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Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
OIL AND JACK ON
STESDINS LAND
Strong Indications of Good
Petroleum in 800. Feet
Well West of Baxter

A fine strike of lead and oil on
the Stebbins land seven miles
west of Baxter Springs comes
this week to swell the sensations
of rich strikes of ore in this min
ing field.
It is said that during the pros
pecting for zinc the drill went
into a fine oil bearing sand. The
log of the hole is kept secret, but
it is believed that the strike was
made at the 300 foot level. The
drill, the rope and the bucket
are black with oil.
The lease on this land is held
by ]. W. Cox of Columbus, Kan,
Harry Sparks of Tar River and
the real estate firm of Crawford,
Daniels & Yeargain Of Miami.
Three drill holes have been put
down. Ore was found in quanti-
ties in the first two holes.
Whether or not oil was found in
the two holes remains a secret,
but the third hole showed ex-
cellent oil and Jack.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

people. No holes have been
drilled here, but the lea. e holders
are opening an old shaft which
is already 60 feet in the ground.
The ore body shows here at So
feet. The shaft is being extended
until the bottom of the.ore body
is reached. D 49,: :;
An 300 ton mill, seven miles
southwest of Baxter Springs, on
the Cooper estate land viii be
erected by the Brown e. Head
Zinc Company. The work will
be started soon. -. .
This. lease has been thoroughly
prospected and a good run of ore
has. been found. Several drill
holes have been put down; and
the management is going to erect
Cne Of the largest mills in the
Oklahoma field at this place.
Material is being unloaded at
the mill site and the mill will be
modern in every way. The ore
run from the IT'S foot level to
225 feet, and two shafts are be-
ing sunk to the ore. .
j. E. Head of Tulsa, well
known oil man, is the principal
owner of the company, which
has large holdings on he Cooper
land.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
BLUE DIAMOND MILL
A Sister Plant TO the Blue
Mounds Is Now in the
Process of Construction

The Blue Diamond mill, a
sister mill to the Blue Mounds,
is now in the process of construc-
tion. That is the preliminary
steps are being taken for the
construction of the mill by the
Kenific people.
The first shaft sunk on this
place is being pushed ahead with
record making progress. In ten
days the workmen completed a
building 70 feet and the rapidity
of the construction is not slacken-
ed at all. Nal Wagner, the
superintendent of the Blue
Mounds has charge of the work
here and it is said that he will
keep on his good work at the
Blue Diamond as it has been
with the Blue Mound.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
|S|S DELPH|AN CLUB
National Chapter of Delphian
Society Organized Here

An enthusiastic meeting was
held at the home of Miss Ruth
Barnes on Saturday, Sept. 18th,
for the purpose of. organizing a
local chapter of Delphian society.
Mrs. NJ. G. Church, Delphian
field secretary, acted as temporary
chairman.
The regular constitution and
by laws of the Delphian society
were adopted; the object of the
club being to unite the members
in the study of the Delphian
course, to promote social progress,
higher education, personal i'm
provement and to have a repres-
entative organized body ready at
any time to take concerted action
on any measure that vitally
affects the life of the community.
The officers elected were:
president, Mrs. Merton Goodeagle;
vice president, Mrs. Nancy ].
Mcneil and secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. Fred l.. Malloch.
The standing committees are
as follows:
Program and entertainment
Mrs. A. Vayle Smith chairman;
Mrs. Nancy J. McNeill and Miss
Ruth Barnes.
Membership - Miss Audry
Smith, chairman; Miss Mabel
Rummel and Miss Irene Roberts.
Reception-Mrs. Id. Brewster,
chairman; Mrs. Fred l.. Mallock,
Miss Marie Covey.
Press and Publicity Miss
Georgia Hampton, chairman;
Mrs. Nancy j. Mcneil, Miss
Luella Schloeman.
The club will be known as the
Isis Delphian club and will meet
on the second and fourth Fridays
of each month at 7:30 p. m.
The opening meeting will be
held on Sept. 2Sth, at the home
of Miss Ruth Barnes.
Following is a list of the
charter members:
Mrs. L. d. Brewster, Miss
Ruth Barnes, Miss Marie Covey,
Mrs. Merton Goodeagle, Mrs.
Fred L. Mallock, Mrs. Nancy j.
Mcneil, Miss Georgia Hampton,
Miss Irene Roberts, Miss Mabel
Rummel, Miss Luella Schloeman,
Miss Audry Smith, Mrs. A. Vayle
Smith, Jr. and Mrs. j. B. 0pper-
man.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
SECOND CALL Of
FIRST DRAFT
Forty Per Cent of the Men
Drafted Will Report Today
at Columbus. Others
Held for Service

