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The Detroit times., 1911-01-28

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. u.
Since 1854 there has been no general
increase in the salaries OF government
EMPLOYEES. Rents are higher, grocer
les are higher, everything that a farl-
ily needs cost more here than almost
any other city. Congressman have IN
creased their own salaries and the
salaries OF the speaker, the supreme
court Judges, the president. and tae
presidents coachman and chauneur'
bur the general run OF government
employes are still struggling along on
the 1854 basis Now, just to show that
he's on the Job, President Taft sug
eests that another half hour be added
10 their working day. Hurrah for re-
trenchment and economy.
A word about Postmaster General
Hitchcock's parcels post scheme. "
isn't a parcels post at all Hero
the Joker" His plan would authorize
rural mail carriers TO collect packages
on their routes and carry them TO the
termination OF their routes or 10
other points on their routes. That is
all. He has taken care that no com
munication should be opened up with
big cities. What good does II 90
farmer smith 10 send his eggs 10 the
general store in the village by par
GELS post" when his market is really
in the big cities? Mr.. Hitchcock's ''rar-
GELS post" is merely feeder for the
express companies He would have
the rural carrier pick up parcels alon Z
his route and turn them over az the
| end OF his route to the express com
pany. Hurrah for the Taft-Hitchcock
parcels post reform.
You have discovered the weasel
word" I'm Taft's message IL was tina;
little PARAGRAPH where he says Let's
dent pass any more laws against the
trusts and railroads" Hurrah for the
message!
John Kean OF New Jersey. destined
after March to be an ex-senator
ives more than usually effusive in his
greetings when he met Senator "a
I Toilette OF Wisconsin. In response "a
! INQUIRIES as 20 his health, Senator
I.aFollette remarked: Il feel equal "a
doing - mems work" That's Just
about the number OF men-whose wSrL
The Detroit times., 1911-01-28

a finance committee of five, and an
entertainment committee Of three.
and TO arrange for a Dutch lunch in
the near future to get together the
members of the city and county com
mittee and all the district leaders, to
plan active campaign work.
Chairman 0akman announced that
Raymond Il. Van SICKLE would be
chairman of the executive committee.
The other members OF the commit
tees were not announced.
The only protest made was against
the practice in appointing delegates
at large to the state convention. to
ignore those who had been elected
delegates TO the county convention.
Chairman Oakman assured the mem
bers that the elected delegates should
be preferred in future as far as IL
W sapossible.
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oAKMAN UNANIMOUS CHOICE.
Auditor Named Chairman Of Republi
can County Committee.

The belated meeting OF the Republi-
can county committee, in Concordia
hail. Friday afternoon. proved a love
feast. Jack" knight, of the state
free employment bureau. went pre-
Jared TO tell the members a few
fhings about people who boosted OF
heir loyalty to the party and then
voted with the Democrats. but Non
hooking around the room, he saw that
a would be useless. and he joined in
making everything unanimous. Only
- OF the AZ members were present or
represented by proxies. and these
1ame largely from the county build
County Auditor J. Milton oakman
xns elected chairman, Deputy Sheriff
Ionn vereouw was nominated Tor
cretary BY Secretary William Green,
- was also elected unanimously, as
~ Deputy Sheriff Arthur Baisley
a treasurer. and T.. X. Starkweather.
Worthwhile. for vice-chairman.
The chairman was directed to APP
~ ~ executive COMMITTEES Of ave,
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Won for the reason that II Is absolute
" worthless. we wouldn't publish II
even IL you paid us for doing so,
II am not surprised. Mr.. Weldon TO
learn that you are fifty-nine years
old. You look it
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No, Always Desirable

Shall we advertise for a man with
experience?"
well, | don't know. The last man
had so much experience that We
couldn't teach him anything.-Pitts-
burg Post
The Detroit times., 1911-01-28

When baby sleeps In his buggy it
is sometimes difficult TO keep the net
out OF his face, but II willow switch
about three feet long Is wound with
ribbon and stuck into the sides OF
the buggy. forming a half circle, there
will be no further trouble.
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An Unusual Blend.

