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Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, liver
and bowel PoIsonS before
breakfast.

To feel your best day IN and day out,
to feel clean inside; NO sour bile %
coat your tongue and sicken your
breath or dull your head; no constipa-
ton, bilious attacks, sick headacne'
colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom-
ach, you must bathe on the inside Ike
you bathe outside. This IL vastly more
important, because the skin pores DO
not absorb impurities into the blood,
while the bowel pores do, says . we'll
known physician
To keep these poisons and toxins
well flushed from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels, drink before break
fast each day, o glass Of hot water
with a teaspoonful of limestone phos-
phate In Il. This will cleanse. purify
and freshen the entire alimentary tracs
before putting more food INTO the
stomach.
Get q quarter pound Of limestone
phosphate from your pharmacist, u
IL inexpensive and almost taseeleal,
except q sourish twinge which is not
unpleasant. Drink phosphated not
water every morning to rid your aya-
tenn Of these vile polsODs and toxinsi.
also to prevent their formation
To feel like young folks feel; ne
You felt before your blood, nerves ana
muscles became saturated with an 20
cumulation OF body p0lBonn. begin Ol1
treatment and above all, keep Z ups
As soap and hot water act on tho oEl1
cleansing, sveetening and purifying 90
limestone phosphate and hot water -
fore breakfast, Fact on the 1tou1c1
liver, kidneys and boWolA
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
First published in Baxter Springs
News, May 10th, 1918.)
0RnINANCE No 1QA

First published in Baxter Springs
News, May 10th, 1918.)
ORDINANCE NO. 1874
AN ORDINANCE TO BUILD SIDE
WALKS ON THE FOLLOWING
STREETS IN THE CITY OF
BAXTER SPRINGS: ON THE
EAST SIDE OF LINCOLN AVE-
NUE. FROM TENTH STREET TO
ELEVENTH STREET, ABUT-
TING ON THE WEST SIDE OF
BLOCK TWENTY, ORIGINAL
PLAT OF SAID CITY.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAY
or AND COUNCILMEN OF THE
CITY OF BAXTER SPRINGS, KAN
SAS:
SECTION l. That side walk of
concrete be and the same is hereby
ordered to be built in said City on the
East side of Lincoln Avenue from
Tenth Street to Eleventh Street in
said City of Baxter Springs, abutting
on the West side of Block Twenty,
Original Plat of said City.
SECTION 2. That said side walk
herein provided for shall be of 'ma-
tcrial and workmanship as is provid-
ed for first class cement side walks
in Section l of Ordinance 19l, and
shall be four feet in width, built
twelve inches from the property line
of abutting property.
SECTION 3. Construction of the
side walk herein provided for shall
be completed within sixty days from
the publication of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. The material and
construction of said side walk shall
be under the supervision and subject
to the approval of the City Engineer
of the City of Baxter Springs.
SECTION 5. If any property own
er of any lot, or part of lot adjac-
ent to. or abutting the side walk
herein mentioned, fails to build any
side walk within the time prescribed
in this ordinance, such side walk
shall be built under the direction Of
the City Engineer and the expense
of the same paid by the City OF Bax-
ter Springs.
SECTION 6. All expenses incur
red and paid by the City of Baxter
Springs in the construction Of any
side walk herein mentioned, shall be
certified together with a penalty OF
twenty-five percentum, to the County
Clerk of Cherokee county, Kansas, by
the aid. Clerk of the City Of Baxter
Springs, as taxes against any lot, or
pieces of ground adjacent to, or
abutting on any side walk herein
mentioned, on account Of which the
said expense was incurred.
SECTION z. This Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force, from and
after its publication in the official
city paper.
Passed, signed and approved this
7th day of May, 1918.
E. L. WRIGHT, Mayor.
Attest: o. w. Fail, City Clerk.
(Sean
l, o. w. Fail, City Clerk, hereby
certify that the above is a true and
correct copy of Ordinance No. 194 as
the same was passed by the City
Council at n meeting held May 7thr
1918, and as the same now appears
on file in my office.
(Seal) b. W. Fail, City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

