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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20
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Il was Christmas eve, and cold; not
the kind Of cold which sends the red
blood tingling through your veins and
makes you want to be "up and ut
EN-" but that miserable damp kind
that eats into the marrow Of your
bones, attacking you from the rear and
sending cold shivers up and down your
spinal column. II gives you feeling
Of dread and loneliness.
The three Of rs. "Curly," "Happy,"
and myself, were standing at the cor
ner Of ''Yankee avenue" and "Yiddish
street." waiting for the word Stand
TO-" upon which we were to mount our
machine gun on the parapet and 60 on
watch for two hours with our heads
sticking over the top.
yankee avenue" was the name Of
the Gro trench, while "Yiddish street"
was the communication trench leading
% the rear. We were occupying ~"
sector Of the front line Of our brigade.
The trench was muddy, and In some
places a thin crust Of Ice was begin
ming to form around the edges Of the
puddles.
We had wrapped our feet and legs
with empty sand bags. and looked like
snow shovelers ON Fifth avenue. Ny
teeth were chattering with the cold.
Happy was Shaping his hangs on his
thighs, while Curly had unbuttoned
one Of the buttons on his overcoat,
and with his left hand was desperately
trying to reach under his right armpit
no doubt O ''cootie" had gone mar
keting for Its Christmas dinner.
Then came the unwelcOme "Stand
TO-" and It was up on the firestep for
%, to get our gunfmounted. This took
about i've minutes.
Curly, while working away, was
mutterIng; "Blime me, Christmas eve,
and ere am somewhere In France,
'alf starved with the cold"
Happy was hummlng Keep the
Home Fires Burning" Right then, to
me, any kind Of q home fire would
have been very welcome.
Il was black as pitch In No Mans
land. Curly stopped muttering to him
self and Happy's humming ceased.
There was serious work In front Of us.
For two hours We had to try and pene-
trate that blackness with our straIning
eyes to zee that Fritz did not surprise
% with some Christmas stunt of his.
Suddenly. Happy, who was standing
on the firestep next to me, gripped my
arm, and in a low, excited whisper,
asked:
did you see that out in front, Yank,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20
FAMOUS MINSTREL SHOW
COMES TO BAXTER

Through the efforts of the High
School, q world-toured colored Min
strel show has been secured for the
Red Cross Carnival to be held on Sat
urday, Dec. 81, 1913, at the GOOdeagle
hall. Because of the Christmas holi-
days a number Of players expect to
depart for their homes, and the re-
mainder of the company, including
some Of the most talented, have pa
triotically consented to put on a short
performance for the benefit of this
worldwide cause. They feature a
dancer, known all over this country as
Alabama" Some Of the latest pop
ular songs will be heard and more
than the usual thing is expected in the
line of Jokes. Top OF . happy, shop
ping day by attending this fun
makers frolic.
Admission &c and 10c.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20
HEMsTREET FUNERAL
Former Baxter Man Buried at Che.
tOpa Following Death by Flu

Former Baxter Man Buried at Che.
tOpa Following Death by Flu
Howard Hemstreet was born al
Baxter Springs, Kas., January 26
1891, died December 8, 1918, aged q
years, 10 months and IL days. He
was married to Harriet Nicholson No
vember 9, 1916. One sister and one
brother survive him, Mrs. Lon Wright,
of Hepler, Kas., and Ray Hemstreet,
of Denver, Colo. He spent his early
years at BAXTER Springs. Later he
spent four years in the street car SER
vice at Oklahoma City. For the past
several years he had made his home in
Chetopa, conducting q livery and feed
barn. The funeral was conducted by
Rev. ]. P. Hutchinson Tuesday after
noon, interment being in Oak Hill
cemetery.-Chetopa Clipper.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20

