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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21
Election
Proclamation.

Pursuant to law and the power
thereby vested in me as Mayor of
the City of Baxter Springs, Kan
sas, l do hereby announce that
there will be a city election held
in the various wards of the City
of Baxter Springs, Kansas, on
Tuesday, the End day of April,
1912, for the purpose of electing
one member of the city council
from the first ward; one member
of the city council from the Sec
oud ward, and one member of
the city council from the third
ward; each of said officers to hold
their Offices for a period of two
years and until their successors
be elected and qualified.
There shall also be submitted
to the qualified electors of said
city at said election, the prop
osition of voting the bonds of
said city in the sum of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars ($15,O0O) to
aid The Missouri, Oklahoma &
Gulf Railroad Company, a rail-
road company proposing to build
its line of railroad into and
through the city of Baxter
Springs, Kansas, in securing and
paying for land for right of way,
depot grounds and terminal facil-
tiles.
And / do designate the follow
ing places for holding said cleo
ton in the various wards, to-wit:
The first ward at Daniels
Building, block Z, Original Plat.
The second ward at City build
ing on West Neosho street.
The third ward at P. Buttons
residence on East street.
/ also designate the following
electors of said city to act as
judges and clerks at said cleo
ton.
For judges in the first ward,
Morris Doty, c. A. Diveley and
Henry Black.
For clerks in the first ward,
]. T. Ryou, M. /. Nichols.
For judges in the second ward,
NJ. H. Eastman, J. M. Newhouse
and W. NJ. Jones.
For clerks in the second ward,
A. o. Rossman Frank Hemstreet.
For judges in the third ward,
IS. ]. Armstrong, NJ. A. Patton
and W. E. Mcclure.
For clerks in the third ward,
Ed. johnson and Jas. H. Smith.
The polls will be opened at
Nine O'clock A. M. and closed at
Six O'clock p. NJ.
In Witness Whereof, l have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the same to be attested BY the
City Clerk with his Official seal,
this 10Th day of March, 1912.
CHAs. M. JONES,
Mayor.
Attest: B. w. Parton,
[sRALl City Clerk.
Va. - Al. p.tlrnaa
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21
Obituary.

At home, Mar. 2, 1912, at noon
time, suddenly stricken with ap-
Oplexy.
Donald Beathon by will power
as we'll as skillful treatment ap-
peared to retain life until he
could greet his son, who arrived
and was recognized a few mo-
ments before taps" sounded
Thursday morning for another
soldier who marched under the
old flag in "61."
Rev. Plumb conducted funeral
services at the family home and
comrades of the G. A. r. accom-
panied the remains and took
charge at the cemetery.
Donald Beathon was born in
Glengary, Canada West Dec. 16,
1885 and when 13 years old came
to New York to make his way
alone, going from there to Illinois
always working and educating
himself.
When the call for men came he
gave up a successful business to
go to the front, enlisting at Peoria
July 21st, 1861, taking part in
the following battles: Fort Don
aldson, Shiloh, Raymond, Cham
pion Hill, Grants first charge at
Vicksburg, and Siege of Vicks-
burg.
Discharged at Springfield, ILL.,,
in 1864 he re-enlisted at Chicago
in the 9th Reg. U. s. Veterans
and in his words played soldier
around New York Harbor, and
Washington until expiration Oh
service in 1866.
October 9th, 1864 he was. mar
ried to Miss Essie Anna D. john
ston at Rock Island, Ill.
Locating at Traverse City,
Mich, in 1866, he again entered
business employing number OF
men and at the height Of success
was seized with the western land
fever and in 1873 moved toa home
stead near Larned, Kans., bring
ing to Pawnee County the first
imported horse stock.
After a siege of grasshoppers
and dry years he succeeded in
raising a great wheat crop and
sold out, going to what was then
called ''the front" and in 1878,
placed the first government filing
on a farm ranch a mile west OF
Cimarron, bringing the first reg
isterei horses and cattle, and
planting the first field to crop in
Foote, now Gray Co.
The raiding Cheyennes In 70
and many prairie fires,alOng with
those characters who always OPP
posed settlers were 8 test OF
courage and he ever held his own
and gained ground.
Later he made q success in the
hotel business, building and own
ing the Redfront in Cimmarron
where he retained his home
while in search Of health, finally
in 1905 purchasing q home in
Baxter where he has since :resid-
ed.
Through seventy six years OF
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21
$a,o7o,74o.OO

