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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05
CITY ENGINEER WILL DE .
TERMINE WHO HAS COM
Piled WITH ORDERS
SOME BAD walks BUILT
Appointed A New Engineer and
Gave Him Authority To Go
Ahead and Do Side Walk
Work At Once.

Among other items of business
transacted at the meeting Of the city
Council Tuesday night, Mayor Wright
appointed Arthur C. Terrill city en-
gineer, which appointment was con-
6rmed by the council. Mr.. Terrill re-
Gently bought cut Mr.. Koelker. form
er city engineer. Mr.. Terrill win re-
ceive SIS per day for himself and his
surveying crew for an S-hour day,
when busy on city work.
The subject of the side walk build
ing was gone over by the council. II
seems q good many people in town
have not complied with the aide walk
building ordinances ordering In side
walks on certain streets. The cOun-
I'll have no means Of knowing at this
time how many of the walks are in
and to determine this and to get the
walks built as expeditiously as pos
sible the city engineer was instructed
% check up the city and give the
council q comprehensive report. Al.
rer which the city will request all side
walks built at once.
According to = report by the city
engineer to the council last night
some of the side walks that have been
Quilt in the city do not pass muster.
He says some Of them will not last
The year out. He says they were
built, as Is usual, by contractors who
have skipped their bills and left town.
Il was ascertained some time ago that
some of the contractors were arching
she dirt in the middle Of the base un-
Gil the work Is not more than two
inches in thickness in the center ~
against the specified Eve inches. Judg-
ing from the report Of the city sngi-
neer people building side walks should
employ good contractors and not ash
che work done too cheap. Mr.. TerrilI
will personally inspect every walk
built in town in the future and cheek
up on the contractors while the WALK
are being built. J
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05
|NTERURBAN To
REPA|R.STREETS
win Repair Military Street In
Several Places When Grade
Is Established By City
Engineer.

Engineer Hart1ell, for the South
west Missouri R. r. Co., and the Bax-
ter Springs city engineer will get to-
gether this week and make some ar
rangements for the interurban COM
pany to begin bringing the streets
along which the car line passes up
to the street car grade. Aside from
one place on South Military street,
Mr.. Hartzell says, the car line is with
in a couple of inches Of the city's
street grade. Chat will be used to fll
up the holes and level up the streets.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05
SPECIAL SESSION DIS
CUSS SEWER BUILDING
City Engineer Is Building Lateral Sewers
And Plumber Adams Company Do
Not Restrain.

Work resumed the building of the city lateral sewer
system ago this morning June &C. but not by the Pummel
Adams company per his instructions from the city council
Albert Moore engineer for the city, has hired foreman and
superintendent and 80 work During the week
between 500 feet built at cost within es
innate.
Mr. reported the city Council Tues night and asked
for further instructions lie said while they were getting along
well enough with the work they just working on day-to
day arrangement and if the city expected to complete the work
would be necessary make certain other arrangements and go
into the work on larger scale Mr. Moore said that since the
first day they had expecting restraining order OF nJct
ion and had not the work large scale as they
would if everything safe and definite The work is being
done on the cost plus basis by the city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

ter pro and con it was decided to hold
a special meeting Of the council, city
engineer, mayor and city attorney to
night to thresh out the matter and
determine what is the wisest course
to follow. The sewer men urged that
the summer months are flying and
quite q bunch of sewer work is what
is known to sewer men as Summer
work" which must be completed be-
fore the fall rains set in.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05
THEY MAKE. MINING DEALS.
Baxter Men Buy 4O-Acre Lease and
interests In Valliere Mining.
Company.

