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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02
lFirs, published April a. 1905
Ordinance No. IO6.


An Ordinance establishing the curb line
on the streets and avenues Of the city OF
Baker Springs, Kansas
Be Il ordained by the Mayor and Council
men OF the city OF Baxter Springs.
Kansas:
Section I. The curb line on all strerts
and avenues in the city OF Baxter Springs.
Kansas. Is hereby established and shall be
as follows. to-wit: On all streets or ave-
nues having a width Of fifty (,o) feet or
less the curb line shall be twelve (ra) feet
from the property line; on all streets or
avenues being the width Of sixty l6o) feet
the curb line shall be fourteen (I4) feet
from the property line; on all streets or
avenues exceeding sixty (6o) feet and less
than eighty (So) feet In width the curb
line shall be sixteen (I6) feet from the
property line: on all streets or avenues
eighty feet in width the curb line shall be
eighteen (IS) feet from the property line;
on all streets or avenues exceeding eighty
1901 feet in width the curb line shall be
twenty-four (a4) feet from the property
line; Provided, That the curb line on
Sheridan street from Military street to
East street shall be ten feet from the pro-
perty line and the curb line on Sheridan
street from Military street to Main street
shall be fourteen feet from the property
line; Provided, the curb line on Sherman
street between East street and Main
street shall be fourteen feet from the pro-
,erty line; Provided. The curb line on
Neosho street from East street to Main
street shall be fourteen feet from the pro-
pery line; provided, that the curb line
on South street from East street to Mill
tary street shall be twelve feet from the
property lire and the curb line on South
street from Military street to Main street
shall be fourteen feet from the property
lime: Provided, The curb line on Cedar
street from East street to the west end oil
Cedar street shall be fourteen feet from
the property line and the curb liue or
Peoria street from Main street to the east
end Of Peoria street shall be fourteen
feet from the property line: provided, thu
curb line on Main street from Peoris
street to Sherman street shall be fourteen
feet from the property line: provided. the
curb line on Military street from Sherman
street to South street shall be ten feet
from the property line; Provided, The
urb line on East street from Sherman
stree, to Cedar street shall be fourteen
eet from the property line.
Section a. AN ordinances or parts o.
ordinances in so far as they conflict with
his ordinance are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall take effec
nd be in full force from and after IL
publication.
Signed, passed and approved this a6tf
day Of March 1908.
| CHAS. NJ JONES, Mayor.
Attest: GEO. c. CossoR,
llsrL1 City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02

In the District Court OF the Sounty VI
Cherokee State of Kansas sitting nj Col
umbus.
Thos. J. Morrow, Plaintiff.
II. r. Cowcn and his unknown heirr'
execu,ors. devisees, administrators, trus-
tees and assigns;
Frank L. Weaklcy and his unknown
heirs, devisees, assigns, administrators
executors and trustees;
The National State Bunk of Terre Haute
Leroy Neale and his unknown heirs as'
signs, executors, administrators evisees
aud trustees, Defendants.
state of Kansas, County of Cherokee, S.
Motto. TO Nonresident defendants;
Above named defendants, Is. X. Coweh
and his unknown heirs, executors, ue'
vi .ees, administrators, trustees ana as'
signs; Frank +. Weaklcy ana his un'
known heirs. devisecs, assigns admins
trntors, executors ana trusteesi the
National state Bank OF Terre Hnute
LEROY Neale, and his unknown heirs
assigns, executors, administrators, de
yisecs aud trustees. will take notice that
they hive been sued by Thos. J. Morrow
above named plaintiff and. said defen,
dauts m listanswer the petition OF pl4intif
now OH file in the Office OF the Clerk OF the
District Court of Cherokee County State
of Kansas Sitting at Columbus on OF
before the Sth day of May, a. ID. lSOs, rthe
same will be taken as true andJudgncn,
will be rendered against youquieting IN
the plaintiff the following described real
estate, to-wit: All of block lying between
Neoslio and River streets, and between
Munn's addition and J. Benoists Sub
Division Opt Lot -Four ~ Menn's Sub
Division, Baxter Springs; nil situated In
Cherokee County. State Of Kansas.
Witness my haud aud the seal OF said
court this saith day of March. 1905.
iSehil "h1. C II. McNAY,'
Clerk of the District Court.
BY Fred Siiukin, Deputy.
lE. H. Cullison, Atty for Plaintiff.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02
Published Apna ?, 1905.
Ordinance No. I03.

