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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-06
ANOTHER CROOK LANDED
 BY CONSTABLE STEWART
H>Ery McMilian, Negre, Captured With Goods Within 24 Hours Af- ter He nurgIariged kastor <
 iSiuthentIlai's Store.

AnoUaer quick piece of smooth de- tective work, supplemented by the persuasive powers of his 'tblack cat bone" was recorded by Constable Fl ank Stewart and his colored deputy jim Moore, when they landed Henry lMlcMillan, alias 'Cub,' an under sized negro crook, and his pal, Earl Harris last night, who net "A hours before entered Kastor and Bluthen3 thal's store and made away with abous $500 worth of clothing, shoes. neckties, seeks, stick pins, cuff but tons and stick pins that he had talk CT frJm the store the night before.
 The matter was immediately turn ed over to Constable frank Stewars and within a short time he had spot ted the negro who committed the rob- bery, but withheld his hand until he could get the pal McMillan kept un- der cover until the darkness and then, in his stelen toss, slipped Up
 
 town. He hadn't had good chance to show off his "duds' before the willy constable nabbed him.
 A number Of petty thefts have beel' committed lately and now that the miscrearts are caught the merchants will breathe easier Constable Stew art stated he thought the theft was committed while the fire that destroy \ ed the Mercantile building was N progress early Wednesday morning Constable Stewart is the most feared man in this section among the crooks and he has accomplished some of the cleyerest work in spottng crooRs that has ever been done in this city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-06

R. G. Collins. Pos.master, Barne- gat, N. J., was troubled with severe la grippe cough. He says:" q would be completely exhausted after each fit of violent coughing. I bought a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and before had taken it all the coughing spells had entirely .ceased. It cant be beat" w. l.. |Dewoody & Co. C @
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-06
The Duty of Art.

Every gay, every bright word, or pic cure, like every pleasant air of mtl' sic, is a piece of pleasure set afioat; the reader catches it, and if he be healthy, goes on his way rejoicing, and It is the business of art so to send him as often as possible.-R. L. Ste vengOn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-06
UnduIy Apprehensive.

"What has this uplift business done for you?" q dunno. yet" replied Far mer Corntossel. Sometimes l think mebbe I'm gettin' lifted up jes' enough Eto make the bump seem harder when 1t comes."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-06
Sions of the Times.

q see tae young lady next door mas . beau" "Sta- assures ma that 1t IS purely a platonic affection" Tn that case you had better look over some thing cheap in clocks, or something of that kind"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-06
To Cure q Gold In One Day.

Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinin< Tablets. Druggists refund money II it fails to cure. D. w. GROVES signature is on each box. 25c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-06
f NA Chil dren Cry FOR FLETcHER'S e A S TOR IA

Special 40 cents. Best 75 cent Pocket Knife in town at Cleveland Matthews Co. Only few left. If,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-06
RELIABLE HOME TREATMENT
 F0R N|H|SKEY AND BEER HABIT

will absolutely destroy the according It simple and efficient home treatment No detention publicity sanaum ORRNE is coless OaINE in pill form for those $100 to geta
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31
A Card.

To the Voters OF Cherokee County:
I have accepted the nomina-
tion for high school trustee from
the Third Distnsct. / have been
a patron of the high school ever
since 1t was opened; five of my
children have finished a three
year course, and the sixth one
will finish this year.
l think the high school is a
great institution, for it gives the
common people a chance to get
a high school education at small
expense.
If l am elected shall endeav-
or to serve the people with pleas
ure and to the very best of my
ability.
! will appreciate your support
at the polls. Very truly,
R. o. Thomas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31
A Fine Depot.

We had the pleasure a few
evenings ago of meeting Mr..
Brown, who builds the M. 0. g.
depot buildings. He tells US
Baxter Springs is going to have
a mighty nice depot. 1t will be
built of brick, and will be
plumbed throughout, not only
for water and gas, but will also
be fixed for sewerage, and COM
bination light fixtures viii be
installed. As soon as steel is
laid to the station site work on
the building will be commenced,
and hurried as fast as possible.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31
Public Sale.

