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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
RECEPTION
New Corners and Ladies of
Longer Residence Meet
and Get Acquainted

A reception at which ladies
who have but recently come to
Baxter Springs to live and ladies
of longer residence in the city
were brought together to become
acquainted with one another, was
given Monday from 8 to 5 o clock
by Mrs. E. G. Polster, Mrs. J. H.
Boswell and Mrs. M. E. Reddy
at the beautiful home of Mrs.
Polster. The house was beauti-
fully decorated with ferns and
sweet peas and each guest was
presented with a boquet of sweet
peas. In the receiving line were
the three sisters of Mrs. Polster
who came Unexpectedly and thus
enhanced the pleasure of the day.
They were Mrs. Geo. Britton
and Mrs. Austin Bernheisel of
Hartford, Kan, and Mrs. Homer
Channel, of Tulsa, Okla. Mrs.
Chas. Hummel, of Des Moines,
Ia, sister of the Polster. brothers,
was also present and in the re-
ceiving line and entertained the
guests with vocal selections.
Mrs. IIummel possesses a beauti-
full contralto voice and it is
always a special joy to Baxter
people to hear her sing.
Ladies who assisted the
hostesses were Mrs.J. w. Twente,
who presided at the Victrola and
Mrs. R. C.Wear, Mrs. Chas. Opper-
man, Mrs. L. Murry Perkins and
Mrs. l.. l.. Cardin in the serving
Of refreshments and distribution
of flowers, and the Misses Helen
Humphrey and Louise Covey at
the punch bowl. Altogether the
affair was a delightful success
and the cordiality expressed
toward the guests and its cheer
ful acceptance assured the re-
moval of whatever barrier of
strangeness might have existed
between them, and altogether
a delightful state of
social harmony and activity
henceforward in Baxter Springs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
Strikes In the City.

In the second hole drilled on
the Omaha addition to the city
of Baxter Springs ore was en-
countered at a depth of 80 feet
which showed an eight-foot face
of lead and zinc. The ore assayed
two per cent. The official assay
er Of Joplin declares the ore to be
of high grade. The lease on this
land is held by w. G. Harris and
associates. 1t was on these peo-
pie that an injunction was served
a couple of weeks ago and their
drilling was stopped for a time.
Their differences between w. W.
Wakeman, who owns the land,
and the leaseholders were settled
out of conrt.
When this land was purchased
it was the wish of the buyer to
plot it for residential purposes,
but since the promising strike
there it has been decided to pros
pect it thoroughly before putting
it on the market for house lots.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
A Big Producer.

The Admiralty Mining COM
pany is producing ore at the rate
of over 200 tons of zinc and 100
tons of lead a week. The lead is
shipped to Collinsville, Okla,
and the zinc to Cherryvale, Kas.
All ore is being shipped as fast
as it is mined. This property,
which is in the Century camp,
has six shafts in operation, one
of which is considered shallow.
Three other shafts are being
sunk. Shaft No. 4 has a splendid
drift Of lead and zinc, the lead
face being IL to Is feet thick.
The Admiralty operates three
mills and recently ground was
broken for the fourth. A 40x80
foot machine shop has just been
completed. NThe lead and zinc
formation in these mines are very
remarkable; in some Of the shafts
solid lead is taken out in cubes
and jack in a practically pure
state.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
A RED CROSS
. UNIT ORGANIZED
Officers Elected and Plans
Ready for Il Big Member
ship Campaign in
Baxter.

