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The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Best For the Bowels.

Nomatter what ailsyou, headache TO o can
Ger, you viii never get well until your bowels
are put right. ClsoARETs help nature, cure
you without 8 grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to
start getting your health back. CAscARETs
Candy CathSrtic, the genuine, put up in metal
boxes, every tablet has @. c, G. stamped on
t.. Beware Of limitations.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
snaila are Iutelligent.

At least half a dozen scientists are
now carefully studying snails. The
reason, according to n Of them, is
because these little animals are ex-
traordinarily sympathetic and intelli.
gent.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

California has three Buddhists
churches, and San Francisco a Bud
dhist society which, though only three
Gears old. has q membership of more
than 900, and that without any heal
ing attachment,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Ea-nings al Nev,li~ta..

After all his popularity. Sir Walter
Besant left only a $40, 9u0 estate. The
report that only a few British novel
lists earn nore than bread-and-salad
money must be at least half true.-Bos-
ton Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Germany has adopted compulsory
bathing among its sanitary laws and
thus solved the tramp problem at one
stroke of the pen.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
MRS, ]. {, O'DONNELL
Was Sick Eight Years with
Female Trouble and Finally
Cured by Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Yorkers.

"DEAB MRS. P1NKHAN;-I have
never in my life given a testimonial
before, but you have done 30 much for
me that I feel called upon to give you
this unsolicited acknowledgement Of
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Andrew Carnegie proposes TO give
$40, 000. 900 to help educate American
people up to something a little better
than the so-called historical novel
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
splritunlisrn psclfninr.

Il has been the general observation that
Tor some years past spiritualism has been In
sgrsdual decline. This Is the law with every
thing that Is not founded on true merit. The
reason Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has been
recognized as the leading family medicine
during the past fifty years Is because It is
founded on true merit, and has always been
found reliable In cases Of indigestion, dys-
pepsia, constipation and b~iliousncss. Try q
bottle and satisfy yourself.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
hi Knows rotterine

". @ Mccall. Granville, o., writes: "Ifnd
your Tetterine to be a ~marvelousiy good
thing for skin Diseases" SOC. a box from
J. 7. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga, II your drug.
gist don't keep It.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

PUrNAM's FADELxss DYE produces the fast
est and brightest eolors OF any known oye
STUFF. Sold by all druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

During o busy time the twenty leading
hotels In London accommodate about 4S,AOt
guests every night.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

FITS permanently cured. No nts OK neryous.
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRastorer. eztrialbottle and trestisefree
Dr.. B. b. KLrHE, Ltd, 931ArehEt., Phila-, Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Lord Breadalbane il the owner Of the
finest vine in Europe.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

The skeleton measures n inch less tnan
the height Of the living man.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

In Algeria the native population has u
most doubled in less than fifty years, rising
from 2,3O7, 600 In 1856 to LOT. 900.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

IL takes . strong man to hold his tongue.
Cork weights fifteen pounds per cubic
foot, gold ll55 pounds.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Japan now possesses the heaviest and
finest battleship aaoat, the Mikasa, Of
1890 toms displacement,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
mother Grayss sweefPowders for Children

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse In
the Children's Home, In New York. Cure
Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disor-
ders, move and regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms Over o,00O testimonials.
At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olnstead, Leroy, n. !.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Deafness Cannot 80 Cured

A musical education isn't necessary to
sing your own praises.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

We wfah ye0 % " our
great farm seeds, hence
~ oEer 10 sead 10 farm seed
samples, con tanning Thousand
~ Headed Kalo, Teosiute. Rape,
= Alfalfa, Spells, etc. tfullJ werth
'0l0.0o to get = atert) together with
nur Kraat oaeAloK, for loo postage.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Piso,s Cure ID the best medicine we ever useo
for al affections of throat and lungs.-M&.
%, ExDsLHg. Vanburen, Ind. Feb. ~, lsoV.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Out Of twenty blind people eleven are
men, nine
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy Cures Indi-
gestion and Dyspepsia. At Druggists, sos.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

A girl Of sixteen is apt to think her soul
ID yearning for something when what really
Il the matter with her is that she's hungry.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Nest wonderful grass Of
che century. Produces 9 tons
Of hay and lots aad lots OF
pastursgs besides per aere.
, Grows wherever soil 10
! Gouud. SalEer's seed Is
warranted. That Pays.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Conquer the conQaerable and submit y
The inevitable.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
rhe WORLDS Postage stamps.

