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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
MELROSE

DIR. Walker was called last We'd
nesday night to see the baby Of Mr.
and Mrs. Ora Brown. The baby is
improving nicely.
Hermie Sartin visited his father
at the home of his aunt, Mrs. G. II.
Filby Sunday.
A good crowd attended the tele-
phone meeting at Keelville last Sat
urday night.
J. w. Cool has their auto in running
order again and makes daily use of
it selling milk at the mines.
The people on route five out OF
Baxter are worried over the condi-
lions that they do not get their mail
regular and the rest of the route
have to go after it.
Mrs. Ora Brown has been on the
sick list but is improving at the pres
ent.
There is a case of a'family hav-
ing small pox in the vicinity of Will
bur's and have been quarantined the
past week.
Drilling is going on at ]. B. Filby's
on the farm of Thos. Karcher Of
Salisbury, Mo.
Albert Lovejoy and wife were bus
mess visitors in olumbus last week.
Ora Brown was gathering corn last
week on Chas. Parmenter farm.
Mrs. Gus Wieland has just return
ed from Arkansas, where she had
gone to visit her parents during the
holidays, and bringing her sister
home with her from Springfield, No.
for few days visit.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10

First published in Baxter Springs
News January 10, 1881
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY
To Commerce Motor and Supply
Co., a corporation:
You will take notice that on the
End day of February, 1918, at 2 o'clock
pm. the undersigned will sell at public
sale for cash to the highest bidder at
its garage and place of business on
Sherman Street, in the City of Baxter
Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas,
the following described personal
property, viz: .
One 1916, 7-passenger Studebaker
Touring Car; Engine No. 4D-66149.
The property Of Commerce Motor
and Supply Co., a corporation, for the
payment Of charges due the under
signed for labor and materials per-
formed and furnished in the repair of
said property and for the storage Of
said car since the 10Th day Of June,
1917.
A. Nicholas and !. E. Brans-
letter, doing business rs Bax-
ter Garage.
By C. E. Branstetter,
Manager.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
KEELVILLE

]. w. Davis and wife visited with
]. b. Filby and wife Saturday and
Sunday.
w. E. WEIGH received his house
hold furniture at Baxter Saturday
and has moved into the G. H. Filthy
house at Ste5bins. IS
The store building from north Of
Columbus that had been delayed on
account of roads, was pulled in last
week and is ready for business. .!
c. H. Filby was a business caller in
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
Rural News Letters

Mrs. Schrader's mother and sister
Mrs. and Miss Swyghert of Okla
homa, have been spending the past
two weeks visiting with her here.
]. C. Hobson purchased an Over
land Chummy Saturday.
Thurman Tedlock, our principle,
spent Sunday in Columbus with his
home folks.
C. A. Arnold and family left for
St. Joe, NO., one day last week.
]. C. Hobson was given q pleasant
birthday surprise Sunday by his
friends and neighbors. They all en-
joyed bounteous supply of good
things to eat after which they were
entertained by conversation and mu-
sic. They departed one by one wish
ing Mr.. Hobson many happy returns
Of the day.
Rev. Perry Haworth of Miami, Ok,
preached here both morning and ev-
ening Sunday January 6, 1913, and
will preach here again Sunday, Jan
uary 10, 1918. Everybody is cor
daily invited TO attend. .-
Clayton Wright is on the sick list
at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Watson made q
business trip t. Baxter Springs Sat-
urday.
The Lowell Literary Society Will
give q "Mock Trial" Friday night,
January II, 1918. Everybody cor
daily invited.
Literary every Friday night.
The Ladies' Enterprise Club met
last week with Mrs. Jim Kendall. The
afternoon was spent in needle work
and conversation after which dainty
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
Has Columbus Found the Same
The Answer is Found in the Straight
forward Statement Of q Column
bus Resident

We have been reading week after
week in the local press of Baxter
Springs citizens who have been rid of
distressing kidney and bladder troub-
les by Doan's Kidney Pills, and we
have often wondered whether the
same high opinion of this medicine is
to be found in our neighbOring towns.
This frank and earnest statement by
q wellknown and respected resident
Of Columbus will set this doubt at
rest.
George A. Neighbors, proprietor
grocery, Ill Illinois avenue, Column
bus, Kas., says: "a dull ache across,
my kidneys gave me lot of discom-
fort, especially when STOPPING or lift
ing, and my kidneys acted irregularly.
l used Doan's Kidney Pills and one
box relieved the distress in my back
and strengthened my kidneys"
60c at al dealers. FOster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10

