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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
SECOND LIBERTY
BOND SALE
What the Government Expects
of You in Connection With
rhe New Liberty Loan
Campaign

There is considerable doubt in
the minds of many and there has
been more or less misunderstand-
ing as to just what is expected of
the public in the matter of sub
scribing for the Liberty Bonds
in the present campaign for the
sale OF three billion dollars worth.
First - Every person who
owns property is expected to
buy Liberty Bonds in such
amounts as he or she can pay for
within a reasonable time. This
is expected regardless of whether
or not such person has the ready
money for which to pay for it.
If you are a property owner and
have your funds all tied up al
present, go to your banker and
make arrangements to borrow q
few hundred dollars and purchase
Liberty Bonds with it. This is
your duty as a citizen. The
government does not want any
man or woman to buy Liberty
Bonds if they can not pay for
them within six months or q year
out of money which they will
have coming in from their busi-
ness or trade. Every farmer
owning a farm should buy bonds
even though he has to borrow
the money. These bonds are q
good investment as they bear
interest payable twice a yeer at
a per cent and will without q
doubt sell at a premium as soon
as the war is over.
You need not make full pay
ment at the time you subscribe
for a bond unless you want.
Any bank will arrange payments
for you as follows: 2 per cent,
/ October q, 18 per cent, Novem-
ber Is; 40 per cent, December
IA; and 40 per cent, January 16,
or they will be paid in full on
November q, or any Of the dates
thereafter. ~
Remember-it is not q question
of ready money with which to
pay for the bonds but it Is q
question of your financial circum-
stances. The fact that your
money is tied up for the present,
if this is true just borrow q few
hundred dollars for a short time
until the money comes in.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
LEAD. BOY 70 PRODUCE
Oklahoma Operators Erecting
200 Ton Mill

A 200 ton mill is being erected
at the Lead Boy mine, three
miles south of Baxter Springs.
This property was recently taken
over by Oklahoma City people
as follows: DR.. J. M. Pastelle, ].
Y. Scrivener, Robt. M. Scott and
Geo. Alcorn and C. w. Stringer,
Rev. T. P. Turner Of Miami, and
H. Il. Holman Of Wetumka. A
large crew is working and the
company expects to have the
mill In operation within forty
days.
The Lead Boy is considered
one Of the richest strikes in lead
in the entire district. It has
from 8 to 10 foot face OF lead and
in some instances there are tun-
nels where they take out tons Of
pure lead. A IA foot face of Jack
underlies the lead. This also is
considered to be very fine. The
company has four shafts down to
the ore now and expects to have
them ready for operation by the
time the mill is completed. Seven
drill holes on the twenty show
the same face of ore as the four
shafts.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
BIC FOUNDRY.
AND MACHINE SHOP
Several Acres Bought for Site
and Company Incorporated
With $4,000 Capital
Stock

The purchase on Monday by
the n. S. Sherman Iron Works
Of a FIVE acre site on the NJ. o
4 G. Railroad in this city, con-
cluded successfully negotions fol
for the development i'll Baxter
Springs of a large foundry, ma
chine shop and general iror
works. The company is corning
here largely through the efforts
oJ Mayor Wright and Roy Harvey
on behalf of the new Chamber OF
Commerce.
The company is composed OF
n. S. Sherman, of the \. 5.
Sherman Machinery and Iron
Works of Oklahoma City; H. H.
Chandler of Pierce City, Mo-; W.
Il. Parker of jackson, Mich. A.
P. St. Clair of Manila, P. l., and
H. A. Zerby, of Columbus.
Messrs. Sherman and Chandler
will have direct charge OF the
construction and operation of the
new plant.
The site purchased is the F: NJ.
Preston property lying a block
south OF the NJ. 0. 4 G. depot.
Thecompany will becapitaIlzed
for $4,000. The plant will be
very complete for the manufac-
ture OF mining equipment and in
addition will be specially equip
ped for the rebuilding of auto
mobiles.
When the construction work is
completed, which of course will
require several months, the new
works will open with compile
ment of probably fifty men, but
with a working capacity for
many more as the business grows.
The men in this company are
all practical iron workers and
foundry operators. Mr.. Sherman,
besides his Oklahoma City plant,
is interested in the operation Of
foundries and machine shops in
several other midwest cities.
To a News reporter, Messrs
Sherman and Mr.. Chandler, who
were here to close the deal,
stated that there is absolutely
no speculation about plant COM
ing here. With the purchase Of
the site all arrangements were
concluded, and work will begin
now as soon as material can be
assembled. The deal is the
biggest thing for Baxter Springs
that has yet been put through.
it is predicted it is but the first,
however, of a number of big in
dustries to be attracted here by
the extensive mineral develop
ment in the vicinity.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
New Coal Office

