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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06
NO TRESPASSlN0,

Parties trespassing upon or in
juring property of the Interstate
Reunion Association will be prose.
cuted to the full extent of the law.
C. E. COLLINS, Manager.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

w. 8. futile, an erstwhile Baxter.
lite, arrived in Baxter Wednesday
night to look over the old burg. He
makes Chicago his headquarters,
bat spends most all his time on the
road in the interest of stationery
houses.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

Rush McCammon and Will Erwin
came In Thursday morniny from
Colorado. Will went out to Keel.
vile to visit his parents, Capt. and
Mrs. Hugh Erwin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

The Law and Order League spot.
ter from Columbus was In Baxter
this week nosing around. He went
away with a disappointed look on
his ugly phiz, presumably because
he couldn't find any joints here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

An old farmer says wheat should
be stacked this year, a. we will
have a deluge in July. We don't
know about the deluge, but those
who stack their wheat will be safe,
anyhow. We have noticed more
wheat spoiled in the shock In THE
country than In any other way. II
don't pay to lose good crop after
Il has been raised to save q little
work at stacking.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. L. Atoms died Thursday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06
CRAWLED OUT OF GRAVE,
A Confession In the O'Toole.
M'0aire Insurance SwlndIe.
After He HAD Insured Ills Life In
Three Orders he was Reported
Dead In Texas-Eiis Accom-.
pllce's Story.

LIZ fASSuACJ WAo was attCotc0 SOME
time ago as IN accompiice with Oh
Thomas O'Toole of this city In at
tempting to defraud the Moderr
Woodmen, Woodmen of the Worlt
and Royal Neighbor lodges ost o,
$4,000 insurance by going threugt
.acmock death and burial, has jus,
made a sworn confession which
was fled Ia court here today along
with the etatennent of D. II. Cox, q
barber at San Antonio, Texas. Coz
was an eye witness to the burial OF
'O'Tool and did not know until ar.
rested 40 an aecomplice that the
doctor crawled out of one end OF
the grave while the dirt wac being
rshoveled into Il.
OToole took out the life insur.
lance in local lodges here and paid
only one or two monthly assess.
oments before he left'for Texas.
A few weeks later his wife re.
'ceived a telegram from DIR. MCGUIRE,
whom it seems O'Toole met at Juno,
Tex, informing her that her hue.
band was dangerously sick near
Sonora on the western Texas prai-
ries, seventy-five miles from a rail.
road, and calling her there. Two
'cr'three days after her departure
che wired'the lodges here that the
doctor died and later she returned
and began to inquire about the in.
-surance. She said the doctor had
died ofsmallpox and she could not
go to the grave, but that she STOP
ped at San Angelo, Tex, and there
met one DR.. MCGUIRE, her hue.
band'e friend, who was with him
when he died and who helped to
bury him near Sonora. The cir.
cumstances aroused suspicion and
4ater it developed that the O'Toole
grave contained only rocks, boards
and blanket. A Texas sheriff pur.
sued O'Toole and MCGUIRE $50 miles
and arrested them on the Rio
Grande river az they were entering
Old Mexico.
1t develops from McGuire's CON.
fession that Mrs. O'Toole was in
ON the conspiracy. He says O'Toole
suggested the scheme to him at
Juno. He was to hire young man
named D. 81. Cox as a travelling
companion and start from San An.
gelo to Sonora, Tex, feign sickness
Q short distance out and send the
young man for MCGUIRE to attend
him. The plans executed when they
were about Fifty miles out of San
Angelo. O'Toole told Cox he had
the smallpox. Upon his arrival DIR. |
MCGUIRE confirmed the report. At
midnight of the next day O'Toole
died. Cox was kept away from the
wagon in which he was lying for
rear ne would catch smallpox. He
helped MCGUIRE dig the grave. The
burial is described by MCGUIRE in |
these words in his confession: "Af-
ter OToole pretended to be dead I
gave Ben an awful cursing for not
going away sooner. I was afraid
BEN would hear him breathing.
Next morning I sent Ben after tools
to dig the grave. O'Toole stayed in
the hack pretty well all the time.
After the grave was dug I got Ben
to help me roll the hack back near
the grave.
~ threw in the old quilt O'Toole
jumped out into the grave and then
went out on his hands and knees
through an opening in the brush
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