The call to the second contin-
gent of the first draft has al
ready reached to the homes OF
108 men in Cherokee county,
Twelve Others have been notified
to be in readiness to report in
case of failure of any Of the 10S
to appear at Columbus at the
designated time. The men make
up 40 per cent of the county's
quota: The first call included
only five per cent. The following
Baxter Springs and Spring Valley
township men will report today
for service:
Clifford Shucks, Clifford Jarrett,
Robert Jarrett, Raymond NJ.
Johnson, VIM. Jas. Youstler,
Harry Marcus Moser, Fay Green,
Orval Foster, Henry Shanks,
Charley Hudson and Thos.
Henry Haywood.
These men and Others from all
over this country will report at
Columbus at 1:30 p. m. The
following morning the Katy
railroad company will take them
on a special train to Camp
Funston.
The following Baxter Springs
men have been certified by the
district board and are held for
military service: Burrell Scott
Collins, Ira Arlinger Miller and
Harry Dauben.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
THINKS BAXTER
rs. NOW awake
former Baxterite : Commonds
the Move to-Fstabffar--
City Manager. Form =.
Of Coacrniitdf:.- ''t'

Dear Editor News:
At last Baxter is awake. A
City Manager form of govern
ment. will put your city on the
map. Baxter has an unusual op-
portunity, but so far as i can see
the city administration has. 1f01E
nothing to take advantage of the
situation. Now, with a. City
Manager to run. X0RknitI szntA-
City Booster to advertise it, de-
velopments ought to take. place.
You can make no mistake in
fighting for the City Manager.
The old type of city government
is a failure for present needs. The
needs of a town are business
needs. There isn't a business
man in your town that would
want his business run" by the
present city. government. 1t
would spell failure for the bus
mess, and in Baxter's present
needs it means failure for Baxter.
The present administration took
Office with fair. .promiaes and open
field-what has been done? TheY
may say "suct and suchH ofd1r-
nances have. been passed-but
what .of. it? What you want are
RESULTS, not ordinances. '0r4
dinances do net cut weeds, build
and repair streets, construct sew
ers or make the town sanitaryA'
but, execution does, and this Is
where. the City Manager plan
succeeds. The manager is select!
ed because of his business ability
and his understanding of. city
needs He gives his whole time
to the work-not a few minutes
one night asweek. Hence, 3 he lis
in a position to see what is need!
ed and to do it is his duty, and
he cannot dodge his responsible
ity. .'.,S ) l.'" :" g
l have this suggestion to make:
That the City Manager and the
Commercial Club secretary be
the same person. 1t would be q
big job, but you better have
ONE big man than two or more
little fellows.
l am writing this to you to
give you my support in a cause
that is worthy. l am not a citi-
zen of your town but feel that |
partly belong to it. Idon't want
Baxter to lose her opportunity as
Miami, Okla. did, You may get
a lot of "cussing" for your atti-
tude but if the proposition is put
over it will be the greatest VIC
tory Baxter ever won. Here's to
Baxter and the City Manager
Plan the only way to make Big
ger, Better Baxter.
Yours. very truly.
S. B. Apple.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Mission Mill to Operate

The old Mission mill which we
reported some time ago as going
through remodeling is ready for
operation. In sinking one Of the
old shafts deeper an additional
12-foot face of lead and jack was
struck. The mine wiz start with
a practically new mill. The old
mill was q heavy producer IN 1914.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
GREAT WORK Of
THE RED CROSS
Go Where Soldiers Cannot
Stay to Rescue the Wound
ed-Many Work With
out Pay

