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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
Drill Cuttings.

Ed Miller, operator OF the GUS
toms Jack mill at Sunnyside, is
keeping his machinery running
night and day to take care OF the
business that is coming his way
A number of properties in that
district, closed for years are being
reopened. Among others is the
Jack Rabbit Mining company
that is opening a mine just north
of the Red Eagle. Three holes
were sunk on this site and ore in
each case that asSayed IA per
cent on the average was en-.
countered at 65 feet. The work
men are now down between 40
and so feet with the shaft.
On a ten acre tract on the
Stoskopf place 33 holes have
been drilled. Out of these Is to
20 of them made good showings,
1t is said that the ore will assay
5, 6 and 8 per cent. Monday
they were expecting to start
sinking a shaft. According to
Jesse Short the ore on this place
is as good as that on his place
c. E. Mishler is the driller.
Drilling was started on R,
Calls place west Of the town
Saturday. They drilled SO feet
in one day.
F.W. Berriam Of Coffeyville
was in town last week looking
for Office rooms in which tC
establish headquarters for the
new mining company, composed
of Cofeyville men and operating
in the Baxter territory. 1t is tc
be regretted that at the present
time Office rooms are not to b'
had. Mr.. Berriam stated that
his company is exploring tract
Of land in Section 2, six mile
west, belonging to the Coopel
estate. The first drill hol'
showed up 6s feet Of merchant
able. ore. They went into the or
at 16S feet and continued in thu
same formation. down to 2S6 feet
A shaft Il being sunk On the
Naylor land wet Of town. Thh
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
HOME GUARDS
Universal Movement for Mill
itary Instruction Reaches
City of Baxter.

Patriotic people Of Baxter, and
there are many, have been watch
ing the reports Of Home Guards,
at present being organized all
over the country, and have been
wishing that some one would
make a start and get the people
interested in some sort of a mill
tary organization for this town.
Now comes the opportunity to
unite with the Patriotic Order OF
the United Sons of America by
forming a division of the new Or
der here.
The purpose Of the order is to
give men an opportunity to learn
the rudiments of military tactics
without going to a military en-
campment, and women q chance
to learn FIRST aid" and the duties
Of a Red Cross nurse.
An organizer is here for a few
days and many Of the most
prominent business and profes-
sional men of the city are help
ing the great patriotic movement
along,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
RECORD BEATEN
IN LATEST STRIKE
Ore Comes Almost to Surface
and Is Rich in Metal-Big
Scramble for Leases
in Vicinity.

The shallowest and the richest
strike ever made in the Baxter
and Miami mining districts was
made last Friday on Lisle
Mishler's place a mile south OF
Baxter at depth Of 25 feet. The
lease of this land is held by
Strong and his associates. -Four
holes have been drilled on this
ground. In the first hole ore was
encountered at o depth OF 100
feet. 1t proved to be good. The
second hole did not yield as rich
ore as the first one, while the
third one proved to be better
It had IS foot face and the ore
assayed 9 per cent. The fourth
hole created the great sensation
when ore was encountered at a
depth of 25 feet. At this writing
the drill was still in the ore body
at the depth Of IS feet. So far
this hole has shown 40 foot face
and the end of the ore body did
not seem to be any where near
All further details Of this strike
is withheld. The samples Of the
strike promises to be the richest
made yet. A fifth strike was
made yesterday, Wednesday
at q depth of 20 feet. Sc
far the drill was in face 26 feet
deep. The ore from this hole
assayed almost 20 per cent
There are two drill rigs working
on this land. S. W. VanDyne
recently leased the 40 acre track
south of this hole from Mr.
Mishler. The last strike on the
Strong lease promises a bright
future for the one held by MIR
VanDyne, for it is coming to-
ward his grounds.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
BUYS GROUND 70
ENLARGE BUSINESS
Local Firm Will Double CnPae-
ity TO Accommodate Trade
Will Bpild Ware
house

