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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09
ENDORSE NOBLE.

Baxter Springs Republicans, that
is about Is of them, held a meeting
at the city hall Thursday evening
and endorsed the candidacy of
Chas. F. Noble for representative
from this Legislative district. Since
E. B. Schermerhorn became a can.
didate for the place many Repub.
licans of this city declare that Char.
lie Stevens, the fusion candidate,
will carry Baxter Springs If Scher-
merhorn receives the nomination.
They claim that Schermerhorn is
not acting in good faith-that he
caused Noble to enter the race by
making the latter believe that he
(Schermerhorn) was out of it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
The board of directors of the Low.
ell Academy at their annual meet.
ing appointed VIM. B. Morgan as
principal to have charge of reor.
gauizing the academy, and to man.
age the next school year. He has
already selected Miss Mary Folger
A. B., and W. E. Morgan A. NJ, both
graduates of Penn College, as prin.
cipals of the departments. Other
instructors if needed will be en-
ployed.
From Prof. Inorganic long exper-
ience in college work, in connection
with the chairs of mathematics in
Michigan University, and especially
in Earlham College, it is hoped that
he will be able to materially aid in
placing the academy on perman-
ent basis. The fret term of the &C.
ademic year will begin on Sept. 9th.
Circulars will soon be issued.
On behalf of the Board.
s. w. MITCHELL, Secretary.
Lowell, Kas., August 8.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

N. F. Compton, a prominent and
well known attorney of this city, 10
at the home of his parents at Jop-
lin suffering from mental sberrs.
ton. For some months he has
acted rather strangely, and his
friends observed this distressing
fact with anxiety until Il became
patent that his mind wac surely
giving away evidently under sorne
terrible mental strain. He grad
uaily grew worse, and at last it be-
came necessary for his parents to
take him to their care, when they
took him to their home Ia Joplin,
where he is now under the watchful
care of DR.. d. W. King. HE Office
aud business here will be looked
after temporarily by his younger
brother, Clyde. The doctor, In dag.
nosing his case, expressed a fear
that unless he had immediate relief
his mind would be dernnged.-Weir
City Tribune. ~ -
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Hal Hanback, has resigned his
position az assistant postmaster,
and accepted a place on the civil
engineering corps of the Mineral
Cities Electric Railway, which is
building a line from Joplin to Pitts.
burg, via Empire City, Columbus,
Scammon and Weir City. Mise Su'
sie Smith has accepted the place
made vacant by Mr.. Hanback's res
ignation and will give the same sat.
isfaction to the patrons of the Bax-
ter postofiice that her predecessor
did.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09
THE MINES.
Two New Drill Strikes Made This
Week.

Two more strikes of mineral were
made down In the new mining dis.
trict this week. One was made, of
zinc, about 200 yards' northeast of
the pump shaft and II promises to
be a big one. The other was lead
to begin with, the ore being found
at Is feet, just southeast of Tom
Clark's residence. Lead ore was
found along for several feet when
the ground changed and jack was
encouptered. The drill 10 still In
ore and the body 10 growing richer.
The pump for the pump shaft 10
delaying matters some, as it has
not yet arrived.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09
cnAs. HORN CONVICTED.

The case of the State of Kansas
vs. Chas, Horn and Geo. Carney,
charged with violating the prohib.
itory law, was tried again this week
before Justice L. C. Jones, the jury
having disagreed the first time.
The last trial, however, proved dis.
astrous to Horn and Carney and
they were convicted, Horn on eight
counts and Carney on four. The
case was at once appealed to the
district court.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09
JUSTICE HIDES HER FACE.