Mrs. Dorkins shifted the air.
John" she said, that smells like
a new kind OF tobacco
"You smell forty different kinds OF
tobacco. Maria explained Mr.. Dor
kins; Il burnt hole In my smoking
iecket lust now.S'--Chicago Tribune.
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Another Objection.

Another objection to increasing the
size OF the house OF representatives
Is that We are not able to get enough
good material for one OF the present
size.-Indianapolis News.
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First Aid.

my books are In very bad shape"
said the high financier.
shall send for an expert ac-
countant?" inquired the confidential
man.
NO. Send for an alienist. Wash
ington Star
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From Another Point of View

H An owosso farmer dropped hog
IT. Probably this will be stored IN safety deposit vault
Mundy promising aviator in Raven
nd
that Mundy, he Thursday
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SAVING Her strength.

Doctor7-My dear madam, you've
been overtaxing your strength. Try
wearing less jewelry.-Lfe.
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An added starter in the Rara Avis,
stakes is a Chinaman that chsws to-
bacco. !,
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OBSERVATIONS

judges sacred?
Is against of civilization to think
tempt of court?
Let's look for precedent
The Detroit times., 1911-01-28

This newspaper believes that it
will be up to President Taft to cal
a special session Of the sixty-second
congress at the earliest possible mo-
ment after the adjournment of the
present congress,
We join in this demand from a
sense of duty as a newspaper to the
public.
Our position is that the president
The Detroit times., 1911-01-28

80 All judges who wasn't OF
Very well then goes contempt
~ of sure-but neverhe
] ~ less precedent weight.
the house OF Pharsee Judea ana
na Gentlemen by sitting cmOna washing
HES sS hands se+ These uu.v,on.
the burden with one of your
taken the key Of mSwlsdge ye
Ba h perhaps you
Very @e then We
from There was Judge God neither regarded
a ao ' aafSesn
kicking EIDE S aGS ST s the back
other kind.
wAN 11T ,s naR Go De ssay Te :@
This the wsn a THOUGHTS is own
c G ySq or s' auo pile @
that Reflects cts
r %I.em palaee 10. ~. r. ono,
s r ssps time .h Ss. s %sss
lion Perhaps y0S dea% % Rept to polish down
would a ha s a the 3 Ss
the awdy counterfeit , , , a.v cnn
little lovingly rubs rough cloth over dent
f Her hsir white Her
0" a an as sn she works
sn sy whss Hss ss sss catches
rushing heedlessy panel . D 49,
h bat Se is Something infinitely
trade sS Ssm scratches n hg osse BIT
bded better than palace and that her lie had
, S % % p s is the
careles childhood and happy motherhood rho d. %, home
uase through a the years. worrying because of the
lack But i hera lot happiness
snd faded the Osbss
childish real home not cross between gded
stopping a prison
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Why Stop At Only a
Small Hole In the
Big High Tariff Wall?
n Tearing Down the Barrier Is
Good Thing For a Locality
Why Not Lower the Wall
III the Way Around and
Benefit Everybody

