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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-03-29
MOUNT HOPE NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Fancher ant
con, Jesse, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. John Thomas.
Will Swalley 10 quite sick with
malaria fever and mumps.
Mise Clara Embryo school a
Willow creek was out Friday.
The Blue Mound telephone lint
has been divided. We will get bet
ter service now.
The wind Sunday night moved L
/ c. Hocker's barn several inches or
the foundation.
Mrs. E. A. Haines has been suffer
ing with sore throat and CATHERINE
in her head.
Mr.. and Mrs. David RiselinG Of
Columbus visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Snelson last week.
Ray Stewart to enjoying the de
lights that nothing else but measlei
can give.
Frank Hapeman has been haul
ing water, owing to its scarcity a'
present.
Miss Belle Phillips school at Tai
Valley was out last Friday.
Miss Bertha Paxson, who has
been on the sick list 10 able to be al
school again.
Howard Thomas has the measles
Clyde Chubb came down to Bax
ter from Columbus Friday and on
on, home Monday. Clyde has had
severe spell of measles.
We have had telephone men Ia
the country all winter and now II
they can't get to farming soon, we
don't know what kind of men they
will be.
Some of Mr.. Bailey's family have
the mumps.
Jay Livingston has been on the
sick list.
MOUNT Hope.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-03-29
TIME YOU WERE DOING 1T.

Owners of stations and JACKIE will
be in need of.bills and cards for an
nouncing the place and terms OF
season right away. The NEWS is
we'll equipped with Q variety of the
latest and newest styles Of display
and body type, cuts, and paper and
card stock with which to print at
tractive bills that will be read by
those you wantto become your Gus
TONERS. Remember that good print
ing 10 always cheaper than poor
printing. The NKws will charge
you no more for FIRST class printing
than other Offices win for poor
printing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-03-29
Special Rates Via Frisco.

Mexico City, Mex.-Special excur'
sion rates, April Is to May 8, 1905
One first class fare for the round
trip. Final return limit, July 81, %
St. Paul, Minn.-Biennial Meet
ing, General Federation of Women's
Clubs. May 30 to June ., 1905 One
fare plus 500 for the round trip
Dates of sale May %. %, 20. 30, 1905
Final return limit, June 0, 1905.
Monte Ne, Ark. Effective March
1, one way rate $S.5S, round trip $3.50
Sold daily.
Eureka Springs, Ark, round trip
rate $500 Sold daily.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-03-29
SCHOOL NOTES.

Those making highest averages
in their respective grades for the
month of February as follows: Lei
Edna Dill Sadie Trueblood, 81; End
Frank Davis, 90; Sd, Howard Haines
95; 4th, Ruth DeMoss, 81; 9Th, Wilde
Mckinney, "a; 9th, Carrie Wood, 81
7th, Swannie Smith, o.; 9Th, Mabel
Coleman, 90; 9th, Norma Baldwin
Pearl Mullen, 90; 10th, Percy Coe, o.
18th. Geo. Adams, 90. Colored. Eva
Mcdowell, So.
Mumps are thinning the ranks In
all the grades at present,
The county diploma examination
for admittance to the county high
school will be held at the school
building March 30 and 81.
In the event of the weather ever
becoming better, school entertain.
ment is expected to appear. Watch
for date and announcements, espe-
cially the one concerning the Tom
Thumb wedding.
Considerable interest was arous-
ed in the 5th and 9Th grades esps.
cially, on receipt of letters from
Tulsea schools. They were nicely
written and ably set forth the ad-
vantages and improvements OF
their thriving city.
Our school notes have been some
what scarce of late because of the
rush of work incident to the last
weeks of school.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-03-29
R,lIe MOUND NEWS.

Mr.. Clyde chubb 10 home from
Columbus this week.
Mr.. Ray Stewart has the measles
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Stoskopi
w,re At Ransom Piggs Sunday at
tsrnoon.
Nrs. Lena Chubb and children
have the measles.
The mail carrier on Route D had
q cut out part of the route one day
I,nt wesk on account of high water
MAE. A. Haines has been bich
vim Il grippe the past week, bat is
better Il the present, weunderstnnd
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-03-29
FIVE MILE NEWS.