On Wednesday, Nov. 6 Begin
ming at 10 O'Clock w. L. Bran
BILE will sell at public sale at his
pl< Z one mile and a half south
of Lowell and a mile and a quar-
ter east \ of Baxter, a quarter
north of Star school house, five
head of fine horses, eleven good
cattle, nine good hogs and lot
of farm implements, on ten mos
credit. H. L. Wilbur will be
the auctioneer and Floyd Sim
mons will clerk. Lunch will be
served on the grounds.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31
MyriCk--Smith.

Mr.. James Smith of this city
and Miss Jessie Wyrick of OF
tawa county, Okla, were mar
ried on Friday of last week at
Bentonville, Ark.
II was a runaway match, and
the young folks we're mighty
smooth about the matter. De-
velopments 60 to show that the
young lady left the home of
friends in this city on Monday
afternoon. Oct. FL, and went di-
rectly to Rogers, Ark, arriving
there about II o'clock that night.
The young man left Tuesday
night, saying he was going to
Illinois to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Hendrix, who were here a short
time ago visiting relatives and
friends. The young man went
to Missouri, where he stayed un-
til late Thursday night, when
he, too, went to Rogers, Ark.
The next morning he met the
young lady, and securing an
automobile they went to Benton
Vile, where they were married.
On the way from Rogers to
Bentonville the automobile turned
over, and both the young folks
were bruised and skinned. 1t
was indeed fortunate that the
accident was no worse. They
say the road had been newly
graded, and the machine, in
turning out to let wagon load
of apples by, turned over.
The bride is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John W. Wyrick, very
fine people living in Ottawa
county, Okla, and the groom is
a SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. L.
Smith of this city. Both the
bride and groom are very deserv-
ing young people, and they are
now receiving the congratula-
tions and we'll wishes of a large
circle of friends.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31
Baxter Lyceum Course,
IOl2..l9I3.

Meeting the request of some OF
the citizens of the town and filling
a want, which was expressed to
some connected with the school
during the last year, we will this
year have a Lyceum Course OF
four numbers. This talent is
being furnished by the famous
Redpath- Central Lyceum Bureau,
ofKansas City, Mo. Some of the
local people, with the aid of the
field agent, picked the talent,
who will give us the four numbers
of our course. The numbers as
chos N will give us series of
programs of variety and will be
highly entertaining as well as
cultural. In the four numbers
there will be two musicals, one
program of music and reading
combined, one lecture and this is
to be entertaining as we'll as in
Structive.
We appreciate the hearty CO.
operation of the school patrons in
helping US make the last school
year so successful, and feel that
every citizen wants this year the
best in the schools history. We
are depending on your help in
making this course a success and
if all work for the interest Of
higher education and better
school privileges, there is no rea-
son why Baxter should not have
a school system whose work will
rank with the best in the state.
Are you going to do your part?
In a few days someone will ask
you to buy a season ticket for
this series, and remember that
your aid is needed in this work.
The price for all four numbers is
only $1.00. Single admission to
each number will be SOC. You
can NOT afford to miss this series;
be sure to buy a ticket and at
tend each number. ONLY $1.00
for all four numbers.
Watch This Paper For The
Announcement Of The First
Number. -
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31
Mrs. MiChener Dead.

Miss Jennie Frazier Scott was
born in Aberdeen, Scotland, July
~, 1859. Upon her marriage to
Geo. F. Smith in 1875 she and
her husband Immediately came to
the United States, settling at
Union City, Indiana, where they
lived until they came to Baxter
Springs, Kansas, "a years ago.
Two children was the result OF
this union, a son, John, who
died about sixteen years ago,
and a daughter, Jennie, who sur
wives her. Three years ago she
was married to E. NJ. Michener
of this city. After a lingering
illness and much suffering she
passed away at Kansas City, on
Saturday, Oct. 26.
Those who knew the deceased
best loved her most. She was a
very fine woman, a consistent
christian, and a good worker for
her church, the Presbyterian.
n he remains were brought to
this city, and after services Mon
day afternoon, they were inferred
in the Baxter cemetery.
The bereaved husband and
daughter have the sympathy OF
the entire community.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31
School Notes.