Comparative statement of ores
marketed from the Missouri-Kan-
sas-O Oklahoma fields since Janu-
airy 1st to date.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

would sell their ores last week
could get from $54 to $50 for
them, the bearish sentiment to
the contrary, Notwithstanding"
The highest actual base price
paid for ores reported for the
week was $50. so for a lot at the
Big Irishman mine In the Thoms
Station camp.
Hauling conditions improved
toward the latter part of the
week.
simultaneously with the better
conditions in the roads, produc-
tion has been improved until
this week promises to return to
its normal output unless there is
another blizzard scheduled,
rather unlikely thing, but which
has been coming with singular
regularity for the past two
months. The great difficulty in
production at the present time is
the amount of additional pump
ing that has to be done all over
the district. This will hold
back a great many mines for
several weeks and will impede
all.
The lead ore market continues
to be firm at $50 to SIS.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

Mrs. Anna Lindsey of Route
S, has returned from her winter
stay in Los Angeles, Cal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

Until March ~ registration
books will be open until 10 o'clock
o. m. B. w. PATTON,
City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Mason, on Sunday, March II, a
daughter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Overton o.
Sunuyside visited friends in Ga
lena Sunday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21
Can You Ask More?
Your Money Back for the Ask
ing. You Promise Nothing.

We are so confident that we
can furnish relief for indigestion
and dyspepsia that we promise
to supply the medicine free of
all cost to every one who uses it
according to directions who is
not perfectly satisfied with the
results. We exact no promises
and put no one under any obli-
cation whatever. Surely moth
ing could be fairer. We are 10.
Gated right here where you live,
and our reputation should be
sufficient assurance of the gen.
uineness of our offer.
We want every one who is
troubled with indigestion or dys-
pepsia in any form to come to
our store and buy a box of Rex
all Dyspepsia Tablets. Take
them home, and give them a rea-
sonable trial, according to direc-
tions. If they don't please you,
tell us and we will quickly return
your money. They have a very
mild but positive action upon the
organs with which they come in
contact, apparently acting as a
regulative tonic upon the relaxed
muscular coat of the bowel, thus
overcoming weakness, and aid
ing to restore the bowels to more
vigorous and healthy activity.
Three sizes, 25c., Soc, and S1.00.
Remember, you can obtain Rex
all Remedies only at our store
The Rexall Store. M. E. Reddy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid
will meet with Mrs. John Cook
on Thursday, March II.
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376,I7s

Ores marketed for week end
ing March 10th. 1912, from the
Baxter.Miami district.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

The new M. E. Church minis
ter is 0. W. Brakebill. Rev.
Rhoades goes to Weir.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

Mrs. C. D. Stewart and chill.
dren of Carl Junction were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Warner
last week,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

Miss Gavin of Houston, Texas,
is here visiting her uncle, Will
Horton.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

Spelling bee in east wing of
Presbyterian church Friday night
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. N.
Love, on Sunday, March IL, a
son.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21
Why don't you take this paperi

Melvin L. eagle of Springfield.
Mo-, was here last Saturday to
attend the funeral of his mother,
Who died In Miami county, Kan
cas-, and whose remains were
brought here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

For Sale-Two first class In
cubators at a bargain.
John Jones.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

Mr.. Will loan Jones of Empo-
ria, Christian Endeavor Field
Secretary for Kansas and Mis-
souri,, at Christian church Sun.
day at II. In the afternoon at
2:SO at Presbyterian church, and
in the evening at 1880 at same
place. All invited.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

Miss Carmen Logan of Colum.
bus spent the weekend with her
cousin, Miss Scottie Nichols, in
this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21
Nervous?
Thin?Pale?