F. R. Cook and Will McCulley on
Monday of this week bought 4O-acre
lease on the north edge of the city
of Baxter Springs from E. A. Rhodes
of Nebraska. This lease was form
orly owned by Pratt & Grantham.
Messrs. Cook and McCulley also
boughht Mr.. Rhodes interests in the
Valliere Mining Company. This IS
the first of the large deals reported
near Baxter Springs since the raise
in the price of ore.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

The Old Reliable Mining Company
located q mile east Of LineOlnville' has
installed q six inch pump and has
beaten the water IN the mine which
had not allowed the wOrlmen 70 60
down deep enough 10 get the best ore
The mill has been shut down for sew
eral days but will 0perate about -four
days a week for q while until enough
dirt can be gotten out 10 run regular
". The Old Reliable only operated 9
few days but the concentrates takaI
from It qualified a. premium stun
and sold for SIC q ton
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

A big lead strike was brought In q
the Blue Bonnet Mine Monday, th
sinkers in the field shaft that is bts
ing sunk there having shot into "ttb
valuable" on that date. The mill Shafs
was sunk on q hole that, ut the time
it was drilled, was q record breabeI
but on drilling out the lease and find
ing the rich lead deposits It was de-
termined to sink Q shaft for lead on
account Of the extreme high price on
that metal. The big Blue Bonnet mill
is practically ready to 90 and the
management is glad to have two
shafts instead Of one to operate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05
ANNOUNCEMENT

Harold T. Wright has been alled
to service at Fort Sam Houston, Tex
as. Before leaving he sold his real
estate business to A. c.. Terrill, who
will conduct the business in the fu-
ture the same as Mr.. Wright has in
the past; Mrs. Wright will remain
in the office for a few days. .Anyont
owing the firm will kindly call and
settle with her.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05


There approximately They did &sOOoOO
year. Much Of the damage in grain consumed
destroyed the work Of 10000 farmers
employed implements and Oh farming equipment last year. In add
ton they destroyed work Of $4,000 Much Of tho
which had been produced the farms The
total destruction by last equald the work of
100000
should capture 100000 American soldiers would b
regarded calamity making the work Of 100000 Americans
Ineffective The individual rat small that do not
worry should consider the total damage done H
all the rats valuable ally the Kaiser the rat really
Is. -
Every year the Of food viii become less and
less This year felt the labor shortage only small Next
wear we will keen. For thereafter will feel
still keenly.
Therefore we should end the rat He de-
stroynR supplies without food cannot fight The
tran and the destruction the rat There
many farms farmer rid his place OF
rats other farmers can The best rid Of rats to
make all tight The rats will become hungry and will then eat
poisoned bate food When they to grain
cribs bins or stacks they likely into traps
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Columbus Advocate: SFor the love
Of mike don't worry Il you don't hear
from me for three or four monthS.
The government will notify you Il
anything goes wrong" This was the
message sent by Leslie Gallagher. Son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Gallagher, Cf
Columbus. The implication b that he
VIII be IN active service and Il may
be impossible to communists from
The front line trenches. In fact, e u
known that he has been actively IN
the Aght for some time. He b in the
field artillery service.
Leslie Gallagher is . nsphsw of
PIN C. NetElsr, Of this elty.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Eva, Bess and. May Morton-The
Morton sisters, who do individual mis-
sionary work, came in Tuesday from
Cave Springs, Ark, for short visit
in this city with Mrs. R. W. Clock.
They are enroute to Western Okla
homa and Colorado.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Every time buy a quart OF flies
some baby or sick person gets a new
lease on life. Remember, outside oil
the Hun, our greatest enemy is the
common house fly. Tinsley pays lOc
per quart for them. Tinsley Hard
ware Co.
Mr.. II. Hannah is here visiting
his brother, ]. II. Hannah.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Mrs. Will Mckinney and little
daughter, Clara, of FL PasO, Texas,
accompanied by Mrs. U. E. Marney,
of Oklahoma City, arrived Wednesday
morning for visit with Mrs. McKin-
ncy's father, Geo. d. Kelsey, and her
sister. Miss Sara Kelsey. Mrs. Marney
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

