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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
NAME PLACES Of
REGISTRATION
Ten Places In the County Where
Those Coming Fl Years Old
May Register On June
Fifth

Persuant to an order from the War
Department, all male persons who
have arrived at the age of 81 years
since June 8, 1917, up to and includ-
ing June 8, 1918, will be required to
register on June 8, 1913.
The plan Of registration has been
left to the discretion of the local
board.
The local board of this county has
decided that they will establish ten
(10) or Twelve (l2) Registration
Stations in this county.
Each members of the local board
will supervise one station, other per-
sons will be drafted to supervise the
other stations.
Registrants may register at any
of the Stations the most convenient
for him to get to on June 5, 1918.
The registration will be conducted
in Columbus in the general court
room with l. N. Thomas in charge.
The registration will be conduct I'd
at Weir with Fred Walker in charge
The registration will be conducted
at Scammon with ]. D. Mackie, Jr.,
The registration will be conducted
in charge.
at West Mineral with H. f. Brooks
in charge.
A station will be established at
Morrow school house in Sheridan
township with C. W. Hitler in charge.
A station will be established at
Faulkner with Don Elleman in charge.
A station will be established at
with Bob Frazier in charge.
A station will be established at
Treece with DR.. ]. Dale Graham in
charge.
A station will be established at
Baxter Springs with F. W. Boss in
charge.
A station will be established at
GAiena, at the City Clerks office, with
Fl. H. Ellis, in charge.
It is the desire of the local board
in charge to have all of the registra-
ton cards executed on q typewriter,
and to this end we ask for volunteers
who have machine and can operate
the same to volunteer one days ser
vice. Transportation for will be pro-
vided.
Police officers and all others are
earnestly urged at the request of the
general public to see that none es-
cape this registration who are re-
quired to register.
The new law for registration pro-
vides that registration will he held
each three (3) months thereafter for
those arriving at the age of 2l years
during that period. Arrangements
for this registration will be made
later.
LOCAL BOARD, CHEROKEE
COUNTY, KANSAS.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
IS THE MONEY WELL SPENT?

The business man of Baxter Springs
some of whom last week subscribed
SO each to q woman who claimed to
represent the Red Cross-also recent
ly subscribed (and perhaps some Of
them have paid) for advertising in
some sort of q business directory. AL
so, at the present time, they are being
asked to subscribe money for adver-
tising in another directory. To get
out this directory satisfactorily to the
persons interested would no doubt
take at least $4O0 of the merchants
money. Would the money be well
spent?
Now, at the present time, with the
war work demanding all effort and
especially financial, that all people
can give, it is a good idea to under
stand just what the $4OO, that would
be spent for advertising of a doubt
full value, would do:-
S4OO would buy at least 25 uni
forms for the Home Guards.
1t might put Baxter Springs over
the top in the Red Cross drive.
It would buy q bale Of gauze for
the Red Cross to make surgical dress
ings.
It would buy eight $50 Liberty
Loan Bonds, 1900 thrift stamps OF
so Baby Bonds.
1t would buy 20 rifles, clothe 4
soldiers, provide 100 rifle grenades
provide 1SO hand grenades, buy 5000
surgical needles, or feed 4 soldiers
for 8 months or one soldier for 81
months.
It would buy trench knives for Z
rifle companies, buy 1890 first aid
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
SUES V|NERGAR HILL CO.
Smith Sues Zinc Company for In
juries Alleged To Have Been
Sustained In Their Employ

A damage suit for $500 was filed
in the district court at Columbus by
Jo, Smith against the Vinegar Hill
Zinc company this week. The plain
tiff alleges that on April II, 1918,
while assisting in placing a casing OF
one water column into another, the
column slipped, catching and crush
ing some of his fingers. He alleges
that he lost six weeks of work, hav-
ing been receiving $45 week for his
work. He further claims that his
hand is so stiffened as to be unfit
for use in any kind of manual labor.
McNeill and Armstrong are the at
torneys for the plaintiff.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING
Jim ValIiere Paid Fine for Burning
the Wind" To Frisco Depot
In Taxi Yesterday