Are you easily tired, lack your
usual Vigor and strength?
Then your digestion must be
poor, your blood must be
thin, your nerves must be
weak. You need a strong
tonic. You need Ayers
SarsapariIla, the only Sarsa-
pariIla entirely free from alcO-
hol. We believe your doctor
will endorse these state
mentS. Ask and find out.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

Vote for the railroad.
Have you registered2 Are you
entitled to voter
Blind Boone at opera house
Saturday evening, April 6.
WHY don't Won take this paper2
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

Vote fOr the railrOad'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-21

20 you think constipation is Of rihlng
consequences, just ash your doctor. He
Vim dlsabuse you 81 thar notion In ohofl
order, "CoFfeci 4 oncsl" be yin
1ay. Thea sak him shout Ayers Pilla.
n md liver PIN, an vegetable.
~. e - ~ arp 60. t,4s'i-H.A
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-15
Baseball Captains of Industry
A. G. SPALDING, WHO BROUGHT BUSINESS AND BASE.
BALL TO A HAPPY UNION.
COPYRIGHT ~ W. W. AuLick)
COPYRIGHT ~ W. W. AuL,ck,

When o ear mentioned the a m Of A. g. spalding, think
naturally IL baseball guides. and catchers masks, and league balls. and q
business man That is II o re very young. But II o have q memory
nftiest pitcher II his time nc as shrewd a player as ver divided the
OF course o know. started in 1871. in which year Athletics. of Phnade-
% 1t was in this second year of the pasumc. according to study. rule
m Nat ht The Boston club became National champs of the
United States with Albert g spalding doing the pitching and getting o N
record with a mark OF $50. which a lot beaten or 12 years thereafter
except 10y n mar. and that W a Albert 6. spaldins himself While he "a
doing this remarkable bit If pitching. Spalding ws OF overlooking the
othe essentialst to success for he heded for .es and batted 1913. which
o course. you will admit was n is considered batting for q mere slabs-
man In 1873 the Boston cub was the National champ. and in 1874 the
boston club wa the National champ. Ant in 1875 1t IA just thu same.
n III these years Spalding vas pitching his team to victory, his par-
centage being $50 in 1872 and IN the succeeding seasons 1928 III and s99.
or an average OF .74. which is veryf fair. very air. Next year. M Spald-
IN "a a brancher-out. He cast his yes pom the Chicago situation M
1T pleased him. When the curtain rolled up, 1T wa found that the at
had been arranged as follows:
Manager A. g. Spalding; secretary, A. G. SpaldAng; captain. A. G.
Spalding, pitcher, A. G. Spaldng: centerfelder,I A. G. SpaNnR.
There We're q w minor character u to tell o III truth Spaldfng
a the plot o the piece. So OF course, the Chicago club "a the en-
nant winner that year and the Boston club wasn't Poor Pitcher Spald-
ings average IA only 1888, but Manager Spalding's vera vas 1000
After a while MI Spalding cut down his part sc that he didn't figure
actively in h oo, nut just hung around Il up h house. of which
here wa lutte a lot to count. And e VI u baseball appliances IN
founded a library and made MS million and lived happily vel after-eyen
mi this day.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-15
Doqs-The GREYHOUND.

The greyhound Is a slim, elegant
beast with C~hippendale legs and a
waist that would make a French
actress expire with envy. He is built
chiefly of coil springs, and is noted for
his speed. having little weight and
wind resistance. A greyhound can
project himself from h1ther to yon
faster than any other style OF dog, but
is singularly devoid of business when
he arrives. In this he resembles the
York to San Francisco in two months
at a rate of 80 miles an hour and arrive
in ample time to be shipped back.
Greyhounds flourish mostly in
poetry and picture books and are not
a familiar object on the landscape, ex-
extensively for decorative purposes.
From all pictorial information which
we can gather, the chief object of this
celebrated dog is to provide u resting
place. with his long. needle-like head
for some beautiful lady's hand. The
fact that no greyhound has been
trained to act as a messenger boy or
a pipe cleaner, leads to the suspicion
that there is no place in the animals
sparse and economical body large
enough to stow a brain of working
size.
In the west. the greyhound is some
times used for chasing jack rabbits.
His success can be estimated from the
fact that these animals have now null
tiplied until they can be rounded up
in droves Of 10000 n killed with
clubs. A greyhound can run as fast as
an ordinary Jonn rabbit, but when the
latter begins to dodge and evade the
issue, the brow Of the noble dog be-
comes corrugated with perplexity and
he soon retires With a headache.
The greyhound makes a fine family
pet, and has no bad habits, living an
eminently respectable life. If a grey
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-15
MIKE KELLY-5OP PER CEN OF THE s1oooo RATrFRy

