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REWARD FOR MRs. nADBERoER
The county Offers e2b. the city
SIS. and Mr.. Babbergcr 80 for the
recovery Of Mn. Dabboresr. dead or
alive. --adv. sStld-tiw
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Z. ]. Owens of Coaldale is down for
day or two looking after business
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hands and says she feels as armless
as if she had been in the battle of the
Somme with her Canadian cousins
who have gone to the front, as they
call it.
SPENT WEEK END IN CANON.
Messrs Max and Lee Lefkovitz of
Pueblo spent the week end in Canon
City as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Glatzel at their home, 715 Mystic ave-
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More Suggestions.
Lunches

TIE Seniors either got tired of serv-
ing lunches or else earned all the
money they needed for they ceased
10 serve lunches after two days. So.
on Friday morning during the chapel
the matter of lunches was taken u9
and 1t was decided to let the various
classes serve in turn the proceeds
being turned in on the victrola fund.
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Her SISTER.

Mrs. A. e. Ford of COLORADO
Springs. is the guest of her sister.
Mrs. Thomas Thornton of South Can
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05
Concert a Big Success

A capacity house greeted Miss
Julia Heinrich Thursday night
and those so fortunate as to gain
entrance were treated to q pro-
gram Of music that occurs to the
average person but once in a life
time.
Matching the human voice
against its recreation on the
photograph was a daring test,
even before the unframed ear OF
a country town audience, but it
was plain that Mr.. Edison's con-
fidence in the success of his great
invention has not been overesti-
mated. Miss Heinrich sang side
by side with q New Edison out
Of Mr.. Grantham's regular stock.
Without watching her lips it was
impossible to distinguish between
the live and the re-created voice.
All numbers were great, and
naturally all present not yet in
possession of New Edison, ex-
pressed the wish for one.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05
A SERIOUS CONDITION.

The lack of funds threatens the very existence of the
Public Schools Of Baxter SPRING. The situation serious
and 1t should receive the immediate attention and fair
sderaton of every citizen for surely all the well
fare of our children at heart.
The requirements for the next school year will be close
$4,000 This amount is absolutely necessary the Board of
Education is to provide for the present enrolment and take
care of the increase that by Fall surely win have reached
200 pupils Even now all school rooms crowded that
good work is impossible.
At best under the law now governing the power levy
for school running expenses only about $500 be raised
by taxation That amount will not be enough to pay the
teachers leaving no money with which to the other
penses such as heating jantor service supplies ETC.
There way out Of this dilemma, however provided
the people will rally the relief Of the Board of Education
At present under the law levy Of only mills allowed
for running expenses but petition signed by 81 cent
of the qualified voters of the school district the Board may
increase the levy up to 20 mills That would give the Board
way raise the money by making the levy Is mills per-
haps.
Under the present prosperous condition of this city with
the enormous increase in real estate values what sort of
person must he be who would object to paying little higher
tax next year avoid the public disgrace of having
schools closed about the middle of the school year?
The News believes that all that is necessary to have
such petition prepared and circulated But who going
to do it?
The Schools extremity the Federated Womans Clubs
opportunity On account of the proverbia indifference of
the men of this town. whole to the matters of civic de-
velopment The News appeals to the ladies to the
schools Will they cooperate with the school board by
taking these petitions and starting campaign for sig
natures?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05
Buy at Home

The folly Of buying goods out
of town would seem so self-evi-
dent that argument or persuasion
ought not to be necessary. The
stores are here, the stocks are
here, the home merchants are
your neighbors and friends. If
Columbus is good enough to live
in, it is good enough to buy in.
The home merchants help main
tain the town, the schools, the
churches, and these are the
things that make your home
worth while.
We admit that there are
merchants at home who appear
to care little or nothing about
your trade so far as their adver-
tising goes, but there are always
some business men who emphat-
ically, and continually and per-
sistently, offer inducements for
customers to buy at home, and
these firms merit your first at
tention.
1t is always best to buy from
those who advertise, for the
reason that their stocks are
freshest, and their stores contain
better bargains. But il is better
to buy from anybody at home
than to buy from a mail order
house because the money spent
at home is spent again and again
right here, doing good every day,
while the dollar sent to Dreary
Sawbuck is a gone dollar---Colum-
bus Daily Advocate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05
Sneak Thief Busy

