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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

to the farmers of this county and
every one should be present.
After the teachers association
adjourns, If desireable, the quee-
ton of organizing a County Horti-
cultural Association will be dis
GUESSED, and If q sufficient number
express q desire the proper steps
will be taken to perfect such an
organization.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

N. 8. Compton, who has been in
the hospital for treatment for sew
eral months near Kansas City, is
now at the home of his parents in
Joplin, and spent last Thursday in
this city in company with his
brother, Clyde. He is looking bet
ter than when he left here.-W Weir
Journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

MARRIED-At the Office of and by
Justice L. C. Jones, on Wednesday,
January %, 1903, Mr.. Wise Gabriel
Evins of Scammon and Miss Mar
garet A. Mishler of Baxter Springs.
The newly welded couple will
make their home at ScammoD,
where the groom 10 employed in
the coal mining business.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

"A. ]. Graves, an old-time resident
of the city, but now living near
Vinita, I. T., was visiting in Baxter
last Saturday. Mr.. Graves used to
live on the Henshaw farm, north of
Baxter Springs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

The Frances Willard Union held
a week of prayer at the NJ. E. church
last week. The meeting began with
a mothers meeting, led by Mrs.
John Jones, who read very inter
esting paper on woman in the
Home" There was good attend
ance during the week, and much
good was done. The Union is do
ing much active work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

The Baxter Telephone company
is making extensive improvements
and additions to its system in this
city. New phones are being put in
with Amazing regularity lately.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

They tell of young man IN Jew
ell county who quit lucrative job
simply because his alleged boss
wanted him to start a fire every
morning with Kansas corn cobs
as fuel, and he objected to the labor
of saving them in two.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Don't fail TO attend the good
roads mass meeting at the city hall
this Saturday evening. Bring
your neighbor with you.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Ed. McNeill went to Topeka Mon
day night to ehut off the bill
which contemplates putting a year
ly tax of $50 on bachelors over the
age of IS years.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31
LEG BROKEN.

The three-year-old son of Mr.. and
and Mrs. Cy Paul, living two miles
southwest of town, met with very
painful accident Sunday. He was
kicked on the leg by colt and the
leg was broken. DR.. Hatfield was
called and reduced the fracture,
and the little fellow is getting along
nicely.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

The sale of the Peoria Miami sur
plus lands will have to be all gone
over again. Jno Cooper of Baxter
had the highest bid, but was re-
jected as being too low. The lands
will be advertised again.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Good gravel roads leading into
Baxter from the east, west and
south would double the trade of
the town.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Mike Clary of Galena was in Bax'
ter Thursday to see his partner
Willard Shuts, who is quite i'll.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Wm. Buchan, trustee of Spring
Valley township, was in to see us
Tuesday about good roads matters
Mr.. Buchan says his township is
ready to join in with Baxter Springs
toward grading and graveling the
Chetopa road.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

The good roads movement, about
which the NEWS had great deal
to say last week, has taken hold in
great shape. On every hand 1t is
being discussed and much mater
ial good will result.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Don't fail to attend the good roads
mass meeting at the city hall this
Saturday evening. Bring your
height Dor with you.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

&c. Haskett's fine carriage horse,
which has been sick q long time
died Saturday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

The good roads committees ap-
pointed by the commercial club
Wednesday night are already at
work. They are meeting with good
SUCCESS, too.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

n. Erwin left Wednesday for
Missouri to buy a couple of fine
JACKIE which will make the season
of 1908 at the N. Erwin Driving
Park, adjoining this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Horace Austin 10 very III at his
home on West Water street, and
his friends are alarmed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. Scott visited
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Price in Joplin
Tuesday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Don't fail to attend the good roade
mass meeting at the city hall this
Saturday evening. Bring your
neighbor with you.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

F.S. Caples of Galena was in Bax-
ter Wednesday representing an
Eastern cigar house.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Willard Shuts is i'll at his home
on North Military street.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Mrs. A. 0. Dewitt returned Sum
day from a visit with Mrs. Chas.
Mcclure at Panama, Mo.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

People living on the road lead
ing south to the mines are very
anxious about good road, and,
thank goodness, things are shap-
ing up along good roads lines.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Mrs. Carl Carney and Miss Gay
Chew visited in Joplin Wednesday
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

An Oswego man has colt 1s
months old which weighs 1850 lbs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Dode Needs and Henry Scott
took in" Joplin Monday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

John Cheyne, Charlie Williams
and George Niceley of Miami had
business in Baxter Wednesday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31
Mapes, Photographer.

