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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-10-03
VINCENT G L 5 October 9.

/ Roll call-Exhibition Of maps
by each member, showing from
what countries his ancestors emf
grated.
2 "Racial Composition of the
American People," concluded.
8 Paper-"The Dealings With
the Americas Indians; the Indian
Bureau Of the Interior Depart.
ment; the Present Policy of the
Breaking Up of the Tribal Rela.
tions of the Indians"
4 Literary Leaders of America
chapter II Irving.
IS Book Review-Coopers 1.-THE
Pjiet"
6 Discussion-"The Most Impor-
tant Social centers-The Functions
and Opportunities of (a) the
Church: d. che School; (c) the
Public Library; td) the C. L. s. C."
Map Review-A General View
of Race Distribution.
The afternoon class will meet
with Mrs. Conner Friday afternoon,
Oct. Q, at $50 p. m.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-10-03

John Tucker has sold his elegant
residence property on East Sher.
man street to Is. K. Brown of Edo.
"a, Iowa.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-10-03

Frank Miller has returned from a
trip to Colorado.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-10-03

Tonight, Oct. q, at 1850 o'clock, the
evening class will meet with Mira.
Florence Hartley, following the
program published last week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-10-03

Mrs. A. D. c. Harvey 10 recover
ing from q severe sick spell.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-10-03

Prices subject to market change
South of Cooper's, Baxter Syringe
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-10-03
j. w. DeMOSs
PAYS THE
Best Prices

at all times for the following:
Hens, per pound. ..07 C
Spring chickens, per pound. OF C
Broilers, ~ to 2 lbs, per h.. ..OS C
BOOSTERS, old, each. rs
koosters, young, each zee. 80. rs
Hen turkeys, per Id. 10 c
Young gobbless, per pound. 90
Old gobblers, per pound 90 c
Ducks, per h.. .08 c
Geese, per h.. .03 c
Butter, packing stock, per Id. IL
Eggs' per dozen: III C
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
A Matter Of Soul.

A local hospital nurse who was in
the Philippines when Macarthur wax
the big man in Manila tells story OF
that officers experience with native
musicians. When he entered the city
he was saluted with version of
"There'll be hot time in the old town
tonight" and this popular bit of rag
time" composition was played by the
Filipino bands whenever he or any Of
his staff made an appearance in public
Finally, Macarthur inquired why that
tune was invariably played, and was
told by the band-leader that the regi-
mental bands Of the American troops
played it when the city was entered,
and that the natives supposed 1t was
the national air.
"Well,' was MacArthur's comment
1T is not the national air; but it is
the American spirit. Keep on play
ing it-when we're not around-if
you wish but my best advice is that
you fall in line and march to Yam
kee Doodle!'"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
Dram Shop Licenses.

Applications for dram shop licenses
were as follows: A. l.. Reeves and
sons. E. B. Harvey, Haney and Cole
man, the Falstaff, J. W. Allen, Chas.
Lumpkin Jake Mosby. Fred Senyard,
Holland and Lampert. John E. Wells,
Tucker and Parnell, Wiley Jones. v.
l'oti and company, L. and f. Wer-
theimcr. c. G. BrockWay. All were
granted except Chas. Lumpkins.
Alderman Boyce objected to Lump
kin's application and moved to exclude
il from the others and that it be
Landed separately. The aldermen all
acec;,t"d the objection. and Lumpkin' 5
a3}i lir:ttion was acted upon separately
Motion was made ay Aid Riley thai
Lumpkn's application be held over
lnti next meeting of the council.
Mr. Boyce objected to this and said
that it ought to be handled now: that
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
City Electrician Ordnance.

