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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02
SANTA ANN

The following is from the Galena
Times, and considering the fact
that the Times hae always hereto
fore knocked" on the Baxter
Syringe camp it lie decidedly re.
freshing: "The year starts out
more auspiciously than any in the
history of the mining camp. The
highest prices paid in the history
of this section of the country pre-.
vail. More than that the prices have
been CHM bing higher for the past
three months. 1t is year in which
a remarkable growth will be wit
messed in the development of the
field. The Baxter mines and Bad,
ger mines, tributary to this camp
are steadily coming to the front
Both camps will be thoroughly
prospected this year"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02
OUAPAW NEWS.

Rafting off guns and horses has become
a fad in our city
ME-. Douthat, one of the territories
best citizens and farmers, was trading in
Quapaw Saturday.
Can't. Butler was in Baxter Friday on
business and stopped over night with his
niece. Mrs Jessie Cardin,
The ladies of Quapaw are making ar
rangements to have supper in the near
future, for the benefit of our school and
cordial invitation will be extended to all.
CIR Boggs is building neat little cot
tage on Main street and Dame Rumor has
it that he contemplates taking unto him
self rib but no one has ventured to say
how large the rib is.
The box supper given for the benefit OF
Mr. and Mrs Safell, Friday night, was
one of the most enjoyable affairs OF the
season. besides being complete success
There we're twenty-five boxes and they
averaged one dollar per box. You can bet
YOUR last dollar that whenever it is fonnd
out that Quapaw has a citizen in need as
sistance will be forthcoming. That's the
kind of citizens we have.
Mr.. W.T.. Apple, agent for Laning-
Harris of Kansas City. has been in Qua
paw for several days looking after the
firms interests. Walter is one of the best
business young men we have in our midst.
and our judgement is that he is the right
man in the right place. We know that
what dealings We have had with him have
been of pleasant kind, straightforward
and honest, and we bespeak for him a
bright future.
SANTA ANN
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02

Joseph E. Spencer and Miss Der.
tina Pliler, both of the Quapaw
reserve, were married in Cooper's
dry goods store in this city last
evening by Justice of the Peace T.
C. Weaver. Quite a number wit
messed the ceremony. If other
couples desire to be spliced al
Cooper's a corner will be prepared
and kept ready for that purpose.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02
HAPPY HOLLOW NEWS.


Mr.. Scott, miner, has a very sick
baby.
Old man Knight is laid up with a
sore throat.
linn Goodwin has started a drill
for Uncle Tom.
Whiskers has sold the Happy
Hollow hotel to Jim Bingham.
/ see Orb has a black eye. The
way of the transgressor is hard.
Who is Arkansaw at Quapaw?
He gave up $2.25 for box to get to
eat supper.
John Gard of Stotesbury, Mo-, has
rented the Mary Buck farm and
will move the first of March.
Shorty Harper has gone to board.
ing again. He has been baching,
but the weather got too cold.
Shorty Harpers shaft has shut
down for a few days on account of
sickness among the workmen.
Who ia the girl that wants to
marry? Don't go to Claremore;
stop in Happy follow, please.
Who are the three men who got
locoed in Baxter last week? Two Of
them left the third by the roadside.
John Wheeler has been keeping
one boarder for some time. He
jumped his board bill the other
day, and John has gone into the
hands of the receiver.
Shorty Harper has left his board
ing house. They prayed all night,
and he says after he went to bed a
young man turned in and prayed
till breakfast was ready.
DR.. Cole is very busy these days.
The writer was there the other day,
and Mr.. Skies of Lowell, Mrs. Brown,
Tim Bingham and two strangers
were there after medicine.
During the recent cold snap the
rural route man didn't show up for
three days, and when he did come
he brought dun to certain man,
who talks of reporting him for
bringing the dun.
A boarding house is being put
up at the Old Abe mine, by John
Gard of Stotesbury, Mo. Tom has
bought four rooms from whiskere
and is putting up three houses for
workmen to live in.
We had wood chopping and
quilting and birthday dinner al
Mrs. Coles the other day. A big
pile of wood was cut and every.
body was talked about by Happy
Hollow's old women-even whiskere
Oh. Youse is hauling car of coal
from Baxter and pi!ing it up close
to whiskers for drilling purpose
but il it continues cold he dom
know how much will be left, as the
Happy Hollow hotel lie running in
full blast a md wood is scarce.
There is squaw man here in the
hollow who left his wife during the
bad weather to keep from getting
fuel, and she ssys her mother-in
law says she can't leave her white
lord, or devil. az he may be. If The
wife will stop his eating he will
have to stay away. He needs Goa
of tar and feathers.
X RAY.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02
List Of Letters


