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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
NEW ?. 0. FIXTURES COMING
Fixtures for Post Office To Go In J,
o. Treece Building Are En-
route to Baxter

Postmaster Chas. Smith has been
notified that the new post office fix
lures have been shipped and may be
here any day. The new fixtures will
be installed in the east side Of the J..
o. Treece building on Sheridan St.,
just east Of the present postoffice.
The number Of boxes in the new office
will be much greater than in the old
one, although free delivery is only a
few days away if the city complies
with the specifications. The new
boxes will be the automatic lock type
and will lock when closed. 1t will
therefore be necessary to learn your
combination, as your box cannot be
left unlocked for convenience. It is
understood that the new postal regu-
lations call for some changes in help
in the Baxter pOstoffice. One of the
new regulations is that the women
must not be married women unless
their husbands are dependent upon
them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
PICHER RACE MEETING
Prominent Owners ,anf JOckies Flock
ing Therc-TwO Hundred Fam
Gus Runners CHARTERED Al
the Tracks

The two weeks running race meet
scheduled to start at Picher, Okla,
commencing Saturday June 8, spells
success from the present outlook.
This meeting will be conducted un-
der the auspices of the Picher Jockey
Club, in true conformity to Western
Jockey Club rules.
The new track just completed is a
model of perfection in every respect,
money nor pains were not spared to
make this ideal track both conven-
lent and comfortable for man and
beast.
Cinders from the many mining mills
and sand from the river beds togeth-
or with carefully selected clay was
plentifully used to make the track
both solid and fast.
The management has spared moth
ing to make this track the best OF its
kind ever built in the southwest.
Picher is located in the heart of the
richest mining district in the world
Here where only n few years ago
was a virgin prairie, stands today a
solid forest of mining mills giving
employment to over 10000 high class
skilled mechanics.
The population of this town which
is only little over one year old, eX-
ceeds $1,000 today, and including Mi
ami, Quapaw, Century, Commerce, St.
Louis, Cardin, Hockevillc, Okla, Bax-
ter Springs, Kas., and Joplin, Mo-, all
up to the minute cities and towns
within a few short miles of the won
der town of Picher, embraces a total
population of 100000 people.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
STRAIGHTEN UP

Not the avowed purpose, nor indeed
9ny part of the purpose, Of the or
ganization of the State Guard, popu-
lrly known as the Home Guard, was
"straighten up" the men Of the
Immunity, but say, it is doing it just
he same. Men of thirty who used to
amble along, bent to an angle Of forty
I've degrees, shoulders dropping and
18th an unsteady gait, after a few
veeks stepping two hours once>a week
- the martial beat Of a snare drum,
: ow throw their feet out in front in
lead of dragging them-stand erect,
nd with elevated nostrils sniff the air
of freedom, and bid defiance not only
o the Hun, but to the ailments that
lurk in sluggish circulatiOns. You can
tell them, everyone, as they walk
down the street, whether they are
in solid phalanx, platoons,
quads or singly. Men Of sixty and
better walk with the bearings Of q
soldier and reined as high as the win
ner of q free-for-all trot. It's more
thSn worth while from the physical
standpoint, let alone the better tone
that it lends to the community in
times like these.-Oswego Independ-
Cnt.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
WOMEN WANT
A CLEAN TOWN
Want Weeds and Unsightly OBJ
jects Over Town Moved By
People HarbOring Them,
Says Petition n

At a meeting of the Women's
Chamber Of Commerce Tuesday af-
ternoon a petition was drawn up for
presentation to the city council, ask
ing that the property owners over
town be notified to clean up their
premises with respect to a good crop
Of weeds coming on and other un-
slightly and unhealthy objects. The
petition was almost in line with a
resolution passed by the city council
week ago, with the exception Of the
weed part. The petition was signed
ny most of the women Of the organi-
alton. The council instructed the
city marshal to compel the offending
property owners to clean up their
premises and the street commission is
to cut some Of the public
weeds.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
DISCUSS STREET
SIGNS NUMBERS
Council Will Take Action About
Numbering Houses and Put
ting Up Street Signs
In City