FIVE MILL aNs'
Wednesday Mrs. Harris and con
drove to Galena with chickens ana
eggs. .so,
10 kill two cats at once.
Five Mile farmers are turning the
soil.
Gregg Ewers has planted pota'
toes and all small garden seeds
Tuesday Mr.. Cromer took Myrtle
Mccoy to Baxter to draw her mon
ey on the payment.
Francis Quapaw and wife called
on Myrtle Mccoy Wednesday
Steve Porter drove to Galena on
Thursday.
Charlie Cromer spent the evening
with his brother and Gregg Ewers
Thursday evening.
T. Cromer bought his seed pota'
toes of Gregg Ewers.
IT,. Miller has built a new house.
Sam Iuman 10 working for Mr.
Ewart.
Mrs.. Foot has moved on the line
40 live close to her cousin, S. P. Ba'
ker, of Esst Tennessee Prairie.
Mr.. Sorralls have moved on the
place where Mr.. Payne lived.
No one scenes to enjoy a good
laugh like Sam. What was 30 fun
ny Friday EVENING"
Saturday Anna Ewers took din
ner with Mrs. Judge Boden in Ga.
lena.
Ella Cromer went to Galena Sat
prday.
Mrs. Mary Baker spent the after
noon Saturday with relatives on
Five Mile.
Henry Card has rented Amer's
place.
Mrs. Anna Ewers took one dozen
hens TO Galena Saturday. They
weighed heavy enough to bring
1886.
Charley and Amer Ewers were in
Galena Saturday.
When a man prays one day and
steals six the great spirit thunders
and the evil one laughs.
IL. Canady and son were on the
creek Thursday.
Bert Estabrook spent Thursday
evening at ]. Reeds.
Henry McCauley came home Sat-
urdsy evening from Galena.
Miss Rosa McCauley spent sun
day with her parents. She has a
position in Galena.
G. Ewers caught bass weighing
2ls pounds Monday.
Arthur Peoples was on the creek
Monday.
Bill Hammick and two of his
friends we're on the creek fishing
Monday.
Judge Boden 10 having HE
ground worked and taking out lots
of fine stuff. Old Galena 10 not dead
~.
Every one 10 busy at present try
ing to farm.
@. Ewers has his young orchard
aet ont. Trees look fine.
FIVE MILE.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-03-29
First published March 8, 1861
Notice of Final Settlement.

The state of Kansas. Cherokee county'ss
In the probate court In and for SAID
county.
In the matter OF the estate Of Reuben
Polk, deceased. Creditors and oil o'he'
persons interested In the aforesaid estate
are hereby notified TINT Mt the regular
term Of the probate court, In and for SAID
county, TO be begun and held ut the pro.
hate court room. In Columbus, county Of
Cherokee. state aforesaid, ON the hrst Mon'
day In the month of April. A. d. isoo'
.hail. ON the 18th day Of April, 1908. apply
40 aid court for full and Anal settlement
of said estate. CHAs' H.
Rxecutor Of the will of Reuben Polk, de-
ceased. ,oos
Columbus, Kansas. March =. A. u. l@o.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-03-29

Daniels q Plumb have some nice
homes In Baxter 10 cell at q bar
gain; also cheap farmsand city lots'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-03-29
WERE I A ROSE.

Were I a rose, no thorn should dare
wound thy dear hand. cen though ye'
chose
NY choicest fiow'r to pluck and wear;
Were q rose.
Were I the sun. no ray should s'sr
Cause thee my ardent beams to shun.
rd kiss 70 gold thy ripping hair;
Were the sun.
Were the sea. no wave should curl
No tempest cause thee fear Of ne
IA WELD 70 thee my choicest pearl;
Were ] the sea
hut being Just q man. my sweet.
I simply DO the best can,
10 lay ny heart down At thy fsst;
Being q man.
ALLAN Dunn, IN Sunset Magazine
A IIuch a. She Gould DO.
.Havs you told the cook what We an
% have for dlnner2"
-No; but IN ask her u 20 49,
T1nunion pnrt
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-03-29