Remaining in the postoffice at
Baxter Springs. Kansas. for the
week ending with Feb. 1, 1905.
which If not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead
letter Office at Washington. d. c.:
Mrs Lavipa Adams ] E Bradon
E B Blackburn Harry Meleon
A Martin JAJ McKinstrey
Persons calling for any of the
above letters will pleasesay"AdveI
tised," giving date list.
W. S. BAXTER, P. NJ.
100 acre farm for sale cheap. This
will prove a good investment. Dan
iels & Plumb.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02
THE MINES.

The Sunny Side. Dark Horse COM
bination is making lots of ore this
week.
The Joanna is booked for a big
turn.in of both lead and silicate
this week.
The dirt from the Old Abe is very
rich. Tom Goodwin. the superin-
tendent, says the Old Abe must
have mill.
The turn.in from the Mission
mine last week was 10000 of zinc
and from the Peoria mine 5000 OF
zinc and 5,400 of lead.
The Mission mill, which Is under
going thorough overhauling,
will beready to start up again the
fore part of next week.
The beastly weather the past few
days has greatly retarded work in
the district, but with few days OF
real decent weather, things will
fairly hum.
Robert Frederick OF Eldora, Iowa,
has purchased a one-fourth inter
est in the famous Dark Horse mine.
He secured the interest az follows:
one.eighth from oe Bingam, one
sixteenth from Mrs. judah Bing'
ham and one-sixteenth from Ed. ].
Stein. The sum paid was good
round one, but is not made public
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02

Miss Mabel Rummel gave party
last evening to a number of her lit
tie friends, the occasion being the
eleventh anniversary of her birth.
The young folks had a fine time,
and made away with a lot of deli.
cious refreshments.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02
NOTICE.!

The annual church meeting will
be held Sunday, February 5, at close
of morning service. A full attend
ance especially requested.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02

Isom Warford and Fannie Yer.
den, both of this city, were married
last Sunday evenine at the Office of
and by Justice L. C. Jones.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02
To TRADE.

A good 2-story brick business
house in Galena for land. Building
now rents for $50 per month. Call
at this office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02

Daniels & Plumb can sell you res
idence property on time at a rea-
aonabIe rate of interest.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02
at all times for the following

Prices subject to market change
ALSO BUYS HIDES AND FURs.
South of Cooper's, Baxter Springs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10


TOXIC ioMukdsns capture reported nights
japanese
reported having widest prison
and ammunition
pursuing Kuropatkln and his scattered
ST. PETERSBURG io-The office . Inclined
place the the large force Of
neiing General NoEi
Kuropan intimate friend Moscow. Pray
or ne"
Petersburg battle
did Wednesday little o the fate
Kuopatkna defeated
according the Russian calendar but the
the
deaponiency the situa
IL uaHaa and
officials fragments
Of he
the
placing Il before thousands
w their Port Arthur comrades prisoner Of the
atmosphere office intensely The off,
theY
inalst It a decisive disaster.
said that Kuropstkiu. with his headquarters IL al
Fanlatuuz the railroad miles below Tee The
probably
anything modern warfare.
follows Mukden 10
O'Clock this surrounding has completely
succeeded The ereeat fighting continues IN several places In tho
vicinity Mukden We captured great number Of prisoners and
quantities 81 and ammunition and provisions OF
and uppes have time at 10 Investigate the numbe
these
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WATCH FOR A
Ne W LOOP.H0LE
CITY DADS ARE DALLYINe oNo WITH THE PROVISION TIC
DEMAND INTEREST MONEY DEPOSITED LOCAL
BANKS
BANKS

