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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17
Forger Arrested Here.

A man, who uses the name OF
Tom Ward, wanted at Dewar,
Okla, for forgery was arrested
here Monday afternoon BY Officer
Henry Horton. Horton saw the
man in the neighborhood Of the
library square and identified him
as answering the description he
had received from the officers At
Dewar, who thought he would
be likely to visit Baxter to see
young woman with whom he had
been keeping company.
At first the man denied being
the one wanted, but later recon.
sidered and confessed everything.
Officers from Dewar came and
took him back to answer to the
charge of forging several checks,
aggregating about $4,000 and
cashing them in the stores of
Dewar. He had been working
at a smelter in that city.
Another young man arrested
with Ward, was found to be
innocent of any wrong doing and
was released.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17
Rexall Drug Store.

The Minute Cafe, located first
door north of the News Office, has
been sold by C. M. Clark to M.
L. Bearden of Lawrence, Kansas,
who with Mrs. Bearden has NOV.
ed to the city and taken charge
of the business. He is making
a number of improvements about
the building among which will
be the addition of a line of cigars,
,tobaccos, soft drinks and cOnfec'
tionery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17
CLUE To
AUTO. THIEVES
Station Bandit and Auto Thief
Believed to Be Working
Together.

Marshall Horton and tb'
officers of the A. H. 7. A. have
established, they believe, th'
identity of the thief or thieve
who stole Geo. W. Skies Foru
last Wednesday night from his
garage.
They have also connected the
same men with the hold up OF
Night Agent Collins and two
other men at the Frisco depot the
night before.
The man who took the Car is
believed to be one J. o. White
side, 4 man about ~ years old,
whose home is at Miami. He
has been around this city all
summer and rs a ball player, de-
scribed as 4 slender ak footer,
with auburn hair faded out
around the edges to 4 light
yellow.
On the night of the theft a
a man stopped at Chetopa and
got gosoline from a garage. He
is described as = man about 80,
dark complicated, smooth shaven,
about S feet 9 inches tall. This
man answers the description OF
the man who robbed the depot
the night previous.
This circumstance indicates
that the two men are working
together.
Shortly before his disappear
ance Whiteside cashed two or
three checks at Baxter stores.
These checks were returned
marked mo funds"
Police officers all over the
country have been given a de.
scription of the men and the Cal
and a reward of $50 90 has been
offered for their capture and the
recovery of the car.
The officers think that they
went into Oklahoma and are very
likely making their way t.
Dallas or some other large city
where they expect to dispose Of
the stolen car.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17
CHAUTAUQUA
FOR PUBLIC
Needs Public SuppOrt-NOt a
a Money Making Scheme
CuarantOrs.

The men who brought the
Chau tauqua here expect you to
buy a season ticket. The men
who go back" of the Chautau-
qua and assume the work and
responsibility do mot do 1t to
make money out of it. This is a
community interest because 1t
gives a community benefit. What
is your attitude to your commun-
ity and its institutions. Be a
booster, be a citizen and get your
self a season ticket.
The program is a fine one. If
you are a lover of music the COM
ing program will be rare treat
indeed.
The Creation Tamburica Orch
estra is coming. Their wonder
full Instruments have power and
sweetness beyond description.
The members of this company
are musicians of great ability.
The Hayden Vested Choir was
coached by Madame Wagner
Shank.
Their voices have been most
carefully selected. This number
will be a great musical and enter
tainment surprise. Every, number
is of exceptional worth, space
doesn't permit to tell of all the
good things.
Why not show your interest
and appreciation of what the
Chautauqua is doing by buying
season tickets right away.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17
DO You Want
a Good Farm? ?

Five good acres, good build
ings, fruit, excellent water, in
the edge of Baxter, 100000.
Forty acres one and half mile
from Baxter, good small improve
ments, fair land, water and fruit,
per acre, $4,000.
III 1-2 acres all bottom land,
no overflow, fair house and barn
and other outbuildings in good
repair, good water and good
fencing. One and one quarter
mile from Baxter, per acre,
5000.
16O acres, nine miles from
Baxter, fair buildings, plenty Of
good water, per acre, $4,000.
200 acres one and half miles
from Baxter, fair buildings,
plenty of good water, 100 acres
of this choice land, balance
native grass and a few acres -Oi
timber, per acre $35 90.
All of these tracts are bargains
at the prices quoted and while
ave several others for sale I COZ
slider the price on these excep'
tionally low considering location,
quality of land and value of i'm
provements; l can loan you .
liberal part of the purchase pricC
Of each of these at 4 low rate oi
interest. A. v. SMITH,
Agent.
Baxter Springs, Mich.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17
Dependency Due TO
INDIGESTION.

