Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-01-18
SOCIETY IN BAXTER
SPRINGS.
A. Winter Full of Social Pleasures
and Enjoyable Entertainments.

COLUMBUS mas naQ tnem DeCaus
she needed them and Galena ha
been enlivened and greatly bene
fitted by the work of the Salvation
Army, but good old Baxter havin.
no need of moral reformation ha
not fell behind in the way of socia
amusements. We have had nor'
dances, balls hops, swarrees, socia
card parties, entertainments ane
functions of every character, thar
any city in the county.
Not counting Bud Simmons
dancing school or the coloreo
Terpsichorean Maids, we have five
dancing clubs rnnning from the
goody good church affair to the
half.pint pocket pistol sort so that
all may enjoy the exquisite pleas
ure from the sedate deacon, VINO
barely touches the tips of his part
ner's fingers to the cow boy VINO
savings his honey" around the
waist and corks himself with NO.
10 pillow shoe. Perhaps the best sort
of dances are those given by what
BRYAN calls the Common People
They are quite select, but not high
toned; mighty social and friendly
but not too free and familiar-more
like home party with classic mu-
sic and angel food sandwiches.
Then there is the "Wednesday
night, or Sunflower Club parties
where nearly "Whomsoever VIII
Nav Come" These parties have
been we'll attended, quite popular
and properly managed. Almost
any one who has the admission tee
can get in, but no improper persons
are admitted and good order is al
WAYS maintained. These parties
are not go high toned as some OF
the others, but the best class OF
Young people may always be found
on the floor and jolly good time
to all who come.
The church people have also been
very lavish with entertainments
this winter and those who neither
dance or play cards can always find
acme place to drop in and spend
uuarter. The Rummage sale OF the
was glittering sue
c.ss and all the church sociais,
sunpers and functions have been
we'll patronized.
The series of running races on
he Baxter race track have been
,ource of enthusiastic JOY to the old
md young sporting fraternity and
mite a treat 10 the entire commun-
~. Mr.. Nate Hill, one of the best
A mer,can jockies, has been with ns
IN winter aud has been the pro-
motor Of quite a number of inter
.sting meetings. Mr.. Hill has been
ed for several years past in
Europe and has rode the winning
,orsrs in many of the famous races
n England and France. While is-
ting with his mother, Mrs. l. X.
3.nnett, he has created quite a stir
n the racing circles by putting in
raining Joe Lathrops' old pillow
,orse and challenging the whole G
onntry to produce an animal to
naich him.
Several thoroughbred pot-bellied
,iugs have essayed to overcome the
.athrop steed. but they all lost =
heir stakes till last Friday Steve I,
hired man went down
, Missouri and secured regular :
MINER from thoroughbred stable. n
hey brought him over and put n
i'm In a stalk field till he was so Z
overed with cookie burs, rag weeds, n
orn fodder and mud his own moth r
, wo,.idn't know him. Then they r
roupht him up and matched him 4
Dr. $500 against the pillow horse. O
he betting was even at fret, but ii
hen the jockey looked over the
on gray, blue dappled clay bank. !.
e saw he was up against a gold :,
rick scheme and allowed bets of
to / to go by. He ran the race. n
owever, and was Bumped" but he :,
still in the ring and willing to =
Iatch the Lathrop plug against x
AZ reasonable proposition in .
ansas.,
Thus it will be seen Baxter is
,out as full of amusements as q &
wn well can be and be virtuous. ei