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Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20
TOOTiNG THE HORN
Quapaw Mining Herald Says Quapaw
Is Some Little Burg and Invites
Investors to "COme Along"

The following is from the Quapaw
Mining Herald. You will notice that
the city of Quapaw is too far south
for the blizzards of South Dakota and
too far north for the soaring rays OF
the sun at the equator. The writer
might have said more but he didn't.
We also notice that Quapaw is "sit-
uated within a radius of 100 miles,"
an astounding feature of the towns
greatness. However, We admit Qua
paw is some little town. Read from
the Mining Herald and be convinced:
"Quapaw is just completing its sew
er and water works; already having
an abundance of natural gas and cleo
trio lights, it is fast budding out into
modern up-to-date town.
"Quapaw has the ear-marks, and is
destined to be young metropolis,
situated as it is, within a radius OF
100 miles around it we find it in the
center of the greatest lead and zinc
field in the world, among the greatest
iron and manganese, the greatest coal
fields, the greatest oil and gas fields,
the greatest timber for lumber, the
greatest brick shale and clay, the
greatest cement beds, kaoline and
other minerals, the greatest fruit
country for apples, pears, peaches and
plums; the greatest for wheat and
corn, the greatest for berries Of all
kinds, the greatest for cattle, hogs
and fowls that Craze over the richest
virgin prairies the sun ever shone up
IN; while the miner is taking from be-
meath the surface millions and mil
lions of dollars worth of lead and
jack.
"The farmer is growing wheat,corn,
and cattle along with the farmer in
Iowa and Illinolse.
mot too far north to get the cold
Dakota blizzards in the winter, and
not too far south to get the blistering
hot winds in the summer. Situated in
a happy medium climate, favored by
the God of nature in all things that
90 to make up a great country and
build up a great city.
"Why should capital in seeking an
investment not come to Quapaw? In
transportation it has three railroads
and others contemplated. It's hotel
and opera house would be credit to
a city ten times as large; two banks
with up-to-date management; several
machine shops and large foundry
nearing completion; city water fur
nished from deep wells, and the spark
ling water of Spring river is near at
hand.
citizenship of Quapaw is made up
of an enterprising cosmopolitan bunch
of people who are looking forward to
see the sun rise some day over a
metropolitan city.
"a man who Is wishing to make an
investment in property in and around
Quapaw only needs to use horse sense
Get your thinker working and come
to Quapaw."
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20
SOLDIERS LETTERS


Extracts from Frank M. Perkins,
Jr., letters, S5sth Supply Co., Ameri-
can Exp. Forces. Goth Division.
Nov. 9th, 1918.
Will write you a few lines tonight
as have a fine dining room table to
write on and a nice candle in heavy
brass holder for a light. There is
some beautiful furniture in this house
and it has been many q day since /
have slept in a house like this one.
One thing the Germans failed to do
here was to destroy everything. One
thing in particular-a bath house
with six showers and plenty Of tubs
with a large boiler for heating the
water. / sneaked a bath; the third
one in three months. / took two Of
those in one month. We are away
over here near Germany and the Ger
mans are retreating SO fast we can
hardly keep up. One company was
just coming into a little town and in
some way the kitchen and ration carts
caught up with the infantry and they
all went in together just as the Ger
mans were leaving. / noticed along
the road where the Germans got some
good steaks from dead horses killed
by our artillery. These shells COM
ing over and bursting will make an
old man out of a young one. One just
came over the building and they GER
tainly get on your nerves.
After the war any one travelling
across this country will have to take
his own rations with him for years to
come.
Nov. 10th, 1918.
Well, the war is over and ! am still
alive and I'm mighty thankful. Be-
lieve me it seems fine not to hear the
guns firing and not to be looking for
that shell that is going to burst right
by you. The night the armistice was
signed we crossed the river Meuse
along about two o'clock in the morn
ing and stayed all night, that is from
four o'clock on, in a little store in the
town of Monjoy, and the Germans
gassed and shelled to beat the band,
but was too tired and cold to pay
any attention to that. We are near
the town of Stenay in a German
training camp or school and it is a
very nice place.
We captured lots of kraut and po-
tatoes which taste pretty good. The
Germans had planted cabbage and
sugar beets by the wholesale. This
part of the country was in pretty good
condition. For the last few days /
have seen lots of refugees coming in
walking and others in old wagons and
in anything to get home or what is
left of their homes.
l stayed all night last night in a
kitchen in an old woman's house with
the whole end of the up stairs blown
out. She came in this morning and
got jar of salt and some dried pep
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20
From Owen w. Thompson, Son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. June Thompson

