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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15
ANOTHER DRUG STORE

The jackson Drug company Of Jop-
lin is planning to come to Baxter
Springs and put up an up-to-date
drug store, according to reports that
have reached here through authentic
sources. The coming Of this company
to Baxter has been a matter Of con-
lecture for some time. In fact 1t was
rumored several times that they We're
after certain buildings in the city. 1t
is now made public that they have ac-
uuired the lease on the Keith d
Burke building at the corner OF Mill
tary ond Neosho streets and in the
near future It will be remodeled to
suit the needs Of the company. 1t is
stated that the building will be en-
tended back to the alley. They
will have a splendid front on both
streets and q set of modern office
rooms in the second story. The Home
Grocery, which is occupying the build
ing now, will move to its new home
on South Military street, north Of the
Arbuthnot building as soon as that
place is ready. It is thought probable
that the remodelling of the old build
ing will not be started until the Home
Grocery moves out.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15
GET SS55 FOR SERVICES
AT BAXTER FIRE

The sum of 1855 was received We'd
nesday by Fire Chief Herman Weller
and Ernest Watson, driver, from the
Baxter fire department for services
rendered during the Baxter fire Sum
day.
This money will be utilized in re-
imbursing the Galena firemen for the
damage sustained to their clothing
during the fire.
Fire Chief Weller and Mr.. Watson
were in Joplin yesterday afternoon
for the purposes Of settling with the
Joplin department. S11e.5O out Of
the SS55 which was received from
Baxter was turned over to the Joplin
fire department. ThsSS aSiundats
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15

Hill District Bordering On
River Popular With Home
Bullders-Thirty Houses
In Four Blocks

Did you know, Mr.. Citizen. that
home-builders are making Northeast
Baxter one Of the most beautiful resi-
dence sections that can be imaginedi
When you "kick over" the Ford next
Sunday for the days run, 90 east on
Sheridan street to the top Of the hill,
and turn north. We feel sure that
you will be repaid, for in the radius Of
four blocks, there are about 30 new
houses either under construction or
finished. Situated as they are in one
Of Natures most beautiful spots, sur
rounded by the old trees that give
one feeling that these places have
been there always which even the new
ness of the buildings can't quite dis
pei.
Practically all Of this district has
been built in the last five months,
the contracting has been done mostly
by G. L. Parmenter, with the other
local men receiving their share In
proportion to their ability TO obtain
material and workmen. Some Of the
property owners of the district are:
G. W. Buckingham, Mr.. Kelley Of the
Vinegar Hill Mining company, c. H.
Daniels, T. ]. Embry, R. ]. -Newkirk,
NJ. E. Jennings, Miss Rebecca Hunter
and Mrs. Baker, the Alternately
lumber Company, d. S. Chubb. Some
real estate men also have built sew.
eral houses each, both for rent and
for sale.
Taken all together, "The Hill" is
fast growing into q residence section
that Is credit to Baxter, or any
other place, and one that reflects
credit on the town as a WHOLE for
after all, "The Home" is the greatest
institution in the world, and q good
clean residence section is the best rec
commentator that any city can have.
The most essential thing now lack
ing in the Hill district is sidewalks
As q resident of the district, the
News man takes the liberty Of saying
to the property owners, Lets get to
gether; start something, and get
those sidewalks in this fall"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15

First Publi.hsd In Ths Baxter Spring. Nsws
October 26. 1917
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CHEROKEE
COUNTY. STATE OF KANSAS.
SITTING AT COLUMBUS
Beatrice Humphrey. Plaintiff
vs.
Peter Letter, W. A. Botkin, and Z. +. Botkin. n
they be living. and II not, their unknown hsir1.
executors, administrators, devlsses, trustees and
assigns. DESCENDANTS.
PUBLICATION NOTICE
STATE OF KANSAS to the above named defend.
anita and each Of thsm.
GEEETING:
You and each Of you. are hereby notified that ths
plaintiff, Beatrice Humphrey. on the cath day Of
October, 1917, fled her petition In the above
entitled court In said cause. and that you have
been sued In said court and must answer aid peti
ton on o. before the 7th day Of December, 1917, o.
said petition viii b taken - true and Judgment
rendered against you, thu nature Of which VIII b
that tho court enter judgment quoting plaintins
title, In and to the following real estate to-Wit
Lots twelve (l2), and thirteen Qa). In block
thirteen (lS) Vansps Addition to the city Of Baxter
Spring., Cherokee County. Stats Of Kansas. and
declaring al claims Of estate or interest, In and TO
land Of III Of you, the said dsfendants to be null
and void and Of no force or effect ~ against the
estate Of the sAid plaintiff. and barring and sxclud-
ing all Of you from any rghts. titles, estate. or
interest therein, and for such other and fuFthsr
relief q 70 the court may seem equitable and proper
and for costs.
Dated tha cath day Of October, 1917.
BEATRICE HUMPHREY.
(SeaD Plaintiff.
BY Grant WagEoner, Her Attorney.
Attest: FRED SIMKIN,
Clark Of thu District Court.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15
PRINTED STATIONERY PAYS

