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Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
HIS HONOR COL. (D HOUSE

A Texas newspaper man, the editor
of a democratic paper published at
Temple, Texas, has this TO say about
our great would be statesman Col. ~
House, who has long been the chief
confidential adviser Of President VIII
son. He says:
notwithstanding a thousand lies to
the contrary, Mr.. House was never
openly identified with one single
movement for reform before he left
Texas. The statement often repeated
that Col. House, as he Is sometimes
jokingly named. ever elected q gov
crnor of Texas is just q plain pOliti-
cal lie and every well informed Texan
knows it. That he never had the ca
pacity for original thought is clearly
proven by the fact that no man can
point to one public or private utter
ancc that he made showing him to be
possessed of even general know
ledge of craftsmanship. There is
lacking in his whole career one single
attribute or qualification or experience
that could entitle him to the name of
diplomat.
"That the President should permit
the idea to gain prevalence, that he
was being advised, and perhaps guild
ed, by such mediocre mentality was
most unfortunate especially when our
nation was face to face with matters
of such supreme Importance. 1t could
have none other than a depressing
effect that evidently chilled the en-
thusiasm ef the many real democratic
statesmen to whom Mr.. Wilson should
have extended the privilege Of at least
personal suggestion.
"On the other hand the supposed
silent power Of a man like House
with the President of the United
States, gave the republicans q most
handsome opportunity 70 charge sue
cessfully that the government was
in the hands of little men.
"The statement by the chairman Of
the national republican committee on
the eve Of the election referring to
House as the unappointed agent Of
our nation shows that the advantage
was not overlooked and the returns
show that the argument hit the spot"
The Cherokee County Mutual tele-
phone Company, with headquarters at
the county seat will hold its annual
election Jan, II.
The candidates for the various Of
fees, to be considered at the annual
meeting, are the following:
For President-W. H, Shafer, r.
H. Settle and j. Orr Chubb.
For Secretary-Mrs. Pearl Jarrett,
A. L. Jewett and F. A. Norell.
For Treasurer-Henry Mitchell, j.
N. Dunbar and Ed. Maxwell.
For members of Executive Board
First district, G. w, Douglas, VIM.
Buzard and ]. c. StOnecipher; Second
district, E. C. Barrick, ]. o. Beeman
and Erwin Evans; Third district, Fred
COwley, Morton Hall and Cuylen Car
ter,
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

With the beginning of the New
Year the Joplin-Pittsburg railway
has reduced its accommodations in the
time of the running Of It's cars, &C
cordinR to the Columbus Advocate, tc
one hour, instead of every half hOul
as heretofore. This is rather signif'
can't as showing q slow down Of bust
ness in that section.
Il Is also significant that the Rogers
line is crowded to its capacity to take
care Of its traffic running half hOul
schedules,
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

Charged with conducting one Of the
largest swindles through the mail that
has ever been brought to the notice OF
the local federal authorities, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Gerard, alias Mr.. and Mrs.
o. p. Baker, alias Mr.. and Mrs. c. K.
Noble were arrested recently at Leav'
snworth by order Of Fred Robertson
United States district attorney for
Kansas. According to information sub
mitted. to Mr.. Robertson by fedora
agents who investigated the case, Ge
rard and his wife have defraude6
wholesale merchants and iobbers out
Of merchandise valued at $4,000 dur
ing the past six months, When arrest
ed. Gerard and his wife were running
q small store In Leavenworth under
the name Of Mr. and Mrs. c. X. Noble
FQrty-six trunks, In which federal
agents claim the wrongfully obtained
merchandise has been transported,
were found in the store, Merchandise
and other property valued at over $4O,'
600 was found.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
Keep the Blood Pure-DOn't Let
II Absorb That Nasty Bile
and Cold

II you don't expel the bile and cold
when needed, the blood win absorb II
and distribute TO eery extremity ot
the body. The system becomes pOis'
oned and you are affected with vari-
ous ailments. Yes, Nsturined Liver
Tablets viii do TIE WORK for you- 1bS
snd Sc SEQ DEpg c. RNxtsE
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

Placing a tax upon automobiles to
he used in the building OF good roads
In Kansas Is one Of the features Of the
program which will be submitted to
the legislature by the Kansas Good
Roads Association. This tax win be
graduated. according to the horeapOW-
or Of the machine, and the entire pro-
eeeds will 60 into the road fund. &C.
eording to ]. Frank Smith. manager Of
The association.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

Plans are being formulated by the
Legislative committee Of the Kansas
State Teachers Association for the In
PRODUCTION Of . teachers pension bill
ct the coming session Of the state legis.
lature. It will hs drawn up by the
Legislative committee. Of which Ray
mond Kent. superintendent Of the
Lawrence public schools, Is chairman,
and q number Of the most prominent
educators IN the state are members,
The committee members will meet In
Topeka in the near future to consider
the provisions Of the bill and to for
mally draft 1t preparatory to the meet
ing Of the council Of administration In
Topeka, January II and Is,
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

