davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31

tries. The confederates In question
select a man and find out all they
can about him: they get hold OF fam.
lily origin. aud family characteristics.
This Information is transmitted TO the
rascals in Spain. and letters are at
once written TO the prospective victim,
The scheme is presented and de-
veloped in very plausible way and
many Of our felIowcountrymen have
bitten" promptly aud eheerfully.
Under the Spanish laws felony
must be consumpated before the
police may act. aud a mere attempt
to obtain money by false pretense does
not appear to warrant arrest. The
money must be actually paid over and
the prosecuting witness must be pres.
ent in propria persona TO testify;
otherwise prosecution would be use
less. ftt
Recently the letters written to the
distant relative have varied some
what from the original; the political
prisoner having become a noted Rus
sian banker who absconded, leaving
a deficit Of some millions OF roubles.
killed In q quarrel In England another
Russian. and finally took refuge In
Spain, where he was apprehended and
charged with manslaughter.
This change OF character. however.
is immaterial, and IN the future more
new characters win probably be In.
troduced by the gang The scheme
Is the same. and the public warned
70 place no credulenee in such or
similar letters
Every effort has been made by the
Department OF State and les repre-.
sensatives in Spain to unmask
these scoundrels and bring them 20
Justice, and the Spanish authorities
have also been active aud several
OF the gang have been APP
pretended and held FOR trial, but so
FAR no convictions have resulted. ow.
ng probably to the popularity OF the
5pansh law referred 10 IN the 70.
port OF the consul.General az BARGE.
Iona
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31
SANITARIUM NOTES

For some time past the force az
The Sanltarium have been busy reno.
waiting. relaylng carpets, rugs, etc.
In preparation for the winters bust.
aess. which Is expected 20 be quite
good. A number OF the rooms have
been rekalgomined and the wood
work repainted Al old furniture IL
gradually being replaced With new,
anltary furniture.
Judge A. } Cone has recovered
efficiently to be enabled 20 return
o his home at Raleigh.
Miss Helen Green. who vas
Nurse IN the sauitarium fJr several
months. has severed her connection
s-ith tho institution nnd returned 10
her hos,e IN South Carolina
Master WILDER Gold 81 NewberFy la
a surgical paticn, this week The iad
developed a serious bone disease 81
me Of BIZ legs and n became neces
ary 20 remove q portion 0f The bone
iis Improvement since the operation
= quite satisfactory
sH Loysn . valued employee o.
The W y Phlior Go ~ Rochelle. T.
a surgical patient thla Veok uater
ne care a. ~ DePasa
Mlsa Carrie cbareh. a trained
nurse o. Jacksonville uho has been
taking treatment 81 the sanltarium
retarned 70 her home . few days aEo
Miss Rosa Rugsr continues 10 im
prove and viu remain a. tae gani
tarinm throughout the c1ulnE Hiafer
Kite Francisco. brother ~ Aic
Fmneisoo. The vsltkn0wn fTuii
merchant ls quite ~ e ne SAM
.arium this vsek
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31

ent guests conducted by ghosts weui
from one grotosQue thing 10 another
After every conceivable pleasure con
uectod with Halloween was ladulEed
Ia. n.uslc and dancing were enjoyed
with intermiasl0n fOr punch aud boa
hons After this each b0y collected
bis young lady Tor supper by fishing
for q blaek cat which che sifia held
by strings suspended from tbe up
atsifn bannlsiefs This luncheon
consisted ~ fruit salad. salllnos and
drlightful cake
The house, va beautifully agd 40
proprlateiy decorated with p6mpkin
heads and groieaaua forms and o.
ores. and many were the compliments
1aid Nfu pitis for her taste aBd
rlginaliiY
a. very late hour. when ghosts
AZ 81 ihs height ~ their mrfrlnent
tho guests departed feeling under
everlasting OBLIGATIONS ~ the hontsas
~ the beet ~ fimer
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31