III Benefit Everybody public
t----- Our position the president
must call such an extra session with his position in his
and that the tariff bill which he signed as the pest
bin he could gn is NOT satisfactory bill in his eyes
We that President Taft MUST call
the congress special the ground just plain con-
siency light reciprocity agreement with Canada
This agreement accept few and act of an honest pres
dent thoroughly touch with the sentiment of the people
with obstruconist to the popular demand as the IN
yited guests preceded official
of arbitrator sitting with another just arbitrator
and placing the issue squay party the
side and parliament the other
In this proposed agreement justice and humanity at their
best an ear for people, against the voice the people and
with the voice at it
smpfed by excung per gain and cent loss
respective interested the agreement means
living down in Detroit it is ratified
Roast beef and eggs and fruit of fe going to be
cheaper the other side the of roast beef and eggs
tables be rewarded and encouraged BY cheaper
agricultural implements from this side
agreement going build the Canadian Northwest anu
make life more living up hand and the other
hand going the border districts to live
at ALL
So we say, GOOD for Taft"
And it, supporting contention all along
that right wasn't for those around him and for that
marked tendency regularity
But here's want to ask question
lit is good thing knock few layers off the tariff wall as
proposition reciprocity Of lower duties and an exchange
Of life good thing between the United states anu
Canada why wouldn't principle apply all along the ne'
advantage the United States to bring about more Tree
relations country lake why wouldn't be
r CULTS and and get what help
We can for conditions from the other countries
To which end we already suggested the special session of the
sixty second congress.
Gould convincing proof the truth OF the old saying
Kung eyerlastngly at than there supplied by the
fact that campaign of years reciprocity between these countries has
got this fart
n All Of the credit should not 60 o President Taft
We know here in Detroit with perseverance commercial
boards civic organizations and pubcp have pressed suit
against the reciprocal relations with neghbOrs over
The way
And while triumph registered the proposed agreement
fine tribute to justice fair play and civic interest In those
who campaign also contains the cue Tor the people
Il large whose demands yet satisfactorily met by
like consideration for THEIR interests THEIR pOcketboOk
President the people that is his duty call
e congress special and have the tariff revised
downward as he repeatedly told in 1908 it should be-
What good and Canada good for the United
States and every other country.
IF KICKING TARIFF WALL CAN BRING RELIEF
70 ONE SECTION OF THE COUNTRY WOULD THE EFFECT
Upon THE WHOLE COUNTRY WHOLE WALL WERE TO
BE LOwEREDi
The Detroit times., 1911-01-28

Conc o tAs Dad: tAs mIssIOnary.
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All judges are lawyers Ever see one VINO "asH 9 VI
not.
Very well then Here for presidential contempt
Of court Not legal precedent be surebut neverthe
less precedent that has weight.
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ade IN
that envious thoughts
fashionable
Do
The Detroit times., 1911-01-28

WANTED-A man TO polish wood
work; private residence; steady en-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
r. o. Thomas SustainS a DOss o
Several Thousand Dollars.

r. o. Thomas, living three
and a half miles southwest OF
this city, sustained a net loss OF
from FIVE to seven thousand dol
lars, when his big barns burned
last Saturday evening shortly
before dark.
The fire started, no one knows
how, in his big southeast barn,
and from there it spread to the
COW barn and the implement and
grain barn. The loss was al
most complete, and in a very few
moments the accumulations of
years of hard work were gone.
In the barn nearest the house
were twelve hundred bushels Of
wheat, a thousand bushels of
corn and three hundred bushels
of oats. The oats and corn were
lost and also part of the wheat,
but after the fire had burned it.
self out a lot of practical and
sensible work saved a lot of the
wheat.
One horse was so badly burned
that he had to be killed. He
was tied in a stall, and a boy who
went in to get him out could not
do so, for he could not unite the
rope, and he had no knife to cut
it. The poor horse was so bad
ly burned that he fell onto the
boy, and had it not been for one
of Mr.. Thomas's daughters the
boy would have perished. Miss
Thomas had her hair singed, but
she pulled the horse to one side
and got the boy out. The boys
hands and arms were severely
burned. He is a son of Fount
Gilmore, and was working for
Mr.. Thomas.
The alarm was sounded over
the rural phone, the neighbors
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

responded promptly, and they OF
course worked like trojans to
save the property, but it was i'm
possible so far as the barns were
concerned. 1t was practically
all they could do to save the
house, a fine two-story building,
not very far from the implement
and grain building. By working
hard and keeping the roort pro-
tected with water and wet blan.
kets ignition was avoided. The
furniture was removed, however.
While working on the roof
Ben Banning was overcome by
heat and tainted away. He
would have fallen from the roof,
but was caught by some of the
other fellows and taken down.
AS we said in the beginning,
the net loss is somewhere from
five to seven thousand dollars.
He had only nine hundred dollars
insurance-four hundred on one
barn-five hundred on another
nothing on contents.
The loss is a hard one on Mr..
Thomas, not that it ruins him,
for it does not, but he and his
family had worked hard to accu-
mulate the property which was
lost, and to see it all wiped out
in a few moments is indeed try
ing. But if anybody saw Mr..
Thomas lose his nerve at any
time they saw more than we did.
He will buckle on his armor a
little tighter and build up again.
And of such men is the glorious
state of Kansas made.
To the friends and neighbors
who so valiantly fought the fire
and assisted afterward, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas desire to extend
their sincere thanks.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