Remaining in the postofice at
Baxter Springs, Kansas. for the
week ending with March %, 1903.
which If mon called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead
letter office at Washington, d. C.:
Mrs Laura Carroll &C Jones
Willie McCoonse Mrs John 8 Park
Mrs N c Palmer Mrs Anna Rich
s Stafford Mas Rachel Thomas
Persons calling for any of the
above letters win please cay "Adver
tised, !" giving date list.
W. 8. BAxTzR, P. n.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-03-29

Say, Mr.. man, don't you want .
piece of land In the Indian Terri
toryp If you do, just call 1t this Of
zee. We have several real bargains
In Indian Territory land.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-17
MEXICO ESTOP5
RAILROAD TRUST
BUYS ROADS TO KEEP THEM
FROM UNCLE SAM
Governments Motive Is Frankly Laid
Bare by Minister Limantour.
Railroad President Discusses
Increased Expenses

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 16.-There
has been plenty of discussion in official
and commercial circles of the frank
speech in which Minister of Finance
Limantour announced to congress the
Mexican governments motive in buy
ing the Mexican Central.
Fear of what he styled the great
railway trusts of the United States
was the principal reason for the pur-
chase, the minister declaring that the
government had been forced to enter
the railroad field on a gigantic scale.
He intimated that the merging of the
National and Central is but the begin
ming of the plan, although the republic
now owns all the big operating lines in
the country.
After delivering his speech he pre-
scented the bill asking that the session
of congress which is about to be closed
be prolonged that the whole situation
might be carefully considered by the
deputies and senators.
Minister Limantour said that the
government was first forced into the
railroad business in 1903, when the Ma
tional was purchased because of the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-17
DETR0ITER LIKES EN- LIVELY
Tries to Start Things in Jim's chowder
House, with Disastrous
Results

L. G.. Patee of Detroit, Mich, came
to Los Angeles for the purpose of
livening matters up on the coast. He
succeeded so we'll that he found him
self in Jail and it was necessary for
his friends to come forward with S.
so he could regain his liberty.
The trouble all started with an au-
tomobile ride. Patee and several
friends Saturday night engaged a
large-sized, high-power motor car and
went out to see the sights. About 4
o'clock yesterday morning they round
ed up at Jim's chowder house and
began making things hum. Dishes are
said to have been smashed and a wild
scene resulted. Then the police were
called and Patrolman Miller respond
ed. Miller exerted himself to quiet
the young men, but while his back
was turned Patee, it is alleged by the
police, placed a bottle of whisky in
his pocket and then chided him for
carrying intoxicants around with him
while on duty.
About this time Patrolman McCart
showed up and he and Miller loaded
the crowd into the patrol wagon and
sent them to the station. There il
was decided to release all but Patee,
he having been said to have been
the most disorderly. At last So bail
was accepted from him and he went
on his way rejoicing and promising
to be good
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-17
OLD NANNY IS
FAITHFUL SPOUSE
VISITS JUNGLE ANDREW"
EVERY DAY
When Released from Chain Gang the
Old Couple Limp Happily
Homeward, Hand
in Hand

