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Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Wouldn't about $4,000 soldier sta
toned down at the Devils Promen-
ade make business pick up at Baxter
Springs?
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Mr.. William Allen of Columbus,
who has been stationed at Camp
Funston, was visiting friends in Bax-
ter Tuesday.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Don't it make you envious to hear
your friends speak nonchalently Of
their rayolties when the weekly groc-
cry bill throws you into Mysteries.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Roy Van Horn moved Wednesday
nto the property which he recently
fought of R. M. Gilman on Choteau
Ave.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

A man came in on the train the
other morning from Kansas City. He
boarded a car at the post Office cor
ner for Joplin after finding the man
he wished to see here was out OF
town until the afternoon. When he
left in the morning he had one black
eye which he explained was caused
by a blow received in cranking his
car. When he came back in the az
ternoon his other eye was black. We
saw him but he didn't explain. He
might have been "cranking" one OF
the street car conductors-he was in
shane to do so and he most assuredly
couldn't have been cranking the
street car.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

A Baxter man says when he wants
to chum he just sets his cream in his
car and drives down most any Bax-
ter street for a couple of blocks and
back and the churning is done. It's
an i'll wind that blows nobody good,
Tut we wish We had the street i'm
provement we'll under way.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Miss Mildred McGhie chapercned
her school children, the fifth grade,
on an all day picnic, Tuesday. It
was held at the Reunion grounds
and the day was spent in playing
games, exploring the country and
having the kind of a good time child
rem enjoy Those present were Paul
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Shields and
family moved Tuesday into their
new bungalow in the west part Of
town. Nj and Mrs. Roy Tanquary
viii occupy the house Jusl vacated by
the Shields.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
NEWS AND COMMENT

Fortunately there has not been a
Cherokee county name on a casual
ty lists yet published.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

We complained about the cold and
wet and now we have something else
to complain about. There can be no
mistake about the B. V. DIS now.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
future from some one opening an al
ley through the block.

The safety zone signs for Military
Ave., have been bought and will be
delivered and placed this week.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Mrs. s. B. Ebling of st. Louis is in
Baxter Springs visiting at the home
of her brother, Mr.. Ed COvey.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
ANOTHER BUSY
COUNCIL MEETING
FOUR HOUR SESSION OF
SWEATY DECISIONS FOR
THE CITY DADS"
petition IMPROVE RIVER ST.
VIII Serve Notice On Side Walk
Delinquents Of Which There
Is A Large Number In
This City

With every member present quite
an amount of business was taken care
of in q four hour session of the city
council Tuesday. The sewerage and
water bond propositions are mention
ed under another heading as also the
suggestion for a new city hall.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Attorney R. E. Rosenstein return
ed the first of the week from busi-
ness trip in Oklahoma City and
Tulsa. 81
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

It is about time that Spring river
began to serve as a bath tub. The
water is a little muddy yet but will
run down clear in few days now, pro-
viding we don't have any more rain.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

1t might be mentioned here that
the first payment which the city must
meet on the sewerage bonds will be
about $4,000 in November. Arrange
ments will be made to have the bond
company carry the city until about
Feb. 1st.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Mr.. B. H. Bevintendi, Of Miami,
was a business visitor in Baxter
Wednesday.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

The weather is now at hand when
fellows of the physical mould of Dick
Lowry and George Rucker have it
over fellows like Jim Page and J. w.
Grantham. Rightly so, for it has
been a hard winter on some of the
slender fellows.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

A side walk ordinance calling for
sidewalks on the east side of Lincoln
Ave-, from Tenth to Eleventh St., and
providing for penalties if the ordi-
nance if not complied with, was pas
sed.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Nine carpenters left Baxter Springs
yesterday and today to work for the
government and it is understood
that more may sgo from the local
union. There will be few idle men
about this part of the country this
summer.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
RED CROSS STATEMENT
BY CHAIRMAN c. M. sARcHET

money that the National Red Cross expects Bax
Springs during the drive from May 20 to May e. is that
which equals dollar capita for the entire population
of the CITY, anywhere $4,000 sOO There has been
impression regard this ct quota but letter just
gives that expected This will doubt make
Springs quota than that Of other town in the
county, also doubt that the people here will respond
they Third Liberty and put this city the
top nicely"
executive committee named below to meet four o'clock
Thursday at the of the Chamber of Commerce.
committee for the drive period named by Sarche
W. W. Scott
A. L. Harvey
o. F. Brinton
E. C. McWiliams
L. L. Cardn
G. E. Lundgren
Mrs. 4 R. Kane
Mrs. John Grifard
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