Kansas Is to receive nearly a quar-
ter Of q million dollars worth OF
equipment for the national guard units
organized In the state. The ad1utant
general was notified recently that
f1O1,553 worth Of ordnance supplies
and s125,000 in Quartermaster stores
were on the way. The rifles are the
1s17 model Enfield, slightly modified,
and Colts automatic 45.caliber revol.
Vers will be used.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
STARBEAMS
Kansas City Star

Very considerate of the weather
man to send a nice, clean blanket Of
snow for the New Years celebrAnts
to slip and fall down on.
Another futile matter to mention in
the presence Of the sweet young wo-
men of today is the we'll known fact
that it requires practically as much
moral courage to stay at home as it
does to go to war.
Judging from the order that some
body always brings out Of chaos,
there must be a good 6eal Of latent
order running around over Russia
these days, if somebody would just
round it up.
MAY Settle italian Problem
Headline.
How simple our railroad, our food
and all our other reconstruction prob
lens will be for Mr.. Wilson TO uh-
tangle when he returns from Europe,
when he hops about from country to
country, settling difficulties that have
stumped the statesmen of Europe for
years!
King George has given the Presi-
dent a beautifully bound history of
Windsor Castle as a birthday present.
When George comes to this country,
perhaps Mr.. Wilson will have a his
tory of the White House ready for
him, and perhaps not, George no
doubt being familiar with White
House history. However, there is
still that history of Colonel House,
of which George may have heard and
may be curious about.
"You can't be pro-kaiser and So
cialistic at the same time," SAYS Vic
tor Berger, who ought to know, hav-
ing given the proposition one of the
most notable tryouts since the war
began.
No doubt the American Bolsheviki
are very much disappointed with the
n i Czecha-Slovakian government,
which, after obtaining ito freedom and
achieving recognition Of its independ-
ence, is now about to "spoil" it all
by forming state after the plan Of
the United States Of America,
AS nearly as a WesteTner can make
it out, the Hog Island venture was a
great tribute to the American money
making genius, without adding to
American industrial record,
The "flu" fear being virtually dis
PEELED, the sneeze is no longer re-
liable means Of getting seat on q
crowded street car. But . Fesourcefvl
working girl standing in an aisle the
other night remarked to her cOmpan-
ion:
"Oh, I'd rather stand up anyway
these days. You can dodge a brick
so much easier if you're on your feet
than if you're sitting down."
"Have my seat, madam" said a
large, fat young man, rising and tip
ping his hat politely.
Thirty years from now the grand
paps Of that day win set around ana
squeal and pirate about the good old
times before prohibition came, when
a feller could make q beast Of hinI-
self without let or hindTanee, b'gOsh-
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
The Proper Course

Information of Priceless Value TO
Every Baxter Springs Citizen
How 10 act In an emergency Is
knowledge Of inestimable worth, ana
this is particularly true Of the diseases
and ills Of the human body. y you
suffer with kidney backache, urinary
disorders, or any form Of kidney
trouble, the advice contained in the
following statement should add Q val
uable asset to your store OF kncwl-
edge. What could be more convinc-
inc proof of the efficiency OF Doan's 5
Kidney Pills than the statement OF a
nearby resident who has used them
and publicly tells OF the Denen' 0e-
L. +. McAdams, SO5 E. Sycamore
st.. Columbus, Kas., says: Lifting
and straining caused the trouble WIN WIN
nv kidneys and / suffered inteTse,y
from pains in the small OF my back
Nv fest and ankles were swollen 700;
I procured Doan's Kidney Pills ano
thew not only made my back stronger
and easier, but reduced the dropsicai
swelling" r ,s;,s,,,-
soc, at all dealers. Foster-MilDurn
Co., Mfgrs, Buffalo. n. 7: OO
.xa;rst o,hlished In Baxter hpFings
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
Chamberlain's Tablets

