A large majority of those present
were opponents of the bill and it was
stated that as the friends of the meas
ure had not beer heard before the
house committee they would be given
the preference in he present hearing.
Senator Proctor. chairman of the com.
mittee, asked them to be as brief as
possible so as to allow the committee
to conclude it's labors very soon. The
oleomargarine men generally COM
planned of having received very short
notice and most of them asked for
more time.
Hon. John w. Springer appeared in
behalf of the National Live Stock as
ISOLATION, in opposition to the bill.
Congressm.. Grout and Ex-Governor
Hoard of Wisconsin We're the only per-
sons present supporting the bill.
Mr.. Grout was first heard. He is
the author Of the bill and was permit
ted to make an explanation of its pro-
visions. He went over practically the
same ground covered in his argument
when the bill was before the house.
al argument in support of the bill,
saying that it's purpose is that of pre-
venting the counterfeiting OF food so
far as the federal government had
power to do that.
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IL reach. Til" Indians had enough
Our supporting fire had killed twenty
OF the crowd and the rest ran. It seems
the chief, while he was parIeying with
Bat, made a secret motion to the
braves behind him, and Bat caught on.
got the drop. Otherwise We would
have had another massacre.
Il tell YOU, hat man Little Bat was
"A fighter Denver Times.
, 1900-12-20

The police Of Cincinnati state that
there are two lovers in that city who
have been engaged to be married for
he last fifteen years. This postpone
mont Of the fateful plunge. however,
. not due to the prospective BRIDE
room being a laggard In love; still
sas II II due to the bride proving un-
iuly COY The simple explanation IL
hat no time has occurred during The
tbovs period when they we're both out
u prison At the same time.
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kraus... n..d.eh. c.p.uI..

an. unlike anything prepared in Amer
tca. They were first prescribed by DR.
Krause. Germans famous court ply
sician. long before antipyrine was dis
covered, and are almost marvellous. q
speedily do they curs the most distress
Ing cassA Prize u esnts. Sold b,
CAas- N. Ssessla. psoasse druggist.
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sons life is in danger. A neglected
cough or cold may Don become Ter
ious and should be stopped at once.
One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures
coughs and colds and the worst cases
OF Group, bronchitis, grippe and other
throat and lung troubles. Laramie
Drug Company.
, 1900-12-20
The Best Cold Cure

is one you can take without Interrupt
ton to business. One that does not
effect the head or hearing like the con
tinued use OF Quinine, One that cures
speedily and leaves you feeling fresh
and ..arheaaed SUrh = Il IL
krause's Cold Cure sTtee - eents,
Sold by Chas. n Setseta Ptraaer drug,
Hist.
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II you would have an appetite like a
bear and a relish for your meals take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. They correct disorders Of the
stomach and regulate the liver and
bowels. Price 25 cents. Samples free
at F. H. Egeleston's.
, 1900-12-20

The heart which can carry the bur
dens and sorrows of ever the most for
saken, which can make room for the
griefs and tolls and cares of the hap
less multitude, is filled without meas
ure with the life and love of Cod
Charles F. B.. Mel.
, 1900-12-20

Twenty-seven japanese and II Chi
uese officers are attached to the Ger
man army for instruction. being rep
resentatives Of other foreign armies.
, 1900-12-20
UNION PACIFIC TIME TABLE

Passenger trains arrive in Laramie
as follows and remain only five min
utes
West-Bound.
No. ], Overland Limited. .11:20 p N.
No. 3, Pacific Express. ....1O:50 a. N
No. ), Mail and Express. 2:10 p. III
No. 1Ol, Fast Mail........12:30 a. m.
East-Bound.
No. 2. Overland Limited. AIS a. m.
No. /, Atlantic Express. ...12:15 p. III.
No. 6, Mail and Express. HIPS p. N.
No. 1O2, Fast Mail .10:35 pm.
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Married a Squaw.

