Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-04-27

the famous jockey.
A good road to the mines is a
necessity. Put up literally when
the soliciting committee calls on
you.
The electric road company lie soon
going to ask for franchise in Ga
lena. After that is secured the road
will be built.
FOR SALE-Good Kimball piano
fret class condition-Cheap for
cash. Apply to T. C. Moore, at The
Baxter State Bank.
Burt Lyon, DR.. Wherritt, ]. Frank
Walker, p. Chrisman and others,
from the Joplin Country Club, were
here Sunday looking for a site for
their club house.
Geo. Stewart came up from Cleve-
land, Oklahoma, Friday evening to
visit relatives. From here he went
to Southwestern Colorado, where
his father has bought ranch.
Owners of vacant property in Bax.
ter Springs were certainly born
when the sign was in the hog, judg-
ing from the greedy prices they
ask for some of their vacant lots.
Say, Mr.. owner of Vacant Proper
ty: 1t will pay you in the long run
to sell some of your property very
cheaper give it away-if the party
taking it will agree TO improve it by
building on it.
E. ". Dow is getting ready to
build his telephone line from this
city to Quapaw, via the Sunny Side,
Dark Horse, Old Abe and Mission
mines. 1t will reach every import
ant locality in the district by the
time il is completely
Clayte Puterbaugh went over to
Joplin Sunday to zee his friend,
Abe Henderson, whole laid up with
rheumatism. Mr.. Henderson is at
St. Louis hospital in Joplin and is
getting better. For a few days he
was in very bad fix.
Miss Nellie Regester was married
at her home near New Almelo, Kan
sas, to Mr.. Frank Scott. Miss Reg
ester is niece of Mrs. L. o. Gray,
and made quite lengthy visit with
her aunt here last summer, during
which time she made many warm
friends.
The successful miner who has a
big lease on mining land usually
gives away a part of it on the same
terms he gets it at in order to get
the land developed. Owners of va
cant property in Baxter Springs
should take hint, and not try to
get rich in a moment.
We are in receipt of an invitation
to attend the commencement exer-
ciees of the St. Louis College of
Pharmacy. The invitation was sent
US by Claude c. Bacon, son of Mr..
and Mrs. H. NJ. Bacon, former resi-
dents of this city. Claude is men,
Der of the graduating class.
Miss Alice Wallace, daughter of
Geo. Wallace of this city, has re-
turned from Big Horn, Wyoming,
where she has been teaching
school. About IS months ago Miss
Wallace was badly hurt by being
trampled upon by tame elk, and
it is feared she is crippled perman-
emily.
We know some people are going
to get warm under the collar-chol-
eric in fact-because we take stand
against an advance in prices on va
cant property at this time, but we
have taken the stand-and well
ight it out along that line. Owners
of vacant property in this city are
simply hoggish. There is no mild
er word that will fit the case.
Fifteen hundred dollars will be
needed to make q good wagon road
down through the mining district
Now, are the heavy property owners
and wealthy men of Baxter Springs
going to donate literally, or will
the money come from the "small
fry 40 10 usually the casef The
road must be made, and If the "big
fellows" won't donate literally, LEI
A.. a1,tflaD fallowa Uo ahead and