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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-07

Rcems, to whom large measure of
praise for the success of the show is
due. He arranged all the music and
was present at every rehearsal, often
at great inconvenience to himself. There
were many other members of Ensley
lodge who gave much of their time in
making the affair such a success: in
fact almost every member of the lodge
did something for the entertainment
that contributed to its phenomenal
success.
A pleasant feature of the perform
ance is the fact that all the proceed $
go to the Elks' Christmas tree for the
poor children of Ensley and vicinity
and the members who have worked so
hard to make the show a success al
ways feel repaid for their trouble on
each Christmas day by the gladness
and joy they bring to the hearts Of
little ones who otherwise might be for
gotten,
1t is understood the performance viii
be repeated In Birmingham, Bessemer
and other places as soon satisfactory
arrangements can be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-07
Musicale at Leeds

Leeds, December 6.-(Special.)-A mu-
sicale was given here, at the High school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-07
Real Bargains In Diamonds

ANNoth DOA SOAAAO III OAoIhA1OAiNaO
Ladies Tiffany Rings, Ia $500; real $25oo value
3S solid gold Tiffany Decher
mountngs, value S65
These
rs carat perfect Diamonds 500; value $35.
These mounted
BOUGHT BEFORE TARIFF
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
Very Important.

All members of the Chautau-
qua Association, and especially
all who signed the Chautauqua
guarantee, are requested to be at
Geo. E. Rucker's Office, Monday
evening, May 26, at 8 o'clock.
Every person who attached his
name to the guarantee is fully
liable to the extent of $4,000.
With a united effort we can sell
these tickets, and have nothing
pay, and bring a lasting benefit
to Baxter Springs.
Do not try to pass this impor.
tant matter up to a few, because
those few will become tired.
Men and women, show the
proper Baxter spirit, and attend
this meeting.
Theo. w. Kitchen, Pres.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
Announcement.

/ would like for the old set
tier to write me giving the early
"reminiscences of their life that
helped to make the early history
of Cherokee county. This data
will be used during the Old Set
tiers Reunion, Aug. II, 13, IA.
Having decided to add another
department, the display of old
obsolete tools, machinery and
other things that show the de-
velopmeut of same in the past
decades, / want every citizen OF
Cherokee county who has any
thing old which was used in
Cherokee county in the early pi-
oneer days, to write me describ-
ing it and make arrangements to
bring it in for display. Stanley
Walbert, President of the Cher
okee County Old Settlers Reun-
ion Association.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
Broke a Leg.

Fred Sowders of Galena, who
was playing ball here last Sun
day with the Columbus team,
had the misfortune to break a
leg while making a slide to third
base. Making the slide, he fell
with his legs crossed. The third
baseman fell on him, and Sow
ders' left leg was broken just be-
low the knee. DR.. Boswell re-
duced the fracture, and Porter
Clark came over from Galena
with his ambulance and took the
injured boy home.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
The Mines.

Oh. Youse, who has been max
ing some mineral strikes on the
Jarrett land west of town, and
has leases on other lands, has
made a deal with the Miami
Royalty Company, whereby he
sells a half interest in his leases
for $500 cash, and is to drill the
leases for six months at 9Oc a
foot. He is to receive 45c per
foot for work he does, and If at
the end of six months the Miami
Royalty Company desires to take
over the other half interest they
are to pay him an additional 45c
per foot, and $4,000 in cash.
Mr.. Youse has already begun
drilling under his new contract.
It was the Miami Royalty Com
pany which had the most to do
with the development of the Hat
tenville camp, and having a rep
utation of not splitting hairs
when it comes to development
work, we expect to see things
rushing out west of town within
a very few weeks.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
What Will The
Bride Wear?

