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Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Misses and Children's

the citizens are now busy raising
the funds necessary for the
building of a school house. The
teacher will receive $50 per
month.
L. C. Hooker has headed the
subscription for the building
fund by a contribution of 5000
and generous sums have been
given by others also. The COM
mittee that is working at the
proposition is trying hard to
raise enough to enable them to
have the building ready as soon
as the fall term opens.
The school has arranged to
furnish instruction for the lower
grades only, but If there is a
demand for higher grades the
citizens will see that this demand
is supplied. MIR. Hooker ex-
pressed the sentiment of the
entire citiZen-bOdy OF Hockervllle
in the following words:
eve are seeing to it that our
youngsters have a good educa-
tiOn."
The spirit with which these
men have tackled the school
problem is, in itself, an assurance
that the children of the cOmmun-
ity will not lack the advantages
of a good education.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Chronic COnstipafiOn

It is by no means an easy
matter to cure this disease, but
it can be done in most instances
by taking Chamberlain Tablets
and complying with the plain
printed directions that accompany
each package.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
100 pairs Women's White Boots

Michigan, in Mr.. Cooper's auto
mobile. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o.
Goodwin and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
o. Goodwin are also motoring to
Minnesota for a few weeks trip.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Mrs. Mary L. Wheatley
purchased the corner across from
the Pfremmer residence from
Frank Mcdonald. Work win be
begun Immediately for a new
residence.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

part of the day was devoted to
taking in the mining fields.
Mesdames J. H. Inman, Earl
Van Hoose of Webb City, and
Barker of Monnett, Mo-, and
Orland Inman spent the Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Harry King.
J.T. Zilhaldt of Miami, Okla,
came to Baxter Springs Sunday
and returned home with his wife,
who was taking care of h r
mother, Mrs. James Green, while
she was sick.
Mrs. Leon Weaver and child
rem of Detroit, Mich, are visit
ing Mrs. D. M. Nichols. Mrs.
Weaver is the daughter Of Mrs.
Nichols and is remembered as
Miss Rose Nichols.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Polster
will leave Baxter next Monday
for Des Moines, Ia, where they
will meet Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Hummell. From there they will
take an auto trip to st. Paul
and Minneapolis, MINI.
Paul O'Connell, brother to
Mark, who recently offered his
services to Uncle Sam, is helping
in the local store of O'Conneil
+ & Mcclure for a week. The
latter part of this week he also
will leave to join the first Kansas
cavalry at Ft. Riley.
Andrew Hutchins, a live wire
druggist from Louise, Miss,
visited his brother, Pate Hutch
ins, last week. He was very
much impressed with the pros
poets of Baxter Springs and said
upon leaving that he hoped,
some day, to make this his home
city.
Misses Mail Spencer and
! Alice Walker of Kansas City, and
George Peake, Miss Nell Weaver,
Mrs. Josephine johnson, Mrs.
Anna Peake, Charles Goodeagle,
Alex Adams and Clyde Chubb
motored to Noel, Mo-, Sunday
and spent the day at Freeman's
camp.
Captain Marion Staples of Jop-
lin spent Thursday with w. P.
Howard and family. He was
here in the interest of his addi-
tion to the city of Baxter Springs
on the river front. Captain
Staples spent ten weeks at Hot
Springs, Ark, prior to coming to
Baxter Springs.
John /. Cooper, the two child
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Logan Boys Asked to Report

Combs D. Logan and Carl A.
Logan, both sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Wilbur Logan, have received
orders from the headquarters OF
the National Guard to report at
Kansas City, August 5. These
boys enlisted in the ambulance
corps service of the National
Guard sometime in May at Full
ton, Kan.
After reporting at Kansas City,
it is said, they will probably be
sent to Deming, N. M, for a
period of training and then sent
to France where they expect to
spend the next Christmas,
Combs D. Logan has been identi.
fed in business with his father
for many years, while Carl A
Logan is just out of the county
high school at Columbus.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Ross Blake, DR.. Ruben Apple
berry, Charlie Acuff and T. R.
Tolleson, all Of Leadwood, Mo-,
toured to Baxter Springs last
week and spent the day with Mr..
and Mrs. Sturtevant who own
large mining interests in the
Baxter mining fields. A large
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

W. E. Hiatt has moved into A.
I. Jones residence south Of town.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
School for Hockerville

Hockerville is to have a grade
school this fall. The salary for
the teacher has been assured and
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

