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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-01
A Huge Success.
Anti Day Brought People TC
Town By The Thousands.

| ~ enha0A A4SSeaob SA 80
Ants of this part of the countr.
which was held in this city Of
last Saturday was a huge sue
cess in every way, and thousand
! of people came to town.
The weather was perfect, il
, fact a nicer day could not havI
been made to order. People be
gan arriving in town qy the tim'
breakfast was over, and they
just kept coming all day long
Even the candidates came from
all over the county, candidates
from Ottawa county, in Okla
homa, breaking over the border
and mingliug with the Kansas
candidates. 1t was a good place
for candidates, all right.
Every feature of the program
was carried out to the letter,
which speaks mighty we'll fol
those having the offair in charge
After the parade, the different
cOutests were pulled off, and
after the contests came the ad'
dress by Judge Henry Mason oi
Garden City, Kansas. Judge
Mason is a good talker, and hil
speech was one of the best eveI
delivered in Baxter Springs. Al.
though he is a candidate for one
of the supreme judgeships oi
Kansas he did not talk politics,
and BY not doing so he made him.
self q lot of friends. Judge Ma
son came to town early in the
morning and mingled with the
people all day. And he is some
mixer, too.
Prizes were won as follows:
Largest number of Ants from
any one lodge in parade, $40,
Willow Creek, No. 81.
Largest per cent of member
ship of any one lodge taking
part in parade, $40, Southeast
lodge, No. IA.
Lodge coming greatest dis
tauce having twenty members in
parade, $40, Golden Rule.
Best Horseback Drill, 1st prize
$40, Lincolnville lodge; 2nd prize
81, Southeast lodge.
Best mule team in parade, S.,
John T. Helton, Route 3.
Best horse team in parade, SIS,
E. H. SchlOeman, Baxter.
Anti bringing greatest number
Of people In one conveyance, So,
Blue Mound lodge, n people.
Mounted Anti making best ap-
pear2nce in parade, $3.50, r. F.
Hartley, Baxter.
Lady rider making best ap-
pearance in parade, $3.50, Mrs.
VIM. Swalley, Route S.
Tug of war, Southeast Kansas
VS.. Lincolnville, $500. S. E.
Kansas won. Stowell VS.. Blue
Mound, $500. Blue Mound won.
Southeast Kansas vs.. Blue Mound,
$500. Southeast Kansas won.
Slow mule race, 1st prize, So,
Chester McRea; 2ud prize So,
Lambert Schloeman.
Girls race, 1st prize, 81, Leila
Atkinson, End prize $1.5O, Bertha
Atkinson; Bird prize, ST., Mary
Hefley.
Fat mans race, Isl prize, 50.
James Curtis; 2nd prise, 81,
James Amos.
Boys race. 1st prize, s., Archie
Chubb, Baxter; End prize 81 Mer-
rill Winter.
Three-legged race, 1st prize,
s., Arthur Youse and Archie
Chubb; 2nd prize, 81, Sneed and
Commons.
Punning backward, $1.5O,
Pearl Button.
New goods arriving daily. Our
stock is complete-ladies' suits,
-a-.a-. f. - I-k. 49,.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-01
Found.

The 9th grade of the Baxter
High School held 4 weiner roast
on Spring river Monday evening
and = delightful time was had.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-01
Notice. Ladies.

Mrs. Shafer' will continue the
sale, of. NuBOne corSets at her
parlors, 2Os East 7th street, Ga
lena, Kansas. Prices $1.50 to
$3.50.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-01
At Bargain Price.