Alderman Fox said that he had got.
ten the ordinance committee together
for the purpose of making the benefic.
eraries of the Office of the city electric
ian pay the expense Of maintaining the
Office He said that they were unable
to strike any agreement whereby it
could be done, and desired the voice
OF the members Of the council on the
subject Mr.. Boyce said this question
was before the council once before;
that it is in way an ordinance that
is a benefit to Chas. Miller, and didn't
think that it is an ordinance that the
council could afford to pass Mr. Mill
er did the wiring that he is now OBJ
jecting to- Il don't want anyone to
misunderstood my opinion or position
in the matter, however" said Mr.
Boyce.
Mayor Bell said the ordinance was
before the council and a motion for
time to allow the committee to get a
representative from the electrical com
panies and have a hearing, was adopt
ed. Mr.. Boyce said that the wants
Of the streets were too glaring for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
NO NEGRO SALOONS
Will Be Permitted on City's Out
skirts-Doings of City Dads

class of bad people hung around
Lumpkin's place, and would not be
so bad if they had no whisky to drink
He stated that it was question Wheth-
er license should be granted to ne
gro saloons at all; that all of them
We're deadfals except Wiley Jones i,
snd referred toJudgeKavanaugh plan
that has been to the supreme court
and sustained. which was not to grant
a license to any negro saloon outside
a district, where quick service of the
police could not be had and where
the saloon could be kept clear of bad
women and loating negro men.
Nh Riley withdrew his wotion and
said he was with the council.
No fault was found with Lumpkin.
personally. but the class of people he
had around him made it necessary to
have TWO policemen on duty at and
around Lumpkins place.
Mr.. Boyce made motion to have
the license refused, which was second
ed by Mr.. Wollerman, and it passed
to the effect that Chas. Lumpkin be
not allowed to run saloon at GA East
Third s.lrnue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
For Raise of Salaries,

About 100 citizens signed petition
to the council to raise the salaries of
the patrolmen and firemen. 1t was
handed in by Judge w. d. Jones. who
said it was handed to him by tie pa
trolmen and firemen. He stated that
he did not prepare the petition. He
said shat - did not, could not, AMI
would not ask any compensation for
his service; that he merely came as
a friend of the patrolmen and fircmen.
He claimed that it was signed by some
of the best business men the city have.
He argued that the $50 "A month in
scrip netted only Sol and it should be
raised to equal SEQ in cash; that fuel
food and clothing We're much higher
this winter than ever before and that
the lives of these officers were peril,
Gus and dangerous He asked thai
time be taken in consideration of the
matter. 1t was referred to the police
Cunl, itec.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
The Whitley Exerciser.

Miss Nina Williams is the demon
strator of the Whitley exerciser at
RQSe.berg's book store. She has full
EbSGt sion of the show window ana
and Yesterday all day she attract cd
:s'ss "ovds in her efforts to show
The 'Ao1 kings and movements that
can be gotten out of the eXerciser.
Miss Williams said that physical cul-
ture had been a life work with her;
that How she was able to take a fifty
pound sack of -four and raise it above
her head or end up a molasses barrel
full of molasses. Miss Williams,
while her muscles are we'll developed
and firm, has not lost any of her grace
full lines by knotted muscles by this
exerciser. She claims to deyelope the
muscles more evenly by the system
she demonstrates than can be done
by any other system
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
ADDRESS SENT ON REQUEST
Case Of Girls Who Proposed to Gov
ernor Bailey Not Hopeless.

Topeka, Kansas. Jan. e.-ENents
which have occurred during the last
week have literally transferred the
office of w. j. Bailey. governor eject,
into a marriage bureau When it be
came known throughout the country
that Mr.. Bailey had not selected a
wife from the large number of ladies
who had proposed to him, number
OF young men began writing him,
asking him for addresses of young
womea who had proposed to him.
H. J. Bone, private secretary to the
governor, saw in these requests a
chance to help large number of
young persons Of both sexes, and he
began sending the addresses OF the
women to the young men who applied.
The first letters from the young men
came from Providence, r. L.. and from
there the requests spread until they
are now coming from almost all the
other states.
Mr. Bailey is taking no hand in the
Of the marriage bureau.
but he believes the course adopted
hy his private secretary is one which
will do great deal of good The
secretary answers the requests Of only
Young men who appear to be sincere
and anxious to get married.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
uIDGE PHILLIPS PLAN
ror the Permanent Improvement
of Pine Bluffs Streets

