Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-07-25
SAW SWEETHEART KILLED.

young lady who lived in Miami, l.
T., and was the daughter of Perry
Daniels of that place, met a horri.
BILE death on the long Frisco trestle
over Grand river, half mile below
Wyandotte, about o'clock Satur.
day afternoon.
Miss Daniels was returning from
a picnic at Ottawa and was in a
buggy with Roy Sweeney, young
man to whom che was engaged to
be married. The ford under the
bridge appeared to be in a danger.
GUS condition and Miss Daniels
concluded to walk across the
bridge, which is nearly a half mile
wide at that point.
When she was within 10 feet of
the end of the bridge an east bound
train bore down upon
her. Overcome by fright che lost
her self-possession and was unable
to give signal. Instead she sank
down between the rails and before
the engineer could reverse the en-.
CINE she was run over and killed.
Her body was dragged for a dist
ance of 20 feet and was horribly
mangled, two limbs being ampu.
tated.
In the buggy below and in mid.
stream Sweeney was a helpless and
Mortified spectator.
The funeral services were held in
Miami Sunday and the attendance
was the largest in the history OF the
town. The deceased was a great
social favorite and she was uuivers-
ally admired throughout that Sec
ton of the country.
Allen Thomas went to Cherryvale
this week, where he will visit and
take in the reunion at Cherryvale
before returning.
Frank Hemstreet has purchased
the interest of Chas. Hixon in the
old Jack Garrett livery barn and
will continue the business at the
old stand.
Camp Logan 10 being cleaned up,
and is looking fine. Camp Logan
10 the prettiest park in the south.
west country. Do you realize that
is only six weeks away?
Bob Sands and wife took in the
big picnic at the Frank King spring
IN the Ottawa reservation last week.
Bob says it was picnic to watch
he boys and their jewlarkies have
|, coed time. You all know what
ewlarky is.
With full fledged carnival, in ad.
lition to the other amusements, the
annual Interstate
Reunion ought to furnish good
enough time for even the most par.
ocular. There will be all kinds of
.ntertaiument provided by the car.
rival company, and there will not
Re show in the bunch that any
ady may not see with propriety.
|
Roxie Hammond, thirteen.year
Id girl, died in Pittsburg on Wed.
.esday of this week from the effects
# mosquito bite. She was bitten
n the corner of her eye, and pus
ormed back of the eyeball and
orced the eyeball from the socket.
rhe pain was 30 intense that the
hid died in horrible agony. Down
It Dewey, I. T., a five-year-old child
lied Tuesday of mosquito bites.
There was an elegant opportun-
ty last Sunday evening for our city
a arshal 10 have made nice lot of
ees, and at the same time do soci.
.ty a good service. There were
hree or four good substantial
Trunks in town which should have
,een laid away to cool of and sober
ID. Not only was their inebriated
condition q nuisance, but their &C.
ions were abominable and dis
graceful, and their treatment of the
lorses they drove inhuman. The
,oor animals were beaten and
until they were covered
nth welts and bruises, and were so
Yearly worn out they could hardly
70 at all. Marshal Post should see
o il that such actions are not re-
'eated in this city. Baxter Springs
r--l~co A~-a o@d AhA nan.