A good eight-fOOt Aeromotor
windmill, tank, tower and pump.
all complete, for less than half of
original price. Call at this Of.
fee,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-01
Gard Of Thanks.

l desire to express my sincere
thanks to those who 90 ably 40.
sisted me during the illness,
death and burial of my son,
John Parsons. The floral offer
ingS were appreciated.
Mrs. Geo. Rardin.
Found.
Child's coat. Owner can have
same BY proving property and
paying for this notice.
Born, on September q, to Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Denton, of Route
Z, = daughter. Dr.. Boswell rep.
reseated the stork.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-01

W. v. Land and o. W. Fail of
Columbus were down Saturday
attending the celebration.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-01

Miss Ruth Perkins Of calena
was 4 guest Saturday Of her
grandfather I. n. PerkinS
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-01

Raymond Moore of Galeua waa
4 Baxter visitor Saturday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
WISCONSIN MAY GET S752. 500
Measure Pending Before Congress
Calls for Yearly Appropriation
of Sum for Road Building.

Observation-Disclosures will be enti-
tied to 1852, 800 annually from the
United States government for use in
making and maintaining good roads,
if the Shackleford Roads bill becomes
law. The big measure carries an
annual appropriation of $4,000, 900, to
be expended in various states in pro-
portion to their road mileage, and the
state treasury is to match it with an
equal sum, if the state desires federal
aid.
Each state has the right to use the
money apportioned on any or com
binatiOn of plans. The only condi-
tons are that the state provides an
equal amount of money to be expend-
ed with the amount of money furnished
by the federal government and that the
plans and specifications given by the
United States secretary OF agriculture,
and so as to meet his approval The
reward plan specified in the bill had to
be given to enable the states whose
constitutions do not permit of state
aid for road building, to receive aid.
| If this bill becomes a law it. means
that the national government, with
expert engineers such as constructed
the Panama Canal, will take a hand
in road building
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
MAYOR is In TROUBLE
ELECTION DATES AT FOND OU
LAC MIXED.
Vote on Beard to be March %, Prf
mary March "a and Final
April 7.

Fond du Lac.-Attorney General
Owen will be asked to untangle the
complications arising from the action
of Mayor Wolff in calling a special
election to vote on the commission
plan at the latest date possible by the
law
This election is to be held on March
%. The law provides that az the cleo
ton held on the first Tuesday in April
next succeeding adoption of the COM
mission plan, there shall be elected a
council consisting of mayor and two
members. The law also provides that
candidates for these Offices shall be
nominated at primary election to be
held two weeks before the general
election. This would throw the pri-
mary on March 90 or the day follow
ing the date on which the board plan
is adopted in event it wins. The law
further requires candidates to file
nomination papers twenty days before
the primary, which in this case would
be nearly three weeks before the vote
on the commission plan is taken.
SO far as known this is the first
time such series Of complications has
arisen in the state
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
y Beau Rrun1mel Tramp.

GAINESVILLE. Beau Brummel OF
Trampdom has arrived in GAINESVILLE
and the latest method of seeking to
extract meals from unwary house
wives is in vogue. Beau apears at
the front door of the homes and bows
most humbly when his ring is answer
ed. Then in a gentle, insinuating
voice he tells his tale of woe. In one
case he was given a dainty luncheon
placed in paper bag. but upon in
vestigation he again bowed gravely,
deposited the bag on the front step
and, still bowling, walked away muir
muring: mot for mine. Not for mine
/ have not stopped so low as to take
any meals from a paper bag yet, even
though they do use them to cook
with"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30

A corset cover which is slipped on
over the head is quite a novelty. This
design offers one. The neck outline
is round, there are no sleeves Of any
kind. and the garment ends at the
waist line. A ribbon run through
beading draws in the material around
the neck. Cambria, muslin, ailOVer
embroidery. wash silk, crepe de chine,
etc, are used for these articles
The pattern (6496) is cut in sizes
"a to az inches bust measure. Me
dunn size requires Is yard of IS ,nch
material.
70 procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly. and be,
sure to give ~ir> and number of pattern.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Dining Early.

