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The Washington herald., 1909-03-31

While IN Pittsburg not long ago Robert
c. Nicholson. an oil and gas operator of
West Virginia, who also IS an ardent
sportsman, told the following experience
when he and several companions were
on a fishing trip IN the West Virginia
mountains last summer" said Lewis J.
Hickey. OF Roanoke. who was seen az the
National last night
'During the out season on game hsh.'
continued 2Ir. Hickey, "a boy member
or the party was fishing a small stream.
a tributary OF Middle Island River. HIS
luck had been fairly good, when q game
and fish warden happened along.
90 That's a pretty nice string you have
here said the warden. drawing from the
water string on which were a number
OF catfish, suckers, sunfish, and the Ike.
This all your catching2
Yep
The warden started on down stream.
Ten feet from the boy he saw another
string weighed down with a heavy stone.
Raising it. he saw a healthy f0ur-pound
bass wiggling.
Hello. what are you doing with this.
fellow
"'Oh. that one7 Well you see. he's
been taking nv minnows slI morning.
and just tied him up there tell got
through hshing-'"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-31

According TO Bernardo di Nessaro. OF
Palermo. Italy. who IS az the Arlington.
the Msha has no terror for the Sicilisns
of fhe better classes.
Slgnor 8Isssaro thinks that the doings
OF the Mafa and the secret societies are
exaggerated n the United States. and
that many acts ascribed 10 these and
other italian secret societies are inspired
more by the natives than BY the command
of any organization
There IS a lot q nonsense printed IN
the United states about the Nsfs.'' said
Mr.. Messaro. most OF such stories are
exaggerated"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22
TO HIVE NEW HOME.
The Baxter Telephone Company
to Move Into the Building Being
Built by The Baxter State Bank

When the new building being
built by the Baxter State Bank is
completed the Baxter Telephone
Company will move into a por-
ton of it, and when the move is
made many improvements in the
system will be installed. Anew
switchboard, modern in every
way, will be put in, and it will
be large enough to accommodate
many more patrons. A new and
larger board is necessary on &C
count of the rapidly growing
business of the company, and
while the company is at it, it
proposes to make the new board
large enough to take care OF lots
of new business.
The business of the company
has grown enormously, and 1t is
conceded to have the best ex'
change and render the best SER
vice of any company in the
southwest.
To make the move and the i'm
provements will involve an outlay
of about $4,000, but Mr.. Dow,
the manager, says the new head
quarters will be in every way
modern and up-to-date.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Not in a spirit of criticism, but
from a spirit of fairness, the
News would like to know If it is
just right for the lodges, church,
es and other societies to contin-
ually hold ice cream socials in
competition with men who pay
an occupation tax for the privi-
lege of doing business in this
city. We do not think it is right.
The merchant is grated on all
sides; he is expected to put up
for street sprinkling, for band
concerts, and put up when the
church has not enough on hand
to pay the preachers salary, and
whenever there is crowd in
town and he has a chance to
make some money he has as COM
petition a church social, a lodge
social, or some other social, and
the worst of it is they do not pay
any tax for the privilege of COM
peting with him. 1t is all wrong,
and we believe if the matter is
properly presented that fair
minded people will refuse to pat
ronize socials which do not con-
tribute to the success of the
town, but on the other hand
work against the interests of the
town by doing business for moth
ing against men who pay for thu
privilege.
Seems to us it would be as JUS
and equitable for the societies
and others who are in the habit
of giving these so-called social'
on the street to put in stock O
groceries and dry goods, and add
a little hardware, and othe1
things as it is for them to Civ
ice cream socials every time ther'
lis a chance for the merchant t
do some business. It is not RICH
for the churches, lodges ant
others to do these things, bu
perhaps they have never looked
at it in this light.
The News has no axe to grind
in this matter. We speak from
a spirit of fairness and justice.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22
InDOrfanf Notice.

r. S. Enyart has bought the
interest of his partner, Mr.. Beat
tie, in the livery and feed bust
ness on East NeOsho street. In
the deal Mr.. Beattie becomes the
possessor of the accounts due the
firm of Enyart & Beattie, and all
persons knowing themselves In
debted to the firm are hereby
asked to call and settle, so the
accounts can be closed up.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22
Binders and Movers.
The old reliable Mccormick
binders and mowers at Hoods.