At the meeting Of the city council
Tuesday the subject Of numbering
the houses of Baxter Springs and put
ting up street signs, as well as put
ting in the crossings to make the side
walks connect was taken up. The
time is close at hand when the city
will have city delivery from the post
office department if these things are
complied with.
1t is probable that most Of the
street signs will be placed on the tele-
phone and electric light poles. The
city engineer will help with the house
numbering to see that the numbers
come as they should.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
FORTY PER CENT ORE
ON WEISS LAND

Prospectors have drilled into a rich
run of jack on the farm Of Martin
Weiss n couple of miles west of Bax-
ter. Ore in two holes was struck at
46 feet the drill showed good cuttings
down to 1876 feet. For five feet the
stuff averaged 40 per cent. These
holes are on the north forty of the
Weiss property. A shaft is now be-
ing sunk on another forty of the same
property under another lease.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
OWNERS PROP
ERTY PETITION
Want to Oil, Roll and Drag Sher-
idan Street After City Has
Brought to Grade and
Graveled

A petition presented by a number
of the property owners on Sheridan
street to the city council was acted
upon that body Tuesday night. The
petition asked that the city council
bring to grade and gravel the street
and the property owners would roll,
drag and give the street heavy coat
of oil. The distance asked for is from
Railroad avenue to Military avenue
and n block north and u block south
Of every street crossing on Sheridan.
A number of petitions Of this kind
have been up before the council this
year, but there seems to be no author
ity to take money from the general
fund and repair the streets of one
part of town without repairing all the
streets in the same way, where it is
asked. A short time back larger
sum of money was raised for River
street.
Quite q deal of road discussion fol-
lowed. There was some talk of paw
ing and Councilman Wells said he
thought the time was ripe for doing
some on the street question. VIM.
Wyatt, who was present, said that
one could ride all over the country
side in an automobile and come into
town blind folded and tell the minute
he came into the city, the streets be-
ing in such bad shape. Councilman
Treece thinks one trouble is that the
dragging has been done at the wrong
time. Mr.. Wyatt said they spent
$4,000 from town to Swalley's pond,
distance of about three miles and
had made n good piece of road but
that now there is not even enough
money to drag the road with.
The city attorney was finally in
structed by the council to determine
Just what the city could do in the
matter of grading and graveling the
streets and also what the specifica-
tons are for paving.
The names and amounts on the
Sheridan street petition are as fol-
lows:
T. S. Day, $40.
A. Z. Rickstraw, $40.
Mrs. S. A. Cornwall, $5.
Baxter Laundry, Sl5.
E. A. Haynes, $40.
Fred Bartlett, SIS.
Sarah A. Smith, $5.
Mrs. Edna McRea, SIS.
l.. G. Meyerding, SIS.
John Jones, $40.
f. e. Edwards, $40.
Harvey, $5.
]. B. 0pperman, $5.
]. j. Trimble, S5.
Cook & McCulley, S..
Frank A. Beebe, So.
$Hotel Baxter, 500
Herman, $40.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
JUNK DEALER WANT RATE
Baxter Man, Long In Business Here,
Wants To Pay High Rate
Quarterly

The Daxter Stove company has ask
ed the city council to allow the firm
to pay the 500 license junk dealers
doing business in Baxter Springs
must pay under the new ordinance
just passed by the city council. The
ordinance reads that the license must
be paid annually in advance. The
proprietor Of the Baxter Stove Com
pany, who has been in business here
for years, will probably be given the
rate Of payment that he asks as the
ordinance was passed to take care Of
fellows who were camping out alO4g
the river and the outskirts Of town
who were buying junk that had been
stolen and whom the city marshal
could not get to every day without .
great deal Of work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

