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The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-12-13

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Alaska Gold,
3N; Alaska Juneau, 1A.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-12-13
French Occupy Historic Stronghold

PARlS Dec. - (by Associated Irnss French marines,
NAY" entered Odessa and received cordial from
people" The fortress and city Of ScbaStopo has freed
from GermNm soldiers. who caused disorders
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
FEDERAL CONVICT INVENTOR
Released from Penitentiary. lie Goes
10 New York 20 Sell Invcn-
ton for $4,000

Leavenworth, Dec. 27-Edwin II.
Mendenorp, a convict, was released
from the federal pcnitentiary yester-
day morning after serving n term Of
one year for robbing the mails. He
left Immediately for New York City
to complete the sale Of a patent got
ten up by him while serving in pris-
on. Mendendorp has worked out an
invention to be used rs an accessory
in feeding moving picture machines
whereby 1t can be- done automatically
instead Of by hand. a New York
firm has offered him $4,000 and roy
alties for the patent, which 1t has
tried out and finds that it works in
q successful manner. lie was brought
in here from Grand Rapids, Mich.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
PUBLICATION NOTICE

The State of Kansas to the above
named defendants, and each Of them,
except H. B. March:-You and each
of you, will take notice that you have
been sued in the above named court,
by the above named plaintiff in the
above entitled action and. that you
must answer the petition of the plain
tiff now on file in the office of the
Clerk of said court in the City Of
Columbus on or before the 3lst day
of January, 1918, or said petition will
be taken as true and judgment rend-
cred against you, and each of you,
excluding you, and each of you, from
any right, title, interest or estate in
and to the following described real
estate situate in Cherokee County,
Kansas, to-wit:
Lots One, Two, Three, -Four, Five,
Six and Seven, Block Four, Solomon's
Addition to the City Of Baxter
Springs. -.
Quoting the title in and to said
real estate in the plaintiff, barring
and enjoining you, and each Of you,
from claiming any interest in said
real estate adverse to plaintiffs title.
]. B. ARBUTHNoT, Plaintiff.
By R. E. Rosenstein, His Attorney.
(Seal)
Attest:
FRED SIMKIN, District Clerk.
(Seal)
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
IS PEACE NEAR?
SOME THINK So
Persistent Action on Part Of
Germany Indicate that She
is Ready to End the
War .

UNITED Press Wire)
Petrograd, Dec. 29-German dele
gates at the Russian peace conference
are reported to have privately agreed
of a general conference in which Ger
many will agree to give up Alsace-
Lorraine. Should this be true it will
be the greatest concession yet sug-
gcstcd by the Central powers and
will be regarded as q most favorable
step toward general peace. The Rus
sian people look upon the German
proposition with favor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03

w. H. L. Fepperwell of Wichita,
internal revenue collector, writes the
following advice for the benefit of all
who will be required to made a re-
port of their earnings for 1917, and
who are likely to be subject to the
income tax:
1t will require small army of men
to take the income tax returns Of per-
sons subject to the new law. Collector
of Internal Revenue, w. H. l.. Pep
perell, today announced that his Of
ficers will start from his headquar-
tiers on January End and on January
Bird every one of them will be on the
lob in the county assigned him, to
meet the people and help them make
out their income tax returns. The
officer assigned to this county is due
to arrive here on January Bird and re-
main until January 10, 1918, both
dates inclusive. He will have his Of
flee in the Court house at Columbus
7th to 18th; post office at Galena'
January 18th to 18th; postoffice at
Baxter Springs January 18th and
10Th and the postoffice at'Weir, jan
uary 3rd to 9Th, where he may be
found every day Of the dates stated
at will be we'll for every unmar-
ried person whose net income Tor
1917 is 81 900 or over, and every mar
risd person living with wife or hus-
band whose net income for 1917 is
$4,000 or over, to call on the income
tax man and learn whether or not
they have any tax to pay. The person
subject to tax who doesn't make re-
turn in the time prescribed is going
10 regret it. The Government will get
afer all income tax slackers.
There's hardly a business man.
merchant or professional man who
won't have to make return Of income
Farmers, as a class, will have to pay
the tax. The safe thing to do is for
every person who had a total income
Of $1,000 or $1,000, as the case may
be. and who y not sure about what
deductions the law allows him, to play
II safe by calling on the income TAI
men.
The men in the field viii have
forms for everybody and persons who
expect to call on him need not trouble
themselves to write to my office fol
lorna"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03