We have two cars of IN.
foot No. Is wire bale ties.
These ties weigh from q to
21H lbs. to the bundle. Our
prices are the lowest. Spe.
cial cash prices on 100. bundle
lots. Fribley Hardware and
Implement Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

Mrs. Ida Koontz and daughte.
Georgia, are home from Denver.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

For SALR.-A lot of nice, new, rae
carpet. Inquire of Mrs. Mile Tyner
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

s. B. Apple & Sons mammoth
hay barn at Quapaw was finished
this week. II will be painted red.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

Christian Sunday school Sunday
at 9:45 a. M; preaching at II a. m.
and 8 p. m. All cordially invited to
attend.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

Children's hats and caps at great
ly reduced prices for one week only
at Miss Rosine Simpson's.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

Wonner's Puritan Breat
at Dents Cash Grocery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

Go to G. r. Gould's for all kinds
of machine oil.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06
CARD OF THANKS.

We want to Thank our many kind
friends and neighbors for thesvalu.
able services rendered us in our be.
reavement in the loss of wife and
mother.
8. N. MIcHENRR AND CHILDREN.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

See 6. r. Gould for all kinds Of
hardware. Prices right.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

F. 81. Niles of Fulton, Kansas,
spent the Fourth here, being the
guest of the Traders Bank people.
Mr.. Niles 10 connected with the
Bank of Fulton.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06
Best Bread on Earth a
Dents Cash Grocery.

A new one on Mary: "Mary had
a little calf-it was 90 neat and lean
that everywhere that Mary went II
hardly could be seen; but Mary got
q pair of pads to put within her
hose, and now the calf 10 plainly
seen wherever Mary goes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

If you want q new hat for the
Fourth, call at the Millinery Bazaar.
We are selling them until after the
Fourth at greatly reduced prices.
Miss RosINE SIMPSON.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

I have bought a sample line Of
flowers at 50 cts on the dollar, and I
will close them out at half price for
one week only.
Miss RosINE SIMPSON.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

John W. Demoure, who for nearly
Is years was a member of the camp
of Modern Woodmen at Piper City,
ILL.,, died May ~ last, at Chicago, Of
organic heart disease. HE certiA.
cate in the Modern Woodmen society
was for $1,000, and there was come
question az to the payment of same
when the Woodmen officials were
informed that Demoure was q Dow.
ieite and did not employ a physi.
clan. However, an investigates
showed that Demoure's case was
hopeless, and he would have died
anyhow. Within q few days his
wife will be paid the 5000 due on
his certificate. Demoure paid 70
the Modern Woodmen society In a.
easements, $l99.5O, which makes ths
$1,000 insurance to his wife come
very cheaply.
We are selling lots of hay
machinery and it gives sat.
isfaction. Remember, We
sell the McC ormick Mower,
the machine that lasts the
longest, does the best work,
and is the easiest and cheap.
est kept in repair of any
machine on the market.
Fribley Hardware and I'm.
plement Co.
"The Picnic Club of co." held ~
4th of July picnic on the reuAion
grounds a. usual. Seats arranged
under the shade afforded BY the
wide spreading branches Of the
trees and the cool breezes waited
from the river assisted in making
the day one of restful enjoyment.
The following persons participated:
Mrs. opperman and family and
nephew, Geo. Weber, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Boyer,
Mrs. McGregor and family, Mrs.
Kelley, Mr.. Frank Hartley and fam
lily, Mrs. Chew, Mrs. ]. p. Hartley,
Mabel Hanback,, Edith Fetterman,
Belle Rucker, Mrs. Rebecca Covey'
Milo Chew and Harry Hartley.
While engaged at dinner an artist
took a snap shot
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

Richard Nevins, IT,, of Joplin was
in town Wednesday evening.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