Irwin Hooker is home. Irwin says
there is just two kinds of soldiers
1.-THE ones who went over and fought
and the ones who didn't have to-" lr.
vim was one of the boys who unfOr.
tunately had to see the war end be-
fore getting a crack at the Germans
Irwin is very modest about his part in
the war program, which only adds to
a popularity he already possesses in
Baxter Springs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20

q little to the right Of that black patch
IN the barbed wiref"
Turning my eyes in the direction in
dicated, with my heart pounding
against my ribs, I waited for some
thing to develop.
Sure enough, ! could make out a
slight movement. Happy must have
seen Il at the same time, because he
carefully eased his rife over the top,
ready for instant use. Ny rife was al
ready In position. Curly was fumbllng
With the fare pistol. Suddenly, ''plOp!"
as he pulled the trigger, and a red
streak shot mp into the air as the star-
ahel1 described an arc out In front; 1t
nit the ground and burst, : throwing
csf q white. ghostly light. A fright
eaed "meouw," and q cat, with speed
clutch open, darted from the wire In
Es0At Il us. Jumped over our gun and
disappeared into the blackness Of the
tnsAeh. Curly ducked his head. and
Harry let ont q weak, squeaky laugh.
I Ias frozea stif with fear. Pretty
son DE pump action Of my heart was
rssamed. and Osee more I looked out
into No Mans land.
For the remainder e our two hours
on guard nothing happsaeA Then We
s'tuFned over" to the second relief and,
haR frossn, wendell our way Through
TIE Icy mud 70 tie sntraneS q or
Aunnrk
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20

Dollar Day sales Mr.. Barnes cooper
ated perhaps more fully than the av-
erage merchant. In saying this we
mean that Mr.. Barnes devoted his i'd
vertislng exclusively TO the Dollar
Days for the week. while many others
put on sales to cover the entire week
or more. Mr.. Barnes Dollar Day
page nd has been q feature Of COM
'ment by many Of our exchanges. II
was truly 4 remarkably striking ad-
vertisement. Not only were the bar
gains striking but the "get-up" Of the
nd was clever. Mr.. Barnes lives here
has his family and all his interests
here and sells his merchandise at live
and let live prices. He is a worthy
part Of the community and in view Of
these things we pay him this printed
tribute.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20
The Same in Columbus
Columbus Residents Speak Out for the
Welfare of the Public

WelhdEe VI the uuuC
It is just the same in Columbus as
here in Baxter Springs; our friends
there speak out in the same glad,
earnest way as so many grateful Bax-
ter Springs men and women have
spoken in these columns for years
past.
Mrs. D. M. Jones, 512 E. Walnut
st., Columbus, Kans., says: my kid
neys gave signs Of being disordered
in different ways. Occasionally / had
severe headaches and dizzy spells.
Rheumatic pains in my limbs caused
me a great deal of suffering and my
back panied. Doan's Kidney Pills
have given me fine relief from these
ailments, in fact, they have helped me
more than anything else / have had.
Since using D0an's, / have had no re-
turn attack of kidney trouble"
Coo, ut all dealers. Foster ilburn
Co. Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y. AZ
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20

We have had it slipped to US on the
at. that Enoch Wright, George Ruck-
er, A. r. Kane and L. D. Brewster are
practicing for a cake walk to be de-
livered with all the trimmins at the
Fireman's Ball on New Years eve.
Fun, sport and amusement and a
rollickin', jolly, rip roaring good time
is what the boys say will be on tap.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20

You only need Sanol Eczema Cure
10 get rid Of those Black Heads, Plm-
Piles, rought bunny skin. Leaves skin
smooth. Cures any case Of Eczema.
Is pleasant to use. A trial will con
vince you. Soc and S1.00 at the drug
store. For sale by Scott Drug Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20

Miss Helen Humphrey is home Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Beatrice Hum
phrey. Miss Humphrey was attending
the East High School in Kansas City
but as the influenza has been SO bad
the school has closed until after the
holidays.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN IN
SPRING VALLEY TOWNSHIP

Following is the report Of the
United War Work campaign carried
on in several school districts Of
Spring Valley township:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20

Do you get up at nightf Sanol Is
surely the best for ell kidney or
bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief
In "a hours from al backaehe and
bladder troubles. Sanol Is q guaran-
teed remedy. Soc and 800 bottle At
the drug store. For sale BY Scott
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20

a huge rainbow embracing the graves
In that cemetery on which. In letters
Of IRE was written ~Peaee on Earth
Good VIII Toward Men"
But such n WA ~, ~
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20

