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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28
Letters, of Iemuel Bean

New York
II the war wipes out tho crooks
md couch coolies 10 viii not hav,
been fought In vain. and that is what
Il has been doing the past three or
four weeks
ANY gent who stands perfectly sim
ION "A street corner. with his hands
I'm hlg pockets and cigarette droop-
ing nonchalantly from bis lips. ia
Legitimate prey for the limbs ~ the
law who waddlc up and down the
main stem ccRselcssly. day and
night n pays every man To- keep
moving and 10 act ass though he, had
something on his mind beside his
hat.
The good old work or nghy' or
der combined with the ant lo1fiur
law Of the state has just about
cleaned up the dilletante population
OF this once happy and carofrcc
burg
Even old Doc Waterbury has
fallen into the disgrace OF work old
! Doc was thought 10 be the last who
would succumb 20 anything rcsem-
bling toll, For years he has been
] "A''ffN 10 h..fNfA WI n mann INlI .aN| flN
J operating on the Transatlantic liners
In tho good OLD days before the war
and occasionally nippinE a piece OF
swag here In the city. lie is known
ms globe trottcr aud conversation
alist extraordinary. A squad OF six
men rounded Doc up suddenly the
other day as he was cniovinE an
ntter-hreakfast sduint ~ broadway
at o'clock In tho afternoon.
Doc Grew Indignant
When brought before the police
sergeant ola DOC grew Indignant
but II d!dn't do any good
Doe said tho sergeant. you
have got 20 30 TO work
Il work now. regularly" said Doc
u am Just enjoying a vacation to-
what 10 YOU do when YOU
work 20 asked the sergeant
II work on my fathers farm over
In. Jersey" he replied
The sergeant muttcred hts belief
that Doc hadn't seen his fathers
farm or any other farm since the
time Of the centennial exposition IN
Philadelphia, and In spite Of out
ragged dignity and violent protests
Old Doc wna placed behind the bars
until somebody can hunt up a piecc
OF war work that he can do
Not the Nut EnmiR<s
= william Brazil. no relation IN the
well-known nut. of that name. wns
hailed luto court Tor loaflng In hiHi
case Il WAS proven that lawn bar. !
bering " not an essential occupa- /
tion In war time.
whats your business ?" demand |
cd the magistrate.
II au contractor" he repiied I
Il contract 20 NOV lawns In the
summer and shovel snow In the win
ter"
II win give YOU one week To re-
port back here Ia the effect that
you are engaged In some essential
occupation or u will hc over TO- the
island for yours snid the maRis-
trate
SO Tar ~ Mr. RraNl is concerned
the grass may grow ten feet TAN and /.
tho children may get lost I'm 10 and I.
everything. lie is going TO labor
for Uncle sam and let the grass grow
where 10 ligteth
As for Couch Cootlcs.
As for couch coolies, sofa slark /,
crs and lounge lizards, those hand
some swans who have iazyed their
way into a comfortable living by
dancing with dowarcrs and SHY
youug matrong they are rapidly be
coming extinct
Upon These animals has been
placed a bounty OF $50 per head a q
rrcaH lnorcnsc in police activity has
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28
Tho Strong withstand the Heat oi
summer nCttcr Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble and
younger people who are weak. VIII
DO strcngthsred and enabled 90 goo
Through the depressing heat of sum
mor bv taking GROVES TASTE.
LESS chill Tonic tt purlfics md
enriches the blood and builds Ip the
whole system You can soon feel rs
strengthening, lnyigoratlnE Effect
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

The man stralFhtencd his sAgul-
doris lhpked az the Two Hcspai &sssA
and said. you are both wrqsy !
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28
Bargains In Silks

SATINS and TAFFETAS
one lot OF Fancy Plaid
and striped SRtins and
Taffetn silks: &c inches
wide, IN light and dark
grounds: regular f200
and i225 qualities
per yard, 9sc
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