Forty to fifty dollars worth of
gold crowns and scraps were
taken from the Office of DR.. M. l.
Nichols, in the Opperman build
ing, by thieves who broke in
Monday evening at seven o'clock.
The Office of DR.. R. C. Wear was
also ransacked, but so far as can
be found, nothing was taken
from there. The thieves made a
thorough job of their work.
Every pigeon hole, drawer, and
desk was gone through carefully.
Even an old cut of DR.. Nichols,
which had been misplaced for
some time, was discovered, un-
wrapped and put on his desk.
DR.. Nichols believes that the
thieves must have been dope
fiends and were in search of dopes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05
Real Estate Transfers

Ada A. Baldwin ct al to Lillian
H. Moore ct al lot 6, blk 81,
Baxter, $3.50.
Zella Wright to E. L. Wright,
lots / to 6, blk l, Higgins ,Addi-
ton, Baxter $1,000.
Mary Rogers to M. P. Wheeton,
lot 5, blk 50, Baxter, 800.
D. s. Chubb to T. ]. Embry,
part lots 5, 6, z, block I, ChubbS
addition, Baxter $500.
D. s. Chubb to Archie A.
Chubb, lot 4, block 2, Chubb's
Addition, Baxter, 81.
]. M. Hunter to Frank L.
Brewster, lot 5, block 8, 0maha's
first addition, Baxter, $3.50.
Henry Horton to John /.
Cooper, lot 16,, block 8, Griswold
& Hawks addition, Baxter, 81.
Addie S. Horner, ct a to John
/. Cooper, lots /, 2, 2, 8, block z,
HoEnOr's addition and LOT rs,
block 8, GrisWoh and Hawks
addition, Baxter, $50.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05
STEIN WINS OVER yOUSE
Gets Small Majority for Coun.
Gilman IN Second Ward.

The only contest on city elec-
tion day was in the second ward,
between Harry Stein, present in-
cumbent and C. E. Youse, for
the office of city councilman.
This proved close and exciting,
however. The former won by
the vote of IS to SO. E. L.
Wright, for mayor, got all the
votes except 18 scattering. The
rumored opposition to him did
not materialize. Vote cast for
mayor, 292.
The officers elected are as
follows:
Mayor E. L. Wright.
Councilman 1st ward %. C..
Rummel.
Councilman End ward-H. E.
Stein.
Councilman 3rd ward---G. W.
Skies.
City Treasurer. w. Cook.
Police Judge---J. M. English,
Treasurer School District---L.
L. Cardin.
Members Board Of Education
W. N. Love, Geo. VanDusen, A.
E. Pfremmer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05
BIC MEN N THE
BAXTER ORE FIELD
Largest Operators in Lead and
Zinc Here to Stay-Win
Develop Mines.

Representatives Of the Ameri
can Metal Company are at pres
emit In the city making contract!
for materials and labor prepara'
tory to entering this mining field
and erecting mills and shafts or
an extensive scale.
This company is to the zinc
industry what the U. S. Steel
corporation is to the steel bust.
ness, it practically controls the
market, but its entrance here
now Is its first appearance in the
Missouri Kansas Oklahoma field.
The company has operating
leases on a number of properties
close to Baxter Springs, among
which are the Ebenstein and
Gregg lands. Both have been
drilled and on both immense ore
bodies have been proven. In a
hole recently drilled within a
half mile of town the drill struck
ore at 120 feet and continued in
high grade Jack down as far as
240 feet.
On the Hooker property on
the state line three miles from
here four shafts and mills are
under way. The operators are
reported to be in excellent ore.
Just west Of this property on
the w. w. SCOTT land, operated
by Jess Short, a shaft is being
sunk and is in good pay dirt be-
ginning at 130 feet. Mr.. Garri-
son, who is drilling for Church
& Wright on a tract close to
Baxter also belonging to w. W.
Scott, is reported to have made
a big strike this week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05
BAXTER ON ROUTE
Of TWO HIGHWAYS
Cherokee County Point Where
North and South and East
and West Trails Cross.

