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Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
MELROSE
Chas. d.

The Christmas entertainment at
Melrose was cancelled on account of
so many cases Of flu in that vicinity.
Mr.. Dugan and son, Thurman, also
Mr.. John Cool, were hauling alfalfa
hay from ChetOpa last Saturday.
Clyde Cool and wife, also Miss
Edith, were visiting at Columbus SUM-
day.
Kirk Evans little girl has had pneu-
monia, and is improving, but the two
small boys have taken the flu since
going to school last week.
DR.. Walker, of Melrose, is busy day
and part of nights caring for patients
that have the flu in vicinity of Mel
rose and as far as the mines.
Mrs. Chas. Wall came home Sat-
urday after being absent from home
several weeks with her daughter who
has little visitor who came to make
its home with its parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Jarrett.
Mr.. Edd Ball had sale of house
hold goods at Melrose last Friday.
Roy James and wife of Chetopa,
are expecting to spend Christmas with
her parents, John Cool and family.
J. B. Filby and wife visited the lat
ter's parents, ]. w. Davis and family,
at Chetopa, Thursday Of last week.
We are hoping for white Christ
mas as the snow flakes are flying and
it is colder than it has been for some
time.
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year to the Baxter News force.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
LES ALLEN CALLED

Preston L. Allen, aged 81 years, 5
months and 9 days, died at his home
on East Fourth street Wednesday
evening at about four o'clock, of pneu-
monia. The funeral will be held at
one o'clock this afternoon from
the home. Mr.. Allen was we'll known
in Baxter Springs. A few weeks ago
he sold his interest in the Motor Inn
Garage and went down to Miami to
work in a garage. He came home
Saturday night complaining Of being
i'll and from that time grew steadily
worse until death came.
Besides his wife, daughter Of John
Pliler, Mr.. Allen leaves FIVE children.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Murray Perkins,
on East Thirteenth street, were host
and hostess Christmas day at a din
ner patty to the following guests: Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Perkins and daughter,
Ruth, of Galena; Miss Betty Burr, Ga
lena; Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Cooper,
Columbus, and Mrs. M. E. Mullen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Perkins and
daughter, Grace, of this city.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all of our dear
friends for their invaluable assistance
and kind and consoling words in our
bereavement occasioned by the death
Of our beloved husband, father and
son, Arthur Ballard.
Mrs. Arthur Ballard and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Ballard.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
Merely a Superstition.

There Is no kind or a rod. or instru'
ment, which will locate minerals in the
earth with any degree Of certainty.
Sometimes a bed of iron ore will affect
the magnetic needle Of q compass, or
Of a surveying instrument, but there
q nothing that will locate the precious
metals.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
From Charles Diveley

Quebec, Canada, Dec. 20, 1913
Dear Folks:-I arrived in Quebec
all o. X. and feel fine. Sure had some
trip coming up here, there were forty
Of US and had three private cars all
the way up here, a sleeper, dining
car and day coach and sure did have
some time. We left Boston at $3.50
p. m. and got in Quebec the next af-
ternoon at four o'clock. Sure did see
some country coming up here. It was
all timber and hills. do not believe
/ saw a piece Of ground five acres
large that was not full of hills or tim
Der. We came in on the other side of
Quebec and took the ferry across the
st. Lawrence river. You know the
town sits way up on large hill and
it sure did look pretty to stand across
the river and look at the big fine
buildings up on the hill. Well we went
down to the boat and got located and
came up this evening to look the town
over. Every street is as steep as the
river hill at home. You know most Of
the people up here are French. / am
plumb lost. All the signs on the stores
and buildings are French, the news
papers are also French and everybody
talks French.
Everything up here are sleighs, / saw
q funeral this evening and the hearse
was on runners. Talk about drunks,
these Frenchmen sure do get that
way. ] sure have seen a bunch of
them, the girls are nothing extra in
looks but everybody treats Us fine.
Some of the Canadian soldiers told us
to come up to the Y and make our
selves at home and we sure are here
doing il. They sure have some fine
churches up here. The people are
mostly Catholic. There is only one
thing about this town I do not ike, It
b about fifty years behind times and
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
Speaking Of Birds.

When little Willie's ma used to tell
him she had been informed of his mis-
deeds by a bird, Willie probably had
misgivings that either ma was prevari-
eating in good cause or the tale-bear.
ing fowl was a Tyre bird.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
Cheaper GRADES OF
PAPER MUST Be USED
DonnelIey Points Out, the Urgent
Necessity for Conservation
Of Paper.

