Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-03-30

Floyd Gardner of Galena spent
Sunday In Baxter.
Mise Clara Goodner Of Galens
visited ia Baxter this week.
Dode Needs shipped 100 head oi
hogs to Kansas City this week.
Mac Gill and L. F. Muehlschustei
had business in Missouri Wednes
day.
Charlie Daniels is improving his
buainess property corner OF River
and Military streets.
Cliff Watson aud wife of Melrose
attended the funeral of their broth
er, Charlie Watson, in Baxter Mon
day.
Work began this week on Julius
Bischofsberber's new brick barn
Tenelze Bros. are doing the brick
work.
&c. Haskett, wife and sons 1T.
tended the funeral of Mrs. Hasketts
sister, Mrs. Grace Paxton. in Joplin
Thursday.
Thirty.three widows in Baxter
Who'd o thought itr Tom McAboy
says: "A man can mighty near yet
his pick now"
Mrs. Moiiie Day left Monday for
her home in Nevada after nm ex
tended visit with her sister, Mrs. c
B. Puterbaugh.
Mr.. and Mre. w. L. Cavanaugh oi
Weir City attended the funeral oi
their brother. Charlie Watson. in
this city Monday.
Mrs. T. c. Weaver left Thursday
night for Illinois in response TO n
message announcing the serious
ilIness of her mother.
The NEWS hopes that the new
council will zee the need of refund
ing some Of the city's Indebtedness
al a lower rate of interest. II car
be done.
We notice in the Olathe Register
that good dimension lumber sells
there at $ll.50 per thousand. good
cedar shingles st $2.75, and good
No. 2 cypress fencing AZ $i.5O.
The heirs to the n. W. Carney es
tate have sold their farm northeas,
of town 10 Mr.. Hedges Of Galena
The consideration was 5000 Col
Vim. March engineered the deal.
Rev. L. ". Foster, who has been
pastor of the N. r. church in this
city for several years, has been sent
by the conference TO Hartford
which is about 10 miles southeast
of Emporia.
Miss Bertha Zcak Of Columbus
attended the funeral of Charlie
Watson in Baxter Monday. Miss
Zrak was engaged 10 Charlie. and
she has the sympathy OF all in her
bereavement.
Rev. L. C. Slater, pastor of the u.
E. church of Miami, will give one
of ~,,is- popular lectures ON Cuba
the customs and habite of the peo.
pie on Saturday, March 80. Admis-
sion 10 cents.
John Wisweli of Columbus has
written q book entitled IF the Devil
Should Come to Kansas" The book
ia having q phenomenaliy large
sale. We think the devil is here,
already. however.
The Joplin ews.Herald gets fun.
nv and says ",hr fact that Baxter
Springs couple has just been mar
ried after a courtship of fifteen
years. illustrates that they never do
things in hurry in that town."
Last Saturday night Mira. Nettie
EckI-s shot aud killed Henry Oxen
dine at Joplin and made what will
prove a successful at
tempt upon her own life. Jealonsy.
the green.eyed monster. was the
cauae.
Write q postal card 10 S. G. War.
uer, General Passenger and Ticket
Agent, Kansas City. Mo-, aud re-
ceive by return mail copy of the
"farmers Almanac" full of good
things. All you have to do is to
ask for II.
The NEWS hopes that the new
council will see the wisdom of buy
ing a moving machine and by
using some of the poll,ax keep the
wpeds down in the suburbs. Blue
gras. and white clover would soon
take the place of weeds, II given a
chance.
Over 1900 voters are registered
In Topeka and 8975 Of them are wo.
men. Both the Democratic and
Republican candidates Tor mayor
up there are scared. They know
that woman IL an unknown quan-
tity. One thing 10 certain, the wo'
men can carry the election in To.
nekn.