BAT was born in St. Charles coun-
ty, Missouri. and | guess he was about
50 years old. | saw him first in 1850.
| was about 10 then and he was prob
ably the same age. We both worked
for the American Fur company, with
the rifle, and afterward went to scout
ing. There was a squaw working for
the government at Fort Washable, and
the minute Bat laid eyes on her he
says: She's mine, if l have to pay
twenty horses for her. The usual
Bat paid that. He was a scout under
Custer and Crook. | saw him last in
1882. when | was a scout at Fort Gus
ter. He was then farming with the
Shoshone Indians, his wife's people,
and was, | believe, up to the day of his
death. After that he went down into
Nebraska, near Crawford, farming.
Bat had trouble with his squaw before
he had her twenty-four hours. He
looked too long at another Indian wo-
man and she got jealous. She took a
razor and went out to the corral, by
George, and shaved his pony's tail. Say
if you want to insult a white scout, put
a squaw up to shaving his pony's tail.
It's worse than to refuse to drink with
a Kentucky colonel. If a mans got
any fighting blood he'll fight right
then. Bat did. He went out to clean
up the whole Shoshone reservation on
account of the insult, but they all went
down on their knees and Bat never hit
a man when he was down.
Six Lives in Six Shots.
Old Bat was quick as lightning with
a gun. We were out with Custer not
long before the massacre, fooling
around on the Big Horn in Wyoming,
when a party of Indians surprised us.
There were just ten in our row and
the Indians had about 200. They
knew. though, that for every man kill
ed on our side we could bring out ten.
while a man killed for them was a dead
loss. So they were leary about rub
bling up against us. They were shoot
ing from behind trees. Between us was
a big open space, without a tree or a
stump in sight. We We're fighting
across 1t. In about half and hour a
chief stepped out and made some mo
lions. Bat went out to meet him. They
shook hands in the middle Of the oper
space and were parleying when all Of
a sudden Bat pulled his III and sen
a bullet through the chiefs heart
That vas one The other red mel
jumped out. and in one, two, three or
der Bat brought down FIVE more. Thel
he dubbed his gun and beat the brain
out Of the big buck who had come with
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Old papers &c per hundred 4 The
Republican office.
, 1900-12-20
BAT, SCOUT
AN OLD COMPANION TELLS
ABOUT HIS EX-
PGOITS.
Fear An Unknown Feeling-Fighting
Indians Was His Greatest Pleas
ure-Type That is Rapidly Vanish
ing-kilIed in Bar Room
BrawI.

Baptiste GARNER, the old scout who
was killed in a brawl over a bar at
Crawford, Neb., was one of the land
marks of the days when the western
country flowed with blood of Indians
and soldiers-when man carried
his life in his hands. ready
to risk it at the drop of
the hat. Bill Christy. Denver's famous
clothes. is known as Mr.. Charles
Christy. was Carriers side-part-
ner in many a scrap with
the redskins and declares that no
drawer man ever lived. On the tomb
stone his name appears "Baptiste
GARNER" His companions of the fight
ing days knew him as Little Bat,
because he was short and chunky;
Bat. the abbreviation of Baptaste, a
word quicker to the tongue and easier
to carve in bullets which carried death
messages to many a red man from his
trusty rifle. Sometimes they called
him Red Bat" a name suggested by
a heavy shock OF red hair which made
him n shining mark against the black
background of hills in the Bad Lands.
How Bat Routed an Army.
Well said Bill Christy, that man
Bat was one of the biggest little men
that ever got bead on a squirrels eye
or knocked an Injun from his horse.
He didn't know what it was to trem-
BILE. and I'm not surprised that he
crossed the divide with his boots on. |
was with him in a scrap in the Bad
Lands. up OF the Missouri, in II.
There We're four of us. and we had
messages to carry from Fort Meade
t. Fort Lincoln. 1t was growing dusk
n day when we stopped in a hole in
the hills for a rest. We We're sitting
there talking when eighty painted In
dams rode up to the crest of a hill sew
enty-fve yards away. They caught
sight of us and opened fire. We lay
there with the bullets tearing up the
lust around us until the pesky red
skins got too wild, then We let'em have
it. We fought for three hours. Then
Bat jumped out of the hole onto his
horse.
wait here for me- he said. I'm
going to make them devils cut the
wind
We'll. before we knew what he
was up to, he was off on n dead lope,
yelling back at us to keep our fire. We
kept it, too. We poured lead into hat
crowd as fast as we could load, and
Bat rode right at EN-. shooting with
both hands and holding the bride in
his teeth. By George. sir. the Indians
turned tail, every n of EN-, and cut
the wind just like Bat said. Then he
came back, laughing. and said he'd be
.doggonned if any redskins could bluff
him, only he didn't say it in parlor
talk.
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Old papers sse per aaaarel At me
Republican anncA
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Almost any form Of legal blank may
b had at The Republican once
, 1900-12-20

Widowsrs. like tumbisd-down hous-
Q shonio be repaired.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
BUSINESS NOTICE.