About three months ago when
/ was suffering from indigestion
which caused headache and dizzy
spells aud made me feel tired and
despoudent, began taking
Chamberlain's Tablets" writes
Mrs. Geo. Hon, Macedou, N. Y
This medicine proved to be the
very thing l needed, as one days
treatment relieved me greatly.
l used two b0ttles of Chamber
lain's Tablets and they rid me oi
this trouble" Obtainable every
where.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17
Improving Hotel.

]. E. Witlock of Springfield,
No., owner of Hotel Baxter, has
been here recently superintend-
ing the making of several i'm
provemeuts about the building,
most important of which is new
concrete floor in the dining room.
Mr.. whitlock spoke very highly
of the efficient service of the hos
telery under the management of
Mr.. and Mrs. Todd. He Is
strongly in favor of sewers for
Baxter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

"A customer came into my
store the other day and said to
one of my clerks, Have you any
thing that will cure diarrhoea?"
and the clerk went and got him
a bottle OF Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
and said to him, IF this does
not cure you, / will not charge
you a cent for it." So he took it
home and came back in a day or
two and said he was cured"
writes J. H. Berry & Co., Salt
Creek, Va. Obtainable every
where.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

Clarence o wens, and Abe Dar-
denne were the first two purch-
asers of Ford cars in Baxter
Springs under the new price.
Both will keep close watch Of
their property when they 60 to
Joplin, where eight Fords have
been stolen in the past three
weeks, and not a clew has been
picked up by the police as to the
whereabouts of one of them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Murphy and
two children, of Moscow, Stevens
county, Kansas, are in Baxter
Springs visiting Mrs. Murphy 3
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il.
Beale, who reside on route S.
The visitors came to Baxter in
an automobile and barring the
dust and hot weather, had a very
pleasant trip without mishap.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

Miss Margaret Opperman was
hostess at a delightful morning
party Monday for Miss Willie
George of Slater, Mo. The hours
were pleasantly spent in cOnver-
satiou. Miss Opperman presided
at the punch bowl. At twelve 4
dainty three course luncheon was
served BY Misses Grace Oppermau
and Dorothy Plumb. The table
was decorated with 4 French
ivory basket filled with roses.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

A picuic for the Presbyterian
Sunday school will be held at the
Reunion grounds on Thursday
afternoon tomorrow. Convey
auces will leave the church at
about 9 a. m. Parents and
children and friends of the school
are all cordially invited.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17
At The Majestic.
TOMORROW

1OMONNOW
VIM. Fox presents Robert
Edeson in a Military Drama,
'The Girl l left behind me, 5
parts.
THURSDAY
A Red Feather Photoplay,
''Drugged Waters" with Gloria
florida and VIM. Dowlau, 5 parts
SATURDAY
"The Heart of Bonita" 2 reel
Drama. The Heart of a Shell,
with Baby Early and Elsie
Albert" Modern Fairy Story
and a L K o comedy, Love
Laughs at Law"
Every Tuesday, four reels OF
Red Circle.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17
Baxter Springs, Mich.

The Ladies Aid of the NJ. E.
Church will glue 4 Social at the
Library park Wednesday evening
August 10th. Cake and ices will
He served. Everybody iaiHVited.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

The Kansouri Mining Com
pauy, which has a lease on the
P. J. Chubb land, southwest of
town, has commenced sinking q
shaft. The ground has been
thoroughly drilled, and a big ore
body has been located.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

A derrick has been built and q
boiler and holster ins tailed on
the Hooker land, southwest of
town. Three big drill strikes
have been made on this land, and
shaft sinking will be commenced
in a few days.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

Jim Smith, for seven years or
more without a layOff has been
manager of the mechanical de-
partment of this newspaper
Now he is taking 4 vacation
which he will put in recreating
down in the White river country
of Arkansas. He will fish and
hunt and rest and when he gets
tired of that he will come back
and 60 to work again.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

George D. Kelsey, carrier on
route 1, left last Sunday for
Ohio to attend a regimental re-
union, From Ohio he will 60 to
Kansas City, where he will attend
the National Eucampment.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