How long is the ordinance intro
dueed by Corporation Counsel CAL
houn. providing for the collection by
the city Of Interest on It's deposits.
going to slumber In the hands OF the
sub committee In whose hands u
has been putt
This Il question that r. disturb
ing a good many taxpayers because
Of the fact that nothing In regard 20
the matter has yet been done, In
Apits Of the fact that the hill intro
auced IN the Legislature at the re-
quest OF Mayor BallinEer. enabling
cities 90 collect such interest. has
been passed.
At first trying to shield them
selves under the claim that a state
Law was necessary. the city Officials
will now probably be forced 20 find
some other means Of thwartins the
interest Of the taxpayers ProvtS
ing the city ordlan.s new wns,p
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consideration cannot, for technical
reasons, be iollled with long enough.
the officials VIII probably be able TO
find comfort Ia nthe bankers. who
win stand In with them as long as
possible.
However. there is a crucial test
which Treasurer Rathbun can apply
n he desires, that being To place the
city deposits In safe deposit vault
n the banks do not come to time.
And the question has arisen in this
connection. why has not Treasurer
Rathhun kept the city funds In
safe deposit cault iu the past ?" The
money would surely be safer there
than In n half dozen banks always
Ia some danger Of failure. where the
money IL being loaned out 60 Tom.
Dick and Harry for the benefit Of
the banks
II the city council does not do
something very soon that Is worth
vaile. II 10 not improbable that some
private citizen win step In and make
an sftest TO put things Alright. Cases
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10

nv ssrpra News As'ns
TOXIC ublatou prevails here over
ne inevitable professions
"a great crowds marching shouting "Banzal" and waving
sp
Ordinary entirely suspended victory
anticipated days Everything complete for an IN
,.al tonight parade
win held
opinion victory peace
aunauon the
The general that
trais Japanese trap
IN very surrender
Ns completed enveoplnE present
seems way phalanH
eat their way through panese columns
TIE reports Petersburg stating
win Mukdeu has absolutely
ladns as ssnsr position
lnov exactly
uo received supplies
Hardin Russian commander
n chief position
DAYS.
nat the japanese columns occupied
here report.
censorship
sssstay report expected pub
lie By the general staff
General No sis which posted last
how swiftly the the field moving The
that is advancing by forced
Is miles they surrounded
Russian Telling and that
fixing about the the OF the
pressed quantity supplies
Kuropatkin which hands
stated Japanese troops completed their
shortly Thursday but
little prospect Of the Russians escaping
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10
MUST HAVE
PURE MILK

The board OF health will proba-
bly, take steps at it's next meeting
to compel all dairymen shipping
milk into Seattle To- deliver II at
a temperature sufficiently low 20
prevent the excessive multiplication
Of germs before the milk reaches
the consumers.
The board has concluded that the
regulation Of temperature Of the
milk when II IL delivered 10 the
consumer Is the most practical and
efficaeaua method Of obtaining the
result aimed at Or. Ioughary.
president OF the board. has for the
last five days been working with
MIX Inspector Woodcock In ascer-
tanning the state Of cleanliness In
which milk reaches the city. After
a number Of tests they found that
the average percentage Of dirt does
not exceed three-tenths Of a grain
fn 10 gallons. They do not believe
that this Is sufficient TO convince n
Jury that the milk iB unfit for use.
The health board claims TO be In
doubt as To the standard OF purity
established by the city ordinance
and the state law and IN view OF
the fact It has decided that the best
test, outside OF those made, for
disease germs. Is the one that can
be made By the exercise Of common
sense instead ~ scientifically. MIX
with an excessive number Of bac-
terra. provided the bacteria are not
pathological. are not necessarily
dangerous 20 health. and the board
has concluded that tho best means
OF safeguarding the milk supply ia
to dump all milk manifestly dirty
that comes into the city, seeing also
that II arrives and IS distributed
at proper temperature. so that
the multiplication OF the bacteria
will be kept down.
The board believes Il to be the
duty OF the state authorities 10 in
spect the dairiea outside OF the city.
TO see that the cows and the barns
are kept IN sanitary condition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10