An Ordinance establishing the grade
of the center line of Cedar street
from the center Of Military street to
the center of Rolston street;
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Icouncilmen Of the city of Baxter
Springs, Kansas.
SECTION 1. That the grade OF the
center line of Cedar street in the city
of Baxter Springs, Kansas, from the
center of Military street to the center
of Rolston street is hereby established
as follows: beginning ut point in
the center Of the intersection Of Military
street and Cedar street where the grade
is now fixed and established ut 05.3i
IT,, thence east to point at the center
of the intersection of Cedar street and
East street, at which point the eleva-
| ton shall be so. 70 feet; thence east to q
point at the center Of the intersection
| of Cedar street and lola street, at which
lpoint the elevation shall be 95.67 feet;
thence east to point at the center OF
the intersection Of Cedar street and
Chouteau Avenue, at which point the
elevation shall be 07.ss feet thence
east to point at the enter
| OF the Intersection Of Cedar
street and McKeighan avenue, at which
point the elevation shall be si'4O feet;
thence east sis feet to y point at which
the elevation shall be os.65 feet; thence
east l67 feet at which point the eleva-
lion shall be 1896 feet said point being
the Center of the intersection of
Higgins avenue and Cedar street; thence
east 600 feet at which point the elevRs
ton shall be 95 feet, thence east $50 feet
at which point the elevation shall be
9l.44 feet, said point being the
center of the intersection of Rolls
ton street and Cedar street.
SIC. 9. Adjacent Grades: All adja-
cent grade points, snail DC eonnecseu
by straight lines
SIC. g.. All ordinances or parts OF
ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SIC. 4. This ordinance shall take
effsct and be in full force and effect
| from and after It's publication.
Passed, approved and signed this 20
day of March, 1908.
CHAS. NJ. 5OEES, Mayor.
Attest: GRo. C. CONEoR,
IsEAL.l City Clerk.
Ihersby certify that the above Is a
true ana correct copy Of Ordinances No
,ps. - The SANE was passed BY The
|oOunelI Is q 'seeting hsld o. ,he ss,h
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02

Cuddeniy. witnout warning, ohuo
stepped into hole and lost her pat
ance for n moment. She struggled gal
lantly and recovered herself. yet IL
weakened her. Il was not long before
all the horses we're compelled to swim.
and the force OF the current. immedi-
ately began driving them down
stream. She was q plucky little COW
pony and loved her master. but II was
about all she could do to keep from
going under. let alone making much
headway against the tremendous pres
sure of the current. Langford's dan
ger was grave.
STEADY, my grill" he encouraged.
He flung his feet free Of the stirrups
10 that, II she went under, he would
be ready to try II alone. Poor SADIE! He
should. hate 10 lose her. II he released
her now and struck OF by himself. she
might make II. He had never known
White river to run 80 sullenly and
strongly; Il would be almost impos-
sible for man to breast II. And there
was Mary--he could never so back to
her and claim her for his own until he
could bring Black back. too, to suier
for her fathers wrongs.
At that moment, SADIE gave little
convulsive shudder and the water
rolled over her head. Langford slip
ped from the saddle. but In the instant
Of contact with the pushing current,
his rife was jerked violently from his
hand and sank out OF sight. With nc
time for vain regrets. he struck out
for the shore. Tho struggle was tire
mendous. lie was buffeted and beat
en-. and borne farther down the
stream. More than once In the en-
deavor to strike too squarely across
his head went under; but he was Q
strong swimmer. and soon scrambline
up the bank some distance below the
ford. he turned and sent resonant
hail to his comrades. They responded
Justify. He had been the only one un
horsed. He threw himself face down
ward to cough up some OF the water
he had been compelled to swallow
and Munson, running up, began slap
ping him vigorously upon the back
He des!sted only to run swiftly along
the bank.
Good for you" Jim cried approving
", assisting Langfords spent horse
up the bank. Coming up to the part,
where Langford still stretched out full
length, SADIE rubbed her nose inquir
ingly over the big shoulders lying &C
low. and whinnied softly.
Hello there!" cried Paul. spring
ing excitedly to his feet "Where'd you
come from? Thought you had crossed
the bar. Now I'll just borrow a CUR
from one Of you fellows and we'll be
getting along. Better my rife than my
horse at this stage Of the game, any
way"
ITO be Continued
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02
Of March, 1908, and AS the Same
now appears ON file In my Office.
IsEALl GRo. q. CoSsOR.
City Clerk.
Published april I'd, zoos
Ordinance No. l0l.