From Owen w. Thompson, Son o.
Mr.. and Mrs. June Thompson
Somewhere in France, Nov. q.
Dear Sis:
/ received your letter yesterday
that you wrote the 23rd of October
Was glad to hear from you.
Well, it sure is too bad about Lewie
and so many of my friends dying. ]
sure did hate to hear it. They are
dying pretty bad over here with the
Spanish influenza, too.
wrote Levi about two weeks ago
and got letter from him day before
yesterday. He said he was getting
along alright but he would be glad
when he got back in the States again.
l, know of another one that will be
glad too.
l sure can tell Harry is having a
good time by looking at him.
Well, sis, it is pretty cool over here
now, and damp weather too.
/ will have my picture taken when
l 20 down to Bordeaux again.
Well, l guess they had a good time
over there when they heard peace was
declared, didn't they? They had a
big time in Bordeaux. Some Of the
boys in my company were down there
and they said they had big time.
/ think will be home in about four
if nothing happens. Has any
Of the boys come home from the
camps over there yet?
How are the folks? Are they all
right. Tell them / will write when /
get time.
/ haven't received those pictures
you sent me.
Well, / will close for this time SO
answer soon, from your brother,
Dixie Owen to Opal.
Bakery Co. 361, A. E. F. A. P. o.
7O5.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20

S. C. Armstrong, of this city, Mon.
received the sad news Of the death OF
his grandson, Paul, aged 20 years, son
of ]. z. Armstrong, at the home in
Topeka. The young man died of dia-
betes following influenza Leo Arm
strong of Columbus went 10 Columbus
to assist his brother in the funeral ar
rangements, but Mr.. and Mrs. S. c.
Armstrong are prevented from going
on account Of poor health. Mr.. Arm
strong thinks it likely, however, that
the body will be brought to Pittsburg
for burial IN which case he and Mrs.
Armstrong win try to attend the fun
eral.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20
NOSE CL0GGED FROM
COLD OR CATARRH
Andy Cream IN Nostrils To
Open Up Air Passages.


Ali What relief Your cloggsd NOS.
trils open right up, the air passages Of
your head are clear and you can breathe
freely. No more hawking, snuming,
mucous discharge, headache. dryness-no
struggling for breath at night, your cold
or catarrh is gone.
Don't stay stuffed upi Get . small
bottle Of Eiys Cream Balm from your
druggist now. Apply . little Of this
fragrant, antiseptic cream In your nos
triis, let Il penetrate through every air
passage Of the head; soothe and heal
the swollen, intiamed mucous membrane
giving you instant relief. Ely's Cream
Balm Il Just what every cold and ca
tarrh sufferer has been seeking. lti
lust splendid.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20
SHORT ESCAPED
MISSOURI PEN
Man In Cherokee County Jail
Escaped from the Missouri
State Penitentiary, Say
the County Officers

Clarence Short, who was recently
sentenced to six months in the Chero-
kee county Jail, for carrying concealed
weapons, Is declared by County At
torney Elleman to be wanted at the
Missouri State penitentiary. Elleman
says pictures sent out by the prison
authorities identify Short.
Shorts home is in Joplin. He was
sentenced to the Missouri penitentiary
last summer, for burglary and lar
ceny, and had only served from June
"a to October II, when he escaped
from that institution, and the prison
authorities failed TO get any trace Of
him.
Recently, soon after Short had been
confined to the county Jail at Colum-
bus, the commissioners asked the
county attorney whether they had bet
ter release Short, as he could not pay
his fine and costs. Elleman advised
against it, and believing that the
prisoner was an all-round bad man.
and probably an escaped convict, he
wrote to the Missouri prison authori-
ties for information. Back came
photographed postal card, with a full
description. Elleman says, beyond
question, Short is the escaped con-
vict wanted, and at the expiration Of
his Jail sentence here he will be turn
ed over to the authorities at Jeffer'
son City, to serve the rest Of his five
years over there.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20
FOR GROUP

"Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
splendid for Group" writes Mrs. Ed
ward Hassett, Frankfort, N. Y. "My
children have been quickly relieved OF
attacks of this dreadful complaint by
its use." This remedy contains no
opium or other narcotic, and may be
given to a child as confidently as to
an admit
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20
From Pvt. Earl Mansfield, Bat. B,
81st F. A., A. E. F., Son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. Mansfield