First Published In Baxter Springs
News, May 10, 1018.)
BEFORE JOHN JONES, JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE, CITY OF BAX-
TER SPRINGS, CHEROKEE
COUNTY, KANSAS.
j. Ben Russell, Plaintiff.
VS..
Commerce Motor & Supply Com
.pany, u corporation, Defendant.
NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT
The above named defendant will
take notice that on the 18th day Of
April, 1918, an order Of attachment
for the sum of SEVENTY FIVE
($75.00) DOLLARS, was issued by
the above named Justice Of the Peace
against its goods, in the above entitl-
ed action; and that said cause will be
heard on the 1st day Of June, 1918,
at 8 o'clock A. M.
r. z. Rosenstein,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attest: John Jones,
Justice Of the Peace.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

pledged to pay the principal and ln-
terest Of said bonds as they several
ly become due and payable.
Section 3. The Mayor and City
Council shall annually make provis-
ion for the payment Of the principal
and interest Of said bonds as the
same shall become due, by levying
taxes in the manner prescribed by
law.
Section 4. This ordinance nhnll
take effect and be In force from and
after It's publication once in the Bax-
ter Springs News.
Passed and approved this 7th day
Of May, 1918.
Z. L. WRIGHT, Mayor.
Attest: o. W. Fail, City Clerk.
(Seal)
l, 3. W. Fail, City Clerk, hereby
certify that the above Is a true and
correct copy Of Ordinance No. 1913 as
the same was passed by the City
Council at a meeting held May 7th,
1918, and as the same now appears
on file in my Office.
(SeaD D. W. Fail, City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

get. Ones feelings analyize more of
horror than anger. But these things
are constant reminder that our So
cial fabric Is loosely woven and that
virtue and right living is poorly
guarded. Someone has said the in
side Of life Is much more important
than the outside of life, which is true.
This is a fast age and some of the
old safeguards have been removed
for speed. Their constant occurrance
over the country is q present remind
er to parents to practice unremitting
vigilance.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
YOUTHS WHO TOOK CHUBB
AUTO PLEAD GUILTY
AND AWAIT SENTENCE
GIRL TO BAXTER WAYHOME
Harry ROte Captured Some
Days Ago At Home In Pitts
burg-Girl Sent Home
After Reprimand

The seventeen year old wife desert
ed, she says, by her husband, passed
through Baxter Springs Monday on
her way home to Douthat where she
vas sent by Judge Dunbar after hav-
iAg spent several days in the county
Jail following her arrest for alleged
Implication in the stealing Of the ID.
s. Chubb Buick on Military avenue.
The girl says she was married
The car she was riding in was stolen
until after she got down into Arkan-
sas. As soon as she became aware
Of it she turned the boys, with whom
.he was travelling, in to the officers
at Neosho, Mo. Wilburt & Randall,
eighteen years old, of Pittsburg, were
arrested at the time and taken to
iail at Columbus by Gene Turner.
Harry Rote, the other boy, was cap
tured some days later at his home at
Fittsburg. He is a little older than
Randall. The girl after being repri-
manded was sent home yesterday and
the boys both pleaded guilty and
cwait sentence. Rote will probably
receive sentence today but it is not
thought Randall will be sentenced
for some days as he is very young.
10th pleaded guilty to grand larceny.
The penalty is from one to five years.
The girls says she was married
some months ago but that after a
short time her husband left and has
contributed nothing to her support.
The boys are said to belong to good
families at Pittsburg and claim to
have taken the car as a lark intend
ing to return it later.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
A NEAR ACCIDENT

A near accident occurred Tuesday
when a man with big wagon and a
large piece of gas pipe protruding
from the rear of the wagon became
entangled in some way with an auto
mobile ut the corner of Military and
Neosho streets. In some way the
wagon or automobile ran into the
other and the gas pipe was forced
through the radiator of the auto
causing q slight damage. No one was
hurt.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