One Of the greatest improvements
of the Daily Citizen recently was the
addition some weeks ago Of Miss
Jimmy" Phillips TO the force. Miss
Phillips is desk lady, circulation man.
ager and reporter. While lacking ex-
perience Jimmy has all the pep" and
powers Of observation that count large
in successful newspaper work. Any
favers shown Miss Phillips in her
work will be appreciated by the man.
agement.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20
The Sterling Market
WKEHM IHHHHHHNHHHHHHEIM EllIHIHHlHI
FRESH MEATS
mHuWumuruwlnmnaur

Not packing house stuff but the
best young cattle / can buy. Am
buying cattle and hogs from farm
ers all the time to supply my mar
ket. Ny cured meats are the best.
Bacon such as Morris Supreme,
Swift Premium, Fowler Mistletoe.
These are the best money can buy.
At the Sterling market you get
quality and full weights, more for
your money.
! appreciate the peoples trade,
and my business is good. ! have
three good meat cutters to wait on
you. Come and be satisfied.
E. II. SchIOeman,
Prop.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20

Don't forget the Red Cross drive
starts next week. Drop into one of
the booths and pay your years dues
of 81 and save somebody the trouble
of hunting you up for you would hate
to be missed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20

Among the new families in town
that we are very glad are here is L.
T. Cammack and family and Ralph
Hartin and wife. Both families came
from Columbus here and run the
Stauffer-C ammack Grain and Elevat-
or business. The Stauffer-C ammack
company have always been leaders in
this county for anything of a public
nature. It was a distinct loss to Col
umbus and a big gain for Baxter
Springs when these families cast their
lot with us. The Stauffer- Cammack
company is enjoying a great business
both in Baxter Springs and some doz-
en- tributary towns.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20

The big sign Julius Bischofberger'
has been painted out of the building
CONTINUED from Column Two)
in which Showalter & Scott have their
Auto Exchange garage directly across
the street, rom the Post Office. This
is the longest name in Baxter Springs
When news was dull and advertising
light and the day dark and dreary we
have been able to look out the win
dow and console our selves in think
ing what a big job it must have been
for the painter to paint such name
Now the new owners have painted out
the big name. Verify, many changes
are taking place here.
The Benson signal., 1918-10-26
RHODE ISLAND JEW
THINKS 1T A JOKE


Out on the mesa lands along the
foothills Of the Huachuca mountains
there lives unique character by the
real name Of John Ashworth, known
to many as Happy Jack, or the
Rhode Island Jew" He keeps lit
tic store, sells supplies to auto tour
lists and groceries to the dry farmers.
One of the first things that strike
the vision as you drive up is these
words on sign DRY Farmers Babies
Nursed While They Wait" The next
thing that strikes you most forcibly
is black board on the front Of his
store building which, as time goes
on, has some rather odd information
on it. This week it carries a satiri-
cal reference to county seat removal
which shows the keen appreciation
of the absurdity of Douglas trying to
secure removal at this time. Jack
let loose his mind with piece of
chalk and this is what the board con-
tains
II the. county seat must be NOV
ed, then it should be moved to
Osborn, convenient for Tomb
stone, Bssbee and Douglas, and
will be the making of another
large town. 1t will be necessary
to put up a large building for Of
fees and stores, which stores can
be rented and help pay the inter
est on the million dollars bonds"
1t is evident that the Rhode Island
Jew knows joke when he sees it.
The Benson signal., 1918-10-26
One Phase Of the Law