On Saturday of last week ]. E.
Simmons was arrested on warrant
charging him with seeking to get
on a jury. Mr.. Simmons wac a
member of the jury which tried
Chas. Horn the week before, and the
jury disagreed. The warrant
against Mr.. Simmons was sworn
out by Mrs. II. p. Large, who says
she didn't know anything about it;
that she don't even know Mr.. Sim
mons; that "they" told her to swear
out the warrant. The case was be-
fore Justice T. C. Weaver, who set
the hearing for Thursday morning
of this week at 10 o'clock. When
the hour arrived for the hearing,
Mr.. Weaver stated that he had been
instructed by the county attorney
to dismiss the case. Mr.. Simmons
and his attorneys, Messrs. Stevens
and Skidmore and E. v. McNeill, in
dignantly demanded a trial-they
didn't want dismissal. Mr.. Sim
mons had been injured by being
arrested and he wanted trial by a
jury of his peers-something any
man has a right to when accused
of a crime. But that great and
good man G) James N. Dunbar, the
county attorney of Cherokee coun-
ty, did not want to try the case-he
wasn't even in town, 30 he instruct
ed Mr.. Weaver to dismiss the case.
Mr.. Simmons offered to pay all the
costs, either way the case went, 30
the state would not be out a cent,
but no, he was not given chance
to clear himself. The case was dis
missed at the cost of the state. To
have tried the case would have dis
closed who "they" are, and "they"
don't care to be known.
"They told me to do IT," said poor
old Mrs. Large. Who told her to
do itr Who In Baxter Springs 10
enough to attack man
some one else9 Why, OF
course the county attorney helped
to do it; but who is the assassin
who engineered the deal and is too
to be known in it2 People
who have lived in Baxter Springs
very long know who is capable OF
such tricks.
"They told me to do It; I don't
know you; you never harmed me or
mine; don't know anything about
the matter, but they told me to do
Il, and / had to-" This 10 what Mrs. !.
Large told Mr.. Simmons, but she
would not say who "they" are.
"They" is q word that has ruined
the good name of many a man and
woman. None but cowardiy char
acter assassius make use of 1t. We
regret that there any such In our
beautiful little city.
A character assassin 10 more to
be despised than horse thief, for
Who steals my purse steals trash; but
40 who flches from me my good name
axes that which enriches not himself. but
makes me poor indeed" q.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09
A Changed

Baxter Springs Kansas Aug E, 1902.
The partnership heretofore existing between J. O. Alvey
and r. S. Enyart, under the firm of Alvey Enyart
has this day been dissolved by mutual consent R. S. En-
yart retiring The business will be continued by the
dersigned to whom all due the firm must be paid
Don't forget that I the originator of low prices in
Baxter Springs Thanking all for their past liberal pat
ronage and hoping for continuance of the same am
Yours for business,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Miss Ida Mapes has accepted q
position in the book and news de
partment of Morrow's.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

The Library Association has ar
ranged for a lawn party at the home
of Ars. A. w. Abrams, the afternoon
and evening of Friday, August Is.
Ice cream will be served. There
will also be a musical treat. Those
who wish to ride can take hack at
the postoffice for ten cents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09
The Big Reunion
is Almost Here!

We are fully prepared for this
great event. Your every want in
our line has been anticipated. Our
stocks are larger, more complete and
prices lower than ever. Don't fail to
examine our stocks and obtain our
prices before buying your reunion
Hats, Shoes. Shirts. Trousers, Un-
defWear. Collars, Ties, etc.
An especially nice stock of Chdrens and Boys two and
threepiece suits, all bright and at prices that will
please you Reduced prices all thin dress goods just
the thing for reunion dresses. Buy them early before
the best styles picked over.
The newest, most up-to-date and best values in
ladies' medium and fine shoes and slippers.
Very respectfully,
J. G.. HASkETT.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Elegant stationery, with EN-.
bossed date line, at Kane's. Fancy
envelopes to match.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

10. Alvey has bought the inter
est of r. s. Enyart in the big provi
sion house of Alvey & Enyart and
will continue the business at the
old stand.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Deputy Sheriff Mort Nichols was
in town; Monday ysubpoenaing jur-
ore for the September term of court
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Mrs. ]. C. Haskett and son, Clare
returned Monday night from visi
with relatives In Oklahoma City.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

w. Is. Morgan of Lowell will like
ly be the Socialist candidate fol
Congress from this district.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Miami is trying to get q rural
route to run east from Miami.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

We understand q gentleman who
thoroughly understands the bust
mesa 10 going to open new plumb
ing and tin shop in this city as soon
aa he can secure suitable location.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

The Webb City street fair this
week was only a partial success.
We believe that had II not been for
the hot weather the affair would
have proven a frost.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

c. &. Collins had business in, Ar.
kansas City, Wichita and Kansas
City the fore part of the week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

An Oklahoma exchange says a
minister there gives this definition
of eternity: IF a little sparrow was
to dip it's bill in the Atlantic ocean
and take one drop of water and then
take one hop a day across the coun-
try and put that drop in the Pacific
ocean aud then hop back to the At
lantic, one hop day, until the At
lantic was dry as bone, it wouldn't
be sun up in Hades."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

The Galeua Times says Bunk
Moore is drilling the Uniform Rank
of Galena for the Baxter reunion"
Five or six companies of the Uni.
form Rank Knights of Pythias will
drill for prizes during the Big Re.
union. They will parade on Thurs-
day of that week and have a COM
petitive drill on Friday afternoon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Old Settlers Reunion at Colum.
bus next week. August IL, 13 and Il
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09
y. 9. AVEY. !.