There are two standards by which
your loyalty and patriotism is judged
in Baxter Springs. You must not be
pro-German and you must not be pro-
Joplin. Editor Pfremmer Of the News
in a first page appeal for loyalty to
the home town last week, cited the
fall of Galena, as a case parallel to
their own, and as proof that Baxter
Springs at this period of her growth
should not allow herself to be beguil-
ed by the winning ways Of the South
west Missouri metropolis.-oswegO
Independent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
GET FLIES NOW
SAVE BABY's LIFE
Public Spirited Citizen Offers To
Disinfect All Breeding
Places Of Flies and

o. B. Tinsley, Of this city, who In
many instances has shown an unself.
ish interest in boosting the Red Cross
and kindred humane and progressive
movements, has hit upon a new idea
by which he hopes to help make Bax-
ter better place in which to live.
Today Mr.. Tinsley requested us to
make the following statement for
him:
Danish the Flies
Baxter, by all means, should be rid
of flies and mosquitoes this year. We
should do this for the safety of the
babies and small children. ! recent
ly read from an authentic statement
by a sanitation expert, that great as
the loss of life on the European battle
field has been, not more than one sob
dier has been killed or died Of disease
during the war to 25 babies that have
died of preventable diseases. We are
told by sanitation experts that flies
and mosquitoes cause by far the
greater portion of the sickness that
levies such a CHASTITY toll on the in
FAINT life every year.
Let US in Baxter spare this awful
sacrifice, insofar as it is in our power,
by seeing that every breeding place
for flies and mosquitoes is disinfected.
Kerosene sprayed over mud holes,
kitchen and human wastes, manure
piles, ETC., will effectually kill the
Eggs and prevent the Matching Of flies
and mosquitoes. Careful attention to
his plan will exterminate them and
Baxter will be clean town, q health
'ul town and a pleasant town in
which to live. Our babies will grow
up into men and women, to take the
places Of those who are now giving
ZIP their lives, and help to perpetuate
ne UeInOCTdCy we dLC Oil uOhhB oNA
best to preserve.
Now, will take the lead in this
oampaign against flies by making the
following offer:
/ have made preparations with
pray and sprinkler and if every per-
son who knows Of a foul breeding
place for flies, such as marshy place,
mud hole, garbage heap, tall grass or
any such place existing in the public
streets or alleys Of the city, if any
person will tell me about such a spot
I will see that such breeding places
are at once sprayed, with kerosene
Don't be reticent please about telling
me, a breeding place given attention
now may save a baby's life and l
want to do it.
Yours truly, o. B. Tinsley.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
WANTS STREET NARROWED

Miss Verna Canada appeared be-
fore the city council Tues. night and
asked that Cleveland avenue in front
of her property and the l.. l.. Cardin
place be narrowed from an 80 to 60
street in order to save n fine bunch
of hard maple trees in front of the
Canada place.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
WILL RAISE THE BOX RENT
POStOlTics Boxes in the New POStOffice
Will Cost MOre-Uncle Sam
Needs the Money.

Beginning July 1st, the Baxter
Springs postoffice boxes will cost a
trifle more than they have been cost
ing. The new prices will be as fol-
lows: Small, 60 cents a quarter; med
ium, 75c a quarter; large, S1.O0 a
quarter. The price of box rents is
based upon the receipts lof the post
office and the Baxter post office is
"going some"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
PAY EXPENSE BOND ISSUE

An appropriation ordinance was
passed last night by the city council
appropriating $5l20 from the lateral
sewer fund to pay the expense of the
bond issue. This money was paid to
d. L. Dunn & Co., for legal advice
and brokerage in procuring the mon
ey for the city of Baxter Springs to
build the lateral sewer system.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
SOLDIER LETTER
Letter from Joe L. Coley from "SOme-
where In France"-BOys Are
Going To School.

