Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-04
FOIL BANDIT BAND
Citizens Of Milford Exchange
Shots With'GapQ Of Thieves
for Four Hours.
SOLDIERS HELP IN PURSUIT
Trucks Loaded With Troops Fro"
Fort Riley Secured Country In
Search Of FugItlves.


A battle between bank robbers and
the citizens OF Milford lasted four
hours early the other morning before
the bandits were routed from the
spoils. About $4,000 was in the bank
according 10 the cashier, but this was
moi taken. They made their escape
on handcar, but later took refuge In
a. motor car. which they found along
The route.
Trucks loaded with soldiers were
sent in pursuit b. Colonel George II
McN!aster provost marshal. and Lieu
tenant Jerry Dugan. his assistant, OF
I Camp Funston.
An explosion was heard ABOUT mid
night by Charles Say. night telephone
operator at Milford Laater he saw
three men crouching near the door Of
the State bank. He Immediately
spread the alarm. The second eXplo'
sion occurred just rs the citizens an
swering the alarm approached the
bank. They were armed with pistols
and shotguns. 0ne OF the robbers
fired through a plate glass window and
this was followed by a shot from an
other one OF the band. The third ban
dit tampered with the lock. Several
charges OF explosives were fired Dy
one OF the men while his companions
held off The crowd
This continued until 1 o'clock. when
the men made their escape through II
rear door of the hank and fled to the
Union Pacific railroad tracks and
seized handcar and soon afterward
left IL for the motor car,
Surrounding towns reported that Il
large black motor cur without a Ii.
cense had passed through.
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Ore Strike in kansas.-A siXty-foot
face ore strike eight miles west Of
Baxter Springs was reported recent
" on what IL known as the Stuart
Hamilton lease north Of the Blue
Mounds. Some Of the drill cuttings
assayed 30 per cent. but II is said by
experienced miners that II will aver
age Is per cent.
Two Die at Crossing. were
killed and three seriously injured
when a Santa Fe express train struck
a motor driven by Will Fox, aStarm-
er on a grade crossing fifteen miles
east of Hutchinson recently. Fox.
his wife and three daughters were In
the machine. Mrs. Fox and daughter,
Gertrude. 8, were almost instantly
killed. Mr.. Fox, Gladys, 8, and Goldle.
4, were picked up badly injured.
Winona to Fight for Road.-At
meeting in Winona, attended by near
" every taxpayer of the town. meas
ures were taken to employ the best
legal talent available TO contest the
effort of the Colorado, Kansas 4 Ok
IdnOIlld NdilIOuu W Outdih pVl lHioSiOh
from the state utilities board TO tear
ND its tracks between Russell Springs
the. county seat of Logan county, and
WinOna.
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A Big Salt Find.-A 3O0.foot vein Of
rock salt has been struck at Lyons at
a depth of 74S feet by the American
Salt and Coal Company, Kansas City
concern Company officials say the
new plant. which will be in operation
the first of the year. will have capa-
city Of 1000 barrels day and will
be probably the largest salt shaft in
the world.
Liuht Plant Burns.-The electric
lighting plant at Protection, burned
recently with a loss of $25,0O0. The
waterways plant nearby was saved.
The city had voted bonds for a new
plant. but had not started work.
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New Hotel for Winfield Winfield
Is to have a modern 6.story hotel op-
pOsite court house square. The con-
tract has been signed between the H.
L. Stevens Company of Chicago, no
tel builders and operators, and COM
mittee OF Winfield men representing
a hotel organization that had raised
$4,000 for the building.
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Killed by a Fall.-Harry Mccoy, 21,
married and father Of one child, was
instantly killed when he fell from the
fourth floor to the basement in the
H. d. Lee Mercantile building at
Salina.
From Editor to Arehaeolouist-Geo.
Remsburg, for fifteen years editor and
publisher of the Potter Kansan, which
he recently sold, is considering q po
sition as archaeological explorer for
Phillips Academy at Andoyer, Mass.
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Early Day Blacksmith Dead
Christopher. H. Strictly. a pioneer Of
Council Grove, is dead in hospital In
Topeka. Mr.. Strieby came from Penn.
Eylvania to Kansas in 1856. He opened
the first blacksmith shop between To