""r 4MU OSN~5~
The various countries of the world
use I3,4O0 different kinds of postage
stamps.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Victoria Eap9
makes II possible TO grew
hogs, sheep and cattle 81 .
eesS Of but 10 3 ID. Marvel
susly preliAo, does vel
everywhere. That pays.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Victoria Rapl

Greatest cereal feed On
sarth-0 bGs. grain and 1
tons magnificent hay Per
aera. That paYA
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

NAIVE w sBO0S
yielded in 81 States last year
ever 20 bus. per acre. Wea also
have the celebrated AAeaa-
renlW which yisldod
on cur farms IS bus. per sore.
That pays.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

so Miss Gotrcx is to marry Count
Spaghetti this month? He must be an
ardent saitor.'' 'Suitor, nothing. He's
a fnancicr.'-Judge.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

TITV0 10 UN ~VFTJa
200 TO 80 bus. per acre, 10
extremely profitable At pres
sns prices Of cor a. SAlEeF's
seeds produce everywhere.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

The cat marvel, producing
from 200 to 500 bus. per acre.
GalzcF's Oats are war
Tanted 10 produce great
yields. The U. S. Ag. Dept.
sails them tho very bssti
That Days,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
TORTURED BY ROBBERS
An Aged Farmers Feet Covered with Coal
OIL and Fired to Compel Him to
Reveal His Money.

Dayton,- o., Aug. 11.-Jacob Mum.
ma, an aged farmer, who lives alone
north of the city, was tortured by
masked robbers who broke into his
house and is in a critical condition
as result of his injuries. Mumma
attempted to defend himself with
a shotgun, but his aim was bad and
he was overcome and bound. The
robbers poured coal oil on his feet
and started blaze to compel him to
reveal the hiding place of money
he was supposed to have, but they
secured only an insignificant sum.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
A NEW SUPREME JUDGE.
oliver wendell Holmes. Son OF tho Post
Appointed by the President to Sue
coed Justice Gray.

Oyster Bay, N. " Aug. 12.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt late yesterday after
noon announced that he had appoint
ed Hon. Oliver Wendell Holmes, chief
justice of the supreme court OF
Massachusetts,, to be an associate
justice of the supreme court of the
United States, vice Mr.. Justice Gray,
resigned. The resignation of Justice
Gray was due to Ill health. Several
months ago he suffered stroke OF
apoplexy, which some time later was
followed by another. He has not
appeared on the bench since he was
stricken the first time. His ad-
vanced age-H years-told against
his recovery with serious force.
Judge Holmes, whom the presi-
dent has selected as Mr.. Justice
Gray's successor, is one Of the most
distinguished lawyers and jurists OF
Massa chusetts. His career on the
bench, particularly as chief justice
Of the Massachusetts, supreme court,
has attracted wide attention. Like
Justice Gray he is native of Mas
sachusetts. He is son and name
sake of DR.. Holmes, the poW and
essayist.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
To BE q Permanent Home.

Washington, Aug, 12.-Washington
will be made the permanent head-
quarters of the Grand Army Of the
Republic If the present plans of some
of the most prominent members OF
that organization do not miscarry:
Furthermore, it is believed that all
spectacular features that have here
tofore marked the gatherings viii DO
abandoned, and that from now on
Washington will be the regular en-
campment city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16