Mrs. Meyerding 10 now doing res.
taurant business at only one stand.
She has vacated the room next
south of the postoifice aud moved
the fixtures to the room next south
at DENTS grocery, where she has
fitted up a first class cafe. Hot
nieala aud lunch served at all
hours. AT her present place of
business che also conducts u bake.
~ the ovens of which are presided
over by first class baker.
Mrs. Mryerding makes n special.
" of furnishing meals and lunch
at public sales. and parties con.
trnplating making sales will save
lots Of trouble and worry by turn
ing the eating part of the matter
over to her.
At her restaurant the heat ct ser.
vice IL given and good looking and
polite waitresses attend You.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
GUITARS AND rlAND0LINs.
Send No Money, Sold Direct
From Factory at Factory
Prices.

To introduce our musical goods we will
for 80 days send to you a fine So guitar.
mahogany finish. spruce tops for s. rs.
Will send il to your express Office subject
to examination. call in any expert must.
clan to examine it and IL you find il per
fectly satisfactory pronounced by every
one the grandest bargain ever seen OF
heard OF. equal in material and finish and
superior in tone to instruments that others
sell at two to three times our price. Pay
express agent our special offer price s. rs
and express charges will add about soc
for each 500 miles. We will also inclose
our musical catalogue. These instruments
are made in our factory by the very best
improved machinery and every one Is fully
guaranteed. Cut this ad out and send to u.s.
Give full address and we will send You the
guitar. You run no risk in ordering for
you see the instrument before you pay one
cent and we further agree il you should
become dissatisfied within go days after
you get the guitar IL you will send ii back
to US at onr expense We will return you
what you paid for il. Order at once.
l. S. PURCELL MANUFACTURING Co..
3II Broadway, Hannibal. Mo.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
Just Saved Ills Life.

II was u thrilling escape that
Charles Davis Of Bowerston. o.,
lately had from frightfu death.
For two years IL severe lung trouble
constantly grew worse until il
seemed he must die of consump.
ton. Then he began to use DIR.
Kings New Discovery and lately
wrote: 1T gave instant relief and
effected ~ permanent cure" Such
wonderful cures have for y years,
proven ii's power to cure all throat.
cheat aud lung troubles. Price Dc
and -. Every hottie guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at A. k. kane's
drug store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
JOHN LAMAR DEAD.

John W. Lamar, an old veteran
died at his home In this city lasl
Saturday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. De.
ceased had been'i III long time.
Mr.. Lamar served his country
during the war of the rebellion, EN-.
listing twice, the second time as q
member of Co. Il. 148lh Indiana.
He leaves a wife to mourn HE
death.
Funeral services were held Sun
day, conducted by Baxter Post. No
l23. Grand Army OF the Republic
of which the deceased was a mem
Der. Intrrment was made In u Z
Baxter cemetery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
RED TOP SEED.
FOUR HUNDRED BUSHELS of
Choice Home Grown Red Top
Seed for sale.
L. D. BREWSTER.
the SMITHFIELD CAVE.

The discovery of the cave neal
Smithfield, north of Galena, on q
lease owned by George aud Charles
Rains continues to attract atten
ton and after the holidays Prof
Haworth. geologist of the Kansas
state university. has promised 10
come down and make a thorough
examination of the wonder. BE.
sides the coal tar formation already
described the excavation contains
other strange things.
II has not only n subierranean
river, but also miniature Niagara,
which plunges into lake of some
four acres. This lake has no blind
OF other fsh in il 40 far az discov.
cred. but Is thickly dotted with a
plant similar to the lotus plant ex.
cept that the leaves and stalks are
all of a cream color. The shores of
this lake are covered with spar
sand, but farther back the floor of
the cave 10 covered with asbestos
boulders from the size of pea TO
good sized pumpkin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
ORDNANCE NO. 60.

An ordinance ordering the childs' Grain
and Milling Co. to put In and furnish four
sixteen candle power electric lights on GER
tain streets in the CITY of Baxter Sprinos
Kansas.
Be il ordained by the mayor and coun:
cilmen of the city Of Baxter Springs:
Section I. The Childs' Grain and Mill.
ing Company Of the city Of Baxter Sprines.
Kansas. are hereby instructed and ordered
10 proceed Al once or within Ten fro, A.,
after the passage and publication Of ~
ordinance to put in and furnish bubIic
electric lights lin conformity with the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
0HoloalcAL SURVEY.

