Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-10-05
DOES THE HANDSOME THING
bY TIE NEWLYWEDS.
ke5 Come to Baxter and Fit Themselves
CIT FOX Housekeeping Grandpa
Gives Them the Benefit Of His
Experience and Foots
the Bills.

worth your while to know him
for IL you want to buy, rent, sell
or exchange properly, he is the
man to call on as what he tells
you can be set down as solid
facts. The visit resulted in in
teresting Charles in some verv
desirable city property on which
to build and an engagement for a
drive into the country to view
some farm lands and mining
properties in which he offers
some veritable bargains. He
writes fire, accident, tornado.
plate glass, auto and other in
surance in first class companies
and if you need a little ready
money remember Jack Spratt
will negotiate a farm or city loan
for you on long time and at a
low rate of interest. You get
prompt service here always"
THE next thing to look after, "
said Grandpa, lis the lumber
necessary in building the new
house on the lots you bought so
come with me and I'll introduce
you to G. E. Lundgren, Manager
of Long-Bell Lumber Company,
who are the principal dealers in
that line here. They carry the
most complete line of builders
material in this section, every.
thing from the stills for the fouu-
dation to the shingles for the
roof, including lime, brick, lola
Portland cement, plaster, sash
doors, Certain-teed roofing, Cant
Sag gate, and the famous Mound
City Horse Shoe paint. They
car also supply you with all
kinds of interior decorations, all
at most reasonable figures.
1.-THE necessary material being
purchased" added Grandpa, I'VE
must now look up a reliable con-
tractor to draw the plans and
build the home and Geo. Van
Duseu is the man to figure with.
Honest workmanship and material
are essential in buildiug,yo will
find him using both and employ
ing first class workmen, who
know their business. He does
contracting in its different
branches including interior work,
shelving, etc, and will give you
turnkey job. When he takes a
contract he pushes it through to
completion without delay. You
will be more than pleased with
your new home when turned
over to you from his hands"
while the house is in course
of construction" continued
Granapa, there will be timing,
roofing, guttering, cornice,
bracket, skylight work, ETC., to
be done. and Alfred Dowty is the
man in tin and sheet metal. He
is always ready to give you esti-
mates as we'll as the benefit of
his experience in the selection of
the proper articles to use and his
Judgment can be relied upon.
You will want a galvanized iron
tank, cistern, we'll casing, tube
ing, ETC., and he can supply you
with the proper article at the
proper price. Now is the time
for your stove pipe and flues and
he will fit you ont to a IT" "
He runs a general 'Fixit' shop,
fixes things right and don't
charge a fortune for it either"
mo home is complete nova
days without q bathroom" said
Grandpa, so we will have Edy-
moud Johnson place one in the
new home with all appurtenances
and strictly sanitary plumbing.
he carries all kinds of fixtures,
pipe and fittings aud will install
special disposal plants for
churches, schools and small vii
lagos. BE does steam and hot
water heating, all kinds of fitting