First published in Baxter Springs
News, May 10th, 1918.)
ORDINANCE No. 1913
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
AND PROVIDING FOR THE IS
SUANCE OF SEWER IMPROVE
MENT BONDS OF THE CITY OF
BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS, TO
PAY FOR THE COST OF CON-
STRUGGLING A SYSTEM OF SAN
ITARY SEWERS IN SEWER
DISTRICT NO. IN SAID CITY.
WHEREAS, q system of sanitary
sewers has been constructed in Sew
er District No. in the City of Bax-
ter Springs, Kansas, as described and
defined in Ordinance No. Ill which
ordinance was duly passed and ap-
proved according to law, and the cost
of constructing said sewers in said
district is $132, 1886 and the amount
of the cost of all improvements for
which each lot and parcel Of land is
liable has been ascertained and as
sessed as required by law and the
owners thereof have been duly noti-
fed to pay the same, and the time for
payment thereof has expired and the
owners of said lots and parcels of
land specially assessed have paid in
to the theasurer of said city the sum
of $4,738.61, thus leaving the sum of
$12S,015.35 for which bonds are re-
quired to be issued; NOW THERE
FORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAY
OR AND C0UNCILMEN OF THE
CITY OF BAXTER SPRINGS, KAN
SAS:
: Section /. That there be issued 156
sewer improvement bonds of the
City of Baxter Springs, Kansas, in
the total sum of $128,015.35 to pay
the cost of constructing a system OF
sanitary sewers in Sewer District No.
l of said city. Said bonds shall be
dated November I, 1917, and shall be
numbered from / to 156 inclusive.
Bond No. / shall be in denomination
of $515.35, bond No. 2 in denomina-
tion of S5OO.OO, bonds Nos. 3 to IL
inclusive in denomination 100000
each. Said bonds numbered to IL
inclusive shall mature November I,
1918. The rest of said bonds shall
mature in 8 equal annual installments
of $13,000.00 each, commencing No
vember 1, 1919. Of said sum of
$13, 100000 maturing annually 6 Of
such bonds shall be in denomination
of $4,000 each and 10 in denomina-
ton of 100000 each. Said bonds
shall bear interest at the rate Of five
per cent (59t) per annum payable
semiannually on the 1st day Of May
and November each year, except that
the interest for the first year shall be
payable November l, 1918, said inter-
est to be evidenced by coupons at
tached to said bonds. Both the prin-
cipal and interest Of said bonds shall
be payable at the office of the State
Treasurer, the state fiscal agency,
Topeka, Kansas.
Section 2. The Mayor and City
Clerk are hereby authorized and in
structed to execute the said bonds,
which shall contain the usual recit-
ais, The coupons attached to said
bonds shall bear the autographed
signatures Of the Mayor and City
Clerk. Said bonds shall be attested
with the seal Of the said city and
shall be registered according to law.
The full faith and credit Of the City
Of Baxter Springs, Kansas, Is hereby
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
PRICE WRITES HOME
Boy Somewhere in France" Writes
To His Mother Here-Letters
Slow To Arrive

Somewhere in France, Apr. 3, 1918
Dear Mother:-I will write you q
otter to let you know that l am still
we'll and feeling fine with the eX-
ception of q bad cold. We are all hav-
'ng a pretty good time except when
here is q little work to do. Our
greatest period of enjoyment is when
the mail comes in. There was a bunch
of mail came in tonight, but | didn't
ret any. / have received one letter
m over a month and that was one l
got from Helen the last Of the week.
Believe me | sure was glad to hear
from her.
You wouldn't know me If you were
to see me. have had my hair clip
ned and am trying to raise a mus
tache and am generally as ugly as a
mud fence on a rainy day. The boys
have been singing some OF the old
songs tonight and almost made US
feel like we were at home. Well, will
close for this time and help the boys
sing. Try and answer soon,
With love, from,
Dick.
(Chas. E. PRICE,
o. K.-Orson L. Early, lst 1t.
F. A. N. A.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
BILLIARD HALL CHANGED
Old Resident Comes Back and Goes
Into Business In Baxter
Buys Dunham Hall

A. G. Yeager, who was formerly
connected with the J. T. Morrison
produce establishment in Baxter
Springs, has returned here after an
absence of some six years and has
bought the Dunham Billiard Hall. Mr..
Yeager will rename the hall "The
Palace Billiard Parlor." Claude
johnson, who has been managing the
business for Mr.. Dunham, will con-
tinue as manager for Mr.. Yeager.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