Don Mcdonald of Chanute ar
rived in Baxter the fore part of the
week to visit friends.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Chas. E. Colline, manager of the
Reunion Association, went to Jop-
lin Wednesday to meet the passen-
ger officials and train masters of
the FRISCO Systein and make up a
train schedule for the coming big
reuniOn.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

II 10 rumored that the Columbus
Advocate and Columbus Courier
are about to be bought by gentle.
man from Paola. If the deal goee
through the two papers will be con.
aolidated.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

L. d. Hodgkins spent three days
on a business trip in the Seneca
and Wyandotte Nations this week
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

The Seneca Indians will soon re-
ceive q cash payment of about $780,
OO0.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Jim Hartley and wife, W. A. Scott
and wife, r. 81. Bartlett and wife, w.
7. Hartley and wife, Mrs. Rebecca
Covey, Mrs. Z. A. Paul, Misses Nc
Gregor, Hartley and Rucker, Harry
Hartley and Will Jones camped at
Reunion Park from Thursday until
Monday. They went for a good
time and with every convenience of
camp life and report a delightful
outing. Visitors at the camp were
Mrs. Mort Nichols of Columbus,
Mrs. Geo. Rucker, Mrs. J. ]. Fribley,
Mrs. John Hartley, Mrs. W. W. Scott,
DIR. Charles Jones and wife, Miss
Bertha Jones, Miss Hodgkins, Mrs.
Ed. Hodgkins, DR.. Scott, Mildred
Cross, Miss Snelsou, Walter Apple,
Roy Allen, Rio HOdgkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. 8. Chew, Mrs. McGregor, F.
r. cGregof, Mise Canady.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Frank Whitten left Thursday
evening for Oklahoma City, to take
charge of the barber shop in the
Grand Avenue hotel. The shop 10
a fiue one, centrally located, and the
Grand Avenue hotel is one of the
leading 'hostelries of Oklahoma
City.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Chas. F. Noble left the first of the
week for Colorado with his family
and Miss Jessie Cooper, who will
spend several weeks at the noun.
tain resorts. Mr.. Noble will return
in a few days.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Mrs. T. R. Armstrong, who has
been very Ill, is convalescent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Mrs. W. ]. Naylor returned from
Kausas City Sunday evening.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Mrs. Ben Dardenue is recovering
from a hard spell of sickness.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Miss Helen Stewart visited friends
in Webb City this week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

The daily papers, which have
been 90 full of Harry Tracey, the
outlaw, will now have to fall back
onto King Eds periphlytis, az
Tracey is dead. He was surrounded
by a posse on Tuesday night of
this week, and seeing that escape
wac impossible, put q bullet
through his head. He was wounded
the evening before when running
from the posse.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Upon his return home from Wis.
It to this country, an observing
Chinaman thus described a piano
to his couutrymeu: The Ameri.
cans have a big four-iegged animal
which they can make to sing at
pleasure. As soon az man, though
its generally Q woman or sickly
girl, sits down before the animal,
steps on it's tail and at the same
time hammers on lite white teeth
with the fingers 1t begins to sing at
once. The song, while much louder
than that of a bird, 10 nevertheless
agreeable. The beast does not bite,
neither does Il move, although It 10
not tied on.r
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

On Thursday, August IA, at the
Quapaw Mission, I. T., ]. 8. Sim.
mons will sell at public auction 4
horses; II cattle; 10 hogs lot of
farming implements; 5dozen hens;
q lot of turkeys; q fiue piano, all his
household and kitchen goods, most
iy new, on ten uaouths time. W. T.
Hartley auctioneer. N. Doty clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-09

Lawrence Journal: The Demo.
Gratis up in Atchison county have
nominated Balie Waggener for the
legislature to run against John Sea-
ton. If there 10 any place Ia the
state where interest In the cam.
paign runs low this year, let those
who feel need of more excitement
take run up in Atchison and look
on for q day or two.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-14
FLOATING DEVICES NOT FLYING MACHINES.

It is astonishing that pretending to scientific
knowledge will persist in calling mere balloons flying
machines and continue to risk their lives in attempts
to navigate them balloon is flying machiue
than is a soap bubble Of course gas be confined
in a bag but only in very preearious While thus
confined it viii float carrying with certain small per
cent of weight but it must remain the sport of ali
varying currents of air The slightest counter puff Of
air will turn any balloon its upset it, in
spite of the mechanical energy of any machine Of which
it is capable of floating air ship, flying machine,
must be able to into the air by the power of its
own mechanism and without any aid from or buoy
ant element whatever must go bird, certain
and direct without reference to the quarter of the wind
AS long as continue go up in balloons will they
continue to come down and frequently not only before
they are ready but rapidly gravitaton
can pull them. The average baoonist is scraped up and
buried as pile Of pulp later and they will
continue to be as long they keep up the hazardous
pretence flying when they know they but float
ing The gas in Senior Seveos balloon burned just like
any other gas and he carried the along which gned
it Santos Dumont viii go up and down in the same
way some Cay. His monster big bubbles not be
controlled in any adverse wind by any mechanism which
these bubbles are capable of bearing up. They all
floating 6c>ites, not flying machines
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-14
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M. M. MURDOCH. Editor.
lie eREAr sTRIkE is on NOW.