We understand that several of
our young ladies are planning to
renounce single blessedness in
the near future, and that we'd
ding bells will soon announce
the tying of the nuptial knots.
The brides who are in doubt as
to what to wear at the impor-
tant event will find an interest
ing article on wedding gowns on
another page of this paper that
will help them decide the ques-
tiou. Every weeks issue has
department for our women read
ers containing interesting and
timely articles on dress and
household matters.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
The Big Reunion.
The Meeting This Year viii be
August Is to 30-Arraneements
Making for a Big One.

The directors of the Inter-
State Reunion Association held
their annual meeting on Thurs
day afternoon of last week, and
perfected arrangements for hold
ing the reunion of 1913. Many
new things are under way look.
ing toward the reunion this year,
and It is believed the meeting
will be a big one. The Frisco
will make a good train service,
as usual, and the M. 0. G. is go
ing to try and get right to run
it's trains and motor cars into
the grounds, also.
Speakers are already being in
vited, and it is the intention OF
the secretary and the other mem
bcrs of the speakers committee
to get some noted men.
Heretofore it has been the Gus
tom to reserve tents for people
coming from a distance, and in
some instances tents have been
held until Wednesday evening or
Thursday morning for people.
This has worked an injustice on
some people, and this year it is
going to be a case of first come,
first served" or very nearly like
that. At any rate, no tents will
be reserved after Tuesday noon
of reunion week. The biggest
beneficial effect of this new rul-
ing will be to make people come
earlier in the week, and will be a
help all round, not only to the
concession people, but it will
make the hardest part of the
quartermaster's work finished
earlier in the week.
Every G. A. R. Post in the
country will be notified of the
new ruling, and letters will be
sent to them which will be read
in the Post room, apprising them
of the new deal.
Everything points to a most
successful meeting this year, and
old Camp Logan is going to hold
a mighty big crowd while the
reunion is going on.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
Important.

Called meeting of the citizens
of Baxter Springs at Geo. E.
Rucker's Office at s o'clock Fri
day evening" March 3D.
Reorganization of the Baxter
Booster Club; election of officers
for the ensuing year; new mem
bership, and business pertaining
to the Chautauqua.
Organized effort will do a
great deal for Baxter Springs
this summer.
Help yourself by helping boost
Baxter Springs.
Everyone invited to this meet
ing whether they have been for
mer members of the Booster
Club or not.
Theo. w. Kitchen, Pres.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
Potato Bugs.

Better look after your potatoes.
They may be covered with bugs.
In town the bugs are bad, and
are doing considerable damage.
A mixture of Paris green and
water, put on with a spray or
sprinkler will get rid of them,
but after a heavy rain you may
have to repeat the dose. But il
is worth it to save your potatoes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
Home Destroyed.

Last Saturday night lightning
struck the home of Mrs. Alice
Lawson, corner of Military and
North streets, and. burned it to
the ground. Most of the house
hold goods were saved. Mrs.
Lawson had $500 insurance on
the house and $500 on the con.
tents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

T. T. McAboy shipped a car
load of hogs to Kansas City last
week. and he shipped over the
M. o. G. This was the first
shipment of live stock to the Kan
sas City market over the new
road from this place. Mr.. Nc
Aboy loaded the hogs here in the
evening, and they were on the
market at Z o'clock the next
morning.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Too many parents regard the
measles as being a disease which
requires little or no attention.
But we want to urge upon them
the necessity of looking after
their children when afflicted with
measles. The after effect of
measles is bad, if the child hap
pens to catch cold, and, too,
many a child's eyes are ruined By
measles. A child would better
have smallpox than measles, if
measles are not properly handled.
Or. English. Phone 198.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

T. ]. Morrow was down from
Kansas City the fore part OF the
week. Mr.. Morrow has one OF
the incest drug stores in Kansas
City. 1t is at the corner OF S9th
and TrooSt.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Ed. Sharp andJake Lowe con-
tinue to drag the roads along
their farms out on Route l, and
the rural route man continues to
set up the candy to them. We
would like to have the names OF
other farmers who drag the roads.
Carnegie may get to giving med
ais for road draggers one OF these
DAYS.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
,--.ERdfsn Runner Duck eggs
500 for IS. O. w. Skinner

Miss Swannie Smith went to
Coffeyville Monday to be the
guest this week of Miss kath-
leen Ireland.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Mrs. Shirley Chambers was
here from Oklahoma last week
visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. o. Thomas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Mrs. Will Bishop of Parsons,
who has been visiting here, left
Sunday for her home. She vas
accompanied By her daughier.
Mrs. Herbert Gaba.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
Buy your fwine at Hood 5.