The Red Cross movement has
been taken up in earnest in Bax.
ter Springs. Monday night at
the Library hall a permanent
branch chapter of the Cherokee
county Red Cross society was
organized.
The meeting was opened by
Miss Audrey Smith, temporary
chairman, who introduced the
speakers of the evening. Rev.
Sergeant and AL Williams, both
of Columbus, delivered addresses
after which Mrs. c. W. Crane,
of Columbus took the chair and
opened for business.
The first step was a canvass
among those present for member
ship. All responded, bringing
the enrolment up to 5l. OfllcerS
were then elected as follows:
Mrs. R. B. Bates, chairman;
Miss Audrey Smith, vice chair
man; Mrs. J. W. Twente, secre-
tary; A. F. Pfremmer, treasurer.
An executive board was created.
1t consists of the president,
secretary and treasurer and o.
F. Brinton, Rev. J. H. Hoopin-
garner, Miss Gretchen Bilharz
and Miss Sarah Kelsey.
The executive board has selec-
ted the membership committee
as follows: Mrs. J. H. Boswell,
general chairman; Miss Mollie
Sweeney, chairman First Ward; (;
Mrs. L. L. Cardin, chairman
Second Ward; Mrs. Merton
Goodeagle chairman Third Ward.
The committee will select helpers
and a big campaign for member
ship will start right now.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
SETTLED OUT
Of COURT
Injunction Against Mineral
Belt Did Not Halt Con-
strucliOn Work.

The new railroad headed for
Baxter Springs will likely be run
ming trains here ahead of the
time set. The company expects
to run it's first train into Picher
on July 4.
s. A. Kenoyer, who last week
secured a temporary injunction
to mold up construction over his
land, has accepted a settlement.
The cause of the trouble was the
discovery that the appraisal
board had placed a valuation of
only $50 an acre on his land J
The parties got together in time,j
however, to prevent any delay I'M
the work.
Direct connections will. be
made at Quapaw by the Mineral
Belt railroad with the M. 0.
& G.. railroad. Heretofore the
Frisco has handled all cars from
the M. o. & G. for the Mineral
Belt. This will enable both lines
to take traffic direct from each!
other. The Mineral Belt will.
cross the Frisco and tap the M.
o. & G. line at Quapaw and
make this direct connection pos
sible.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
BAXTER'S
Ii Will Be Done in the Good
Old Fashsoned WAY at
Riverside Park
July 18th.

Riverside Park, recently opened
by Messrs. Hooker, Fancher and
Farrell, is the big attraction now.
Sunday hundreds of people visit
ed the resort and many spent
nearly the entire day boating and
bathing and enjoying the cool
shade. Picnic parties were there
with their lunches and the re-
freshment booth operated by G.
B. Lamb was we'll patronized.
The supply of boats and bathing
suits was way short of the de-
mand, but the manager will have
a larger supply next Sunday.
Special arrangements are being
made for a picnic celebration on
these beautiful grounds on July
4, Several attractions are COM
ing to set up for the day and pro-
visions will be made for picnic
parties. There will also be dane
ing and speaking if possible. 1t
will afford an ideal place to par
ticipate in a quiet and orderly
celebrations People of Baxter
and the countryside and from
neighboring towns should cele-
brate at Riverside Park. All are
invited and the admission to the
grounds is free.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
Drill Cuttings

On H. w. Smiths place, about
nine miles southwest of Baxter
Springs, ore was encountered at
depth of 250 feet. Owing to
the swift current of water it has
not been possible to get any
amount of drill cuttings to ascer-
tain the real nature of the strike.
Messrs. Ash, Luke and Thur
man have sunk a shaft through
ore on the Ports land and they
are now drifting. The hole shows
good lead and zinc. On another
part of the Ports land Charles
Edwards of Joplin is sinking two
shafts. He expects to be in ore
soon.
In the first hole drilled on L..
B. Brewster's place west of Bax-
ter Springs a strike that assayed
10 per cent was made at a depth
OF 21O feet.
On the Ebenstein place five
drill rigs are working and two of
them are in ore.
In the first shaft sunk on the
Jack Rabbit mining lease south
of Baxter Springs the drill went
into steel jack" that has a very
pretty formation.
In an abandoned shaft at the
Charles Blackhawk Quapaw land
which was being cleaned recent
ly some good jack formations
were found.
Ben Wissell and associates of
Joplin recently made a l9 per
cent lead and zinc strike south
west OF Baxter Springs.
A Is foot face strike OF two per
cent was made on the VOCAL
land recently.
DR.. J. c. Jackson and associates
are re-opening the old shaft on
the Alabam Coon place. The
shaft housei is ready for operation.
On another holding of the
Charles Blackhawk Quapaw land
on the Lincolnville road, a strike
was made at a depth of sc feet.
At 80 feet the drill was still in
ore.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
MINING PROSPECTS
AND DEVELOPMENT
Activities in the Baxter Terri
tory Continue TO Prove Ex-
istence of Rich Ore
Deposits.