Since last July the government
has had a surveying party In this
locality with q view of preparing
an exhaustive report of the Joplin
mining district as well as the en-
tire county. The work has been In
charge of the U. s. Ge6logist II. f.
Balm. and the work 10 now about
completed. A summary of the work
will be printed some time in Jsnu.
airy. The highest point in Joplin 10
at the water works reservoir which
is-l060 feet above the sca, level. At
the court house in Joplin the eleva.
ton Is 1903 feet, while the Carthage
court house is placed at exactly the
same figures. The highest point in
Carthage il near the southern linn
its. 1854 feet. so IL will be seen that
Joplin IN gu higher ground than
Carthage. At Webb City the eleva
ton at the Exchange Bank is l.0O3
feet; at Galena the school house el-
ovation is 078 The Missouri Pacific
bridge at OronogO IL 975 feet. At
Duenweg the highest point is LOIS
feet; Alba In 0s4 feet and a point
near Waco IL S8s feet. The maps TO
he published will be embodied In
two sections; one TO include joplin
and Galena; the other Webb City.
Cartrrville and Carthage, with I'll,
surrounding country.
These maps will be quite elabor.
ate. They will he on the scale Of
one inch 10 the mile and will show
every farm house. every school
house. every church, every mine, all
the streams and all the roads of the
district surveyed. No attempt will
he made 10 show the location of the
houses IN the towns nor the streets
aud alleys.
THE amount of fall in Spring
River IN considerable as shown by
two measurements M follows: Al
the upper bridge above the dam.
northeast of Carthage, the ordinary
water level is 946 feet above the sea
level. while at Baxter Springs, be.
low the dam the water level is 775
feet above the sea level; this shows
a fall of III feet in Spring river be-
tween the two points. In such
streams az the Mississippi and
some Of the Illinois prairie streams
the fall 10 only an inch or two to the
mile in many places. Where Shoal
creek runs into Spring river at
Lowell below Galena, Kansas. the
elevation is 7S4 feet at the water
level al the ford below the dam.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
FOR FEWER ELECTIONS.

X. Cubbison, senator-elect from
Wyandotte county, will make an eff.
fort at the coming session of the
legislature to have an amendment
submitted at the next election,
which will provide that ali state
and county officers shall be elected
1t one general election for q term
If four years. and be ineligible for
u second term. Senator Cubbison
believes there are too many cleo
tons in Kansas, and that they are
not only useless expense to the
state, but that they have a tendency
10 interfere with business that can.
not be estimated in dollars and
cents. Senator Cubbison says:
II believe we would have affairs
petter administered by limiting the
tenure of state aud county officials
to one term. II has proven so in
states where they are eligible to the
same Office but once. When an off,
cial Ia elected under these circum.
stances his sole am bitiou, IL he is o
man Of principle, Ia to make rec.
ord that will be credit to him and
The Office he fills. He 10 not ham,
uered by the fear of failing to se.
cure second term, for he can't get
it. anyway. lie shows favors to
none. but treats all as they should
he treated. This proposed change
will. know. not be received favora.
bly by those who make their living
or a good part of it, in political
campaigns, but believe a majority
of the people OF all parties in Kan
saa favor L."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
Brave men Fall

Victims to stomach. liver and kid
ney troubles, as well as women. and
all feel the results in loss of appe.
,ite, poisons in the blood, backache
nervousness. headache and tired
listless. rundown feeling. Blu,
there's no need to feel like that. j
W. Gardner, of Idaville. Ind. says
Electric Bitters are just the thing
for man when he don't care wheth.
er he livee or dies. II gave me new
strength and good appetite. I can
now eat anything and have a new
lease on life. Only 80 cents. at A. r
r. Kane's drug store. Every bottle
guaranteed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
FREE TUiTlONi

In T-lrgraphy. Shorthand or
Bookkeeping at ~ aud Main streets,
Kansas City. Mo. The Recognized
Leader. To all students who ru
roll during December ar srnd nr
tuition for three months term 10,
biography $40. shorthand $25. or
bookkeeping $40 we will give three
months free. This offer is good to
but one person from a town, and il
made to get representatives from
different places. One month free
to those who enter between Jan. la,
and 18th. You can write any paper
in Kansas City as to our reliability,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
The Best Plaster.