Rhubarb for sale &c a pound.
James Large.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
The Baxter State Bank.
We Have Gained.

In the past year Cherokee
county has gained more than
1900 in population, nov having
1888. Columbus, Scammon.
Baxter Springs, Weir City and
Galena gained in population and
Mineral lost Is.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Mrs. Y. K. Brown, who has
been quite i'll, is improving.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Peoria street, leading from
Military street to the M. o. G.
depot, is being graded.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Jay Livingston has some fine
wheat on his place west OF town.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Bert Douthit is. farming the
Mrs. Ellen Peters place, three
miles west of town this year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Miss Scottie Nichols jumped
out Of a surrey on Thursday of
last week and threw her right
knee out Of joint.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Nation of Fair
land, Okla, attended the com
mencemeut exercises in this city
last week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
Attention, Old Soldiers.

All old soldiers, whether they
belong to the Grand Army or not,
are requested to meet at Grand
Army hall on Sunday, May IS,
at half past 10 o'clock to attend
Memorial day services at the
Methodist church.
T. C. Weaver, J. J. Fribley,
Adgt. P. c.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Gaines left
on Thursday evening of last
week for Hot Springs, Ark, TOR
a stay of three or four weeks.
Mr.. Gaines had stomach trouble
and goes for his health.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

F. G. Hapeman is building a
hay barn on his grass land three
miles west of town.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Mrs. A. R. Kane entertained
the Bridge club this "Wednesday
afternoon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

The weekly rains are making
grass grow mighty fast. The
indications are for a big hay crop.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Will Hartley is making some
very noticeable improvements on
his sixty acres just west of town.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Sewing machines at
Hoods.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Miss Anna Mullen of Galena
visited friends and relatives here
last week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

w. L. Bailey has a big field of
the incest wheat we have seen
for some time.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
Fishing tackle 4
Hoods.

Orrin Calls has a fine looking
piece of wheat on his state line
farm.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
To the Public.

have moved my shoe shop to
the first door south of Kane's
drug store, and ask a continu-
ance of your patronage.
e. w. Smith.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

We will sell you wire fOI
less. Hoods.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22

Kansas Diamond Hard
Wheat Flour. Every sack is
guaranteed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-22
DR.. Morgan Coming.

Elsewhere in this paper will
be found an announcement Of the
coming of DR.. David B. Morgan,
the celebrated veterinary sur
ReOu and dentist. He viii be at
Bischofsberger's livery barn one
day only, Thursday, May %. :
Mrs.. L. H. Watts and Mrs. W.
A. Able Of Kansas City visited
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Doty. II thil city. last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
IS NATION WIDE.

The notoriety which "Buddie" Box
we'll has attained by his strong Demo
cratic tendencies and the notable
fact that sixteen years ago he VOW
ed never to have his hair cut until
a Democrat president should be elect
ed, has not only gained for him fame
in his home state, but all over the
entire United States. Reno Thatch-
er, formerly Of this city, who is the
superintendent Of the Seattle Divi-
sion Of the Puget Sound Traction,
Light G Power Co., last week sent
to the Democrat a clipping taken
from the Seattle Times, giving an
interesting account Of the stalwart
Hoisington Democrat and his sixteen
years growth Of hair. Reno is an
other Great Bend boy who has am
ply made good in he world, now be-
ing in complete charge Of one Of the
largest electric power plants in the
United States.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
NIckoDEM ScHENK.