A petition was presented to the
council last night requesting that
body to make up whatever deficit a
number of subscribers might have in
the grading, graveling and oiling OF
River street, from the top OF River
hill to the west City limits, distance
of about q mile. Some $225 had been
pledged for this purpose in the fol-
lowing names and amounts: Baxter
Bottling Works. $40; Neprasch Bros.
Grocery, 500; Alternately Lumber Co.,
$50; Cook-Buffington Lumber Co.,
$40; George A. Turley Rooming
House, $40; Murdoch Hardware Co.,
500; G. D. Lamb, $40; New System
SO; Jas. L. Harmon, $40; c. E. Mat
thews Lumber Co., $40; Jones-Mar-
shall Supply Co., $40; R. F. Hartley
& Son, $40; S. H. Ditty, So; ]. W.
Barnes, SIS, and E. L. Wright, $40.
1t was the opinion Of member OF
the council who is engaged in road
work that it will cost about $1,lOO
to gravel these fourteen blocks, or
almost q mile, and $50 block to oil
it, which would bring the total up to
$500. The council commended very
highly the spirit prompting this act
ion but decided they could not make
up the balance as they have not the
money and would have to fix other
streets of the town in the same way
that are in really worse condition al
though they have less travel than
this street. ]. w. Barnes said "any
temporary action will do until we can
get it paved, for that is what we must
do, just as soon as we get in our sew
erage and water. Paving seems to be
popular with the council but it is
thought best to wait until the water
and sewer mains are all in.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Ordinances for supervision and in
spection of electrical wiring and
plumbing were each laid aside until
later. Both are long and filled with
technicalities that have to be gone
over by the city attorney.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

It seems that a great many peo-
pie are delinquent as to putting in
their side walks and the council is
about out of patience. An ultimatum
is to be served on everybody at once
and in a few days the city will be-
gin putting in the side walks as per
original order.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Grant Waggoner presented a petit
ton for the replatting of a block
known as the Springs Park, owned
by RAY & Son, to make the property
more suitable for building purposes.
Another block owned by H. Fl. Hal
sell. Clifford Johnson and o. E. Mar
shall viii be replatted with the per-
mission of the city council. The lots
are all short in the block not allow
inr room for an alley. The present
property owners being unanimous
hey want to prOtec themselves IN the
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

II was brought out last night that
most of the side walk contractors in
the city were unable to furnish bond
through the bonding companies. One
contractor built several thousand dol
lars worth of side walk here, collect
ed for it, and skipped out, leaving
some Baxter firms several hundred
dollars in the hole for material. Here
after every contractor will have to
furnish an approved bond.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-25
NOTICE.

h order to fHdncn an increass of thrift among tho young felsb of ths city nna at the snEna time infrease tho patronage of this publication. the Npe. get has decided to make the following otrer to tha young people of Nome.
 Enr evsry new subscriber to the Nome nly Nugget brought in by either boy or girl. the Nugget will give one half of the first months suh- scription t,I.eo) in government Thrift Stamps.
 The otYar win remain open to all young folka fer Q period of one month crnmancinS to day. Now here fs a chance for you Boys and Girls to add to your Thrift Stamp account and Tt tho same time assist in carrying our flag to victory across tho water.
 Get your working clothcz on and look for a new subscriber for tho Nomo Daily Nugget. tho subscription prico of which Is two dollars Q month, bring the subscription and the first months payment to the Nuxget cfare and re- ctsvs your dollar in War stamps.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-25

Dear Lehmann:
 You would never know your friend and camp mate if you could have seen h i'm now. Dr. Mustard, the 'Bo. Brlmmel" of Nome. You used to think he could never get along without his beauty sleep until 1l;45 each a. m. He is now becoming a regular guy and Is up at the first call of reveille every morning. Reveille by the way. blows about 600 a. m The officers have shower and lavatory that they use In common. I used to think that was some early riser myself, but the old man beats me to it every day. Mus. tard even slaves himself by tho dlm morning light. 1 remember when at Nome, and Mustard set the time for
 pclation, it was always ct i2; 45 noon. You wouldn't realize the change tho army has made. know that when the gang at the club read this they will say that I am a liar, but, nevertheless. facts are facts, and 1 am stating them as such.
 Wardcll who used to be a corporal in the signal office ht Nome Is now a
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-25