Lord Shaw told good story at n
dinner to the bench and bar, given re-
Gently by the Ffsbmongers' company
He said that in the old days the Scot
fish bench in Edinburgh were accus-
toned to dine at four o'clock in the
afternoon. and sometimes these con
viviaI gatherings were prolonged TO =
late-or early-hour, as the case
might be.
At two O'Clock one afternoon client
called at the house OF a distinguished
lawyer and asked to see the master
He's at dinner" replied the maid.
AT dinner!" gasped the caller
Dinner at two o'clock in the after
noon! Surely your master dimes
earIy?"
NO." replied the maid. ITS yes
terday's dinner he's still eatin',"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30

A charming evening dress which
can be worn with guimpe by those
who do not like the low neck 1t
has the closing in the back and body
are sleeves are cut IN one. There is
graceful overblouse draped in mod
filed fichu effect. The skirt is a one
piece model with over drapery and
train or without train. The silk ma
terials both plain and figured. crepe
meteor and crepe de chine, messaline,
net, lace and the like, can be used in
making.
The pattern (65O9) is cut in sizes
"a TO AZ inches bust measure. Me
dunn size requires 33s yards OF plain
goods for drapery and 29s yards OF
"A inch figured material for the rest.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department of this paper
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number OF pattern.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
An So Ad infinitun1.

Johnny, who is the son of a com.
muter gardener, knows the vegetables
in the garden in the only true way.
Johnny's father thought it a sign OF
extreme precocity that a four-year-old
should tell potato from tomato
Just to show his neighbor he ordered
Johnny to fetch a potato from the
garden. Johnny did it.
How did you tell a potato from a
tomato?" asked the neighbor.
"A potato has black bugs" Johnny
answered, and tomato has green.
New York Evening Post.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Why India imports Buckets.

The European element in India
makes specially large use Of import
ed buckets and pals. For instance,
there are very few houses in India.
except II bombay and Calcutta equip
ped with forced water supply and
pipes and faucets Tor Lurnlns on wa
ter tat least above the first floor.
This means that all the water for
ones bath must be poured into galvan-
lied iron buckets or pals and brought
into the bath room by servants or
coolies, and then poured into the
bath tub.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
New State EmpLoXeS.

Madison.--H. E. P-essinger. Milwau.
kee, recently appointed deputy in
charge OF boiler inspection for the in
dustriaI commission, took up the work
here. He will cooperate in the prep
aration of the new boiler code. w G.
Ease OF Darlington, recently appointed
hotel inspector, under the law passed
by the late legislature, also assumed
his duties in the Office of the state
board of health
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Perpetuate cushinq's Memory.

Waukesha.-Thes special committee
appointed by the Waukesha County
Historical society to select plans and
accept bids for the construction of a
monument to the memory of the three
Cushings, natives of Wisconsin, whose
heroism in the army and navy gave
them a more than national reputa-
ton, met at the public library No
selection was made and another meet
ing will be held in the near future.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Ice Cream Nearly Fatal.

La Crosse.-County Clerk Bert JOLT
yette, his wife and sister, were strick-
en- with violent cases of ptomaine poi
soning as a result of eating ice cream
Having suffered previous attack the
family knew what home remedies to
apply until the arrival OF a physician.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Want Old Anchor.

Fond du Lac.-A representative of
the Milwaukee Public Museum was
here trying to arrange for the pur-
chase OF the old anchor of the Schoon-
er Enterprise, recovered from Lake
Winnebago last week, after laying in
the sand at the lake bottom for near
ly seventy years. The Fond du Lac
public library is also making an effort
to secure it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Farmer Is Exonerated.

Oconomowoc.-The verdict OF the
coroner's jury on the death OF Henry
Woelters, farmer, Ashippun, acquitted
Henry Kruger, held in connection
with the death and found Woelter's
death accidental.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Eraternitics Take Prom Boxes

Madison.-Twenty boxes have been
taken by fraternities at the prom this
year. This indicates that the fraterni-
ties will not support the prom as usual.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Wanted Sparks.

Mrs. Bacon-John, dear, here's an
advertisement in this paper which
asks if roof is spark proof. Is it?
Mr.. Bacon-I hope not, Julia; you
know We have three manageable
daughters
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
DisitIugtoHed.