Somewhere In France" May 8.
Mr.. F. A. Lockart,
Dear Friend:-Will try and tell you
how ! am getting along with the
French. It is sure a great little town
we are in. No side walks. Wine
shops, grocery and hardware all in
one store. We are in a place where
one can hear something that sounds
like thunder, on a quiet night. The
houses and barns ere all built togeth-
er and the people sure have all the
ground planted in some. We had one
ride in box car, little cars about as
big Us q street car at home and they
put 40 men and eight horses in one.
This was sure a great trip all the way
over from Fort Sill. We were only
in N. J. one day, but were on the wat
er long time. Sure some big fish
and other things to see on the trip.
We did not get to see any subs and
we did not care about it either.
We are in about the best part of
France now. We are living in houses
that the people here have turned over
to US to live in. We are with fam
lily that has four men at the front.
This is Saturday morning and we are
not doing anything just now but work
will start soon. We are going to
school here and it is some good school
and we have to study hard.
! am the only one here from South
east Kansas that you know. There is
quite a bunch over here from Pitts
burg that you know. saw Mike Nc
Mullen, Earl Kinds and Tom Sanders
the other day, and some others.
Sunday morning. Will try and
finish this letter.)
How is my little blond girl? Tell
her l am looking for a letter. We get
tobacco and other things here that
Gre all made in the U. S. A. Mail
that comes is not opened but all out
going mail is opened and read.
Fred, to be in the town that we arc
I'd enc would not think there was
war so close. Only that you hardly
ever see any young men on the street
loafing around and the women do
mems work here every day shows that
there is something unusual taking
place. They have the best of roads
all over this part Of the country. They
are constructed of rock. have re-
ceived five letters over here-they
were each a month on the way. think
that was good time for them as we
move around quite a lot-that is, we
did, but / think it will be some time
before we move again. saw q boy
horse here that you could not tell
from the bay horse that you had in
Montana. He had the rope burn and
all the marks on him. ! am going to
go and wash my shirt and pair of leg
gings so will close for this time.
Write soon, Joe L. Coley.
Battery D., 1870 Regt. F. A. Ameri-
can E. F. Censored, C. v. Tul-
Vile. 2nd 1t. 130th +. Az
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

been ten unsolved murders in this
city in the past few months, and
there is ground for belief that there
is something essentially lacking In
the police system.
II required the murder Of n Cha
mute visitor to show the police the
presence of open gambling in this
city-a condition which was known
to everyone but the police.
A drastice stirring up in the police
department might be suggested as
the first step towards wiping out
the reign Of murder and robbery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

Manager Tindale of the Airdome
announces that he will present Theda
Bara in "Camille" on Friday night.
He has made Friday special feature
day at the Airdome. The Airdome
is proving a strong attraction and is
bringing lots of people into town. The
high class pictures and the cool and
comfortable seats appear to be max
ing q hit with the public.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07
The little Miss Elizabeth Brinton,

The little Miss Elizabeth BrintOn,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Brin-
ton, and Ruth Warner, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Warner, as far as
The Citizen has learned, are the
youngest Red Cross workers in the
city. The two little misses recently
gave an entertainment, real sure 'nuf
one you know, for the Red Cross, and
the proceeds amounting to almost a
4, liar, were turned over to the $40
tary, Miss Grace Perkins, Tuesday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

Of course Mr.. Tinsley's offer only
applies to public places. Private
property must be made sanitary by
the owners themselves, and the Daily
Citizen feels confident that every
property owner or renter will see that
no breeding places for flies and mos
quitos are allowed to exist on his
premises.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Killingsworth,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Phillips and
Mrs. Chas. Jones and RMS. Chas. Mar
shall motored to Columbus Tuesday
night and visited friends there.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

Mrs. Sarah E. Station came to Bax-
ter Sunday night from Lincoln, Neb.,
and will make her home here with
her son, Mr.. G. W. Station.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

Judge C. Z. Miller from Sunnyside
was in Baxter Tuesday on his way
to Crestline to attend to business mat
ters there.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

Miss Esther White of Monet, will
be the week end guest Of Miss Beat
rice Titus and Mrs. Earl Confer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

G. W. Station will leave tonight for
Tulsa, Okla, where he will attend to
legal matters.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

Mrs. R. E. ROsenstein and daught-
er, Miss Aretta, are visiting in Joplin
today.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

Miss Willie George, Of Moberly
No., is in Baxter Springs visiting at
the home Of Mrs. Wesley Smith.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Greene and
family are visiting friends in Miami
this week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-07

Mr.. 7. E. Rice left this morning
for Miami on business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-22
Good Fellowship and Educational Meet of
 Insurance Men
Agents of National Life and Accident Company Meet President Craig
 In Birmingham