so o Make Kelly or M. j., IS he figured m the payroll. was Of the
Not SO long age, a lani, mild eyed good natured young gentleman named
N1arquard. was acquired by the New York Giants from The A re-
porter boy who Just had to nave a story fr hsp paper, printed something
to the effect that Master Rubes purchase prce was $11 900 that being a
ODD number and attractive The 1900 stuck. Ddy you yer hear # the
vaudeville nnonobguist lin public conversaton with h drummer said:
Poo fellow, you draw only $50 a week. while 1 pull $3.50 Aren't you
sWTy?" No. sadT Traps, for 1 get mine" So with Mike Kelly. He gt
his, " somebody did. And it's goo betting it a N. j. for very few
things ddt this La pass up For lie hd h eye NJ III er h brain
md thu "a with him.. He figured in Ian a champ season as outfelder
and catcher or the Chi team. and whatever was learned IN that team a
that time o may b e sure va mainly of King" Kelys teaching. WHY
see ere mar ws full of tricks n not even Arson had anything on
him. Didn't he n time. whe his boys were In h feld, and he val on
thu bench. n the ball came sailing toward third where there we,en'ta nv
folk % head 1T off, didn't this Kelly dart over ron h shed n veil to
his left fielder III the leftf fielder was u OF the game n didn't
M j then sui fol him and grab the ball and claim n out n get away
With it? And didn't lie ne time skate from first to third RICH acrosst III
field without making the angle o second, when the umpires back was
turned, n didn't they LAY to allow him h base because tn umn
hadn't seen the deception, and didn't they thereafer institute thu double
umpire system. They did 81 And after q long mi honorab service in
he field, didn't this Kelly & behind h bat, m steady III pitchers ~
help CLarkson to a lot of his fame, make possible that famous 10000
deal whereby h w Of them left Chicago n went tt Boston? SURELY
And wasn't N. j always the broth Of a boy n he life of every party M
n national celebrity, when, after his yeonan years he and Honest John Of
the same name went to New York and opened the place Of the 2 Kels?
He was. He ~ A good sort aud a proper. and may his ashes nev
scatter.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-15

posed to contribute to the muse
ment Of the rest. Some contribute
money and food, while other con-
tribute good looks, and still others
contribute ancestors. Fine new gowns
and rare old ancestors are always at
war In society, and at present the
gowns seem to have the ancestors on
the run, owing to the growing scar
city Of the latter.
Contrary to the general impression,
brains can also be contributed to So
ciety with good results. Some people
are so interesting that they can get
into society without money or an
cestors. But they usually prefer to
go to congress or build railroads.
In England social stations are
fixed by law. but this is a free coun-
try AND any one can get into society
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-15
TOMMY B0ND-WHO PROVED THE CURVE.