After woman has been trotting in
double harness for few years it
makes her fretful every time she sees
newly married couple making love.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30

Waupaca.-Julius Raymo, a well
known liveryman, was buried at the
Wisconsin veterans home Death was
caused by a sudden attack of Bright's
disease
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Serve q Purpose.

Patience don't sea what good
those lapels on q mans coat are.
Patrice-When you are married
you'll know.
Why"
We'll I've known married women
who have discovered what kind of
husbands they had by finding blonde
hairs or face powder on the lapel OF
their coats"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Practical.

Practical.
Miss Whiting is q great walker.
see her out every morning strolling
through the park
Yes, she says she's keeping in
touch with nature
The last three mornings she has
been walking with that handsome
young man who works in the Peoples
bank"
A sympathetic puryeyor of bucolic
harmony, no doubt"
No, think he's one of the tellers.'
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Triumnh Over Adxeraity.

A New Jersey violinist who lost his
right arms an accident invented an
artificial member of steel with which
he is able to play his favorite instru-
ment
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Some People.

Church-This paper says IN 1912
some 1,066.345 persons landed in New
York from steamships.
Gotham-Weil, I'm glad to see one
paper tell the truth.
What do you mean"
Why, that certainly Is some poo
pie
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
propninu the Period,

When a man marries he fully in
tends to be No. in the family, but in
many cases the period drops out
Boston Transcript
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Caught by a Freekied Beauty.

Bill-Do any fishing while you were
away last summer?
Jill-Sure thing.
After speckled beauties, were you?'
That's what"
Catch any,"
well. one caught me. all right"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
Oft-Toid Tales.

Church-How was his after-dinner
speech?
Gotham-Fflled with chestnuts.
You don't mean it?'"
Indeed, l do. Why, he told us
those stories he says his six-year-old
boy told him
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30
IN THE FATHERLAND
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHAT'S DOING IN OLD HOME
Summary of the Most Important Hap
peninss in the Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.

Ludwig Halske Of Berlin. a member
Of the firm of Siemens & Halske, one
of the largest electrical supply firms
in Germany, is making tour of this
country. He compares American and
German manners in way which is
not exactly complimentary to the
former The Americans one sees in
the better class of cafes in this coun-
try are fairly refined about their eat
ing but coarse about their drinking
One sees men and women, apparently
of good breeding, drink four or five
drinks of some form of spirits, cock
tails, highbails, as you call them here,
or even raw whisky. In Germany
gentleman might order a small liquor,
brandy or the like, after a meal and
sip it. Here it is not at all uncommon
to see one gulp several in the course
of a meal. A European woman of
the better class rarely drinks spirits
at all in public, and Germans as
rule drink light wines with meals It
is a mistake TO class Germans as
a race of heavy beer drinkers. There
is more beer drunk in America in pro-
portion to the population than in Ger
many"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30

An interesting controversy has arts
en- with regard to the resignation of
Baron Van Brandenstein from the
army. In q discussion in the reich
stag on duelling in the army, it was
stated that Brandenstein, who was an
officer in the Second regiment of foot
guards, had been obliged to resign ow-
ing to his religious scruples with re-
gard to dueling. On the side Of the
war office it was explained that Brand
enstein's scruples were not the cause
of his retirement, but that his entire
religious attitude denoted want of
power to decide quickly in emergen-
cies and that, in consequence of this,
he was advised to resign. Brandon
stein wrote to the press that this
statement is inaccurate, and says that
1t was solely his objection to duelling
Oh religious grounds which compelled
his resignation, and that nothing de-
noting indecision in emergencies has
ever been discovered. He declares
that he is soldier, heart and soul"
but he declines to commit murder.
The precepts of the Bible are, for him,
final.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30

Mr.. Staining, yice-president of the
Danish fOiketing, was expelled from
Flensburg. He was to make speech,
but the police interfered. Then the
Socialists held a meeting, at which
the speech was read. At the close OF
the reading the audience was greatly
delighted to see Mr. Staining on the
platform He had remained concealed
while his speech was read, and came
out at the proper moment. He was i'm
mediately apprehended and ordered to
leave the country.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30