The organ at the High School
has recently been repaired and
tuned. This is an improvement
for the music of the school.
Two months have now passed,
concluding half the term before
Christmas. The work has all
been good, although the second
month showed improvement over
the first, owing to the interest
of the pupils on account OF the
favorable weather.
The Athenian Literary so
ciety held its first program, Fri
.day afternoon, the twenty.hfth'
A debate on Resolved, That the
Immigration of Foreigners Should
Not be Restricted From the
United States, and an interest.
ing journal composed By Sybil
Nichols and Vera Justice were
the principal features.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

Sick headache is caused by 4
disordered stomach. Take Cham
berlain's Tablets and correct that
and the headaches viii disappear.
For sale BY All Dealers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31
Church.

Rev. J. R. GWilkie of Galena
will preach Sunday morning,
November 3rd, and the pastor,
Rev. Clarance Stewart, will
preach at night.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31
The Baxter State Bank.

This Office for sale bills. We
deliver the goods.
Don't forget that Hoods carry
the most complete line of gas
and coal stoves in the country.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

Last Wednesday night Mr..
John NJ. Cooper entertained about
twenty-eight young people IN
honor of his son and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John /. Cooper, the
occasion being Mrs. Cooper's
birthday anniversary. Whist
was played during the evening.
The first ladies' prize, a beauti-
full dolly, was won by Miss Grace
Perkins. She presented this to
Mrs. Cooper. The first gentle
mans prize, a cigar cutter, was
won BY Mr.. Vale Smith. The
consolation prize was won by
Mrs. NJ. E. Reddy. Lovely re-
freshments were served.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

Miss Reba Tuthill has gone to
Los Angeles. CAL, to live. Her
mother and sister are living at
that place.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

Geo. Connor was here from
Foutana Sunday to visit his
children.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

Baxter won the football game
at Galena last Sunday, the score
being 13 to O. A big crowd was
in attendance.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

There is universal and wide
spread regret in the United
States that the report of Jack
johnson being killed did NOT
prove to be true
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

Mrs. Chas. Nichols and son,
Charles Alton, have returned to
independence, after a visit here
with relatives.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

FIRE! FIRE! IF you hear this alarm, and your
bouse Is on fire. you are apt to be excited that,
even though you have the time, you VIII rush out
and leave behind, to be burned up, YOUR WILL
I,eI,,aIIe DaDers and weIs Put them into one of
our SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES I'm our fire and
burCIarsprOOf vaults. A private box VIII cost
you only SI.OO or. up per year.
Do YOUR banking with US.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

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children.
Miss Reba Tuthill has gone to
Los Angeles. Cal, to live. Her
mother and sister are living at
that place.
Baxter won the football game
at Galena last Sunday, the score
being 13 to O. A big crowd was
in attendance.
Mrs. Chas. Nichols and son,
Charles Alton, have returned to
Independence, after a visit here
with relatives.
The G. A. R. and W. R. c. will
give their quarterly dinner at
their hall. Monday November 4.
Everybody in sited.
Will the weather be fair or
otherwise in New York next
Tuesday? Or will it make any
difference, anyway?
John M. Cooper and John l.
Cooper went out to their lakes
near the Neosho river Monday
night and in a couple of hours
killed thirty ducks.
''Pinafore", one of the finest
English cantatas will be present.
ed at the Opera House Friday
evening, Nov. 9Th Home talent.
Tickets will be on sale at
Grantham's.
Miss Grace Thomas returned
to her home in this city last
Wednesday after a two months
pleasure in the east. Miss Grace
was accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Sterling Chambers OF
Oklahoma.
Miss Nova Justice entertained
several friends last Wednesday
night for Miss Reba Tuthill who
left that night for Los Angeles,
CAL, to make her home. Cards
were the diversion of the evening.
Refreshments were served.
Well, next Tuesday is the day,
and from the present outlook it
is very likely the Democrats are
going to take everything in
sight. There is positively too
mach quarreling among the OPP
position to keep the Dems from
winning.
Phil Campbell, Tom Botkin,
County Chairman Morgan and all
of the Republican county candi-
dates were here Monday after
noon. Speeches were made in
the Haskett building, and the
house was quite we'll filled. From
here the bunch went to Lowell,
where short talks were made.
They then went to Galena, where
a meeting vas held at night.
A very prominent stand pat
Republican, Taft man, of
course, told us one day not long
ago that Thompson, the Demo
cratic candidate for United States
Senator, will beat Stubbs, the
Bull Moose candidate. He also
says Hodges is going to beat
Capper for governor. We do not
for minute question his iudg-
ment in the matter, for if any.
body in the state has a good idea
about it our informant has. He
says the cards are all cut.
We hope the voters will not
forget our old friend, R. o.
1 Thomas, next Tuesday when
they go to the polls. Mr, Thom-
as is one of the most solid men
in this country, takes a deep in
terest in matters educational, as
all his friends and acquaintaoces
know, and if he is elected high
school trustee this part of the
county will be represented on the
board BY a man who will at all
4 times look to the interests of his
constituents.
Last Wednesday night Mr..
Inhn M. Conner entertained about
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