The c. E. Mathews Lumber
company, on Friday Of last week,
bought of the Thomas Fruit COM
pany, the quarter of a block ad-
joining the present site Of the
lumber yard on the south. The
property was bought by the
Thomas Fruit company couple
OF months ago from l.. H. Barrett.
This purchase gives the lumber
company a full half block.
A site for u warehouse on the
NJ. o. 4 C. tracks was also Sc.
cured by the Matthews CON-
pany. The building Of the wal e.
house will be started as soon as
the grounds can be cleared. The
plan is to have a track run along
the side of the new building.
The building will be stocked
with roofing, doors, sash and
lumber. The company expects
to make this the distributing
point for such a material through
out the Baxter Miami mining
district. This company is capital
lied at 100000. 1t has yards
in Carterville, Century, Webb
City, Quapaw, Miami, Joplin and
here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
Amusement Park Next

Baxter Springs is to have q
real, sure enough amusement
park. 1t will begin with a bath
ing place with well kept bath
houses, refreshment stands, and
tables and benches for picnickers.
The site is the old swimming
place at the mouth of Spring
creek and just a stones throw
south of the new Southwest
Missouri railroad bridge. A tract
of land embracing this site was
purchased this week from a
brother of D. c. Harvey, by L.
C. Hooker, w. B. Fancher and
C. H. FerreIl, and it was bought
for the express purpose of develop
ing an amusement park.
The officials Of the Southwest
Missouri have not announced
definite plans but the purchasers
have been assured that a station
will be established at the park
site and that facilities will be
provided for the attraction Of
Of people along the line to this
point as a pleasure resort. Work
of crearing out the underbrush
and getting the bank in shape
for bathers has already begun.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
Wife Deserter Arrested

Frank Trenary Of Arkansas
City, Kan. was arrested by City
Marshal Henry Horton on the
charge Of wife deSertiOn. Ire
nary left his family and came
here and was living with his
father on Peoria street. The
local authorities were notified
and the man was placed under
arrest Sunday. W. J. Gray,
constable, came from Arkansas
City and took the prisoner away
Monday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
CENSUS SHOWS BIC
GROWTH FOR CITY
Leads All Cities in County in
Increase in Both Popula-
ton and Property
Valuations.

The present resident popula-
ton of Baxter Springs, according
to the figures Of Assessor J..E.
Simmons, is 1895.
A part Of the duty Of the
assessor is ITO taket an annual
census. This work Mr., Simmons
completed last week.
AS compared with the figures
of last year, which show a popu-
lation of 1884, the city has made
a gain of Sol, or a trifle over 30
percent-a very material increase
but not one-half what it would
have been had it been possible to
furnish houses for all the families
who have been trying to get
located here. At the present
time no doubt 100 additional
houses, if they were provided,
would be occupied within one
month.
The census of 1915 showed a
population of l,434. and that of
1914, a total OF 1898 people.
Thus it appears that Baxter has
been experiencing a steady and
healthy growth for the past three
years.
A report just completed by
County Clerk Edward Masterson
shows a gain of $3,297 in the
assessed valuation of personal
property in Galena, as compared
with last years report. Accord
ing to the new report, Galena's S
personal property is valued at
$7S3, ,561. The increase is believed
to have come from listing OF
many mortgages which hereto
fore have been nonassessable.
The largest increase in Chero-
kee county over last years figures
is shown by personal property in
Baxter Springs. Last years
assessed valuation for this city
was $324,192 but a gain OF
$1O5, 1903 is shown by the new
report.
Following is a list of townships
and cities and their assessed
valuations for 1916 and 1917.
Cherokee, $78, 1853 $76,945.
Crawford, $16O,229 - 129,2SS.
Garden, s1S4, ,955-$5O,1 156.
Lyon, $249,281- $245.151.
Lowell, $52,S12- $6S,29O.
Mineral, 5000 $131, ,165.
Neosho, $17O, 1926 $1s4,1 1876.
Pleasant View, $124,O
$143,5 $50.
Ross, SAT-, AL $358,9S7.
Salamanca, $162, 800 $159,58.
Shawnee, $153, ,257- $135, ,639.
Sheridan, $315,554-$279,SO 300.
Spring Valley, $246,5S5-
249,411.
Galena, $7SO,264-S7S3,56l
Baxter Springs, 1924, 1872
$429, 1896.
West Mineral, $92,556 -
$59,097.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Bilharz
arrived home Monday after a
somewhat eventful trip under
taken by motor from St. Louis
but ending on steam cars. The
run from. St. Louis, Mr.. Bilharz
said, was delightful until they
got to Harrisonville. There they
encountered hard rains and ex-
tremely heavy roads. A short
distance this side Of Harrison
vile the road became impossible
and Mr.. Bilharz was obliged to
retrace his tracks to HarTisonville
where the car was left and he
and Mrs. Bilharz came on by
rain.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
CITY COUNCIL
MEANS BUSINESS
Would Make Baxter White
City-PrOhibit Gambling
Pay Marshal Straight
Salary