Whom the Graphic approached Conn
~ Judge Phillips for an interview on
II, three.mill road tax with reference
- its application to the streets OF
n,.a pluff he said that he had not
-, Given the subject that thought
..ssary for him to be definitely de
.,ea mon just what plan he would
,,nt However. the Graphic has it
,,on good authority that Judge Phil,
,,s is now fully decided in the mat.
-, though he may not be ready to
make his plan public through the
nrpss because of the fact that the al
,opance for the streets of Pine Bluff
ri, have to be made by the county
,svying court and that before the al
,ovance is made a plan for its expen.
asure might be considered by the
Living court as premature.
However, the Graphic has it from a
elose friend of Judge Phillips that his
Man is to form the city into i'm
movement districts. and assess the
.mtting property owners for a por-
tion Of the cost of the improvements.
The law provides that 20 per cent.
~ the cost of the improvements may
be assessed against the abutting prop
erty owners. Judge Phillips plan is
4 good one. and the Graphic heartily
endorses it. If the property owners
within a certain district petition for
the creation of an improvement dis
trict then they may be assessed with
20 per cent. Of the cost of making
the improvements. or course that
will not pay for the improvements.
but Judge Phillips will pay the differ
ance out of the tax collected from the
hree,mill road tax That plan means
hat great deal more Improvement
an be done than were the cost of the
be made wholly out OF
he tax funds 1t also means that
eople who are not willing individually
0 bear a portion of the cost of i'm
byements which will greatly en-
Ace the value of their property can
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
Bills Allowed.

W. G.. Crawford. $3.50; Noss -Nichol
company. $40; Nj NJ Bruce. 81; fire
department pay roll, s429; rent fire
S15; Anderson Meyer
Drug company. s1.2o: Westbrook
Grain and commission company ,$69. 80; ;
Noss-Niehol company, S6l.5o; John
Cobb. $3.50: Fox brothers. $l.20. John
H. Talbot, $1.9a; Bellwood sexton S
salary. $50: assistant sexton, $50:
WeStbrook Grain and Commission
company. S4.96: John II. Dellmon. Jr..
500: Westbrook Grain and Commits
sion company. SSS3; Pine Bluff Light
and Water company. $670.6o; Pine
Bluff Light and Water company, ST.
$50; city of Pine Bluff, $475; West
brook Grain and Commission company.
$6.75; Arkansas and Texas Ice and
Coal company, $46.20; Westbrook
Grain and Commission company, $75.-
10: pay roll. $s17; Geo. Doakes, S1o475
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
The New Alchemists.

II In your neighbor's cellar you see
light burning clear along toward
midnight, in these times, make up
your mind that he is at work on cer-
tain experiments which, If perfected.
will enable him to run his furnace all
next winter without leave or license
from coal barons. With many commod.
tiles he works in an endeavor to
bring about this blessed state of things.
and the probability Is that If you were
to see him as he came above stairp
ready to lay him down for his nights
sleep you would discover on his face
an expression that would convince you
he has got SO near his aim as to look
success in the eye. OF course, you
would feel like throwing up your hat
as you recognized this, for you know
that if he does create something Of
the sort you can adapt it to your own
wants, and that in time the place
occupied in your cellar by coal bins
| may be taken for something else.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06

not have any improvements 1t will
be an easy matter to create enough i'm.
provement districts to make use of
every dollar which may be allowed to
Pine Bluff out Of the three-mil tax.
and also to consume in permanent im-
, provement of the streets any amount
which the council may allow out OF the
general revenue of the city
It is also said to be the intention
of Judge Phillips to look personally
after the expenditure of the amount
allowed for street improvements out of
the three-mill tax. and not to turn it
over to the city authorities to be so
used. To this the Graphic has no OBJ
lection. In fact it rather approves the
plan. AS it is Judge Phillips idea to
eXpend whatever appropriation the
levying court may make according to
certain plans there can be no person
better qualified than himself to see to
carrying out or MS plans.
The plan be has decided upon is
the same plan followed in Little Rock
in the Improvement of streets with
the allowance made annually by the
Pulaski levying court for that pur-
pose out Of the special road tax. 1t
is the best plan that could be adopted.
The city council should also adopt
Judge Phillips plan and appropriate
every dollar possible for the improve
ment of streets in conjunction with
the property owners on the streets
improved. If the council should adopt
the same plan. the money which could
be appropriated for permanent street
Improvements, together with the
amount to which the city is justly
entitled out of the three-mill tax,
a big showing in the way of permanent
streets can be made every year. and
it would not be many years before
Pine Bluff would have nothing but
improved streets.
Judge Phillips plan is all right. Let
the city council adopt similar one.
and the people viii do the rest
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
lnexcusabIe Neglect of Road.