NickOdem Schenk, one of the early
settlers of the Olmitz neighbOrhood,
died at his home in that city Tues
day night, February IS, at 1870, of
a complication Of diseases. Mr..
Schenk was born in Mehren, Austria,
on April 2S, 1898. He came to this
country in 1888 and moved on a farm
a few miles southeast of Olmitz,
where he had made his home ever
since until last fall when he moved
to Olmitz. Mr.. Schenk was married
in Austria before coming to this
country, and later married a second
time, his second wife preceding him
to the other world Just one week be-
fore his death. Three children. two
sons and one daughter, are left to
mourn his loss, besidse a number of
otner relatives and many friends.
The children are Antonio, who lives
in Minnesota, Frank, who is in Aus
tria, and May, who lives in Denver,
and who arrived at her fathers bed
side just before his death. Funeral
services will probably be held in
olmitz Friday morning, but no defin-
ite arrangements have been made so
far on account of receiving no word
from the son in Minnesota.
Mr.. Schenk was a man well known
to the people of 0lmit zand vicinity,
and was one of the most respected
citizens Of that community, and the
many friends Of the family unite in
extending sympathy to the bereaved
ones.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION.

The Kansas Association of Real
Estate Agents was organized about
three years ago and now has a men,
Oership of about three hundred. At
the annual meeting in January action
was taken to bring every reputable
agent in the state into this organiza-
ton, and an advertising committee
was appointed to carry out this
scheme and also to ,have charge of
statewide advertising campaign
for the purpose of encouraging i'm
migration to tbs state. At a meet
ing of this committee at Dodge City
last Saturday the state was divided
into two section, and P. G. Reynolds,
of Dodge City, and W. F. Honnen, of
this city, employed as solicitors to
organize the state. A small men,
bership fee will be charged to pay
for the advertising, and it is thought
by men we'll informed that this will
result in bringing more people into
the state than anything ever before
attempted. Business men and bank
ers who wish to assist in the move
ment may become honorary members.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
ElLlNWooD MAN KILLED BY
CARS.

Word was received in Ellinwood
last Thursday of the death of Fred
Miller, better known as Dutch" :"
who was killed near Mound Valley
while riding the blind baggage Of an
NJ. X. & T. passenger train from
Bartlesville, Okla, home. 1t is not
known exactly how he came to his
death, but it is presumed that he
slipped and fell and was struck by a
part of the train as the body had not
been under the wheels. Mr.. Miller
was a son-in-law of Louis Reynolds,
formerly of this city, now living in
Elllnwood, and the body was brought
to that place Friday evening and
funeral services held Saturday after
noon. Fred had been working as a
Hour packer in one of the Indepen.
dence mills and had gone to Bartles-
vile to see about another place but
a short time ago. He was a man
about thirty years of age, and aside
from his wife, left a father, mother,
two sisters and two brothers, all liv-
ing in Chicago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
VALUABLE CHICKENS.

Gus Koch, Jr., of Comanche town.
ship, who has one of the finest lots
of Buff Orpington chickens to be
found anywhere, suffered a big loss
in that line last week from three of
the best birds he had on the place
dying. They were the three male
birds with which he has been taking
down all the first prizes at the diff
ferent shows he has attended this
winter. One of them was the head
of his first pen and Gus says it was
the finest bird he ever saw anywhere
He valued it at $1OO and says he had
refused $75 for It several times. The
other two were valued at $25 each,
as he had refused that for them.
The first pen bird caught cold after
his return from the Spearville show
and died in a couple of days, while
the other two had been turned in
the lot after being brought from the
same show, and although they had
been in the same exhibition pen for
several weeks, started fighting as
soon as turned loose and injured
each other so badly that they both
died. The money the three birds
would have brought Mr.. Koch means
the price of a good horse, and he
considers that the loss is practically
double that, for the birds were the
heads of his three best pens, and
as the breeding season is now here
it means big loss from this source,
for although he has some other fine
roosters to take their place they are
not as good individuals as the ones
he lost.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
DID NOT CHAMPION BILL.