The suspension Of interest payments
on the national debt by the Mexican
government caused a heavy drop in
Mexican bonds on the Berlin bourse.
Four per cents led with decline of
six and one-half points. Several
bankers cabled to the Mexican govern
ment for an explanation, but received
no reply. The newspapers express the
opinion that the situation calls
for intervention by the European
powers
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30


son of King Ludwig, is about to be
married again, according TO persist
ent report which says that the future
queen of Bavaria is Princess Maria
Del Pillar, daughter Of Prince Ferdi-
nand of Bavaria, and cousin Of King
Alfonso of Spain. The crown princes
first wife died in 1872
terrible explosion occurred at
Westfallen. Between Laer and Queen
burg a powder tower was blown up
without known cause. The defamation
was heard at a great distance. With
in a radius Of mile the strongest
trees were torn up by the roots or
snapped off like pipe stems. Three
drivers, who happened to be near the
tower, as wei! az their horses and
wagons, were literally torn into fin
ders. All that was found Of them
were q hand in a glove, some tatters.
Of their clothing, and parts of the
carcasses of the horses.
A petition asking that the franchise
be given to women and that they be
allowed to vote at the elections for
the reichstag and also to Sit as depu-
ties, was introduced into the reichstag
by the German Woman's Suffrage
union. 1t was referred to the govern
ment without any recommendation
Members Of the liberal parties, the
Center and the Social Democracy,
have agreed to introduce bill in the
reichstag for regulating the use Of
arms and the performing of police
service by the military.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-30

Kaiser Wilhelm has asked the min
lister of Justice to ascertain whether
the Prussian cabinet order of 1920
which makes the military superior to
the civil authorities. still is in force,
and whether this order can be APP
piled to Elsass-Lothringen. The kai-
ser made this request OH account OF
the resentment caused by the manner
in which a court-martial exonerated
the officers who abused civilians at
Zabern
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-03-13

AT first it was said that Claude
Anderson, cashier of the late
dead and rotten Mercantile Bank
at Memphis, did not know any
thing of the Banks bad condi-
ton, while Hunter Raine was
looting it out of million dollars
and giving away five thous-
aud. dollar automobile. T h e
grand jury last week seemed to
believe that Anderson knew
something, as they found five
indictments against HIM on the
specific charges Of larceny, EN-.
bezzlement, fraudulent breach
of trust, making false bank re-
ports aud receiving deposits in a
hank known to be insolvent. If
Anderson's head had been de-
claled by law part of the assets
in the event the bank should
break, he would have known
something and mighty early at
that.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-03-13

Thos. j. White, at Jackson, is
talking of getting others to join
him in a lawsuit to force the
Nashville, Chattanooga Il st.
Louis anG the Louisville,& Nash
Vile Railroads to redeem the
coupons which have been carried
on the tickets of those roads ever
since the railroads, the Railroad
Commission and Gov. Patterson
came to an agreement to put on
the coupon, which the railroads
agreed to redeem if the Ala bama
suit should finally be decided
adversely to the roads. The Ala
bama case was won by the roads
in the lower court in Alabama
and was then dropped before be-
ing carried to the final court. 1t
is a dead certainty that an in
dividual would not pay the cou-
pons under the circumstances
unless forced to do so.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-03-13
West Tennessee
Teachers Association.

A large crowd Of teacIlers are
planning to 20 from jackson to
the annual meeting Of the asso.
citation the 24th Of this month.
On Friday, the meetings will be
held at Goodwin Institute and
at the High School, but on Satnr.
day all meetings will be held out
at the West Tennessee Normal.
The teachers Of Memphis and
Shelby county will give recep.
ton 70 the visiting teschers Fri.
day evening 1T Nineteenth CeaI.-
t1ry Club. --Jackson Sun.