A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
bound to the affected parts is super
ior to any plaster. When troubled
with lame back or pains in the side
or chest, give II u trial and yon are
certain to be more than pleased
with the prompt relief which it af-
fords. Pain Balm also cures rheu.
matism. One application giver re-
lief. For sale by A. r Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
PROPOSALS for Bids.

Sealed bids will be received at my Office
until o'clock p. m. Dec. ~. 1900. for
furnishing and constructing a curb and
guttering along Military street beginning
at the southwest corner of block 7 and
measuring 100 feet. then the next IS feet
to be curbed and guttered and lot 2
in block 6; and lots I. q. 3. 4. S and 6 in
block 9 of the original plat of Baxter
Springs. Kansas, in accordance with ordi-
nance No 81. For further information
apply to the city clerk. c. A. WILLIS.
City Clerk.
Baxter Springs. Kansas. Dec "a. 1900.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
BAXTER 1AsONs ELECT.

At the last regular meeting OF
Baxter Lodge. No. Il. A. F. and A,
N. the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term:
w. NC. r. Noble.
s. VIC. J. Fribley.
]. VS.. II. Smith.
Secy-A. L. Harvey.
Treas-J. b. Opperman.
Tyler-Horris Doty.
8. d. d. Brewster.
J.D-T. u. Mckinney.
s. S.-J. ]. Fribley.
]. S.-Wm. CalliR.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22

The Topeka Daily State Journal
will cover fully and accurately the
coming session of the Kansas leg
isiature. II will be mailed 20 any
address In Kansas, or elsewhere,
sixty calendar days for sixty cents,
one hundred days for q.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
All kinds of Nuts at Dents
Kane engraves goods free OF
charge if they are bought of him.

If you would have an appetite like
a bear aud relish for your meals
take Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. They correct disor-
ders of the stomach and regulate
the liver and bowels. Price - cents.
Samples free at Kane's drug store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
Paid Dear for His Leg.

B. d. Balton of Thackerville, Tex.
in two years paid over 500 to doc.
tors to cure running sore on his
leg. Then they wanted to cut il off,
but he cured il with one box OF
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Guaran.
teed cure for piles. % cts. box.
Sold by A. r. Kane, druggist.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22

Dr.. C. J. Bishop, Agnew, Mich,
sage: II have used Foley's Honey
and Tar Ia three very severe cases
of pneumonia with good results in
every case" There 10 nothing 90
good. A. r. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
Pure Buckwheat Flour and
Maple Syrup at Dents.

II strongly recommend Beggs
Cherry Cough Syrup; II cured me
of a throat and lung trouble of ma.
ny years standing."-Mrs. ]. Bre-
men, Rifle. Colo. Cures coughs,
colds. asthma. bronchitis, la grippe,
pneumonia, whooping.cough Group
and consumption. Dewitt & Thorn
mann
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
NOTICE..

Hunting or fishing on my prem
ises or OH the John Seaton lund ad-
joining and under my control 10
positively forbidden. My friends
will heed this warning and all 9th.
ere must. A. W. ABRAMS
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22

Praise the bridge that carries you
over either flood or cough. Bal
Iard's Horehound Syrup has
brought 40 many over throat and
lung troubles. such az coughs,
colds. bronchitis. ETC., that it's
praises are sung everywhere. Price
. and 20 cents. A. r. Kane.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
FIX 1T.

am prepared to do all kinds of
plumbing and can put all kinds of
stoves in excellent repair. In fact !
can fix anything. My prices are
reasonable and I guarantee my
work. ED. JOHNSON.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22

A smile for a friend and sueer
for the world is the best way TO get
along. Suppose you start the New
Year with that kind of 4 motto.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
Big line of Christmas Can
dies at Dents.

DeWitts Little Early Risers are
dainty little pills, but they never
fail to cleanse the liver, remove OBJ.
structious and invigorate the sys.
tenn. Dewitt & Thompson.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22

Don't use any of the counterfeits
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Most
of them are worthless or liable to
cause injury. The original DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve 10 a certain cure
for piles, eczema, cuts, scalds,
burns. and skin diseases. Dewitt
& Thompson.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22

The News job department has
been awful busy lately, but we are
still Ia the ring.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22

Joplin had a $1,000 fire early
Tuesday morning. A whole row OF
frame buildings on West Sixth
street were burned.