tried In other cities have proven
that the city treasurer has no au-
thority to collect interest on moneys
taken care of by him for the city.
Treasurer Rathbun states that he is
receiving no intnerest on the money,
but the latter Is certainly worth "a
good deal To the banks that take g..
Perhaps "a few city officials are
indirectly getting the benefit OF
their fyieudliness towards the banks
In the same manner that a county
official is known TO have gotten H..
This county official who In big
Kuu In political circles, was I'm the
habit until recently. Of handing over
the eouuty's funds 20 one OF the To-
cal banks. The county OF course
got no interest on that money.
Neither did the official. But II has
been noticed that when the official
had occasion to horrw sum OF
money for his private use from the
same bank. he did not pay any in
terest ON IT,
II will be remembered that during
the opening days Of the Ballinger
administration majority OF the
members of the council were anN-
ious to give the vicious element a
little more leeway. Their plan was
to keep the gamblers and othtr out
laws under control. but to license
them for the privilege Of breaking
the law. They were very anxious TO
do So, because the city's financial
condition was not the best. Mayor
Baliinger and chief Delaney blocked
them.
Now the mayor suggests n method
Of Increasing the city's revenue
without corruption fund, they
cannot see the urgent need Of more
meney They seem to think that the
banks should be pctted so that they
viii continue TO dig up the coin
when the next municipal campaign
acts under way.
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opinion.
~
OF
wreAtcd disastrous
o
ueuuble blows fail
as o IA
The Telegraph TOXIC Off
army Is anulhlatcd.
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Secretary Of the Japanese iegR-
ton Abe said
We're net too sangulne that Gen
erul oyama will be able TO surround
Kuropatktn aud compel him 10 sur
render Il IL too much 70 expect
that Ne can eucirelo a half million
men We think Il ia probable that
kurupatkiu Will be able TO cut his
way through with a small part OF
bis forces We don't think the oc-
eupatiou Of Mukden WtIl be auffi-
eisnt Of Itself 20 bring about peace.
but 4 Il certain nov that when
peace comes the Russians will b.
compelled Ia accept any terms the
japanese may present"
The news II an1ioualy awaited
here regarding General kuropAt-
kin.a position Nothing 10 known
yet whether be will be able 90 cut
his way through To Telling The
latest kilograms indicate that n
be attempts 10 move he must 20 BY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10
SERVICE TO CONTINUE

l. A. Nadeau. agent of the North
ern Pacific. stated this morning
that he had received communica-
lions from headquarters at st. Paul
that the Olympia trains would con-
tinue for the present Ii was
thought that the two Olympia trains
put on the run when the legislature
opened would not be kept on after
the session closed
The officials at ST. Paul say that
they put those trains on for good.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10
new YORK BROKERS
BUY SEATTLE BONDS

Bids were opened this afternoon
at o'clark for the bond issues for
the nev lighting plant and the new
jail The amount OF $4,000 10 20 be
raised for the increase Of the ca
paeity OF the lighting plant. and
i1. .eae for the jail nidH were sub
Hltted b brokers from all sections
Of the country.
The best bid Was made by NJ. "
HAlssy. ~ New York. the rate being
4 per cent. Fuf go-ysar bonds with
q fasreaF option. the company Of
Tered = premium Of 5000. FOR
aFsIHhi ao-y.af bends a premium
Of tlz.7a1 we offered
rhe neHt beat bidder was y. W
Harris. Of ehleaKo. who owns nearly
eli u tfe city bonds He offered "a
premium Of tas1o on To- pear op-
tinn. % I per cent bonds, and $3.50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10
EBERT ON 1RAL

William Ebert, negro. is being
tried In the superior court today
on charge OF robbery. II is al
legged that the defendant filled his
sock full OF rocks and beat his
roommate, another negro named
Boston. over the head until the
latter was nearly dead. then robbed
him of over 800. which Boston had
carried 10 bed with him. The prose-
cution has shown that Ebert was
in serious need of money, and that
he was DESTROYS OF Joining his wife
I'm Portland at the time of the
robbery. The defendant once plead
ed guilty in the police court. but
withdrew his plea and is now
fighting the case. The crime was
committed in the Fening hotel, on
South Second avenue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10
THINKS SHE rs INSANE

George De Bolt principal Of the
Walla Walla high school. yesterday
swore 20 warrant issued by Judge
Frater. ordering that 1G-year-old
Evelyn Mentzer. n pupil In the
school. be apprehended and exam
ined as 10 her sanity. The girl is
an incorriglble and Is too old for a
reform school sentence A few
nights ago she IS alleged TO have
broken into the school building
and destroyed the class records In a
spirit Of revenge
Unless the girl is declared Insane
Il viii be necessary TO send her to
the state prison for discipline. since
she 81 past tho reform school age.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10
WANTS HER CHILD