Sanitary Train. The train consists of four field hospitals and four ambu- lance companies and Is attached to the Sth Division of tho United States Regular Army.
 Nobody knows how long we will be here or if anyone does know, he is not telling. More soldiers are coming to the camp nearly every day, and shortly there will be a very large num- her of soldiers In Camp Fremont. It is rather probable, I think, that we shall be here for a few months before going across, but nobody knows.
 We are all horseback riders now, or rather, we will be when our horses come, which we think will be soon. The Government is going to supply us with bronchos from the ranges of Montana, These are unbroken and it would be a great delight to you to be here and help break these steeds i'll. lbuI JuOl ItIlISuilpNl lllstls NIl' lOOl IlStN v to walk.
 Al Nicholson and Mrs Nicholson and Arthur Burton and wife who formerly lived in Nome. were down here q few ;fternoons ago. and called on Major sharp and myself. Al is till the same old lime juicer and is saving a hun ured dollars month of his salary for the king. It was quite like old times 10 sec him down here and have hinl- elf ask us if we would like a long scotch apiece. but, unfortunately, we lid not have the makings-that is J leasure '7hich seems 10 be reserve ! li'l after the war days, if, indeed t"r dries don't put all rtmmies out of bus mess hy that time.
 We sec the Bakke's quite frcqUcrtly. Incl look prosperous and seem hGppy I.ily's friends are joshing her a little bit about an English officer who present stays in Frisco. but I do uot l-now whether there is any fire where there's little smoke. or not. The little birds are well md happy
 Mr. Lindeberg is making & great tn- crease to the size of his engine plant over in Oakland; also, Walter Johnson has leased quite stretch of water front over in Oakland for ship-build-
 ing plant, paying $6o.OOO.0O, I think a year rental. for twenty years. He leased 50 acres A day or two after sgning up, he was offered almost as much for Is acres on a sub-lease as he was paying rental for the whole 30 but he refused it. He is now in
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-25
DR'S MUSTARD AND SHARP
 WRITE OF MILITARY LIFE

lst Lieutenant of the Signal Reserve Corps, if you please, and stationed near us. am very pleased to soy he seems to be making good. I have heard about him from several officers at headquarters He has one baby, and expects another one hourly, if not sooner. The one he has is a boy and Dr. Mustard assures me he will be very disappointed if the second one is not.
 Marshalle is o. K. and stays in San Francisco at 1l45 Pine St.
 Give our kindest regards to any of the old crowd that you may see and es- pecially o. D. Cochran, the Lomen family, Russ Downing, the Professor, Harry Riley, Mother Neiblins, "Lor- ence Cur, JalIie. the Bachelders. Stevenson, Marshal Jorion and the WcAvcrs, and hope they hold their jobs because we are with them, and any of the others. the Kittelsens, Ayars. McGuires. also the Sisters of tlJ} lHoly Cross outfit, and Father Post, the Nugget and any of the old Pan Demons that may be laying around loose this winter: more p1Iti- cularlv Dad Burroughs and Frank Kiesele.
 Yours truly.
 H. II. Sharpe.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-25
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY
 (BV James J. Montague

SHERMAN RIGHT
  a sickier succeeding day. Conserve the careful conservaons doing all they teach the baker who purvey the daily bread eat substitutes for substitutes Cor wheat in happier days furnished by the linsced oil otpeanuts of cheaper substitutes them will presently at reduced eating plain fat Thcli substitutes for substitutes for ft swiftly less and burns with fceeler glow outside stands twenytwo below. burn the photograph, chairs, chfoneF with the heatless here freezing and feet, to substitute for heat.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-25

