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Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-11
BIC DELEGATION
Of CAPITALISTS
Coming Friday to Look Over
Kansas Oklahoma Mining
Field with View to
Investing

An excursion party Of 800,
made up Of eastern capitalists
and men representing eastern
capital is billed to visit this
mining field on Friday Of the
present week. They will come
on a special train and will visit
Bexter Springs, Picher, Tar River,
Quapaw, st. Louis, Hooker,
Century, Commerce, Miami,
Lincolnville and Sunnyside.
This excursion party is entire
ly separate from the American
Institute of Mining Engineers
which will pay this mining field
a visit on the same day and for
the reception of whom the min
ing fraternity has made elaborate
preparations. The purpose of
the visitors is to thoroughly in
vestigate conditions here with a
view to making heavy invest
ments in the future.
Notwithstanding the extent of
our mining field has not yet been
determined, according to reliable
data at hand, ore discoveries up
to this time have shown deposits
to an extent sufficient to cause
experts to declare this to be the
greatest mining field in the world.
Strikes have been made as close
as 16 feet below the surface, and
the deepest strike on the Mad
dox, was made last week at a
depth of 1920 feet. 1t has even
proved difficult to get a solid
lime foundation through which to
sink shafts, because every hole
has yielded ore instead.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-11
Buffalo Mills Started.

The Buffalo mill No. l, which
is of 200 ton capacity, started
last week. The mill is located
nearly four miles southwest OF
this city, in the Picher district.
The shaft on the Buffalo mill site
near Treece is down 100 feet and
it is said that it will probably be
three weeks before the shaft will
reach the ore body. The drill
cuttings from the hole on which
the shaft is being sunk, have as
sayed 40.65 per cent.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-11
INJURED MEN
BOTH IMPROVING
Automobile Accident Nearly
Causes Death of Two Bax-
ter Men-Car Com.
plete Wreck

\ hC AhSSoS ASPOA ~ ~ AN
Joplin hospital, concerning the
condition Of Ted Mason and j. T.
McAndrews, are encouraging.
The doctors say thIt unless
complications set in both will re-
cover.
McAndrews and Mason were
injured last Friday night about
$50 when the former ran his
new Pathfinder automobile into
the ditch on the Joplin road near
the golf links.
The car was one of the most
complete wrecks ever seen. 1t
plunged down a twelve foot en-
bankment and overturned two or
three times. McAndrews was
pinned under the wreckage.
Fortunately a pressure against
the button after the accident
caused the horr to sound con-
tinuously. This attracted the
attention of people passing who
went to the rescue of the unfor-
tunate men. At first it was
thought that McAndrews was
alone. He was taken into the
Joplin hospital. Later other
parties at the scene of the wreck
found Mason in an unconscious
condition lying about sixteen
PAGES from the car. Evidently
he had jumped when the car left
the road, and landed on his head.
He was taken to the Joplin
hospital and there found to have
an injury to his skull that evil
IDENTIFY was causing a hemorrhage
in the brain. He remained for
several hours in a comatose con-
dition, and only within the last
day or two has hope for his re-
covery been expressed by the
physicians in attendance.
McAndrews was found pinned
under the wheel, also unconscious
At the hospital it was discovered
that one ear had been practically
entirely torn from his head and
his head bruised and lascerated
to the extent of exposing his
brain. A compound fracture of
one arm was found also five
fractured ribs. His recovery, if
it should be effected will prove
almost a miracle, so badly did he
appear to be injured.
McAndrews had been to Joplin
in the afternoon and had been
drinking heavily. Merton Good
eagle induced him to come home
about five o'clock, Merton driv-
ing the car back. After supper
McAndrews took it into his head
to drive back to Joplin. He
sought Ted Mason and induced
him to take the ride with him.
Ted had hoped to get at the
wheel and thereby prevent an
accident; but after starting Nc
AndI Iews compelled Mason to
give up the wheel and t;.king it
himself, he opened the engine up
wide with the remark, it is said
that he would make Joplin in
twenty minutes or they would
never get there"
Since becoming conscious
Mason has related a small part
of his experience with the driver
crazed with drink. He tried to
get the wheel but was pushed
aside; he tried to escape but was
prevented by violent bursts of
speed, he would shut off the gas,
only to have the momentum of
the car start the engine again.
When the car was ditched it
must have been going go miles
an hour.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-11
BAXTER To
'''''-' HAVE A DAILY
News Win Make Venture With
in a Few Weeks
Columbus Advocate