James Valliere was arrested yes
terday morning by Henry Horton for
speeding. Valliere was on his way
to the Frisco and was making some
good time, according to the city mar
shall. He paid a fine of $3.50. A
man with an unprOnouncable Jewish
name was arrested by Mr.. Horton and
fined Sunday.
The city marshal says many peo-
pie are becoming too reckless in Bax-
ter Springs and things have come to
the point where he is going to make
arrests before someone loses their
lives.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
BEGINNING OF DEVELOP
MENT NORTH OF BAX-
TER REPORTED
TWO SHAFTS INTO THE ORE
Expect to Open New Field and
Make Continuous Picher and
WacO-LawtOn Fields In
Future
Contributed

Mr. Wakeman, of Springfield
Mo-, Tuesday took lease on the
Carter estate west of the Ryan bridge
on Springs river, five miles northeast
of Baxter Springs. Two shafts have
been sunk to the ore. One shaft has
been sunk fifteen feet in mineral and
is still in good ore. The materials
for a mill have been purchased and
the mill will be erected on the land
soon. With these two shafts in the
ore the mill should soon be among
the producers of the district.
This will be the first mill in the
Quaker Valley field, which is located
about half way between the Waco and
Lawton fields and the Picher fields,
linking together and making the
fields continuous.
Other good strikes in the new
Quaker Valley field have been made
on the Hodson, Williams and Jesse
Carter land.
Mr.. Wakeman represents that he is
at the head of strong company and
proposes to develop the Quaker Val
lev field, in which he expresses the
greatest faith.
The Carter boys, in the valley, and
Mrs. Archie Bottom are the heirs OF
The Carter estate. ,.,.,s...
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
DAILY CITIZEN WILL KEEP
LIST OF THE BOYS FROM
THIS CITY
MAKING SERVICE FLAG HERE
Will Use the Service Flag First
On Decoration Day Two
Gold Stars Already To
Be Put On

Two Baxter Springs ladies appoint
cd by the Chamber of Commerce are
industriously and patriotically pre-
pairing for Baxter Springs a service
flag. The body of the flag has al
ready been completed. Do you know
exactly what q service flag really is:
II is an emblem Of service to the na-
tion. This community service flag
will represent all the boys who are
in service and formerly received their
mail at the Baxter Springs post Of
flee. Each star will represent a SOL
dier in some branch of the service.
The gold stars will represent the
boys who have lost their lives in the
service by battle death or sickness
and it is said that there is already a
place for two gold stars on the Bax-
ter Springs service flag, although the
names have not been given to the
Daily Citizen. The stars are ready
to be basted on the flag-it is not
known just how many there will be
when they are all reported, but there
are 200 stars to represent the living
md some dozen gold ones for the
orcs who have paid the supreme sac
rifce for home and country. Mrs. c.
r. Jones and Mrs. Geo. Skinner are
the ladies preparing the flag, which
is to represent so much in this COM
munity.
The Chamber Of Commerce will
soon have an honor roll Of Baxter
Springs prepared.
1t is the intention Of the Daily Cit
izcn, as soon as possible, to prepare a
list of every soldier in service from
Spring Valley and Garden townships
rs we'll as Baxter Springs. We had
intended to do this some time ago but
decided to wait until after the spring
and early summer drafts. 1t is the
intention as nearly as possible to
keep track of these men as to wheth-
er they are in Franco or in training
camps at home and through the par
ents also to note their changes and
present army classification. When the
names are all prepared the Daily
Citizen will print them in full in
soldier edition and. also as many OF
the letters as we gather together at
the time, from parents and friends.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
GOODHAGLE DRIVES CAR
Owned Many Cars and Ridden All
Over This Part of the COun-
try But Never Drove One

Friends of Francis Goodeagle, num-
bering almost the entire population
of Baxter Springs, were very much
surprised and not a little amused to
see Mr.. Goodeagle driving his own car
yesterday. While it is not known de-
finitely just how many cars Mr.. Good
eagle has owned, it is known to be
more than a dozen and this departure
in his advanced age is considered a
"good one" by the boys around town.
Mr.. GoOdeagle is proud of his new
accomplishment and manages the car
with no little bit of ease and skill.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24

packages to dress wounds, buy 80
cases of surgical instruments for Of
ficers' belts, or buy 296 cases of sur
gical instruments for, enlisted mems
belts.
1t would buy the bicycles for the
headquarters company Of an infan-
try regiment, pay one-fourth the
the purchase price of a motor am
bulance, pay for one-half the pur-
chase of Lewis machine gun, or put
two fully equipped beds in hospital
ward.
Chamber of Commerce.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
HOME GUARDS A
SET OFFICERS
Pledged SS5 for Suits-Fifteen
Will Buy Their Own Suits
March Next Sunday
to Church