A very rich lead strike was
made last week on the Cooper
estate land a short distance south
of the city limits of Baxter. At
the depth of 100 feet the drill
went into the ore and so far it
has shown u Is foot face uni
formly rich. The first two holes
drilled on this land were lost.
The drillers were unable to deep
er than las feet. The third hole
was started with a new drill rig
and by a new driller since which
no obstacles have been encoun-
tered. The plan of the lease
holders is to drill out a mill site.
The lease is held by F. r. Cook,
M. T. Mitchell andEd Morton,
of Springfield and E. j. Green, c.
M. Harden and Charles Hamp-
ton of Mountain Grove and John
Reed of West Plains, Mo.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
WILL REBUILD II. II.
ROAD To P|CHER
Baxter Citizens Take Lead in
Drive That Gets the Money
and Starts Work
This Week.

Through the efforts of Baxter
Picher Good Road association
about $4,000 has been raised
and work on the road between
the two cities started Tuesday.
The resurfacing Of the road will
be in charge of Scott Jarrett.
The committee that are raising
funds for the improvement. are
J. o. Goodwin and Otis Everett,
who will solicit in Picher, w. II.
Apple and Mr.. Nc Williams at
Baxter Springs and A. Z. Bende-
lari and Charles Wells at Joplin.
Joplin business men are expected
to contribute generously espec-
tally those who have motor
trucks going over the road.
According to estimates about
$4 900 is needed to complete the
Improvements, but at least $500
will be needed to keep it in re-
pair. In order to meet this ex-
pense it is hoped by the members
of the organization to secure
enough subscribers to contribute
certain sum each month for
Arrangements have been COM
pleted with Eagle Picher Lead
Company to secure chat for the
upkeep. Drivers of trucks re-
turning from the Oklahoma field
will be asked to secure a load of
gravel at a hopper, to be erected
and dump it for use on the road,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
LONG-DELL co. EXPANDS
Makes Baxter a Supply Center
for Line of Several Lumber
Yards.

Baxter Springs has been desig-
mated headquarters by the Long
Bell Lumber company for line
of yards to be established along
the line of the Mineral Belt rail-
road. This was the subject the
company had in view when it
purchased last week additional
yard room at the corner Of Main
and Sheridan streets.
Towns already selected for new
yards are Quapaw, St. Louis and
Picher and negotiations are pend
ing for sites in other communities
in the mining district.
Gust Lundgren, who has been
in charge of the Baxter business
Of the company for many years,
will continue with greatly en-
larged duties, and increased sal
ary. Ira Belmont will become
field manager for the territory.
Reuben Jenson will have charge
Of the accounting department
and will be assisted by r. S.
Mcbride. Max Friend will be
yardman.
Supplies and material other
than lumber will be shipped to
Baxter Springs and distributed
from this point, thus making a
substantial saving in freight rates
and greatly facilitating the de-
livery of orders.
The new deal means a large in
crease in the volume of business
to be accredited to Baxter
Springs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
ROGERS ELECTRIC LINE
TO KAN.-0KLA. FIELD
Continuation of Southwest Missouri Rail.
road from Baxter Springs South Is
Now Absolutely Sure Con-
struction to Be Pushed.

thence west to city limits, thence
seuthwesterly to the state line
and west along the state line to
a point east of Blue Mound
thence southwest to Picher.
The third survey was run from
a point about midway between
the other two surveys.
Mr.. Molloy stated that he was
now engaged in making terms
with the property owners along
the three prospective routes and
that his company would decide
on the one on which the right of
way can be secured on the most
advantageous terms.
Material for the extension is
available and since there will be
practically no grading, the con-
s,ruction of this section will be a
very simple undertaking COM
pared with the road between
here and Galena, which is per-
haps the most expensive piece of
railroad construction in the state
of Kansas.
1t appears to The News that the
route that will do Baxter Springs
the most good is the one that
will run down Military street to
the south limits, and it is very
important that the city should
offer inducements to Mr.. Rogers
to use that survey.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28