dated or signed. accompanied the
check ON both these documents, aa
well as the saw. are now IN the pos.
session OF the sheriff;
BE shure and get frame With
them. the smallest size you can zee
and about ave or ak blades or saws
You must set them az fine as you
can got and be careful II anyone
wants 10 know your name tell them
something but not the write one. n
YOU have not a friend In jacksonville
get them 10 set the things for you
Now when you go 20 Jacksonville
take this check 10 Mr.. Charles Ben
nett, whIakey house on West Hay
street Anyone can tell YOU where he
Il and tell him 10 cash that for YOU
that Mr. Davidson Of tilgh sprlnra
gave Il 70 you, Hurry back and DO
careful
Mamie Brown and her cousin. the
wellknown Scott woman. who vaa
IN the plot, we're arrested Friday and
placed under bond o. $500 and $500
respectively They haa intended so
Ing 70 hlsh sprlnss Sunday
When Davidson and Kelley were
cchironlod With The proof they wore
compelled 70 acknowledge their guilt.
but Kelley pwQro that be alone bad
Intended 20 escape, aud that his part
ner never had any intention Of loav
Iug. TO Deputy Hague he stated that
la sheriff Ice Keuuerly WAS los
SHARP FOR hIm be- would accept the
result IN good grace and would maks
no further attempt 10 escape nai
loaplto this the authorities are taking
no chances, A special ruard has beer
placed NJ The iail and nn one d a
owed 10 so near the cell Ia which
hose two persons are confined. And
ua veil for the old inli never
.hollercd quite % dangerous nn6
.cheming Inmates"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31
KELLEY and DAVIDSON
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE
A CIeVerly Arranged Scheme by Which These PriS
OnerS We're to Gain Their Liberty.

PALATKA. Oct. SO.-The Times.
Herald OF this city has the following
particulars OF the recent attempt of
Davidson and Kelley to escape lrom
the Putnam county jail.
1T will be remembered that a few
months ago well.arranged plan to
break jail was frustrated by Sheriff
iSennerly. who was told OF the plot
by one OF the prisoners. a colored
man named Ashley. who was charged
with assault with intent to murder.
In view OF what he had done the
sheriif had his sentence changed TO
aggravated assault and then paid the
ane for him. Since that time Ashley
has been acting as cook az the Jail.
IN tins capacity be came 10 know w,
a. Davidson and ), ~, Kelley. the
Alaehua county prisoners who were
tried here and found guilty OF muir
der at High Springs OF w G, Sellars,
peelal agent OF the Atlantic Coast
line. and who are ttill confined IN
our county Jail They told Ashley
that teey were determined to escape,
and ,hst Mamie Brown. negro wo.
mau who formerly cooked for the
prisoners. was 10 aid them; that she
was 20 buy saw, Ole or other tooss.
and that for such service she was 10
be paid $50 Someone was needed
10 get the tools 20 the cell, however.
50 they offered Ashley S26 n he wosld
bur do this,
Minnie Brown waa giycp 50 10 pur'
chare the tools. 80 through on en-.
ploye q the Browning MN saw
was secured she said IL would be
necessary 20 So 10 Jacksonville 10 get
Just what vas wanted. 90 Davidson
stnt her a check for $500 on the
High Springs Bank. dated October
2ist. and payable 20 order Mamie
Brown, signed BY W ~ Davidson
"Tho following note, which vna not
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31
HALLOWEEN PARTY.
Mrs.. 7. W. Pitts Enisrtalus Young
People In Enjoyable Manner