(First published in Baxter Springs
News, January 10, 1879
BEFORE JOHN JONES, JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE, CITY OF BAX-
TER SPRINGS, CHEROKEE
COUNTY, KANSAS.
j. C. Stalter, Plaintiff
VS..
- PUBLICATION NOTICE
The State Of Kansas to ]. C. Friend:
You will take notice that on the
9th day Of December, 1917, q Garn-
-ishee Summons was issued against
you by the above named Justice of
the Peace in the above entitled ae-
ton and that said cause viii be heard
ut the office Of the said Justice Of the
Peace in the city Of Baxter Springs,
on the 9th day Of February, 1918, at
9 o'clock a. m.
]. c. Stalter, Plaintiff.
By R. Z. Rosehstein, His Attorney.
Attest: JOHN JONES.
Justice Of the Peace.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
last Saturday afternoon.


Aaron Sartin left Saturday after
noon for Pawhuska, Okla, to visit
home folks after working for three
weeks in this vicinity.
Robert Bulger attended a pie So
cial at Baxter Springs last Friday
night.
There was telephone meeting held
at Keelville last Saturday night in
regard to repairing and putting in
new telephone poles so high that
buildings and drill rigs cannot tear it
down.
Chas. Wall and Will Pennock was
appointed to go over this line, No.
%, out of Melrose, and report how
much repair work was needed on the
line.
Miss Anna Bulger left Friday for
Colorado to resume teaching school
after spending the holidays at the
home of her mother, Mrs. M. 7. Bull
ger.
An uncle and wife of Mrs. Ora
Brown left for Miami last Saturday
after visiting q week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown.
George Pierson is busy hauling
water for the drillers at 'Stebbins.
D. S. Stebbins and son, Lester, was
doing business in this vicinity last
week.
s. B. Nelson and wife went to
spend Christmas near HOckerville
where Mr.. Nelson acted as Santa
Claus, and from the lighted candles
his robe caught fire and seriously
burned his left hand. He is still suf-
fering. with it and may not be able
to use it for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buskirk will move
from D.. S. Stebbins house at Stebbins
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
NEUTRAL

There was no church at Neutral
Sunday night on account of the bad
weather.
Stephen Carver who has been very
ill, is slightly improved at this writ
ing.
Misses Pearl and Vera Hitch visit
ed their sister, Allie, Saturday night
and Sunday.
Miss Helen Graham, Evan Devoe,
Lloyd Devoe, Clair, Leila and Loyal
Auman spent Sunday with Mrs. Ida
Amman and daughter, Lucille. =;
!. Cleo. BumgaTner is on the sick list
again 90: -. 81
Mrs. Hunt and daughter called. on
the formers mother, Mrs. h. w.
Chnbb, Saturday: afternoon o.
The young people have been enjoy
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
DOC SAVES LIFE Of
MASTER IN SHAFT
GaIena Man Is Rescued Through
Pets Actions After Re-
naming in Mine %
Hours

A small dog Sunday afternoon
played the leading part in the rescu-
ing of his master, Louie Stan, a
Swede, from a shaft of the White
Oak Lease, northeast of Galena, after
Stan had been in the ground since
late Saturday afternoon.
Stan had been scrapping for lead
it is said, accompanied by the dog,
and in some manner fell into q shaft
near the White Oak mine. He fell q
distance of forty feet. The dog ran
home, and on arriving scratched on
the door, but Immediately left. STAINS
family became apprehensive, and a
searching party was formed and
secured the mining district near by
without success. In the meantime
the dog made repeated trips to the
home and back to where his master
lay injured in the shaft, but the
searching party and STAINS canine pet
never happened to meet, and at dark
the search was abandoned.
The dog, however, was at home
scratching on the door Sunday morn
ing, and members of the family, led
by the dog, went to the shaft where
Stan had fallen in. He was rescued
from the shaft about $50 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, twenty-five hours
after the accident. Clark's ambu-
lance was called and Stan was re-
moved to the office Of DR.. F. L. Nc
Kinney, where it was found he was
suffering from n broken leg besides
minor injuries to his arms and body
Stan later was removed to his home
northeast of the city. The dog is still
with him and stands guard patiently.
Stan said he did not suffer much
from his experience, but probably
would have died from exposure If he
had not been rescued Sunday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10