First published In Baxter Spring.
News, May 10th, 1871
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS
SITTING AT COLUMBUS.
Il. Il. Edwards, .................-..Plaintih
vs.
]. II. Carney, w. H. Ingersoll, ]. ].
Goble, George Goble, Arthur Burn
ey, c. Henkle, Charles Henkle, T..
C. Henkle, Carl Schiffendecker,
Henry Henkle, Charles w. Patton,
w. Westlien, Bernard Zong, Leroy
H. Cherington, w. A. Botkin, d. H.
Wilson, Il. F. Botl1in, and Eli F.
Botkin, II they be living, and II not,
their unknown heirs, executors, ad-
ministrators, devisees, trustees and
assigns, and Howard Smith and
Moses d. Palmer, co-partners, do
ing business under the name Of
Smith & Palmer and P. Hayden,
p. Wilson, !. A. Wilson and c. H.
Allen, co-partners, doing business
under the name Of Hayden Wilson,
Allen, If they be living, and II not,
their unknown heirs, executors, ad-
ministrators, devisees, trustees,
successors and assigns, Defendants.
PUBLICATION NOTICE
The State of Kansas to each Of the
above named defendants:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the said plaintiff, Z. E.
Edwards, filed his petition in said
cause in the District Court of Chero-
kee county, Kansas, sitting at Colum-
bus, on the 9th day of May, 1918, and
that you have been sued in said Court
and must answer said petition so fl
ed against you, on or before the 21st
day of June, 1918, or the said petition
will be taken as true and judgment
rendered against you. The nature of
which will be that the Court enter
judgment quieting plaintiffs title in
and to the following real estate, sit
uated in the City of Baxter Springs,
County of Cherokee, and State of
Kansas, to-wit:
All of lot eight (S) in Block five
(5) Original Plat to the city of
Baxter Springs, except the follow
ing described parcel of ground to-
wit:-Commencing at the south
west corner of Lot eight (8) in
Block five (5) aforesaid, thence
running east fifty-two (52) feet,
along the south side of said lot
eight (S), thence running north
four (4) inches, thence running
west fifty-two (52) feet, thence
running south four (4) inches, to
place of beginning, all in Cherokee
County, Kansas.
and declare all claims of estate or in
forest in and to said land of all of
you, the said defendants, to be null
and void, and of no force or effect
against the estate of the said plain
tiff and barring and excluding all of
you, from any rights, estates, or in
terests therein, and for such other
and further relief as to the Court
may be deemed equitable and proper
in the premises.
Dated this 9th day of May, 1918.
E. E. Edwards, Plaintiff.
By Grant Waggoner,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attest: Fred Simkin, Clerk.
tSeaD
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
He WAS THE ONLY WITNESS
Baxter Garage Man Was Only Wit
ness Against Negro Woman
At Stevens Home

The Baxter garage man who had
a negro woman arrested the other
night alleging she had taken Sl9.25
from his pocket failed to produce any
witnesses. The police went through
the home of the negro and failed to
find any money of any kind. Other
members of the family testified the
woman had not been out of the house
that evening and the woman was dis
charged. The woman lived at what is
known as Darkey Stevens home.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

At the noon day luncheon of the
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday the matter of giving
the city band q meeting place was
taken up. 1t had come to the notice OF
the Chamber that the band was at
a loss to find a place for meeting. 1t
was voted to proffer the assembly
rooms of the Chamber every Thurs
day night to the band unOtil another
place could be found. Mr.. Covey was
notified of this decision.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
CHOCTAW CHIEF BUILDS

The Choctaw Chief Mining COM
pany have begun the construction OF
a mill. The foundation is almost COM
pleted and it is the intention of the
builders to rush the concentration
plant to completion as swiftly as pos
sible. This mine is located in the
south part of Hockerville between
the Lucky Jennie and the Indian
Queen.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
BUYS wAUCHUsETTs LEASE

George E. Adams, of Oklahoma
City, and associates have just closed
a deal which brings them into pos
session of the Wauchusetts lease
which is just west of the town of
Treece and consists of 36 acres in the
SEH of the NEK of Section 1885
23. The Wauchusetts is one Of the
seven properties taken over by the
Miami Lead and Zinc company a few
weeks ago. The mine has two shafts
TO the ore and piers built for a con-
centratiOn plant. It joins the Broom
corn mine on the east.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Judging from the results II is not
profitable for white men to stand on
the corners and talk to the colored
women although we could not imag-
inc a higher degree of honesty than
we believe is possessed by our old
colored washerwoman.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

DR.. and Mrs. ]. Sawyer Cannon
went to Camp Funston Sunday morn
ing for a short visit with their son,
Huston, who expects soon to be sent
to France. DR.. returned home this
morning and reports that his son is
feeling fine. Mrs. Cannon will re-
main few days.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Columbus went over the top gal
lantly last Saturday with $4,000
more than her quota. Considering
that Columbus has been a little quiet
in a business way for some months
she handles her Liberty loans right
handsomely.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Right or wrong II must be said
the Southwestern Railroad Company
shows u good deal Of determination.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
NEWS AND COMMENT

An old friend Of ours is won't TO
term II: "Thls weather makes a fell
low feel malarious."9
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Mrs. M. A. Duff is improving her
home on West Sherman St., by the
addition Of three large rooms and a
fine porch.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

As the draft progresses men be-
come more scarce. No business has
suffered like the newspaper business.
Figures compiled by the war office
show that more men volunteered from
the newspaper profession than any
other, compared with the number en-
gagged.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

