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Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24
boy SCOUTS
BECOME ACTIVE
Not Going to Be OutdOne by
Women in Performing
War Service for
Uncle Sam

With the organization Of two pa
trolls and other general work mappel
out for them the Baxter Springs Boy
Scouts are coming to the front.
At present the Scouts of the nation
are doing splendid work in assisting
the government in The distribution Of
war literature. Recently the scouts
distributed the Presidents Flag Day
address, which sets forth the reasons
why this country went TO war. Under
the slogan of "Every Scout to Boost
America" the Baxter Scouts are to
act as government dispatch bearers in
helping to spread the facts about
"America's War"
The Boy Scouts will receive an
identification card for this service,
which at the same time certifies their
membership in the scout organization.
The card is very attractive an. =. af-
fords as good souvenir for the work
done by the boys.
The following are included in the
Boy Scouts of Baxter Springs: Jack
Wells; Willie Sells; Cecil Kitch; Ken
meth Hooker; Roy Sullivan; Ambrose
Lungren; Ralph Pfremmer; Clifford
Hardy; Herbert McAboy; Lloyd
Youse; Edgar Covey. These arc the
older members. The new membership
is made up of the following: VIM.
Bennett; Victor Allen; Alton Willard;
Howard jennings; Leon Bennett;
Ralph Earls; Edwin HOdgkins; Donal
Lewis. Ralph Thomas; Howell Wilson
Robert Cannon; Pascal POpplewell;
Chas. Gilmore.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24
MOOSE LODGE IN
THRIVING CONDITION
Social and Fratelpal Features of
Big Society Attract Many
People and Swell the
Membership

A rousing meeting was held last
night by the Baxter Springs Lodge
No. 1873 Loyal Order of the Moose,
in the Workman hall on Military
street. Dictator ]. II. Hunter, pre-
sided.
The audience represented one Of the
largest out since the charter closed
last fall. The members are taking
great interest in the order. At the
meeting last night it was again voted
20 open the charter for new members
for sixty days at five dollars. Five
application cards were presented.
Next Tuesday evening the lodge
will serve an oyster supper for the
members, their family and to pros
pective members and their families.
The committee on entertainment ap-
pointed included T. E. Cooper, Walt
Sullivan and James Kent. Because
this is the first entertainment offered
to the families of the members and
prospective members the entertain
ment committee is preparing some
thing special for them.
The sick committee reported that
Il. &. Anderson and John /. Cooper
improving.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24
FREIGHT EMBARGO
IN THE EAST
UNITED Press Wire)

Omitted Press Wire)
Washington, Jan. 23- Secretary
McAdoo has ordered a temporary EN-
barge on all freight on the Pennsly-
vania lines east of Pittsburg; all on
Baltimore & Ohio, east of Ohio river
and all on the Philadelphia & Read
ing road. This embargo excerpts food
fuel and war supplies and is ordered
in compliance with the demands Of
the food administration.
The embargo is declared absolutely
necessary in order to break the big
freight jam in the East, which now
threatens to tie up ship building, re-
tard shipments of war supplies to
France and cause untold suffering.
The embargo may be extended to all
roads on everything except merchan-
disc necessary to life and the prOsecu-
ton of the war. An order may also
be issued soon to prohibit railroad
travel without permit to be obtained
only by presentation of valid reason.
Passenger trains viii De curtailed and
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24
MANS OWN NERVE
SAVES -FOUR LIVES
After Having Finger Smashed
HOisterman Stands By and
Brings Bucket to Top
of the Shaft

The hoisteman at the Naylor mine
eight miles west of Baxter Springs
lost his right hand fore finger, as a
result of averting a big accident when
four men were hoisted out of the mine
in haste after the fuse of the dyna-
mite was lighted. The hoisterman
was taken to his home in Galena. The
mine is owned by the U. S. Smelling
Co.
Following the lighting of the fuse
the men piled in the can and as the
bucket started upward the fore finger
of the hoisterman caught between the
connecting rod and the hoist. In spite
of the accident the man stood at his
job until he had gotten the men to
safety.
Then he was placed into the seven
passenger Studebaker owned by AL
Green of Columbus and Charles Walk.
er of the same city, drove him to his
home. On the way to Galena, how
ever, the automobile skidded, the
front wheels went into the ditch; one
mile east of Baxter Springs, the ma
chine tumbled over and faced south
ward. 1t was going north. The body
of the machine is practically gone and
it was said that it would take between
5000 and $40O to repair it. The Occu-
pants of the machine were not hurt.
The hoisterman was placed in a pas
sing car and sent to his home, white
the wrecked machine was pulled into
a garage in this city.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24