"Hailowe'n ~ time for run.
limo 10 make the witches run.
AZ f0g Mccormick street,
That Is where We meet
This unique Invitation was sent oct
by Mrs. T. W. PITTS inviting many
guests 70 be- prescott ~ her home on
FRIDAY nlght Al he appointed hour
q b. m. 81 least one hundred Young
men and ladies gathered ~ tOi Ste
cormirk street % indulge in iialioWn'en
sports The guests Wrrs received %
fhe door By Ne Piita and invited up.
stairs b. Misses RadisF and voyie. a.
taEo thdr uFaps "a on rrluuiuE
Miss LEILA Eddlns ushtFed everyoue
around % ,ho fnr gifs " TIE gerandh
ahsfe oafh one vas rigen q pretty
rard. dcc8rnied Eigh black cate aad
gii,hsa. an vhifh was uHffes la
feFse each boys aud gifis fate.
These wefs YrrY original and caua
"a much mirih and FiraHafe ~ thn
op5osite ed II tte porch vas q large
basi allsd Nith water and Seating
appies TIE guests vho were sue
cesffui enough 10 pick one "a these
up Wiih their teeth Eefs given fhe
apple m tte froni rafig each
oosa forfsns Eas toif ~ ftrte dithes
one 81 tsae oogfsined mB1dy water
lndieaiing singie NE saofhef plata
aater. msasinG maniags accompanied
By monsy. ant fts thifa sss smfsy.
showing smpiy ihaf d Dsnnsf wsaia
D. given them Tor nfe ore ~ a
iims sas buGffoifed an1 astea %
90 thsir fnEsf b. q boil 40 ressifa
Nere vefy amHtiag
oae ~ a. nasi uHiqas feaiafes ~
ihis oecasioa was ne tFfp - 7epook
Lard This Was ssisnaltig aFfans
- sef rtreks so gsfs eont1 ~
so.r4 ~ srcf ~ kaaao e. 90 elEsf J
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31
ca Island Cotton Market
Is Considerably Higher

,'ANNtH OCT 90 the n.arss,
''Aad cotton was rather
'' ia The veek. bui iaier de.
'e aetifiiy ADD AZ oaer.
'11en a, sssadlls adfane
0uo'aiians are Is aac
/. s weed aro. and a ne
.,.,r- 'asIea are sWept vitk
-, lau'e orders eau unniled
.n, y" arm; quoiaiioas for
-. % go grades Aeinx mont
!, -. = 'heFs beng none Is far
aureau showsd he Ella.
: ost "a 70 - 5s11o tai.s
AH rear. ana lkTft
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31
SPANISH SWINDLERS
STILL AT THEIR WORK
Their American Victims Find 1t Impossible to Con-
WCt Without Going to Spain.

WASHINGTON, Oct 90.-The De-
l,rment of State has received a re-
~ from the American ConsulGen-
Ii at Barcelona. Spain, In regard
] the band OF swindlers operating
various towns and cities in Spain.
kho make a practice OF writing to
k,rsOns in the United states respect
Id the Imprisonment Of relative
Nd the guardianship Of q child.
The Consul-General states that the
lueged prisoner generally describes
himself as a political prisoner from
tuba; he is at the point Of death and
rs but one friend-the prison priest
through whose good offices he is
nabled to smuggle an occasional let
r out of the prison fort.
The prisoner is rich. He has a for
une in cash on deposit in the United
bates but the certificate OF deposit
concealed in a secret receptacle of
h vallse; the valise itself has been
ken possession OF by the court at
Hthagena, which tried and con-
gmned him, and viii be held until
b prisoner or his representative
IS satisfied the costs OF the trial.
Be prisoner has an only daughter;
ing in his prison, his sole thought
Of this beloved offspring. He has
b friend or relative in Spain to
bose care he can commit her In
Is emergency his thoughts turn TO
distant relative IN the United
aies whom he has never seen and
whom he knows only through hear
or the family tree. VIII the dist
relative assume the guardianship
The darling daughter, and the darl-
daughters fortune OF about $780,
II the distant relative accepts
trust one-fouzth Of the prisoners
'e fortune will be the material
ARD The good priest will go at
TO the United States and take
anling daughter with hrn. There
-a' one condition: the ready mon.
Which the prisoner brought with |
70 Spain has been exhausted;
distant relative Is therefore re
'ea to send enough 20 liberate the
ne containing the secret receptacle !
me certificate OF deposit, This
W. Is 70 be sent 10 the good priest |
% address indicated. and, having |
''ea IT, the good priest will at
secure the valIse and start for
.'ca' the land OF the free and |
zone Of the brave" with the !
lag daughter.
above is generally the hrst let
= The series. II Is quickly fol-
oJ another In which the prison.
.'ae'ically states that his strength |
s'aly falling and the end Is near.
eehes his dear distant rela-
: assume the trust and be a Low. !
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31
% You Enlsr . Trsstf