A woman of an inquiring turn OF
mind wore a pedometer for the pur-
pose of discovering the extent OF
her daily travels. She found that
between 2 q. m. and Q p. m. while
doing her necessary household
household work she walked seven
and two-fifths miles. Should her
health break down her physician
would probably suggest that she
needed more exercise, prescribe q
daily walk and be overcome with
surprise If she rebelled at the pre-.
ecription.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

A half dozen drunken English
sparrows created considerable ex-
element at the union passenger
station in st. Joseph, says an ex-
change. A farmer who came to
the city and treated himself to q
handsome jag started home with a
jug of whiskey in q sack. AZ he
went out of the gate he fell against
. post and broke the jug. The
liquor was spilled upon some rice
which had been thrown at q bride
. short time ago. The birds ate the
rice and were soon a. dizzy a. the
man who provided this unusual
treat for them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06

Billy Stallsmith, Mamie ice deal
er, was in Baxter Wednesday be-
tween trains,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
Descent of Man.

Before a recent meeting Of the Acad-
envy OF Natural Science Mr.. a. E
Brown. presented a communication on
the origin and descent OF the human
In the curse OF his remarks
the speake reviewed the theories OF
and others. To his mind it
seemed most probable that DR.. F.. d.
Cope had arrived nearer TO h ruth IN
considering man and the anthropoid p
as descendants o. an extinct lecnur-like
creature. The speaker considered man..
|man-like apes and MONKEYS TO have all
from a parent stock. and to
Ihaye diverged along special ines. This
common stock was to be found In the
and Mr.. Brown emphasized
some facts which seemed strongly to
|substantiate his view.-Philadelphla
Record .alLaa3
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

washington. December fa--Pres3Nl
Roosevelt today sent to congress aiks-s
ter strongly commencing the plan foraa
national forest reserve in the southe10
Appalachian region The letter &C
the report of the sec
rotary OF agriculture on this subject
The president states that the facts as
.certained set forth an economic need or
prime importance TO the south. and.
hence. TO the nation as q whole. and
they point to the necessity OF protecting
.throZ>wise use = mountain region
whose influence flows far beyond it,
borders with the waters OF the rivers to
which IL gives rise. After referring TO
the marvellous variety and richness of
plant growth in this region. the presis
says IL Is unsurpassed for purposes
OF g hardwood reserve and he earnest
Nv commends the project 10 congress
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
FILIPINO SELF GOVERNMENT.
A Bill Providing Therefor Soon to be
Introduced in CoGress.

Washington. December 19.-Secretarv
Root and Representative Cooper. OF
Wisconsin. chairman OF the house COM
mittee on insular affairs. were in con-
ference today. and as a result Of this
and further conferences to be held dur
ing the holidays an important legisla-
tive measure is to be drafted for a
complete civil government Alreetaoin
complete civil government for the Phil
ippines. Already the easur is framed
In the rough n the perfected bill will
be a for Introduction in the house
soon after the recess.
The bill. in the rough draft, covers
die questions OF mining and forestry.
with a view Of developing the indus
tries, at the same time regulating the
acquisition Of mining and timber lands:
the disposition OF the lands Of the
friars: the enactment of coinage and
currency provisions requisite for the
peculiar conditions there existing. The
regulation Of ranches is considered of
prime Importance. the idea being to so
frame this branch of legislation as to
encourage the investment of capital in
the Philippines, giving the Filipinos op-
portunities to work and thus ~allaying
their discomfort.
1t is stated that the general purpose
of the measure is to bring about SELF
government among the natives at the
earliest practicable date and this is TO
be accomplished largely by giving sta
bilitv and systematization to the many
.ivilizing agencies of commerce. bank
ing. exchange. education and telegraph.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