lent service, and that wherever pos
sible they must turn to the public
highway for relief in the short haul,
and therefore the improvement Of the
highway is an important and econ
omic necessity. While we are not en-
tirely surprised, we were all more or
less disappointed over the recent or
der from the War Industries Board
restricting the use of freight cars for
the transportation of bodybuilding
material.
We should not attempt to encOur-
age or ask for wide road-building
propaganda under present conditions,
but we should be determined and de-
mand the building of such roads as
will have an important bearing upon
the winning of the war.
fear that proper consideration Of
the relations of the highway OF trans
pOrtation has not been given by those
in authority in Washington. Not in
tentionally, but possibly from lack
of understanding.
In view of the fact that both the
railroads and the waterways have di-
rect representation in the National
Council of Defense, believe and
would recommend a National High
way Commission be added to the
Council so that highway improvement
in its relations to winning the war
may receive proper consideration.
If we hid commission or commit
tee able to study and anaiyze the con-
ditions of roads in congested districts
or the development of roads to relieve
the great agricultural districts, ] am
satisfied that their advice would be
valuable to the National Council Of
Defense and of great benefit for high
way development. / am satisfied
that such a commission may be Sc
cured If every one interested in high
way development from the standpoint
Of public welfare win get behind the
movement and use his influence for
the appointment of such q commits
sion.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24
GEO. RUCKER THINKS 1T IN.
EXPEDIENT TO BUILD
NEW SYSTEM
WOULD USE OLD PLANT
Enlarge II to Meet Present
Needs and Gradually Re-
place MaiRs with Larger
Ones as City Grows

The water works situation in BaX-
ter SPRINGS occupied the greater part
Of time at the mca,ing OF the city
council Tues. night. G. Z. Rucker was
present and addressed the council on
the subject. He argued that the log
ical thing to DO, before calling an
election to vote on bonds for an en-
tirely new plant, would be to nego-
tiate with thc owners of the plant
now in operation and see whether the
property could be bought at reason
able figure. lie thought that the log
ical thing to do would be for the city
to take over the present plant in or
der to insure some sort of servire
right away; then the enlargement and
Improvement of the plant might be
carried out rs fast rs practicable, un-
til eventually Baxter would have an
adequate plant for the needs Of the
city. Mr.. Rucker expressed a prefer
ence for municipal ownership but felt
that to 20 ahead now on an entirely
new plant might involve the city in a
good deal of trouble. The high cost
of material and construction now and
the uncertainty OF gctting material
at all, he thought, make it appear like
a pretty risky job fol- the city to un-
dertake to build an entirely new plant
Mr.. Rucker, did not recommend, how
ever, that the city should pay q fancy
price for the present water plant
which is known to be altogether mad
eouate and eventually would have to
be replaced entirely.
The council recommended that Mr.
Rucker appear before the Chamber oil
Commerce, as he had already been in
vited to do so, place his views before
that body and report to the Council
at its meeting next Tuesday night
That the council was willing to dc
ANYTHING that was for the best inter
est of the city was emphasized by the
mayor.
The ordinance 1S4 was passed
granting the right of way on the east
side of Railroad avenue to the Frisco
Railroad Company Ot lay tracts fol
the use of the Mineral Belt Railrort
License was granted to Simon Ferris
and viii Abram to open a pool hall
in the building formerly occupied by
the Pearl Market. The reports OF the
police Judge and the city marshal
were read and accepted.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24
MUST CLEAN UP
OR PAY PENALTY

That it is the intention Of the Kan
sas State Board of Health to improve
the sanitary condition of Baxter
Springs was the statement made by
DR.. Dean, q representative of the
board and the Deputy Fire Marshal
of the state,
Practically every business house in
the city either has already received
instructions to clean up its premises
or will receive one within a day or
two. Anyone failing to comply with
the orders given will be arrested and
PROSECUTED. DR.. Dean stated this af-
ternoon that he found some deplOrable
conditions in the back alleys. Back OF
one of the restaurants he found a
ditch four feet wide, six feet long and
ten feet deep which was used to throw
in the garbage from the cafe. He
found the hole practically full Of gar
bage.
The hotels will probably receive the
severe blow. The sanitary conditions
surrounding the hotels is very bad.
Unless every hotel keeper in the city
complies with the sanitary laws Of the
city and thestate his place will be
closed at once and will not be opened.
until improvements are made.
The Baxter Springs Chamber OF
Commerce is back Of the movement
and this organization is giving all the
help needed to improve the sanitary
condition Of the city. DR.. Dean said
that the city would be cleaner before
he leaves for elsewhere.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24
MINERAL BELT
IN BAXTER SOON
Will Come in for the Present
Over Frisco Tracks-Means
Much to Baxter
Springs