Have YOU a Stacker sewing
machine? One that is not on
duty now is about as useless as
the person who refuses to do his
part in the Red Cross work,
Any lady who is not going to use
h r machine to any geat extent
for the next few months ca I be
of special service to her cou ntry
by loaning it to the Red Cross
sewing committee. The machine
would be placed in the work
room at the Public Library and
would receive good care.
= Work on the Red Gro IS work
rooms here is being finished with
all possible haste. Machines
have been installed and all other
necessary equipment. Mrs.
Wyatt, who is in charge of this
department, says. that she hopes
to open the rooms by next Mon
day, if an instructor can be
obtained.
The following clipping from
the Kansas City Star will show
some of the work the Red Cross
is doing abroad.
Approximately II million
dollars for war relief work in
Europe will have been expended
by the American Red Cross in
the first six months since the
United States has been at war
with Germany, according to a
work addressed to "The Ameri-
can People" today by Henry P.
Dawson, chairman of the Red
Cross war council, in which full
details are given of the activities
of the organization in various
nations abroad, chief of which is
France.
More than 10 million dollars OF
this sum, appropriated up to and
including August 81, by the war
council, since its appointment
May 10, last, is for use in France:
Other countries to receive relief
are Russia, Rumania, Italy,
Serbia, England and Armenia,
the grand total amounting to
$12,339,6S1, the greater part OF
which will be used by November
!, although some of the appor-
tions cover a year. A majority
of those in charge of the Red
Cross work in France are giving
their time and paying their own
expenses. A special fund OF
100000 has been privately con-
tributed to meet the expenses OF
members of the commission to
France unable to pay their own
way.
Gives Aid to Thousands
The war council has sent to
Europefve separate commissions,
each composed of representative
Americans skilled in business
administration, in medical and
surgical work and in other lines
of Red Cross efforts. The work
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Explosion Destroys Hoist Room

D.. The hoist room of the Wood
chuck mine was destroyed by an
explosion last week. The cause
of the explosion is not known.
The Woodchuck is located nine
miles south west of this city at
the Tar River district and at the
time of the explosion it is said
that no one was present in or
about the hoist room. The build
ing was totally DESTROYED, but no
one was injured. The debris
from the building were scattered
over the ground for some
distance.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Council Orders the Main Sewer

In an ordinance published elser
where in this paper the city
council legalizes the building Of
the trunk line sewers. This will
BIZ followed by a call for bids
and the issuance of the bonds
necessary to finance the propOsi-
tion. The main sewers will be
paid for by the city as a whole
but the laterals which directly
serve the public must be paid for.
by the owners of the property
benefited. There should be little
delay nowin getting, the cOnstruc-
ton work started.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Shafts on Roanoke Lease

Two new shafts are being sunk
Oh the Roanoke lease ten miles
southwest of Baxter Springs at
Tarr River district. One shaft
is reported as having reached the
ore level, while the other is going
down fast. A mill site has been
blocked out and il is thought
probable that the company will
erect a plant at an early date.
One large body of ore is reported
to have assayed 45 per cent,
while other holes showed from 10
to 25 per cent ore.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Strike on Bingham Place

A strike of an unusually good
quality was reported Monday on
the Bingham farm south of Bax-
ter Springs adjoining the state
line in Oklahoma. At It's feet
shines were encountered. At
1872 feet the drill went into rich
ore, which is claimed to be al
most pure. The drill went out
of this rich formation and into
shines again at 204.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Almonds
announce the birth Of IS boy to.
them on September 13. :,
A daughter was born to Mr.,
and Mrs. Henry Bash September.
Is. - al
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Winfrey
announce the birth Of q daughter
to them on Septembg ~. The
WInireys live ct Lowell.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Burton & Setser Expand.

The Burton & Setser company
is putting on a 40 foot addition
on their shop preparatory to get
ting ready to turn out drills and
drill tools. A 600 pound trip
hammer, new tables and machin-
ery to handle the work has. been
ordered and in from 80 to 40 days
Baxter Springs will have a real
place to accommodate the drill
men in their problems.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Rich Strike West of Baxter

A 60 foot face of ore eight
miles west of Baxter Springs was
reported last week on what is
known as Sturat Hamilton lease
north of the Blue Mound. Some
OF the cuttings will assay so per
cent, but it is said by experienced
miners that it will average Is
per cent. The drill entered the
ore body at 70 feet and the run
was good from there to the
130-foot level. This is the first
hole drilled on this lease. 1t is
said that it will be thoroughly
prospected.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
ELECTION
To Be CALLED
Electors to Decide on Proposed
Change to Commission
City Manager Plan