Walter A. Scott, President OF Illinois win
Company Stabbed 60 Death In an Al
tercation Over Money Matters.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Walter A. Scott
president of the Illinois Wire com
pany was stabbed to death in the
Monadnock building Saturday By
Walter L., Seedlings, a civil and con
sulting engineer with Offices in the
same building. Seedlings used a pa
per knife, stabbing Scott twice.
Seedlings when arrested said HI
had struck Scott in self-defense ant
that he had not intended injuring hin
seriously. The fight was witnessed
by Miss Myrtle Shumate, a stenog
rapher in Scott's Office, who rar
screaming into the hall. Occupant,
of other offices notified the police
who placed Stebbings under arrest
According to Miss Shumate's story
the two men were in Scott's private
office for nearly an hour disputine
over claim for $4,000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
WILL LAND NAVAL FORCE.
United States and Germany VIII Protect
Interests OF Their Countries II Rebels
Attack Porto Cabello, venezuela.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Minister
Bowen, at Caracas, has advised the
state department that the Germans
intend to land naval force at Porto
Cabello, Venezuela, to protect Ger
man interests there which are threat
ened by the uprising now in progress.
The minister advised that we follow
suit. After conference between the
officials of the state and navy de-
partments instructions were cabled
to Commander Nichols, Of the To
peka, to proceed from La Guaira to
Porto Cabello and to land q naval
force in case of attack. The Topeka
has already left for Porto Cabello.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
TOWN OF BATTLE ATTACKED.
IL Was Done by Mexican sheep Herders IN
Retaliation for the Slaughter OF Sheep
by People OF the Place.

Battle, Wyo, Aug. 12.-Mexican
sheep herders tried to take the town
of Battle with the result that two OF
the herders were killed. Several
made their escape into the woods.
One man was shot in the leg. Ono
citizen was wounded on the heel and
Miss Estell Sanders, q resident, was
cut in the face by window pane
broken by q stray shot. Every man
in town is armed, fearing the Mexi-
cans will again attack, as there ara
hundreds of them in this vicinity.
The attack was in retaliation for the
slaughter of 5000 sheep by the peo-
pie of the town, who had ordered the
sheepmen to keep away.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
GIVEN A. ROYAL RECEPTION.
Gen. Smith Mot nj HIS Home Town b
Five Thousand People with
q Band.

Portsmouth, o., Aug. 12.-Gen.
Jacob II. Smith was given royal re-
ception at his home here last night,
fully 5000 people being Mt the depot
to meet him, accompanied by r
band and drum. corps. The mother
of Gen. Smith was among those at
the station. A crowd including sew
eral companies of the Ohio national
guard, escorted the general to his
residence. Gen. Smith absolutely
refused to discuss the order relieving
him. He said he was still soldier
and amenable to army regulations.
When the time comes to make o
statement it would be made and not
until then. His report of the cam
paign in Samar, he said, would be
made out soon and forwarded to the
war department.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
INCENDIARISM AT PEORIA.
A Bold Attempt TO Fire tho Business Por.
tion of the City-several Establish
ments Burned

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-THE police
and fire departments of Peoria were
kept on the jump yesterday by the
operations Of an incendiary. The
torch was applied to five buildings
during the day and though the actual
fire loss will NOT exceed $4,000, with
an insurance Of about $4,000, the
flames at one time threatened to
sweep a large business section.
The police department arrested Ed
ward Flanagan, 20 years of age, on
a charge of arson. They claim to
have direct evidence against him.
Shortly after his arrest the mutter-
ings of the crowd made it necessary,
as a precautionary measure, to re-
move the prisoner to the county
Jail for safe keeping. Since then
Flanagan has refused to say
word.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
A BIr Deal In Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Ok, Aug. lit. c. Shoe.
maker, a ranchman Of Beaver county,
has closed a deal here with II. NJ.
Stoneburger, an Usage reservation
cattleman, by which the former
turned to Stoneburger the lease on
81 sections of territorial school lands
in Beaver county and the possession
of 1000 head of cattle, the money
involved being estimated at 100000.
This is considered one of the biggest
deals ever consummated in the terri
tory.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
FREAK OF LIGHTNING.
Il Melted Mrs Nelier's Watch Chain ana
Finger Rings and Did Not Hurt
the Woman Mush.

Coffeen, ILL.,, Aug. 12.-During .
thunderstorm here lightning struck
Mrs. Frank heller, Of st. Louis,
melted q gold watch chain, which
she had about her neck, and also
four rings in her left hand. The
rings ran together into one piece.
In her hand was an umbrella with q
steel rod and the rod was twisted out
Of shape. Her shoe was torn on.
She was rendered unconscious for
an hour, but has fully recovered. Mr.
and Mrs. Neller had stepped into q
church doorway during the storm.
The spire was struck and, running
down, the bolt stunned Mrs. Neller.
Neller was also severely shocked.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.
Eight Prominent Cattlemen OF Western
Oklahoma Tried 70 Defeat the Rights
OF Homesteaders.