OF Baxter Springs. II Is care
fully considering every means to
make this a modern city in every
way possible.
At its last meeting the council
voted $25 to give to the Women S
Federated clubs for the purpose
/ of taking care of the library park.
! When this fund is exhausted the
clubs will be provided with more
money.
A detail plan for municipal
water plant was presented by
County Engineer c. A. Cooper
and W. B. Rollins explained the
necessary procedure for getting
sewer bonds etc. The Carne
Sign company was granted the
privilege of supplying the city
with waste paper boxes at their
own expense.
The petition praying to pro-
hibit the use of the grounds on
south side of the city for carnival
purposes was received and filed.
According to the official plat OF
the city the marshal was author
lied to open the alley between
the Nichols and Gilman places.
Henry Horton was reappointed
marshal and was confirmed by
the council at a salary OF $40 a
month. His brother, Munroe,
was appointed and confirmed by
the council as police for night
duty at a salary OF $50 a month.
Hereafter all fees are to go to the
city.
The city marshal was instruct
ed to inforce the ordinance which
prohibits gambling devices. Any
thing that is a chance game is
considered gambling.
At a former meeting the coun-
Gil passed a resolution providing
for sidewalks on both sides OF
south street from Military to
west street, near the Frisco
tracts.
! In the original survey, this
street was laid out for residences
and a parkway Of 18 feet on each
side was provided. The resolu-
tion changed this plan so as tc
widen the street for traffic by
providing for IL feet only or
each side, all of which will bt
taken up by the sidewalks. The
curb line is to be established
from the first alley on South
street, west of Military.
Two complaints against nuis'
anceS were received and the city
marshal was instructed to have
them abated.
By unanimous vote the council
decided to provide transporta'
ton on Decoration day to the
old soldiers, their wives and
widows to the cemetery and re-
turn at the expense of the city.
Mayor Wright on Wednesday
personally stated to a News rep
resentative for the information Of
the public, that the city counsel
had been hard at work for sever.
al weeks getting the problems Of
water works and sewers reduced
to concrete figures as to size, ex-
tent, cost, etc.
The city has obtained its in
formation from one of the best
authorities in the country and
will be read6 soon to present to
the public a statement Of just
what is needed to give the city
an adequate municipality owned
water system, the cost, time nee
essary to complete and means
necessary to take to raise the
money. On the other hand the
council has invited private capi-
tai to submit propositions spec
sn-.11., -k~kf-, -L~k 49, 49,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24

W. B. Hunt, who has been
visiting IN Joplin for the past
two weeks, is home again with
his daughter, Mrs. Walter sulR-
van.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24
Pasture Land

Good Cow and Horse Pasture
for rent, one dollar per month.
See G. b. Gain9I
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Congdon, of
the Star school house community,
visited Mrs. c. NJ. Jones Satur-
day.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17

Capt. w. E Morrow, of Louisville, in
charge of the campaign to obtain pledges
as directed by the State Food Admins
traitor, says he is confident with the show
ing made up to this time that by next
week every county in the State will be
organized and workers appointed to con
duct the house toulouse canvass for
pledges during the week beginning Oct
ober 2S to Nov
Morgan o Hughes, of Bowling Green,
is another worker vino is optimistic re-
garding the campaign in Kentucky. He
is member of the State Council for
National Defense, and as soil expert for
the government is known to the farm
ers from one end OF the State to the
other. He declares the CO operation of
all asses of citizens in the food saving
campaign is imperative if this country is
to smash Kaserism blow from which
the German autocrats will never recover.
"All of us must rally to this cause" he
says, ahu NV uSioy' NohSSiNdtiou VI
the food supply is the all important
thing. And when we say Food will win
the war we are not over Eating the case
1t behooves all of us, therefore, to save
every ounce of food we can and spread
the gospel of the clean plate far and
near"
Miss Elizabeth Skillman, of this city,
hasbeen appointed chairman of Breckin-
ridge county assisted by Mr.. Russell
Compton, of Hardinsburg, to. represent
the Federal Food Administration and
they have appointed the following wo-
men, from over the county, who will as
sist in making the house to house can
vass on Oct. 28 to Nov. 4: Mrs w.
]. Piggott, Irving on; Mrs G f Shive-
". Step enspo t; Mrs. P. e. Dempster.
Glen Dean; Miss Runa Board, Custer;
Mrs LIKE Reeves. Hardinsburg; and
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17
GRAND
| LODGE COMvENES
! Louisville This Week Nearly
600 Delegates Attend and
Twice as Many Visitors.

