Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-22
PICK UPS FROM PUTHRBAuaH
PATCH.

PICK Ups FROM PUTERBAU0H
PATCH.
The Anti.Thief Association will
probably buy trained blood
hound TO pursue thieves with.
Dad Hedrick bas moved on the
Stein farm and 10 still a resident of
the "Patch," and a good "catch" for
some young widow.
Why don't Baxter Springs quar-
antine against Columbus? Coiuin-
bus is saturated with smallpox and
all other towns should quarantine
against IL.
Our tax payers are generally furi.
GUS over the increase in taxes aud
when they look at their tax receipts
and find five mills for the Coium.
bus pauper high school they are
hot. We have quit trading in Col.
umbus and hope all farmers will
give that town the cold shake until
the high school ID abolished. There
are 2W children aud kids in the
high school and nearly all should
be in the public school of that city.
| understand they intend to abolish
their own public school. even down
to the infant class, aud put the
whole nlrasley pauper outfit into
the high school To be educated at
the expense of the county. II IL
bad enough TO have to clOthe u
good part of the Columbus people
out of the poor house supplies, but
to educate all their children il too
much. Next year high school taxes
will be more, as the five mills will
not he near enough. Lc, us abolish
the county high school.
The Anti. Hunting Association
was organized at Mount Hope
school house Tuesday night with
Vim. Bucliam. president; J II. Bal.
lard, vice president: Vim. Swailry.
secretary; Eli Kahn. treasurer; A. W.
Abrams. &. Z. Collins and c. ".
Daniels. prosecuting committee.
About fifty of the best farmers
joined the association and many
others have agreed to join. 1t il
the intention of this order to pre-
vent all hunting, fishing or tres.
passing ON the lands of members
of the association and all trespass.
ers will be prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law. Hunters should
understand II is not necessary to
post farms against trespassing, and
those who persist in tramping over
the premises of members of this
order will be put to considerable
expense aud trouble.
Nearly all our people attended
the dime concer; at city hall Tues.
day night. II was one of the most
solemn and mournful entertain.
ments we ever struck. Grand Ar.
my funerals are more impressive.
but less gloomy. The obsequies
were conducted BY amateurs, but I
doubt il professionals could have
brought out as many tears. Com
rades Cross and Pinnick and Per.
kins wept audibly. and subdued ex-
pressions of grief were heard all
over the house. II was in fact so
much like a funeral l expected
every minute the congregation
would be invited to pass round and
view the corpse. observed a mum.
Der OF our hay haulers in the audi.
ence and there was not dry eye in
the outfit. The concert was advcr.
tised to benefit the public library,
and ! believe that institution does
receive 81 of the proceeds, hut why
our people should pay 10 cents TO
see very common l0.cent show is
more than can understand. IL the
library needs mony, better take up
d collection. The singers all had
magnificent voices IL they had not
been spoiled by training. No one
could understand a word of the
songs that were sung, but we rec.
,gnized some of them as chapters
rom Lamentations translated into
and hence these teare.
Mr.. Hunt has voice like Collins
Red Pole male, but he had mush or
something in his mouth 80 that
wen a Dutchman could not under.
stand him. Why do our modern
singers refuse to sing familiar
longs? II was not 90 with leading
'pera singers of other days. En-. |
Abbott, the Pattis, Nillson. and all
he best opera singers never failed
o respond to an encore with IAN.
lie Laurie" "The Last Rose of Sum.
ner," marble Halls" or "Suannee
river" in clear and distinct tones,
70 that child would understand |
very word uttered. We propose
o give show in tick ridge school
Iouse in the near future for the
'enefit of the Anti. Horse Thief So.
iety, and IL we don't give a more
esirable performance than the
Iunt Concert fake for ten cents, IL
'ill cost you nothing. KICKER.
Help is needed at once when a
erson's life is in danger. A ne.
lected cough or cold may soon be.
ome serious aud should be stop.
ed at once. One Minute Cough