A petition signed by ebout
double the number of voters re-
quired by law was filed with
City Clerk O.. M. Spratt Tues
day.
The petition, no doubt, will be
acted on by the city council
within 10 day, as the law requires
and the date of the special cleo
tion will be set to take place
some time in October.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Strike on Cubb Land

On the Chubb land, five miles
west of Baxter Springs, the Big
Lead Mining Company has start
ed drilling on its second hole. The
first hole showed a rich run of
lead dirt at the 303 foot level.
The assay showed 10 per cent of
the mineral present.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Hockerville School Opens

The Hockerville school opened
Monday with 80 scholars in at
tendance. Mrs. Helen Mairs,
formerly of Iowa and now OF
HockerviIle, is the teacher. The
Hockerville school house consists
of one room 2Ox36 and it was
built by popular subscription.
There will be eight months in
the school year.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

covers a wide scope of relief from
the establishing and maintaining
hospitals for soldiers in the
American army in France, to
civilian aid, including the care
and education Of destitute French
children and the rehabilitation of
the devasted areas in France and
Belgium. Relief and preventive
means against tuberculosis,
which has greatly increased since
the war, also will be supplied.
A plan has been devised also to
extend aid to soldiers and
civilians held as prisoners by the
enemy. These are only a few of
the many avenues through which
Rel Cross relief will flow to
countless thousands of war
victims.
The Red Cross in France has
assumed the management of the
war relief clearing house. 1t has
taken over, under control Of the
United States army, the admins
trat!on of the American hospital
ambulance at Neuilly. 1t has
assumed financial responsibility
for DR.. J. A. Blake's American
in Paris. 1t has, allied
with itself the work of the
American surgical dressing COM
which distributed in
France in July 7S2,949 dressings
among 435 hospitals.
Our Own Fighters First
The efforts have been in accord
ance with the expressed views of
the President of the United
States and of the civic and mill
tary authorities of France to
coordinate along helpful lines all
relief work being done in France
and America. The first and
object of the task is to
care for our own army and navy.
Toward this end the Red Cross
is establishing field cantons
which it will provide for every
corps of the French army as well
as for the American army. !
There are now large reception I,
camps near the coast where
United States soldiers are re-
ceived.
Along the route to the firing
line the Red Cross has establish
ed infrniaries and rest stations. /
At railway stations canteens are
being established where our
soldiers may find rest and refresh
nent. Baths, food, games and
other comforts will be available.
When American troops start for
France the men are given COM
tort kits. Christmas parcels will
be sent over later.
Various appropriations have
been made to worthy ses,
;uch'as l million dollars for the
relief OF sick and wounded French
soldiers and their families,
100000 for medical research
work in France, $500,O00 for
supply warehouses, 1-2 million
dollars to buy foodstuffs to be
sent to France and l million
dollars for the hospital supply |
service.
Twelve Base Hospitals Now
Six base hospitals were sent to
fronts in advance of
the American soldiers and more
than a dozen are now actively in
service there and Others are
rapidly being made ready.
1t is not the policy of the Red |
Cross to rebuild French villages,
but it is hoped to afford new
starts in life to a large number of |
persons now destitute through |
the ravages of the German army. |
A provisional experiment along
b;c Eoa ic bai,nrr tuOylyod ont
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Drafted Men to

Get Big Send off
Judge ]. H. Ellis, in behalf of
the people of Columbus, invites
the people of Baxter Springs to
join in a patriotic s.nd-off to be
given the drafted men Thursday
evening. From 700 to 7:45 p.
m. a supper will be served in the
Christian church to drafted men
only. The rest of the evening
will be taken up by abig patriotic
rally, with plenty of good
speeches. A feature of the even
ing will be a free band concert
to be given out of doors. Bax-
terites are cordially invited.
Wanted---Eight or ten drill rigs
are wanted by the Miami Zinc
Syndicate.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Sunday School Convention a
Success.