The coming of the Mineral Belt
Railroad to the ely of Baxter Springs
was finally assured last night when
the city council passed Ordinance No.
1874 granting the Frisco railroad COM
pany the right to lay tracts for thH
use of the new line.
The Mineral Belt was reported to
be coming to this city early last
spring. Other cities in the neighbor-
hood made all kinds of attempts and
offered many inducements to get the
line diverted toward their own way,
but with no avail.
= The building of this line was start
ed from Quapaw, Okla. From theile
it went to Century, Douthat, Cardin,
Picher and Treece. From Picher it
swang eastward through st. Louis,
Ontario and Hockerville to Baxter
Springs. The grading crew is already
camping just outside of the city lin
its of this city on the southwest. Now
that the last piece of right Of way
has been granted, the construction of
the road will be pushed ahead.
The new road approaches the Fris-
co railroad tracks from the west near
the Reunion switch. Here it con-
tinues its course parallel with this
track and goes to the present Frisco
depot, which will be used temporarily.
Future plans of the company remain
a secret.
Some time ago the Mineral Belt ex-
pressed it's desires for obtaining GER
tain tracts of land, east of the M. o.
& G. Depot for the use of Union sta
tion to be used by the Mineral Belt
lines and the Frisco. 1t was stated
that should this tract be secured Bax-
ter Springs may be made a terminal
point and some of the repair shops
from other places be moved here now
operated by the Frisco Railroad in
other cities. Should this tract of land
be obtained by the two railroad COM
panies, the headquarters for the Min
eral Belt will be moved to this city.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24

Jim Harmon has consented to coach
a class of Entered Apprentices for the
Baxter Masonic lodge and will meet
with them early tonight for the first
time in the Masonic rooms. Several
candidates for the Blue Lodge are ex-
pected to take advantage of this OPP
pOrtunity to prepare for advancement
to the higher degrees.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24
MISSOURI CONVICTS
FIRE PRISON
UNITED Press Wire)

Jefferson City, NO., Jan. 23-Sev-
eral fires on the penitentiary premi-
ses yesterday destroyed the prison
laundry, tn shoe factory and several
smaller buildings causing a loss of a
quarter of million dollars. The pris-
on officials declare that the fires were
set by convicts.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24

Mrs. Frank Greer has been on the
sick list for a few days. "a.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
KILLED IN ACTION
UNITED Press Wire)

UNITED Press Wire)
Washington, Jan. 23-The war de-
partment has received information
that three Americans in Gen. Per-
shing's army in France were killed
yesterday. No details are given but
the men, it is presumed, were partic-
ipating in a patrol action. Other adj
vices indicate that the American
troops are being placed closed to the
enemy and clashes are becoming more
frequent.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24

Carl Logan, the youngest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wilbur Logan of this
city, who is in the ambulance corps at
Camp Doniphan, Ft Sill, is visiting
home folks. He win return the lat
ter part Of this week.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24

Mrs. Jim Hunter entertained at her
home Tuesday afternoon. The hours
were pleasantly spent first in tacking
a comfort and then a spirited game Of
"Rook." Those present were Mrs.
Ray Allard, Mrs. Roy Greer and the
Misses Stella, Nina and Hazel Greer
and Grace and Marie Kimper.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-01-24

George Childs, Of EldOradO Springs,
No., came to Baxter Tuesday from
Joplin to accept a position in Pages
Drug Store. Mr.. Childs comes to rs
highly rseOmmsAdea in business and
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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Serial No. 0l5572

Department Of the Interior, o, 5.
Land Office at HALEY, Idaho, June sS'
1913.
Notice is hereby given that Gardner
p. Hawkins, OF Stanley, Custer County
Idaho, who. on July 81. 1914 made
Desert Land Entry, Serial No. ol5o72,
for E14 SW14; VIZ seq, Section o.
Township 10 North, Range 10 East
Boise Meridian, has fled notice OF IN
tention to make Final Proof. to estab'
fish claim to the land above described,
before Fl. H, Marshall, United States
Commissioner at Stanley, Idaho, on
the twenty-second day Of August, 1915
Claimant names at witnesses:
Leslie S. Niece. Frank A. Niece, Ru
fus b. Cothern, John II. Thompson, al
of Stanley, Idaho. len 4. dhA
IN a2l Register
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
WARRANT CALL