John /. Cooper, the two child
rem; his housekeeper, Mrs. Short,
and Miss Edna Sullivan, have
gOne-on an extended trip to
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Charles Cook moved to his
new house on Vine street last
week.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Miss Alice Walker and Nail
Spencer both of Kansas City,
who have been visiting Miss
Louise Goodner, left Thursday for
Oklahoma.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
STARTS FRIDAY, AUG. 8
Of LoW-Cuts and White
Kid and Canvas Boots
MEMS OXFORDS


Worth $3.50, brown
Eng. Ok, neolin sole $5.48
Worth $3.50, blk. Eng.
Oxfords, heoin sole. 5.48
Worth S., white canvas
Eng. Ok, neolin sole 1888
Worth S., gun metal
calf Eng. 0xfords .. S.4S
Worth $3.50, gun metal
blue Oxfords ...... 3.48
Worth $4, gun metal
button 0xfords ... 3.4S
Worth $3.50, black and
tan calf 0xfords =. 2.98
Worth So, gun, Wei, pat.
and tan 0xfords. =. 2.74
Boys and Youths
Worth 1925, boys out
ing Oxfords .$l.39
Worth $1.75, y uths'
outing Oxfords %. ... 1.19
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Mrs. Susie Allison and son,
Galen, left Sunday to spend their
vacation at Chetopa and vicinity.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

MIR. and Mrs. Spencer Apple
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Polster
motored to Neosho, Mo-, Sunday.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

People who are of the opinion
that the government draft is 60
ing to take the poor and excuse
the rich have another guess COM
ing. Furthermore, the great
majority of rich men and rich
mems sons are not looking for
excuses. Thousands of the boys
now in the service, carrying
rifles II you please, are college
men from the families of the well
to-do. They did not wait to be
drafted. Right in Baxter it is
not the well-to-do drafted man
who Is looking for causes for ex-
emption. One man who might
be classed among the rich, has
accepted his summons as a
patriot. Although he has small
mothEless children he promptly
declared that he would not claim
exemption. He is ready to 60.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Miss Ruth Shewalter Of Pitts
burg, Kan, spent the last week
end with her brother, Dean
Shewalter, and Miss Vivian Lowe,
both of this city.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Our work viii be satisfactory and service prompt Family work
receives special attention We call for and deliver your Laundry
your door without extra charge
Office with the FORD SERVICE STATION
Phone ,l80 TIC COLLINS, Manager
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Sam West bought Grant john
sons house last week.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
LADIES
SLIPPERS

So black kid Pumps. 1898
"a white kid Pumps >. 9.48
$4 white kid, strap. =. 3.4S
So bronze Pumps ..... 3.48
$3.50 patent Pumps,
Louis heels. .. .... 3.4S
$3.50 pat. 6 bar slippers 9.4S
$4 dull kid, A strap 3.4S
$3.50 dull kid Colonial 2.9S
$3.50 pat. Mary Jane,
neolin sole, ........ 2.9S
$3.50 pat. and kid low
heel, strap. ......... 2.74
$3.50 gun met. but. Ok. 2.48
So white canvas sport
OxfordS ........ =. l.9S
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
w. N.
Arbuthnot
& Co.
With The Quality Shop
Baxter Springs, Kansas
Town Topics.

James Harmon has been sick
since last Friday.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Mrs. B. E. DeViIIiers and her
twin daughters are spending a
couple of weeks visiting at the
home of Mrs. DeVilliers' parents
at Douthat, Okla.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Richard Sebastian, who was
working at the Office of the
Anna Beaver Mining company,
has gone to Denver, Colo, in
search of better opportunities.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