After some discussion of the sub
ject Mayor Wright asked City Attor-
ney Rosenstein if in his judgment the
city is safe in going ahead with the
work on a large scale, sufficient to
complete the work near the prescrlb-
ed time. Mr.. Rosenstein said the city
was as safe to do the work as they
were ON the stand taken on the sew
er proposition and explained that he
meant the city was as safe in going
ahead. in building the Sewer system
as in refdsingto recognize the Plum
mer-Adams abrogation.
Mr.. Moore was interrogated by the
mayor on his method Of conducting
the work, pay roll, etc. 1t seems Mr.
Harwell, the Italian foreman, has
been dispensed with and that a Mr.
Shilling has been employed by Moore
is superintendent of the work at 500
per week. Mr.. Wright said this. was
too much salary for handling a crew
of from 20 to 80 men. Mr.. Shilling
was present and followed the mayors
statement with an explanation which
was in effect: That he, Schilling, had
expected to put from 100 to $50 men
at work here, but because Of the con-
ditions he had been waiting for the
expected restraining order, which, nc
testified, Mr.. Plummer had given him
reason to expect. Said two weeks
previous to the date of beginning
work he had much larger force ol
men ready to begin work when tho
city countermanded q former order
until some matters could be ironet
out. Mr.. Schillings' tools are being
used and the arrangement is that Il
Mr.. Schillings is retained by the cit!
engineer his tools are to be apprais
ed and bought by the city.
Letters from the Plummer-Adam
company were read earlier in tn
meeting and the fact that the bond
ing company were apprised by tn
council of the Plummer-Adams abro
cation and even, it is said, eXhorte'
Mr.. Plummer to take the steps ne die
and that the company acknowledge
the situation and were given due tim
TO take some action, which time ha
since expired, is taken by the city a,
torney to mean that the city is we
within its legal rights in going ahea
and building the sewer. The Don
and specifications stipulate that II IN
city engineer deems the contractrn
company is not employing enoug
men to complete the work within tn
time limit Of the contract he can 8
ahead and hire the men and put the
IN work. The city attorney thinks Il
fact that the PlummefAdams col
tract, insofar as work is cOncerne
has been abandoned the ctygs abs
Iutely safe in completing the work:
The mayor said that he wanted
nrotect the bonding company and 7
Plumner-Adams company and =
city would keep within the saie
zone as applies to pay roll cost
superintsndeney, etS.. me nay lsy
ing company, fnd get thslIf pInl9H = !
the wage. .Ok, the sgPsrintsn4deHt :
fore making any; deeiaOna. a. further. ~
After 7 Jigns discussion Of the mi
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05
Miss Ella StapletOn will spend the
fourth ut Lakeside park.

F. W. Boyd, of Joplin, was the guest
Tuesday and Wednesday Of Joseph
Stephens and family. Mr.. Boyd, who
is with the Ship Company at Camp
Farragut, Great Lakes, Mich, will re-
turn to that place tomorrow evening
and expects to be in New York with
in the next week where he will study
for the position of submarine listener.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Camp Travis, Tex, June SO' 1915
Dear Mother:-I bought something
pretty for you, mother, don't worry
/ am we'll and feeling fine and havnt
worked very hard. The first morning
we had to pull grass away from Our
building where we stay and Lawrenee :
had to white-wash rocks. ! like Il
fine. We went to q picture show iAs'
night. Tell the boys ! said hello
So goodbye, from your son.
Robert Dardenne,
to Mother and al
Ny address is: S7th Co, 2zAa.'
1s5th Depot Brigade, San Ansope
Taxas. .-stEs'-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05
"Speed knitting"

"Ihe quota Of knitting assigned to
Chapters has been greatly increased
This is to supply the large number
of men in service abroad and in train
ing at home. Unless you make fur
ther plans for knitting, you cannot
fill YOUR quota. Plan knitting cam
paigns. Pledge women to knit GER
tain number of hours per day. Start
knitting clubs in your Chapters. Have
women in your workshops knit con-
stantly. If you do not need the full
time Of all workers to make Surgi-
cal Dressings or to sew, transfer
them to knitting. This division has
never failed to produce the quantity
of articles needed but unless we bring
reserve strength into the production
of knitting we shall not be able tc
complete our allotments. Speed VI
on knitting"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Mrs. Ellen Peters and children, Of
Columbus, will spend the Fourth Of
July in this city, the guests Of rela-
tives.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

E. A. Rhodes was down from Ne
braska the first of the week attend
ing to some mining business this
morning.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Joe Conway Of Warren, No, was in
Baxter NsdnesdaR docking after
some mining business with Cook q
McCpIley. 80 tt
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Mrs. D. S. Chubb called on Mrs.
Geo. StQskOpfs, who lives 8 miles west
of Baxter and who is quite seriously
IN 5,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Otis W. Cook, wife and little dansA-
ter, ArviIla, al Of Oklahoma city.
okla, are h Baxter Springs % sPend
the Fourth Of July with Mr.. cooks
fathaE. J. r Cook.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