New York, December 1.-the protest
II behalf OF Rear Admiral Sampson
against the minority finding Of Admiral
Dewey, president OF the Schley court Of
Inquiry. will not be filed with the navy
department Washington today. but viii
so forward tomorrow. Stayton s
Campbell. attorneys for Rear Admir-
: ,niIson. have been given until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning TO file their
brief and the document will not leave
c:ew York until tonight
Washington, December 19--Mr. The
eli. acting for Mr.. Stayton. counsel for
Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson, today
jailed at the navy department TO see
Judge Advocate General Lemly. Mr..
Theall stated hat the objections to the
findings OF Admiral Dewey will not be
fled with Secretary Long until tomor-
r3W morning. In brief. the statement
VIII object to Admiral Dewey's finding
mat Admiral Schiey was In absolute
Command at the battle of Santiago on
the ground that testimony touching
tins point was not admitted during the
sessions of the court of inquiry
The navy department mas not yet
~ epared its answer to the bill Of objec-
lions filed yesterday by counsel for Ad-
niral Schley. but it is so far advanced
that it will be ready for delivery tomor-
"cW, Captain Lemlv and solicitor Han
Ia having given a good part of today
to the work. The following letter to-
day was addressed to Admiral Schley:
Navy Department.. December -
"Office of the Secretary
Dear Sir:-The department has re-
CeIved your communication of the 18th
Instant. wherein you request that If n
protest is filed by Rear Admiral w. j.
Sampson relative 10 the question OF
command of the American naval force
during the battle of Santiago and credit
for the victory won III that battle. you
he accorded an opportunity to present
through YOUR counsel oral argument
against such protest.
in reply you are informed that wher
such protest is received. yOu will be adj
L sed of the depaTtnent's conclusion.
You ~-S~aC;tully,
"JOHN d. LONG
ITO Rear Admiral w. S. SCHLFY"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

!. Dill Introduced in the House for
q constitutions Amendment on
This Subject.

Washington. December 19.-Rerre-
sentative Jenkins OF Wisconsin, who
proposed a constitutional amendment
to control trusts in the last congress
today introduced a of similar
character, providing for 8 constitutional
amendment providing that
Congress shall have power to regu-
late commerce in the United States.
"An private corporations, copartner-
ships and joint stock companies in the
United States shall be under the control
CT congress.
Congress shall have power in the
United States to regulate. control. pro-
hibit and dissolve all contracts and
combinations in restraint Of trade or
commerce.
I'm the absence Of legislation by o n
gress pursuant to this article. all pow
ers conferred upon congress by this ar
ticle may be exercised by the several
states"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
EXPRESS TRAINS IN COLLISION.
Fast Trains on the Southern
Pacific Come Together-Two Lives