The old saying that every man has
a friend somewhere is nowhere proved
to a greater extent than in the police
stations of a large city.
There some of the most miserable
creatures appear, Respondent, detected
and apparently without friend in the
world Yet when spoken to each and
and all of them mention some person
that if communicated with, would come
forward with money and assistance to
aid them in their trouble. Some of
them have friends in this city in as
hard financial circumstances as they
themselves are, yet these friends do
all in their power to make life easier
for the prisoner while he is in confine-
ment.
Recently an old negro, who gave his
name as Andrew Hamilton, was ar
rested and sentenced to twenty days on
the chain gang for vagrancy With
ball and chain attached to his ankle he
left the station each morning with the
other prisoners for his days labor and
again at four o'clock climbed out of the
wagon at the entrance to the station,
prepared to rest on his hard bunk.
The third afternoon after he was sem
fenced and just as the wagon was ap-
preaching the station an old negro wo-
man was seen painfully climbing the
First street hill from Broadway. She
arrived at the alleyWay, through which
the members of the chain gang march,
Just as the first wagon reached it. There
she paused until her eyes found Hamil-
| ton and taking a step forward she
reached out her hand to him. Hamil-
| ton saw her at the same moment and
| a look of shame passed over his coun-
| tenance, but it at once gave way to
a look of pleasure to think that at least
one person in the world still thought of
him.
AS he stepped from the wagon and
passed the old woman he smiled at her
and took her outstretched hand, while
she was heard to murmur, Hello, Hon
ey, is der anything you want?" Ham
ilton shook his head and walked on
with the rest of the gang, while the old
woman watched him depart with tear
| dimmed eyes.
SO 1t was for seventeen days. Each
afternoon she arrived at the station
| shortly before the wagons and waited
to say a word of cheer to Hamilton.
! On the last afternoon one who had
watched her with interest approached
and said:
well, Auntie you have not much
longer to wait now. He will be out
| tomorrow"
II knows it," said the old woman,
| my old man will be out again tomor-
row, and / does really hope he won't
| leave me again. Dis Is de furst time
we has been separated In thuty years"
And she turned away with a sigh and
walked down the street.
The next day Hamilton was released
and the old woman was at the station
early to welcome him again to liberty
Together the two old people went to the
| property clerk where Hamilton's few
effects We're kept. and then limped down
First street In the direction of their
home hand IN hand. and smiling al
each other like children, happy with
their freedom and each others COM
pany
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-17
KINDNESS COSTS
SIX HUNDRED
Visitor to Los Angeles Allows Stranger
to Sleep in His Room and
Mourns the Loss of
His Roll

BY helping stranger out of diff
Guilty, R. j. Lowther suffered the loss
of 5000 Saturday night and is now anX-
ious that the police help him to recover
the money.
Lowther arrived in Los Angeles Sat
urday morning from Seattle. lie was
on his way to Dallas, Texas, where he
has relatives. Intending to remain in
Los Angeles for several days, he en-
gagged a room at the Merlin house,
Third and Alameda streets.
About 10 O'Clock young man whom
he had met on the train came to the
room and asked permission to sleep
there, informing Lowther that he was
unable to secure another room. Low
thar agreed but before retiring took
the precaution to place his trousers I'M
der his pillow.
When he awoke yesterday morning
he found that the young man had left
the nocket of his trousers had been cut
and the roll of bills 1t contained had
disappeared.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-17

merger between that line and the Cen
tral was about to be contaminated. At
that time the government declared that
its attitude in railroad affairs would be
passive, but a change is forced by the
attitude of American railroad finan-
ciers.
The minister said:
Gentlemen, you are familiar with
the aspect offered by the transporta-
ton question in the neighboring ma
ton. The problem there is only
phase of the trust question, which may
be characterized as a peril.
Those great corporations are being
extended every day and expansion has
been so pronounced in recent years that
it may be said that the aim of most of
the financial interests controlling the
transportation systems of the United
states is to absorb as many lines as
possible.
The United States government, be-
ing DESTROYS of initiating a reaction
against it, has taken action which aims
at combining these organizations and
checking their continued expansion"
Under these circumstances it was
natural that we should endeavor to
prevent the power of the corporations
in question, attacked as they are by
all legal means in their own country.
public opinion from coming hither and
seeking to absorb those Mexican rail-
roads which are not already under the
direct control of the government"
The minister summed up his argu-
ment as follows:
Thus, gentlemen, there are three
main arguments for the merger: First,
to avoid friction between the different
corporations when the two are Compel
ing lines, or when one of them fears
being antagonized by concern in
which the government holds controlling
interest; secondly, to avoid the absorp-
ton of properties not controlled by the
government by one of the great rail-
way systems of the United States:
thirdly the prospect of realizing econ
omies through consolidation under a
single management"
The speech was frequently applauded
and there seemed an overwhelming SEN
timent in favor of the ideas advanced
by Senior Limantour.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-17
WOMAN LOOKS FOR
MISSING HUSBAND
Police Tell Her He Has Just Com.
pIeted Sentence for Drunkenness
on the Chain Gang-WiII
Continue Search

