Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-06-27
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(By Raw Hand.)

week, so mere IL 49, "A idlhSA
spends ten thousand dollars on
! his sons education, ten thousand
on his clothes, two thousand on
his cigarettes, two thousand on
his drinks, ten thousand on his
gambling, and sixteen thousand
on his automobiles. What is the
: total capacity of the boy at the
age of twenty-five?
Queer: when a man takes at
front he usually gets his back up.
A copy of the Record-Herald
fell into our hands the other day
and the Peoria correspondent
called the News pencil pusher to
task for staying at home and not
voting on its bridge proposition.
We said if she-yes, she-had
stayed at home, she'd hunt up a
mule to kick her anatomy. II
we were a mule or the long-eared
brother of the mule; we'd refuse,
because we'd not wish our lower,
upper or middle extremities for
ever ruined. If the News cor
respondent had gone to the polls,
he'd have voted for a bridge, but
to 90 meant four Or five votes
against it, so we stayed away to
gain votes for a bridge. So we
trust the R-H. correspondent will
be calm as sea lobster and not
ask to be kicked by a mule.
We walked into the News of
fee one day last week-found all
busy and the usual question came
from Smith: What do you
know" We told him ''nuthin, "
and then he wanted to trade with
us-come out and plow corn, trot
I'D and down the creek, over the
hills, pull weeds for the pigs,
set hens, milk the cows, get
wood, make fires, etc. We told
him no; We do not care to be
shot at, to say nothing of being
hit. and told to hit the high
places" Then we'd have to come
back-ask for a deal back" and
by the time we traded back, the
News would be no more, and all
of our corn plowed up or mashed
to death. No, Smith, you run
the News and we'll furnish you
all the news for the News we can
get hold of at a reduced price.
The fellow in town wants to get
to the country, and the fellow in
the country wants to get to the
city. One envies the other and
there is no such a thing as salts
faction on this side of death, and
from what the preacher says still
| less on the other side.
You know, Smith, that we had
another big rise" but we can
not keep from telling you about
it. No mail for two days-for
both Sans missed. The low
lands suffered the worst-corn
being washed up and covered
with mud.
George Chambers came along,
wanted to go to Baxter and we
told the young man not to put
in" but he did put in at the
Weilep ford and came near being
put in for good. VIM. Cox helped
1.-THE young man to get ashore by
throwing him a rope. 1t is dam
gerous to go in. the water when
It is high and just about as dan
gerous when low-for if you
waller in it the chills will shake
you to death.
For the purpose of getting an
organ for the Elgin school house,
an ice cream social was given
Saturday night. The rain kept
many from the house, but the
cream netted a little over $500
after all expenses were paid.
Rev. Rowland will preach at
Elgin on the second Sunday in
July at II a. m. Come to hear
him.
Smith told us the other day
that we were nearing great
ness"-almost there, for our auto
graph was so that no man, living
or dead, could tell what it was.
Reader, you can glance at these
lines and see if you think Smith