A great deal of complaint and
many slurring remarks have been
made on account of the fact that
some sidewalks in this city are
not on grade. In this cOnnec-
ton we want to remark that not
until about two years ago had a
grade of any sort been estah-
lished in Baxter Springs. Every
sidewalk which had been built
had been laid along the level of
the building where it was built,
and no grade lines were built to.
If any mans sidewalk is off It is
because he did not use the r1eces-
sary amount of precaution in get
ting his grade before he built
his walk. The kickers,- however,
are people who do not know how
to appreciate a good town, nor
how to act when in a good town.
Grades have been established
in this city, however, and no per.
son should build a walk or put in
curb and gutter without first
having his grade given him by
the city engineer. Never expect
to have your improvements ut
the right elevation unless you
have first had your grade estab-
lished. 1t costs you nothing to
get the grade. Simply ask the
council to have the engineer give
il TO YOU. They have to do 1t.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22
Miss SOhn0bIey WedS.

On Sunday evening Miss Fern
Scnebley of this city and Mr..
Dean Chamberlain of Colorado
Springs were married at Tulsa,
Okla. For some time the couple
has been engaged, but because OF
the youthful age of Miss Schneb-
ley her parents wanted them to
wait a while before being mar
ried. But young people are not
in the habit of waiting on such
trivial things as age. Sunday
Mr.. Chamberlain got a livery rig
and he and Miss Fern went out
for a drive. AT Quapaw they
caught the, south bound evening
train and went to Tulsa. Mr..
Chamberlain phoned for the liv-
erymaI1 to come and get the rlg'
Arriving at Tulsa the couple
was married.
Both are very deserving young
people, and the News wishes
them we'll. Mr.. and Mrs. Schneb-
ley were not opposed to the
groom in any way, and it was
only a question of age. The
groom is a prominent young
business man of Colorado Springs
and stands we'll there. His
bride is a very lovable young
woman, and has a host of friends
here.
The young couple is expected
to arrive in this city in a few
days to visit the brides parents
From here they will go to Color
ada Springs to make their home.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

The Baxter w. R. C. enjoyed
a very pleasant time last Satur-
day evening. A large number
we're in attendance; after Initial
ing a number of candidates a
social good time was had and
dainty refreshments were served.
A delightful time is anticipated
Saturday, July 81, when there
will be more limitations, and it
is. earnestly desired that every
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. F. Johnson, Pastor.

c. F. Johnson, Pastor.
Subject of sermon Sunday morn
ing: Joshua at the Crossing
Open air service in the evening
beginning at o'clock. Quarter
ly conference at Lowell on Mon
day morning at 10.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Some enterprising individual
ought to start a move toward
having two or three drinking
troughs for horses built in the
business section. The News
would be glad to contribute to
such a move. A drinking trough
at a convenient place is a great
thing for tired and thirsty horses
in warm weather as we'll as cool
weather.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Mrs. G: w. Earnshaw enter
tanned a number of little friends
Tuesday afternoon in honor Of
her daughter, Kathryne's sixth
birthday anniversary. At the
close of the afternoon refresh
ments were served. Miss Kath-
ryn received many pretty gifts;
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

The curb and gutter contract
on Military street is about com
pleted and with the new walks
which are to be built to com
plete the work. Baxter Springs
main street will be the incest in
the country.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Jenkins of Chanute, Kas.
is the guest of her daughter
Mrs. G. w. Earnshaw.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

If you can't say something
good for your town, say nothing
It won't do you any good to knock
and it might do the town some
good if you would keep still.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