to be very pretty this year. Care
taker Miller is going to do his
prettiest to make things look
spic and span, and the class OF
concessions are going to be of a
high order.
The big reunion is going to
begin on August 2S and it is 60
ing to continue for one solid
week, during which time there
is going to be something doing
every minute.
Many an old soldier will be
here who will never return, be-
cause of the grim reaper's close
proximity, but he is going to
have a good time while he is
here, if the management of the
reunion can show him a good
time.
Make your arrangements,
everybody, to come to the only
real big reunion in the country.
You will 60 home feeling better,
and you and your family deserve
an outing anyway.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06
THE BIG REUNION.
Arrangements Making to Make it
the Biggest of All.

The old soldier will soon be a
memory, so it behooves everyone
of us to do all that is possible to
make his last days pleasant ones;
if we can show him a good time
it is our duty to do it; if We can
make his path smoother we ought
to do so; and we can, if We will.
The Interstate Reunion AS
sociation is making arrange
ments to make the coming big
reunion the very best of them
all. Everything calculated to
amuse and entertain is going to
Be there, and thevery bestspeak-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06
BIG JACK STRIKE.
Tremendously Rich s
Made at HattenVille.

Last week, while drilling on
the line between the Turkey Fat
and Sullivan mines at the Hat
tenville camp, the Miami Royalty
Company made a strike which
has further proved the existence
of a deeper run of ore in that
camp, and the new strike has
caused intense excitement. The
strike was made at a depth of
2O5 feet, and the drill continued
in the ore for 81 feet. The drill
cuttings are almost pure jack,
and an assay of them shows them
to carry from so to 20 per cent
ore.
The strike made is undoubt-
edly the same run of ore as was
found on the Church lease far
'ther to the north, and the same
run of ore which was found on
Mrs. L. D. Hodgkius' land, to
the northwest.
The strikes are of the utmost
Importance, as they will insure
the stability of the Hattenville
camp, and no man can make any
prediction as to how many CEN
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

ers that can be secured will be
here to entertain the old COM
rade, and his family. Tents are
going to be furnished free to the
old soldiers, but a watch is go
ing to be made to see that only
old soldiers get them. In times
gone past others than old soldiers
have taken advantage of oppor-
tunities and secured accommoda-
tions which very properly be-
louged only to the sOldiery.
Amusements Of an instructive
and entertaining nature win Be
sscufed. and The park & g6iug
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06
For Sale.

The mill and leases of "The
Quincy Mining Compay," for
merly known as THE Common
Law Zinc and Lead Mining Com.
pany," on account of the present
owners not being competent tc
run it, and to clear up the in
debtedness against same.
Interested parties address com.
munications to,
W. F. BADER, Secretary,
Quincy, Ill.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

Lost-Between the Frisco sta
tion in Baxter Springs and the
Sunny side mines, a pair of spec
tacles. Finder will please leave
at this Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

One of the largest attended
socials ever held in this city was
the one given by the ladies of
St. Marks Episcopal Guild on
last Friday evening. Every bit
Of the cream and cake was sold
out quickly, and the ladies real
lied a neat sum from it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

Misses Mabel Rummel, Ruth
Barnes and Laura Armstrong
spent last Friday with DR.. and
Mrs. Thos. F. Marshall, of the
Oswego College at Oswego.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06
KEEP KooL

In the breeze Of our big electric
fans, take a bath in our cool tubs,
drink our sparkling ice water.
Ours is the only fan cooled shave
shop in the town.
Only good WOrkmen employed,
and you are in the breeze while
being served.
woRFoNs BhRnER SHOP.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

Mrs. T. J. Morrow entertained
at bridge whist on Wednesday
afternoon of last week. Warm
weather refreshments we're
served. The prize was won by
Mrs. Chas. L. Smith.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

The rain which fell in this sec
tion on Monday night of last
week was quite heavy in spots.
Up near Neutral the rain was
heavy enough to make the fields
very muddy, and run the ponds
over,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Beale
left last Saturday for Western
Kansas to visit their boys who
are farming out there.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06
Will Grow Nov.