The Baxter Springs company Of ths
State Guards VIII 60 10 Fort Scott
tomorrow and participate in . Fourth
of July eSlShratiou there.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Mrs. J. 7. Tresmer and ehIldrsA, USO
here from Abilene, KansaS, visiting
Mn. TEesma'S brother, Gus. Laid
aEen and family.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Mrs. Geo. Dewey, of Tulsa, Okla,
and daughter, Mrs. E. L. Watson, Of
Galena, are visiting Baxter today.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Miss Gladys Fan, of Kansas city.
came IN Tuesday 10 make . Witt h
this city with her aunt M
.LSwSy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05
NOTICE

In the important items of the Am
erican Red Cross from st. Louis foI
July lst, is the following word to
knitters:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Miller returned
Tuesday evening from a two weeks
fishing trip on White river.
'WITH THE COLORS"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-07-05
THE MINING NEWS

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-31
BANKS WILL NOT
Get TAX SCHOOL
All Desiring to Assist Income lnspec.
tor Must BE Instructed at Rev.
eDue Office.
GET NEW ADvICES FROM M'CABE
First Lessons to Be Given Monday
Night and Livery Evening There
after $50 to $3.50.

Because of further orders received
from E. D. McCabe, internal revenue
collector at Peoria, c. R. Manning.
local income tax inspector, will not
so to each of the local banks to carry
on a school of instruction, as first
planned
The banks have been asked to des-
ignate one man.in their employ to act
as deputy income tax inspector.
This man must go with the others to
attend the school of instruction to be
held in the revenue Office on the sec
Ond floor of the pOstoffice building.
The government has made an appeal
for help in connection with the making
out of returns under the income tax
law, as the volume Of business has
been found too heavy for the two local
inspectors to carry. Members of the
bar and others of education have been
especially appealed to. Those desir-
ing to help cap attend the school at
| the postoffice. The school will start
Monday evening and continue each
night thereafter for an indefinite per-
,, iod. instruction will be given from
the hours of 1880 to $50 Heads of
business houses and factories have
also been requested to appoint rep
resentatiye from each of their organ
izations.
| The ruling of the income tax law
! with regard to losses is explained in
the appended question and answer:
Question-What is the difference be-
tween the losses allowable as deduc-
tons?
| Answer-Losses for income tax pur-
poses are divided into two classes:
/ (a) those incurred in business or trade
and o. those resulting from transac-
lions entered into for profit but not
connected with the taxpayers regular
business or trade.
| For example: "a" is regularly en-
gagged in buying improved or unim-
proved real property with the inten-
ton of selling the same as early as
possible at profit In one or more
instances the property purchased may
be sold at a loss and that loss may be
claimed by him as a deduction. for
the reason that he is regularly engag-
ed in buying and selling real estate.
Now "B' buys home, or, perhaps, he
buys two or three pieces of property
in the course of several years. He is
not regularly engaged in buying and
selling real estate. and, therefore, any
loss he may suffer through such a
transaction can only be claimed by
him as deduction il his losses do
not exceed the amount of the gain or
profit derived during the same year
from other transactions entered into
for profit but not connected with his
regular business or trade. If "B" in
1917 sold one property at loss OF
$4,000 and another property at gain
Of $1,000, he must report the gain OF
$1,000 under gross income and can
claim only that amount as loss.
Applies Also to Stocks.
This same rule is applicable in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-31
BOY SCOUT NEWS

committee was chosen by VI. Il.
Strieter. president of the Boy Scout
council at the meeting held yesterday
at the Rock NMnd club by the execu-
tive council of the local scouts. com
posed of F. O. VanGalder. J. F..
Murphy and W. f. Bacon, scout execu
tive.
This committee was scheduled to
meet today to appoint four scout
commissioners who will each have a
portion of the city under his super
vision. They will have charge of or
ganizing new troops. appointing scout .
masters and various other duties. All
Of the scoutmasters will be under the
supervision of the scout executive
council and the scout executive.
A committee on publicity also Will
be appointed and will have charge OF
all of the publicity work during the
coming year.
The scout executive council ap-
proved of the plan laid down by the
New York headquarters and agreed
to pledge the sum of $3.50 towards the
movement for three years. This sum
will be donated by the local Boy
Scouts. This amount is the share that
Rock Island will give in securing the
5000, 900 that the various orders will
give.
Various other business matters we're
discussed and the auditors report wal
accepted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-31
ILLINOIS CITY