The G. A. r. and W. R. c. will
give their quarterly dinner at
their hall. Monday November 4.
Everybody in yited.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

NC this office for sale bills.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

Will the weather be fair OF
otherwise in New York next
Tuesday? Or will it make any
difference, anyway?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

John M. Cooper and John l.
Cooper went out to their lakes
near the Neosho river Monday
night and in a couple of hours
killed thirty ducks.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

Well, next Tuesday is the day,
and from the present outlook it
is very likely the Democrats are
going to take everything in
sight. There is positively too
mach quarreling among the op-
position to keep the Dems from
winning.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

Miss Nova Justice entertained
several friends last Wednesday
night for Miss Reba Tuthill who
left that night for Los Angeles,
CAL, to make her home. Cards
were the diversion of the evening.
Refreshments were served.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

"Pinafore", one of the finest
English cantatas will be present.
ed at the Opera House Friday
evening, Nov. 9Th Home talent.
Tickets will be on sale at
Grantham's,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-10-31

Miss Grace Thomas returned
to her home in this city last
Wednesday after a two months
pleasure in the east. Miss Grace
was accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Sterling Chambers of
0k1a hnma.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06

Frum the Charleston News and Courier.
The government has withdrawn from
entry $1,000 acres of oil lands in Cali
fornia. The field has an estimated ca
pacity of 250.O00,OOe barrels of oil. The
Nevada and the Oklahoma, two dread
noughts recently authorized, will use
oil fuel exclusively, it is planned, and
1t is altogether probable that most of
the ships hereafter to be constructed
will use the same fuel, They win not
use motor engines, however, but will
utilize the oil for producing steam. 1t
is estimated that the yield from the
field thus reserved to the government
will last the navy twenty-five years.
Under Secretary Fisher. the Depart
ment OF the Interior seems to be doing
effective work. The Cunningham claims
in Alaska have been decided void and
the department continues to exercise
commendable foresight in reserving
for the government valuable mineral
lands all over the country. Men do not
now become millionaires in a night by
getting from the government valuable
properties at merely nominal prices. 1t
is unfortunate for Mr.. Taft he did not
appoint Mr.. Fisher to his Cabinet in the
first place. instead Of Mr.. Roosevelt's
protege, Mr.. Ballinger,
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
Pearl> Make Actor of Angel.