The Willard Coal & Ice COM
pany is building a new Office west
of the old place. The grounds
were staked out last Thursday.
There will be two 10 by 13
foot private Offices aside from
other rooms and a 15 ton truck
scale. The building will be a
one story frame. A stable for
ten heads of horses and a garage
for three trucks for this COM
pany is almost completed. The
loft OF the stable will hold 80
tons of ray. The deep well.
which is to be drilled. will be
located between the office and
the garage.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
Another Rich Strike

The fourth hole on the /. Bing-
ham place, under lease by DR..
George Williams and associates,
of Odessa, Mo-, has proven to be
as rich as the other two holes
which we reported recently. The
strike was made at the depth OF
ITO feet and the drill continued
in ore to the 210 foot level. 1t is
said that the ore will assay 40
per cent. One of the four holes
has not shown rich, but the three
have indicated ore at practically
the same level and the same
richness.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
War Price for Minerals

The new kansas-Oklahoma
mining field is prepared to supply
large quantities of lead and zinc
for war purposes, was the opinion
of Chairman Westervelt, OF the
metal board, who visited this
mining district with the Ameri-
can Institute of Engineers last
Friday. 1t is limited at from re-
liable sources that the value OF
spelter metal from zinc blende'
will be fixed at II or IL cents
and the price of ore produced in
this mining field, will be some
where near $50 a ton. The price
of spelter has been lowering
around 8 cents and ore has been
between $65 and $50 a ton.
Spelter at 8 cents should mean
$50 ton which means a small
margin Of profit to the producer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
Defender to Build Mill

The Defender Mining company
is planning to build a mill on its
lease of the Crawfsh land south
west of Baxter Springs. Seven
holes have been drilled out and
every one has shown a thick vein
of ore. One of the drill cuttings
indicated the presence Of a 35
foot face. The ore has assayed
25 per cent according to reports
which have reached this Office.
It is said that q mill site is being
blocked out and the contracts
for q mill h to be awarded soon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
Enlarging the Barr Mill

The mill at the Barr mine
which was of 400 ton capacity
originally, is being increased tc
700 ton. In addition to the
increased size of the mill more
machinery is being installed,
Nearly so holes have been drilled
out on the tract on which the
Barr mine is located and IL holes
out of the so have been found
almost blank. The Others have
shown good deposits The ore
assays, average here, 10 per cent
and there are many evidence;
which show that the vein OF ore
here is the same found at the
Blue Monnd mines, a little ways
southwest Of the Barr.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
Pioneer Sold

The establishment of the
Pioneer Vulcanizing com pany on
south Military street, south Of
the Jefferson Highway garage,
which Was owned and operated
by Will Sease, was sold to the
Allison brothers of Joplin for a
consideration of from $1,000 to
$500. George B. Allison, one of
the brothers will be here and will
have charge of the work. It is
the plan of Mr.. Allison to put in
a full line of automobile supplies.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
Oklahoma Capitalists