'Mr. Hoover" means to millions
"save fOOd;" "Mr. McAdoo" means
"save transportation !" "Mr. Garfield"
means "save fuel" and more recently
"Mr. Donnelley" has come to mean
"save pager"
The writer had occasion to talk over
the paper situation with Mr.. Donnel.
fey, and many interesting sidelights in
paper economy were opened up.
When asked regarding the conserva-
tion of paper on the part Of state print
ers, city printers and other seml-offi-
cial organizations, Mr.. Donnelley sug-
gested that steps would probably be
taken in the near future to curtail the
printing Of city manuals until after the
war. Mr.. Donnelley also suggested
that eventually Liberty loan commit
tees, fuel commissioners, Red Cross,
department managers and such organi-
cations as the Y. NJ. C. A., Y. w. G.
A., and X. OF G. would he called upon
to observe certain rules for conserving
paper. When asked the scope Of the
curtailment necessary he replied that
''in nearly every case, cheaper grades
Of paper can be used when the litera-
ture was absolutely necessary, and the
circulation should be boiled down and
requisitiOn made for only the number
Of prints required" He added that
''ln nearly every case newsprint paper
was advisable, except when halftOnes
were used"
'The greatest waste of paper today"
said Mr. DOnnelley, ''is on the part Of
various organizations and commissions,
and in view Of the present paper cOndi-
tiOns, all purchasing agents should
keep constantly in mind that reduc-
tlon in paper consumption Is necessary,
and advice should be sought regarding
the most economical method Of manu-
facture, in order to secure the needed
attention"
Il is up to the lowly vegetable to
save the day for Kansas, according
to statistics just offered in the thirty
fourth biennial report Of the State
Horticultural Society. While the plum,
cherry and ounce have survived and
increased to quite an extent, apples,
pears, peaches and apricots have d.
minished in numbers until there are
25S,913 fewer bearing fruit trees In
Kansas during 1917 than the year
before.
The total number of fruit trees bear.
ing at the end OF the year Just fin.
ished is reported by o. F. Whitney as
4.273.01s. OF this number 2,015,4S6
were apples. There were 223.5O9
pears. 1926, ,655 peaches, 253.433 plums,
441,367 cherries, 1881 ounces and ap
ricot trees numbered 106,9S9.
The total number of trees in Kansas
have increased by 37,S5S, divided as
follows: Wild timber, 3S6,5l5; walnut,
5.OS9; locust, 1888; cottonwood, a..
62S; catalpa, S6,O4l, and other varie
ties. 42,1OS.
Secretary Whitney is urging the |
propagation Of fruit trees for the fol. |
lowing reasons:
Fruit is necessary to the welfare Of |
every home. Apples produced in Kan.
sas are of excellent quality. Properly
managed orchards are profitable
branches of agriculture. The increas.
ed demand for fruit and the high
nricea maid will Justify the assertion
that now is the time to establish a
small orchard. Conditions in Kansas
call for either q commercial or home
orchard"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

against excessive optimism over the
situation, since there will be a contin-'
ued shortage of mill feed compared
with pre-war years. The price OF
these feeds is being maintained by
regulation at an artificially low level
which obviously stimulates an abnor-
NAL demand.
Briefly, more mill feeds are in pros
pect and they will be available about
the Christmas holidays, but the sup
ply will be short of demand and con-
tinued conservation is necessary.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
A Boston Child.

"Our child is backward. Four years
old and takes no interest In Shakes.
peare." "That does not necessarily In
dlcate that the child is backward. He
may believe that Bacon wrote the
plays."-Kansas City Journal.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

A special meeting of the directors
of the American National Bank was
held Tuesday afternoon at which time
a 6 per cent dividend was declared
and $500 was added to the banks sur
plus fund. The banks deposits are
now at or near $275,O0O, after doing
business one year and one month.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27