Baxter stands in fair way to
be on the route Of two great
automobile highways, the JeffG-
son Highway, connecting Winni-
peg, Man., with New Orleans and
the Ozark Trail, connecting st.
Louis with the Sante Fe Trail in
New Mexico, which continues on
to the Pacific coast. The route
Of the Jefferson highway was
settled some months ago. Last
week a meeting was held in Jop-
lin to consider two or three routes
for the Ozark Trail from Spring
field, Mo-, on to the southwest.
One proposed route is via NeoshO
and Alton, another is via Joplin,
Baxter, Miami and Venita on to
Oklahoma City. The people
along the competing lines are
going to put up hard fight and
as Col. Harvey, president Of the
Ozark Trail Association, said in
Joplin, the route that shows up
the best by the time the big
meeting is held in Amarillo, Tex,
in June, the route that offers the
best road, all things considered,
will be selected. Joplin viii take
the lead in the contest and viii
be assisted by committees in the
different counties on the line east
and west. DR.. ]. H. Boswell was
appointed on the committee and
he will resent Baxter Springs
In the enIUVeinentsa-
To be Oh eltlscs rsdte meatis
that hundreds of touring cars
will pass through the town every
day during the tourist season,
which in this latitude is practi-
cally the year round. To be 10
Gated on both routes means to
double the number of cars. When
these two routes are completed
and people begin to travel them
1t is safe to estimate that a
thousand or more people will pass
over the two routes every day.
Many viii take meals and lodg-
ings here, make purchases and
have repairs made. The revenue
to be derived therefrom is hard
to calculate. It will be immense.
Few people have given the
matter much thought and still
fewer have formed a correct idea
OF the importance OF this move
ment. 1t is of greater benefit by
far than another railroad. Rail.
road passengers mean nothing to
any town, but every automobile
traveller comes into town and
goes out over the principal streets,
sees the best we have to show,
and if it is inviting he can stop
as long as he pleases. No party
viii stop without spending more
or less money with Us. Whatever
Baxter can do to. aid Joplin in
the contest for the Ozark Trail
should by all means be done
freelv and lavishlv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05
Will Build Cold Storage

/ Several weeks ago The News
gave out the information that
thea. B. Thomas Fruit Company,
of Joplin would open a branch
wholesale house in Baxter, and
that Mr.. Thomas, head Of the
concern, had also become person
ally Interested ia the town 10 the
extent Of buying several pieces of
real estate.
Since that time MIR. Thomas
has been steadily strengthening
his faith in Baxter Springs with
the result that he has now decided
to making our city the main dis
tributing point for his wholesale
fruit and produce business in
Kansas and Oklahoma.
S. E. Long, Of Miami, came up
recently to take the management
of the Baxter branch. He opened
for business in the Rogers build
ing on the corner Of Military and
Neosho streets, but it is intended
that this place will serve only as
temporary quarters. The COM
pany is negotiating at present for
a site on the Frisco right of way
and shortly expects to build a
large cold storage plant either
alongside the Frisco tracks or on
the M. o. & G., beside which a
tract of land was bought some
weeks ago. Mr.. Thomas will
also build some time this year a
two story brick block on his lots
on Military street, one block
south of River street. He has
been in Baxter frequently of late
looking after his business interests.
His decision to make Baxter
his chief distributing point in the
Kansas-O Oklahoma mining district
was Influenced by the fact that
he would be nearer his customers,
and also that freight rates to Bax-
ter are considerably lower than
to points across the line into
Oklahoma.
This advantage has induced
the Commerce Motor & Supply |
Company to have all their Stude-
baker cars shipped to Baxter and
from here they are sent to the
other agencies Of the company.
Several car loads Of motors have
come in this spring and the saw
ing is said to amount to about
$45.00 q car load.
Miss Ethel Godfrey and Ben
Covert were married April 2, at
IL a. m, in Carthage. Mr.. and
Mrs. Covert, who are employed
by Baxter Telephone Co., re-
turned to Baxter the same day
where they win make their home.
Their marriage was q great sur
prise TO their friends.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05
SPOTLEss TOWN NOW
Federated Clubs Clesnin,
Campaign a Big Success