Lease Land
The 80 acre tract of land IL
miles southwest of Baxter Springs
was leased to Oklahoma capital
lists last week for $1,000 bonus
and 5 per cent royalty. Aside
from this consideration the new
company agrees to pay $160 per
year for the surface damage
This 80 acre tract is located ih
section IL of Ottawa county.
Another 20 acres, in section 8
OF Ottawa county, was leased
this week for 5000 bonus and 5
per cent royalty. The agreement
is that drilling should be started
on this land within 80 days.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
Mill on Fort Worth

A 200 ton mill is being built on
the 20 acres of land held under
lease by the Fl. Worth Lead &
Zinc company southwest Of this
city, adjoining the Mihoma
Mining company. Two shafts
are going down now and one Of
which is in ore and drifting.
The drill cuttings have already
indicated the presence of a 35
foot face ore. The stockholders
are from Fort Worth, Texas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
First Lease Brings Big Sum

The FIVE per cent first lease, Of
the land held by Randolph D.
Talmage, which is located in sec
ton "a, township 20, range %,
southwest of this city, was sold
Tuesday to John R. Baker, trus-
tee for parties from Fulton, Mo-.
for a consideration Of $125, ,00O-
The purchase price is not to BE-
paid down, but will be paid n
four installments Of four morths
apart, after $1,000 worth q! ,.rIll-
ing is done.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
Benefit Recital for Red Cros

The entertainment committee
OF the local Red Cross has ar
ranged for a recital to be given
in the auditorium of the Johnson
library Friday night. Baxter
has plenty of talented musicians,
so the affair will undoubtedly be
a success. The program will be
as follows:
Duet. ........... .'oelcSCSu
Winifred Nichols, Frances Beebe
ITO ............. .OeIeCCSu
Winifred Nichols, Frances Beebe,
Florence Pfremmer
Novelty Dance. ..........
Clarice and Constance Wells
Angels Serenade" ... Braga
With violin obligato
Miss Marie Covey ... Soprano
Mr.. Harry Jackson .,.,.. Violin
EN- Courant" ......... GODDARD
Leila Buckingham
"Seein' Things at Night"
Methodist Ladies Quartette
"Berceuse" from "Jocelyn".
Harry Jackson
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
Prospecting the Jack Rabbit

Prospecting the Jack Rabbit
The new owners Of the Jack
Rabbit mine, four miles south of
Baxter Springs, in the Sunnyside
district, are carrying on new
prospecting on their lease. Six
holes have been completed and
four of them are in ore and two
are blank. The ore body was
shown in nearly every hole at the
IS foot level, but the thickness
of the veins varied. Some drill
cuttings indicated the presence
of an ore body Is feet thick,
while others showed 20 foot face.
Mr.. Schrei of Chicago has the
first lease on the Jack Rabbit.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18

The Tn-State Mining .n17aay
reports a strike on the IeorRe
Hacker land southwest Of this
city at a depth Of S2Oie The
ore viii probably assay ons PER
cent jack.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18
Harry Jackson
Navy League in
Need of Workers

The Navy League met last
Monday afternoon with Mrs. E.
G. Polster. Completed work was
turned in. The articles cannot
be sent in to headquarters till the
sets are completed. A set con-
sists of one pair of wristers, a
muffer, a sweater and a helmet
The articles turned in were:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18

All ladies are urged to join the
work. The wool has arrived and
can be procured from Mrs. M. E.
Reddy. The next meeting will
be Monday, Oct. %, at the home
of Mrs. John Griffard. The ladies
present at the last meeting were
Mesdames E. G. Polster, A. E.
Pfremmer, F. M. Perkins, Griff-
ard, Cramer, Rummeland Reddy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-10-18

A shaft is being sunk on the
Larsh mine, west of Bilharz. 1t
is down 225 feet in tha ground.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-22
A Merry Christmas.

It is our wish that all have q
Merry Christmas, but this year
many of our young boys who are
away serving their country at war,
will be missing from the family
circle and will be q cause of sadness,
but as these young men are per-
forming the most sacred of all du-
ties, that of defending their coun.
try, those whose dear ones are at
the front, should rejoice in know
ing that as long as these boys are
at the front, on the firing line, that
the country is safe and in no dis
tant day, all will be called upon
for a general rejoicing-the cele-
bration Of the great victory.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-22
Feeding Cattle With Moss.