The following warrants again
St Custer County, Idaho. will De
paid if presented within sixty
days from the date of this notice
CURRENT EXPENSE FUND
Nos. 472 to 502 inclusive. Issued
January 10Th, 1913.
ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND
Nos, 476 to 495 inclusive. Is
sued January 10Th, 1918.
Interest ceases in ten days Eonl
the date of this notice.
Dated at Cllallis, Idaho. July
90, 1918.
Alice B. Chamberlain.
County Treasurer.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
NOTICE 10 CREDITORS

n the Probata curt Of Custer County
State Of Idaha., IN the matter Of the
estate OF ChriS 9terson. deceased.
Notice Is kdrsNy given by the I'M
dsrsigned admir- atrator Of the Estate
OF Chris Peters4n. deceased, TO the
creditors Of all all persons having
claims agains tue said deceased, to
exhibit them \ the necessary YOU
cheers, within months after the
nrst publication of this notice, to said
administrator the law Office of w,
( w. Adamson, 4 @hallis, Idaho Ths
same being the piace for. the transac.
tlon OF buaincss IT said estate.
Dated Oocte bai 14th, 1918.
WILLIAM CIR NEIL administrator
w. ". Adarapes, Attorney for said adj
ministratcr ate estate ole neo
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
Notice Of School Election

Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the 3rd day of Septem.
Der. 1918, the Annual School ell
ection in and for Challis lnde-
pendent School DISTRICT No. J.,
Custer county, Idaho, will be at
the School Housein said District
The polls will open at ! o'clock
P. M. and close att O'Clock T.
M Of said day.
Two SCHOOL Trustees will be
elected for three years each in
place Of G, B. Jensen and q. j.
Michael, whose terms of Office
will then expire,
Voters must have the Same
qualifications as required for Thu
General Election ia this State
and must be freeholdefs or par
ents Of children under 81 yeas O.
age.
Dated at Challis, Idaho, Thu
17th Gay of August, 1918.
e. j. Michael,
Chairman of Challis Independent
School District No l..
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
ALIAS, SUMMONS

,s.;oa Court of Challis Pre-
cinct Custer County
william Buster, plaintiff, VS.
R,fus Il. Wells, defendant.
Tbe State of Idaho II greetings
10 the above named defendant
You are hereby summoned to appea,
in the above entitled court to be held
at Challis in said precinctin the ABOVE
entitled cause at ten o'clock q. m. up
on the s5th day Of September. l'lS'
and answer plaintiffs complaint on
file in said court or plaintiff will take
Judgment against you as prayed 1or ~
said complaint.
Said action is brought to recover
from Won the sum of three hundred
dollars and the costs Of this action, on
account Of money due and owing oy
YOU for certain promissory note anc
stated account of Uriah Wells sold ant
delivered to you by plaintiff, at you
request in June, 1917, no part OF which
has been paid and which said sum 0
three hundred dollars is now due an
PAYABLE and remains wholly unpaid.
I Witness my hand this 3lst day OF J
liz. 1918. ]. II. HORTON,
} Justice of the Peac,
Milton A. Brown, Plaintiffs Attorne.
} Ghallis, Idaho. az 81 st
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23

Entry, No ol4o2o, for SEA SEA Dee.
ton II, Els NE1l Section 20, NWA NJ
VIZ, Section Il, Township 81 North,
Range ~ East, Boise Meridian, has al.
ed notice OF intention to make Three
Year Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Register
and Receiver. United States Lana on.
Ice, ut HALEY, Idaho, on tn 18th day
of october 1913
Claimant names as Witnesses;
Viola M. Garden, David Lewis, J. v
| Routson, Arthur II. Garden, all Of Clo-
yer, Idaho. BEN Il. GRAY,
s1lo16 Register
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23

NOTICE Of L ysA 3IIERS, INSTITUTE
Notice Is hereby given that Custer
County will hold ioint-institute with
other Idaho counties at Pocatello, Ida
no, on October to Is, inclusive, 1918
Our school laws make the atten-
dance Of all tea Aers employed in the
county cCr1pnlssEy.
Datev at Chal2l@ Idaho, Sept, 30, 1918
s.s JENNfAs Il. KELLEHER,.
e .Cp. Supt. Pub. Inst
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
NOTICE OF sHERIFFs SALE