Sadie Lickis has brought suit tor
divorce from c. c. Lickis.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

P. Vernon Wooisey, an expert pi'
ano tuner from the F. 6. Smith
Co.'s factory will be in Baxter next
week. Leave orders at the post
Office book store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

The Baxter Telephone company
is making arrangements to put in
rural phones in the south part OF
the county, and extending the sys-
tenn down into the Territory.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

carried away by Henry Scott.
Real estate is still going up and
Melrose ia on big boom, with the
prospect of a new railroad from
Joplin, by way of Galena, Baxter
Springs and Keelviile, to Melrose,
and on to Chetopa, known as the
Missouri Pacific. They have the
new railroad for breakfast, dinner
and supper-three times a day and
seven days in a week-at Melrose.
Melrose is surrounded by as good
farming country as there is in
Kansas, and it has the black land
and the crops to show what it will
produce. All we lack is the rail-
road to haul our products to mar
ket. The freight that would be
shipped out of Melrose alone would
amount to between $S5,0OO and $40,-
600 per year. This is low estimate.
Keelville 10 in the garden spot of
the county, and can't be beat as a
trading point for hay, hogs and
corn. This would be good place
for a grain elevator. 1t is located
on Four Mile creek, six miles from
the Tar creek oil wells now being
sunk by a Pennsylvania oil COM
pauy, where oil has been running
ont at the grass roots for several
years, and where the farmers have
been using II for three years to oil
their machinery. Keelville and
Meirose would draw good deal of
trade from the territory that now
goes to Miami. So let as have the
new railroad, and then we farmers
and merchants won't have to haul
our stuff over those boggy bottoms
and, kill our horses.-Melrose cor
respondent of the Chetopa Demo
rraf
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31
WALLPAPER!

Our spring stock of wallpaper is now coming in
and we ask those who intend to paper this spring
to wait few days aata stock CO. "a order when
we will be able to furnish yon with erything new
in the line. We have sold You your wallpaper for
the past two years for less money than it could be
bought elsewhere, and wjllao SO this year. notwith-
standing the advancesth that have been made in the
wholesale price of papers.
Yours respectfully,
MORROW DRUG co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Mrs. A. J. Thompson and Mrs. A.
o. Dewitt entertained twenty OF
their friends at cards Monday night
in honor of their sister, Mrs. H. c.
Scott of Cynthiana, Ky. Refresh
ments were served. The lady's
prize was won by Mrs. r. c. Wear,
while the gentleman's prize was
carried away by Henry Scott.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

Jas. Thompson, who received in.
iuries which resulted in death,
mention of which was made last
week, was buried in the Baxter GEN.
etery last Friday evening.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

We make our own Extract of Lemon and Vanilla.
If you try them, you will use them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-01-31

The people of Quapaw have taken
up the good roads movement and
have already subscribed money
enough to grade and gravel a road
from the mines to Quapaw
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
CHAMPIONS OF
WEST VIRGINIA
OutcaIt and His Boys Won That Title Yesterday
by Administering the Second De-
feat to Charleston.

least six feet when 1t disappe ared
from sight. 1t was afterwards
measured and was a safe hit by 8
good feet.
The Charleston boys began
sort of creeping game In the second
inning. One run seemed a whole
lot to them, and they played for
one inning and got 1t In time.
In the second, Baird hit safely,
but was forced out at second on
Farrells short one, Adamson to
Saladine.
After Benny had planted one In
Fred Abrams hands, Schultz hit
safely, Drew performed the same
feat and brought Farrell home with
the first run for the down-the-state
boys.
In the second, after McWharter
had walked, Helmond hit hot one
to Sweeney, who threw McWharter
out at second. Helmond stole sec.
ond, went to third on Deutons bit.
Denton started to second. Gunion
threw to Adamson, risky business
Just at that time. Helmond started
home, and before the return of the
ball, crossed the plate with the Sec
ond run for Charleston.
Baird flew out to Abrams and
Farrell to Clintworth, and the
agony was over.
In the sixth, after Baird had
gone out-Bero to Outcalt, Farrell
got hot one from Pat on the arm,
and walked to first, Suite gave a
little one right into Sweeney's
hands, but Benney, the catcher,
smashed a good one right on the
nose for two bases, scoring Farrell.
That ended the run getting for
Charleston, and the game ended
with the score 6 to 3 In our favor,
another added to the unbroken line
of victories.
A peculiar feature of the game
was In the eighth inning, when
Outcalt, Clintworth and Abrams
each placed neat fly in Nc
Whorters hands, each one Of which
he promptly and properly devoured.
The only question SOW IS where
will the boys come from that will
administer the first defeat.
Of course they will come, but
they will be compelled to play a
little better ball than we have seen
yet.
Both Sweeney and Drew pitched
great ball, and with but few excep-
tions, their support was excellent.
1t was grand game worth going
some distance to see.
Base ball Is now success In SIS
tersville, and the Sc ason IS properly
opened.
Outcalt made the finest catch of
the game.
The official SC ore follows.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
TAKE NOTICE