First published in Baxter Springs
News November 90, 1919
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS.
SITTING AT COLUMBUS
Florence o. Morgan,..............Plaintiff.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
Govt CONTROL To
Be PERMANENT
Railroad Executives Believe
that Present Step Will De-
velop into Government,
Ownership

Washington, Dec. 31-The United
States government is in the railroad
business to stay, according to convic-
ton voiced b. railroad executives,
labor leaders and administration Of
ficials.
The second day Of Director General
McAdoo's administration Of the roads
has convinced their executives he
plans to create an organization, the
financial construction Of which will
prevent the railroads ever returning
to private operation.
The feeling among railway execu-
tives that government assumption Of
control makes government ownership
inevitable is based on two premises.
First, it is held that once, the rail-
roads are co-oidinated and operated
as one system il will be impossible to
20 back to the old competitive sys-
TEN. The public, it is declared, never
would be willing for such gigantic
combination to operate as q private
corporation.
The second reason is that stock
holders, one guaranteed a fair return
on their investments in railroad
stocks, would not want to return to
the uncertainties of private operation.
Another reason for the apparently
cheerful acquiescence of railroad
heads to the governments plan Of OPP
Grafton is the assurance given by Mr..
McAdoo that roads which did not
make fair earnings in the pre-war
period will be provided with adequate
compensation from the government.
The foundation for this arrangement
will be laid in legislation now being
framed and to be introduced immed-
lately after President Wilson adj
dresses Congress next week.
Creation of the government corpor-
alton for handling railroad securities
and for financing the purchase Of
railway equipment is the best plan,
officials believe, for handling this end
of the financial situation. The govern
ment financial system, it is held, is
too cumbersome. Under the scheme
proposed the railroads would submit
to the corporation all refunding is
sues for approval as well as all new
issues of securities. The corporation
then would buy them in and hold
them for sale to the public at a con-
venient time.
In this way the government could
keep railroad securities off the mar
ket when it was offering for sale Lii
berty bonds and other government Sc
curities.
GOVERNMENT ADVICE
ABOUT INCOME TAX
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
First published in Baxter Springs
News, December 13, 1919
NOTICE


IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS,
TO
Almond H. Bishop, Audrey M.
Bishop and Malcolm A. Bishop, minor
heirs at law Of Martha M. Harmon,
deceased.
You and each of you will take no
tice that the undersigned guardian OF
the estate of Arnold H. Bishop, Aud
rey M. Bishop and Malcolm A. Bish-
op, minor heirs at law Of Martha A.
Harmon, deceased, did on the 18th
day of December, 1917, file with the
Probate Court of Cherokee county,
Kansas, a petition asking for author
ity to sell your undivided one TWEEN
ty-fourth (l-24) interest in the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wit:
Lots three 90 and Four az, in
Block twenty-five (22), Original Plat,
to said city Of Baxter Springs, Cher
okee County, Kansas:
That said petition will be presented
to the Probate Court, Of Cherokee
County, Kansas, at the Probate Court
room, in the city of Columbus, in the
said County, on Saturday the 29th
day Of December, 1917, at 10 a. m,
at which time and place you may APP
pear and make any objection you have
to the granting Of said authority.
Dated this 18th day of December,
1917. A. BISHOP,
Guardian Of the estate Of laid minors.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03

First published in Baxter Springs
News December 20, 1919
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS.
Sitting at Columbus
j. B. Arbuthnot, Plaintiff.
A. P. Steele, Maltrewas Solomon,
NJ. Soloman, Crop & Andrews,
George l.. Andrews, J. C. Smith,
l. C. Smith, D. S. Orison, d. S.
Orrison, A. C. Daus, A. c. Dawes,
Thaddeus D. Bradford, Henry c.
Solomon, Eliphalet l.. Patee, Anna
E. Patee, George S. Green, Jno Z.
Hessin, Oscar M. Gay, W. E. New
ell, H. M. Holden, the unknown
heirs, executors, administrators,
devisees, trustees and assigns Of
each of the said defendants. H. B.
March, and the unknown officers,
successors, trustees and assigns Of
The Bank of H. R. Crowell and
Fort Scott Coal and Mining Com
pany, legally dissolved corpora
tiOns, Defendants
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
PROCLAMATION