DR.. J. H. Boswell was in Kan
sas City the fore part of the weel
80 he says, but the wise ones
say he was in Lawrence, Kansas
and, as a matter of fact, he was
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Miss Nellie Cavanaugh OF
Leavenworth, Kan, is spending
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. o. Rossman of this city and
her brother, Henry Cavanaugh,
of Sunnyside, Oklahoma.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Miss Rhoda Bayne of Galen;
was the guest of Miss Dulc'
Long a few days last week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22
List OSLssSsPs

Aa~eNCa0
Remaining In the pOStOnace at
Baxter Springs, KanSas, for the
week ending with July II, 1903.
which If not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead
letter Office at Warrington, d. c.:
Mr. Gus Woody
Mr. w Hickey
Mr. Ervald Hasse
S S Tasting
MayOul Demer
Persons calling for any Of the
above letters viii please0ay"Advel
iSed,"eiving date list. y
FRED BARTLETT, p. n,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

pose of organizing base ball as
ISOLATION or club, to assume finar'
cial responsibility and to promote
the welfare of the base ball club.
Messrs. Abrams, Watson, Lund-
Rren, DIR. Sam. Jones and others
also spoke on the purpose OF the
meeting.
A. w. Abrams was then elect
ed, by reclamation, permanent
president of the association.
After some discussion relative
to combining the Offices of secre-
tary and manager, a motion hav'
ing been made and carried that
the two Offices be combined, Judd
Watson was unanimously elected
as secretary-manager.
Geo. C. Conner was next elect
ed permanent treasurer OF the
club.
A motion having been carried
that an assistant manager be
elected, Jasper Smith was duly
elected as such assistant man
ager.
Inasmuch as it was deemed best
to have a second team to work in
conjunction with or opposition to
the first team, B. H. Soields was
elected manager of the second
team.
After some discussion, Kelley
Carmichael was elected as official
gate keeper when the team was
at home; when out of town the
manager was authorized to select
someone to fill that Office.
Messrs. Watson, Cole and Bull
ger were appointed to frame up a
constitution and bylaws for the
use of the club and to report at
the next meeting.
TWAS learned by the meeting
that ball game would be played
ON Wednesday, July Fl, between
the first and second teams, the
proceeds of the game to be used
in paying for the base ball suits
for the first team, and Mr.. Lund'
gren was appointed to confer
with the managers of the first
and second team in regard to ar
ranging the game for that date.
:. A motion prevailed that on the
suits, which were about to be
purchased, the word Baxter"
should be 1ettered across the
front of the shirt.
Mr.. Shields, upon being adj
S1sed that he had been elected
mana ger of the second team, re-
signed, and DR.. Sam. Jones was
unanimously elected manager OF
the second team.
A motion was made to hold
Judd Watson personally respon-
sible for the suits that. were to
be purchased, but he refused to
do so unless a room was secured
where heOplld see that the suits
were locked up.
A committee consisting of ].
W. Cook, Judd Watson and B.
H. Shields was appointed by the
president to. select and purchase
eleven base ball suits, the price
of each suit to not be less than
$500 or more than $3.50, the
suits to- be for the use of the
first team.
To protect the committee the
following named guaranteed the
payment of the number Of suits
set opposite their names:
A. w. Abrams, 3
Paul Haskell, 1
Jasper Smith, 1
s., Judd Watson, 1
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Sam Smith was over from Jop-
lin Monday to look after business.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22
Binding TMine.

Best Irvine at best prices al
Hoods. Order quick.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

The corn is beginning to lean
out from the stalk already. This
means big ears and heavy ones
The corn is going to be king in
Cherokee county this fall.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

T. W. Kitchen will leave in a
few days for market to buy goods
for the fall and winter trade at
Cooper's.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Miss Florence Hedges of Ga
lena is visiting Miss Audrey
Smith.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22
Booster nay Donations.

