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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
PICHER MAN ARRESTED

Picher, Okla, June -"Sammie"
Taylor, of Picher, who is also known
as Frank Thompson and Frank Cook,
is under arrest at Kansas City in con-
nection with the murder there last
May Of Joseph Morino, who was beat
en- to death and was robbed of sever
al thousand dollars worth of precious
stones in an apartment hotel. Taylor
was arrested by detectives at Ration,
N. NJ. last week.
AT the time Of his arrest Taylor
was living with Matte Howard, who
is alleged by the Kansas City police
to have been the mysterious woman"
who lured Morino to his death. The
woman is in Jail in Kansas City and
the authorities there say she will he
charged with first degree murder.
No charge has been made against
Taylor but he is being held rs n ma
terial witness.
Taylor claims he was in Picher at
the time of the murder and knew
nothing of it. He told the police he
was a professional gambler and
boasted he won $4,000 gambling in
the mining towns Of this county last
year.
Morino's mutilated body was
found in the kitchenette of the Tour
raine hotel at Kansas City last May.
He had registered at the hotel with
woman the day previous to the MUIR
der. A nation wide search for the
woman and q man whose accomplice
she was supposed to have been fol-
lowed the finding Of the body. Ac-
rording to reports received here the
police are not inclined to believe Tay-
or is the man wanted in the case but
he will be held for examination.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
ABOUT THE 4TH OF JULY
Has Been Suggested That Business
Houses Keep Open Until Late
the Night of the 3rd.

No plans for the Fourth of July in
Baxter Springs have been announced
as yet but u number of the business
men have suggested that along with
other towns nearby Baxter Springs
business houses stay open until late
The night of the third of July and ev-
erybody close up tight" on the
Fourth in absolute observance of the
day this year. 1t is understood the
business houses of the town will close
on the Fourth and it would be hard
on the working trade not to keep open
the evening Of the third, when the
other towns nearby will do so.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
NEW RESTRICT
IONS ON SUGAR
Uncle Sam Draws String Tight
, er On All Sweets In New Re-
gulatiOns-Cut Down
Soft Drinks.

| Washington, June 2s.-Regulations
for carrying out the new restrictions
upon sugar consumption by CONNER
:ial users, effective July l, were made
public today by the food administra-
ton. The new restrictions, It has been
announced, will apportion the l,60O,-
900 tons of sugar in sight for the six
months beginning July l, on the basis
Of three pounds per capita monthly.
The apportionment is about double
he compulsory sugar ration Of Eng
land, France and Italy.
No wholesaler or retailer will be
permitted to sell sugar to any one ex-
,ept hOuseholders unless a certificate
issued by the local food administration
Is presented. Retailers may sell not
more than two pounds at one time TO
town customer nor five pounds at
one sale to a country customer. Com
nercial customers are divided into five
groups.
Candy makers, soft drinks and soda
fountains, chewing gum, chocolate,
cocoa, tobacco, flavoring extracts,
5lups, sweet pickles and manufactur-
ers of wines will be allowed so pei
sent of their normal supply, with the
Exception of ice cream manufacturers
who may receive rs per cent.
Commercial Gamers Of vegetables,
4ruit and milk manufacturers of med
cine, explosives and glyceine, will be
allowed sufficient for their necessary
requirements.
Hotels, restaurants, clubs, dining
,ars and public eating houses who
Ike care Of twenty-five OF moro per
sons, may purchase three pounds for
all ninety meals served.
Takers will be allowed 20 per cent
II the average amount used during
Iune, 1918. Retail stores will receive
for July quantities based on the aver
age for the months of April, May.
and June, 1918, combined.
Any attempt to accumulate stocks
prior to July will be construed as
boarding, the regulations declare. All
stocks in excess of three months will
he requisitioned and consumers in the
five groups are required to notify food
administrators Of the amount of sug
n they hold or have in transit prior
10 July /.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
$4,000 Voices
And Many Are The Voices Of Baxter
Springs People

Fifty thousand voices-What q
grand chorus! And that's the numL or
of American men and women, who are
publicly praising Doan's Kidney Pills
for relief from backache, kidney and
bladder ills. They say it to frientls.
They tell it in the home papers. Bax-
ter Springs people are in this chorus.
Here's a Baxter Springs case:
X. F. Hartley, prop. meat markctS
says: "Doan's Kidney Pills have
proven a decided success in my ca e.
This medicine gave me results that
were satisfactory in every way aid
since using them, have had no ne cd
of u kidney medicine"
>6Oc at all dealers. FOster-Milbu.n
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