Theu cone Tuesday aigtt % me
Progressive Supper a. the hasoule
Temps. A Fan c0Bns dinnef served
n the dalntiosi fashign. eaeh rozfsf
bsing tha besi q i;s Kind Oaiy ~
tnkins ths fsu coarse vfi goa b.
competent % lsdgs q thsif separate
msFiis
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31

Ing father to the darling daughter
The third letter is from the good
priest himself, who In brief. touching
terms, and hopelessly bad English
announces the death Of the unhappy
prisoner; the good priest adds that
the darling daughter is under his care
He is ready to put his promise into
execution and start for the United
States as soon as he shall have re-
eeived the necessary funds from the
distant relative. The good priest FIRE.
quently incloses with his letter bo-
gus newspaper clipping announcing
the death in prison at Barcelona OF
the famous Cuban patriot Csome-
times called Augustin Lafente) the
newspaper notice also speaks cunning
ly of the confscated valise and the
darling daughter.
II is a simple scheme, but present.
ed In such plausible way that al.
most any unsuspectlng distant rela
tive" of European extraction would
be more or less deceived by the glad
prospect of falling heir 70 the agree.
able custody of a darling daughter
with big fortune, and one-fourth in.
terest therein as an additional recon.
pense.
Naturally the first impulse Of the
distant relative is to ask a lawyer or
a Judge or some authority what
course he ought to pursue IN the
premises but IA he thinks OF doing
this his attention Is taken by the
warning IA the prisoners letter be.
seeehing him not 10 mention the mat.
ter to any living soul lest the secret
OF the yalise and the hidden Fecepta.
Gle be indiscreotly betrayed
The valise. a al. with is con.
cealed certified 81 deposit is the
key to the Stud on, and possession
must be taken OF Il before anything
can be done or said. This $50 Gun.
ningly set forth by the prisonerl' &C.
very evident to the distant relative
and SO he quite frequently preserves
the secret intact, and instead Of con.
5ulting a lawyer or writing 90 the
American Consul-General at Barcelo.
ma. he quietly sends draft for the
sum demanded TO the good priest and
awaits results. or course he waits
IN vain. and the poor. dead prisoner
aud the good priest and the darling
daughter IN the course OF time pass
out Of HIS nfe forever. leaving him
only an uncomfortable memory Of
the money he 50 oheerfully contribu-
ted to the confidence game.
For nearly twenty years these same
knaves have been practiclng their
swindle. and Il is needless 10 suggest
that they are very carefully organized;
they have confederates NOT only In the
United States but IN most other eoun.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31

Oossss 'sr essr shsrs sls Decreases
osss gsrmsr Yssfa

efsf FeffHef FaafA
Clerk ~ the cgsat Court 3 o.
wieaees hss been busY 81 ibe pasf
tse o. thru days pfsmrirs ibe does
"a foF ne fan term X tbs circuit
eoun ior ths Eighth ludieiai Circuit,
10 and ~ Alashaa eghiy. ellel 40
eoasene 10 this eliy - Aeaaaf ~
Fembsf a
Ciefk WlfnEsa - responsibie -
ite lhfornstion ihat ne docket silf
- lighter the eomlnr tern thaa ~
maey pfsgio3s Terms ThsFs ere osir
sirigeiEtt eases appearing ~ fhs
trial eackef. thfee % ne eiaim DOH
~ an1 SD o. H. sBbeai Docket Tbs
esimiuai eoeket sif also b. lighter
fla lerm ihaa ~ some fine
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31

ssss - v.'s - . 'a''v.' sus
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-31

TIE year before. The Increase - the
g.nnlng only meets ogpsciatioas ow-
Ing to The knoun rapid harvesting q
TIE crop. and has not cauaed aug IN
crease IN crop estimates
ssies for the veek. aesz bales
The following iEices were based %
fse,ors qnoiati01s and are revised
weekly On Fridays:
Fancy Fioridas ......... .2tAeH
Faney Ceorgi1S ...,-.-.-.4sa
81 choice Fioridas .....-ls
~. choies GeorEias .....-ithess
Chuice Gas and Fla'a. .tth9@
- ans Cas- and Fiar. -
Fine Cas- ana Fla'a ..-.-is 91
c4a Cas. ana EIa'a 10 eis
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25
Railroad Meeting.