GRpNES BABY BOWEL MEDI-
CINE will correct tho stomach ana
Howel troubles. Perfectly harmless
See directions on the bOtl@
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

hUAKI-KOOL SILKS
ithaki-Kool silks at Har-
gain prices; the 26-inch
plain and fancy Khaki
lIools at following pricss
13.25 and $3.50 qualities
yard, $1.78
50 and tA25 qualities
yard, $2.l4
$3.50 and IS qualities
yard, $2.98
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

wny 10 Berlin ou the great mission
. To give thH devil his due they uro
making th, best of 10 ana promise to
treat their Officers With respect 4
uniform muhre v great change even
in 90 yump Ntrmnt
Goud Old Rule.
A VlIfui delinquent is. under the
regulations 10 y0unr person who has
been too dlfGdcnt 90 rlc his qucs-
uonnoirc The old bounty rules on
wild animals. which provided that
one had 90 brinr iu only tho scalp.
ears. tail or some other interesting
detail OF the various vrrnin for
which bountics were paid. do not
apply zoo this case The cop bag
ging a wllful delinquent must. u
order to get the $50 bounty. brtng
the drift dodgcr into the station
house AN BOO one piece and breathing
strongly 10 not regularly
The result Uf fLc cop .comhing IN
'he great city has been that many
an Innocent youth has come near
being baar,u along with the coolies.
Many youUE men have come 80 near
wearing ou, their registration and
draft cards hy hauling them out OF
their po.kup constantly tu show ;he
police that there may bD move
mcnt toward urnHn.ng The young
men with aluminium ur steel ideuti-
fCallou cards one Of the safest
WAYS devised lg Go wear the regis
trutiOn card iu the hat band. The
fact that every male uu the streets
tctWcon the ages ~ "A and 81 Just
teens with po.s.nIlties of being eN-
changed for fifty good iron men has
caused q ErcaL furry and q hunting
Tor registration cards long forgotten
Some of me young gentlemen have
already worn out three ur four
pastcbpart cards
As & result or the rounding up of
the young mon whiskers. after many
years NJ retirement social political
and Industrial have again como io
Uiorn he map n ihg.e H any mo-
ticeable shortage bon th" man power
a will mo-, ba the fault ut The men
who wear whiskers.
They are very much boo evidence.
and we are now Gee uE many Iunk-
forgotten styles from The President
Arthur 60 the NpthupIDh and the
"A. N.UII.,, Far.... ffrs..ff
flh'c i"i'h W Nnl'N'rN'
There Is a vast multitude NJ men
here apparently who sum believe that
whlskcrs will win the war. AZ least
behind the lines
The sight OF messenger boys with
Won TirpitSsR or Lord uundrearl,s
has long been a familiar one Mes
Ecnrer boyA now rum au ages. from
lt toSI. with hiatus between the
ages of "a and 81 When me mcr-
scnger bows reach thr age uf 4
they fotsake tho carryur uf night
n, ,es.,,,.. - t,tr .p,. ,,r.,., rr.
inc bach ,o me messcnrcr business
again at a and remaining uutg taps.
There b. someihinr about 10 uui.
form OHM Kind fEat seems tu no.
tract whlskcrs I'm those time. IIc
yator boys with gently flowing Ten
nysons holding their boards with
one hand and running ino elevator
with the other are verv common
RUNNING an elevator is a dangerous
.'sN tor "A man WIN i"ng "h.'NrI-
,,u' no fatalities nave ''en reported
',n r, we present lh'n'a' .,.....
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
D|TCH|NG MACHINE
IS ON THE WAY
Will Be Used in Digging
Trenches for the New Sew
er Where Earth Is Free
of Rock

Supt. Wygle, of the sewer job, got
notice Mon. morning that the big cat
erpillar ditching machine recently con-
tracted for had been shipped from
Kansas City. 1t should arrive here
about the middle of the week.
The machine was not bought by the
city, merely rented for the sewer job
It is intended to be used in such Sec
tions of the town as have no rock. II
resembles very closely, they say, the
big tanks now in use in France against
the Germans. The work it will per-
form in a day is said to be equal to
that of 100 men. When it gets to go
ing Mr.. Wygle expects to make fast
work of digging trenches and laying
sewer pipe.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
WEATHER RECORDS
BROKEN IN AUGUST
Highest Temperature Since Es-
tablishment Of Weather Bu-
reau-COrn Practically
Ruined