Guthrie, Ok, Aug. 12.-Warrants
were issued yesterday by the United
States attorney for the arrest OF
eight prominent cattlemen of west
ern Oklahoma, charged with con.
spiracy in attempting to defeat the
rights of homesteaders in the was
waged against the farmers by the
cattlemen for the possession OF
the extensive government pasture
ranges. The cattlemen are charged
with driving away and killing stock,
waylaying and shooting their own
ers, burning houses and destroying
crops.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
THE MOB HANGED TWO.
At Lexington. NO., White Man ana Ne
gro We're Swung from the Same
Tree for Murder.

Lexington, Mo-, Aug. 12.-At 1:3c
o'clock this morning a mob number
ing about $50 masked men battered
down the doors of the Jail, located in
the court yard here, and secured
therefrom Charles Salyers, white
and Harry Gates, colored, who one
week ago murdered George w. John
son, and hung them to tree a short
distance south of town. 1t took the
mob some 30 minutes to cut through
the steel doors of the Jail. Salyera
was taken first, then Gates. Salyers
made statement to the mob, in
which he said Gates had done the
shooting, he having fred three shots,
and when the last one was fired
Gates had hold of johnson.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
He Turned the Press.

1t is reported from Lawrence that
Henry Spiyey is dead. Henry
Spivey was as intimately associated
with early Kansas journalism as any
man in the state. He was brawny
colored man who commenced turn
ing the press" in the days of the civil
war, and worked at different times
on every newspaper in Lawrence.
There are gray-headed men in Kan
sas who can remember how as boys
they watched Henry Spivey reel of
Tribunes or Journals from q drum
cylinder press which groaned and
roared and muttered as though in
protest against the work which be-
came its nightly portion.-Kansas
City Journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
MAJ s,.a for Hallstones.

Hoxie, Kan, Aug. IA destruc-
tive wind, hail and rainstorm visited
t1iis section Sunday night. doing
great damage to corn, cane and
rough feed. The third crop OF al
falfa is almost totally destroyed
Not a single north window is left
in town, Hail stones picked up
after the storm were the size OF tea
cups.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
Death of Senator Mcmillan.

Washington, Aug. ia dispatch
was received here yesterday announc-
ing the death of Senator James Nc
MILAN, of Michigan, at an early hour
yesterday morning, at his summer
home at Manchester-by-the-Sea,
Mass. Death was the result of heart
failure, following congestion after
an illness of O very few hours.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
E,.Cnnrressmen Form 3 Company.

Guthrie, Ok. Aug. 12.-J. Y. Gala
han, former congressman from Okla
homa, and Jerry Simpson. former
Kansas congressman, have formed
wholesale lumber company in south
western Oklahoma, in which they
have interested men of prominence
in portions of Oklahoma and Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
Pxthians at the Golden Gate.

San Francisco, Aug. 12.-San Fran
cisco was turned over to the Knights
of Pythias yesterday and gold lace
and uniforms have taken possession
of the city. Fully 5000 visitors ar
rived Sunday and yesterday 1000
knights of the uniformed rank
reached the Golden Gate, many OF
them having travelled over 5000 miles.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16

The twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
birth of the Kansas A. o. u. w. was
celebrated by Parsons lodge No. 1, at
Parsons, Saturday. Ten thousand
visitors were in attendance. Address
es were made by j. II. Crider, past
grand master workman; G. S. Lamb,
grand master workman, and Phil
Campbell, republican nominee for
congress.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
VIII Last for Generations.

The coal vein in Jewell county re.
Gently discovered is "a inches thick.
Miners take out three tons a day
each. One piece was recently taken
out that was IA feet long, feet
wide and "a inches thick.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
Condition of Corn,

Washington, Aug. 12.-The month
" report of the statistician of sthe
department of agriculture shows
the condition of corn on August i
to have been S6.5 as compared with
s7.5 on July 1, 1902; "a on August l.,
1901; SIS at the corresponding date
in 1900 and ten year average of "a.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
-Four Men Died on Mont Blanc.