With the cooperation of the
people the captains Of the clean
ing day campaign scored a success
in their city house cleaning
Never before in the history Of
Baxter Springs has the city un'
dergone such a thorough renova'
ton. For three days three teams
carted away dirt and rubbish.
"The work Of the captains has
been thorough" said Ed Polster,
in commenting about the cam
paign. "The people have been
eager to help and we have kept
three teams busy all the time,
We expected to have four teams,
were disappointed in the one,
Everything possible is being
done to take things away. The
work is trifle slow, but we are
sure to have a cleaner CITY before
we get through with house clean
ing"
+ All the reports were sent in by
the captains Tuesday forenoon
to Mr.. Polster who was directing
the teams.
The Boy Scouts gave a thor
ough cleaning to the Library
park.
Teams are still needed to haul
rubbish. Apply to Mr.. Polster.
The first cross-continent
walker, E. F. Miller, who is now
living in Pauqua, Okla, was in
town last Friday and Saturday.
For ten years Mr.. Miller was a
reporter on the New York Sun
when Charles Dana was its
editor. At that time Richard K.
Fox through the Police Gazette
offered a prize to those who
would walk to California. Mr..
Miller took up the challenge and
started from Syracuse, N. Y, in
1898, and made the trip in 15O
days. On his way over he wrote
his experiences to the Police
Gazette, but unfortunately the
Gazette building was burned and
all his manuscripts perished with
It. Mr.. Miller was here with r.
B. Dingman, general manager OF
the Ideal Manufacturing and
Supply Co., Sapulpa, Okla, for
the purpose of getting the people
Of Baxter Springs interested IN
manufacturing and start q plant
which would employ from 100 to
200 workers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05
Our Telephone Service

On account of the rapid growth
at the present time, this city in
more ways than one is placed in
a situation similar to the boy
who has outgrown his clothes.
A number of problems are yet to
be solved before the affairs of
the city will be able to jog along
smoothly again. We have out
grown our school house, also our
water plant, our lighting system
and last but not least our local
telephone system.
The inadequacy of the tele-
phone service is perphaps giving
more annoyance to the patrons
and would be- patrons than any
thing else just now. The reason
is because the toll service has
grown out of all proportions to
the equipment for taking care of
it; also the local work has over
taxed the plant. On account Of
the fact that the business was
for a long time in the hands of a
receivership, nothing III the way
Of enlargement could be done.
Since the sale of the business to
the Home Telephone Co., or the
Robesons, Of Galena, however,
the public has felt that they
ought to be having an improve
ment in the service. The News
was prompted this week to in
quire of the manager, Miss Cana
day, what the public might expect
in the way of relief from the
present almost intolerable condi-
tion. Miss Canaday stated that
she was not authorized to 90
into detail concerning the pro-
posed improvements in Baxter,
but she would say that a new
switchboard and other equipment
had already been ordered and
would likely be here in a. couple
of weeks. When installed this
would separate the toll business
from the local board and enable
her to put on more help and at
the same time install a number
of phones for patrons who are
now deprived of service because
the company simply cannot take
care of them.
So we may expect relief very
soon. Meanwhile we all should
be patient with the girls at the
switchboard. Don't think they
are asleep or enjoying a day
dream because they don't answer
your call right away; it isn't that
always--most the time the poor
girls are over worked.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05

Special Easter services win be
held in the Methodist church
next Sunday. A very interesting
program has been prepared.
Preaching service viii be in the
evening.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05

Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Heiser and
son, Carl, of Green Forest, Ark,
moved into town last week. Mr..
Heiser Is employed at the Robe
son lumber yard.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05

Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Hampton
Of Devils Prominade were in
town Friday. Mr.. Hampton has
large mining fee interests in
Commerce.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Jarvey Jones, son
Joe and Marion Jones of Berry,
vile, Ark, arrived Sunday to To-
cate here. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
are the parents Of Mrs. T. N.
Taught.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Doro Of Iowa
are moving into town.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05
Mining Active Around Peoria.