time Il seemed like ten thousand AM
Orican machine guns on the hill back
Of us opened up and just Allied the
air with live whistling bullets. Let me
cell you they sure did sound good.
Just a. Il commenced 10 break day the
big guns opened up with what the
Germans say was the largest barrage
they have ever had TO face and We
were over the top. II looked like the
whole world ahead Of you was on fire
from the bursting shells II was truely
wonderful as long as you are going
ahead It's dead easy; you don't have
time 70 think Of any thing but get
ahead and finish all the Dutchmen
you can, when the man ut your side
falls It makes you the more determin-
ed to 20 on and get the Dutchman too.
The Kansas boys started the drive and
they never once failed to reach their
objective on time nor never gave back
an inch Of ground. The German crack
troops, as we were told, we were 60
ing up against, either threw up their
hands and yelled "Kamerad" or beat
a hurried retreat toward Germany,
but those on the smaller artillery guns
will stay and shoot at you until they
are picked of with rifle and machine
guns and q Dutch machine gunner
never gives up; whenever you find a
machine gun you find a dead Heiny
and they are not chained to their guns
either, as we have often been told
something worse, than chains must
hold them there, but the German ma
chine gunners are not the only ones
who show nerve. Never once did /
see an American hesitate to walk in
and face their machine guns, in one
place where we had to cross an open
place under fire Of three machine guns
on q little hill just ahead Of US, a
Lieutenant and a patrol of six dough
boys started up the hill to get them;
the six dough boys were killed and
the Lieut.. badly wounded, but he nev-
er once hesitated until he had crawled
ND close enough TO throw hand gre
nades and finish what was left OF
them with his revolver.
Nov. Ia.
Little did dream when ! started
this letter that the very next day
would be the one big day we have all
been looking forward to. The big job
Is over, no more bloodshed, no more
Liberty Loans. Soon the armies will
be returning to their own lands and
those they love and there will be mil
lions of happy soldiers also. I would
give a great deal to send you a cable
with just one word safe" but there
are no wires up here, only the mill
tary wires and they are being used
to their limit for strictly military af-
fairs.
Mother, you may prepare to find an
awful hungry boy. We have had
plenty to eat, we have been the best
fed army in the world, but now that
it is over and l know we are going
back soon, I'm starving for some Of
Mothers cooking. While the war
lasted never felt the least bit home
sick or blue but now that it is over
and / know we will get to 60 back
soon, am one big homesick baby. l
want TO 60 right now.
/ expect dear old Marguerite is
pretty lonesome too, now that it's over
with. If there is any way possible
for me doing so / will stop in New
York and see her.
With q world of love to all,
MORRIS.
Censored by Lieut.. M. D. Opper-
man. Supplv Co. 363 Inf. A. E, F.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
MRS. ISLEY's LETTER

In a recent letter Mrs. d. W. Isley
of Litchfeld, ILL.,, says, II have used
Chamberlains Tablets for disorders
of the stomach and as a laxative, and
have found them a quick and sure re-
lief" If you are troubled with indi-
gestion or constipation these tablets
will do you good"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

Mrs. S. C. Pfremmer arrived In
Baxter Springs from Spring Valley,
Minn., and will spend the balance Of
the winter here at the home of her
son, A. E. Pfremmer, 1885 Ninth
street.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

R. D. Long is expecting the arrival
of his mother, Mrs. Eleanor Long,
who is on her way here from Lords
burg, N. NJ, and was snowbound in
the northern part of New Mexico dur
ing the recent storm.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Sherwood were
in Century Wednesday to attend the
funeral of B. T. Ballew, age 81, an
uncle of Mrs. Sherwood, who died
Monday at about Z p. m, Of pneu-
monia. The funeral services were
held at Commerce.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
TWO LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS
The Day Before Christmas

ear Santa Claus:
l saw your picture in the paper today,
Your nice team of deers and your pretty red sleigh
Which was loaded and ready to go on your way
To fill up thes tockings where we little folks stay.
There was candy and dolls and all sorts of toys,
Things for little girls and things for the boys,
Whistles and drums, so they make big noise.
In fact all the nice things that children enjoys.
l will hang up my stocking all ready for you
And don't forget me whatever you do
Our chmney's too small to come down the fue,
But the doorT be unfastehed you through.
Our house is not big and it's old and it's brown
And it's the edge in the south part of town,
You'll have no trouble find it if you'll only down.
You can travel so fast when there's the ground
Goodbye.
Christmas Morning
Oh, Santa Claus Santa Claus! I'm ready to cry,
You down street but passed cur house by,
knew you could find it, if only you'd try
Oh, hardly write this, such tear fills my eye.
To think you'd forget me- because poor
And pass down our street right by our door.
loved you and trusted you but can't any
I'll never forgive yOu my heart is too sore.
dreamed of dolls, candy and ribbons so bright
That Santa had put in my stocking last night
woke up early and ran with delight
And found it so-empty do think that was right?
Oh Santa it had never came into my head
That you'd slight poor little girl whose papa is dead,
Whose is weak and most too poor to buy bread,
And give her not of the nice things your sled
did think you would do such
Oh, Glory, Oh Santa! I'm tickled to DEATH
Something has happened to most take my breath,
had to stop writing, for somebody
And left big basket and in it name.
Oh, such good Christmas Will have now
And the kind who brought it, I'm ready to vcw.
Though saw only dimly, through tears in my eyes.
Was an Angel from Heaven sent down from the Skies
Course got this big basket and all the things in it.
do love you, Santa, could hug you this minute,
Maybe something happened to your deers your sled
And you told the good Angel who IN your stead
-Augzetta cOmOr
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