The News is in possession OF
official authority to announce
that the Southwest Missouri
Railroad Co., now building from
a point just east of Galena to
this city, is not going to stop
here but will be continued south
to take in the principal COM
munities in the Kansas-Oklahoma
mining field and eventually con-
tinue through to Oklahoma City.
The authority to publish this
news, which presages a big busi-
ness boom for Baxter Springs,
was obtained from T. C. Molloy,
the company's field agent and
right of way man.
Mr.. Molloy stated that the
company had just completed
three surveys to Picher, which
section of the extension will be
built first and will be completed
as soon as the extension now
building east of here is ready for
use.
The first survey is from the
corner of Sheridan and Military
streets, west on Sheridan to the
city limits and thence southwest
erly to Picher. The second runs
south on Military from the same
point to a point where the
Omaha addition joins the city,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
Order of Moose Instituted

By the initiation Of 80 charter
members the Baxter Lodge ll7S
of the Loyal Order Of MoOse'Was
instituted in the Cooper hall by
the district director, T. E. Cooper,
Friday evening. -.
The following officers were
elected: DictatOff James M.
Hunt; past dictator, James F.
McKeown; secretary, ESrud 4 7.
Wright; treasurer, John u Co6per;
vice dictator, D. L. Cox preIate,
R. D. Barnes; sarNeant at arms,
Van Cavanaugh; orator, ]. r.
Mason; inner guard, John Payne;
outer guard, M. w. Robertson.
Trustees OF the lodge are: P. NJ.
Clark, Jr.; Andy 0'Donnel and
Fred Ryou. Lodge physicians
are DrS. J. H. Boswell and Henry
r. Scates.
The initiation of another group
of members will take place next
Friday night. These viii also be
counted as charter membePs>
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
A lawsuit has resulted from a

A lawsuit has resulted from a
mixup over the sale Of the lot on
the corner of Military and Sher-
idan streets by the Polster sisters,
of St. Louis. C. M. Mitchell, Of
Mountain Grove, Mo-, claims
that he bargained with the own
ers' for the lot but that instead
of receiving a deed to it the lot
was sold to ]. W. Grantham,
He is therefore suing for 81, ,OOO
damages. Mr.. Grantham ad-
vanced money on the purchase
with contract and insists upon
having a deed to the lot. The
matter Is likely to get into the
court for settlement,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28

The old Mission mine, which
in its time was considered one of
the largest producers and which
was abandoned because of low
price of ore, has been reopened.
A new mill is being built and it
will be operated as soon as it is
ready
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
Lots Bring Big Price.

A c. Edrington sold his so by
142 lot on South Military street,
next to the roller skating rink,
for almost $4,000. The property
was bought by D. S. Buyers Of
Pittsburg, Kan. A modern buiid-
ing win Be placed there tOp busi-
ness purposes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
New Mill for Hoekerville

Pennington, Mo-, people are
putting up a new mill at Hooker
vile which is located southwest
of Baxter Springs, only about
two miles from the city limits.
Two shaft sites have been proved
and the strikes made show from
Is to 20 per cent ore which is
mostly jack. The strikes were
made here at 168 feet.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28

Atty. R. E. Rosenstein has ef.
fected a settlement between the
Joplin Royalty Mining company
and Kate Mahollen, who sued for
damages on account of the acci-
dental death Of her husband, An
drew, in the company's mine
north of Galena last January.
The amount Of the judgement
confessed was $2,75O.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28

