Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-09-12


been drawn as jurors for the Octo-
Der term of the district court, sit
ting at Columbus.
Scott's horse sale on Tuesday OF
this week drew a large crowd, and
the prices received for the stock
sold was quite satisfactory.
S. ]. Armstrong has added an
other nice hydraulic chair to his
barber shop which adds greatly to
the appearance of the shop.
A Miami paper says that Grant
Lankard was shot on his farm. We
are glad to hear that it was not
come other part of his anatomy.
The metropolitan papers repre-
sented on the grounds at the big
reunion claim the attendance on
Thursday was not less than 5000.
Mrs. Josephine Williams of this
city and Harry C. Duncan of Webb
City, No. were arrested Monday
night by Marshal Post on war
rant charging them with unlawful
coha bitation. Mrs. Williams is a
white womaa, while Duncan 10 OF
the color of coal. The case against
them was dismissed, as they have
agreed to get married. The Will
Iiams woman is the complaining
witness in case against Walt nc
Coy, another gentleman of dark
color. She says Mccoy raped her.
L. NJ. Dillman in his Scammon
Journal has the following good
things to say about the big reun-
ion:
1.-THE Twenty-second Interstate
reunion opened on Monday at the
association grounds just south OF
Baxter Springs. The attendance at
the opening was exceptionally large
thousands of people being on the
ground two days before the open
ing, due largely to the weather con-
ditions, which in the history OF this
organization was never more PROM
isingly favorable. But OF course
there are other causes, or reasons,
that go to make up the seeming un.
precedented interest in this gather
Jag, that would not do to overlook,
and that is the hustling set OF Off
GERS at the head of the association.
These gentlemen have been untir-
ing in their efforts to bring the re-
union up to the highest point OF
such affairs, and while there 10
much in contemplation there is
really little necessary to be desired
that would add to the happiness OF
those who go there and camp for
the week. Little by little improve
ments have been made and bust
ness methods systemized until now
things move along with all the pre-
cision of an immense military
camp, except the restraints COM
mon in the latter. The crowd is or
derby and most of the people act on
their good behavior. The very best
people in the country go there
people from hundreds of miles
away-aud take their families, and
they have the time of the year.
Their presence there year after year
attests this stronger than mere
words could do. OF course bad PEG.
pie for bad purposes, go there-it
would be impossible otherwise in
so large a gathering-but with
these it depends largely upon what
each individual is after or hunting
for. No right acting and thinking
person is in danger of being in
jured in the slightest. 1t is a big
thing and nice place to go. Our
regret is we could not spend the en-
tire week there. As it was we did
the next best thing, sent the wife
and babies there for the week and
put in as much time there as we
could. The attractions were many
and varied, but the one of the chief
interests did not happen. However