0l0t r. A., A. u. r., Dun Ol ME-
and Mrs. E. Mansfield
Nov. %, 1918.
Dead Mother and Dad:
Will write you again and let you
know that am feeling fine and hav-
ing a good time. We are sure having
some fine weather here now. ! rather
enjoy being in such an old country for
a while, but the U. S. A. is good
enough for me any time and will be
perfectly satisfied when the time
comes to return home.
saw a fellow yesterday plowing
with q couple of oxen. 1t is nothing
uncommon to see a couple Of oxen
hitched to a cart or wagon.
/ have a good place to sleep. An
other fellow and l sleep together SO
we sure have plenty of blankets. We
are sleeping in a building that looks
like it might be seven or eight hun
dred years old. Everything here is
made of stone. No wooden buildings
at all.
Well, / can't write much, so will
close for this time. Am going to write
sis a letter today. Answer real soon.
If you want to send me anything
send tobacco or cigarettes.
Lots of love, from EARL.
Address my mail same as the address
at top of this letter.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20

]. G. Tindale has received the in
formation that his friend, Billy Plum
lee, the comedian, is dead, a victim Of
influenza. Mr.. Plumlee was well
known and popular here.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20
NEWS AND COMMENT

DR.. Scott received his release from
the Medical Reserve corps yesterday.
DR.. Scott says that he is as tickled
with it as he was with his first pair
of red top boots.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20

DR.. Mccormick returned from the
army camp Sunday. DIR. McCor-
mick says he is no longer a soldier
but that he will be a practicing ply
sician in Baxter Springs if the people
want him until the undertakers claim
him. DR.. Mccormick thinks there is
no town like Baxter Springs.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20

The First Church of Christ, Scien-
tist, of Joplin, announces q free lee
ture at the Joplin theatre on next Fri
day evening at O'Clock.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20

We tried to get Charlie Smith to
make q reduced rate on stamps for
the Dollar Days but he refused to do
it, although he promised to take the
matter up with Uncle Sam whenever
we have other trade days.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20

Seven more shopping days until
Christmas. Five more days counting
next Sunday and we haven't had any
bad weather to speak Of yet. The
weather man seems to be celebrating
peace by giving US better weather
than usual. The oswego Independent
says: "Here it ig almost Christmas
time and the biggest frost we have
had so far was along about election
time. Some weather"
OuanaW. through the Quapaw Min
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20

Among the Dollar Day bargains
that were taken advantage Of Satur-
day was q number of subscriptions to
the Daily Citizen.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-20

Quapaw, through the Quapaw Min
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22
HIGH WATER WILL
NO STOP WORK
ON NEW SEWERS
Pump Installed to Handle City's
Waste During Floods and High
Water.

A big centrifugal pump has been
installed by the townsite authorities
on the waterfront in the neighbour
hood of the big A. E. C. warehouse,
and it is expected that it will soon
be ready for use in connection with
the city sewer.
The necessary power connections
are being made by the men under the
direction of Jack Ronal. The trans
formers were connected up and it
is expected that the motor will also
be connected up today.
Considerable inconvenience had
been experienced hitherto whenever
the water level in the river was high
er than normal, and the pump in
stalled will, it is said, eliminate this.
The purpose of the pump on the
sewer line is to handle the sewerage
az SuSIl liIlSS as lHS lSNSl VI LIE
water in the river rises higher than
the spill level of the main sewer
pipe and stops the flow of sewerage.
AS soon as it is ascertaind that
the water level of the river will
interfere with the sewerage, the
mouth of the sewer will be closed
and the flow taken up in the stump
and pumped out.
In this way the silt in the river
water is prevented from stopping up
the sewer, and a continuous service
regardless of high water conditions,
given on the sewer line, which would
be impossible otherwise.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22

the drive are requested to call at the
disbursing office, in the general
office building of the Alaskan Engin-
eering commission, bringing the re-
ceipts issued to them at that time.
and receive their bonds.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22
Of STEEL
ON NEW D LINE
IS PROGRESSING
Construction Work on the Newly
Located Railroad Line Going
Ahead Steadily.