By right of the authority in me
vested by law, l, E. L. Wright, Mayor
of the city of Baxter Springs, Kan
sas, hereby order and proclaim that a
special election be held in the First
ward of said city of Baxter Springs,
Kansas, on Thursday, January 10th,
1918, for the purpose of electing one
councilman in said First ward, of said
city, and l hereby designate the pol
ling place, judges and clerks for said
election as follows:
Polling placer. N. Gillman's
Store on Military st.
Judges: Mrs. Jennie L. D. Brew
ster, Mrs. Ethel Nichols, Mrs. A. E.
Pfremmer.
Clerks: w. B. Fancher, Tom Ryon.
In Witness Whereof, / have here
unto set my hand this 10Th day Of
December, 1917.
E. L. WRIGHT, Mayor.
Attest: o. NJ. SPRATT, City Clerk.
(Seal)
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03

First published in Baxter Springs
News November 20, 1919
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS.
SITTING AT COLUMBUS
Florence o. Morgan,..............Plaintiff
Astor v. Vaneps, Vaneps, wife
of Astor v. Vaneps, Harriet c.
Vaneps, ]. S. Vaneps, if they or any
of them be living but if any Of them
be dead then in the alternative their
unknown heirs, executors, administra-
tors, devisees, trustees and assigns
and Harry B. March, Jessie Lisle
Crowell, Arthur Crowell and Fred
Crowell, ................. Defendants.
PUBLICATION NOTICE
The State of Kansas to the above
named defendants Aston V. Vaneps,
Vaneps, wife of Aston Y.
Vaneps, Harriet c. Vaneps, J. 5.
Vaneps, if they or any Of them be
living but if any of them be dead
then in the alternative to their I'M
known heirs, executors, adminlstra-
tors, devisees, trustees and assigns,
and to Fred Crowell and Arthur
Crowell greeting:-
You and each of you are hereby
notified that you have been sued in
the above named court by the above
named plaintiff whose petition is now
on file in the office of the Clerk OF
said Court and that you must answer
said petition on or before the 10Th
day of January, 1918, or said petition
will be taken as true and judgment
will be rendered in favor of said
plaintiff and against you and each oil
you of the following nature to-wit:--
Plaintiff will be decreed to be the abb
solute owner of the following describ-
ed real estate tO-wit:-Lots Eleven
(11), Nineteen (19) and Twenty (2O)
in Block Four az of Vaneps Addition
to the City of Baxter Springs in
Cherokee County, Kansas, and heI
title to said real estate will be quieted
and the clouds appearing upon the re-
cords in the office of the Register oil
Deeds in Cherokee County, Kansas
will be removed by the judgment and
decree of said court and you and each
of you will be forever barred ang
estopped from setting up or claiming
any right, title or interest in or to
said real estate or any part thereof
and plaintiff will be awarded such
other and further relief rs she may
be entitled to.
Dated at Galena, Kansas, this 22nd
day of November, 1917.
FLORENCE o MORGAN,
Plaintiff
Attest: FRED SIMKIN,
Clerk of the District Court.
By A. w. WEBER, Deputy
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
NOTICE TO VOTERS

. The poll books Of the City Of Bax-
ter Springs are open for registration
at my office and viii be open until
6 o'clock ?. IN. every day except Sun
day until and including December 81,
1917, and which day they viii be
kept open until / o'clock p. m. Books
viii be closed On December 81, 1917.
o. n. sPRATT, City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE May
OR AND C0UNCILMEN OF BAX-
TER SPRINGS, KANSAS.

BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAY
OR AND COUNCILMEN OF BAX-
TER SPRINGS, KANSAS.
Section No. l.. That section l, or
Ordinance No. 17S. be and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows:
That for the purpose Of installing
constructing and building system Of
main intercepting sewers in said city,
for the use Of said city, for all sewer
purposes in connection Herewith
there shall be issued by said city a
series of bonds of said city, in the
aggregate sum Of $44.641.30, which
shall consist of "a bonds Of 100000
each, and one bond of $641.30, all
bearing date November LIST, 1917, and
numbered one to IS, both inclusive,
bearing interest at the rate Of s per
cent, per annum, payable semi-annu-
ally, on the first day Of January and
July, in each year and becoming due
on the first day of November, l947,
with the provision and privilege in
corporated therein for the city to call
in and pay the same at any time after
ten (lO) years.
Section No. 2. That Section l, of
Ordinance 17S, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Section No. 3. This Ordinance
shall take effect and be in force from
and after its publication in the Off
cial city paper.
E. L. WRIGHT, Mayor.
Passed Council Dec. 10, 1917.
Approved by Mayor Dec. 10, 1917.
Attest: o. NJ. SPRATT, City Clerk.
(SeaD
l, o. M. Spratt, City Clerk, hereby
certify that the above is q true and
correct copy of Ordinance No. $50 as
the same was passed by the city coun-
Gil at a meeting held December 10,
A. d. 1917, and as the same now ap-
pears on file in my office.
(SeaD o. M. SPRATT, City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
TAKE NOTICE

Hunting or trespassing in any man
ner whatever on what is known as
the Overton farm, three miles south
of Baxter Springs, and occupied by
the undersigned, is hereby strictly
forbidden.
Dated this 18th day Of November,
1917.
Nov. 1873 p. o. POTTOkfF.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03

First published in Baxter Springs
News December 20, 1919
ORDINANCE NO. $50
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE ISSUANCE OF IMPROVE
MENT BONDS, AND AMEND
ING ORIGINAL SECTION 1, OF
ORDINANCE NUMBER 178 AND
REPEATING SAID ORIGINAL
SECTION /.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
TAKEN UP

One span of black mare mules with
halters on; one mule with white nose.
Come onto my premises about Nov.
1897. Owner is notified to call
and get same and pay for keep and
advertising.
]. |. HEAVIN,
Sunny Side, Oklahoma.
5Ih miles south of Baxter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03

First published in Baxter Springs
News, November 80, 1917
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOUTH
WEST MISSOURI RAILROAD
COMPANY IN CHEROKEE
COUNTY, KANSAS. '.'...
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-07-05

clusively. 1t should be borne in
mind by those concerned that there
are now nearly 26S.000 pensioners
under the act OF May II. 1912. and
all are urged to exercise patience
and consideration. While every effort
will be made to hasten this work.
there will be no avoidable interior.
ences with the progress of claims
now on file or hereafter fled under
other laws A special effort will be
made not to interfere with the adjudi-
cation of widows claim.
1t will be wholly impracticAbis
to make any payments at the in
creased rate on July 4, 1913; but
| it is hoped that payments due August
A, 1918, may be made at the rate
provided by the new law. 1t will not
; be necessary to write the Bureau
about these increases. Letters OF In.
quiry will simply delay the work Of
making allowances
| No attorneys fees will be allowed
] or paid for services in securing In
crease of pension under the act Of
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-07-05
DEMOCRATIC STATE
ASSEMBLY MEETING

Pursuant to the action of the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee at a
meeting held in Denver, Colorado,
June 8, 1918, notice is hereby given
that an assembly of delegates repre-
senting the Democratic party of the
state of Colorado is hereby called
for and will be held on Monday, July
22, 1918, at the hour of 10 o'clock a.
m. on said day at the Auditorium in
the city of Denver, for the purpose of
nominating a state primary ticket to
be submitted to the Democratic voters
of the state of Colorado.
|. The total number of delegates to
the State Assembly shall be 952. The
total number apportioned to Elbert
County is nine delegates.
RAYMOND MILLER, Chairman
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-07-05
Camp Mills, Long Island. n. Y
ear Mother and Dad:

Camp Mills. Long Island. n. Y.
Dear Mother and Dad:
l am on my way. We left Califor
MIA last Thursday and arrived here
yesterday, the goth. We had won
derful trip all the way. | wrote you
a card from Pueblo. but that was as
near as | could get to seeing you as
we stopped only few minutes and as
we were not informed as 20 which
way we were going, | could not let
you know, as all mail was censored
on the train.
to us ON the way. At every large
lstation they met us with cakes. Gig
larettes and candy.
We were not told when we were
going, but we knew within a few
hours. We left about eight O'Clock
in the morning. and there were hum
dreds OF people at the ferry boat to
see us off, as most of the boys were
from San Francisco and it sure was
a pitiful sight to see.
We came through with but very
few accidents. Two boys fell off the
train and each had an arm and a leg
cut off, and then one of our coaches
caught fire and burned up. Outside
of that we had no excitement. There
were six train loads of us and sixteen
coaches to a train.
Camp Mills Is located just out of
New York and there are about eighty
thousand troops here, but they stay
here only a short time before en-
barking for the other side. We may
go in few days or 1t may be only n
few hours, as we are just resting up
To-day has been terribly warm but
II Is the first hot day since we ar
rived Day before yesterday, when
we woke up in the morning, there
was about six inches of water all
over the bottom of our tent and all
our clothes and everything we had
was soaking wet, but that is all in
army life.
When | arrive in France I will no
tify you by card and 1t will be mailed
to you from N. Y. am going TO
try and go to N. Y. before I leave
here but don't know whether I can
or not.
Well there Is not much news that
l am allowed to write so will ring
off. Write when you can and / will
do the same
Lewis G. Baldwin.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-07-05
RED CROSS NOTES

Until furthur notice the gauze room
will be closed to workers. Word
has been received that it will be i'm
possible to get gauze for the present.
We are glad to correct the state
ment of last week and add SO to the
proceeds of the play for Red Cross,
making the fine total of $50. Teach
er and pupils are planning to give
the entertainment in both Simla and
Parker.
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs Sex
son. Mrs. ALL and Mrs. Davidson Of
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-07-05

Roy Brown is cutting hay and al
falfa In the meadow north of the
school house. This is sure sign Of
rain.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-07-05
SOLDIERS LETTER.
Lewis G. Baldwin.

Camp Kearney, June 1918.
Dear Mother and Father:
Will write you few lines tonight.
1t has been nearly three weeks since
| last wrote you. | was going to write
somewhere while we were on the
hike but it seemed like whenever we
would come into a town 1t was always
too late Or we would have to get
everything in shape for the next days
hike. We had fine time on our
trip and everything went off fine. We
went about seventy miles into the
mountains and camped at small
lake that supplies San Diego and the
camp with water. We camped there
three days. The second day we start
ed to take ammunition to the top OF
the mountain and went up only
about half way and camped. Were
lust trying out the horses and mules.
The next day we started again and
went up about two thirds of the way
and left the train and went the rest
of the way on foot. There was
lookout station on top of the noun
tain used by the forest rangers and
we had to carry lot of things up as
we went. such as stoves, chairs, pump
equipment, lumber and oil. 1t is the
highest peak in that part of the
country. The lake is located right
at the foot of the mountain and
there are ten or twelve row boats
there. so we could go rowing every
night. We went over across the lake
to mine and got permission to go
all through the mine and look at the
machinery. They told us there was
nearly $4,000 worth of machinery
in the mine and l sure believe there
was as l never saw so much in one
place in my life. We got back in
camp Sunday morning at $3.50 o'clock
after travelling all day and all night
We camped at a small town Saturday
night and put up all our tents. made
our hunks, and fed all the stock. but
got orders at retreat that no one
would be allowed to leave the COM
pany street. We could not make out
what this was for. so at seven o'clock
we got orders to be ready to move at
eight o'clock. so we had to make up
our beds and strike our tents, pack
up and get our horses and mules
hitched up ready to move This was
the first night travelling we had and
they wanted to see If we could get
along all right. We stopped in two
little Indian towns and got pass to
go out to the reservation and see
some of the old mansions and relics.
We travelled through several miles
of No Mans land. There was moth
ing but sand, rattlesnakes, scorpions,
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-07-05

tarantulas and centipedes. No one
was bit but several rattlesnakes were
killed and some of the fellows found
tarantuIas and scorpions in their BEDS
when they shook their blankets. the
weather was awful hot and we had
warm water to drink nearly ali the
time. We were allowed only one
canteen OF water day and Just TWO
small sandwiches for dinner, unless
we would buy something and taKe
with us in our saddle pockets.
was asked by the Lieut., TO take
charge of the barns as the one In
charge is thinking of transferring
and no one is capable of handling IL.
] hope they don't let me have it as It
is a hard life.
There will be several OF the boys
go and drill recruits in less than a
week as there are about 5000 men
coming in this week or the first o.
next so our company will be filled
up to war strength in a short time
Well, | will ring off for this time
hoping this will find you both in the
best of health.
Sergeant Ralph Baldwin.
Company G, 115 Ammunition Train
Camp Kearny, San Diego, Calf