Columbus AdvOcate
The Baxter Springs News an
nounces that it is buying new
equipment with the intention OF
staring a daily there within the
next three weeks. What happens
to the new sheet, the editor
frankly admits, will depend up
on the people of Baxter. The
editor simply says he is willing
to make the start. Baxter is one
of the growing towns Of Cherokee
county and will find a daily
newspaper a valuable asset.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-11
CAPTURE A
LOAD Of BOOZE
Double Bed of Spring Wagon
Contained More Than
40 Pints
Columbus Advocate

Columbus Advocate
Ed Mills was arrested on East
Maple street this afternoon with
more than 40 pints of whiskey in
his possession. The whiskey was
carefully concealed in the double
bed of his spring wagon and
George Corkle had to make a
second inspection of the wagon
to discover it. At first glance
the wagon appeared to be empty
and innocent like, but when a
board was finally pried loose
Corkle thought he was in Joplin.
There was just enough space be-
tween the two floors to lay a
pint bottle, and while Mills had
only about 40 pints he could
have had a hundred as far as
space was concerned.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-11
NEW: PROCESS IN
ORE SEPARATION
Recent Invention Said to Great
ly Simplify the Extraction
of Metals to Be 1ntroduc.
ed in Baxter Field

A $250,OoO company has been
organized, under the president
ship of H. H. Halsell Of this city,
with the purpose of instituting
a new ore classifying and sepa-
rating process in the mills in this
mining district.
The new invention separates
the metallic values from the ores
and it is equally well adapted to
the separation of other materials
where foreign matter is mingled
with the valuable product. In
this process of ore separation
mechanical and hydraulic meth
DDS are combined prior to the
performance of the separating
step proper. This improved pro-
cess involves the introduction Of
the crushed ore to a pulverizer
which reduces or crushes the
material to the desired degree,
and by employing an upwardly
directed current of water of suf-
ficient strength to carry all the
material of a predetermined
maximum grade and smaller,
over the top of the mortar or re-
ceptacle in which the pulverizing
operation is effected. In other
words the mesh to which the ma
terial is pulverized before It
leaves this mortar in response to
the upward travelling current of
water, is determined by the
strength of the current and by
the height of the wall of the
mortar. The higher the wall the
finer must be the pulverized ma
terial. When in a coarser con-
dition, it is only necessary to re-
duce the height of the wall.
This process of milling for the
first time, will be installed in the
Rainbow mill four miles south
west of Baxter Springs, in sec
tion 81. The principle upon
which this process evolves is
simply the imitation of the laws
of nature and because of this
fact it is considered a success
from the beginning by the min
ing engineers of the country.
This new milling process is
patented by George c. Hackstaf
of Denver, Colo. He has spent
four years in the perfection Of
his idea and the patent was
granted to him in January OF
this year.
The mill will be finished within
60 days when it will be open for
the inspection of the public and
those who are interested in
mines as well.
This company which is known
as the H. C. M. & M. Company,
has already opened an office in
Baxter Springs from where they
will do all their business. The
members of the company are: H.
H. Halsell, president, r. c. Her
ring, R. H. brennan, C. W. Strin-
ger, Charles Lynch and George
Hackstaff.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-11
Wilson and Newland Hurt