From the switch laid some time
ago between bridges five and six,
steel has been laid for a distance
of about one mile, and the work
is being continued as fast as con-
ditions will permit.
Two shifts are working at this,
the one under Foreman Blakey dur
ing the day and the other under
Foreman Jim Satterwhite during the
night Owing to the marshy nature
of the ground for some distance
from the switch, the rails are laid
on cribibng in places and this is
afterwards filled in with gravel and
surfaced by the gang under Fore
man Lee.
At the rate the steel gang is pro-
crossing they will soon reach the
north bank of Fish creek and ar
engagements have been made to drive
piling for the bridge across this
stream so that the tracklaying gangs
operations will not be interferred
with.
Piledriver No. l, which had been
engaged in driving the trestles and
bridges on Residency (43-mile)
and piledriver No. 2, which has been
engaged in bank protection works
on Residency 8 (35-mile) have now
been transferred to the new D
line and it is expected that the nee
essary piling for the bridges across
Fish creek and julius creek will be
driven in short order so that there
will be no delay to the work of
track laying and surfacing on thi;
account
Nearly all the needed material has
now been assembled and there is
no delay to the construction program
on this account. The rails are hauled
out from town as needed over the
short distance Intervening between
the yards here and the switch.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22
NEXT CARD PARTY
COMES NEXT WEEK
Additions Are Made to Committees
Handling Popular Series of
Gard Games.

Mrs. J. C. Kellum announces that
the card tournament begun last We'd
nesday will be continued on We'd
nesday, June 26, at $3.50 p. m. sharp
in the Adams building on A street.
In order that the people attending
the series of games may be properly
looked after additions have been
made to the existing committees and
the games run smoothly and with
out a hitch.
Mrs. M. J. Cooney will be in
charge of the tickets, Mrs. William
Lawrence and Misses Alta Russell
and Thora Slippern will assist in
the refreshment department, while
Mrs. Brake will have the assistance
of Mrs. Leon Kellum on the floor
and will supervise things in general
and see to it that the needs of
everyone are supplied.
Extra tables will be added to the
pan, solo and five hundred games,
and all the players will be given an
opportunity to continue the games
as long as they like.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22
Nenana, June 21, 191
PROPOSAL

Proposals for the construction of
! six camp cars will be received at
the office of the Alaskan Engineer
ing Commission until noon of Nor
day, June "a, 1918.
Plans of cars may be seen at the
engineering office.
Bids must be made as flat price
on one car and bidder must state
how many he will construct.
All construction material to be
; furnished by the Commission.
! The Commission reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
Cars are to be completed on or
before evening of July 8. 1918.
FRED'K D. BROWNE,
Engineer in Charge
! Food viii win the war-produce it.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22
THIRD LIBERTY BONDS
NOT CALLED FOR YET

Mr.. Charles H. Hall, special dis
bursting agent, wishes to announce
that there are several fully paid up
bonds of the Third Liberty Loan in
his office now for which the pur-
chasers have not called. ...
Those who bought bonds of the
various committees operating during
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22
MEN ARE NEEDED
TO HELP WIN WAR

Mr. Frederick D. Browne, engin-
eer in charge of the Fairbanks divi-
sion of the Alaskssl Engineering COM
mission wishes to make the follow
ing announcement and those who
come under the classification are
invited to become members of the
United States Public Service Reserve
.... Nenana June 21, 1918
81 have received from the Depart
ment of Labor, Washington, D. c.,
a supply of application blanks for
membership in the United States
Public Service Reserve. Anyone
wishing to fill in one of these blanks
may have same by applying at my
office.
FPED'K n RPOWNEO
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22
MARINE NEWS

80 q q e q e q q q q q q q q q
Julia B.-Left St. Michael $50
a. M, 21st to try to get to St.
Michael.
Seattle No. 3-At Kotlik.
Yukon-Up Gibbon for Dawson :
a. m.
Dixie Queen-Up Kokrines 8 IN.
the 21st.
Sibilla-Up Eagle 1915 a. m.
Washburn-Down Nulato 18th
Jacobs-Up Cinema for McCartv
$50 p. m. 21st.
Davis-At Gibbon.
Tanana-Down Circle $3.50 a. m.
the goth. -...... ........ .. 49,.
Alaska-Down Circle 10 80 a m
the goth. -. -. -~.= .~..:
Peerless-Down Fairbanks for Ne.
mana this a. m. ~:
Victory-Up Nenana for Fairbanks
8 a. m.
No boats in sight at Rampant this
morning.
Casca Down Eagle II p. m. 21st
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22
by doing work that will aid the gen.
eral welfare.
ITALIAN EMBASSY PUTS
AIR ATTACHE ON LISTS