What about the up-to-date station
cry YOU were to have made? We re-
Gently heard of two farmers who
happened to apply about the same
time for loans from trust company.
Farmer A had printed stationery and
wrote his letter on a typewriter;
Farmer B, just as well off as A in
the worlds goods, used a pencil and
scratch paper and wrote on both
sides of the sheet. The result was
BIS letter made so bad an impression
that he experienced considerable de-
lay and trouble in getting his loan,
while AS was granted almost immed-
lately. In getting results from cor
respondence, the neatly written let
ter on printed stationery is as far
superior to a pencil scrawl on a piece
of scratch paper as a twelve cylinder
automobile is to an Ox-cart.-The
Vail (Iowa) Observer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15
BAXTER AsTONISHED BY MER.
CHANTS STORY

A merchant relates the following:
"For years I could not sleep with
out turning every hour. Whatever
| ate caused gas and sourness. Also
had stomach catarrh. ONE SPOON
Full buckthorn bark, glycerin, ETC.,
as mixed In Adler-i-ka relieved me
INSTANTLY" Because Adler-i-ka
fiushes the ENTIRE alimentary
tract II relieves ANY CASE consti-
patton, sour stomach or gas and
prevents appendicitis. II has
QUICKEST action Of anything we
ever sold. Jas. c. Page, druggist.
No. 2
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15

MILL ON RAMONA LEASE

A TOO ton capacity mill Ia being
built In a site seven miles southwest
Of this city. held under lease BY the
Ramona Mining company. Tho plant
II Is expected. will be In operation BY
Christmas. The mill win be equipped
with oil engines for power and the
plan Of the company IL TO make 1t
modern In every way. H. D. Barn
dollar Is president Of the company.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15

A. p. Hawkins Of the Hawkins
Drug company Of Kansas City, spent
a day in Baxter Springs last week
with the hope Of finding a location
in which to open drug store.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
Teleph one,
Hanover @ll

conservative policy in respect TO new
commitments in view of the ap-
preaching instalment Of the Liberty
Loan which is expected to be
brought out in the fall. Despite the
heavy current and future demands
on banking funds, the position of the
banks seems to be unusually strong,
which means that they will be well
able to meet the strain that crop
moving and the next war loan will
impose on their resources. 1t ap-
pears that the banks of the country
actually took for their own account
only a small proportion of the Lib
erty Loan, less than one-fourth and
probably less than one-ffth of the
total issue, according to the Federal
Reserve bulletin. The amount which
they have assisted their customers
in carrying cannot be stated, but the
figures so far available show that it
has been but a small part of the
total. This is equivalent to saying
that a large fraction of the issue
may be regarded as having been
absorbed" When the next loan
comes it is expected that the banks
will make an effort to relieve the
strain on the money market by en-
ploying the rediscount privilege on
a larger scale than before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
Fixed War Profit
Is Conference Plan
u. S. Departments Favor
Straight Purchase-and-
Sale Contracts

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The Inter
departmental Cost Conference to-day,
after two months discussion, recon-
mended that where fair prices can be
obtained war contracts should be in
the form of straight purchase AM -sale
contracts at fixed prices. It was ad-
mitte4. however, that the cost-plus
contract may be necessary where the
production involves difficult and COM
plicated manufacturing effort or con-
dtions which could not be clearly
foreseen. In cost-plus contracts a fixed
profit of definite sum of money per
article be agreed upon as far as pos
sible, instead Of the percentage of cost,
was suggested.
A pamphlet issued to-day contains
detailed recommendations for contract
ing officials which is intended to sug-
gest some Of the broad economic and
equitable points involved in war con-
tracts, and TO express the preference Of
the conference for n straight purchase
and-sale contract at a fixed price, since
il is simpler in terms, easier to work
under and. generally speaking, produc-
tive of quicker and better results.
There is also a comprehensive man
ual on cost definitions. including rec
concentrations for collating cost data
In connection with war business as
we'll as private business.
For the first time in the history OF
this government. or In the history of
any other so far as is known, repre-
sentative business in varied lines was
summoned for the purpose Of DELHI
Grating on the contract forms and cost
definitions as they might see fit to
make. Many OF these recommenda-
tons have been embodied In the work
published by the government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13