Committees from Neutral, Col
umbus, Miami and Baxter held
a meeting at the Hotel Baxter
last Saturday night and talked
over the proposition of building
an electric line from Columbus to
Baxter and then on down into
the mining camp, and on to Hat
tonville to connect with the rail
road there. Another meeting
will be held in a few days, and 1t
is now believed there is mighty
good chance for a road.
The road at Nationwide is to
be built to Lincolnville, and it is
not unlikely that it will run to
this place to connect with the
road from Columbus. Surveyors
will make preliminary run in a
few days.
The building of such a road
would be of incalculable benefit
to Baxter and all of the land
through which it wou' d run, and
everybody interested must get up
into the collar and help push the
project alang.
Pittsburg, too, is going to get
into the game and help push the
matter, as it would mean the
connecting of the new road with
the line now running into Pitts
burg.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25
Notice 10 Contractors.

p Sealed bids will be received at
our Office up to noon Wednesday,
April Z, 1909, for the erection OF
our new bank and Office building.
Plans and specifications may be
had by calling at our Office. Each
bid must be accompanied by a
certified check for 5 per cent OF
amount of bid. Unsuccessful bid
ders' checks will be returned
promptly. Successful bidders
checks will BIZ held until building
contract is signed and approved
bond filed.
We reserve the right to reject
any and all bids.
BAXTER STATE BANK,
Baxter Springs, Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25
Notice..

Allparties knowing themselves
indebted to the undersigned are
hereby requested to call and make
settlement at once. l never in
my life needed money so badly as
at this time. All accounts due
the Baxter Springs Electric Light
and Water Co. must be paid with
in the next ten days, l rely i'm
plicitly on my friends to help me
retain my business. ! have done
my turn, now it is yours.
Yours for a better business and
closer friendship.
CHAs. NJ. JONES, M. D.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25
Blue MOUND.

The click of the corn planteris
heard in all directions now adays
and if the weather continues nice
there will be many acres planted
this week. Clarence Meads cap
tured the big prize booster day.
Clarence sure was a lucky lad.
The families of Alva and Doc
Chubb took dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Stoskopf last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darnell Sundayed
with Geo. Simpson and wife.
Geo. w. Simpson and family took
dinner with Geo. Simpson and
wife last Sunday. Dan Miller
and family took dinner with their
parents near Neutral George
Simpson and wife and MIR. and
Mrs. Sparlin took dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Haines OF
Baxter last Saturday and attend
ed the big booster day. Leonard
Embry, wife and son, spent Sun
day with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. J. Embry Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. A. Stoskopf were Columbus
visitors Monday Valley Sto-
skopf and son took dinner with
Chas. Paxson and family Sunday
Miss Pearl Lindsey was IN
| Columbus Tuesday. Mr.. Darnell
went to Baxter Monday to buy a
corn planter. About 20 of Mrs.
Buchan's friends made a surprise
on her last Thursday, and spent
the day sewing and quilting and
having a merry time. Misses
Ester and Ethel Hefiey gave a
party Wednesday evening to a
number of their many friends. :.
The Sunday School ana EpWoltn
League of Blue Mound church
were we'll attended Sunday morn
ing and evening If this weather
continues this old earth will
soon be decked in green and be
specked over with flowers. Who
would want to live without a few
flowers? Grandma Banning
passed away on Monday, the p,
after long illness. NJ. d. Hile-
man sold a fine span of mules. to
a mule buyer Monday.
A. 7. THOMPSON. d. y, S.,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25
WarninQ Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
ordinances relating to chickens
and stock running at large will
be enforced strictly from and
after the date of this publication.
All parties interested should take
notice and govern themselves ac-
cordingly. HENRY HORTON,
City Marshal.
Baxter Springs, Kansas, March
25. 1909.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25
Registration Notice.