The road at what is known as
Frenchtown is SO nearly impossible
that no one can get to town. The
Graphic has been informed that 20
work has been done on that road for
five years, and that people who want
to come to town are unable to get to
the city. A gentleman who lives out
thre, in talking to Judge Phillips, said
that nothing but rip-raping would do
any good.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
Incorrect Numberinq.

Mayor Bell spoke of the incorrect
ing the streets at the intersections.
He stated that the Graphic was in the
act of publishing a directory and as
this is used and wanted by all the
business people in the city, it was due
the people that the numbering be
looked after. He also stated that no
one in the city's employ had time to
attend to it, Alderman Boyce asked
if the policemen could not attend to
it and Mayor Bell stated that the
police never extended on their regular
beats far enough out to do the work
required; that real good to be derived
in numbering is the outlying districts.
Alderman Bruce stated that there was
no way by which people could obtain
the correct numbers. He said that his
experience was that nearly all the
houses he had built did not have num-
bers on account of lack of knowledge
as to how or what numbers they should
place on their houses. Mr.. Wollerman
stated that it was better to have the
streets and houses looked after. Mr.
Bruce stated that he was opposed to
giving any one person the exclusive
right to number the houses with pow
er to force it upon the people.
A motion was made by Alderman
Fox that the board Of public affairs
be given power to accept propositions
from Mr.. Adams or any other party for
the purpose of numbering the houses
and naming the streets.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
ARKANSAS IN BRIEF.
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4. + + + + + I. 4. + 4. r f. + + r +

Fort Smith Daughters Confederacy
select new site for Confederate monu-
ment
Citizens OF Harrison organize com
mercial club
DR.. G. Pinneli and Miss Maze Mack
married at Danville: marriage kept
secret two weeks.
Aaron Brooks, Jr., Yellville, fatally
injured by falling limb from tree.
Authorities at Huntsville issue warn.
ing against using profane language in
public places,
Seventy-one cases on criminal dock
ct approaching term of circuit court
at Piggott
Mrs. Margaret Heller, eighty-oAe,
died in Eureka Springs from injuries
le eived by falling.
,iGS. Hoskins, age eighteen lost leg
at Eureka Springs in an attempt to
beard a rtGving car.
Survey 10, Rock Island extension
from I)eS Arc to DeNall's Bluff nearn
completion.
Egbert Y. Bell. alleged deserter from
army. arc ed in Hot Springs
bead l0dy OF unknown man found
in woods l. ~ Hot Springs
May II EoIGlng, of Hot Springs, seeks
third term
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
BIG FIRE AT FORDYCE
Hotel, Postoffice and Many Other
Buildings Burned

ttt II We nal! The loss on the no.
tel lros ~ is estimated at 5000.
and total loss b. the fire about $40 ,0o0.
The postofticc fixtures and mail were
all saved and were moved into the
cotton exchange for the time being
The property. other than the hotel,
belonged to Mr.. ]. Eddington, of War
rem, Ark. The fire was fast and r,1-
rious and only for u favorable wind
and the heroic work OF the populace,
the whole town would nov be in ashes.
The fire was on the principal business
street OF the city and at one time
1t seemed that it would be impossible
to do anything to save the town
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
New Street to Be Made.

An ordinance was passed to accept
the land near WeStall's store on Sixth
avenue to make a street, beginning at
point nine inches east of the north
east corner of Westalls store situated
on lot 10 and II of Tannehill and
ovens addition to the city of Pine
E!uT The ordinance was placed on
it's second and third readings and
Vas adopted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
New Zeal Estate and Loan Businesc.