The Aid Society of the Method st
church met in the G. A. r. Hall We'd
nesday afternoon with an attendance
of ten members. The regular BUSH
ness of the society was attnded to af-
ter which those present were kept
busy at quilting and sewing. Those
present were Mesdames E. L. Clark,
]. E. Simmons, M. f. Meads, C. c.
Sparlin, o. L. Orion, Windsor, B. H.
Shields and d. S. Chubb.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

,Jim Page is running an add in to-
days paper in which he offers fire
crackers for sale. In writing the add
n great many sensations are called to
our mind. They are all mixed up with
red lemonade, three balls for a nickle,
sweat, dust and the oratory Of our
leading attorney, all followed by a
miserable and respondent next day in
a red clay corn field.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
NEWS AND COMMENT

While the Republican ticket will put
forth a Fail" doc FaiI this yeaI
the ticket will also boast n "BOss'
Frank Boss). The Republicans also
boast "Simkin" Erred SINKING. The
Democrats have "Ol Sparks" and
Wright Shaw" and then the Repub-
leans follow with a "Nice" Mrs.
Sadie Nice). The Socialists to get
even have "Hinkle" wv. l.. Hinkle)
and piper" Or. 7. ]. Piper). Which
makes the parties pretty well repre-
scented so far as names are concern
ed. A list of the county candidates
can be seen in another column.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
BAXTER INVITED TO PARSONS

An invitation has been received al
he Chamber of Commerce asking
Baxter to participate in the annual
meeting of the Southeastern Kansas
Association of Commercial Clubs
which will be held at Parsons in the
near future. The exact date has not
yet been announced. Baxter will send
several delegates. Among the topics
% he discussed viii be- good roads.
creameries and united organization
II all Southeastern Kansas in efforts
to better the entire community. This
IS an adjourned meeting from the one
scheduled for Pittsburg several weeks
ago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
The only hoods that Hoods sell ar
automobile hoods.

Smiths and Jones here seem to be
numerically in predominance; You
know the old story of how at the be-
ginning everybody used to be named
Smith or Jones and how some of them
got to getting into trouble and going
elsewhere and changing their names,
which is the cause of all the rest of
the names, the presumption being that
all of that name now have clean re-
cord. Still there must have been lot
of them went astray.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

Frank Congdon, the 1S-year-old sor
Of T. NJ. Congdon, has enlisted in the
Navy. This morning he went to
Joplin accompanied by his brother,
Ed. He passed the preliminary en-
animation and was sent 10 st. Louis,
from whence he will be sent to the
Great Lakes training station for six
training before going into
active service.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

The Aid Society of the Presbyterian
church met in the church parlor
Thursday afternoon with the follow
ing present: Rev. John GarTetson,
Mrs. F. NJ. Perkins, Mrs. Ed Hodg-
kins, Mrs. Kelly Carmichael, Mrs.
Sweet, Mrs. Fred Hill and Mrs. Jas.
Hartley. One new member, Mrs.
Sweet, was added to the membership
list. On account of the extreme heat
the June birthday committee has not
held their silver offering social. At
this meeting Mrs. Carmichael was APP
pointed as chairman Of the June COM
mittee and they, hope TO give their
social in the near future. Mrs. L. L.
Willard was appointed chairman Of
the July birthday committee. During
the summer months the society viii
meet but once a month, the next meet
ing will be July Goth at the church.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

COlumbps Advocate: Al F. Williams
talked Thursday to the miners At Vim
egar Hill. On his return. trip, he get
a puncture, and after substituting q
new tire, he put the bad one behind
the car. But it Jared loOssfwhen Al
was ehugging up a hilktbis side Of
Baxter. He noticed two negro
woafen waving at him and pointing
behiBd'hihn.s He stopped and was sur
prised TO see his extra tire webbing
on down hiH, He had quite n sprint
to pyertaIEe z, and by that time he
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

Mrs. John Griffard has returned 8
ter a visit of several days in st. Lou s
and other east Missouri points. VIII 9
in st. Louis, NO., Mrs. Grifard N {
with Miss Wells and other officials IN
the Red Cross headquarters and q :
certained that Miss Wells expects. 70
visit Baxter again soon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