@ANtA'S @AAOAN NOAA"'
The Peoria vicinity, eleven
miles southeast of Baxter, is
sharing the present mining activ-
ity. The Humbolt Mining COM
pany is sinking a shaft on the
Wade-Owens land and at the
depth of Sc feet we learn that
they are in ore of a very good
grade. The land has been thor
Oughly drilled and a mill will be
erected in a short time. On the
Geboe land, Hibble and Elchland
are continuing their drilling and
have had good luck at a point
120 feet from the old mill. Prac-
tical all the land from the Little
Five Mile point to the Kansas
Oklahoma line has been leased
and a well informed mining man
recently made the remark to a
News man that before the year
is over drilling will be going on
with as much excitement as it is
now west Of Baxter.
The eighty acre property of E.
H. Schloeman, which is adjoining
the city limits, was leased by C.
B. McClusky, vice president of
the National Reserve band of
Kansas City last Saturday.
The lease covers a period of
ten years. Mr.. Schloeman was
given a bonus of $1,000. Drilling
will be started Immediately.
When ore is found the company
will operate it. 1t is not there
fore purchased for speculative
purposes.
Twenty acres Of property still
in the hands of Mr.. Schloeman.
-Four acres of this land he has
set aside for a homestead. The
construction of a 13-room house
has already started. He will
have his own water and lighting
system. A well has already been
sunk. Shrubbery and fruit trees
have been planted. The rest of
the land viii be sold ashouse lots.
The place viii be called Elmwood.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05

Buy your home made candy at
the Presbyterian Easter Bazaar
April z.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-04-05

Troop l of the Boy Scouts got
busy and raked part Of the
library park Friday. A good
crowd of Scouts were present
but many could not be there on
account of other work. Those
who assisted with the clean up
are Scouts Ray Sullivan, Clifford
Hardy, Edgar Covey, Herbert
McAboy, Cecil Kitch and LLOYD
YOuse of Fox Patrol and John
0ppGman, Kennith Hooker,
Willie Sells, Chauncey Apple,
Jack Wells and Ralph Pfremmer.
Scout Master Twente and Mascot
Louis Meyers did the managing.
Even the Managers worked.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-21
At the Hosnitals.

Four major and four minor opera
tons occupied the forenoon at the
Deaconess hospital today.
Two of the majors were operations
for appendicitis, the patients coming
from Union. They were H. NJ. Knott.
who was operated on for chronic
case, and Clyde Reece, the 15-year-old
son Of Cecil Reece, for acute appen-
dicitis. The other two cases were Mrs
Tena Riha, of Elberon. who submitted
to an operation for abdominal tumor,
and Mrs. F.. Fordley, of the soldiers
home, who underwent an operation tof
a large tumor of the kidney. The con-
dition of the patients is good with the
exception of Mrs. t'ordiey. Sine is quite
i'll.
The minor operations were an oper-
alton for tubercular glands of the neck,
performed upon Theodore ,F'elos, 3of
South Seventh avenue; an ear opera
ton on Edward Packer l3-year- old son
of F. Packer, of Union; and two cases
for the removal Of tonsils and adenolds
from Colfax These patients were ne
Ign Bergerson, 12-year- old daughter OF
A. r. Bergerson, and Hubert Bruce,
Swear old son of c.. A. Bruce.
Elias Barber, the 7-year-old son -
Mrs Effie Barber of Liscomb, is
patient at the Deaconess with badly
broken elbow Joint.
Joylyn, the 5-year-old daughter OIL
G. F. Cobb, tof Eldora, who Is so serl-
ously Ill Of general peritonitis at the
Deaconess, remains the same and IS
desperately i'll. ~
Mrs Ray Wildman, 402 North Sec
ond street. Is getting along nicely ana
improving steadily. She was seriously
i'll of uremic commissions following
child birth
The condition of. Miss Hattie klatt'
of Melbourne, who submitted to an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-21

name and tan standing alxtesA hsn4asl
high and weighs LOO pounds. He "!
roadster bred. sired by an importeeI
Percheron horse which makes him -
fine general purpose horse, having
good size. fine style and above Al =
fine disposition. He Is strong brsed-8
err OF his own color and his gst Viii
bring good prices. Gold Coin will %
at the West End feed barn Saturday.
June 20. 1917. Elmer B. Souler owner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-21
operation for abdominal tufnor at the
Deaconess Wednesday, is good.
vi.it IN. Boy. AZ Fort Smelling.

Go for day. II you can't take more
time. Leave tonight at 11:3S on the
great Western. spend all day tomor-
row in st. Paul Minneapolis and return
tomorrow night Youth have time for
good visit In the training camp, sec
the boys In their daily work. their
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-21

quarters. and also beautiful Minnehaha
Park and Falls the Soldiers Home and
the Government Dam In the Mississippi
and enjoy the many other lovely scenes
in or near the fort, Ask j. w. Hilder-
brand. ticket agent. c. G. w. II. r.,
Marshalltown.