ing the skating parties on Brush
creek for several nights.
The township board met here Tues
day.
Misses Flossie and Gertie Dunn
spent one night last week with their
cousin Erma Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold French took
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. W. S.
Mast Sunday.
VIM. Allen who formerly lived
northeast of Neutral, died at the
home of his son, Wilson Allen, in JOp-
lin Saturday night. The funeral was
held at the Quaker cemetery Sunday
noon. The cause of his death was
heart failure. We extend our sincere
sympathy to the bereaved son and
family.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
SPEAKARIYFORM MACHINERY
Greater Demand on Raw Mater
ial Makes Farm Implements
Scarce--Buy Early

The farmer who does not resolve "a
begin the new year with dis thoughts
bent upon his machinery wants fol-
the 1918 crop is sure to be awakened
with n saddening jolt along about
blowing time, says the Country Gen.
tleman.
The tractor and implement manu-
facturers are up against a shortage
of raw material that can scarcely be
relieved in time to meet next years
war needs Of agriculture. Instead Of
a spring surplus, or carry over, which
was the bane Of the implement indus
try for so many years, there is every
likelihood Of q farm-machinery famine
next spring.
Manufacturers have been begging
for Government aid ever since we en-
tered the war, but have made very
little progress in obtaining the sup
plies of raw material they were in
such desperate need of. In some high
circles in Washington the belief SEEM
ed to obtain that it was possible to
increase food production without the
aid Of labor or machinery. Due al
lowance must be made for an enor-
mously greater demand for raw ma
terial products for armament and
ship building, yet it would be a fatal
blunder not to recognize the indus
try thatssupplies agriculture with its
mechanical power as a positively es-
sential wartime industry.
Perhaps the Government will act in
time slightly TO relieve the shortage
but no matter what is done at this
date tractor and implement manu-
facturers will scarcely be able to fill
the demands upon them.
Farmers who require tractors, till
age or harvesting machinery, station
airy engines, dairy-barn or hay-barn
equipment, tools, repair parts, or any
sort of mechanical appliance, will be
wise to make an early choice and get
their orders in. For a large number
of farmers to wait until the eleventh
hour to make up their minds will like
ly prove disastrous to themselves
and to agriculture generally. 1t will
bring chaos and confusion upon
great industry; it will further compli-
cate already intricate and battling
labor and transportation problems.
Those who make an early purchase
of any sort of labor-saving machin-
cry will render q definite service to
their country in a trying period.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
LOWELL

The interurban line is progressing
nicely. The track is all laid from
Shoal Greek north and the concrete
bridge Is completed across ShOal
Greek. We hope to see the cars COM
ing through Lowell before long.
Lowell property owners are begin
ming to improve their property in
various ways that will be a great
benefit to the place.
7. B. Lyons and wife are the proud
parents of a bouncing baby boy born
January l, 1918.
vsrna Lawrence is on the sick list
at present
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10

First Published in Baxter Springs
News, Jan. 10, 1871
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS.
That the Mayor and Council of the
City of Baxter Springs deem it neces-
sary to bring the grade, pave, curb
and gutter River street from the
center line of East street running
east to the west line of Fairview
avenue in the city of Baxter Springs,
Cherokee County, Kansas, and hereby
declare such work and improvement
necessary to be done.
Passed this 9Th day Of January,
1918.
E. L. WRIGHT, Mayor.
Attest: o. NJ. SPRATT, City Clerk.
(SeaD
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
RICH STRIKE TO BUILD

The Rich Strike Mining company
south Of this city, is planning to sink
q shaft and build q mill in the MAR
future. The developments on this
thirty-acre tract has shown ore form
alton at the 2O0-foOt level. After the
completiOn Of the first mill II is re-
ported thai the company will start
Tire building of a second one on the
same lease.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10

If your boy goes to the front he
will need the service Of the Red Cross.
II you have no boy your neighbOr's
boy will 90 and your duty concern
ing him IL no less than to your own.
You are your brothers keeper. SHOW
how well you can do your duty. The
Golden Rule 49,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10

Rev. J. F. Brown and family. have
moved to. OtOyille, No, where Rev
Brown is pastor of the First REspby-
tsrian church. -.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10

|. For Sale-Prairie Hay. Mrs. KEEP.
linger, near Lowell.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10

X-Ray Incubator-For Sale cheap.
Mrs. o. C. Rummel, 705 River st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-23
ACQUIRES ARLINGTON SITE.
DELAY Removed BY Placing $4,000 of
Cost Price With Court for Litigant.