Topeka, Sept. 3.-The highest tenn
perature ever recorded in Topeka and
the hottest 22-day period in the past
seventeen years occurred during Aug
ust, according to q bulletin issued Sat
urday by the weather bureau. As q
whole, the month averaged warmer
than any other, except August, 1913,
and July, 1901, since local records
were started in 1887.
Temperature Of 100 degrees and
higher occurred on eleven days, with
maximum temperature Of 100 de-
grees on August 3. There were eight
nights when the thermometer failed
to register below rs degrees. Accord
ing to the bulletin, the only really cool
weather Of the month occurred dur
ing the last two days, with q low
mark of So degrees last Saturday. 1t
also stated that the amount Of sun
shine was greater than any previous
month this year and it was the
windiest August on record, but the
winds were mostly hot and whitening
to vegetation.
The total rainfall during August
amounted to 3.24 inches, which is only
LOS inches below normal and heavier
than that of five of the previous six
Augusts at Topeka. Even this amount
of rain, however, was inadequate to
supply present needs, owing to the
dryness of the two previous months
and the intense heat.
Corn, that seemed to be in its prime
at the beginning of the month, was
practically ruined in the bottoms,
where it was greatly damaged, and
considerable was cut for fodder. Gar
dens and truck patches dried up and
pastures became brown and bare.
S. D. Flora, state meteorologist, stated
that wells dried up that had not been
known to fail for years.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

RE TT ORDAINED BY THE MAY
OR AND COUNCILMEN OF THE
CITY OF BAXTER SPRINGS, KAN
SAS: .,u. - INV,
crete be and the same is hereby Or
dered to be built in said city on the
East side of Cleveland Avenue, be-
tween 22nd and 23rd Streets, abuttlng
on lots z, 8, 9, and 10 Block 5 Cherry
Addition and lot l2 Block 36, Warwick
Place Addition; ,o.h
And also on both sides Of 18th
Street from Park Ave-, to Lincoln
Ave, abutting Blocks B and 9 Omana
Addition: on both sides of 10Th Street
from Military Ave. to Lincoln ave.
abutting Blocks 2, 3, and Omaha
Addition; on both sides OF 2Oth street
from Military Ave. to Lincoln ave
ahuttinp Blocks 3 and a Omaha Add
tion: on both sides of Lincoln ave.
from goth to 18th Streets abutting
Blocks 4 and 5 Omaha Addition. That
ali of said sidewalks shall be OF ma,
terial and workmanship as is provided
for first class concrete sidewalks IN
section one of Ordinance No. III and
shall be four feet wide. =,
Section 2. Construction Of the side
walks herein provided shall be COM
pleted within thirty (SOl days from
the passage, approval and publication
of this ordinance and shall, as to ma
terial and construction be subject 10
the supervision, inspection and ap,,
proval of the city engineer OF the said
CITY of Baxter Springs. IN
Section 8. That this ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from ana
after its passage, approval and publ
Passed and approved this 10Th day
of August, 1918. ,,u a.,
f. L. WRIGHT, Mayor
Attest: w. p. HOWARD, City Clerk
(Seal) L..l,,
/, W. P. Howard, City Clerk, hereby
certify that the above is q true ano
correct copy of Ordinance No; III La az
the same was passed by the City
Council at q meeting held August ~
1918, and as the same now appears
on file in my office.
GSeaD w. P. Howard, City Clerk
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
NEOSHO TRADES DAY
A GREAT SUCCESS
Baxter Chamber of Commerce
Secretary Gets Valuable
Pointers from Visit to
Missouri City

Throughout the entire Southwest
there is no city that has so developed
the trades day feature as has Neosho,
where it has been a feature for some
time, according to C. M. Sarchet, Sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce
who visited Neosho Monday togeth-
er with F. NJ. Perkins, S. w. Van
Dyne, Rev. John Garretson and Tru-
man Garretson. The first Monday in
each month is Neosho's trades day
and merchants there declare that Mon
day is the ideal day for the reason
that it does not take away any trade
from Saturday. the big trade day ev-
erywhere.
The Neosho committee sends out
$500 circulars on the last Thursday
of each month, advertising the trades
day on the following Monday. This
circular in addition to carrying GER
tain bargains, offered by NeoshO mer-
chants, also carries a list Of articles
which farmers will offer for auction
on the Trades day. This auction feat
ure has grown to such an extent that
the farmers come from all directions,
attracted by this one feature alone.
The auction also always includes the
offering of considerable live stock Of
all kinds. The farmers, wherever
possible, let the Neosho committee
know ahead of time what they will
have for auction, and this information
is carried on the circular. The adver.
tising matter sent out is all paid for
on the cooperative plan by the mer-
chants. There was q big crowd in
Neosho yesterday.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
MORE SUGAR AVAILABLE
More Than Is Pounds for Canning
May Be Bought Now