Registration books for the reg.
istration of voters are now open
at my Office in the Baxter State
Bank. Books will close on FRI
day evening, March 20, 1909, at
10 o'clock. Persons who voted at
the last election, and have not
changed residence since that time
are not required to register.
GEO. c. Common,
= (sEAL) City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25
List iof Letters

Remaining in the postofRce at
Baxter Springs, Kansas. for the
week ending with March "a. 1909
which If not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead
letter Office at Washington. ID. c.:
N. c. Taylor Geo. Williams
Mr.. Chas. w. smith Mr.. J. r. Spripgert2
Mrs. Pearl Reece Mr.. Claude Reynolds
w. E. Holloway Eastern Lead &Iuv.- Co.
Mr.. ]. F. Gaddis Mr.. Geo. W. Branson
Miss InatBeeler Mrs. NJ E. Conan
Mr.. Geo. Corbin Carrie c. Nam
: w. WcCaw
Persons calling for any of the
above letters will pleasesay "Advei
tised," giving date list.
FRED BARTLETT, T. p,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25
For Sale.

Farm implements. This ma
chinery is almost as good as new.
Will sell cheap. Also have one
extra good 6-yr-old horse, weight
1900 pounds. See owner.
E. H. ScHLoEMAN,
Baxter Springs, Kas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25

By virtue of the authority in
me vested by law, I, Chas. M.
Jones, mayor of Baxter Springs,
Kansas, do hereby order and pro-
claim that an election will be
held in the various wards of this
city on Tuesday, April 6, 1909,
for the purpose of electing off,
GERS to fill the following Offices in
this city, viz:
Mayor.
Police Judge.
City Treasurer.
Treasurer Board of Education.
Councilman from the First
Ward.
Councilman from the Second
Ward.
Councilman from the Third
Ward.
Member of the Board of Educa-
ton from the First Ward.
Member of the Board of Educa-
ton from the Second Ward.
Member of the Board of Educa-
ton from the Third Ward.
And I do hereby appoint the
following named judges and
clerks for such election:
First Ward-Judges-A. G.
Hanback,, w. T. Apple, ]. H.
Black. Clerks-Mrs. L. D. Brew
ster, Miss Caroline Plumb.
Second Ward-Judges-J. M.
Newhouse, Fred Ward, Joe
Wentz. Clerks-Mrs. E. A.
Mapes, Roy Allen.
Third Ward Judges-F. M.
Preston, M. A. Patton, Tom
Mcbride. Clerks-W. E. Nc
Clure, Ed. Johnson.
Polling places are hereby des'
ignated as follows:
First Ward-Perkins building,
formerly occupied by Republican,
Second Ward-City Building.
Third Ward-Tom McBride's
residence.
Given under my hand at Bax'
ter Springs, Kansas, this 23rd
day of March, 1909.
CHAs. M. JONES, Mayor.
Attest: GEO. c. Common,
(sEAL.) City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25

Many Baxter Springs people
will remember Mrs. Meserve as a
mighty fine woman. Mr.. Me-
serve and family used to live
here. Mr.. Meserve was engaged
in the implement business here
with Jas. B. Ludlum.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25

County attorney Majors had
business in this city the fore part
of the week. He also looked after
some business matters down in
the mining camp.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25
Mrs. MeServe Dead.

The Chicago Tribune has the
following to say Of a lady who
used to live in this city: "Meserve
Mrs. ,Elinor H. Meserve, wife
of Curtis D. Meserve, and mother
of Mrs. Robert ]. Laurie. Buried
March Is, 1902"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-25

The tariff bill is now before
congress for consideration, and
it is hoped it will be passed very
quickly, as it is not likely BUSH
ness conditions will improve un-
til this very important matter is
settled.