Chamounix, Aug. 1.-Two French
tourists and two guides lost their
lives Saturday on Mont Blanc. They
were overtaken by terrible snow
storm while descending the grand
plateau. The two tourists persisted
in the snow and the guides set OF
to obtain assistance. They were un-
able to reach shelter and also per.
ished.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
Revolut,ou,.a Capture Barcelona.

Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad,
B. W. l., Aug. 11.-News has reached
here from Venezuela that, after three
days of very severe fighting in the
streets of Barcelona, in the state of
Bermudez, the revolutionists, under
the command of Gen. Penaloza, cap
tured the town from the government
forces. The government lost 60 men
and Gen. Puerto Bravo.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
where Death Was Cheated.

Herbert L. Cook, prominent real
estate man of Fort Scott, attempted
suicide but the doctors saved his
life and relatives will try to prevent
q repetition. Before attempting the
act Cook placed note between his
teeth in which he gave directions
for his burial.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
May Reopen Merriam Park.

Grading has commenced on the pro-
posed line from Olathe to Kansas City
and it is probable that old Merriam
park, which will be directly on the
line, will be thrown open again after
being closed for years.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
Determined to Get Out of tho Service

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 12.-Wal-
ter S. Cross, q private in company
B, engineer corps, U. S. A., died at
Fort Leavenworth early yesterday
morning from a self-inficted gun
shot wound. Cross desired to get
out of the service and, all his efforts
failing, placed Krag-Jorgensen rifle
to his throat and pulled the trigger.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
sv.d.n,. zinc a e.saver.

Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 1O-While
King Oscar was yachting near the
Marstrand bridge, which was crowded
with women and children, the struc-
ture collapsed, throwing tho occu-
pants into the water. The king threw
off his coat and assisted in the res
cue of 90 persons who were taken
aboard the yacht.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
A Crew Of Ton Persons Drowned.

St. Johns, N. F., Aug. 1.-THE
steamer Virginia Lake returned here
yesterday morning from Labrador
and reports the fishery prospect
there to be excellent. The catch
promises to be above the average.
A schooner has gone ashore at Farm
Yard islands. Her crew of ten per.
sons were drowned.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
A New Kansas Cereal.

Ex-Congressman Broderick, on his
so0-acre farm in Jackson county, ex-
perimented with Emmer, new &C.
real. The crop averaged 80 bushels
to the acre. The grain has the ap-
pearance of barley and is said to
make a better feed for stock than
oats.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
s,.r. oo.oh Get, ,,eyond control.

Georgetown COL, Aug, 1s-The
Grand Lakes stage was wrecked
near Conlter, five miles north of this
city, and five persons were hurt, one
fatally. The. horses became fright
ened and got beyond control of the
driver.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
TIL. I,o.nse Question in Arkansas.

Rogers, Ark, Aug. 1.-THE license
question is the only live issue to be
decided at the Arkansas state cleo
ton the first Monday in September.
From a political standpoint the cleo
ton will be of little or no interest.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
Got ip by One Vote.

Maj. ]. B. Remington, who has
been renominated for the legislature
by Miami county republicans, was
elected two years ago by one vote
his own. The day after election he
said: "The Bible declares that no
man can save himself, but I have
done it."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
m. nrorhsr Saw Him KIned.

Z Joplin, No., Aug. 12.-Harry Breed
love, six years old, was run over and
injured by Missouri Pacific switch
engine here yesterday evening, from
the effects Of which he died. His
mother and three brothers were
nearby when the accident occurred.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
Lived in the Glacial Period.

A party of scientists made a trip
to the Concannon farm near Lansing
and proved to their satisfaction that
the human bones found there recent
" are the skeleton of man who
lived in the glacial period, or about
$4,000 years ago, and that this skele-
ton is the oldest ever found in North
America.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-16
A Fortune from Potatoes.

In five years John E. Wagner has
made a fortune raising potatoes in
the Kaw valley. He has shipped $4,000
worth already this year. From one
piece of rented ground, IL acres, he
sold $500 bushels, which netted him
$1,765.