Drillers working the Will
Hartley land, just west of town,
have made another good drill
strike, but have not yet been
able to get to the bottom of the
ore body on account of the
ground caving in so badly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17
Notice TO Parents
and School Children

The following is a copy of q
letter received from Secretary
School Book Commission,
Topeka, Kans.
Contracts for the following
books expire prior to the opening
of the school year in September,
1917, and book dealers should
not order more of these books
than will meet their needs for
this school year.
Marsh's Elementary Algebra.
Smiths Topical Primary and
Advanced Arithmetics.
Arnold's Civics and Citizenship.
Kings Primary Geogra ply.
Tarr and McMurray's World
Geography.
Scott.Southworth Lessons IN
English Books, l and IL.
Fosters History of the United
States.
Gilbert & Bingham's Iutroduc-
tion to Physical Geography.
Krohu Crumbine's Graded
lessons in Physiology and Hy-
giene.
Wooster's Series First Reader,
Second Reader and Third Reader.
Searson-Martin studies in Read
ing, Fourth and Fifth Readers.
Rathbun's Graded Speller and
Orthography.
New Outlook writing system.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

Buy Monkey Grip for your
tuhes At the Ozark Trail GaEaee.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

AS stated, above list of books
will not be used after this school
year. Therefore we cannot order
and keep on hand a large stock
of same as we cannot return un-
sold books. So, as to have your
books when school begins, Get
Them Now. We now have a full
line of books and school supplies.
All second hand books of above
list in good condition will be
bought or exchanged on books.
M. E. REDDY.
Rexall Drug Store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Apple,
who have been residents of Baxter
Springs for the past several
weeks, departed last Friday for
their home in Kansas City, where
Mr.. Apple holds an important
position iu the city schools.
During the summer he has been
engaged with his brother, Walter,
in harvesting the hay crop on
their large holdings south of
town. The yield this year was
short on account of the dry
weather and the job was COM
pleted earlier than usual.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-08-17

DR.. Ware is showing some fine
specimens of the Burbank plums
as big as hens eggs, raised in
his yard. Proper stock and
good care will produce as fine
fruit in this county as can be
grown anywhere" says the Doc
tor.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
SCHOOL BOARD p ROCEEDINGs

Opelousas, La, January i3, 1916.
The Parish Board of School D1-
rectofs met in special sesslonpur-
suant to adjournment Present:
DAILY, Larcade, Perkins, Andfepont,
Horaist, Hawkins, Fogleman, Bak-
err, Fontenot and Lyman. and a quo
rum.
Mr.. Lyman moved that the read
ing of the minutes Of the last meet
ing be dispensed with and the min.
utes as published be adopted. Car
ried.
Mr.. Lyman, seconded by Mr..
Hawkins, moved that w. B. Pres
colt be appointed acting Superln-
tendent and Secretary Pro. Tenn. of
the Parish Board Of School Direc-
tors to serve during the illness and
ineapacity of c ]. Thompson, Super
intendent and ex-of1icio Secretary.
Roll call on motion: Yes; Lar
cade. DAILY, Perkins. A~ndrepont. Ho-
raist, Hawkins, Fogleman, Baker,
Fontenot, Lyman. No. none. IMAM
imously carried.
Be it Known and Remembered,
That on this 18th day of January,
1916, at III o'clock A. NJ, in accord
ance with Ordinance Number 5 of
the Parish Board Of School Direc-
tors of st. Landry Parish. La, en-
acted on the 9th day of December,
1915, notice of which was issued and
published according to law, the I'M
dersigned members of the Parish
Board Of School Directors of ST.
Landry Parish, being a quorum
thereof, met in public session at
the office Of said board in said par
ish, and according to law opened
the ballot box used in, and which
was received from the commits
sioners of, the election held on
Tuesday, the 18th day of January,
1916. in accordance with said or
dinance, and there proceeded to
count the ballots both in number
and amount, for and against. to de-
termine the proposition; to levy a
special school tax of two and one
half mills on the dollar on all prop
erty subject to taxation in School
District 4 of the list Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, annually, for a period of five
years beginning with the year 1916,
for the purpose of giving addition
al aid to the schools of said school
district.
The result of this count on the
Proposition was 309 ballots and
s6ffi50.O0g dollars in favor of said
proposition, and SO ballots and
$362650.00 dollars against said prop
osition; there being six spoiled ball
lots amounting in valuation to Sf9,-
O30.00 and therefore. the majority
in both number and amount cast by
the property taxpayers Of said
School District No. 1 OF the tst Po-
lice Jury Ward ofSt. Landry Par
ish. La, in said election being in
favor thereof; and
At the same time and place we did
examine and canvass the returns
al evidenced Inv the duplicate tally
sheets and duplicate compiled state
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
D. Larcade, Jr., seconded by Mr.. ].
A. Perkins, the following ordinance
was adoDted:
ORDINANCE NO. 6.
n Ordinance of PRONUNCIATION.