The money market has again felt
the effects Of fresh government bor-
rowing. Payments made last week
on account of the latest issue Of
$500, 100000 Of United States Treas
ury certificates of indebtedness were
responsible In large part for a mod
crate advance in money rates in the
Wall Street market. At the Stock
Exchange the call rate rose to 4
per cent, and In the case Of loans for
fixed periods a hardening tendency
was noted. In commercial paper no
important change has taken place,
with operations continuing on an
average basis of about 8 per cent.
Bankers generally are pursuing q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
Where the y. S.
Gold Dollar Isn't
Worth Face Value
Spain, Embarrassed by Flood of
Metal, Buys 1t Only at
Discount

American financial and commercial
interests have in the last few months
devoted considerable attention to the
abnormal Spanish exchange situation
because of the heavy outward flow of
gold from the United States to Spain.
Approximately s3O,ooo,ooo Of gold has
been exported on Spanish account since
the first Of the year, and the movement
still continues.
Spanish pcsetas have ruled at pre-
MUM above the par Of 1913 cents for
months, and of late the price has held
above % cents. which represents a
premium of about 10 per cent. Under
the circumstances, it is only natural
that there should be an export move
ment of gold from this country. II
represents the liquidation Of the trade
balance which Spain has rolled up
against the Allied nations since the
war began. The $1,000, 100000 gold
that has been forwarded here by the
Entente countries in the last two and
a half years, while 1t has had for its
immediate object the sterilization Of
the leading exchange Of the world, that
between New York and London, was
ultimately destined to be reshipped in
part to other creditor nations. includ-
ing Spain.
Too Much Gold
Spain now has a superabundance Of
gold. owing to its imports from other
quarters besides the United States. The
Bank Of Spain has accumulated ap-
proximately s3oo,OOO,oOo. So much
gold has been received that the Span
ish bank has recently gone so far as
TO penalize gold imports and at the
present time will buy gold only at a
discount, which now stands at 6 per
cent on American gold eagles and 2
per cent on English sovereigns The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13

anese have been concentrating NJ.
energy on shipbuilding. ~ ,hs.
ter what the cost. they have see. v, VS.
a good return on the investmen' 4 I,
certain; that the earning po~s.. ., he
steel vessel for several years S.,D 49,.
war would far more than e9nip', nr q
for its present high cost nnssusi
high as Il cents and p cents per e. j Rrsl
for American plates delivered ID ~ Is,
been the oSatstanding feature " sa 81 ~,
plate market. An analysis OF v1 ~ tss
plate exports reveals the EN- Ian 81
striking movement toward Jsp. - ,hsi
leaps and bounds the outgo ,y ~
country has increased from M. on, ,on, s
gross tons in 1913 and S;E'' For ~
fsi4 to se,45s tons in 1912 40. iils
Japan's share Of plate exports " AZ b.
565 tons, or nearly 90 per ee"'
fatal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
81 100000 Bond Issue

Announcement has been msadGsr-ri.
Lee. Higginson & Co. have have ssr nS !
ten on issue of si,4OC,VoV ~, bont'
per cent convertible deoen'.rs;. COS
OF the Buffalo General EieeIs Ling a.
pany. A part OF the issue Is o. y
fered at 100 and accrued ih'
WELD 6 per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13

Steel plate shipments to Japan have
been an outstanding feature of our phe-
nomenal war exports. Quick to per-
ceive the profit to be made out Of mer-
chant vessels In the face Of q whole
sale destruction Of shipping. the Jap.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
Stocks

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
TRANSACTIONS
Rail. Other All
roads. stocks. stocks.
This week 25O2o0 2,443, 100 2,613,s0
Last week 1850 LAS, 100 864,6oo
Year ago. .527, 500 1,574,7o0 100000
January to date:
1917. liz, S4S, 600 los, 1852, 500 118.19S,5 500
1916. is 1866, 100 S0,671,20o 97,037, 800
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13

During the past month approx
mately S9O,OO0,O0O Of new short
term financing has been arranged,
the largest total in months. The fol-
lowing Wall Street compilation
shows what has taken place in this
respect, with the interest yields at
the offering prices:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
FINANCIAL MEETINGS
Canada Copper Corporation
LIMITED