Elmer Newland was critically
burned and George Wilson was
slightly burned when the boiler
at the drill rig at which they were
working exploded Monday morn
ing at the Naylor farm eight t
miles west of this city. 1t is said
that the accident was the result
of carelessness in putting cold
water in the hot boiler when it
was practically empty. Newland
was removed to his home in
Treece, Kan, and Wilson was
taken to his home.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-11

VIM. Waugh ran his Ford car
into the ditch one night last
week with quite serious results.
He was accompanied by Jack
Barnes of this city and the two
were on their way home from
Joplin. The car was smashed up
very badly and both men re-
ceived injuries that sent them
back to the Joplin hospital. Mr..
Waugh was out soon after not
much the worse for his exper-
ience but Jack Barnes did not
fare so well. It win take several
days to complete the repair work
on bis anatomy.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-11
Arbulhnot's Brother Passes
Away

Alfred W. Arbuthnot, age Is,
died at his home at Webb City
after a five Weeks illness Thurs
day afternoon at Up. m. The
funeral services were held at the
home and intermentwas in Mount
Hope cemetery at Webb City.
The young man was a member of
the junior class at the high school
there and he leaves behind him
scores of friends and relatives.
He was a brother of W. N. Ar
buthnot of this city.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-10-11
Baxter Men Failed to Report.

Robert j. Yost and Harry
Dauben, both of Baxter Springs,
failed to report last week at Co.
lumbus prior to the departure OF
the recruits for Camp Funston.
Up to Thursday of last week the
local exemption board had heard
nothing concerning these men.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-13
REDWOOD.

Mrs. Herman Radloff and faughte
who have been visiting with relatives
at BelOit, have returned home
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Prahl and chill
dren were Watertown visitors Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Emil Abel entertained
relatives from, Fort Atkinson Sunday.
]. ]. Plasil has purchased a Ford
car.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Klug of Juneau
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Burmeister.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miska and daugh-
ter Agnes motored to Juneau Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Burmeister
and daughter Leloa and Raymond
and Lorraine Prahl were visitors at
the Marsche home Sunday afternoon.
box social and dance will be given
Friday evening, June Is, for the open
ing OF the new school house in dis
trict No. II, town of Shields. All are
cordially invited. Ladies, please bring
boxes. Miss Laura Salick, teacher.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-13
Correspondence:
SOUTH WATERFOWL.

The old ecoffee house." which in
days long gone by was a popular tav-
ern, is being torn down The building,
which is very old, has been used as a
private residence in late years.
Fred Hartdke had a barn raising
bee Saturday
Will Reichert, Jr. and wife of Mil
waukee and Mr. and Mrs. John John
son of Fort Atkinson were over Sun
day visitors at the home of William
Reichert, Sr.
Miss Adela Schroeder has returned
home after spending several weeks
with her aunt, Mrs. Herman Schroe-
der -
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sauer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Strauss, and Miss Olga
Naatz Of Watertown, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George DuenOw were callers at the
home of William Scherer and family
Sunday afternoon.
Ernest Niemann has purchased a
new Overland car.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. VAIL entertained
their daughter and family of Marshall
Sunday.
Mrs. G. C. Duenow attended a school
picnic at Pennington Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Irving c. Weber of Watertown
spent Saturday at the Hardtke home
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-13
PLAN GREAT CAMPAIGN
FOR RED CROSS WORK

| cit can be done, it must be done, it
shall be done" is the spirit in which
the state of Wisconsin is going about
it's task Of raising $2,500,OOO for the
American Red Cross during the week
of June Is to 25. Practically every vii
lage, as well as every city Of the
state, is being organized for partici-
patton in the most intensive campaign
that Wisconsin has ever known And
this statewide movement is but part
of the general campaign throughout
the entire United States, the object of
which is to raise the $1Q0,O00,00O war
fund which will be required for his
pital and relief work this year.
| Thousands of the most prominent
business and professional men in the
state will give their entire time dur
ing campaign week, as we'll as large
financial donations, to the raising Of
the fund. The city of Milwaukee pro-
poses to raise at least $500,00O and
those in charge of the campaign pre-
dict that the contributions will exceed
this sum. For the balance of it's share
in the $1OO,000,O00 fund, Wisconsin is
depending on the smaller cities and
on the large rural population.
The unique features which will
make the campaign distinctive one
in the history of the state are the
magnitude of it and the fact that ev-
cry community will be working under
what has come to be known as the Y
| M A ,,1o 20
conditions. 1t will be the first expert
ence Of many communities in raising
money in this way.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-13