A writ OF habeas corpus, petition
ed for by Mrs. Elizabeth Krin, Was
sued out In superior court this aft
ernoon in which Mrs. Krin de-
mands the restoration to her OF her
child. Anna Krin, from the Wash
ington Children's home. She claims
that when the baby was but a day
old Harrison Brown. the superin-
tendent OF the home. came to her
and secured the baby aud forced her
to sign a paper disposing of--..ha.
child 70 the home when she was not
mentally capable OF realizing what
she was doing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10
MURDER CHARGE


PORTLAND March 1o-Mru.
Minnie Green was arrested here.
while leaving a theater. charged
win completely IN the murder Of
EaNsra 9. sharatt. Ia Toledo. Lin
CON county. gharatt was found
dead In bed. on January 2. shot
nfonsh the neck. under the chin.
ne left a VII leaving his property
70 Mrs Green.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10
ALL PATCHED UP

BELLTEGHAM. March 1O-Tt
Iooks as though there would be no
prosecution Of Henry Beatty and
ais. John Cleneskl. the alleged run
NAy couple from Acme They were
brought back here Wednesday and
alf-lgned. They claim that the
k1eseilce Of both In Port Townsend
TIE same time was mere co
incidence. They were held for trial
anasr $500 bonds. but subsequently
ie.eased on their own recognizance.
mr. Beatty promised to forgive
hsf husband and Gleneski made O
similar promise 70 his wife. They
VIII all return home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10
AFTER HUNT


PORTLAND. March a.-The po-
lice commission today r. invsstleat-
ing chief of Police Hunt and vari-
Gus members Of the police force.
who are accused Of permitting Ha-
looms 20 run after the 1 O'Clock cloa-
ing hour la violation Of the city
statutes
Hunt WIS the first witness exam
ined and denied the charges made
against him.
A. r. FloFol. councilman. stated
that the chief knew that certain ga
looms we're open and that they were
even visited by Hunt after the pre-
scribed closing hour. other citizens
also made the same charge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10

The fighting that made the fall
Ct Mukdeu possible occurred late
Wednesday at the village o. Dan
skuntun. SIX miles west % Mukden.
and commanding that place. The
tiood flowed In rivers. the Japaness
stoFuins Tie place repeatedly dis
bdgihg the Russians. Who desper-
ately recaptured the position. which
was one o. vital importance. The
japanese soon reformed their lines
and charged time after time.
Dsnshuutun finally fell. after a
desperate hand 70 hand encounter.
The dead are scattered Ia the
streets. court yards and houses. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10

still remain unburied.
The japanese were able 20 train
their heavy guns on the Mukden
station and from this place opened
fire today.
The latest advices say that the
japanese are concentrating their ef-
forts seven miles north OF Mukden
and five miles west OF the railroad.
the object being 90 break through
and cut of and surround the Rus
SLAMS
A dispatch says that a detaeh-
ment % japanese troops have oceu-
pied Fushun. and are nov attack
INK the enemy on the heights north
Of that place.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10
WILL ENlERT4M

The Seattle Y. N. c. A. all enter
tain Fred s. Goodneau. OF New
York city. Saturday, and Sunday.
Mr. Goodneau - secretary Of the
international committee of the
Young Mems Christian associations
OF North America. supervising the
religious work Of those bodies. He
brings 10 his work a broad training.
a successful and varied career.
on Saturday from I 10 p. N. he
will conduct services at the !. IT.
G. A hall
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10

way OF Fuahun. necessltAtinE a
march AZ right angles aud fear
ful rear guard action with the paf-
suing japanese.
II he IL delayed by such a fight
u will give time for General 0ku's
force 10 drive directly north 10 Tie
ling. Joining the armies q NodEu
and kogi on the way aad allowing
them 10 reach Telling before Karos
patkin does.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10
CRIPPLE SUES
FELLOW STUDENTS.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 10.-Al-
bert De Rome art students at the
Hopkins Art Institute. has issues
warrant for the arrest of Jackson
Hatch. jr.. Atlee Hunt and Armin
Hansen. fellow students aud sons
of prominent people. for hazing
done last November when n strong
electric current was turned on De
Rome. resulting in crippling him
for life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10

ST PETERSBURG. March 10
Fifteen political prisoners escaped
from the prison al 1rkutsk through
an underground passage. which they
had spent three months IN digging.
Six OF them have been recaptured
The disturbances in southwestern
Russia continues TO increase.
Troops have been dispatched TO sup
press the outbreaks.