Division Regular ), Camp Fremont,
 Headquarters Sanitary Train. sth Calf.
 January 3l, 1913 MT. Thorulf Lehma m,
 Nome, Alaska.
 Dear Lehmann:
 This being too warm an afternoon for real work, Major Sharp and de- cided to write to you and through you to our many Nome friends a let ter conveying many more or less de- grees of information or nlisinforma- ton. possibly coupled with pieces of advice from time to time for yourself and friends.
 Know all of you that we are now sit- uated and located at Camp Fremont Cal. This delightful place is situated almost within q stone's throw of Stan ford University, two or three miles from Palo Alto and about the same distance to Redwood City. It is about 97 cents away from San Fran cisco, or, if you want to be plebeian you con go up in q bus for four bits.
 Today is pay day for us. got s203.S0, and propose to go up to San Francisco next Saturday and Sunday and spend some of it. l do not know how much Major sharp got, but it was more than I did, evidently, as he cannot wait until Saturday to spend oll of his money, but intends, 1 think. to go to Frisco tonight.
 The weather Is perfectly delightful. Nothing but bright sunshine all day long This part of California was shy about a dozen inches of rain last year, so you see the weather is rather dry; it still is. The nights are quite cool. 1t is very uncomfortable for Major Sharp and myself to get up along about four o'clock in the morning as we have to do in the army and dress. I do not know how Major Sharp dress es but as far as myself is concerned, l have gone back to the habit of carly childhood and put on my clothes as much as possible under covers of the bed rather than jump out in the cold. Of course, we claim to the other officers down here that we enjoy these cold mornings, that they are really not nearly so cold as they should be for our perfect enjoyment, having liv- ed in Alaska so many years; but, be- tween our three selves. neither one of us enjoys getting out in the cold. Life is just one long round of pleasure from getting up at 6:3o to going to bed at 30 or 10:00.
 Board costs $500 a month and it is worth it. After one has paid for board and insurance, there Is still unite a little left to be spent along the great white way of San Francisco.
 Aajor Sharp is now Director of Field Hospitals and Commander of this
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-25

Washington, D. C. signing Up contracts for building of vessels on this ground
 Entirely yours.
 J. H. Mustard.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
A PLEASANT SURPRISE FOR
PRINCIPAL A. w. FULLER,

Saturday evening the pupils of the
Eighth grade entertained at the
school house in honor of their teach
er, A. w. Fuller. The children had
entered the school in the First grade
at the same time that Prof. Fuller
had assumed his duties as teacher in
the building, and for eight years had
the school work under his supervis-
ion.
The party came as a complete sur
prise to Prof Fuller. Miss Blanche
Clark and Mrs Lucy Morton, teach
ers, and the school board of District
No 8 and their wives were invited
In behalf of the class j. j. Caldwell
member of the school board, present
ed Prof Fuller with a. gold service
pin This represents and honorS the
two sons OF Prof. Fuller who are in
the service of Uncle Sam.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
games and conversation. Ice cream
and cake We're served.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
VICTORY DISTRICT MAKES
4 GOOD REPORT

Sector No. IL, consisting of School
District No. IA, makes the following
good report. Practically every home
in the district owns one or more
bonds.
The campaign was in charge of
w. B. Walt. captain, ana lieutenants
w. ]. Davidson, Charles Ayers, WE.
Downey, F. l.. Records, T. H.
McDermott and T. Buck.
Bonds for $15000-0. V. Sebern.
Bonds for $100-W. ]. Davidson.
w. Drake, w. B. Walt.
Bonds for .00--Edith Sebern,
Barbara Sebern, Jno. a White, Jess
M. Parker. Paul Huppel, Otto Oder
mott, Walter White. Jno. c.. Skeen
T. H McDermott, w Florence, Jack
Montgomery, Frank Records, Chas.S
Ayers, ] Oliver, Floyd CairnssC has
A Cairns. Fannie Jones, D w Hol.
man, T Buck, Earl Coleman H Bur.
ri, Thomas Timer, W F Downey
A r Ballard.
Total amount. S1650.00.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
Red Gross Au6tiOn
= \ / T.
Meridian, Friday May II
: \ l. T.
no BE HELD AT

VICINITY.
On Friday, at sharp. will be
Of of
Of dmilb in
be
ihe Sector N he or she eresides
stock,
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of
sale 1t nhi
speaking al be start
he serve fire. OF at noon
This
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
Meeting to Plan for Red
Cross Auction at Meridian

a meeting was held at the Office of
Arthur Frazier Monday night to ar
range for a Red Cross Auction Sale
on Friday, May 18th. Col. E. Mar
sters will have charge of the selling
part. and various committees we're
named to look after the affair as fol-
lows:
Supervising y Col Elias Marsters,
A Y Tallman, B. D. Dunton; pub
licity Allen Wilcox, j. f. Baird
entertainment, Col Marsters. Earl
Gilbert Arthur Frazier; grounds
L Waggoner, A. w. Garrett, Man
Miner, Henry Taylor, and j, H
McSparran.
FOR SALE--A good 160-aere stock
ranch in Long Valley, near Donnelly
Idaho. Address,
j. A. LINDSEY. Weiser. Idaho
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
Get Ready 10 Register
for the Primary Election.