the McDaniels, the Clements, the Hell
lands and the Keets. 1t was to the
latter branch that the little Baby
Lloyd Keet belonged. All these old
families have been residents of Spring
field for generations, and have builded
and added to the city year by year.
and only some degenerates, blinded by
the hope of sudden ill-gotten gain,
could have conceived of the dastardly
plot to steal one of the heirs of one of
these old and honorable families and
hold the innocent babe for ransom.
Such affairs only belong to the dark
ages, but hidden away back in the
fastness of the almost inaccessible
regions of the Ozarks must Still be-
some with souls so warped that they
can be used for tools to bring. about
such tragedy as that of the Keet
baby.
May the guilty be apprehended and
punished-as they certainly will be if
Springfield citizens succeed in putting
their hands on them
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-13
City BriefetS
Smoke Ginger, sc cigar.

Smoke Ginger, sc cigar. 18-tf
Miss Anne Heinrich spent Tuesday
in Milwaukee,
Fred w. Gamm was Milwaukee
visitor today.
Clarence MCGUIRE OF Redwood was
a visitor here Tuesday.
Mrs. William Klug of Reeseville
was visitor here Tuesday.
Mrs. John Benninger of Reeseville
was a visitor in town Tuesday.
Girls wanted at Model Iaun-
dry. 11-3t
Miss Meta May of Milwaukee is Wis
iting friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Roy Vollmer and children of
Juneau were visitors here Tuesday
A barn dance was held Tuesday ev-
ening at the farm Of William Scherer
route A.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Trachte OF
Madison were visitors in the city on
Tuesday
Mrs. Albert Jaeger of Ixonia is a
visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs
John Kohlhoff
Max Then OF Milwaukee was a Wis
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-13
At the Theatres


At the Classic theatre tonight will
be seen Valaska Suratt in a five part
Fox, "The Victim. On Thursday Pearl
White in a five part Pathe, MAY
Blossom. Friday His Fathers Son.
five part Metro, Lionel Barrymore
Saturday, William S. Hart in a five
part Triangle, "The Gun Fighter"
matinee at 2:30 p. m. Sunday, Con-
stance Talmadge in a five part Tri-
angle, "The Girl of the Timber Claim"
The Majestic. tonight will present
Gail Kane in CAS- Man Made Her" On
Thursday Ethel Clayton in ''The Web
of Desire;" matinee at 2:2O p. m. Fri
day, Fannie Ward in Betty to the
Rescue" Saturday, Ann Murdoch in
Where Love Is Sunday and Mon
day. Pauline Frederick in THE Slave
Market"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-13
200 People, Animals, Etc.