That L. L. Fisk, commonly known
as the Fisk Sewing Machine COM
pany, Is no longer an employee OF
The Singer Sewing Machine COM
pany Cby consent ,of Singer COM
pany) and we hereby notify all per-
sons that ale In account with the
Singer company not to pay any
money to the Fisk company.
Mr.. T. A. Monger will for the
present have charge of the com.
pany's business Office and store
at corner of Elizabeth and Brown
Betty streets, where we cordially
invite persons to call, wishing to
do business with the Singer Mig.
company. ~ OF
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
RECKLESS BICY-
C Gle RIDING

Charles Thistle was very much
out of humor last evening at a
reckless bicyclist. A man was
going south on Wells street about
six o'clock, and near Elizabeth
street he ran over Mr.. Thistle's
little daughter Margaret. The
child was not seriously Injured,
but was badly bruised and fright
ened. The man, who Is
known Mr.. Thistle, was thrown
from his wheel, but mounted 1t
again In an instant and proceeded
on his journey regardless of the
child. The heartless wretch should
have been made to answer for his
carelessness, and especially for the
neglect of the child after running
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25

over her.
The police should put stop at
once to fast bicycle riding on the
public thoroughfares, especially
when they are thronged with
PEOPLE. It's not an uncommon
occurrence to see a dozen bicycles
speeding down Wells street every
evening when the streets are the
most thronged with women and
children. Very frequently the
riders have large packages upon
their wheel, mhich naturally makes
the danger to pedestrians all
the more critical. We do not OBJ.
ject to any one riding bicycle, but
do say they should seek q street
that Is not crowded with little chill
dren and women.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
FOUND DEAD UPON A COUCH

In the evening he went into the
restaurant where he took three
more of the same kind of tablets
after which he went to the rear of
the restaurant on q couch and layed
down. About II o'clock the pro-
prietor went to where Vernarlsdale
was reclining and 1t was found he
was dead.
The remains were brought to
this city yesterday an account OF
which we published.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25

PINE GROVE, W. Va, June ~.
Martin V. Vernarlsdale, better
known as Shorty" Vernalsdale,
who has been living at Pine Grove
for the past year, came to an un-
timely death Monday night.
Monday afternoon he was
noticed to take three tablets
from his pocket and take them, say
Ing they were strychnine and he
was taking them for a cold. Later
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25

We were all there.
We hoped for another victory
bat only a few of as really and con-
fdently expected 1t.
The champions of the state had
been wagering a little on their own
poweress: the long line OF victories
had to be broken some time, and
many of the most loyal rooters
feared that yesterday would be the
time. Not so, however, with the
members of the local team. They
saw nothing but another scalp, and
made many a fan brave by their
confidence In their ability to win
the second game from the boys
from would ld-be.governor. .Dawson's
town on the Kanawha.
The attendance was record
breaker. Fifteen minutes before
the time to play, the gate to the
grand stand was closed, every seat
being occupied. The bleachers
were full; the fence was crowded
several deep: the walk had Its full
quota, and a fringe of men and boys
filled tie space In front of the
bleachers. 1t was glorious day
for base ball In Sistersville.
Those Charleston boys can play
ball; they put man In the box
who kept the local team guessing
most of the time; with the excep-
tion of one or two errors, he had
excellent support, but the Sisters
Vile boys were there all the time,
and there to win, and so well did
they do their part that the six or
seven hundred people went home
happy-except the very few who
again bet against their home team.
The fun commenced In the first
inning. After Bero had gone to the
bench, Denton to Farrell, Adamson
found a good one, and landed safely
on first. Outcalt advanced him a
base with another single. Clint.
worth was hit by the pitcher, and
the bases were full. Fred Abrams hit
a high one to left field which Snulte
dropped, bringing Adamson home
and advancing the other players a
base. With the bases again full, a
wild throw by Drew of a bunt by
Bevins let the whole three across
the plate, making four runs for the
home team, and leaving Bevins on
third, where he remained.
With the score four to nothing
in favor of the home boys, there
was abundant opportunity for root
ing, and right well did the fans
take advantage of 1t.
In Charleston's half of the same
inning, one Pat Sweeney, of the
one-time oil town of Mcdonald,
struck out the first two men, let
the third one get a little hit, but
gave a twister to Denton, who sent
1t into Adamson's territory, and
that legal member of the team lost
no time In getting 1t into Outcalt's
hands ahead of the runner.
Four to nothing, and then the
gang did 60 wild.
That was the last of the scoring
for the home team until the seventh
inning. In that, after Bevins had
been caught by Drew on bunt.
and Gurion had gone out, Nc
Wharter to Farrell, Sweeney got
four bad ones. While he was rest.
Ing on first, Bero took a second
hitch on his trousers, spat on his
hands, and swiped the first good
one over the fence, making home
run for himself, and bringing
Sweeney In ahead of him. There
was some kicking about the hit.
Of course no BODY expected 1t to
go unchallenged, but the Review
has the word of some gentlemen
who know the game, who were In
line with the foul flag, and who say
uneouIvocally that IL was fair by at
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
ELK'S Meeting

was expeditiously transacted. Sew
eral novitiates were introduced to
the secrets of Elkdom, and at a
late hour the members disbanded,
feeling certain that still they were
a part of the Best People on Earth.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25