In a recent newspaper report it
was stated that the farmers around
Brennan, Texas, were using CON-
mon Spanish moss as stock feed
and that many carloads were being
shipped to the western part of the
state where it was used in a satis-
factory manner by sheep men, and
that it was giving satisfaction.
This is a thing that certainly
deserves to be investigated. II
moss is good feed for sheep il
might be 6rst-class feed for cattle
and if mixed with other kinds oi
feed in the way of mixed ration
might indeed be an ideal winter
feed. - American Press.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-22
WATCH FOR THE
SWEET POTATO DORER

, Because of the increased acreage
of sweet potatoes in Louisiana this
ysar, there 10 a serious danger that
the sweet potato weevil. or borer, will
become distributed over a larger area
than 1t has heretofore occupied. This
insect feeds in the potatoes and rem
ders them UNIT for human consump-
ton. The adult weevil 10 IN odd
shaped, slender, hard-bodied, shiny
beetle, about onefourth ineh Ions,
With conspicuous beak and legs. In
color II Is partly metallic blue and
partly bright red. The footlsss lar
~, or grub. 10 white, With pale brown
head, and Is about one-fifth inch loaG.
The Federal Bureau Of Bnto9ology
10 making a special effort to preveat
the insects spread and to eradicate u
from sections where II h already
prasent Thos. H. Jones. entomologi-
cal assistant. who is stationed at the
Experiment Station. Louisiana State
University, urges that potatoes con-
tanning the weevil BE- not shipped IN
20 districts where the pest is not
present. Infested potatoes found at
digging time should be destroyed by
burning or boiling. II boiled they
may be fed to stock. They should nos
he Isft in the field or placed In stsr
eGe With so1nl DQBates&
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-22
Take Care Of Farm Tools.

Prices for farm tools and ma
chinery have advanced. Further
advances will be made; and whe.
ther the farmer likes the prices or
not he will have to buy a certain
amount of new machinery. How
much he will have to buy depends
on how we'll he has taken care of
that already in hand, or is taking
care of it, says the University of
Florida College of Agriculture.
With the shortage Of farm labor
more work must be done by ma
chinery. What labor is available
is demanding higher wage. The
farmer faces the stern fact that his
operations are going to cost him
more, no matter in which direction
he turns.
And not only is machinery high
in price. but it is scarce. Under
this condition it might be feasible
for two or more farmers to cooper
ate in the use of the more expen-
sive machines; buying and work.
ing together. Old machinery may
be overhsuled and repaired, being
made suitable for further service
by the addition of small parts
Unless the farmer does conserve
his machinery the ackOone oul
national defense mt be weakened
if not broken.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-22
Disagreeable Weather

The weather has been damp,
cloudy with drizzling rains occa-
sionally, keeping onr streets and
roads muddy and bad and not
rs n falling to satisfy the planters
and put water for stock. with the
rains falling for several days, no
water is to be seen in small streams.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-22
NOTICE

The Assessment kOli OF the
Town is now completed and |
am ready to collect the Taxes
OF 1917. Taxes will be deiin-
quent after Dec. 81. 1917 and
interest at the rate Of 10 per
cent per annum will be charg-
ed from January Z, 1913, until
paid.
Sidney E. Delahoussaye,
Nov. 10. Tax Collector.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-22
or POULTRY
SUITED TO LOUBIANA