The Home Guards met Tuesday
night in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms with GO members present. Al
ter a spirited drill which lasted about
2la hours the following officers were
appointed by Captain W. f. Hiatt:
Raymond Cook was appointed as
End Lieutenant, which vacancy was
made by the resignation Of c. L.
Mariner.
Jack Avery-1st Lieutenant.
MIR. Observation-Disclosures Ser
geant.
Geo. Van Dusen--Color Sergeant
l.. A. Smith-Sergeant.
Edward Embree-Sergeant.
Ralph Pfremmer-First Corporal.
Lungeford Long-Second CORPORAL
Earnest Ward-Third Corporal.
II. Babb-Fourth Corporal.
At the meeting a subscription was
pledged by the guards which amount
ed to $3.50 and will be used to buy
uniforms, the balance Of The money
needed will be pledged blythe citizens
Fifteen of the members present
agreed to buy their own uniforms
The new members are Howard
Schultz; VIM. Lorretson, Emil Ne
sprach, Geo. Nesprach, Burton Covey
Earl Allen, Jesse Smith, J. l.. New
man. The membership now totals
fifty-fve. Sixty-eight members arc
necessary before they can be muster
ed into the state guards. More nor
commissioned officers will be appoint
ed next drill night. The guards have
orders to report at headquarters a
1890 next Sunday morning from
where they will march with the u
AR. to the church in a body to heal
a Memorial day sermon by Rev. Y
L. orton. All arms and uniforml
available should be on hand. Thes'
are the first compulsory orders CIV
IN. The suits are now very neces
aarv and a drive for the Home Guardi
will be made in the very near future
Everybody is invited to headquarter
next Tuesday night. The Memorla
.ermon will be in the Library theat
er
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
The Underwriters Land COmpar

The Underwriters Land Company
has begun to build a plant on the
No. 3 lease, north of the No. 2 mill
and Just west of the st. Louis Town
site. The first work was done Sat
urtlay when the carpenters began
building the forms for the concrete
piers. The No. 3 Underwriters is one
Of the big propositions Of the field as
the dumps from the two shafts that
arc in ore show wonderful stuff as
did the test holes when the lease was
developed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24

Sergeant John D. Bruce has writ
ten his mother, Mrs. T. T. Asbury, OF
this city, that he has arrived safely
in France and is in good health and
spirits, a condition that all the boys
writing home from France maintain.
As long as the men composing the
American army abroad keep in good
spirits they are sure to give a good
account Of themselves.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-20
FRUITDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Roper enter
tanned Will Crawford, lately home
from Camp Meade, as Saturday
night guest, and Miss Sexton of Port
land on Sunday, at their town home.
We are happy to hear that the
members Of the Williams family are
rapidly recovering from their attack
Of tonsilitis.
Mrs. Hamilton wrote Tuesday that
Gail was very sick with pneumonia,
but thought there was a slight i'm
provement, and as the attending
physician has a record of having new
er lost a pneumonia patient, they
have great hopes Of his recovery.
Charley Augustine left Sunday for
his home in Napoleon. Ohio, to
spend the winter.
A. s. Farquaharson finally sue
ceeded in securing house in Port
land. He came down Saturday and
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-20
FERRYDALE

Mrs. Chas. Dora and daughter,
Queen Every, spent Sunday with Mr.,
and Mrs. George Jones.
Miss Hazel King spent the week
end at her home on Louise Creek. re-
turning Sunday evening to her work
at the Mapleton school.
Mrs. G. S. Eaton and Mrs. Doug.
las Wood visited Ferrydale Monday
on the Red Cross d rive.
Mrs. s. H. Griffin returned home
Saturday, after visiting friends al
your city several days.
Mrs. A. C. Ford shipped some
dressed turkeys to Portland markets
this week.
Dan Robertson, Ben Jones, N. L.
Griffin and G. H. Griffin were
among those who attended the sale
at Grants Pass Saturday.
A, ], Hussey delivered some beei
cattle for market at Grants Pass
Saturday.
j, Wertz was trying out some oi
our mud-holes Sunday. Hope h,
didn't get discouraged and will visit
us again.
E. c. Neely and little son Pau
came out to the Neely ranch Thurs.
day. We learn that Mrs. Neely II
much improved and is on the way tc
recovery from her recent illness.
Mrs. Lester Briggs and Mrs. Meek!
were visiting at Grants Pass Sun.
day.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-20