For the consideration of S1,OO0,OOO
advanced by President Wilson OUT of
the war emergency fund the United
States government has come, into pos
session of the Arlington Hotel proper
ty. The estimated cost Of the'1l-story
building now in process Of erection on
the plot now in use of the Treasury
Department is s3,200,00o.
Counsel for Harry D. Eichelberger,
of Richmond, Va, who has filed suit
in the District Supreme Court against
the Arlington Building, Inc, for a one,
eighth interest in the profits expected
from the sale to the government
agreed to discharge from the suit
Secretary McAdoo, who had been
named as c~odefendant, If $4,000 were
paid into the registry of the court.
This amount was; paid to John K.
Young, clerk of the court, by Assis-
tant United States Attorney Archer,
and the government vas relieved OF
further delay by reason of the pro-
: ceedings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-23
KAISER SOUGHT A
Calgary Man Declares He Had Fixed
On 1t as Future German Province.

Cleveland, Ohio, April 23.-The
Kaiser caused the war and had his
eye fixed on Canada as a future Ger
man province as one of the results to
be obtained, according to L. 0. Arm
strong, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The German plots were discovered,
and it was for this reason that Cana
da threw herself unreservedly into the
fight, he declared.
According to the information which
Armstrong said the authorities in
Canada discovered, a company vas
formed in Germany to exploit Cana
dian resources, once Germany had OBJ
tanned possession. and that $1,000 00,-
900 had been paid to the German gov
ernme,lt for this purpose.
Then more money was called for,
and a ~disgruntled member of the COM
pany refused to let the matter go I'M
known further. He is said to have
published a booklet, quickly suppress
ed, which told Of the plan, and which
was said to have shown ~conclusively
that Germany started the war
According to Armstrong, the United
States government has now obtained
a copy Of this book, although Canada
has known about the affair for some
time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-23
SHIPS REQUrsITIoNED.
Government Charters Scandinavian
Sailing Vessels For War Work.

Washington, April 23.-Four hum
drel thousand tons Of Norwegian SAIL
ing vessels have been taken over by
the United States Shipping Board, it
was announced last night, by charter
AS many as possible will be used
to transport Australian and Argentine
wheat to the allies. Others will be
used generally in their present trade
with Australia, South America and
Africa.
Announcement was made also by
the board that the newly chartered
japanese ships would be available IN
May, when they VIII be loaded with
Scoal at Nagasaki from Chile, whence
sthey will bring nitrates to the United
State before being assigned definitely.
The Norwegian sailing ships were
taken over N order to control freight
rates and character of freight. The
board already had considerable power
over tneSe VeSSelS III itS au9'roiN! ~
grant or refuse clearance to them, but
it's control will now be complete.
A large number of the chartered
sailing vessels are from 1000 to 5000
tons. Most of the lot are on the At
lantic, with a few on the Pacific in the
Australian trade.
Their war value, it was said, was
only about a third of steamships, ton
for ton of capacity, as they require
about three times as long for passage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-23
FRENCH AWAIT NEW DRIVE.
Captured Captain Says Germans Must
Win to Hold Populace in Line.

French military critics are unani-
nous in predicting a prompt renewal
of the German offensive. They base
their prediction on the statements of
captured German officers. A type of
such statements is this by a captured
German captain:
"If we do not obtain u offensive
detectives by the end of May it will be
useless to further attempt to drug the
public opinion of Germany with talk
of success"
This French opinion was %cantained in
summaries of French press comment
received here yesterday. While pre-
dieting the prompt renewal of the
German grand attack, the Echo de
Paris calls attention to the fact that
this time the offensive cannot be
launched with the initial advantage of
surprise. Throughout the length OF
the British, French and American
lines, the paper says, there are Bel
gian, British, Portuguese, French,
American and Italian troops in ample
numbers to meet any first German
thrust.
The Petit Parisien declares that
whereas the object of the just ended
drive was to separate the allies, it has
had the exactly opposite effect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-23
OF MURDER.
Michigan Man Held as Slayer of Miss
ing New York Girl.