The great strike so long threatened by the anthracite
coal miners of Pennsylvania has at last been declared
on It is said that 1450Oo miners will participate,
which means probably half million Of men and
children to be directly affected and many among
railway employees If the mine owners should con-
cude that there would be no profit in the business at
the present price coa produced under the proposed
scale of prices and hours conended for BY the strikers
and therefore should close up their mines and 90 out OF
business something is going to happen, something or
probably number OF things of serious character
not only to the mine owners and 10 the miners and their
families but to the country large and not only mater
tally and financially but politically. Labor organiza-
tons have been largely united unionized" and the
closing of these may in the end preciptate sym
pathetic Of such universally as to clog business
effect prices generally and financial panic such
as would force political that would include the
question Of capital and labor of trusts, combines and
1nonopolies Trusts combines and monopolies, while all
distinct are yet nterlinked When railway trust goes
into an agreement with coal trust have combine
which results later in monopoly We therefore view the
Pennsylvania anthracite region strike serious
matter one which in compelling for bread may lead
up through bloody riots TO fight over issues which
would touch or effect in some way degree every man.
woman and child in the country at large In this strike
we do not know who blame. It may be on the side
Of the owners the side Of the strikers or on neither
side Market conditions arising out of the new and i'm
rnense oil developments may be at the bottom Of the
trouble But whatever the cause or wherever the re-
sponsibty it is be most sincerely hoped that some
equitable compromise be reached either through
concessions Of the mine owners by their selling out
to new propretors the like One hundred and forty
thousand laborers single region cannot long remain
out on a strike or refrain from abor for any great
length of time without leading up to serious situations
which must inevitably spread to ether interests and
other communities.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-14

It having been scientifically determined that yellow
fever transmitted by certain species OF mosquito
the United States government set about abating that
dread scourge which has for long ravaged Cuba
especially Havana. Major Gorgas chief sanitary officer
of Havana says in his last report We have been at
work just year killing mosquitoes and have spent
in the neighborhood of $4,000 employing constantly
average Of 100 men The from this expenditure
is represented by the determination Of yellow fever
which annually 400 lives. and the saving OF $50
lives per annum from malarial feyers This does not
take into account the decrease in the number Of sick
who recovered and who do show in the mortality
statistics Probably nobody expects that the Cubans
viii continue the good work begun by Major Gorgas
after setting up housekeeping for themselves When
the island asks be anneyed. which it is almost
tain do in time. is improbable that Major Cor
gas work viii have to be done over.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-14
PomPEn. KRAKAroA AND ST. PIERRE.

The oataclysm Of Martinique was never surpassed
but in the history CT Che world probably Later
details render certain that the eruption Pelee was
more destructive TO both human life and property than
that Of vesuvius which buried Pompei Some idea
Of what took place at s. Pierre be obtained from
the account Of the greatest CONFUSION Of its kind re-
corded annals 1.-THE explosion Of Mount Krakatoa
by one who. far known was the only eyewitness
that survived the deful As in the case Of the
Eruption in Martinique the tupendous outburst OF Kra
atoa in sunda Strait heralded by prennontory syp
toms. For more than three months preceding the climax
which occurred the last sunday of August 1883 the
earth shaken within a radius Of l5oo miles. At
Batavia the capital Ct Java hundred miles distant
from the scene great trees were elected from the ground
The noise Of the eruption plainly heard me miles
sway at ST Lucia Borneo At Tavoy. Burmah. 1.47S
miles distant the police boat out in alarm to
discover the cause Of the violent detouatons At Perth
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-14
THE INSTABILITY OF EVERYTHING.

Nothing Of this earth OF ours seems stable while all
life is feeting The everlasting hills" are everlast-
ing The few survivors Of the appalling disaster at St
Pierre and its vicinity have donbt been impressed
by sense of the instability Of this little globe For
than century it has been predicted that the
called extinct volcano Of Mount Pelee would suddenly
revive. and, with all the maligny Of longresained
force send its stream OF molten lava the city which
nestled trustfully within its shadow. At inter
walls there have been rumbngs and nutterings sugges
tive Of internal struggle but with the confidence
which IS born OF prolonged Immunity, the people have
scoTned al warnings Their forefathers had lived and
within sight # the towering mountain. and they
themselves had been born and reared unaisturbed By
the traditions Of Pelees awful power. This eruption
which has botted the city and changed the face
Of the world the survivors. has revoutionlzed all
their ideas Of the stability Of the eternal hills and o.
the globe itself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-14

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