An Ordinance of PRONUNCIATION.
Whereas, on the nth day of jan
uary, 1916, an election was held in
School District No. 4 of the fst Po-
lice Jury Ward Of the Parish of St.
Landry, Louisiana, to determine the
following proposition: To levy a
special school tax of two and one
half mills on the dollar on all prop
erty subject to taxation in School
District No. 1 of the list Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, annually, for a period of five
years beginning with the year 1916,
for the purpose of giving additional
aid to the schools of said school
district.
Whereas, said election was held
and the returns thereof were can
vassed by the Parish Board OF
School Directors of the Parish of
st. Landry, according to law, and
notice on the 9th dav of December,
1915, and the result of said election
was declared to be
That a majority in number and
amount of the taxpayers of said
School District No. 1 of the list po-
lice Jury Ward of the Parish OF St.
Landry, La, voted in favor of said
proposition; now, therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of St. Landry. La,
in lawful session convened. that
the proposition to levy a special tax
of two and one-half mills on the
dollar on all property subject to
state taxation in School District NO.
1 of the ist Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry. La, annu-
ally, for a period of five years be-
ginning with the year 1916, for the
purpose of giving additional aid to
the schools of said school district.
Carried, and said proposition is au-
thorized and required by law to be
proceeded with by an annual levy,
assessment and collection of taxes
on all property of said School Dis
trict No. 1 of the fst Police Jury
Ward of the Parish Of st. Landry,
La.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
by the Parish Board ofSchool Di-
rectors of the Parish of st. Landry,
in lawful session convened,That the
result Of said election shall be pro-
mulgated by the President and Sec
rotary of theSchool Board by pub
| LEGATION in one issue of the official
journal of st. Landry, Parish, sign
ed by said President and Secretary,
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION
| State Of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
BY direction of the Parish BOARD
Of School Directors notice is hereby
| given that on Tuesday. January
18th, 1916, an election was held in
School District No I of the fst Po-
lice Jury Ward of the Parish OF ST
Landry, La, to determine the fol
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29

ment, the correctness of both being
sworn to by the Commissioners, ac-
cording to law, and finding also that
the returns indicated a majority
both in number and amount of
property, in favor of said PROPOSE
ton.
Therefore, we declare that the
result of said election is in favor OF
the said proposition to levy a spe-
cial school tax of two and one-half
mills on the dollar on all property
subject to taxation in School Dis
trict No. 1 of the list Police Jury
Ward Of the Parish of st. Landry,
La, annually, for a period OF tive
years beginning with the year 1916,
for the purpose Of giving addition
al aid to the public schools OF said
school district.
And. in accordance with law, a
PRONUNCIATION of the aforesaid re-
suits was prepared, and the Secre-
tary of the Parish Board Of School
Directors was ordered to aave a
copy Of the same signed by the
! President, published in one issue OF
the official journal.
And likewise we did order that
one copy of this process verbal be
sent to the Secretary Of State to be
recorded in the archives of the
| State of Louisiana; that one copy
be sent to the Recorder of Mort
cages to be recorded in the mort
gage records; and that one copy be
kept in the records of the said
School Board.
This done and signed in the pres
ence of L. L. perrault and R. M.
Littell, competent witnesses and
| electors, on this 18th day Of Janu-
airy, 1916, at the office oftheparish
Board of School Directors of st.
Landry Parish, La, by the under
signed members of the School
Board of said parish, present and
participating in the canvass of said
election.
| Signed:
o. P. DAILY,
FRANK FONTENOT.
J. EDGAR ANDREpONT,
r. LEE HAWKINS,
G. HORAIST.
w. b. BAKER.
H. e. LARCADE, JR.
J. w. LYMAN.
A. FOGLEMAN,
j.. "A. PERKINS.
| WITNESSES:
L. L. PERRAULT,
r.. M. LITTELL.
And the canvass of the returns OF
said election having been made, the
result thereof was a~scertained and
declared To be as follows:
Number Amount.
For said proposition309 s~6iti50-0O
Against said PROPOSE
| Majority in favor of
said proposition ...250 $2l8500.O0
and the result of said election was
declared to be in favor Of said prop
osition.
Thereupon, on motion OF MI. H.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
GEO. B. COOKE
Surveys
Office with Littell & Lawler.
SUCCESSION SALE
ESTATE OF MARCELITE
DOUCET