LONDON.-The Italian embassy
is the first of the Allied embassies
in London to create the formal post
of "Air Attache." The first occu-
pant of the new post is Commandant
Chevalier Teodoro Debonis.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22
FRED'K D. BROWNE"

The purpose of the United States
Public Service Reserve is to give
men with experience in the various
lines of endeavor, whether in en-
cheering, manufacturing, or oper-
ating capacity, or as dealers, a prac-
teal opportunity in this war emery
ency to contribute personal service
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22
NOTICE

There will be a meeting of the
Nenana Commercial club at 8 p. m.
Sunday, June 23rd, with special
business coming before the meeting.
H. B. JOSEPH,
SecretarI
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22
ENGLISHMEN NOW HAVE
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES

LONDON.-The present telephone
system in Leeds, city of over $780,
900 were changed to an automatic
system last month. About 1000
telephones were simultaneously switch
ed over to the new system.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-06-22

Mrs. George Markus, wife of the
general storekeeper of the Alaskan
Engineering commission, is expected
to arrive in Nenana shortly.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-03

Or r L. Thompson has returned to
the city nd can be found in his office
In the Gaines block l-lO-tf
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-03

You Hooyerize, when you order
what you like, and Ike what you or
der. Good things 10 eat al Frisby's
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-03
HOLLAND LIFTS EMBARGO.

Amsterdam, May 2.-Telegrams
were dispatched by the Chamber of
Commerce of Amsterdam today to the
Dutch ministers of colonies and for
eign affairs urgently requesting that
shipping traffic between the Dutch
East Indies and the United States be
resumed Immediately
The minister of colonies replied
that instructions had been cabled
Wednesday to the governor general
of the East Indies to the effect that
traffic in the direction Of America
now may be resumed
The request Of the Chamber of
Commerce was made on the ground
that the accumulations of Colonial
products were assuming unmanage-
able proportions with consequent de-
teriOratiou, especially in the supplies
of tobacco tea and rubber, while the
difficulties of financing and insuring
the cargoea, it was added were be-
coming well nigh insuperable
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-03
CANADIAN MAJOR TO
SPEAK HERE SATURDAY
LED MOST FAMOUS GAS ATTACK
MADE BY CANADIANS AND
WILL SPEAK AT EASTMAN

Saturday night in the large dining
room of the Eastman hotel Major Car
son Mccormack, the Canadian wlu
led the most famous gas attack ever
made by these troops in their earlier
engagements aeaint the Germans,
and who was active in most all of the
big engagements will speak on his
experiences at the front. The speak
ing will take place in the Eastman
dining room, and everybody is invited
to be present. both citizens and visit
Ors. The National Council of Defense
has sent this famous speaker out to
tell this story to the people because
this department knows the people
want to hear from men who have been
in the front OF the engagements. and
Major Mccormack has been there and
knows how to tell what he observed,
end knows the people want the details
that have not been brought in tle
reports.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-03

the reports from the five banks of the
city 1t was found that at the close of
business last night 2,284 had bought
bonds and the sum total of their sub
scriptions was S423,650. Hot Springs
with population now less than
shown in the census of 1910, with per-
haps about $4,000 people, has pur-
chased over 1900 bonds. The per
centage of purchases for the city com
pared with the quota fixed by the Lib
erty Loan organization of this eighth
district is about 1874 per cent. With
reference to the County the quota OF
subscribers is 2,045 and 2,284 are re-
ported
Mountain township came in again
yesterday with additional purchases
of five hundred dollars by ten sub
scribers and Mr.. George Muse went
back on the job as he had some 9TH
ers to be gotten before Saturday when
the sale closes Other townships are
yet to be heard from with additional
subscriptions
Twenty three employees of the
Southwestern Tele hone Company
have purchased through that company
81 200 worth Of bonds.
The Army and Navy forces have
bought s7,400 worth of bonds. That
is what these boys hwo are enlisted
led by their officers, are doing in this
Third Liberty Loan.
Remember that there are bur two
DAYS more Of this sale of the bonds Of
the Third Liberty loan. After that
time it will have passed into history.
If you have not yet bought set in
your name today If you have bought
and can do so Buy Again Fail into
step behind the president Let the
Hot Springs boys know that YOU arc
with them to the fun extent Of your
resources.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-03

You Hooverlze, when YOU order
what you like, and like whal You or
der. Good things to eat at Frisby's