An ordinance proyidlur for tho making. erect
ina. building and construction OF sidewalksup
ON and along the north side OF south street
and north side OF River street from the intcf-
section of South street and Military street 10
n point nj the South East corner OF Block ..
Mann's Addition TO the city OF Baxter Springs
Kas.
WHEREAS. petition OF ten or more citizens
/ Of the city OF Baxter Springs. Kansas. asking
/ for the construction OF sidewalks upon and
along the north side OF South street and River
street from Military street 10 the South East
coruer Of block Mann's Addition 70 Baxter
SPRINGS. Kansas was Only signed and presented
10 the Mayor and Council OF said city and Il be-
/ I'm, deemed by the Mayor and council necessary
that such sidewalks be built and constructed:
Be Il ordained by the Mayor and Counclimen
! of the city OF Baxter Springs. Kansas; %
SECTION I. That sidewalks be made. built,
erected aud constructed upon and along the
north side OF South street from the intersection
| OF Military street and South street east 70 the
Intersection OF East street and South street and
upon and along the north side OF River street
| from the intersection Of River street ind East
street east TO the South East corner Of Block
Three ca NIann's Addition In the city Of Baxter
Springs. Kansas: !.
SEC. .. All sidewalks herein mentioned
shall be made built aud constructed four feet
wide except from Military to East street which
shall, be i've feet wide and shall DO constructed
NO that the inside OF all sidewalks shall be one
| foot from the adjacent property lines except
from Military street to East street which Will be
Esfa. a..y
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02
Published April q. I9oS.1
Ordinance No. lO5.

An ordinances to repeal ordinance Nun
Der So, the same being an ordinance
establishing the curb line on certain
sttests In the city of Baxter Springs
Kansas. ..s..,.r,. d.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Baxter Springs
Kansas: -
Sec I: That ordinance Number Eighty
-Four (a4), the same being IAN ordinance
establishing the curb line on certain
streets in the city Of Baxter Springs
|Khnsas", be and the same Is hereby re
pealed. sr p :! -. ..s4zss
Sec. a., This ordnance shall be in
force and take effect from and after its
Modification. - 49,
signed. passed and approved this 26th
day of March 1908.
-, -CHAs. NJ. JONES. Mayor,
~ Attest: -GEo. Z. CoNSoR,
lszAI.l5 ~ City Clerk.
I. Geo. c. Conner, city clerk, hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is q
true and correct copy OF Ordinance No
los, as the same was passed by the Coun.
|6il ii a meeting held on the z6th day Of
March, 1908, and as the original nov
appears on Gle in my Office.
-isEAL.l GEO. c. coNNoR.
City Clerk
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02

Attest: GR0. G. CONEoR,
IsEAL.l City Clerk.
Ihersby certify that the above Is a
true ana correct copy Of Ordinances No
lps, - the same was passed By the
|oOunelI $ = '6eeting bid @ &c sesh
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02
First Published March %. 1851
Publication Summons.

In the District Court of the County oil
Cherokee State of Kansas sitting ut Col
utnbus.
Thos. J. Morrow, Plaintiff.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02

Attest: Geo. C. Conner.
ISEALl City Clerk.
hereby certify that the above Is true an
correct copy OF Ordinance No. ioi. rs the sam
was passed by the Council at u meetin
held March 10Th, 1903, and Us the same now al
pears an Tile in my ONCE.
SEAL GEO. C. CoNNoK'
Citv l,lerk,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02
$40 REWARD

For evidence which will convict tn.
party or parties who have beef
damaging the propertyof the Bax
ter Telephone Company, by. break
ing glass insulators or otherwise.
8. w. Dow. Manager.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02

1, Geo. C. Conner. City Clerk. hereby
Gritty that the above and foregoing is q
rue and correct copy Of Ordinance No.
o. as the same was passed by the Coun-
il at a meeting held on the a6th day Of
March, 1905, and as the original NO"
,ppears on file in my Office
lsRAL. GEO. T. CoNNoh, :.
City Clerk
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02