Conservation of sugar is the watch
word, but this is the time to can fruit.
according to the state food administra-
tor, who has announced that addition
al sugar may be secured by persons
who really desire to use it for canning
purposes. Grocers announce that blue
plums and Elberta peaches are on the
markets. Many housewives will desire
to utilize the opportunity for putting
away food for winter use, and the
county food administrator says that
special sugar permits may be secured
for those who need more than the re-
gulation twenty-five pounds.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
GROWTH THE PAST YEAR
BRINGS NEED OF BUILD
ING IMPROVEMENTS
work TO Be STARTED SOON
Will Finish Basement, Extend
Auditorium, Install Pipe Or
gan and Make Several
Other Changes

Since the beginning Of the present
year, when Rev. Garretson assumed
the pastorate of the Presbyterian
church, that institution has developed
very largely in membership and the
congregations have been constantly
growing. Concurrent with this pros
perity came the need Of larger and
better housing, and as stated in yes
terday's Daily Citizen steps have al
ready been taken TO make extensive
improvements.
The present plans are we'll under
way and the building committee has
Clifford johnson, architect, complet-
ing the drawings, while Messrs. Ray
& Son, contractors, will furnish the
estimate and possibly have general
supervision of the reconstruction.
The Presbyterian church has been
growing for several months, and with
the very limited capacity for modern
church and Sunday School work it was
realized that much progress could not
be had unless more room was secured.
For a time the plan Of selling the
present location was considered, but
rs the corner at Twelfth and East
streets is valuable and likely to in
crease in value thru the next few
years, it was decided to retain the
property and Us q war time economy
make the present plant modern.
The present plans, provide for the
fitting up of the present basement
which is under the Sunday School
wing, for a kitchen and dining room
for the ladies, in such shape as to
make it available for several Sunday
School classes. The present Sunday
School wing will be devoted entirely
to the primary department with the
installation of sand tables, black
boards and more little chairs. The
church auditorium will be extended to
the south "a to 80 feet, providing
space for a modern pipe organ and
choir platform together with q new
pulpit and communion table effect.
The room will be seated with new
modern and comfortable pews provid-
ing for about 275 persons. The s. 5.
room will seat an additional hundred
or more. The entire inside Of the
building will be refnished and the
auditorium floor covered with carpet.
In the Southeast corner Of the struot-
ure q new room will be added for a
pastors study and committee room.
A toilet room will be included in the
plans. These improvements together
with provision for a hot-air furnace,
and the entire building painted, will
give to the Presbyterians at a small
cost, a modern and up-to-date church
building for their work. The entire
cost for this work is being provided
for in such q manner as to make it
unnecessary to canvass the general
public for money.
A congregational meeting is an
nounced for the evening of September
18th for the adoption Of the final
plans, after which the work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible in or
der to have the work finished before
cold weather and in time for the fall
and winter activities.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
MELROSE

Cash Botsford is cutting up corn to
fill his silo and preparing to SOW
wheat.
We have had fine rains recently and
farmers are plowing for wheat, and
the rains put the ground in fine condi-
ton.
Ashton Carver, sick with typhoid
at Stebbins, is very low yet, but is
resting easy at this writing and is
still under the care of DR.. Walker of
Melrose.
G. H. Filby was doing business at
Baxter Springs last Saturday and
calling on friends.
o. w. Brown and family visited his
brother, Fred, living near Chetopa.
Mrs. ]. B. Filby received visit
from her cousin and husband Satur-
day night, on their return trip from
Arkansas to their home at Chetopa
D. S. Stebbins is about on the sick
| list, and has been visiting home folks
at Columbus a few days, returned to
the farm Sunday; looking now for O
hand to cut up corn.
o. W. Brown and family are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Welch, neal
Baxter before moving to a farm neal
Chetopa.
Mrs. Hiclrnite living at Stebbins is
enjoying a visit from her daughter
who has been working for a family
near Miami, Okla.
Miss Edith Cool will attend schoo
at Columbus against this fall and win
ter.
John Daughitt living near Melros'
had large stock sale last Friday an'
employed Harry Wilbur, of Miami, n
auctiOneer.
Riley Glazier living at Stebbins ha'
been baling hay for Sam Lovelad!
near Columbus.
Pierson and sons came home iron
their hay job north Of Melrose las
Friday on account Of rain and will re
turn soon as the weather settles.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
AMALGAMATED COMPANY
STRIKES RICH LEAD ORE

