Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-03-24

81 900 and with that money have
1000 feet of drilling done in and
around town. We believe there 10
mineral here, but the way to find
out is to put down few drill holes.
Newspaper men are always poor,
but we will cheerfuily subscribe
our mite toward such work. Are
there others?
TO TRADE.
A No. 1 Jersey mich cow for a
good gentle driving horse. Address
MRS. E. II. ToUsEY,
Baxter Springs Kane.
The Baxter dairy seems to be do
ing a big business.
Shelby Johnson returned this
week from Wagner, l. I.
Mrs. Grant HALEY visited rela-
tives in Galena this week.
Robert Milne had business in
Galena and Joplin Monday.
Seed Potatoes of all kinds 75c
per bhshel at Chas. c. Gaba's.
Fred L. Erwin and wife Of Keel
Vile were in Baxter Tuesday.
Wade Hubbard has built resi-.
dence on the old home place east
of Lowell.
Eugene Drbs. the prominent soci.
alist. is advertised to speak at Ga
lena Sunday.
Mrs. Bowers il having a cistern
dug on her home place ON East
Sherman street.
Will Mullen aud his father built
a stone milk house for the Baxter
dairy this week.
The good roads convention,
which was to have been held at
Columbus March 70. has been post.
poued till April 4.
Samuel II. Smith of this city 10
one of five honorary vice presidents
for Kansas of The Anti-Imperia-
iistic League of the United States.
The social and reception ut the
residence Of DR.. and Mrs. A. D. De.
Witt on Monday evening OF this
week was u success. Quite a sum
,,,..a rn..lixaA
Our old friend. Cyrus ". Harvey,
made us call Wednesday aud we
are sorry we were out when he
called. Mr. Harvey is now in the
insurance business at Galena.
Geo. d. Kelsey aud family who
went to Millcrsburg, o.. last fall, re.
turned 10 Baxter Thursday morn.
ing. Mr.. Kelsey had asthmatic al.
lacks in Ohio and wac compelled to
return to Kansas. They will live ia
Baxter hereafter.
The Epworth Leagues regular
monthly business meeting was
held Tuesday night at the home Of
Mrs. Sour. A pleasant time was
enjoyed, games were played and re-
freshments served aud everyone
went home well pleased with the
evening entertainment.
DI.D.--At his late home in this
city on Sunday, March IS, Chas. w.
Toler, aged fifty.eight years of
dropsy. Mr.. Toler was III a long
time and his death wac not unex-
pected. Deceased was an old SOL
der, having served his country
during the war of the rebellion as a
member of Co. E., 43d. Indiana Vol
uuteer Infantry. Funeral services
we're held on Monday and the re-
mains inferred in the Lowell GENE
terry.
Having sold our business pro.
perty we will have to move IN 30
days and must reduce Our stock aud
to do 90 quick, we will cell Hats,
Shoes, Shirts, OveraHs, Pants, Dry
Goods, and Notions regardless OF
cost for cash. Remember, this IL =
genuine push sale, and II will pay
YOU TO come early for bargains.
Groceries will also be sold at the
lowest possible figures to reduce
stock.
The News 10 controlled by no
clique. II supports this man aud
opposes that, prompted aud guided
solely by the desire to see the test
man chosen 10 office. II does not
claim infallibility. 1t is human,
but Il appeals TO the knowledge Of
every citizen when II states that c.
A. willie and w. NJ. Gill have well,
and faithfully. and acceptably dis
charged their duties ne public Of
ficers, and Il urges their reelection
as being for the beet interests of
the city.
The Standard OIL Co. which was
ordered by the U. 5. Court several
years ago to liquidate as an illegal
conspiracy against the public, has
just declared a quarterly dividend
Of 20 per cent? The stock 10 now sell
ing 1t e5zl for q 500 sharel Because
Il did not make enough Il has re-
Gently increased the price Of lie
nfodncts 50 per cent? You know
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