The News printery received a
big invoice of new type this
week. Some Of the faces are the
very newest ones out. Incident
ally We received avery large in
voice Of paper stock Of different
Kinds too.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-04-02
!, ;Homsseekers' Excursion

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-01

opening and closing Of our city Offices and en-
Investigation of our aims house Allow rue to
call your attention to the fact that laws can
only be enacted by the City Council in ses-
sion and individual ideas and opinions ex-
pressed by members ON the outside count for
naught and lend no aid to those in authority
In conducting the Affairs of the CITY, In con-
clusion permit me to say that sincerely trust
that this administration may be conducted
judiciously and harmoniously and that the re-
suits of your deliberations may redown to the
common good of the common people.
The oath was then administered to the
mayor by Mr.. Newell s. Greenawsy,
clerk of the court, and on motion the
Joint meeting was dissolved.
The Common Council was again called
to order and an announcement that the
So, 900 appropriated for street aud sewtr
work would be more than exhausted by
work already in hand came from the
Board of Aldermen, and a resolution
that Sc, 900 more be appropriated, which
resolution had been referred 10 The
finance committee by that body, wa
concurred in. 1
The board then adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-01
The Atlantic City Affair.

Atlantic City, N j., Sept. l.-lnves-
legations in the Roberts. Williams bosrd-
walk shooting mystery today Indicate
that when the true facts 10 this strange
situation are revealed, that rot'eDeuess
10 Denmark of which Hamlet s)liloqu'z-
ed will have been put to shame.
Facts and fancies 10 this greatest SEN
satiou Atlantic City has had in recent
years are in q chaotic tumble today. Here
are some Of the newest development':
A Newark newspaper msu, says that
Manager Harry Leeds Of the Ohlstonte
Hotel, declared to him that the shoot
ing did not occur on Wednesday night
as reported by the police but on Tuesday
evening; that It did not occur on the Be-
cluded portion of the boardwalk near
Rhode Island avenue but almost under
the lights of the Savoy Theatre at South
Carolina avenue.
1t is alleged that the hotel men of
Atlantic CITY, fearful OF the undesirable
publicity the resort would by given by 3
celebrated murder case, climsxipg
Governor Forts sensational charges, In
huenced the local newspapers and cor
respondents of out of town papers 10
say little or nothing about The matter.
Despite these efforts the story leaked
out on Thursday. still the local papers
and police attempted to quiet it up.
Later IN the week special correspondents
of New York and Philadelphia papers
investigating the story unesrthed sutii-
cient facts to make it necessary for the
local police t. stir themselves. Then
came clash between the local dt tec,ives
and the Baltimore officers, with each set
of officials accusing the other OF lying
down on the case.
Meanwhile sufficient time had been
given for the families OF the victim,
hsrles Z. Roberts, ..snd Mrs. w. 5. u.
Williams, who was with him at the time
of the shooting, to get together and ap-
preciate the undesirable y of publicity.
Virgil Jackson, the negro chair
pusher and The missing link between
the police and a solution of the mystery,
after telling NUMEROUS conflicting stories
assumed clsm-lke demesnor
Today the investigation is virtually at
a stanost.ll save for the eff)rls of outside
newspaper men 10 solve tue riddle. 10
the belief of sll of these men the local
newspapers and the police must be in
full possession of the fac s, but they have
determined net to reveSl them.
10 the meantime all suspicion has sp-
parenlly been diverted from W. S. G..
Williams and his abb for Wednesday
has been accepted.
The new tacks have been taken BY
the Investigators. One of these is on
the theory that a rival OF Charles G
Roberts, stirred by jealous rage, was
the man who did the shooting.
The other theory is that the shot may
have been fired by accident or during a
scufile while Roberts and his companion
we're in the wheel chair. Nothing tan
pible on either line, however, has yet
been presented. Roberts condition to-
day is reported as little changed from
vest: rday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-01
The Uprising In Persia.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 1.-The speedy
overthrow of SHsh Ali Mira was fore.
Swallowed today 10 dispatches received
from Tehersn by the foreign Office,
which stated that the army leaders we're
considering the deposition OF the shah
and the establishment Of a provisional
military government pending the selec-
ton of . successor to the shah, who is
reported as preparing to fee from the
Persian capital.
Today's dispatches ara in keeping
with the trend of events in Tabriz, the
hotbed of the Persian revolution, where
the shsb's troops have just been routed
after an unsuccessful attempt to capture
the city from SaisT Khan.
Heavy slaughter has accompanied the
lighting in Trabriz and many persons
have been killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-01
Poisoned her Children.