James Harmon has been sick
since last Friday.
Sam West bought Grant john
sons house last week.
w. E. Hiatt has moved into A.
L. Jones residence south OF town.
Charles Cook moved to his
new house on Vine street last
week.
Porter Clark, Jr., left recently
for a months vacation in Denver,
Colo.
Misses May Harrington OF
Herman Satterfeld, are working
in the Minute Cafe.
Miss Bertha Rowland of Pleas
ant View spent Saturday with
Miss Mabel Mitchell.
Mrs. Susie Allison and son,
Galen, left Sunday to spend their
vacation at Chetopa and vicinity.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Apple
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Polster
motored to Neosho, Mo-, Sunday.
Miss Alice Walker and Mail
Spencer both of Kansas City,
who have been visiting Miss
Louise Goodner, left Thursday for
Oklahoma.
Miss Ruth Shewalter of Pitts
burg, Kan, spent the last week
end with her brother, Dean
Shewalter, and Miss Vivian Lowe,
both of this city.
Mrs. B. E. DeVilliers and her
twin daughters are spending a
couple of weeks visiting at the
home of Mrs. DeVilliers' parents
at Douthat, Okla.
Richard Sebastian, who was
working at the Office Of the
Anna Beaver Mining company,
has gone to Denver, Colo, in
search of better opportunities.
Fred B. Hill and Harry Shan
non, both of Joplin, Mo-, have
put in three BARRIERS chairs in
the new pool hall. They will
operate it along modern sanitary
lines.
Ross Blake, DR.. Ruben Apple
berry, Charlie Acuff and T. R.
TolIeson, all of Leadwood, Mo-,
toured to Baxter Springs last
week and spent the day with Mr..
and Mrs. Sturtevant who own
large mining interests in the
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Misses May Harrington OF
Herman Satterfield, are working
in the Minute Cafe.
Miss Bertha Rowland of Pleas
ant View spent Saturday with
Miss Mabel Mitchell.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Fred B. Hill and Harry Shan
non, both of Joplin, Mo-, have
put in three BARRIERS chairs in
the new pool hall. They will
operate it along modern sanitary
lines.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Porter Clark, Jr., left recently
for months vacation in Denver,
Colo.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
w. N.
Arbuthnot
& Co.

With The Quality Shop
Baxter Springs, Kansas
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-28
A Heroine Iof War.

Nine. Maitre, wife Of the deputy for
Saone ct Loire, is one Of the most he
roic figures in France today, says LII
lustration.
From the beginning Of the present
war Nine. Maitre has lived the life Of
a soldier with the Alpine Chasseurs.
She has been foremost in every battle
with the regiment to which she has
attached herself. Many time she
has been wounded when on her err
rands of mercy. Like soldier at the
'front.' she was In the thick and thin Of
1t, not needing the hail Of bullets or
bursting shells.
Fortunately her wounds were slight,
and not to hamper the surgeons at the
hospitals she retired to her own home
to nurse her injuries. For her heroic
services she was we'll rewarded, hav-
ing received many decorations, among
them the Croix de Guerre, with silver
clasps.
The chasseurs were transferred to
the Flanders front, and one day while
busy on the battlefield shell splinter
injured her on the forehead just over
the eye, which made it necessary for
her to be brought to hospital, where
she could be under constant observa-
ton. Here she was frequently visited
by civil and military officials, and as
a reward for her heroic deed she was
decorated with the cross Of the Legion
Of Honor.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-28

powers that be" have found it
among their desires to have me work
about sixteen hours a day.
Things go along about the same
as usual for me. | still pound the
machine for living-but am pretty
we'll satisfied, as l have splendid
man to work for, and it is a real
pleasure to work for him. Col. F.
G. Knabenshue, of whom I speak, is
the mastering officer here, and is
one of the biggest" men in the
Ninty-first division. In addition to
his duties as mastering officer, which
are sufficient to occupy about three
ordinary men, he is continually TAX
ing up the cases of individuals who
appear to not be getting justice, and
writing letters to unfortunate
mothers and relatives in an effort to
console them. 1t keeps me busy
handling his correspondence just
now, and I would be satisfied to re-
main with him permanently If such
a thing were possible.
The ladies of the Y. w. G. A. have
opened what is known as "The Hos
tess House," which is very elabor-
ately decorated place, with large
plush chairs and an air of homelike
refinement. 1t is intended for the
accommodation of relatives of fellows
in the camp, but no provision is
made for keeping them over night.
| was over there the other evening,
and talked to the first woman I have
spoken to since coming to the camp.
1t was rather pleasant sensation
after being isolated so long, and
think it did me good. You know
fellows are inclined to develop into
savages completely, if not subjected
to the feminine influence occasion
ally.
understand it is rumored the
second draft will be called SOON with
a new scheme of selecting the men.
We are just finishing up the muster
ing Of the first quota here, and ex-
pect to complete it in a few days.
The men are drilling and rounding
into shape quite rapidly, and every
thing appears to be going as planned
with the exception of a few COM
panies being quarantined for spinal
meningitis.
Hoping that you are both as we'll
and happy as could be expected,
am
Very sincerely,
FRANK CARMODY.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-28