Among other things which may be
alleged against the county seat law,
it operates, in its important features,
backward 1t applies the narrower
test last instead of first, thus revers-
ing logic. 1t is veritable Spider
and the Fly proposition.
The Lord said:
For which of you, intending
to build a tower, sitteth not down
first and. counteth this cost,
whether he have sufficient to fin
ish it?
LEST happily, after he hath laid
the foundation, and is not able to
finish it, all that behold it begin
to mock him. Saying, this man
began to build and was not able
to finish"
The gem just quoted was dug from
the great quarry of sound, human ex-
perience, and plainly implies man
is fool who does not first count the
& cost.
Our county seat law, in disregard
of such accumulated human wisdom,
the product of centuries, provides for
first submitting to all of the voters,
without distinction, the proposition
whether the county seat shall be
changed or not, and if the vote is
in favor of changing it, it is changed,
even though the records and officials
have to be housed in tents; even. if
they have to leave a serviceable
plant, all the peoples own, and pay
exorb;ntant rentals to avaricious
boosters of removal
After the damage is already done,
LllSn Tue ilIdCGSl VI IoOulHS JULIUS "
provide housing is submitted to the
much smaller and more conservative
body of property taxpayers.
And suppose this body, who have
to pay the bills, refuse to vote new
burdens on themselves in war times :?
"Will you walk into my parlor
Said the Spider to the Fly
The web looked as inviting to the
foolish fly as does the proposition of
exercising their American privileges
to the general voters, of voting away
the county seat, (and incidentally the
homes of the people of the county
seat); but we know what happened
to the fly, once she stepped foot
on the beautiful web
People who vote to build without
first knowing whether resources will
be forthcoming to defray expenses,
are fools, we learned. Yet this law
would lead the people to that very
reversal of sound reason.
We conclude that whoever drew
the said law was either a fool, or a
knave; and we are constrained to be-
Iieve he was the latter, for it twas
designed, by putting forward fair ap-
pearances, to trick the people into
starting to build, before those who
must pay the bills have had any pos
sible chance TO count the cost.
Not the least Objectionable feature
of the law, is the coercion which
will be exerted upon the taxpaying
voter, by first voting to change the
county seat, throw away the present
The Benson signal., 1918-10-26

choice Of paying exorbitant rents, or
voting bonds.
1t is obvious the taxpayer will get
stung both ways.
Our county seat law is as fair as
the treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
1t was drafted for Cochise county.
1t was drawn for the benefit of Doug
las and was put through the legisla-
ture by Douglas lobby.
The law was aimed at Bisbee as
we'll as Tombstone BY providing
that none but incorporated cities
could become candidates it limited
the election to Tombstone, Bisbee,
Douglas, for when the law was pass
ed these were the only incorporated
towns. Later Wilcox incorporated.
By providing that sites to be offer
ed for courthouses must be in or adj
joining the city Offering it, they made
it impossible for Bisbee to select War
rem, for Warren is not incorporated.
Knowing that Bisbee could not offer
suitable site in her own confines,
you see Bisbee and Warren were eli
minated by one stroke.
But, if Bisbee does enter the lists
to tilt for the prize, then it is pro-
vided that should no town receive
majority at the first election, another
election is to be Immediately held,
at which only the two towns receiv-
ing the largest votes should be can
1idates. Since Bisbee and Douglas
would certainly receive the largest
number of votes, owing to their popu-
lation, this turn of the wheel would
eliminate Tombstone and Wilcox
from the running. A veritable, cinch
proposition, you will see.
The American citizen believes
pretty strongly in the ''fifty-ifty"
rule. The common expression is
Damn man who always wants ev-
erything his way"
Having gotten the law fixed just ais
they want it, certain people of Doug
las have persistently agitated for re-
moval of the county seat.
In getting the petition filed year
ago, they camouflaged by getting
number of signers in the Warren dis
trict; but many of those signers
withdrew on the claim they had been
deceived by the canvassers for sig
natures. The work was found so
course that Supervisor Sparks, of
Douglas was constrained to move that
the petition was insufficient upon
which to call an election
In the preparation of the petition
recently filed an effort was made to
get signers throughout the county;
but when they were everywhere
turned down, they procured and have
presented a petition signed almost
solely by Douglas people. For cam
outage again they leave dates of
signing and residences off the petit
ton.
They would have you believe that
the people in general are calling for
this election, while the fact is, Doug
las alone is calling for it, and if you
still further Investigate, you will find
that few lawyers and profiteers of
Douglas are all who are calling for it,
A TAXPAYER.
The Benson signal., 1918-10-26

plant, and then leave him the poor
choice of paying exorbitant rents, or
voting bonds.
1t is obvious the taxpayer will get
stung both ways.
The Benson signal., 1918-10-26