W. H. Johns opened his Office for
the registration of Meridian precinct
voters at the Boise Valley Real Es-
tate building, on Second street, last
Saturday. He will be at this place
each Saturday from a m. to 8 p. m.
and from p. M to p. m. to August
3Ist, to receive registration for
the primary election to be held Sept.
Sd, and for the general election Nov.
5. Registration will be reopened af-
ter the primary to continue to Satur-
day, Nov. ID
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
PLANS FOR OBSERVING DEC
GRAFTON DAY IN MERIDIAN

Plans are raBidly being completed
wherby Meridian will observe Dec
grafton Day, Thursday, May 30th.,
with a splendid program and the dec
Grafton of all the graves in the local
cemetery. 1t is understood that a
program will be ready for pubiica-
tion next week
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
More than Quota Raised

Chairman b. e. Sims and Treasur-
er j. A. Fenton have checked up
with Secretary Arthur FRAZIER and
find that Meridian and surrounding
country have made a splendid record
in the third Liberty loan drive and
have exceeded the quota assigned to
them. AS the state has gone over
the top" as well as the nation. there
is cause for general congratulation.
The First National Bank of Mer-
idlan has record OF s56, 10000 sub
scribed, and of this school district
No. 33 has raised approximately
S34,000.00.To the banks figures are
included $10,000.O0 subscription
of the bank itself, which swelled the
fund handsomely on the last day of
the drive. Other handsome sub
J. E. Fisher, 5000. Mrs. Johnnie
Fountain $3.50.
The number of subscribers was
SOC. The bank subscription Of $40. 900
is not included in the school district
33 total, so it is evident that prac-
tically every family in this COM
munity invested in a bond. The out
side districts did equally as we'll, so
altogether the record is one TO be
proud Of To the captains and lieu
tenants who worked so faithfully in
the various districts a word of praise
Is due
The subscribers on the last days
of the drive, subscribing 500 or $50
were as follows
May Sd:
p. W. Case. c A Riddle, Len r.
Simpson, Clyde r. simpson, A. NJ
Wolfkiel, w D Parker, w Trabert
James Pryor ,Chas Hartman, Howard
Grondahl, r / Van Court, Wanna F
Willburn, Sam H Griffith, G L Gar.
rett, Vincent Duerock, Joseph G Boil
ton, Thos Matthews, r G Hughes
E Fisher, Roscoe G Crawford, Ber
nard E Lee, F Morionolo, Ira 0 Yor
hees, f F Hunt, Robt r Pfost, A +
Ballard, f A Rogers, Frank Hunt
ington, w Pfost, A Blanche Clark
Herman w Timms, Frank NJ Birdin
ger, Don Raymond. Ralph Allyea lin
Warwick, G A Roger Willard F Tnr
ner Lee H Barber, Earl Morris, w
Jack Vanlangingham. Hannah Kel
lerman, o. f. Krider, r Stephens. Jn'
Fladmo, Herman NJ Asal, Mary A
Rogers, George Powell, Mrs ] "
Kaigler, Norman c Steele. John y
Moore, Ralph Wilmer, Bruce Lloyd
Orley Soucie, Vim Pierce. Geo A Nc
Kinnis, A A Beasley, II A Beantley
] r Parker, A A Dunn. H A Sykes
c Walt, Druie Beasley, Myrtle Beas
ley, Chas F Rogers, A l. Hancock
j Caldwell, Jas Wallihan, ]
Mccoy, Henry Rutledge, Geo Swim
derman, Theo Spencer, Harry Tol
eth, Earl Coughman, Ira Hood IL
Beam, Ellis H Kurt, Jno E Clark
] Z Mayes, Solomon Lee, G Rea
In all the Times has published owe
500 names of contributors to the 3
Liberty loan. If we have omitted an
names, we will publish same if the
orc handad in
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10

The saloon is a waster. II can not
in any way help win the war and
many believe national prohibition
right now would do much toward
helping the call OF the allies 10 'hur-
ry M, America
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10

A. P. Wolfe has brought suit against
the Nanira & Meridian Irrigation dis
trict to compel the district to furnish
him with 100 inches OF water from
the Eight Mile lateral. A writ OF
mandate was filed with the suit, and
the hearing on the writ set for May
9th
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10

Residents under the New York cana
at the special election Tuesday voteC
down the proposition to create al
irrigation ditrict. A two-thirds yot'
was required to create and this wa;
defeated by the people in the lowe
end OF the district voting against il
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
EDITORIAL MENTION.

English is good enough these days
to say anything patriotic in; and
nothing else needs be said.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10

In all the Times has published over
500 names of contributors to the Sd
Liberty loan. If we have omitted any
names, we will publish same if they
are handed in.