A three days educational and good fell lowshjp convention of officials and agents of the National Life and, Accident Insurance company of Nashville. Tenn, was begun in Birmingham yesterday morning by the arrival of President c. A. Craig, Vice President w. R Willis. Gen. eral Counsel Thomas J. Tyne and T. Leigh Thompson. manager of the or dinary department
 Today automobile trips over the Bir- mingharn district will be given the men and speeches will be made by President Craig, Mir. Willis. MT. Tyne and others It is also planned to have Dr. George R. Stuart and other prominent Birming ham men deliver addresses. A banquet will be given tonight at o'clock at the Tutwiler.
 It is estimated that something like 4O( agents and superintendents, representing Alabama, Georgia. Tennessee. Mississippi and Louisiana, will be present, and give inspiring reports of prosperous conditions in their sections of the country.
 President Craig stated that 1t was the original purpose of the company to assemble its agents in Nashville for this occasion. but congested railroad condi- tlcns made such impossible and they found it necessary to give three celebrations onA in Dallas, Tex. one in Birmingham and one in Indianapolis, Ind, in order to give all of their agents the oppor- tunity of attending. The Dallas meet ing was held Thursday, Friday and Sat nrday of last week. and the one in ln- dianapolis will be held April Il, r and la.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-22
.CR0WDER BOOSTER
 FOR FA|RF|E
President Chamber of Cogns mefee Saws SheFEi lrp's as
 Nothing on Fairffald

Arthur c. Crowder president of the Chamber of Commerce, was so favor- ably impressed with his trip to Fairfield last week that he has come to the con- cluslon that Sheffield hasn't got a thing on Birmingham in the way of big things industrialy.
 In speaking of his visit to Fairfield MT. Crowder said yesterday:
 Few of us in Birmingham realize and appreciate the wonderful development under way at Fairfield right here in and near our city limits.
 "On invitation of Robert Jemison, IT,, was privileged to accompany the Bir- mingham Real Estate Exchange on it's recent tour of inspection of the work un- der way, and to say that was amazed and pleased with what I saw but mildly expresses my impressions.
 Why these shipbuilding developments upon the part of the Tennessee company at Fairfield will alone employ moro high-cass skilled labor than could pos- sibly be included in the entire popula- tion of Sheffield in time to come. In fact. 1t is estimated conservatively that these plants at Fairfield will add at least 35,000 new people to Birminghams population, and while we are glad to re- joice with Sheffield, let's throw some bou- quets at Fairfeld-right here at our door, and actually a part of us.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-22
BIRMINGHAM GIVES
 S700O TO WORK OF
 COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
Committee Now Working for Fur ther Donations for S25,000 Operating Fund for
 State Work

Birmingham has already subscribed ever $T000 to the fund of $25.o00 being raised for the state council of de- fense and contributions are still be- ing received by the local committee in charge of the work in Jefferson county.
 Following the meeting of the friends of the work who lunched at the Tut wiler Wednesday afternoon, a meet ing of the committee was held and immediately plans were laid for the soliciting of funds. Yesterday 1t was announced that the committee had se- cured upward of s700O
 The work will be continued In Bir- mingham until all who are interested in the work have had an opportunity to contribute, but Chairman Hooper states that he will not allow Birming- ham to raise all of the amount. as if would not be right that other coun- ties in the state shouY6 not be allowed to help in the work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-22
LOCAL SPEAKERS TO
 ATTEND MEETING

s. ]. Enecht, s. w. Lee. II. M. Dozier and T, ?. Hay. Jr., committee from the food preparedness and marketing buream to speak in several towns in the interest of the campaign to in- crease the food crops in Alabama, will leave this morning for Calera, where a meeting has been arranged by Carl- ton DuBose; Jemison. where the meet ing has been arranged by W. R. Atkin- son. F. s. Meade and Reuben Foss have arranged a mass meeting at Thorsby, while w. r. Cullen and W. A. Kemp have the meeting at Clanton in charge. and W A. Gulledge has arranged one at Verbcna.