The Canada Copper Corporation, -. II 4
tied, Is advised that a large hum "a
shares OF It's outstanding STOCK O..ssr,a
stand in the name Of the owner .a" vi
A meeting Of the stockho.oe's US, ~
Company has been called Tor AVs ,.s,.
1911, 70 vote upon proposition y NJ
$4,000, 900 First Mortgage bonos ..o<s
Company and 10 Increase rs espits' 800 80.
20 $40, 00o.00O Only stockholdefs q !. iyii,
at the close OF business on Augus r..crf
Will be allowed TO vote at said H.''N-
and 20 subscribe 10 said bonds ,,.s
As the rights TO subscribe 70 ~. .ts., rs,
will be valuable, the Company sa,n, I.
Il is very important that lhs .,Ssir os;
said stock have Il transferred 70 W
names on or before August II, ~ y.s
The Equitable Trust company csy .
York, 81 Wall Street. New lols =, So.
the Transfer Agent OF the s'oeN
Company.
r. H. EGGLESTON, seeretso'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
TO THE HOLDERS or PREFERRED
STOCK or
THE PIJTTBURGH & WEST VIRGINIA
RAIINAY COMPANY.

New YORK, y. =, AuguBt 3, III
AZ regular meeting Of tho Board OF
directors OF The Pittsburgh a West VIZ
e,nia Railway Company held a, tho once
H.,on1b az Manhattan, New YORK CITY, on
~ second DAY OF August. 1917. dividend
81 sns and ons.hslf llh% per cent was
declared on the Preferred Stock 81 We
S.onnsny FOR the quarter ended June 20.
isi7 psyabls geptsmbsr ]. 1917. 20 stock
hoiSsfs n record August ~, 1911
Holders Of interim eerincaios reprsrnt-
Ing orefsrYed stock should present their
ssstgfeatss for exchange for detDitiye Ger.
,l6eates on or before August 20, 1911, at
.f;lee Of Central Trust COMPANY Of Ne"
yoyk, % Wall street, New York City.
81. j. BEUESEH. Bsorstsrr,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13

With. such a colossal programme
facing the country-one, however,
which causes no apprehension, the
nations financial and economic re-
sources are well able to to take care
of it if properly conserved and con-
centrated-it is small wonder that
the investment markets generally
should continue in a state of stagna-
ton. AS has been pointed out time
and time again, the government has
first call on surplus investment
funds; therefore it is not to be ex-
pected that corporate enterprises
will obtain new capital without pay
ing fancy prices. Moreover, the de-
mand for gilt-edged issues of long
standing will continue at minimum
for the same reason. 1t is a case OF
war finance eclipsing peace finance.
Developments in the financial mar
kets of recent weeks tell the story
clearly. Bond prices have fallen to
the lowest levels in years, interest
Yields are extraordinarily high, and
such new financing as is being done
is of the uneconomic and costly
short-term variety. Last week the
Great Northern Railroad, property
created by the late James j. Hill,
with credit of the best, had to resort
to a three-year note issue to raise
S20,000,000 at a cost of around {
per cent. Not only this, but the
road had to put up s25,000,00o of its
first and refunding a per cent bonds
as collateral. The average yield on
such note issues as have been brought
out lately has run from 6 to Z pei
cent. This is high enough to attract
a substantial investment demand. II
seems that investors are DESTROYS OF
placing their funds where they will
be most liquid. Short-term securi'
ties have been well taken for this
reason. 1t is an unfortunate STATE
of affairs when companies of gooc
standing are compelled to pay such
abnormally high prices for new CAPT
tai, but it is one of the costs of the
war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
Monday, August IS, 1917

If any doubt has fingered in the
Wall Street mind regarding the
enormous demands the war is going
to impose upon the financial re-
sources Of the United States it is
rapidly being dissipated. Develop
mentS of the past week have been OF
a character calculated to drive
straight home the fact that before
the end of the struggle comes the
total of expenditure on the war ac-
count will far exceed early esti-
mates. War costs are mounting
steadily and have been doing so
since the beginning of hostilities. 1t
/ is we'll that these facts are coming
to the surface, for the more the pub
| lie is impressed with the country's
needs the easier will be the task OF
providing for those needs. Latest
advices from Washington indicate
that Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo plans to ask Congress for the
authorization of new bond issue OF
$4,000, 100000 at the current session
of the national legislature. If the
proposal is favorably acted upon, the
total amount of money authorized to
be raised in the first year Of the war
by the United States will foot s15,-
600 100000, exclusive of ordinary
government income. Bonds already
authorized, of which $4,000, 1000, 600
have been sold, total $4,000, 900, 600;
short term securities authorized
amount to s2,OOO,OOO,O00; the tax
alton programme is calculated to
yield S2,0OO,OOe,0OO more and the
proposed new bond authorization
would yield an additional s6,OOO,-
900. 900. This, of course, does not
mean that all this money must be
raised at once. 1t does mean, how
ever, that the total will have to be
raised in the course of the first year
, of the war, if the huge expenditures
now being planned are to be met.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13