other triangular meal IN the Kitchen.
He was right-almost-except that
tonight's meal had but one dimension
IA baked potato.
IT was just too tired to cook, Fred"
declared Laura YEARLY.
And then Fred said things he'd never
meant to say about coming home to a
mussed-up house and dickens-of-a.
looking wife, and flung out Of the
kitchen and out of the house, climbed
on the train, got a seat on the river
side, and settled back for his twenty
minutesride.
Suddenly some one leaned forward
and said in his ear, you're getting
back early, my boy"
Fred turned in surprise. It was old
Mr.. Prompter, the senior partner and
by long odds the hardest worker in the
firm, in spite Of his age. He was very
rich and lived in fashionable section
two stations beyond Fred.
Fred said something about his din
ner, but the old man was deaf, some
what; moreover, he was changing his
seat to talk to Fred.
IT was Just thinking" the old man
was saying, "that our young men In
the Office weren't taking the interest
in the business they ought to, but 1t
seems I'm wrong. I'm glad to see, my
boy, that you are willing to do your bit
in this sudden extra pressure Of work"
Little by little it was soaking in.
Old Mr.. Prompter took it for granted
that Fred was going back to the office
to work like himself. And Fred was
too paralyzed to enlighten him.
"After ALL thought Fred, ut won't
hurt to let him think I'm little tin
angel. I've been after raise and this
may help some. I'll 60 get bite
somewhere, telephone to Laura and
humor the old chap by working like
a sailor all evening""
That night Fred came tiptoeing in
at twelve o'clock fearful Of waking his
wife, but she was sitting up sewing be-
side the living room lamp and looking
like his honeymoon wife Of last year.
She was dressed In gown he liked
and her hair, always lovely, looked
prettier than it had for months.
Before Fred could say word Laura
sprang up. "Poor dearie, you must be
tired. Come on and sit down and we'll
have one of our old parties. I've been
an awful person to you lately, and I'm
never, never, never going to put up an
other thing and neglect my house and
husband as long as live, war or no
war"
Fred took her In his arms and patted
her head tenderly. "Listen, dearie, It's
the best investment you ever made.
Old Prompter got SO worked up when
L was the only one who turned up for
work that he-you'll never guess it-he
took me into the firm. That baked po.
tato meant thousands Of dollars year
to us. You'd better put 1t In alcohol
on the mantle"
Copyright. 19t1 by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-28
Tea shIpments Increase.

Apparently the American people are
becoming a nation Of tea drinkers.
Shipments Of the tea herb to the Unit
ed States are far ahead Of pre-
vious years. The Shizuka Maru
of the Nippon Steamship company ar
rived at Seattle from Yokohama re-
Gently with 21,39S packages Of tea,
each package averaging IS pounds,
says East and West. The cargo is
1915 packages larger than the ship
ment from Yokohama by the Tamba
Maru, which established previous
seasons record. In addition, the Shi-
zuka brought 1000 packages Of raw
silk, 2,575 cases Of rubber, 2,215 rolls
of mating, 500 cases of toys, 897 cases
Of porcelain, 1925 cases of manufac-
tured cotton and silk goods and 5,238
sacks Of peanuts.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-28
WAR GARDENERS
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

Fred shifted uneasily as he turned
the corner from the station. There
was faint aroma of something cook
ing, just what he could not yet tell,
but he knew that 1t came from his own
kitchen as surely as he knew that the
sun was coming up next morning. AS
he came nearer he was able to distin-
guish 1t more clearly-tomatoes In
some process Of preservation
How weary he was Of this canning.
Night in and night out 1t seemed
for weeks and months past it had been
the same thing. He had come home to
find Laura overheated, overtired, not
dressed, and her temper at the snap
ping point.
The bungalow as he approached 1t
looked SO bare and cheerless that he
was almost tempted to turn back to
the station and take the first train
away from trouble. The porch boxes
that last year had been a varicolored
mass Of foliage and trailing vines were
COW innocent of so much as a coat Of
paint; the awnings, SO bravely and
cheerfully striped year before, hung
stained and respondent fromsdry, dus-
ty caves; the flower beds formerly
gorged with peonies, big orange pop
pies, roses and a thousand varieties Of
everything, and the close-clipped emer-
aid lawn, had given way to vegetable
garden.
But Fred's thoughts were bitter, not
so much on account of the war dress
of the house as with conditions with
In. He thought of Mary Ann, that
precious family jewel who had come
to live with them after the honeymoon.
and of the three delectable meals he
and Laura had sat down to every day.
Mary Ann had left at Christmas. But
the worst of the whole thing was
Laura's Unsuitable penchant for can.
ming.
"For goodness sake, can't you ever
get through? Fred had asked despond-
emily the day before, when Laura, up
to her neck in pear butter, had set
him down to a fried egg and potato
on the corner of the kitchen table.
Goodness, no! There are the toma-
toes yet and picalilli and catsupl"
Fred did not argue. But he smelled
the tomatoes now and predicted an
and Mrc Hnnr's eating thnrn would
have resulted in losing their home.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-28
SOLDIERS LETTERS
(The following soldiers letters
have been received from some of our
Blackfoot boys:)

