Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-06-14


normal, and expects to qualify for
a degree.
Miss Alta Archer has resigned
her position with the Leader
Mercantile company and is now
acting as bookkeeper for L. A.
Smith.
Miss Minnie Polster, an aunt
of the Polster brothers, arrived
in the city Friday. She recently
sold the. corner lot south of the
Polster Hotel to ]. W. Grantham,
The following Baxter Springs
people highly recommend the
Chevrolet: j. H. Yeary,. E. E.
Coulter, U. Ralston, T. J. Bar
row, Chas. Malody, C.. A. Brown
and Rev. c. F. Parham.
The regular meeting of the
Woman's Federated clubs will
be held in the library building
Tuesday afternoon, June l9, at
8 o'clock. A full attendance is
requested by the president.
Councilman George Skies, for
the first time since he was elect ed
to that Office, attended the
council meeting Tuesday night
and he was sworn in. He has
been sick with rheumatism.
W. H. Abbott, of the auto de-
partment of Hood & Sons, will
have a magnetic gear shift Pre-
mier on demonstration beginning
today. He invites you to come
and see this marvel of the auto
world. A phone call will bring it
to your home.
Miss Mabel R. Brown, daughter
of the Rev. and Mrs. j. R.
Browne, returned home Thurs
day from Emporia, Kan. She
was graduated from the classical
course of the Emporia college
with a B. A. Degree. Prospects
are that she will teach in Baxter
Springs.
The K. S. Sunshine club met
with Mrs. Ralph Neikirk Tues
day. Aside from the members
Miss Neikirk and Mrs. Neikirk
we're present as guests. The club
will have a picnic at the river
side east of the city and will
meet again the first Tuesday in
October.
Col. H. L. Wilbur is holding a
big auction sale today at his farm
near Chetopa, selling off his stock
and farm equipment. Mr.. Wilbur
recently sold his farm and will
1--WE possession shortly and re-
move to Miami to reside. Hence
torth he will give all of his time
70 his profession Of auctioneering.
Dick Fancher returned last Sum-
day from Arizona where he went
D couple Of weeks ago to see his
son, Jesse, and family. Jesse and
the family came back with Dick
and will settle down here again
fully satisfied now that this local.
ty is as good or better than can
be found away off, and it's more
ike home.
The people of Baxter Springs
we're disappointed in not being
able to see Ruth Law when she
lew lover" this city at II a. m.
Tuesday. That was her own
'ault for she took a route which
ay one mile north of the city.
some of the bombs" with which,
ihe bombarded the city stated
something to the effect that un-
ess we buy literally the, Liberty |
Bonds, someday the Germans
will drop a real bomb oniVs.
The bridge-On the culvert |
about five miles west Of Baxter
SpripGs has been broken for
Ionie time. So far no steps have
been taken to repair it. A few |
Dig bolders have been thrown in |
o fill up the gap. Even then
he autoists have to slow their
,ars upon approaching the bridge
md slowly 60 down and come up |
again. Drivers at night who
re not familiar with the .eondi- |
ion of the bridge are in extreme
langer. There Is no excuse for
allowing such q bridge on q road
which has the most traffic IN
n the Baxtg-Miami mining |
iigtricts,