No. 67SO, Probate Docket,
18th Judicial Dist. Court.
Parish Of st. Landry, La.
BY virtue of an order Of the
Honorable the Sixteenth Jn-
dicial District Court OF Louis
lana, in and for the Parish of
st. Landry, signed by B. II.
Payy, Judge of said Court, and
in pursuance Of a commission
to me directed, / will sell &C
public auction, to the last and
highest bidder on the premises
in Coulee Croche, La, on
SATURDAY, FEB. 10, 1916,
at IL o'clock, a. m, the fol-!
lowing described property, to-
wit:
list. A certain tract of land
situated in Coulee Croche, Id
the Parish Of ST. Landry, with
all the buildings and improves
ments thereon, containing one
hundred and fifty arpents,
bounded north by land now
or formerly belonging to HON
er Barousse and Ada La
vergne, east by public road
leading from Church Point to-
Sunset, west by public road
leading from Bristol to- Sun
set, and South by public roadl
leading from Church Point To-.
Sunset, La.
End. Two mares, household
furniture, two cows and
calves, about rs bushels ct
corn, five head Of hogs, one
wagon, agricultural inple-
ments, and kitchen utensils.
TERMS: CASH.
ISIDORE RICHARD,
Administrator.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
FOR RENT VERY Chez

2 houses with barns al'I
other outhouses IN GatIal
Addition to the town Of w
lousas. Those two houses q
situated on a lot 61O rs onI
by 200 #. wide. The pa
for the party who may nass
horse or COW. Will rent cnes
For further particulars spR'|
to Alfred Vidrine, Mall III
Ter, Opelousas, La. III
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-01-29
Yours very truly,
LANDRY STATE BANK

# = 4 L(Ll4NAAS @
By T.. T. Castillo, Cashier.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins. duly
seconded, the following resolution
was adopted: Be it resolved that
Charlie Kenney, Frank Stermer, and
Youse Manuel, be and they are
hereby appointed a committee to
select location and appraise the
value of a site, in Krotz Springs. for
the erection Of a school building.
Said committee to make its report
to the Board of School Directors at
its meeting February, 23rd. 1916.
Be it further resolved that the
plans Of said proposed school build
ing prepared by Il. George Cha
chere. Architect, be adopted sub
iect to the approval Of State Super
intendent of Public Education and
that the said T. G.. Ghaehere be
elected supervising architect. The
Secretary is instructed to adver-
tise for sealed bids for the con-
struction Of said school building at
krotz Springs, as per plans and
specifications to be furnished by
L. G. Chachere, Architect. Opelou-
sas, La.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, duly
seconded. the following resolution
was adopted: Be it resolved that
the Secretary is hereby authorized
and instructed to advertise for the
sale of tw~enty-four (241 school
bonds of five hundred dollars
{s500.o01 each for the It'll School
District of the 18th Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
a description of said bonds is as
follows:
Bonds Nos. / & 2 due and payable
Jan. list, 1918.
Bonds Nos. 8 s. 4 due and payable
Jan. fst, 1919.
Bonds Nos. 5 & 6 due and payable
Jan. list, 1920.
Bonds Nos. Z & s due and payable
Jan. fst, 1921.
Bonds Nos. 9 & 40 due and paya-
BILE Jan. list, 1922.
Bonds Nos. Il & " due and pay
able Jan. LIST, 1923.
able Jan. list, 1924.
Bonds Nos. is & 16 due and pay
able Jan. fst, 1925.
Bonds Nos. II g. Is due and pay
abel Jan. fst, 1926.
Bonds Nos. 10 81 20 due and pay
able Jan. LIST, 1927.
Bonds Nos. 81 & % due and pay
able Jan. list, 1923.
Bonds Nos. % & "a due and pay.
able Jan. list. 1929.
All Of which bonds are dated Jan
list, 1916, bearing five per cent in.
terest annually and payable Jan
ist OF each year, at the Office Of tn
Treasurer of the Parish Board o
School Directors, to be issued II
accordance with an ordinance
passed by the Board on Octobe'