san Lucas. CAL. December 19.-The
L~orthbound s~outhbound Southern
Pacific Sunset limited trains came to
gether in head-ou collision at Upland5
at 1906 O'Clock this morning. and W
men. the fireman and baggage man
we're killed. Four Italians who were
In the smoking car OF the northbound
train were bruised and scalded. but not
Catally. Both engines were demolished
and the baggage, smoking and chair
cars on the northbound train were
bIrned. None of the cars on the south
bound train were injured and none OF
the passengers were hurt
It is stated that the aus of the ac-
,idcnt was the failure OF the SOUTH
bound to wait at a siding at Uplands
Instead of waiting the train went past
the siding at the rate of thirty miles
an nou-.
Hall a mile beyond the siding it
crashed into the northbound train from
Los Angeles. which was going at IN
equal rate of speed. Just as the crash
came both engine crews jumped for
their lives. Al escaped but fireman
Gerber of the nor hbound engine, who
was crushed to death.
Both engines were completely wreck
ed and the baggage cans piled on top o.
lile engine. The smoking car of the
n~Lrthbound train in which there were
kaIf a dozen Italian laborers was also
smashed and four of the Italians were
badly bruised and scalded by escaping
.team. None of them is believed to be
fatally hurt.
In the chair car were Il number of first
| rIass Sheriff Pease. OF Mon
teiey and a man named KelshaW, of
! San Luis Obispo, were bruised but not
ser iously.
Immediately after the collision the
ta2gage car of the northbound train
caught fire and baggageman Garland,
" no was crushed in the wreck, was
burned with his car. The chat car
WIS also burned. but all the passengers
l.ad managed to get out in safety.
The first reports OF the wreck were
greatly exaggerated. There is no tele-
graph station at Uplands and messages
have to be sent from San Ardo. four
geons were sent from Salinas and San
Louis Obispo.
The track is completely locked. but
d temporary track is being built around
The wreck and traffic will be resumed
today.
Both trains were heavily laden with
passengers. many of whom were asleep
Many of them rushed out into the night
air without waiting TO dress. while
others went to the assistance of the
train crew, who were engaged in get.
ting out the Italians from III smokine
car.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
4 FATAL RIDE TO THE WOODS.
a Young Man KILLS HimseIf-Sudden
Death in A~tIantn-The Owen-Shar
Narrioge-S2uGry News Nots.
CORRESPONDENCE of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c.. December 10.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c.. December 10.
Mr.. II. C. Carter. who lives at the
old N. A. Stedman homestead two miles
west of town went out with his wagon
after a loa of wood yesterday, accom-
panied by his son John, aged about Is
years., who carried his fowlingpiece on
the chance of game. On the return they
saw a squirrel in a tree. and John pull
ed his gun toward him by the muzZle.
The trigger struck against the wagon,
and the load was lodged in the young
mans breast. who died in a few mo-
ments.
Yesterday afternoon, at Galatia Pres
byterian church. beautifully decorated,
he ceremony being performed by Rev.
D. NJ. Farley. Mr.. w. H. Owen. a pros
porous young farmer, was married to
Miss Katie Shaw. Of n of the best
S~cotch-Irish families in list township.
The best man was Mr.. Clifton Blue, and
the maid of honor was Miss Marion Nc
Rae. Following are the bridesmaids
and groomsmen: Miss Bette Blue,
Maggie Brown, Mittie Cobb and Mary
ellis; Messrs. j. b. Tillinghast, J. A.
Macarthur. D. Shaw and G.. T. Racklev.
At night q pleasant reception was given
at the residence of Mrs. Owen.
His relatives hav received the news
of the sudden death, in Atlanta. Ga,
last evening of Mr.. French Strange, son
of the late Judge Strange, and brother
of the late Colonel Robert Strange. of
wilmington. He married Miss Mary
Sanford. daughter of the late John w.
Sanford. practiced at the Fayetteville
bar. and moved south many years ago.
Cards have been issued, announcing
the forthcoming marriage of Mr.. A. H.
Slocomb. Jr., and Miss Mary Utley.
Mr.. H. c. Bryan, a we'll known North
Carolina railroad man, is among the
arrivals at the Hotel Lafayette.
Cablegrams from England poured
in here yesterday, congratulatorv of the
Observation-Disclosures marriage.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
4 LONE BANK RORBER.
He Holds up the Cashier and Escapes
With

Fayetteville, Ark, December ia,
0 today the bank at Springdale. a
town ten miles north of here in this
county, was robbed by one man. No
n was in the bank except the assist
ant cashier. The robber drove up to
the bank door in a buggy. He walked
to the cashiers desk before he was no.
ticed. He compelled the assistant CASH
Ter to go to the vault and give him all
the money in sight, about $1,000.
While this was taking place a citizen
walked into the bank. He was at once
covered by the robbers revolver and
made to throw up his hands The rob-
Der then hurriedly left the bank. Drop
ping $1,000 upon the walk. He jumped
into his buggy and drove rapidly north.
Officers were oon in pursuit and two
miles from town came In sight of him.
He jumped from the buggy and made
his way to a thickly wooded mountain
Bloodhounds ave been put upon his
track n there is every assurance OF
his capture before morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
THE GRADE OF VICE ADMIRAL.
A Bill for it's Revival and Appoint
ment Of SchIey, Clark and Samp-

Washington, December 19.-Repre-
sentative Pearre. of Maryland. today
introduced a bill reviving the grade OF
vice admiral of the navy and authoriz-
ing the appointment of William T
Sampson Winfield Scott Schlev and
Charles Z. Cook to the grade Of vice adj
miral.
AS Mr.. Pearre represents the district
from which Admiral Schley comes. and
has been an active adherent of the ad-
mrial. the proposition to unite Admirals
Sampson and Schley and Captain Clark,
of the Oregon. in advancement to the
rank of vice admiral is regarded as q
conciliatorY step