nave been received from some of our
Blackfoot boys:)
Camp ]. E. Johnston,
Jacksonville, Florida
We arrived in Jacksonville Deem
Der 8, stayed there over night and
then came out to the camp the next
morning. 1t is very beautiful
place, about twenty miles up the
James river from the Atlantic. The
river is mile wide with heavy
woods of both sides.
We enjoyed the trip very much,
we were six days and nights oh the
road and passed thru twelve states.
We had pullman all the way. |
think Colorado had the most beauti-
full scenery. The train was winding
in and out among the mountains.
We passed thru the Royal Gorge and
over Tennessee Pass. The pass is
1920 feet abovessea level. 1t was
like cold wintery day on the pass,
riding among many beautiful homes
and the grass was green. We crossed
the Mississippi at night, it was GER
tainly a wonderful sight.
The country is very beautiful but
| would not trade twenty acres of
our farm for all of the south. 1t
is really funny to see them farm.
They pillow with one mule.
The streets are very narrow and
dirty. Salt Lake has the city skin
ned a mile and the west is just as
far ahead accordingly. The camp is
quite aways from the city.
The camp is being built up, about
100 new barracks are being built.
There are about $4,000 soldiers here
but there looks like a million to me.
We have all been assigned to our
places. Leo Fackrell Ed. LaRocque
and | are in the motor truck COM
pany number six; Harrison Ison and
Mr.. Chandler to motorcycle company
number three; Thomas Williams and
Norman FeIsted to motorcycle COM
pany number one. Mr.. Evans to
some supply company. We were
all pleased with our assignments, but,
of course, it would have been better
had we all been together. | think
u like motor truck driving.
Thursday was my turn in the
kitchen and | sure filled up that day.
We have had some drilling here and
/ like it just fine. We are all in
good health and the best of spirits.
We expects to go to Jacksonville to-
morrow and take in the sights.
/ think have told you all for this
time. Your letters are greatly ap-
preciated, so write often,
You loving son and brother,
LEWIS FACKREL.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-28

FLAT TOP

Nearly all of the registered men
from this end of the county received
their missionaries the first of the
week and on Wednesday a number
OF us drove to American Falls to
pSturn the leaflets to the local board.
All the patrons of Lincoln school
attended the Christmas program
rendered at the school house Friday
&evening by their children.
Miss Kathryn Nelson left via Alb
erdeen last Saturday for Rlackfoot
to spend Christmas with a sister.
Mrs. Bert Kiser and children left
Saturday for Pocatello to spend
Christmas with Mr. Kiser.
g. HI. Neubauer has accepted a
position as helper in repairing the
dam at American Falls and COM
menced his work there one day last
week.
drs. Jacob Brandt visited with
q. H. Neubauer last Friday.
iris. Frank is moving to Aber-
into upstairs rooms of the Alb
deem Hardware company's build
zng, and will continue to work for
&0e Midland elevators at their Aber-
teen warehouse.
The frost has drawn completely
out of the ground and everybody is
blowing again.
The Christmas exercises at the
lions Lutheran church took place
on the evening of Christmas day and
we're conducted by Rev. George
i Sprattler. ~
A number of people from Flat Top
attended the Christmas exercises
held at the Washington school house
by Miss Blend and her pupils Sun
day evening.
The A. ]. Dumont sale last We'd
nesday was well attended. Dumonts
left on Friday for somewhere in
California.
Oscar Brado was in Aberdeen on
business last Saturday.
A Miss Stroh, sister of Mrs. G.. H.
Neubauer, visited at the latter's
home last Friday.
Sam and George Dalton of Pleas
ant valley attended the program at
Lincoln school last Friday evening.
L. r. Huether was in Aberdeen
last Saturday.
f. M. Dalton and his brother Sam
and George spent the entire past
week riding around looking for his
stray horses.
In the absence of his parents little
Edwin Heer, four-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Heer, proceeded to play
with the fire from the stove, and
opening the fire pot it is expected
he drODDed sharks of fire into the
fuel box nearby, which contained a
goodly supply of sage brush In his
fright, from the threatening flames,
the little fellow ran to the door and
called to his parents, telling them
of the fire. The parents rushed to
the scene to find the rapidly gaining
flames reaching almost to the ceiling,
and several pals of water on a table
nearby served well in checking the
flames until more water was brought,
and the fire was finally but out A
very short moments delay in Mr..