$4,000 souls and steal a babe from the
cradle seems almost unbelievable. And
yet it was done, and the kidnappers,
close pressed by pursuers, threw this
babe of fourteen months into a well
to die.
Parties have been arrested. Per-
haps they are the right ones-more
likely not, but that does not bring
back the baby to the sorrowing par
ents, or lessen the blow in any way.
Springfield, Missouri is an old and
historic town, located on the top
ridge of the Ozark mountains, about
$50 miles southwest of St. Louis, and
80 miles north and east of Joplin. The
original town was built around a
square-as are hundreds of southern
cities, and this square became a ia
nous gathering place during the Civil
war The national cemetery is located
just outside the city, and it is here
that the bones of Gen. Siegel rest.
And since the Civil war, history has
| continued in the making on the old
square in Springfield. Across this
square, wild Bill Hikok killed his
i man back in the early seventies, and
nine years ago, three negroes dangled
from lamp ost on this same square,
from lamp post on this same square,
on the whites.
Thirty miles east of Springfield is
the picturesque town of Ozark where
the Bald Knobers held forth. 1t might
be added that it is hardly healthy even
now to visit Ozark and become too
curious about the history of the Bald
Knobbers.
Near Springfield lives Sam Cloud
famous as a rifle shot, and once year
under his supervision are gathered
the crack rifle shots of the section to
pit their skill against his These con-
testants scorn the modern rifle, and
use only the old muzzle loading cap
and ball hexigOn barrel weapon-such
as some of us have doubtless seen
hanging over the fireplace in our
grandfather's home when we were
boys
The prize at these shoots is a half
quarter and other parts of a beef
''critter" or pigs, turkeys and chickens
This big "shoot" is almost a religious
rite, and is famous throughout the
section
In the Ozarks near Springfield
nestle lakes and streams, famous for
fishing and hunting, and the heavy
timber which covers thousands upon
| thousands of acres in the vicinity is
worth millions of dollars
Springfield is the headquarters of
the Frisco railroad system, and over
5000 employees of this great line work
in the big shops located on the edge
of the city. Springfield is also a big
distributing point for merchandise,
and there are over forty wholesale and
manufacturing plants located in the
city. The citizenship of the town is
distinctly high class and southern, and
the town is noted for it's beautiful
women who as a rule are of the black
eyed southern type.
Among the big men of the city, who,
following the footsteps of their ances-
tors of this historic locality are build
ing ever upward, are the Roundtrees,
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-13
Social Doings

Mr.. and Mrs. William Gorder, Jr.
were pleasantly surprised at their
home in Dewey avenue Monday even
ing by a gathering of forty people who
assembled in honor of the their tenth
wedding anniversary. The evening
was pleasantly spent in playing pro-
gressive cinch. Honors\ were awarded
Mrs. Charles Piper, Henry Sauer and
Mrs. R. A. Geuenterberg. A dainty
luncheon was served the guests before
their departure for home
The four banks of Watertown were
hosts at supper given Monday even
ing in the club rooms of the Elks
home for the members of the commit
tee which solicited subscriptions to
the Liberty bonds About forty guests
were present and passed a most
pleasant evening
Mrs. Charles Piper was hostess at a
gathering of friends Tuesday after
noon in her home, 12O North Fifth
street
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-13
Serve Writ on Council.

The local liquor forces of Neenah
haxve opened the wet and dry ques-
ton again. Mandamus proceedings
nave been Instituted and writ served
on every member of the Neenah coun-
ell to prevent that city from going
dry on July 1. The official count on
the wet and dry question at the spring
election was $50 drys and 635 vets.
The council made, recount Of the
votes cast, voting on whether a ballot
where the intent of thew otter was not
plain would be wet or dry, the total
count being $50 drys and 625 vets.
Louis Dubois and George Dubois are
the compliments.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-13

In order to know what local
help we can expect to get for
our pea pack this season, we,
would suggest that those want
ing to help us, register at our
office, at once. The reason in
asking this, is that we have Of
fers from outside sources, but
want to employ as many Of our
home folks as possible, and es-
pecially those who have worked
with us the past seasons. We
want men, young men, women
and girls. Pack will start about
July 1.
Sat WatertOwn Canning Co.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-13

Every citizen of the United States
who is able financially should sub
scribe to the United States govern
ment Liberty bonds. There is nc safer
security on earth and at the same
time you help your country, which is
your own country. in a crisis where
the government must have money.
Every man and woman knows that to
preserve the homes, the factories, the
fields, and when you say that, all in
dustries of the United States, every
one who is able must nelp. There are
those who cannot help financially but
there are millions who can The wage
Garner can give his share, the bust
ness man hiss hare, the farmer his
share and the financial interests
their share