!. Following is a list of those sub
scribing to the Booster Day fund
for Booster Day, August 7.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Miss Danae Hedges of Galena
visited Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Rum
mel last week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Military street is being cleaned
up, after the concrete men. 1t
will certaialy look fine when the
work is all done.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22
Repairs

For binders and mowers at
Hoods. Irvine at right prices.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Sam Kenoyer of Webb City
was here Monday looking after
property interests and meeting
| friends.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Mr.. and Mrs. John Sweeney OF
Paradise, Arizona, are here Wis
ting Mr.. Sweeney's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. F. Sweeney.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

The farmer is selling lots Of
cream these days, or rather the
farmers wife is. The weather
is altogether too hot for the
successful making of good butter,
and as the price of cream is high
they make just about as much
money by selling the cream The
cream goes to the ice cream fac
tories at Joplin and Pittsburg.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

Cedar Red" was a Sunday
visitor to this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

The Mission mine is running
again. That is, the pumps are
running and it will not be long
until the mine is producing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

The hay fields are scenes OF
much activity these days, and a
great deal of hay is being shipped.
It is bringing from $500 to $3.50
per ton on track here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

The game between the Fats
and Leans on last Wednesday
afternoon resulted in a victory
for the Leans, the score being II
tot
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-07-22

See Pierce's $3.50 SunaOwel
Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-31

house and asked where Mrs. Brennan was Mrs. Farmer told him she ha1 gone to Watertown to get her teeth fixed She sent for the parish pr. est, told hm a milar story and had him bless the home.
 On the following Monday tho sher- h with several others again visited the Farmers and asked Mrs. Farmer to produce the deeds, and after some delay she uled the black oilcloth pOcketbook from a cradle and showed the papers. Then a search of the house was begun. Inquire was made in regard to the trunk tied with a clothes line, whereupon Mrs. Farmer den.ed that she owned 1t, saying it belonged to her husband, and be with an oath sa q 1t did not belong to him Ths rope was removed the lock brok- en and in the trunk the sheriff found the body of Mrs. TBennan fully dress cd. The head and face were norr bIy mutilated by many blows from blunt instrument, but the body was not injured. The turban hat which the woman wore was m ssing, but thl burned wire framework of a hat sim liar to tre one she wore was found In Mrs farmers stoSs.
 Mrs. Farmer and her husband were arrested. charged with the crime, which I1e woman at first stoutly de- nied. Then she stated that Mrs. Brennan was in her house and stood by the door looking out of the window and .tlat she stepped up behind her and hit her with an ax. Subsequently Gh -s4s f- n. A.k hoI tod the truth; that Jim" did it. She sad Mrs. Brennan had been with her uptown, and that when they came back Jim" was angry because she had left her baby at neighbor's. She sad she then went for the baby and on her return Jim" was just putting the body in the trunk.
 At the jail Mrs. Farmer made an other statement, in which she said that Mrs. Brennan came to her house and said she was not feeling well. She said that Mrs. Brennan said "she would g've anything if sho would take that old ax that laid there and knock her brains cut, and I said All right, here she goes. I takes the axe and kills her" S1a said then she put the body in the trunk. washed up the things that were bloody and burned up the things from which she could not remove the blood She said Mrs | Brennan was sitting down In chail by the window when she killed ser.
 The easss of Mrs. Farmer and her husband were appealed Go the court | of criminal appeals, which aas yet tC ! determine the husbands case. Mrs, | F.affne=,e convicfion was affirmed auf
 E. R. Wilcox, her counsel asked the
 governor to appoint a commission tS
 examine into the woman's mental con dition, expressing the belief that tht woman was insane.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-31
cARRYlNc xhE LIehI.