From Pittsburg, Kas., to Los An
is the journey taken by Mrs. Perry
Brewer, who arrived here yesterday
and applied at the police station for
information as to her husbands where
abouts.
There she was informed that Mr..
Brewer had only recently completed
serving a term ON the chain gang for
drunkenness and that none of the Of
ficers knew where he is at the present
time. He is an employe at some grad
ing camp near the ciey, but just where
Mrs. Brewer was unable to ascertain.
II have not seen my husband for
more than one and half years." she
said, but about five weeks ago / wrote
the Los Angeles police from my home
i'm Pittsburg. asking them to send me
any information about him they could
get. / did not get any satisfactory am
swer, so took a train and came out my
self.
I'VE formerly lived in Los Angeles,
but when my mother became i'll eight
cen months ago / left for the east and
Mr.. Brewer promised to follow. He did
not do so and did not send me any
money to come back and / have been
compelled to work and support myself
since. | wish to find him and suppose
/ will visit the different grading camps
and endeaVor to learn where he is In
that way.
Perry has always been a good man
and / am greatly surprised to hear that
he has been arrested for drunkenness
/ suppose l will find greatly changed
man when l meet him again"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-17
is ARRESTED FOR FORGERY
Young Man of Columbus Held in Jail
Pending Arrival of Ohio
Officers

Charles F. Kaiser, wanted in Column
bus, Ohio, on the charge of issuing a
forged note for $500, was arrested by
Detectives Rich and Roberts on Also
street last night. and will be held at the
city Jail until the arrival of a deputy
sheriff from Columbus.
Kaiser was indicted year ago by the
grand jury of Franklin county, Ohio,
but the indictment was faulty and the
local police would not make the arrest.
The grand jury now in session indicted
him again recently and he was placed
under arrest.
The young man was a clerk in Co
lumbus and came to Los Angeles short
ly after the note he is said to have
forged was cashed. His description was
at once telegraphed the police here and
they watched him from that time on
During the last three weeks they have
watched him closely, expecting to re-
ceive word to arrest him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-17
SAYS ROOSEVELT INTIMIpArEs
President Smith Thinks the President
Would Muzzle judges

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 16.-President
Miltn II. Smith of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad, speaking on "The
Great Railroads of the South" at a ban
quot of the New Orleans Progressive
union said:
THE cost of operating and maintain
ing railways has been increasing with
leaps and bounds To add to the ankle
ty the owners of railway properties are
threatened with possible confiscation by
the people, who are to an extent de-
bauched by political leaders who, for
selfish reasons, denounce corporations,
falsely charging them with running the
country
President Roosevelt has i'm two an
nual messages sharply criticised two of
the federal judges because they have
rendered decisions unsatisfactory to
him. He and the department of justice
have in effect pursued a course OF in
timidation not heretofore attempted.
When it Is considered that the presi-
dent appoints the judges, which in
cludes their promotion, 1t is not too
much TO characterize his conduct as
dastardly.
His plant is that the government
has not the right of appeal and that
the decisions which he denounced were
final
Are the judges at fault because the
laws OF the country do not provide
for an appeal i'm criminal cases? Since
the creation of the government the law
has been that a man accused of crime
and acquitted cannot gain be jeopar-
died. The justice Of such a law will
not, / think, be denied"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-17
STARVING CURE KILLS
OLD WOMAN PATIENT

PASSAIC, n. j., Dec. 16.-Mrs. Abra-
ham Tuck, n years old, was sore af-
flicted with dyspepsia, and sc decided
to try the starvation cure.
For sixteen days Mrs. Tuck deprived
herself of food. She grew extremely
weak. and her relatives tried to induce
her to drop the experiment without
avail.
Finally physicians tried to give her
liquid food through a tube, but the
stomach would not retain it.
When the old woman died yesterday
she weighed less than forty pounds.
Kind Lady-Didn't you ever have q
loving wife to care for you?
Tramp-No, lady; but that's about
the only misfortune 1 ever escaped
Comic Cuts.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-17

what are you crying for young
ster?"
'Oh I must show papa my school be-
havior certificate, and that pains me
so. "-Khikerki.