Walter Sullivan has leased to
Oklahoma City parties DO acres
directly opposite the Sunnyside
school house, south Of Baxter
Springs. The lease is for 10
years at 8 per cent and bonus
of $500. Drilling must start
within 60 days and active min
ing operations as soon as it may
be determined that ore in paying
quantities exists. Another tract
of 80 acres slso owned by Mr..
Sullivan, a half mile west of the
first forty, was leased a few
weeks ago. Three holes have
been sunk here and in each
instance ore was found. In one
ore was reached at 1SS feet, and
it is showed a 35 foot face. The
second hole showed a 81 foot
face and the third 20 feet. The
company expects to drill a few
more holes and then begin on a
shaft and the erection of a mill.
The first lease on this 80 is held
by Holland and Douthit and the
second by Springfield, Mo-,
parties.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28

The West Plains are drilling a
piece of ground located at the
Pete Clabber allotment south of
the old Mission mine. Two holes
have been drilled on this. In
one of them the strike was made
at a depth of 85 feet and the
drill continued in the ore body
until it reached 115 feet. Out of
this 80 foot % feet of it was jack
and 9 feet lead. In the second
hole the strike was made at II
sect and at 100 feet the drill had
not yet gone out of the ore body.
This hole is all jack. In an
abandoned shaft on this same
piece of land ore was found at a
depth of 80 feet. There is every
indication that thfs shaft has had
a "blow out"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
Pathfinder Mining Co. Active

The Pathfinder Mining COM
pany, whose members are George
Glade and Adam Scott, both of
Joplin, have put down 18 drill
holes on twenty acres of land un-
der their lease near the Melrose
Mining company's hOldin gs
southeast of St. Louis.
Ore was encountered at ITO
feet practically lie every hole and
an almost continuous ore face
showed from 110 to 180 feet. A
mill site has already been blocked
and a 300-ton mill will he built
as soon as possible.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28
Old Mines Reopened

The Hannibal and St.Joe mines
south Of Baxter Springs, which
were formerly owned by Spring
field people, have been taken
over by another group of men:
The mines are being operated
nnW
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-28

F. M. Congdon has remodelsd
the building q, the coFae Of
Main and Hs0sho stTOets recent
" vacated by o. D. lockhof.
the drytlsonU,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-08
HISTORIC ROME VILLA
RESTORED TO OWNERS

Rome, Sept. 8.-After 337 years the
historic Villa Farnesina, located on
the banks of the Riber a half mile dis
tant from St. Peters church. will
again be occupied by descendants of
its original owners and builders the
Princes of Chigi.
The head of the house, Prince Ludo-
vic Chigi, who last year was appointed
to the important position of Marshal
of the Holy church and the Guard of
the Conclave and, therefore, rules the
Vatican during the interim between
the death of a pope and the election
of new one, recently disposed of the
Chigi palace, to the Italian govern
ment. 1t is stated that by this sale
he was put in a posas,on to buy back
the. Villa Farnesina,' erected in 1909
IL by the papaI banker Agostino Chi
gi and notable because of it's frescoes
by Raphael.
The palace will be restored and re-
furnished as it was when first occu-
pied by the Chigi family, an auction
sale having been held recently to rid
the palace of the furniture left there
by the King of Naples. The return
of the Chigis is considered remarkable
since, it is proverbial in Rome that
when once a family leaves its home.
it leaves forever.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-08
FROST MAY STRIKE
GROWING CROPS IN
EARLY OCTOBER DAYS

Truckers and gardeners planning
for late crops should be aided in de-
termining their best BETS on the
first front by referring to this his
tor1cal summary of frost occurrences
just issued by the United States
Weather Bureau:
BY the first few days in October
killing frost occurs on the average one
year in two as far south as the south
ern portion of Nebraska, southern and
eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin,
most of the interior portion of lower
Michigan, and throughout the great
er part of New England.
There prevails in some sections a
popular belief that in the season
when frost may be. expected it's occur
renee is largely Influenced by the
phase of the moon, or, other periodical
phenomena. Careful tabulation OF
frost data and it's comparison with
moon phases fails to disclose any such
relation. All persons interested are
therefore cautioned to watch, not the
moon, but the forecasts issued by the
Weather Bureau.