Notice of Sheritf's Sale on Foreclosure
of Mortgage
New World Life Insurance Company
4 corporation, plaintiff, VS.; - ,,,s
S,hase A. Clark and Jean r. Clark MS
wife, and Consolidated wagon anu
Machine Company, corpor"''on''oS
PENDANTS.
Under and by virtue OF an order anu
decree of foreclosure, issued out OF tn1
District Court of the Sixth Judlcia,
District of the STATE of Idaho, III anu
for the County of Custer, on the 9.h
day of August, 1918, in the above en-
titled action, wherein New World Liie
Insurance Company, corporatlon'|
The above named plaintiff obtained
decree against Chase A Clark ana
Jean e. Clark, his wife, and Consoh-
4 dated Wagon and Machine company,
a corporation, defendant, ON the aoth
dav OF june. 1918, which said decree
was, on the grd day of July, 1913, re.
corded in Judgment Book OF SAID
lCourt, at page Psi to 23s am comman
ded to sell eli that certain lot, piece OF
parcel of land situated in the County
of Custer, State of Idaho, and bombed
:. anu QSSCIlGSQ dS lOiaONSt w Wv
BEGINNING at the Quarter Section
corner between Section Seven ~ ant
Eighteen ls) Township Six (6) North
: Range Twenty-Five (2S) East Bose Mel
/ idian, and running thence north n de
orees West 2s99.1 feet, thence Nortf
liso4.9 feet; thence south 81 degrees, o.
minutes East 1886 feet; thence South
: AS degrees Al minutes East, 1896 feet
!. thence South SO degrees IA minute
East, 1906 feet; thence South ~ de
crees AS minutes East, 244.6 feet
Thence south 81 degrees IL minute
East 261.6 feet; thence South "a Dc
;. Ipress So minutes East, 1855 feet then
;. |South Sc degrees AZ minutes East, 3l3.
y feet; thence South degrees minute
i East, 32s.3 feet; thence South 203s.
:, feet to the place Of beginning, cor
. tanning "a. IA acres, more or less accol
!, ding to the government survey thef'
!. iof., =,
d Notice is hereby given, that on III
J. 27 day of September, lsls, Of 2 o'cioc
a. P. N. of that day, in front OF the Cou
House Door in the town of Challis,.
10 daho, County of Custer, I will. in OBJ
* dience to said order Of sale and deere
0, of foreclosure sell the above describe
~ property, or so much thereof rs ma
:. be necessary to satisfy plaintiffs d
- cree with interest thereon and cost
es to the highest bidder for cash, lawf
ID money of the United States.
s4 w. K. HUNTINGTON, Sheri
; Dated Sept 3rd, A. D. 1913.
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NOTICE sfs1 CREDITORS Il

Estate Of Cheelea Raine, Deceased S
Notice II he II given by the un-
dersigned, IT. ager, administrators
Of the estate " liarles Raine, deceas-
ed, to the. cred IRIS of and all persons
having claim Fainst the said de-
ceased, to sShihit them with the nee
essary voucher, within ten months
after the Ares publication OF this 40
] tIce. at the osISae OF George t. Ann
brose. attorne r thesa /. y. Hager
Administrator { Mackay, County OF
Custer, State y IDAHO, this being.the
place fxed for aae transaction Of the
business ofsaio estate.
Dated Oct. istp 1915
II s o. 20 I.sUa HAGER
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
>-or,cn FOR PUBLICATION

Serial No. 0ls7I4 ~
Department of the Interior ~ 40, . :
, $50 0irice at HALEY, Idaho, August
i ia Notice is hereby dg,Sh,r s41 !.
August Aug Charles Weber, Of aG 3ais msade
Home Homestead Eptry. Serial No: 0 I,in :
for NWA Section a., Iownsn 'ip; q. ~ n
North No Range 90 East, Boise M nc mah,
, Tbree Year Proof, to establish elan elan
to the land above DESCRIBED :. oe CON-
Valentine Maelzer. United states TN ~,
missioner at Patterson, Idaho on '"'
ninth day of October 1918. os.
CIaimant names as witnesses; :,
William Baraston. I. Daraston
William Dillon, Diaries Hollana, ii
OF fo' W ~ Registe