All stocks quoted dollars per share.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-13
Ship Plates for Japan

Eek dividend.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-23
RED CROSS COTTON SOLD At
\lITION FOR S17i.D2
". L.. Townsend Bought Last BALE
ut J2.5O: Hynd> Bought Two.
and Roberts One Bale.

The public auction of four bales
of cotton for tn" benefit of the local
chapter of the Red Cross last Satur-
day resulted in netting S11I92 from
III" four bales. which money will BE-
used by the organization tn carry
'on its work locally. The cotton was
ginncd free. after the various cotton
firms had contributed the cotton
plus what had been thrown in the
Red Cross sack al the corner OF Main
and Second.
Tn" auction was pr"rodcd by a
big parad" in which each OF tn.
bales rode on "A separate truck. and
in which tn" Red Cross and auxil-
iarics. and the several other county
chapters, as we'll as the cotton men.
officials, and school children partic-
ipated.
Attorney V. B, Hayes conducted
the sale, and the bales were sold AS
follows, First Ia Sam Hynds for
3,.'5. second To NJ |. Roberts for
@Ar, third To Sam liynds for soc per
pound. and the fourth TO W. l.
Townsend n the top price OF 52.5O.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-23
EOI;GER OtT on BOND GETS ~
BAD AGAIN

The man, Rrady, alias Smith. alias
Wilson, who WAS arrested here hV
city officials and released on bond
from county court. after giving Il 10
cal store IA forged check for So. : O.,
Is again in bad and was turned over
10 the sheriff of Choctaw county this
"""k ny chief Dave Wright II seems
that the fellow presented Il check to
a local bank drawn on "A Hugo bank
for IN" sum of $3.50. purported to
bear the signature of l.. Il Wilson
The bank naturally refused to cash
tn" check. which was left for collec-
tion The Hugo bank refused pay
m"nt saying that the signature was
not that ot |. II Wilson. who did
business with them, and the warrant
was issued for the fellow. whose real
name, II appears. is Brady.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-23
Bryan County Oversubscribed
Army Y.M.C.A.Quota One-H Half

Wha, appeared during tn" middl"
of last "cek to be the failure of the
canipairn in this county to raise
$3.50" tor the work of III" Army Y.
NJ. {. a. suddenly changed into an
ovrrM lac ming success later in the
week. "hen final reports from var
iOns rarS of the county Indicated
that #n1 'criptiuns received exceeded
the @ppuriionm"nt by NOR" than
on" Er'i
The 'lmpaigr h"r" was "A part of
the muV' mcnt carried on in all parts
Of III" %ation last week Ia rais"
$"I un" ron for tn" work of the Ar
my Y. VI. G. \ among tn" American
Army l"d Navy in all part of tn
world Tn" work of tn" ~" con
'iSt, t"r the most part Of providing
for III" soldiers the comforts of Il
hom" which th"y do not get from
the Government The Government
clothes. feeds and cquips the men,
but mi''"S on provision for the en-
plOyIn.'t of his idle hours. nor for
any recreation or diversion for him
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-23
Mrs. D. u. WRIGHT DEAD

Mrs. H. ID. Wright, mother of Du-
rants chief of police. Dave Wright
died al BOnham. Texas. Sunday at-
tern0on AT 4:3O o'clock. after lin
gering illness. death being directly
due To cancer of III" stomach. De-
ceased was o. years of age at the
time of her demise" Funeral ser
vices We're held az Bonham, followed
by intcrment at Elwood cemetery,
AT Bonham Mrs. Wright is surviv-
ed by her husband and seven chill.
dren. who are as follows. Dav,,
Wright of Durant: Morgan. George.
Walter. and John. and Mrs Fanni,,
Gum. all Of Paducah. Texas. and
Mrs. j. B. Ticknor of Bonham.