Mrs. E De Morse returned from a
visit with her parents in Chicago Tues
day
Roy Duffield is recovering from an
attack of pneumonia
The new parish map of Rock Island
district and the card system for parish
survey has been received by the local
pastor. Rev. Mr.. Busby.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Keat attended the
funeral of Mrs. Keats grandmother,
Mrs. Amy Mccullough. at Winterset,
! Iowa. on Thursday.
Mrs Ellen Morrow received a very
Interesting letter from her nephew.
Leslie Bailey of the navy. which she
was kind enough to read to the mem
hers fthe circle of the 6. A. K. at the
installation exercises Saturday
The Sunday schools Of the City charge
read $.fo1 chapters fthe bible last
week and Is missionary books. These
schools still are ahead in their contest
with those OF JOY and AlillersburS
Subscriptions to the Red Cross may
be paid to DR. f. l.. Marston OF Buffalo
Prairie or to DR.. j. II. Bendle of Drury,
Rev, +. ). Busby receives subscriptions
at Illinois City for both of these treas
urers. About thirty new subscriptions
have been paid in through him. Now is
he time to speed up these subscrip-
ions before the spring drive comes in
France,
Marlin pusenberry. son Of James J..
and Sarah Jane Dusenberry. was born
July is. 1915. in Buffalo Prairie town
ship. Rock Island county. Illinois and
died Jan. "A. in Port Louisa, Louisa
county. iowa. The funeral was con
Quoted from the Illinois City church
Jan. -. Rev, +. 5. Busby officiating.
!nterment was in the Illinois City Gem
.tery.
Mrs. Jane Seidler Of Port Byron is
visiting her mother. Mrs. Ann Thomas.
Mrs. Augusta Dewitt. who has been
nursing Roy Duttield, is i'll of the grip.
Miss Ethyl Tyler returned from a visit
10 MuScatine on Friday.
Mrs. Jane Baker and son Dewey re-
turned from visit to her sons, Haven
and Wren. in Muscatine, Monday.
William Sedan went to Rock Island
SATURDAY
Lester Sedan visited James Dusen
berry Of port Louisa. Iowa. last week.
Mrs. Barbara Hahn died Monday
morning. Her funeral was conducted
IRON the city church on Wednesday,
Rev +, :. Busby officia ting Mrs. Hahn
caves her husband three sons and one
daughter and eigh, grandchildren.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-31
BURGLAR ENTERS
SHOE STORE HERE
Bert's Establishment on Seventeenth
Street Is Broken Into During
the Night.
GET IN THROUGH CELLAR DOOR
Four Pairs Gentlemen'S Shoes and
Two Pairs Of Bedroom slippers
Are Missing.
GET IN THROUGH CELLAR DOOR

Bert's Sample Shoe store, S21 Sew
enth street, was entered sometime
during the night and several pairs Of
shoes were stolen.
The robbery was discovered when
the proprietor opened the store this
morning. The police were notified I'M
mediately. Entrance to the store was
gained by breaking open the cellar
door in the rear of the building. Two
and one-half pairs of tan shoes. two
pairs of black shoes and two pairs of
bedroom slippers were taken. All of
the shoes taken were for men. The
police have No .lues to work on.
Stacker To Be Indicted.
John Bonner Boyle of Pittsburgh,
Pa. who sought to evade the selective
draft law by leaving his home city
without providing the draft board
there with his forwarding address,
will be indicted into the service i'm
mediately by the local draft board.
Permission to take this step was re-
ceived this morning from the draft
board of division No. Is. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Boyle will be taken before the local
board, then sent to the Rock Island