Mrs. Sylvia Gallon, Of Sioux Falls,
S. D., is in Baxter Springs, q guest
at the home Of her brother, W. II.
Wells, of the Barnes dry goods store.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

There is one food policy that can
not change, and that is the vital ne
cessity of simple living.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
Many XarIetIs. Of IImhar.

Burma grows over a hundred NJ
rieties Of every sort Of timber. Yo.
up to last year she exported her rub
Der in packing cases made of WooG
imported from japan. Il has nov
been found that they can be mads %
eally at about half TIE eoSt
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

Baxter Lodge No. 1eS, Royal Arch
MasOns, Baxter Lodge No. u, A. ,.
and A. H., and Magnolia chaptsF Ne
15s, Order Of the Eastern Star WI
have . Joint installation tonigft
at Masonic hall, after Whieh z tallI
supper win Be enjoyed.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

M. w. Robertson and wife spent
Christmas in Tar River with the fam
lily of their daughter, Mrs. Sam Bry-
son.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

The Baxter State bank, through
its directors, at special meeting held
Tuesday voted to pay each emplOye q
bonus of 500 as a Christmas gift and
reward for faithful service during the
year. The directors also declared the
regular annual dividend to stOekhOld-
ers.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

Mrs. Anna Richardson, Of Purcell,
No, is the holiday guest at the home
Of her brother, z. n. Richardson.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
MRS. HENLEY DEAD

Mrs. Sarah Henley, colored, wife of
Jake Henley, died December 25, aged
So years.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

Mrs. o. D. Barnes and little daugh-
ter, Daisy Reid, of Miami, Okla, ar
rived Mon. night to spend Xmas with
her mother, Mrs. Rogers.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

II has been standard criticism on
Americans that we waste what other
rations would live on.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

Mayor and Mrs. Wright had as
their Christmas guests, Mrs. Swyhart
and daughter, Zoa, of Joplin.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

From the inability Of governments
to secure food for their people grows
revolution and chaos.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

The spectre of famine abroad now
haunts the abundance Of our table at
home.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27
WANT COLUMN

For Sale-Good, fire proof safes,
desks and chairs at lowest prices.
Safes opened and repaired. Bank
Fixture Co., Joplin, Mo.
Liberty Bonds-Cash paid for fully
paid up or those on payments. 826
N. Military Ave. Mrs. Jeanette D0ty
Watts.
For Sale or Trade-Work team. w.
f. Wyatt, 1407 East st. Phone 264.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

Lieut.. Jack Avery's family are all
down with the "fiu."
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Sinclair went to
Chanute Tuesday to spend Christmas.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-12-27

-Augzetta cOnnOr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-08
ISSUES ORDER
TO STOP CHECK
. Of Referendum

ON Monday. July 10, presiding
Judge J. $. Jurey ordered city
Comptroller ~. w Carroll and city
Treasurer ED l.. Terry 60 appear be.
fore him TO show cause why they
should not be permanently enjoinesi
from cxpending city funds To check
the petitions invoking a referendum
vote on the ordnance granting a
franchise 90 the y. -. r. Alarm
company.
H. C. Arnold applied Monday
morning for the order
In the petition filed Arnold stated
that tho present alarm system as
furnished by the instantaneous
Alarm company was inadequate and
that the alarm system which II IL
proposed the ~ -, r. company viii
install /. 20 safeguard the city.
The ordinance granting the fran
chiso to the y. -. r. MAS passed by
the city council and was vetoed hy
Mayor Ole Hanson on May > ON
May ~ IL was passed by the council
over the mayors veto.
Tho referendum was invoked
rs petition on MAY Is and again on
June II. Before the ordinance can
he referred 10 the people for a vote.
the petitions must b. checked and
the legality Of tho signatures estah-
iished
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-08
JOB "LEECHES"
AROUSE ANGER
Of COUNCILMAN