The Cherokee County Sun lay
School Convention met in Baxter
Springs last Thursday and Fri
day. A full program was in or
der. There were nearly a dozen
towns and cities represented by
the delegates who were enter
tanned at the homes of the various
church people. 1t was voted to
hold the convention at Columbus
next year. The following officers
were elected: President, F. O..
Armstrong; Vice-President, W.
\. Taylor and Secretary and
Treasurer, Miss Sadie Nice, all
of Columbus.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

c. A. Spencer 81 years Of age
died this morning at eight o clock.
Remains will be taken to Nc
Cune, Kans., for burial. Those
who survive him are Mrs. Ida
Ferhenback and Mrs. Ola Goodner
of Baxter.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

Taken up One gray mare,
about 8 or 9 years old, with lump
under jaw. Owner can have
same by paying for this ad and
damages. W. B. F. Valliere,
2 ga miles southeast
Baxter Springs, Kansas.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

Atty. Charles Stephens Of Col
umbus was a Baxter visitor We'd
nesday.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

Boy Wanted Good size, to
learn to feed presses in the Office
Of the Baxter Spring News.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-02
OUR FARMERS PLAIN DUTY.

Congress is meeting today and in all likelihood place our
country in state of war
1t seems like prosaic for discussion of
The greatest factors that will the supply
III the event taken and declared
Whether soldiers will the European battlehes not
1000 uS Will have to be provided for them camp this side
the big pond and with the withdrawal many of our men from
the productive fields the scarcity food become more ap-
parent the months roll BY We already with prices as
nigh as 1t would possibly endure with pronounced
shortage III many lines OF products and if large army
TO be recruited from industrial situation likely to
lccome serious
however fortunate that the should come at this
son the year. when the people plant The
FARMING season just opening and every woman and child in
the United States should be brought on his or her ho
ders rests tangible portion the responsibility that faces the
nation.
OUR PEOPLE MUST BE FED In an ordinary wear this
matter would automatically take But not so in this in
stance ASIDE from the tact that thousands and thousands
oawn from the ranks of the workers. will also to reckon
WIN the reSesness and excitement that will inevitably prevail
throughout the country This is not conducive
What people that no calamity can be allowed
10 touch us AS WHOLE An army may be mobzed and the
navy strengthened but affairs will along the same grooves
m all lines OF industry Hence with the demand for food
supplies that the FIRST THOUGHT OF ALL the
people should be to that every available table soil
made to produce a crop
And this should only apply Millions people
IN the cities and towns contribute largely Unused
back yards lots aow fields rights of way can
DE made to add their Every dweler town who
can by plot ground should devote
portion OF his her time this producing something
cat None should cvade this duty, for DUTY it is
Let deude themselves with that there will be
material lowering of the prices foodsu there is an
INCREASE IN PRODUCTION The demand great There
yawnng markets the world every bushe wheat
potatoes other article of food that produce
should escape long long the conflict continues
N Europe that demand will be urgent
We should, MUST ourselves nation of
Farmers.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-02
FITZGERALD HIGH DEFEATED
BY TIFTON'S TRACK TEAM

Saturday afternoon the Fitzgerald
High School track team was defeated
by the athletes of the Second District
Agricultural College by the score Of
CO.. to 20. Each of the home teams
did some splendid work, most of them
exceeding practice records. The con-
ditions were different from what our
boys were used to in the matter of
track and apparatus and served to
handicap them but they were not
"massacred" by any means.
: /. l.. Pittman won first in the hun
dred yard dash, Dean Hopkins took
third in shot put; J. L. Pittman won
second place in the 220 yd. dash; Lee
Ricketson tied with an opponent for
second in the high jump and Pat
Fretwelf took third place; Theodore
Justice won third in the hurdle race.
The two Triton boys tied for first
place in the pole vault and Lois Green
and Cliff Miller tied for second place.
In, the 440 we entered only Elmer
Waites, who won second place. Elb
Murray took third i'll the broad
jump, being too i'll to enter in other
events or do his best work in this:
Fitzgerald received second place with
the relay. team, composed of ]. L.
Pittman, Lee Ricketson. Dean Hop
kins and Theodore Justice.
Since only one of the contestants
had ever entered in a meet of that
kind before the experience gained was
the most valuable part of the affair.
The boys are now ready to contest
successfully with the other third dis
trict schools. The sportsmanlike
conduct of every member of the team
before, during and after the meet was
most commendable.