and paint, even more so than the
girls in the states.
Paris is wonderful place and an
easy place to get lost in, and know
for l spent three hours trying to To-
cate my station,
Tomorrow Is Wilson's day in
France and the people are going to
celebrate. l think will be in Paris
for 1t II we have a holiday. anyway
I will be ther Sunday II nothing hap
pens.
Everything is very high over here.
A good feed costs 1900 centimes
which is only $40 in our money.
that Is what feed cost me and IL
was good at that.
1t is getting cold over here now;
some ice on the water Of a morning
and It doesn't feel very encouraging
to me. l rather dread the winter
coming on.
Yes, still have my sweater. wear
ing it every day and hope 1t will last
until get home.
received letter from you, dated
Oct. s, the first letter in over a month
but my mail is transferred around a
good deal by my moving around so
much.
We have a large Y. NJ. c. A. here
where spend most OF my spare
time. I haven't heard from Sis for
a long time, but have been looking
for letter from her.
Well, It is nearly time for French
class so l must close for this time.
Hoping to hear from you before
many months. With love. your son.
RAY E. WILLIAMS, I.
110S Casual Squadron. A. A. A.
P, A. P. o. 703. A. E. F. France.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-20
THE TURKS FACE-ABOUT

Constantinople newspapers, rep
resenting large backing Of popular
opinion, have suggested that the
United States take over complete
control OF Turkish finances and the
national police and supervise their
national education.
This request represents an anus
ing about-face in Turkish methods
and ideals.
For many years foreign nations
held extra-territorial rights in Tur-
key which permitted them to protect
their citizens in that country from
trial in Turkish courts, and to es-
tablish postal service and other util-
tiles. All this was necessary because
Turkey has never been more than
half civilized. No matter how much
she hated the system she felt COM
PEELED to assent to it, until the pros
pect Of German backing for her ne
farious practices gave her courage
TO withdraw the privilege from the
United States and other govern
ments. She would listen to no pro-
tests. but went her way until brought
up short by defeat at the hands OF
Great Britain.
The Turks are such notorious
thieves it is no wonder they are ask
ing aid in protecting their finances
from one another. And perhaps now
that they cannot vent their cruelty
on foreigners, the Turkish police are
giving the ir own people taste OF
their ways, thus leading to the ap.
peal for help in this department
But that the Turks should ask foI
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-20
SOLDIER LETTERS
November Is, 1918.

November 10, ly1S.
Dear Folks
Just a few lines to let you know
that / am still well and had one of
the biggest times of my life yester-
day in Paris over the good war
news. and l suppose you folks are
all happy over there.
Well, Paris was one of the noisest
cities in the world / think, and / had
the ood luck in being there at the
time, and it would make a big book
of all the things that were pulled off
there. They didn't even go to bed
the first night. will tell you just
a little bit of the way they carried
on. The whole city was out, some
crying, others yelling while they
pushed down the streets. Girls, men
and kids were throwing their arms
around the Yanks necks. with
showers of kisses. Oh. 1t was great,
and happened to get my share. Last
night the American colored boys
were surrounded by girls who kissed
them. Caan you imagine anything
like that? But Of course you have
read most everything in the papers,
so won't go on with it, but you can
believe all the papers say and can
imagine more.
Well, l guess it will be some time
before / get home, but hope to get
ther before the summer has gone.
don't know just what we will do yet.
The aviation work is going on as
If the war was still on, don't even
know how long that will be, but
here's hoping l get home soon.
I am studying French now and
hope to be carrying on a converse
tion soon. Gee, / felt awkward
while in Paris, the girls coming up
and taking me by the arm and talk
In while I was talkin to her and
neither could understand the other,
but still l enjoyed it. have met a
few who could talk English some.
There is such bunch of pretty
girls in France. They all tog up
like million dollar baby, and they
also know how to use the powder
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-20