Mr. Ja;Ia I.eitner, who for the past
several " rs, has been connec I'D
with The !cal estate and loan t'u
hos, cf " III. Burke, has severed his
.rnret tio,. nth that business - IA
gaS.. III re real estate and lean .lsi-
Eess ;Jr /. 1nsef. Mr. Leitner is :. III
experienced in the business, IS enc ;eI-
ic. and Wi. succeed in his new un ter.
taking.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
CLASSIC DANCING Is DOOMED.
Modern Tendencies in Terpsichorean
Art in Europe and America.

Modern 'endencies IN IerpsichoreaN
Art in Europe and America.
In England dancing as an amuse-
lnent is more or less discredited By
the men, but on the European CONT.
nent ard in the United States it con.
tnues to flourish. In England the
dancing master is an indviduaust
who struts bis too brief hour upon ths
stage The butt Of every jester, he
dares not take himself too seriously
Combination rules both in Europe and
America. where the associated Tur-
veydrops hold annual conferences and
make laws for society bathrooms, but
between the yankee and the old corti-
nent there is consuming Jealousy.
and when New York invents a cake
walk Munich bans 1t as barbarous
In fact, the continent condemns
American dancing root and branch.
Certainly the Washington Post, the
pas de quatre and the barn dances Of
America lack the qualities OF courtly
repose which appeal to the European.
But then lack of repose is racial de-
feet and the Americans inherit 1t.
Compared with the horn-pipe. which
is a national dance of England, the
Jig which is essentially Irish, or the
the American dance is romp in
which the dancers kick and hop and
wave their arms with little regard
for symmetry of figure or rhythm OF
movement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06

The city council met in regular SEES
sion last night, Mayor Bell and al
the Aldermen present. except Alder
man We'll. 1t was an interesting So
sion because of the fact that it wa
The frs; meeting of the month and INC
first meeting of the year. The minutes
of the previous meeting We're read aAd
approved
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
LIGHT and Water.

ly all the street lights had been pla,
cd. and all would be at an early date.
been light and some RIVER water had
been used A nan 1T cost Of 1850
had been employed by the water COM
pany to put in a new strainer at the
pumping station, after which plenty
of we'll water will be supplied
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
Motor Cars in Paris.

Nearly 5000 motor cars are now in
use in Paris and the neighborhood,
$500 of the cars having registered
speed of over eighteen miles an hour.
The number of licensed "chauffeurs'
at the beginning of the month was 49,
coo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
BeIlWood Report.
The report on Bellwood cemetery
was received and approved.

The committee on public works re-
ported that the ravine on East Sec
ond avenue needs draining and would
cost $50 to drain it. Mr. Boyce made
a motion that the board OF public af
fairs investigate with power to act
which passed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
Nav Have CampaniIe's Fate,

The cathedral at Gothenburs, the
Swedish Venice" which threatens to
share the fate of the Campanile, is
only hundred yea old. 1t burned
down in 1721 and :. in 1872.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
Finance Committee.

81 800 to pay time warrants that here
u ter may be due and payable after
January 10, 1904
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
Police Court.

The police committee was given
more time to report on Chief of Police
Culpepper's and Police Judge Browns
reports for December.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06

Fnrdyce. Ark Jan. t. Especial to
II { t.;2al.io.l--A fire started in the
Ham. Ton LC'c;,. IL one OF the sleep
ins rooms, al = ! :45 this morning,
AMI vas '.H discovered until it had
gG'ten ';e&; I'd control. The hotel
which VT; ''@ best in the city was a
total loss. II was the property OF
Can;. j ". SAITH. Two grocery stores
adjoining the hotel one belonging to
Hall and Brown and the other to Elzey
and iiGur,aSs we're total losses. The
postoiiltc also burned. Several small
h@ildi;es W@,2 burned. There was
some ius,larce on all the buildings,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06

any additional expense to the city
and was not in favor Of an electrician
and par must be devised to maze
the ttnC. Of electrician self-sustainin5.
sayui Bell said that tho insura e
con- panies once agreed to pay '.a|f
the expense
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06
Sewer Repairs

An ordinance providing for an APP
preparation of 500 for improving the
sewerage system was given its final
passage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06

Mr.. M. L. Bradford was in Little
Rock Saturday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-06

Fort Smith Daughters Confederacy
select new site for Confederate monu-
ment