Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-04-12
BAXTERs QUOTA $4,000
Men Appointed Make Canvass
the Same as Drafted by
the GOvernment-Meet
Tomorrow Afternoon

be set apart by proclamation to raise
Bakers quota Of $4,000, which has
Just been announced.
The following captains to work on
the special drive day, for the sale OF
the Third Liberty Loan bonds, were
named today by C. NJ. Sarchet, chair
man Of the Baxter Springs Liberty
Loan committee:
American National Bank Block
f. NJ. Richardson and Fred Nichols.
From River street north to Elite
theatre-F. S. Hall and j. w. Kalten-
bach.
From Elite Theatre north to Elev-
cnth street,. C. McWilliams and
T. P. Lewis.
From Eleventh st. north to Apples
office-James Goodwin and G. +.
Lundgren.
From Apples office north to Tenth
St.-Mayor E. L. Wright and Ed
Polster.
Polster hotel block and Robson
Lumber Co. block-R. NJ. Gilman and
G. Z. Harris.
Block between River and Thirteenth
streets-Fairfax Barnes and c. f..
Phillips.
From River St. north to Halsell-
Grantham building-O. b. Tinsley and
Phillips.
From Halsell-Grantham building to
Eleventh St.-S. E. Rosenstein and j.
K. Kidd.
From Eleventh st. north to Ruck-
IRIS office-W. w. Scott and VIM.
Wyatt.
From Fuckers office to Tenth St.
j. w. Barnes and Geo. Rucker.
Empire Hotel block-C. NJ. Mitch
Ill and ]. A. Waid.
Outlying places of business and in
lustries-L. l.. Cardin, W. S. Muir
dock and Fred W. Schley.
All captains meet at the Chamber
Of Commerce assembly room Tuesday
(tomorrow) afternoon at 4:3O to get
Instructions and make arrangements
for the special drive day. All the
above appointments are made at the
request of and by order of the gov
,nment of the United States and is
in fact and actually the same as be-
ing drafted.
Mrs. A. r. Kane, city chairman OF
women's work for the Third Liberty
Loan campaign, has named the fol-
lowing ten captains for the city to as
sist in the work, and each Of the ten
is to name her assistants in making
canvass of the city: Mesdames 1.
L. Myers, E. NJ. Richardson, E. NJ.
Mitchell, o. NJ. Spratt, Charles OPP
perman, James Simmons, A. "
Smith and Misses Gretchen Bilharz,
Verna Canaday and Mabel Rummell'
The city was divided into districts
as follows: East of Military avenue
and north Of Water street to city
limits,-Mrs. T. l.. Myers, captain.
East of Military and south of Wa
ter street to River street-Mrs. o. M,
Spratt, captain.
East of Military and south Of
River to Vine street-Miss Canaday,
captain.
East of Military and south of Vine
to the city limits,-Mesdames Chas'
Opperman and James Simmons, cap
tains.
West of Military and north of Wa
ter to city limits-Miss Gretchen Bill
harz, captain.
West of Military and south of Wa
ter to River,-Miss Rummell, captain
West of Military and south of Riv-
er to Vine, and west Of Military and
south of Vine to city limits-Mes-
danes E. M. Mitchell and E. M. Rich
ardson, captains.
The captains are to appoint their
assistants at once and all are to meet
at the Chamber assembly room at
4:SO tomorrow afternoon to get in
structions for a Liberty Loan bond
drive. The hour of 4:30 is set so as
not to interfere with the Red Cross
recital ut 8 o'clock in the evening
Tuesday, at the Presbyterian church
Negro citizens are to have separate
organization with Prof. Lee and wife
in charge, working in cooperation
with the city committees, as captains