Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-08-09
INDIAN Boys SUDDEN WEALTH

INDIAN BOYS SUDDEN WEALTH
The recent discovery of lead and
zinc In the Territory south of Bax'
ter Syringe, Kansas-surroundinR
aud including the large tract oil
ground known ne the old mission
farm, or formerly where the old
Quapaw mission was located-is
causing no little excitement. From
observation this mineral belt seems
70 have a northeastern aud south
western course, extending from
Carthage, to Carterville, Webb City
and Joplin, NO., and across the
Kansas and Missouri line in Gale
M and Baxter Springs, thence
across the Territory and Kansas
line-also crossing the old Texas
cattle trail or Military road and the
Lord only knows how much further
Il extends. Not long ago that Sec
ton of the Territory was practical.
ly used for grazing purposes, but
now IL 10 all sectionized, dotted
with fine farm houses and abund-
ant crops are realized-mining
camps and extensive plants, extern
aion of the electric line spurs from
the Frisco railroad system, etc. In
fact the following explaine the sit
uation:
J.R. Abner, engineer at the Albu-
querque Indian School and a full.
blooded Indian, is today consider.
ing himself the luckiest person on
earth. Monday he received an offer
of approximately $4,000 for a strip
of land he owns in the Indian Ter.
ritory, twenty miles south of Baxter
Syringe, Kansas, which is in the
galena lead district of Southern
Kansas. The land was purchased
by Mr.. Abner about ten years ago
at from 81 to $40 an acre, and there
are 400 acres of II. He has now re
fused $45 an acre for IL.
On Tuesday night Mr.. Abner
went to Baxter Springs and from
there he will go to the property.
He believes that ore has been dis.
covered on it, which is more than
likely, considering it's close prox.
unity to the rich lead and zinc field
in the Territory only a few miles
south of Baxter that is now causing
no little excitement.
Besides the 400 acres of land pur.
chased by Mr.. Abner, he was one OF
the three heirs who came in posses.
sion of the Abner estate, which in.
cluded several hundred acres of the
best agricultural land throughout
that section of the Territory.-Ra.
ton, N. NJ, Reporter.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY TICKET.
Judge District Court. N. Dun.
bar, Salamanca; +. E. Sapp, Galena;
w. J. Moore, Columbus.
County Treasurer-James O'Mal.
ley, Ross; Aaron Paxson, Spring
Valley; J. H. Elliott, West Mineral;
6. w. Garfield, Lola.
County Clerk-W. II. Shaffer,
Ross; Emerson Hull, Columbus;
Geo. Harley, Sheridan.
District Clerk-E. l. Martin, Weir;
Wallace Topping, Lola; p. L. Nc
Manus, West Mineral; W. w. Bowers
ere, Columbus; Sadie Scammon,
Columbus.
Sheriff-John Hardwick, Galena;
F. N. Wade, West Mineral; w. S.
Harold, Sheridan; ]. F. Gillespie,
Columbus; L. d. Brewster, Baxter
Springs.
Register of Deeds-C. W. Hitler,
Scammon; Horace f. Tussey, Col
umbus.
Probate Judge-H. C. Dale, Gale
ma; r. W. Emerson, Weir; N. T. Al.
lison, Columbus.
County Attorney-E. NJ. Trace.
well, Columbus; r. N. Cheshire,
Salamanca; A. L. Majors, Galena.
County Superintendent-Ira Bea.
mer. Hallowell; Nellie Williams,
ColHmbus; Ernest Stonecipher.
Pleasant View.
Coroner-Dr. III. H. Brookhart,
Scammon; DIR. p. ]. Hendrickson,
Columbus.
Surveyor-Jos. Wallace, Galena.
High School Trustees-1st Dis.
trict, Walter Merrick. G. W. Douglas |
2nd District, w. A. Mckee, Hal |
lowell; ]. H. Brooks, Sherman; John |
Mansfield, Sheridan.
Bird District, T. ]. Vest, Lowell: B.
8. Moore, Galena.
Representative, 18th District
Jesse +. Wolf, Jno. Craddock.
Representative, 26th District
Chas. Stephens, o. W. Sparks.
Commissioner let District-Jno.
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