The Buckhorn Mining company, an
organization of Sulphur, Okla, men,
began sinking q shaft on their lease
on the NIs of the SWk of Section
l9-29-24, northeast of Quapaw, Thurs
day. The Sulphur men have sunk
several holes on their lease, nearly
all of which have been good ones, one
showing a 5O-fOot face of good ore.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

A few days ago a partly formed
babe was found along the railroad
track up at Columbus where it had
been thrown from a train. Last night
the decayed body of an infant was
found wrapped in a newspaper in
northeast Baxter Springs. The law
will never know whether the little
body was murdered or still born.
These things are too gruesome and
heinous in detail for public print. The
elements had wreaked too much ha-
voc on the little remains for intelli-
gent investigation. Even if the
crime. and it was a crime regardless
was run down and the guilty one or
ones exposed, there would be- small
satisfaction in it for anyone. It is
the sort Of q crime one wants to for
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Build your sidewalks so we can
get our mail delivered free. The
number of applications in for boxes
at the post office makes getting one
hopeless for those at the end of the
list. One does lot of patient wait
ing for their mail when they have
no box. We can't have free delivery
until the side walks and connections
are built.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

The J. G. P. interurban line from
Columbus to Pittsburg, complains af-
ter raising the rates recently that
they are not making expenses. The
coal mines having mostly been work
ed out along the south end of the
line the passengers are not so num-
erous as formerly. The line did
land office business for several years.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-22
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES. DATI.Y-Single copy, cents: per week, l5 cents: per month, 50 cents; per year, $5.50, in advance, by carrier . city, by mail in country.
 WEEKLY-$1.50 per year, payable in advance.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-22
FRED STATION WRITES

Fred Seaton, formerly clerk of the local exemption board, who now is at Vancouver, Washington, to which place he went with contingent of volunteers for the spruce division a few weeks ago, writes the editor to send him the Independent in order that he may get the news that inter ests him most. Fred says he likes the country out there, with the exception of the long rainy season.
 q have been drilling hard every day from seven a. m. to five p. m., then one hour after retreat" Fred says, land, man, sure have got some appetite-never ate so much in all my life"
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-22

members of the association by virtue of positions they hold in their loca schools. All delegates, upon their ar rival in Grubbs will go to the bank where they will be met by the local committee, who will conduct them to room where they will register and be assigned a home.
 Grubbs is one of the most pro- gressive little towns in Jackson coun- ty, whose people are noted for their hospitality and I assume the liberty to say that they extend a hearty well come to all who may be interested in Sunday school work to be present at the convention.
 MT. Frank l.. James of Little Rock, one of the best Sunday school men in all the country, will be present during the entire session.
 L. D. Smith, County President.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-22
POPULAR COOK BOOK.

The ladies in Mrs. Jones' Circle of the Methodist church have prepared a cook book, which is one of the best that has ever been produced. It proves a good seller too, and those who intend to purchase should do so before the supply is exhausted, for there will be but one edition.
 Mrs. T. w. Johnson prepared the copy for the printers and received many compliments upon the orderly arrangement.
 These books are on sale at Prices Book Store or may be had by calling pon Mrs. B. w. Hafner, Mrs. Henry M. Owen, IT., Mrs. J. V. Ridley or Mrs. o. w. Scarborough. Price 75c.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-22

afternoon. Dr. J. w. Elders of Walnut Ridge made professional visit here Fri day.
 Miss Katherine Smith is visiting ir Tuckerman.
 Mrs. J. F. Wiles and children have returned from Texas, where they have been visiting the past two months.
 Frank Weddle of Little Rock visited here this week.
 Mrs. Mobley is visiting her sister Mrs. Austin Smith. Mrs. Mobley has been at Alexandria, La, for the past ten months, but her husband Let Mobley, has recently sailed for France.
 Rev. J. M. Harrison, accompanied by his wife and son, paid their old friends in Swifton a visit the first of the week. Rev. Harrison was former pastor of the Methodist church at this place. He is now located at Rec tor.
 R. J. NesbItt, wH0 is cashier of the M. & N. A. By. a tHeber Springs, is spending a few days with his family here.
 Rev. M. A. Fry has commenced a protracted meeting at Alicia.
 Dr. s. Justus has been i'll with an attack of malaria for the past week.
 Mrs. E. E. Wasson and daughter of Evening Shade is visiting her par ents, MT. and Mrs. Jasper Justus.
 Mrs. McNeil will be in Swifton to