The casualty list shows that great
many of the Kansas National Guards
have entered the fray in France and
some of the names mentioned have
been close to Baxter Springs From
what little that can be discerned from
the letters sent home and the news
dispatches the boys from the Sun
flower state are giving a fine account
Of themselves.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

Harry Harris and W. J. Turner are
moving their office from the Baxter
State Bank building to the American
National Bank building, the telephone
company having rented the old quart
ers for tho purpose Of enlarging their
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
For CIerk of Disfrict Cnurt

/ hereby make my announcement rs
a candidate for denomination for the
office of Clerk Of the District Court -
Cherokee County, Kansas, subject O.,
the will of the Republican voters it
the August, 1918, primaries.
Respectfully yours,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
FRED SIMKIN
For County Treasurer

] am a candidate for the Office
County Treasurer of Cherokee Count
Kansas, on the Republican Party tic
ct, and solicit the votes of all Repu
lican electors at the Primaries An
ust 9th, 1918.
ANNA B. HAMILTON.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

Rev. John Garretson, Chas. Wells
C. NJ. Sarchet and +. N. Richardscn
viii hold a patriotic meeting at TIE
Brush Greek school hOues tonight.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

Postmaster p. j. HendricksOn. at
Columbus, has registered four alien
women: Please pronounce the names
for US: Mrs. Anna Schweinn, Mrs.
Verona Noffziger, Mrs. Philomeine
Bernhard and Miss Lizzie Noffziger.
II is said there has been a big in
crease in spooning in New York be-
cause of the turning out of the lights
in fear of hostile bombing planes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
rather a broad hint.

N. w. Houston in Columbus Advo-
cate: "A Cherokee County "Holy
Roller" took his daughter to Joplin
one evening recently. While they were
passing the House of Lords, the girl
saw the sign and exclaimed: %, pop,
look! There's the Lords house. Let's
go in and see what the Lord has to
show u.s." The elder roller replied,
knowingly: Nay, my child. / have
heard it said by some Columbus wick
ed ones that this is a naughty place.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

Over ut OswcgO they have the unior
grocery delivery. Because of the dis
lance and the conditions of the streets
Baxter grocers complain that they
cannot deliver here and keep their
prices on the present margin of prof.
it. For instance, a customer said to
a grocer last night: ."Why can't you
deliver? l have bought 80 cents
worth and / live three blocks east and
two blocks north, only ten blocks for
you to CO." Replied the grocer: 81
would like TO and ! am going to this
time, but that hill over there is death
on auto tires and gasoline. max,
about Is cents on your order, as near
as / can figure, and the trip costs me
more than that" We have no doubt
that the grocer's figures are correct.
There is a good opening here for a
union delivery. Companies are in OPP
Grafton in many towns over the state.
Baxter Springs could use "A system
like this to good advantage. VI is one
Of the small conveniences that makes
4 town a good place to live.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
For County Attorney

l hereby announce my candidacy
for denomination as county attorney,
subject to the approval of my admin
istration by the republicans of Cher
okee County.
DON H. ELLEMAN.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

G. w. Buckingham's family have
removed to Miami TO join Mr.. BncI-
ingham who now holds the position
of ticket agent for the Mineral Bel
railroad.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

A Columbus cobbler, Seth Edwards,
has figured out a slick way of wheth-
err the men need half soles or not,
While n man is reclining in a barber
chair or sitting somewhere with his
knees crossed Seth casually scratches
a match across the bottom of the 9th
er fellows shoe. If the match hits u
Iough place, Seth knows there is Il
lob in sight.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

Friends of Samuel Van Dyne are in
receipt Of a telegram saying he will
be home tomorrow. Mr.. and Mrs.
Van Dyne have been visiting and at
tending to some business in st. Louis.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

w. ]. Turner is leaving today for
Springfield, No., his former home, to
be gone a week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

j. E. Hunt, at the Baxter Laundry
is putting in n Dry Cleaning Plant
which seems quite relevant during
this dry weather.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

Mrs. Neal Satterlee and daughte S
have been visiting relatives in Colur :
bus.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
NEWS AND COMMENT