1T AXE a long time to convince SOL people If h POSSIBILITY IL the
little understood. OTIS of folks have laughed right III loud Ut the sugges-
ton of the telegraph, the telephone. the automobile n tn airship. Eve
today. there ire adherents of the sun-do-move theory and some dissenter
are not going to beieve the earth is round till you hang 1T out n their back
yard for them to observe in all its circumference. So 1T hs been with te
baseball advances.
Certain geniuses of III early game, after experimenting with pitching
came to the conclusion tha a ball could be curved If Inc mar ut
the finger II knew what he a about. Some accepted ths:o others didn't
About the time tina Tommy Dor "a III pride glory of IN Boston
team,t the discussion "a heating up, and the pooh poohers Of the curve
theory wered demanding to De how Bond told some of them IL the would
watch hini in action he would show them a few things ut they said the ball
didn't curve SOS they could notice it, and how a Bon going tt rov it.
Bon might think h e was curving the ball but as there wa n o such thing
as a curve, Bond was PROBING himself Now, 1T is a main lard thing %
mak tn unwishful sec with your eyes and so Bond found.
team "a playing an engagement IN Cincinnati Mr.. Bond gave certain In
apart. When you've don that. plant a post between them, and let IN be
line"
Better draw yourself a simple diagram of this. SOS you'll understand.
Fut Tommy" Bon att he left of ne fence, and note then what lie did O n
that Cincinnati day in 1873. He pitched the ball 10 the left of the fence.
mere, gents says MI Bond, lis your urve" u still there were som
n We're for doubling Thomas. These talked of the vino and laid the
curve to that 5 20 Bond set a lefth pitcher named Mitchell at the other
end OF the fence Standing At tn right Mitchell tut something o the ball.
and 1T flashed to the lefto the post m then darted to a finish point at
ne rght OF M oppost fence After that everybody knew there w a. a.
curve, most Of hem said they'd know it before Tommy" Bond.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-15
Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania is a stern and rugged
state. all broken out with mountains,
which are full of coal, oil, gas and
iron. Its effort to get all of these SUBJ
stances out of it's system has made
Pennsylvania the busiest state in the
union. Most states quit work at supper
time, but Pennsylvania keeps right on
all night. smelling it's iron with it's
gas, and making coke of it's coal and
producing thereby such a lurid inferno
of flame that when a western Pennsyl-
vanian dies and goes to hell, as some
of them do. his first act is to hunt for
a push button to turn on some light
and heat.
Pennsylvania is a $4,000 square mile
r%ectangle, slightly ~dog-eared at the
eastern end. 1t extends from Lake
Erie to the Delaware river, and is ira
versed by the SuSquehanna, the Allie
gileny, the Youyhiogheny and the Mo-
n~ongahela rivers, most of which are
navifeible, as far as the third syllable.
1t has nearly 100000 people, and yet
there are places in Pennsylvania where
a man could get lost n wande fo,
days and days without having to dodge
n single automobile.
are Philadelphia, which has amassed
1,400, 900 people and a city hall 537 feet
high in 200 years; Pittsburgh, which is
"A brunette own. containing the largest
millionaire factory in the world; the
oil fields, which have covered a large
area with a thick beard of d%erricks, and
the state capitol, a handsome $4,000, 000
building which cost s15, 00O,O 900 and
contains the finest collection Of cast
Iron bronze in the world. The promi-
nent citizens are Boies Penrose, who
has done the voting for Pennsylvania
for a great many years: George F
Baer. personal representative Of Prov
idence in the coal fields, and Edward
BOX, inventor of 700, 900 ways of max
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-15
ADRIAN ANS0M-THE MAN WHO REv0L UTIoNlzED
BATTING.

o "a hear him spoken II now q . "Pop" Charley Howl who
pioneered present day farce. wrote a play around him ace n ID called 1t "A
Runaway Colt" That Runaway" ws more nearly descriptive OF Adrian {.
Ansont than the Pop of today. Arson hasn't always been a Pop" There
wasn't anything patriorchal about Arson in 1875 when the Chicago club,
of which he "a the alert third baseman. o the great championship of
thu United States. nor did Adrian suggest h appeNauon of age in 1880.
when, a s captain and manager of thu Chicagos. he had his team to national
ming secon batting only to George Gore. and scoring 1893 at that. These
champs in 1881 n 1882 1885 and 1886. All these after whites ne vas
playing first base. By the sam token he played it with a fner bravery than
Yer before had been displayed. Most Of tn boys stuck as lose % the bases
a IS buttons to a shirt, but "Anse, h played with his ead al well al with
his hands, told them this a no good way He CAV the infed a rowing
commission. telling them thu bag were FOL put-outp purposes only, IN moi
camp stools: He spoke a fw we'll chosen words to the pitcher. saying o
MIN nat II the all cam pitchers a pitcher "a 10 stop it. and II a ball
ser tn first basema out deep. pitcher was to hasten to first base and get
himself I'M mentions in the bx score. These precautions aided the
alnou Chicagos n their Victories.
u by far the wisestm move for which Anson is to be remembered
his origination Of tn short sassy slap with the bat 8 opposed to the full
swing of he woul be breaker. The manager, captain, first baseman
explained to his mates that a we'll placed hit, with the bat posihoned o a .
the ythena sweeps. tut more m III tap-tap order, might, indeed be
more resultfult tina n other form of endeavor. The Chicago boys needed
this advice.s so tat they became a power in h land, n wn many cham
pionships and ire going to have their a n stations printed right out
In the eWspap a son easur O 1923 Qualifications for asst century
attainnents. m here.W ithou more words 20 hav them: A G Spalding.
president; A. {. Anson. manager aptafna n first BASE; Fred Pfeffers sec
ond base;E +. Winiarnso third base; Il. Burns. shortstop; f. s. Flint n
Mike kelly, atchers :. g.. larkson n :. McCamck, pitchers: A. Dali
rynple left field; George Gore centerfeld, md Bill" Sunday, right field.
Glass; Glass.