The Amalgamated Lead and Zinc
Company will begin the erection Of .
new concentrating plant Immediately
on their forty acre lease joining the
Acme mill on the south, which is To-
Gated east Of Picher. The Amalga-
mated people recently made one Of the
richest lead strikes that has been
made east of Picher. Number six
drill hole showed up at 150 to 1S0 fest
q 80 foot face, ten feet Of which as
saying so per cent. Eight drill holes
show a recovery Of 4 to 25 per cent
zinc ore at the depth Of 205 to 226
fest.
As soon as the company proves
their lease up by drilling, two shafts
will immediately be sunk and the
ground opened up, while the new
plant Is under construction.
s. A. Anderson, Of Joplin, No, has
the contract for the drilling. B. L.
HuddsStOn Of Webb City, No. b asla
lAanAgG
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
KETTLER-HOOPER
ARE SELLING OUT
New Furniture Can Be Bought
for Less Than II Ordinarily
Costs Second Hand

The Kettler-H Hooper Furniture COM
pany are located in the Empire Hotel
block, one block west Of the American
National Bank, little out Of the CEN
ter Of business in Baxter Springs, but
that Is just far enough make 1t diff
6cult for them to work up q salts
factory business, so they have decided
to quit.
This company came into Baxter
Springs during the height Of the
boom last year. They put in a stock
Of very high grade furniture, and
placed orders for goods that amount
ed to several thousand dollars.
When they decided to 60 out Of bus
mess they had to decide what to do
with the stock. The location was
against them and they could not sell
in bulk to advantage. They did not
want to store. So they decided to put
It up to the buying public. They
would offer the stock ut wholesale
cost. Wholesale cost when they
bought the stock was very much less
than now, as everyone knows; SO when
they marked their merchandise down
to cost It was priced lower than the
same can be bought at wholesale now,
by q considerable amount.
Last month they advertised sale
at the reduced prices and they surely
did sell off lot Of goods, but not all
by any means, for they had a lot of
stock.
On what is left they have marked
prices still lower. And there is plenty
left to satisfy anyone, handsome bed
room suiets, elegant kitchen cabinets,
luxurious parlor sets, rockers, dining
room suites, and rugs and draperies.
Besides, they have a large line Of
Peninsular, Garland and other gas,
wood and coal stoves and ranges.
This is surely a good chance to save
and anyone who has in mind furnish
ing house, q room or buying a single
piece will make q substantial saving
by buying now.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
Fort Riley, Kas., Aug. 81, 1918.

Fort Riley, Kas., Aug. 81, 1918.
Mrs. Maggie Kent,
Dear Sis:-I will drop you q few
lines today as we are still in q riley
condition in Riley camp. There wa
a bunch left here Wednesday fol
Camp Kerney, California, on their
way to Siberia. The song master led
them to the train singing "oh, well
make the kaiser wiser, yes, we'll make
the kaiser WISER" He is sure q song
bird but little windy being from O
windy state, you know, he is not &C.
countable for what he says. Say,
was inquiring about having some Of
those pennants made but they have
stopped the soldiers from selling and
handling stuff that way in camp. They
claim it takes his mind from his work
so have stopped it.
We sure have three dandy doctors
with this company; they each give US
a lecture each day and they can give
it in such a way a person cannot help
but take an interest in It. / would like
to put in a year or so with them in
hospital work.
Well, / do not know anything Of in
terest, so will ring off.
]. R. GREEN.
P.S. Do not answer until you hear
from me again.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

that / am fine and dandy and hope all
of you are the same. hope ! will get
your letter before we leave and that
will be tomorrow, Sunday. will send
you my address and you can write to
me after you get this letter.
I don't hear from May or Jim any
more. Don't know why they don't
write.
How is mother and Jack? Guess it
is pretty warm down there; it is cool
here most all the time. / am glad we
are going to leave here, but / have
had it easy since we came here. ! went
to school for a month and have been
driving a car since. We have several
men in this company that haven't been
in the army long. They think they are
going to die real soon. / hope you
will get the money all right.
wish / would have sent more
now, as l get $45 q month now and
am trying to get the bond sent home
before we leave If / can, but seems like
things like that go pretty slow.
Well sis, l would sdre like to see you
all but there is no chance, so don't
worry about me; will be home some
time.
Jack must be some boy now.
would like to tease him again..
Ysll, sis, this is all. As you know
sn the main viii be read from now
on. Bye Bye,I viii be sailing whsr
you get this.
Wagner Moran h. Lawson,
Field Hospital Co, St6,
S12 Sanitary Train 81 Div.
A kF: Ua New YOFE