ElgiD, ILL.,, Sept. 1.-Tso babies are
dead today, one is dying and their
mother csnnot recover as the result OF
Mrs. Matthew Berns's delusion that she
was about to die and did not wish ID go
without her little ones. She gave each
Of her children a t,sspooniul of carboIic
acid and then swallowed the r,st of q
bottle that bad contained two ounces.
Since last June the mother has been
mentally unbalanced. Last night while
her husband WAS away, she gave them
poison and then attempted suicide. To-
day she recovered sufficiently to say that
she feared she was going to die and did
not wish 10 leave the children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-01
City Council.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At called meeting of the Board Of Al
'ermen of the city Of Alexandria, Va, held
September /, 1908, there were present.
Messrs. Jacob Brill, of the First ward; v.
F,.uarbury, If the Second; j. Z. N. Curtin,
Of the Third, and c. J. w. Summers,of the
Fourth-wh0se terms expire September J.,
19lO-and Messrs j. NJ Hill, Of tbs Fist
ward; w. w. Ballenger, Of the Second; II. K.
Field, Of the Third, and w. II. Sweenev, Of
the Fourth, elected to serve four yeas from
September l., 1908.
The clerk called the board to order whtn
J. r. N. Curtin was reelected president by
he following vote.
For J. II. N. Curtin-Nessrs. Hill, Bril-,
Marbury, Ballenger, Field, swe ney and
Summers.
After Justice L. II. Thompson had admin
istered the oath of office 10 the pres dent, HE
latter sdministe the same 10 the newly
elected members.
j. NJ. Hill was reelected wire president by
the following votes:
For j. Al. Hill-Messrs. Brill, Marbury.
Field, Sweeney, Summers and Mr.. President
Il
Luther Il. Thompson Yves reelected clerk
by the following vote:
For Luther II. Thompson--Messrs. Hill,
Brill, Marbury, Pallerger, Field, Sweeney
Summers and Mr.. President.
Mr.. John b. aphen was reelected mes
seDger by the following vote:
For john b. Laphen -Messrs. Hill, Pri ],
Marbury, Ballenger, Field, Sweeney, Sum-
mers and Mr.. Presi 'ent.
Mr.. Sweeney offered preamble and resolu-
to-. which WAS referred 10 the Finance Com
mttee, applopriating 5000 additional foi
street and sewer work during the current year
A resolution was received from the Com
mon Council providing that when council
adjourned it be to meet on the 4th Tuesday 10
September, 1908. The action Of the Common
Council in adopting the same was concurred
in.
On mo.ion of Mr.. Sweeney it was resolved
thst as many members of the 'ldelmen as
possible attend meeting of the Chamber Of
Commerce on September 4, 1908, when mau
Of the barber of Alexandria with proposed i'm
provements will be exhibited by an aItacke
of the government.
The Al iermen then repaired to the cham
Der Of the Common Council for the purpose OF
participating i'm the Inauguration of the new
ly-elec ed Mayor, and upon their return adj
jo1rned.
URN. CURTIN, President.
Teste LUTHER II. THOMPSON, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-01
The Black Hand,

New York, Sept. LIN the arrest IT,
day OF Salvatore Solena, an Italian bar
Der captured, the police say, as he was
running from the big tenement house al
number 8, and l. Tenth street, where he
exploded bomb with terrific effect, the
police believe they have made the mos
i'm portant capture in the crusade against
SCENTS of the black hand society. The
bomb was exploded in tho front hall OF
the tenement, occupied by twenty-four
families, at $3.50 o'clock, and SOlela was
caught a few moments lstsr. He was
badly injured and the police say he
failed to time the bomb properly. When
taken back TO the tenement GlOvana
Capauialasi, who runs q bakery on the
FIRST lloor OF the building, said Solens was
the man whom be saw running
from the building immedist,ly alter the
explosion. For months Giavanna has
been threatened by black hand letters.
Under sweating by the police Solens
later made a confession. He said he
picked the bomb up on the street and
threw 1t into the tenement hallway 10
see whether it would explode. He de-
MED being involved in a plot The
police say that be is the most dangerous
black hand yet arrested and believe him
responsible for many of the dynamite
outrages that have bsfflsd the police for
months.