Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15

r., visited here last week and this.
1t is said there is a full fledged
Joint in town. We don't believe 1t.
Buy jeweIry for holiday presents.
I have a nice line Of 6ne goods to
pick from. A. r. Kane.
Elmer Lawrence, one of Quaker
Valleys substantial farmers, was
in Baxter Springs Tuesday.
Don't buy trash. Get something
that will last and-be appreciated.
have what you want. A. X. Name
We understand the Frisco will
make a loading place for ore where
the reunion ground switch crosses
Military street.
A movement is on foot to gravel
the road from the state line to the
Mission mine. George Rucker ana
Chauncey Sumner will see that II
is done.
A Parsons groceryman was ar
rested last week for selling three
pecks of potatoes for bushel. We
are thankful we haven't any OF that
sort of groccrs here.
Randall Brown, coal mine oper'
ator, whose home is in Omaha, was
here Monday visiting Messrs. Nc
Carthy & Bailey of the Baxter Min
ing Company.
A. w. Childs aud brother of Kan
sas City were here Monday looking
after their mining interests. They
are interested with Tom Goodwin
in the "Old Abe" property. A. W.
Childs is cashier of the New Eng
land National Bank of Kansas City
Josiah Lauyon, the zinc smelter
man of Iolarwas here Tuesday, the
puest of Mr.. c. NJ. Sumner. Mr.
Lauyon visited our new mines, and
spoke in the highest terms of them
He gives il as his opinion that this
camp will be lasting one on ac
count of the blanket formation o.
the ore. T
Pullman sleeper on the trair
wnich goes east through here a
2:45 a. m. was discovered on fire be
tween Joplin and Carthage early
Sunday morning. The train was
stepped and the Pullman passen
gers escaped into the other cars
The fire was caused by an explo
sion of gas.
Holiday rates for Christmae ant
New Years-one fare plus fifty cent?
for the round trip, except wher'
fare and one-third makes less. Min
imum soc; between all points o'
the Frisco System. Also to al
points in Ark, Ind. Ter, Kas., Neb
Okla. and Tex, and to certain point
in COL, No. and Tenn. Dates of sal
! Dec. "a, %, %, 81, and Jan. 1 and
Return Jan. 4.
S.h-h-h! Whisper it not in Gath
Speak il not in Askalon! There i
one here! 1t is not generally know
and bat few have found II, but II /
here all the same. Naylor took il
his rural route mail box and CT
his country telephone lines an
started for Baxter Springs as 500
az he heard of it. 1t was hardl
fairly started until the Brush creel
Blue Mound and Happy Hollo'
farmers got wind of it and made
break for town. Many of those VIII
have been buying their goods fror
the department stores dropped
their catalogues, mail orders an
parcels delivery business an
rushed into town, made their puI
chases and went home happy a
larks. People who seldom come I
Baxter Springs came in early an
stayed late. Red Ike from Quapav
Hotel John, Whiskers, Tom Craw
fish, and quite a number from Lii
tie Five Mile and Devip9 Hollo'
came in. Even Bill Labadie, VIII
has not been here since he let hi
whiakers grow, came up from NJ
ami looking like an infant SAINT
1Ciaus. There is no doubt but. tina
the Sh-h his o drawing card an
will prove great benefit to th
town il properly managed. but
should conform strictIyto the ia'
and utter none but pure goode, an
sell only to those who are eDtitle
to buy. Let us all wait patiently
watch their smoke and zee whethe
II will have a baleful influence o.
society, or otherwise. It may hav
come to stay. S-h-h-hl
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