!. n. VOORHEES,, Pub. and Propr.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-20

will take the family back with him
in a few days.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson en-
tertained ]. II, Harris and 4. Bauer
at dinnersand in the afternoon Mr..
and Mrs. SHERMAN. Mrs. Jefferys
and Ora Brownble OF Medford until
the late hour OF the evening. When
they arrived they we're all wearing
their influenza masks and looked
like members OF the nlu Klux Klan.
Miss Julia Able OF Grants Pass Is
taking care OF the Hamilton family
while Mrs. Hamilton is In Portland
with Gail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Roper were sup
per guests at the Alonzo Jones home
Tuesday.
Mrs. A. s. Farquaharson and Mas
ter Wilbur visited Mrs. Charlie Pet.
erson Thursday afternoon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-20

national education OF any kind
sounds like one of Aladdin's dreams;
they have wallowed in their ignor-
ance with such insolent satisfaction.
They will probably get the benefits
of allied policing, for the good of the
rest of the world. and financial di-
rection for the same reason. Other
wise their progress is up to their lazy
dirty selves. II they can educate
themselves into decency. so much the
better.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-20

All kinds OF Commercial Printing
at the Courier Office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-20

Entered at postoffice, Grants Pass,
Ore, as second class mail matter.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-21
Farm BUREAU ANNUAL
MEETING AT HAWLEY
Resolutions Pledge support of I'resi-
dent and Recommend Employ
ment of Weed Agent.

At the meeting of the Clay County
Farm bureau, held at Hawley on Sat
/ urday, the following officers were
elected:
President-H. E. Roberts.
Vice President-Robert l.. Scott
Second Vice President-A. H. Miller.
Third Vice President - TheO. H.
Skrei.
seoretary-H. B. PIumn1er.
Treasurer-A. H. Costain.
These officers and the following di-
rectors constitute the governing
board:
Farmers Clubs-J. p. Hilgers. j
Livestock-John w. Friday
County Fair. L Bredemeier
Commercial Clubs-W. Geo. Ham
NETT
County Commissioners - Frank
Kimm.
Creameries-Nels Mikkelson.
Potato Growers-Theo. MeIlum.
Resolutions were adopted indOrsinE
the President and pledging support
in the prosecution of the war; recon
mendtng that all breeding stock be
kept on the farms in order to increase
the supply of meat; also the closing
or all plants where intoxicating liq-
uors are made, to conserve the grain
used for food purposes.
Endorsement was given to the
movement tor the employment of
county weed Inspector by the county
board, as provided by Chapter 80, OF
the 1917 laws, especially to work for
the eradication of the SOW thistle.
Addresses were made by w Geo.
sistant state leader of county agents;
A. E. Chamberlain, Aberdeen, S. D.,
and W. A. McKerrow, of the Unfyer-
sity farm, St. Paul.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-21
ELECT COLWELL HEAD
OF LIFE UNDERWRITERS
State Association Holds Annual
Meeting Saturday AFternooR-In-
come Tax Man 10 Speaker.

A. F. Colwell. Fargo, was elected
president: w. A. Burns, Fargo, first
vice president; A. ]. Rollings, Fargo
second vice president; A, w. Fuller,
Fargo, secretary; and J. +. Treat,
Fargo, treasurer of the North Dako-
Ia Life Underwriters association, at
the annual meeting held in the Far
go Commercial club rooms Saturday
afternoon.
r. E. Weddell, income tax inspec-
tor, was a speaker at the meeting,
explaining the relation between the
income tax and life insurance. The
newly elected president, Mr.. Colwell,
in an address declared that Presi-
dent Wilson was squarely behind life
insurance, and had accepted an in
vitation to address the meeting Of
the National Association of Life I'm
deTwriters in September.
Mr., Colwell made a talk on the
coming northwest congress to be held
in Fargo in June, explaining to the
members that he had secured an ex-
preston direct from the secretary Of
war upon the advisability of hold
ing the congress in these times Of
necessary saving, and that the
secretary expressed himself as
thoroughly believing in the carrying
on. of the congress as had been plan
ned. inasmuch as the insurance
business is one of the important
matters before the public at this
time.
Plans will be worked out for the
coming congress Immediately, AID
communicated to the various asso-
Citations that are members Of the
northwest congress-