ing and significance of "fair play"
County division with Wilcox as the
county seat of the new unit (and the
double cross, the argument for War
ren's opportunity of legally securing
the much coveted prize (when as a
matter of fact it is not incorporated)
are further enlightening instances of
this strange doctrine of 'fair play"
Douglas, or rather its c. OF H.,
claims that to be the logical place for
the county seat, being SO near the
center of population and SO easy Of
access. Now, as a matter of fact,
Douglas is farther from the center Of
population than some other places,
and by a little application of Stats
tics it will be seen that Apache and
Bernardino, to the east of Douglas,
are not so populous as to bring the
center of population to this southeast
corner border-town. Speaking of logic
we are strongly reminded Of the same
logic applied to the removal of the
County Hospital some years ago. The
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-18
SNOW and Ice Worms.

There are at present known in the
world approximately so species and
varieties Of snow and ice worms. Sex
ually mature specimens, yellowish to
dark reddish brown or black in color.
about an inch long and one-twentieth
inch in diameter were found in Febru-
airy and April (1916) abundantly on the
open snow fields of Mount Rainier, at
an elevation of 2,750 to 5000 feet above
sea level. They also occurred on the
snow on the mountain slope protected
by dense forest of fir and hemlock.
These worms have not thus far been
found on solid ice nor on the glaciers,
though they occur on the snow below
the ice from and outside of the lateral
moraines of the Nisqually glacier. The
snow ON which they were found is not
permanent through the entire season,
but melts with the coming Of summer,
and it therefore appears that part of
their life must be spent on or in the
ground.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-18
MILLIONS WORK IN MINES
More Than Half Of the 6,00O, 900 Men
Employed Below Earth's Sur
face Dig Coal.

The magnitude of the mining indus
try may be grasped when one realizes
that more than 100000 men are en-
gagged in the mines of the world. OF
this number S,SOO,00O are employed in
the coal mines and 100000 in the
metal mines. In addition, millions
more are engaged in allied Industries
dependent directly upon the mines for
coal and metal, according to the En-
cheering and Mining Journal.
Mining is one Of the hazardous in-
dustries employing over 100000 men
In the United States, In which three
out Of every 1000 men employed are
killed every year by reason Of some ac-
cident. While complete data relating
to non-fatal injuries are not available,
reports to the United States bureau of
mines for all metal mines in the
United States show that about 200
men per thousand per year are in
jured sufficiently to cause loss of
time. A reduction Of 80 per cent in
the number of mine accidents would
mean saving of 1000 lives in the
United States every year, in addition
to reducing the loss of time and suf-
fering resulting from more than 200
900 non-fatal injuries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-18
Why They Laughed.

When a throng gathers about the
cages of the sometimes wild, some
times tame, sometimes quiet, but usu-
ally noisy monkeys at the New York
Geological park, it is to be expected.
and the keepers regard the gathering
with but little interest. But when the
same sized group gathers about the in
closure Of some less amusing exhibits
the keepers are Immediately active.
usually finding bit Of geological tenn
permanent has resulted In tantrum by
the long-ignored occupant. Recently
a keeper saw a, laughing battalion OF
sightseers surrounding the cage of
Minnehaha, the smallest donkey In the
world. Minnehaha is cute, odd and in
teresting, but there Is nothing about
her to cause observers to shout with
laughter. So the keeper walked over
curionsly. Someone had pasted a pic
ture Of the German crown prince I'M
der the sign which announces what
Minnehaha Is.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-18
NEW CLEANER RUN BY WATER
Recently Invented Device Can Be oper-
ated' at Any Point in House Where
There Is Hydrant.

A vacuum cleaner has been invent
ed which can be operated wherever
there is hydrant in the house.
A pipe of the right diameter is
screwed into the hydrant's mouth and
runs down to the bottom of the sink.
a spiral nozzle fits the pipe just below
the mouth of the hydrant. An angular
pipe opens into the vertical pipe inn
mediately below the nozzle and slopes
up to connect with rubber hose on
the guiding rod.
To clean the room you turn on the
water and guide the rod over the car
pet. After traversing the spiral noz.
zle the water whirls around and passes
the opening of an angular pipe. fore
ing out all the air near 1t. The
vacuum so created starts the air flow.
ing in the rubber hose.