From the New York Sun.
George B. Whitfield. who says he got
away with more than 100000 in two
years, is going on the vaudeville stage
this week on the proceeds Of a pearl
necklace that he gave to a girl while
he had things TO give.
The girl, Betty Martin. who was near
~ a queen in The Queen of the Moulin
Rogue" will be his stage partner in a
comedy sketch which will open in Peek
skill on Thursday
Until recently Whitfield was a mem
Der OF the Consolidated Stock Exchange
and floor manager for Ennis & Stoppani.
He had more than 5000 900, he says. He
had friends and automobiles, gave din
ner parties. and had friends on the stage
who called him Genial George"
Hard luck got ai,Sr him two years
ago. He went West. While there he
inherited $4,000 from an uncle; came back
to New York and lost II.
On Broadway two weeks ago he met
Betty Martin, Of THE Queen of the
Moulin Rouge" Two years before Whit
field had given her a pearl necklace.
When he told her he was down and out
she suggested that he go into vaudeville.
II don't know anything about the bust
ness" he protested.
I'll teach you" she said. and she did.
She gave up her place in THE Queen
Of the Moulin Rouge" raised 1000 and
bought a comedy sketch called THE
Blue Envelope"
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06

From the Portland Orgouian
American old maids should cheer up
and not abandon hope. There is good
news for spinsters on this side of the
Atlantic. IT as embodied in sex statis-
tics lately gathered in England-statiJ-
tice which show that, while there are
hundreds Of thousands of superauoug
women in England and Wales there
really exists a shortage in the United
States.
For every 1000 men IN East Sussex,
for example, there are 1885 girls. In
London there are LISP women for ev-
cry 1000 men. The total surplus in
the ranks of the gentler sex Is LIS
276 in England and Wales. This
means that women equivalent IN mum
Der 10 many times the population Of
Portland must die old maids IN the
two centuries named or else liz IN wait
for widovCIs-
In Norway and France the lot Of the
old maids is little better. There are
only 1000 husbands for every 1909
mails to scramble for. while in France
there is a surplus OF SO women to ev
cry 1000 men 1t is when the Stats
tics cross the Atlantic that the matri-
monial horizon brightens. In this
United States there are a full 1000 men
from which 943 maidens may take
their pick. Canada is a still better
field of operation from the spinster's
point of view. There the seeker after
a husband can afford to be really fas-
tidiOus. since every sss women have
1000 men to make their choice from.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
The Moving Sidewalk.

From the Youths Companion.
New York is the first city in the
world to adopt the moving platform as
an essential part Of its transit system.
The public service commission of New
York City has laid out a route for this
novel method of transportation under
Thirty-fourth Street. from Second Ave-
nue. to Ninth Avenue. This is one of
the, busiest parts of the city. In a space
of one mile the route crosses seven
north and south rapid transit lines and
ten street car lines. The moving plat
form is by no means an experiment.
Visitors to the Worlds Fair at Chicago
in 1898 will recall the one that occupied
the long pier on the lake front. and
that carried 100000 persons without an
accident The moving platform usually
consists Of three continuous lines or
platforms of rubber-covered steel plates.
The first line runs at a speed of three
miles an hour, the second at six miles,
and the third at nine miles an hour. The
first two platforms are called stepping
platforms, and the third, which is con-
siderably wider, is provided with trans
verse seats. The great advantage of the
moving platform Is its enormous ca
pacity, which is far greater than that
of any other form of transit. and makes
IL an ideal system for operation where
traffic is greatly congested.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
Automobile Accidents.

From the Manchester Union
The use Of the automobile has Increased
with great rapidity. and It has been In
evitable that with the increase in use
there would be an increase in the num-
Der Of accidents, even though. there
should be, as a rule, an increase in the
care exercised. Fatalities from horse
drawn vehicles have so long been mat
ter of course that they have attracted
less attention than fatalities caused by.
automobiles, although until recently the
number OF the former has greatly eS-
ceeded the latter. In New York city thus
far this year the fatalities recorded are
lbs, while the deaths caused by wagons
number III. Last year, in the same
month, wagons caused the death of Ill
persons, while automobiles killed only -
1t will thus be seen that the fatalities
caused by automobiles in New York city
have increased nearly 100 per cent, while
the number chargeable to wagons was
nearly stationary. These. however, are
the figures for a densely populated city,
and IT Is altogether probable that II the
figures could be compiled for the entire
country they would show that accidents
to horse-drawn vehicles still outnumber
those to automobiles. as was ascertained
to be the case IN England last year.