Fairfax Barnes has bought the
Cash dry goods store and is laying in
some new stock and preparing to go
into the business on a large scale. Mr..
Barnes has been in the grocery bust
ness here for some months and hav-
ing tried the town out and formed
his opinions he is now going to bet a
little heavier on Baxter Springs. He
says the town looks better to him now
than at any time since he come here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

Moving and remodeling and build
ing seems to be popular around the
old postofficc stand.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

Miss Bertha Rogers was a JQpl q
visitor recently.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

Baxter Springs has a-summer gar
den-dOwn at Riverside Park.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

It is something to be prpud of that
the Baxter Springs Stacker board 70
date has been a worthless piece'of fun
niture. However, it may have served
its purpose rather forcibly just as il
is without a name on it. The board is
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

John Tindale is putting on a elias;
Of pictures at the Airdome that de-
serve strong patronage. What with
harvest, tent shows, the river bathing,
Mr.. Tindale has not been getting the
patronage his show investment in this
town deserves. MIR. Tindale has shown
some pictures here that come high in
the big places. He has spent several
thousand dollars giving the people
fine outdoor airdome that is drawing
quite a number of people here from
the mining camps--and thereby in
creasing the prestige OF the town. Tin
dale has some good pictures scheduled
for the remainder of the week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28

Mrs. Joseph Morrison Of Miami, is
the guest this week Of Miss Tulsa
Barnes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-28
was mad at least halfway through.

Columbus Advocate: William Greg
DRY, coal miner of Scammon, drank
carbolic acid Monday and died almost
Immediately from the effects. DR.. A.
T. Revell was called but arrived too
late to render any assistance what
ever. The burns were essentially all
internal. So nearly did he thrust the
bottle down his throat that his mouth
showed scarcely a cauter. No one
seemed to know the quantity of the
liquor swallowed. To observers, it
looked as though he actually tried to
swallow the bottle. First rumors of
This occurrence were emphatically de-
MED but they have since been confirm
ed. Coroner McAuley conducted in
quest, the verdict being death from
swallowing carbolic acid" Gregory
had been Respondent for some time
due to family troubles. Funeral ser
vices were held yesterday afternoon.
Ezekial Jones says Baxter Springs
is some little city. Says he has met
Apples here and that Peaches may be
seen on the streets in pears (pairs).
Says some of the peaches have handed
him lemons but that others are grapes
for him. Says he has been down and
looked over Cherry addition and the |
town as a whole looks like a pretty |
rich plum" for him. He says this
looks like the best place he has run
across and he is going 10 settle down
here where he can enjoy real fruits"
FOR his efforts. Says he has met As
Durys and eat Strawberries and cream
1t the Evereat, Moore's and The Min
ate and seen people come from Joplin
hat were pickled-but that's getting
nut Of the fruit line.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
PALMYRA

PALMYRA, Jan. 17-Lewis Bech
tel has rented his farm to his son-in-
law, Olin Beal, and has bought the
place known as the DOC" Willis
home, one mile north of Frederick
town. Mr.. Bechtel expects to move
to his new home soon after his sale,
which will be held Jan. 30.
There were no services at the
church Sunday morning or evening
owing to the extremely cold weather.
Howard Gregg is i'll at his home
here.
George Shultz has moved to the W.
Fl. Woodward place which he has
rented for the coming year
Mrs. Fannie Beheler and daugh-
ter, Zora, returned Saturday from n
two weeks visit with relatives in
Virginia.
Mrs. w. II. Woodward and niece,
Mabel Flemming, started Wednesday
to join Mr.. Woodward in Jackson,
Tenn. They were accompanied by
Nj. and Mrs. James Hair OF Ches-
terville. Mr.. Hair, as well as Mrs.
Woodward. hope TO gain relief from
bronchial trouble by change of eli
mate.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
RUNAWAY RETURNED
To HIS HOME; BOY
WAS LOCATED HERE

Juvenile officer w. Z. Baker OF
Steubenville came to this city Thurs
day to take charge of the small boy
picked up by Juvenile officer Purcell
last Saturday and detained pending
the arrival of the Jefferson county of.
licer.
When the boy was taken into Gus
tody here he told Officer Purcell that
he was II years of age and had come
here to look for work. He later ad-
mitted, however, that he was only u
years of age and had run away from
home after having had some trouble.
The boy had been sent TO the grocery
by his mother who gave him s., and
it was this money that he used in
bringing him to this city.
Officer Baker returned Thursday to
Stcubenville.