The Elks held most pleasant
meeting last night In their rooms
on Charles street. There was a
goodly attendance of the antlered
tribe, and business of importance
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25

Stolen bases Helmond 2 Denton I.
Two base hits, Schultz, Benny.
Home run, Bero.
Double play. Baird and Farrell, Baird, Nc
whorter and Farrell.
Bases on balls by Sweeney /, by Drew 2.
Hit by pitched ball by Sweeney 1, by Drew
I.
Sruck out, by Sweeney, 7, by Drew 5,
Passed bail, Gunicn.
Lett on bases, Sistersville =, Charleston !.
Time I:7o.
Umpire, Hart,
Attendance 600.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-08
Court Notes

A complaint was filed in the cir
cult court. department No, /. today by
A. o. Condit, as trustee Of the estate
OF f. E. Mckinney and w. T. Riches
partners. against G. II. Canon. The
complaint asks for judgment for
$133.63 for an unpaid note. with costs
and disbursements.
An action for divorce was yesterday
filed in department No. OF the state
circuit court for Marion county, in
which Tillie Ellis is the plaintiff and
X. Il. Ellis the defendant The plain.
tin alleges that she and the defendant
were intermarried in Marion county,
on December 10, 1891; that the de-
fendant treated her in a cruel and in.
human manner and In May. 1894.
abandoned and deserted her. and has
ever since refused to live with her.
The plaintiff asks for a decree of the
court forever dissolving the bonds OF
existing between herself
and the defendant. and that she be
given the custody and control of their
minor child Lester Ellis. aged II
years
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-08

stubble cut on that ield. and for thrce
years thereafscr two big crops Of
from four 10 six tons each. OF clover
and volunteer grain. hay of the best
quality were taken on each year. and
then for two years two crops year
OF clover and mixed grasses This
same field bore each year crop OF
prunes. plums. apples and some pears.
This fruit was not considered worth
much. as the trees were not cared for,
but each year the fruit amounted from
$40 to $50. All these crops were TAX.
en- of without any further seeding or
cultivation. or use of fertilizers. and
the land was what was called old LAND
and not any too rich. This is a big
story, but It is very common story.
as Mr. Funk can find by writing or
coming here and staying for a few
years. There is no trouble in raising
any amount Of feed and hay and grain
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-08
LITTLE Girls Bun over.

A little girl was run over by a
scorcher on the sidewalk on Asylum
avenue. She was knocked down. and
after passing over her. the fellow only
remarked that she had no business on
the walk.
There are complaints at the way
scorchers come tearing down the east
side Of the hill on South Commercial
street Alderman Larsen and others
got the council TO put the west side
Of the street on the forbidden list, and
that makes foot passengers positively
unsafe on the other side of the street
Jim Brown said TO a reporter that
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-08
HERMANN
TOIBEaHERE1
MAY 18Th
County Committee and
Organizations TO
be milne
Ex-GOy. Geer viii Preside
? the Heads of
Clubs tOICOnduct
Reception

There Is more life and activity In
political circles than has been seen
here since the Chamberlain campaign
over the announcement that Hon
Blnger Hermann will be here on next
Tuesday. May 18th. and II will be
shown that there will be no apathy in
the support OF that gentleman on the
part OF Marion county Republicans.
County Chairman Culver has called
the Republican county central com.
mittee together on that date. and a
general invitation has been extended
20 Republican workers all over the
county TO be present and Join In a
grand reception at the cmmtitee's
headquarters in the Mccormack block.
at o'clock.
Hermann speaks az Eugene Monday
evening. Albany Tuesday evening and
viii spend Wednesday at Salem, and
address the Salem Republicans at the
armory on Wednesday evening. Ex
Governor Geer has been asked TO pre-.
side, and will make one Of his char.
acterlstlc speeches.
Besides the County central commit
tee the Young Mems Republican
Club OF which Hal d. Patton is presl.
dent; the Republican Club. OF which.
In the absence OF Mr. Catch. Capt |
Geo II. Jones is president. aud the |
Workingmens Republican Club. Of
which S A. Hughes Is president. viii
officially participate. and have charge
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-08

Cash on hand May list 8 S5,siS.so