The one hundred and nteenth
|nnual session of the Masonic Grand
edge convened In Louisville Tuesday
at 10 O'Clock. MANY import
he business matters will come before
be lodge. which will be In session until
Pnursday afternoon. One matter of
Importance will be the discussion and
BITE taken as to the Grand Lodge pur
hasing some Liberty Loan Bonds.
On Thursday evening banquet will
: given at Hotel Henry Watterson Ia
|lebration Of the one hundredth annual
Invocation of Grand Chapter Royal
kch Masons.
There are Svs delegates in attendance
X probably twice that many visitors.
Nv. A. Cockerill. Master OF the Clio
rport Lodge; Rev. A. N. Couch and
L. Oelze, from this city; Frank
yton and Jesse Whitworth. of Har-
|nsburg, are among the delegates.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17
VIC ROBERTSON'S
SALE DRAWS CROWD
In Spite Of the Cold North West
Winds. Mr.. Dunn, Auction
eer Worked to Get Folks Take
Hold.

Vic Robertson sale last week attracted
a large crowtd OF farmers and stock men
from all over Breckinridge, Meade,
Grayson, Hancock, Ohio and Daviess
counties.
1t was cold bitter day, the wind
blowing perfect hurricane and as cold
as the North West winds ever get In Oct
ober But not withstanding the weather
the sale went on just the same.
There was a good show of cattle,
mules and sheep. They were in pens
so they could be seen to advantage.
The arrangements of the sale were in
keeping with Mr.. Robertson's way of
doing things right up to date and as
good as they have In counties where
they make II a business of selling at
public auction.
The auctioneer. Mr.. Dunn was from
Danville, Ky., fine gentleman and an
auctioreer that knew his business and
how to handle Ii. He said there was
nothing wrong with the sale but the
weather. His crowd was cold and chilly
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17
PRESBYTERIAN SYNODS
MET LAST week
In Louisville. Three Hundred
Delegates Attend. New Mod
orators Elected for Nothern
and Southern Synods.

With three hundred delegates and Wis.
itors in attendance, both Northern and
Southern Synods of the Presbyterian
Church in Kentucky convened III Louis
vile Tuesday night and continued thro-
ugh Thursday. The Southern Synod
convened at the Highland Presbyterian
Church while the Northern Synod con-
vened at the Fourth Avenue Church.
The opening services of the two synods
we're devoted to the annual sermon by
the retiring moderator and the election
of moderator for the ensuing year. DIR.
Thomas Cummins, Henderson, delivered
the sermon at the Highland Church,
while DIR. Aquilla Webb, of the Warren
Memorial Church, Louisville delivered
the sermon at the Fourth Avenue Church.
Immediately following the sermons
officers for the ensuing year were elected
by the two Synods as follows: Southern
Synod-Rev. w. Y. Davis, Louisville,
moderator and Rev |. c. Hunt, Coving-
ton, reading clerk. The Nothern Synod
elected Rev. John A. Troxier, Smith
Grove, KY, moderator, which was the
only officer named at the opening session.
Rev. r. K. Reeves and > c. Dowell,
Irvington and l.. v. Chapin of this city
we're delegates from this county who at
tended the meeting.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17
WIDOW OF JOHN TH|X-
TON GETS HALF SHARE.
OF Bank and Other Stocks. II
Shares From Bank Of Clover
port. Bridenbach Divorce
Suit.