"Ieechcsr' slave drivers High.
waymenF'
These were some OF the names
hurled At the president. general man.
ager and secretary Of the Pacific Au'
dit and system Go. by Councilman
r. ~ Bolton. IN the iioenn~ commit
tee meeting. Monday morning. The
committee wus considering the ordi
nance framed 10 revoke the license
~ this company. which does an en-
pioyTn~nt business among clerks and
ate noxraphera.
The managing trio admitted that
they charged s11.1a TO secure a job
paying an applicant 800 a month
They also admitted charging $50 90
secure a job p41inx more than 800
a month.
You've got a fine name for your
company. challenged Bolton. a
fine uyHtcm for extorung money
from unfortunate working people"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-08
DEMOCRATS TO MEET
TO ARRANGE SLATE

\ meeting OF the King county
democratic committee. under George
\. Custer. will be held at : .. m. Sat.
urday. July 20. at the Butler hotel.
TO line up candidates for legislative
and county Jobs. and rally around
the straight party ticket policy. All
democrats are urged TO attend.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-08

other women who suffer. for II has
done such good work for me and
know IT will help others IL they will
give 1t a fair trial. Mrs. LIZZIE
CouxTYEY. 10S Sth Ave. West, Oska-
loosa, Iowa.
Why will women drag along from
day to day, year In and year out.
suffering such misery as did Mrs.
Courtney. when such letters as this
are continually being published.
Every woman who suffers from dis
placements. Irregularities. infam-
nation. liberation, backache. nerv.
BUSINESS. or who Is passing through
the Change OF Life should give this
famous root and herb remedy. Lydia
y. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
trial. For special advice write
Lydia r. Plpkham Medicine Co,
Lynn. Mass. The result OF It's long
experience is at your service.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-08
PAY 10 PER CENT ON
OEFuNCT BANK CLAIM

Presiding Judge John :. Juruy Is
nued an order Monday morning. d.
reetfng State Bank Examiner Louis
II. Moore 20 pay 10 per cent on all
eenerai and common claims against
IN German Mercantile bank. tn
solvent. The claims aggregate
~ ~. 3ossc.
Judge Jurcy further directed that
1o134-37. which constituted the OK
pennes incurred BY the bank exam
1mor In investigating the banks at.
1nir~. and ss.o1s.ss expended as in
eo1unt on mortgages and other So
o1fities b. considered a prior claim.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-08
SHAFfER WILL MOVE
FOR A TRIAL TUESDAY

Arguments on Frank Skaters mo.
ton for new trial will he heard In
tho federal district court by Judge
jeremiah Set~rcr Tuesday at } .. m.
shaffsr was convicted Of sending for.
hidden matter thru tho United States
mail when he circulated volume No.
Of Pastor Russcli's book. The Yin.
lshcd Mystery"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-08
WOULD HAVE COUNTY
CELEBRATE THE 14TH

Alb residents OF King county are
urged to celebrate the national holi.
day OF France on July II. a rcsolu,
ton TO this effect has been passed
by the King County Council OF De.
fenEe
Tho citizens Of France have hon
orcd Americas Fourth OF July II Is
up to us TO return the compliment.
says the resolution.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-08
BOYLE NAMED COAL
INSPECTOR FOR U. S

Harry Boyle. engineer. has beer
named BY District Fuel Admins
,ration Representative u c. Betting
az coal inspector. II viii b. hii
duty TO sec that operators proyids
coal OF an good market value NJ
that furnished in 1915 inyoztira
tons OF methods used IN mines wil
b. mad. with the intention Of keep
Ing fuel standards "a high as posNi
bic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-08
PUT MUSTARD SEEDS
IN CIDER FOR KICK

Mustard seeds will max. sweet CT
der hard. IL will give IL the true al
cohoiic kick.
This was information rctaiicd TO
the city license comrnitte. Monday
morning b. Councilman Heskcth
wheel the question OF revoking II.
censes OF places convicted Of selling
hard cider came up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-08
"HUMAN TOWER" JOINS
RANKS WITH MARINES

BALTIMORE. Md. June Gar
roll William Dogw~ti. %. mail clerk.
has Joined the marines. He IL Hir
feet. five and one half inches tall. He
was az first rrlcci~d for his extreme
height. bu, secured a waiver from
Washington.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-08
Two U-Boats Sunk
in Steamer Attack

TORONTO. Ont. July S.--A Cana
dian troop ship tina, was in the flee,
Of boats where the British steamship
Orlsrs was attacked and sunk OF
the Irish coast. brought word that
two submarines were sunk after the
OrissA was torpcdoed. according TO
soldiers reaching here today.
Tho ship on which tho men were
returning 10 Canada left England
June "a. and was the object OF an
attack by two U.boats the following
day