Miss Mary T. Elder of New Orleans recently made the pablic suggestion that if farm school could. be estab- lished in the heart of the piney woods of Louisiana she would give her own services ts conduct 1t. The proposi- ton met with prompt response. and already a tract of seventy-five acres, with a house. Outbuildings and ca tawba orchard. has been offered free of rent for five years. physician has volunteered his services to promote the welfare of the school, and two young people, a man and woman. have offered their services as teachers in the school
Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-31
TAFT POWDERS GOV. CURRY'S
 RESIGNATION
President Said to Be DiSpIeaSed With Statement That White House aused Its With draWaI

WASHINGTON, March 30-The general opinion is that the presidents
 telegram to Gov. Curry of New Mexi- co on the strength of which that off- cial withdrew his telegraphed resig nation, should not be taken as indicat ing there will be no change in the gubernatoriaI office of the territory
 The matter Is being given careful consideration at the White House and it was said that number of names have been suggested to the
 president as good men for the place. It also may be stated that there
 was nothing in telegram of the pres ident to Gov. Curry justifyins the as
 sertion of that official that his res ignation was withdrawn "at the re quest" of the president. The state ment from Santa Fe Is m sleading. When Gov. Curry, assuming the or. der issued by the secretary Of the
 interior, upon the approval of the president, requiring territorial off
 cials to remain within their own jur- isd ction and attend to their official duties. unless permitted by the sec retary to go elsewhere, was a re flection upon him, wired his resigna- ton. the president sent concfliatory message.
 It is understood that in that mess i age the president said that if Gov Curry cons 'dered- the. issuance of the
 orders as an evidence of the lack of
 support of his administration in
 Washington, his resignation would be accepted, but that if there were oth
 CT reasons of which the president
 was not informed. hs fGoy. CurryD
 should give the matter less nasty con, siderat on. TbereupoR the resign3 tioD was withdrawn.
 | Now. it is the president who Is con isiderfng the question carefully, ana the whole administration of affairs Of sths territory uuder Gov. Curry Is be- Ing gone over with Secretary Baliing Ter. There probably win be more or i less correspondence between Wash fngton and Santa Fe and,ffttfe proba'
 bilitv of oral interyiews, as Secretary lBaIIinger is opposed to the frequent
 trips to Washington that Save char
 acterized the official career Of Gov.
 Curry. The impression prevails that
 ultimately, Gov. Curry will be su- ] Derseded. and that the day for his
 refirement is not very remote.
 | The "a SaIfa natfc~al forrest. ln
 southeastern Utah. will hereafter be
 known as "La Sal" President Tan having signed an order changing the ! smelling of the name. The new meth ! cd conforms to the local application of fbe name of the salt mountains called bv the SpaDish "La Sal" evi-
 deDtly with reference 10 the salt de posits foupd in that region. Formerly
 the spelling of the pane of this Tor est, through mlsuBderstanoins
 was made to conform with the name ' of La Salle. the French explorer.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-31

already well advanced. Many build ings are practically finished. It is located on a part of the University campus and the legislature has ap- propriated S6O0.0O0 for permanent buildings, to be used for exDosit.o6 purposes and then to be turned over to the University.
 Continuing, MT. Lord adds that ne will be on duty all summer and will be pleased to welcome all Arizonans, especially his old friends. August, he says, will be a most suitable tme for it Is warm and bright during that month, more Ike Arizona weather than any other. He remarks that le has never yet found any weather. or climate anywhere in the world equal
Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-31

to that of Arizona and that he often longs to be with old friends here.
 MT. Lord says in his letter that he is curator of grounds and build ings of the University of Washington and as such has more or less to do with exposition buildings and grounds. Do urge everybody tO coma up," he suggests, "and send a fine Arizona exhibit, especially mineral. The Uni yersity will take over what is not wanted after the exposition has closed whether it is animal, vegetable or mineral"
 late MT. Lord of the firm of Loro affd Williams in the early days of Tucson
Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-31
AN HONEST DIVISION

Every employe of the Alexander Smith Sons Company carpet mills in Yonkers. N. r., who has worked steadily for twenty years and is still employed in the mill. will get the sum of 5000 under the win of Mrs. Eva Smith Cochrane, daughter of the founder of the business. The number of lucky operatives is about equally divided between men and women The will stipulates that the sums shah be awarded to the opera tive qualifying free of transfer tax. which shall be met hZ the estate. and that the distribution shall be made immediately upon the completion of the probate action.