Royal Oak, Mich, April 23.-Hel-
muth Schmidt a arrested at mis-
home here late yesterday charged with
first uegree murder in connection with
the disappearance on February II,
1917, of Miss Augusta Steinbach, 80
of New York.
Miss Steinbach answered a matri-
monial advertisement and became en-
gagged to a Herman Neugebauer, who
the police say, was Schmidt. She lad
about $500 and considerable jewelry
when she met her iance in Detroit.
Her trunks were sent here, and she
left the Detroit rooning house to be
married. She was not seen again.
Proprietors of the rooming house
came here from Detroit to hand to the
bride some wedding presents which
had arrived from New York. Mrs.
Schmidt met them and denied know
ing Miss Steinbach.
Federal agents discovered Miss
S~teinbach's trunks in Schmidt's cellar,
it was declared. Schmidt's arrest was
the result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-23

VIRGINIA-In the Clerks Office Of
the Corporation Court of the city OF
Alexandria, on the 18th day of April,
1918. :,
Alice Smith, complainant, vs.. David
r. Smith, defendant. In c%hanccry.
Memo. The object of this suit IS to
obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonll
upon the grounds Of wilful desertIon
and abandonment. 1t appearing by
an affidavit filed in this cause that the
defendant. David R. Smith, is a non
resident of this state: 1t is ordered,
That said defendant appear here with
in fifteen days after due publication
of this order, and do what is necessary
10 protect his interests in this suit.
Charles. Bendheim, P. Q. A copy
Testc.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
o1-4w Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-23
QUAKE HITS TWO TOWNS.
Business Section Of Hemet And San
Jacinto, California, In Ruins.

Los Angeles, CAL, April 23.-Bus,-
ness section of the towns of Helmet and
San Jacinto, 80 miles east and south
of Los Angeles, are in ruins as the
result G: a severe earthquake shock
which struck Southern California at
$3.50 p. m. Sunday.
The shock was felt throughout
Southern California, but it was most
severe in the inland towns near Riv-
erside.
Windows were broken in Los An
peles and the beach cities. The only
death thus far reported was that of a
man who fell off a pier at Santa Mon
lea when the earth began rocking.
Several were injured at Hemet and
San. Jacinto by falling glass and
bricks, but none seriously.
More than 20 business buildings in
Hemet were completely wrecked. AT
San Jacinto Is buildings and many
brick residences crumbled.
Many large plate glass windows in
downtown Los Angeles were shatter-
ed, and cracks appeared in the walls
Of a number of buildings. The shock
however, was not as severe here as IN
the inland towns and no serious dam
age was reported except in Hemet and
San Jacinto.
Telephone messages from those
towns fix the total damage at approx
:mately. s5OO,OO0, practically all OF
which resulted from the destruction of
business buildings.
The shock also was felt in. Western
Arizona, though no damage was re-
ported there. Three men were! en-
tombed in a small magnesite mine
near Hemet when the shaft caved in.
They were reached by working parties
late yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-23
SPLENDID WHEAT PROSPECT
Reports From Many Counties Declare
Outlook is Best on Record IN
Virginia.

Lynchburg, Va, April 23.-Reports
from the counties in this section show
thu the wheat crop this spring is
probably the most promising ever seen
in seentral Virginia. The crop is not
only unusually promising, but the
actsage is the largest in recent years.
TH farmers are now planting ali un-
usuafaereage2 If corn, but they are
somewhat behind with preparation, a
condition due to continued wet
weather.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-23
LEGAL NOTICES

vIRG1NIA-In the Clerks Office OF
the Corporation Court of the CITY OF
Alexandria, on the 18th day OF April.
1918. 1o,ord
G.. Sonneman. 49,. :.
Memo. The object Of this suit IS
to obtain for the complainant an alb
solutc divorce from the defendant on
fHeu' ground of wilful desertion and =;
davit in this cause that the defendant
Leonard G. Sonncman, is a non-Tesi.
dent of this state: 1t is ordered. ina
said defendant appear here wlthla IL.
teen DAYS after due publication OF TINS
order. and do what is necessary to pro-
feet his interests in this SUIT:
Frederick P. Russell, P. Q. a copy
heS NEWELL S. G~REENAWAY,,
=, a.. Clerk.