Judge X w. Slack, returned Wednes-
day night from Williamsburg, KY,
where he has been for the tested election
case, and was present for the opening of
circuit court Thursday morning. He and
Special Judge William M Reed divided
the time OH the bench Thursday, Judge
Reed left in the afternoon for his home.
Several orders were given by the court
during the day. In the case of Charles
G. Thixton, adnr ect., VS. Fannie G
Thixton, ect., it appeared from the re-
port of the master commissioner filed
Aug is, that Fannie G Tnixton, wife of
| John Thixton, deceased. is entitled to
receive one-half of the bank and other
stocks held by the deceased at the time
of his death and an agreement was reach
ed by which Fannie G. Thixton, receives
FIVE shares of the stock of the U. S Ma
tional Bank; two and one half shares of
the Fourth street Bank; fifty shares of
the Farmers Deposit Bank, Brandenburg
KY; seventeen shares of the Bank of
Cloverport; fifteen shares of the common
stock of the Owensboro Planning Mill,
and six shares of the preferred stock of
the same concern.
In the divorce suit of Leona Breiden-
bach against James Breidenbach the de.
fendent was ordered to pay his wife $40
a month temporary alimony beginning
Oc. /. The court also directed that
Breidenbach be allowed to see his child
rem three times week at specified hours.
In the case of the Bank of Hardins-
burg and Trust Co +, trustee for Elizabeth
Sauer Breidenbach, VS., Elizabeth Sauer
Breidenbach and Ed. Breide nbach, her
husband, it was ordered that a I2s-acre
farm be sold and four-tenths of the pro-
ceeds the defendants interest, be paid
to her.-Owensboro Messenger.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17
A BOON TO 100000
CIVIL WAR WIDOWS
Giving $25 a Month to Widows
of the Civil and Spanish Wars
and Philippine Instruction.

Something that will be of interest
and good news to the 100000 war
widows in America is the new pension
bill which has passed and approved by
the President. The new bill gives $25
q mouth to all widows Of the Civil al 4
Spanish wars and Philippine insrrr. c.
ton. 1t reads thus:
Section 3l4 That from and after the
passage of this Act the rate of pension
for widow of au officer or enlisted
man OF the Army, Navy, or Marine
Corps of the United States who served
In the Civil War, the war with Spain, or
the Philippine insurrection, now on the
pension roll or hereafter to be placed on
the pension roll, and entitled to receive
a less rate than hereinafter provided,
shall be $25 per month; and nothing
herein shall be construed to affect the
additional allowance provided by ex-
listing pension laws on account of q
helpless child or child under sixteen
years of age: Provided, however, That
this Act shall not be so construed as to
reduce any pension under any Act, pub
lie or private: And provided further,
That the provisions of this section shall
be administered. executed, and enforced
by the Commissioner of Pensions
Passed by the Senate and House of
representatives, and approved by the
President. October 6, 1917.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17
SERVE BY SAVING"
Big Drive to Win Food Saving
Pledges is on In Kentucky for
Those Who Remain at Home
TO Serve.

Food Will Win the War"-this the
battlecry?
"Serve by Sav,ng"-this is the slogan
OF every patriotic American woman,
eager to do her bit in order that husband
or son, father or brother engaged in the
mighty task of making the world safe
for democracy may not be hampered
through food privation in their glorius
undertaking!
The great drive is under way, and ac-
cording to Fred NJ. Sackett, Federal
Food Administrator for Kentucky, ad
vice from Washington is to the effect
that the vast majority of the 22,000,000
families in the United States will volun.
teer to CO operate with the Food Admin
istration in the saving of food in order
that our army and the armies of our al
lies will be fed and the great war won.
There is ample evidence at hand, Mr..
Sackett says, to convince him that Ken
lucky will splendidly account for her
self in the number of pledges obtained
To date between IS and 80 counties in
the State have been organized. Churches,
Schools, community leagues aud news
papers are rendering invaluable service
assisting in every possible way govern
ment officials whose duty it is to Impress
upon the American people the impor
lance of eliminating wastage in the dis
tribution and consumption of food stocks
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17
Mr.. Plat Lewis Dead.

Mr.. Adrain Plat Lewis, formerly of
Louisville, died at 2o'clock Monday
morning at Boswell, Ariz., where he
went three years ago because of III
health. He was member of the Per-
dennis Club and was we'll known here.
He was son of the late Adrain c.
Lewis. He is survived by brother,
Leon P. Lewis, of this city, and two
sisters. Miss Viola Lewis, who was with
him at The time of his death, and Miss
Edith Lewis. of Irvington, Ky. He
formerly travelled for the Royal Panama
Hat Company, of New York City. The
body will be brought here and the
funeral will be held at 2 O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon. at the First Presbyterian
church. Burial will be at Cave Hill
cemstery.-Louisvillc Herald.