The striking of a deep run OF
ore down at Hattonville is caus-
ing excitement which is going to
prove to be good for that camp.
Many new men are becoming in.
terested in the mining prospects
there, and the chances to make a
big lot OF money out of them is
very bright, indeed. We know
of several prospects which need
encouragement in a financial
way, and they will not be slow in
getting it now.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

Rev. Yeakel of Galena spent
Saturday in this city with his
friends.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

County Commissioners John
Collins, Dan Boice and Andrew
Shearer and County Health Of
ficer C. S. Huffman we're here
last Friday making their semi
annual inspection as to sanitary
conditions. They found things
in tip top shape here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06
Strike

turies it will take to work out
the ore field of that section.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

John l. Cooper was quite sick
the latter part of last week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

The Hattenville camp is now a
scene of great activity. Most of
the mines are running steadily,
and the big surplus or ore which
has been piled up down there has
been sold. Something like $500
tons were sold in that camp last
week, of the surplus stocks, and
it is being loaded out as fast as
possible.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

Brush creek, northwest of town,
was past fording after the rain
of one week ago Monday night.
But no such rain reached this
section of the footstool.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06
For Sale.

Several hundred fine concrete
blocks, made first class. Reason
for selling, they are surplus stock,
more than l need. Call on Chas.
L. Smith at the News Office.
The blocks would make a fine
residence, or are extra good for
foundation work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

F. r. Newman, division pas :
senger agent of the Frisco, spent
last Thursday in this city look
ing after matters for his road
pertaining to the coming big re-
union. Mr.. Newman is a youn e
man, but he is a keen railroad
man, all right.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

Shoal creek was up nine feet
below low water mark the latter
part of last week. Now, what
do you know about that? There
had been very heavy rains along
the Missouri part of the creek.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

Charlie Karr is slowly recover
ing from a long sick spell.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06
/ AM WATCHING
FOR YOU.

Work called for and delivered in
side of city limits. Let me fix
that clock for you. See my line
of Jewelry. Reddy's Drug Store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

Applications for concessions,
privileges and accommodations
of various kinds for the coming
big reunion are coming into the
Office of the license agent every
day. Up to date nineteen appli-
cations for the merry-go-round
concession have been received.
A very fine up-tO-Gate jumping
horse carousel has been selected
from the bunch.
The egging of Mr.. Stollard,
the Socialist speaker, who was
here on Booster Day, is a matter
to be regretted, and certainly it
is a mighty poor advertisement
for the town. While one may
not agree with the political ideas
advanced BY some men, yet they
should accord them a respectful
hearing, and rOwdyism is some
thing that should not Be toleT.
aied "a Baxter Springa,
The border vidette., 1911-07-08
FOURTH IN MORALES.
Delightful Weather and Every
 body Was -HHppy

The glorious Fourth was celebrated in Nogales in a sane, safe manner.
 The weather was cool and eV- erybOdy was seemingly happy. What more?
 The program arranged by the members of the NogaleS Fire Department was carried out without incident. or accident to marr the pleasure of the Occa- sion.
 Three troops of Sixty Cavalry participated in the parade, after which there were athletic sports on Morley avenue inclduing foot-raceS, sack races, pie eating contests, etc, followed by Fourth of July oratory in the Lyric theatre, where the Declaration of Independence was read in a most pleasing manner by Miss Hayes, the accomplished daught- CT of MT. and Mrs. Isaac Hayes. of this city.
 American Consul Dye was the orator of the day. Speeches were also made by Attorney Barry and District Attorney O'Connor,. two silver tongued orators of international reputa- tion.
 In the evening there was a grand ball at the Santa Cruz Club which was largely attended and pronounced the most enjoy ably social event of the season.