Attorney Will Osmond came home
from Topeka Saturday to attend to
some business and for a short visit
with his family, and in conversation
with the Democrat man says that
Representative Zutavern has been
the object of a great deal of unjust
criticism from the reports in the
newspapers which stated that he was
champiOning the bill he introduced
regarding the use of the Bible, etc.
in the public schools. Mr.. Osmond
says that Mr.. Zutavern simply intro
duced the bill upon request, and the
bill was so marked, and he thinks a
great deal of injustice has been done
Mr.. Zutavern by the position taken
by the some Of the newspapers and
the articles they have published re
garding the same.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
ON A HIKING TRIP.

The fine waether of Sunday proved
TOO great a temptation for an out
ing to be resisted by a number of
Ellinwood young people, and to get
the full benefit Of the fine day a
dozen of the young folks of that city
formed a walking party to Great
Bend in the afternoon. Eight of them
walked the entire distance, four be-
coming weary in we'll doing and rid
ing the last four miles of the jour
hey in an automobile that very ac-
commodatingly came along Just at the
right time to save them from utter
exhaustion. Four CT the others var
ed the monotony of walking with a
sprint of about a mile, for they de-
sired to return home on the six
O'Clock train, and to accomplish this
purpose had to run for about a mile
in order to make connections, part of
the crowd going home on this train
and the balance on No. s. Those in
the party were the Misses Lois Book
emohle, Dorothy Koch, Doro-
thy and Minnie Meils, Winnie
Bockemohle, and Viola Stephan,
and Messrs. Curtis Stephan, Ebert
Smith, Junior Helm, Clarence Schrep-
el, Leon Ruddick and Lloyd Turck.
They enjoyed the outing all right,
but arnica and other soothing lini-
ments were very much in demand
among the members of the crowd the
next day. Of. 90.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
DEMOCRATIC BANQUET.

A number of prominent Democrats
Of this county will be in Topeka Sat
urday to attend the big Democratic
rally and the banquet which will 'be
held there that evening. Among
those from this county who have al.
ready announced their intention ot
attending the function are Mr. and
Mrs. WE Stoke, d. c. Luse, d. J.
Coughlin, John Mering and Ray Mer-
ing. Miss Novma Mering, Of this
city, will have the distinction Of be-
ing the first woman to ever make an
address at this annual function, the
subject CT her address to be "Our
Sphere"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
TALK SUGAR BEETs.

]. H. Thresher, agriculturalist. and
j. P. holland, manager of the land
partment of the United States SUI
gar & Land Co., have been in the
city the past few days trying to in
terest the people of this section in
the growing of sugar beets, and are
trying to arrange for a big public
meeting to bring the subject before
the people. There is no question but
what the sugar beet industry is
paying one where the land is suitable
for a good growth, and it is claimed
that the land of this county is for
the greater part, ideal for this pur-
pose. According to the records of the
fields near Garden City the beets will
yield a net income of from SIG to
$2l per acre, without any hand work
by the land owner, and in other local
tiles the profits from the industry
have been practically the same. Not
withstanding all this, however, it is
going to be a mighty uphill job to
get the people Of Barton county in
terested in the proposition. AS long
and corn they are not going to pay
as they can raise good crops of wheat
great deal Of attention to the su-
gar beet question. Raising sugar
beets means a whole lot Of the hard
est kind Of work, and the kind of
work that not one farmer out of
twenty is going to do himself, and il
means that Greeks and Alexicans
will have to be imported to do the
work, and the majority of the peo-
pie do not take kindly to the idea of
having this class Of citizens in our
midst. We would be glad to see the
matter taken up and given a thor
ough test, but We are also willing to
bank on the fact that it will not be,
for some years to come, at least.