N ssAectiAg . breed q vaSls0 q
poultry fx average fsrn pszpeeO
the following pclnas sAosA b ksoA -
mind:
1. A medium sire u desisAh1oi
one which win psodses probably 6ogA
egSs and meat.
!. A solid colorsd var3s<y~vAtt&
black o. bu6-4s more easily kept ~
form than a parti-oolersd varissy.
3. Birds with Light oolorsd plum
;aee have carcasses q bSttsr aepsas-
anoe than birds with dark plumaOA
e a DARK oolored IN feather, u brok-
On, vould discolor tie skin
4. It IL necessary to have stt1as
variety unless the breeder is psepes-
cd to use incubators and breeders.
E1pssisnce has aAoWn that the W
rieties best suited to louisiana Con-
ditioas are the White Leghosn anA
Black Ninoroa in tAe nom .sitting slass;
and the White, Barred or Buff Ply
mouth Rock, the White or Buff wysR'
dotte, the Rhode Island Red, or one
of the Orpingtons, n the sitting
class.
On Louisiana farms st present IL
White Leghorn seems 10 be the most
popular variety in the noa-sittihg
class, and the White Wyandotte IN
the sitting class. Popularity means
demand and demand means better op-
Iportunity to ssh breedinE stoek sr
Eggs for hatehins. No mistake will
be made in selecting one of these tvs
varieties, although several Of the
others mentioned are alsD e9cepuon-
ally good.-A F.. Rolf, Poultry Spe-
cialist, Extension Division. Louisiana
Rtate universlrJ.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-22
MONEY IN EGGS.

Eggs are not bankable but the
m",ey from their sale is. This
money is yours for the effort. How
do you 'rest the hen that lays the
Golden EggsP B. A. Thomas
Poultry Remedy will keep the
poultry in good condition and in.
crease the yield in eggs. We
guaran'ee this and refund your
money if not satisfied. BONN
GROCERY co.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-22
NOTICE.
STAB ROUTE
Post Office Department..
Washlngton. p. q. o.. q. i947.

FDNt DIttf DSpa' tineit.
Washington, H. C.. Oct. q. i947.
Propo,Ala will os receievi at TIE office
Of the Fourth Assi siaGt postInajtsT GaD
sFa', Post Vffice Department. until 4:30
p. ~. % January 10. 1915, foI carrying
the mails OF the United States from July
l. 1918 10 June 30 1929. upon the star
ror,s bsswrsu st. Mhrtinvills and New
ihstia as specified III pamphlet sdvsr
nisntr 1T this date.
List Of route. forms of proposals and
bonds. and oil necessary information
will be furnished upon application 10
the Fourth Assislsut Postmaster 6eDW-
raI, Washington. D. c.
A. 8. BURLESON.
Postmastsr General
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-22

There are more temptat ons to
break the commandments than
there are encouragements to keep
them. Resolve to help break the
temptations and to help make the
encouragements.-Ex.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-22

Better late than never - except
at the railway station.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-21
British Admiral
Expects Sea Fight

Baltimore, Aug. p, - Rear Admiral
Hugh L. HILBERT OF the British navy-
VINO was familiar to thousands OF
Americans when the Lusitania was
sunk by a submarine more than two
years ago as the flag captain. sec
ond IN command at the port of
Queenstown, is in Baltimore. He ar
rived on an armed merchantmen and
Is on special mission for the
British Admiralty which he is not at
liberty to discuss.
L have watched the Capes SO long
from the outside" he said, when seen
to-oay' tnat L am mighty glad to be
INSIDE oil them ut last"
For many months Admiral Hilbert
was IN charge of the fleet of ''bull-
dogs that stood guard outside the
i9br,o PIbrt Oh dn1 New " York and off Cape
aries ana Cape Henry.
Although he has been in active
service SINCE the beginning of the
war, he said that he never had seen
a German submarine. When asked
TO give his opinion as to the effective-
ness of submarine warfare he said
that, while the situation called for
unrelaXed vigilance and undoubtedIv
was serious. he did not believe that
1t ever would be effectual.
lie thinks that the Germans will
not end the war; however, without n
great naval battle, and is of the
opinion that they are holding hack
the navy as last resort.
see by the papers," he said
that the Kaiser recently visited the
fleet at Wilhelmshaven' and T az
hoping that it foreshadows p,oua
in that direction"