When you are troubled with indi-
gestion or constipation, take Cham
berlain's. Tablets. They strengthen
the stomach and enable it to perform
its functions naturally. Indigestion
Is usually accompanied by constipa-
ton and is aggregated by It: Cham
berlain's Tablets cause a gentle move
ment of the bowels, relieving the con-
dition.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
NEW YEAR, 1919

i NEW YEAR, 1919
I. Why talk about the past .
!. when we have before US a
I. bright New Year and the =
+ whole world to conquer? =
I. Start it right with q smile, :
1. a light heart and determ-
I. ination to make it a sue :
I. cess that will surpass all :
I. previous efforts,
+ You have our kindest :
I. thoughts and very best :
+ wishes for happiness and
+ prosperity throughout the :
I. year 1919. Z
l. Menu fOr the Entire Year :
+ Grace
!. Conscience Clear
+ Kindness Good Cheer
I. Tender Memories
/. Charity, Served With Dis :
+ cretion
(. Peace Love Truth
+ Long Life. Stuffed With :
(. Usefulness
I. Heart, Fond and True
I. "a large portion)
1. Affection Happiness
+ Sweet Thoughts :
I. Best Wishes for Absent :
i Friends
+ Mizpah
!. j. ]. j. !. j. j. 4. 4. Il h n 4
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

Judge Barzzillai Gray. who came to
Wyandotte County In 1857. was found
dead late the other afternoon in the
little stone house where he lived alone
On his small farm nearsKansas City.
Kas. He was 81 years old October /.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

Sherman County should be q mecca
for office seekers who have little
money. according to expense accounts
Of candidates In the recent election,
the last Of whom has now filed state
ment The high man spent S52.50 in
bic campaign. Some Of the candidates
got away with spending only IS.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
tFirst published IL Baxter Spring
News. Nee. 20, 191e.)
uoeNoTIcE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

The State of Kansas,
county of Cherokee, IS.
]. IA the PEpbate Court IL and tor
, =" W Said County.
In the matter of the Estate OF Moan
Harwell, Deceased, Creditors and al
other persons interested IN sss tae slT,e thet
INV final report is n9w On file in TIE
fiotsts eaaTt, in and fOE paid county
idr ths iSspectien pf parties interest T
ed. I shall, on the goth day Of jan
uary, 1919, apply to said Court Tor q
full and final settlement of said Es-
tate, and ask the Court for an oraer %
NawiRs ny ee%PsRSat1lo9 sgI. 1S th|s astate'
w" - Jesse ]. Watson,
Administrators Of :,
Noah Harwell, Deceased.
Dated, Columbus, Kansas Decem-
her II, A. D., 1913:
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
THE STATE OF KANSAS

The National Bond and Debenture
Co. Frank E. Weakley, Charles n.
Weagley, Frank c. March, Oscar M
Cav, George S. Green, Jne. Messen1'
and the unknown heiFs, executors, ad;,
miuistrators, DEVICES, trustees and
assigns, # they or any OF them be
' You and each of you are hereby no
tilted that you have been sued IN the
district Court Of Cherokee County
Kansas, sitting at Columbus, by the
plaintiff, whose petition is now on ME
in the Office Of the clerk Of said Court
in Columbus, Kansas, and that you
must answer the said petitieR en- OF
befoFe the 18th day IT February, 1919
ss said petitieh will be taken as con-
fessed and Judgment rendered IN favor
Of the plaintiff and against you, the
said defendants, Of the following na,
ture. to-wit: Plaintiff will be decreed
to be the legal and equitable, in fee
simple, awner of the real estate de-
scribed in said petitipR, te'witi
Hats numbered Thirteen, Fourteen
and Sixteen, in Block numbered
three, in SolOmon's Addition to the
City of Baxter Springs, Cheroket
County, Kansas -,
and the ljtle To said real estate Wi
BE- Houieted in seid plaintiff and you
and each Of you, win be wholly ex'
cIuted and forever barred from set
ting up or claiming any right, tItle
or interest In or to said real estate o.
snv part thereof, and plaintiff viii b
given such other relief as she may d
entitled to in law or equity, including
the costs Of this action. 80.
Dated at COLUMBUS, Kansas, TIM
s0th day Of December, lslS; ;,,,
Nv q. W. Earnshaw, Her Atterney
Attsst: Fred Slmkln. No.. n.-,,
Cs.al
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

Hutchinson police ere trying 10
catch q Kansas Hun who girdlea trsea
On the parking Of some Of the prst-
tisst strsstA Elgbt tine maple trees
n frunt a ths hamo q Cllnl1A 0losh
e. ma n,1soG haEO h1A gH1llA
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

You only need SanOl Eczema Cure
to get rid of those Black Heads, Pim-
ples, rought bumpy skin. Leaves skin
smooth. Cures any case Of AsEema.
Is nleaasat Ia use, 4 trial will con-
vince yeu. SOC and $1.00 at the drug
store. For sale by Scott Drug Co.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS,
SITTING AT GALENA.
No. 2200

Frank E. Weakley and B. c. Hodges,
If they or either of them be living,
and if dead, then their unknown
heirs, executors, administrators,
devisees, trustees and assigns;-
The Kansas City Fl. Scott & Gulf
Railroad Company, corporation, II
not dissolved, but if dissolved, then
it's unknown officers, successors,
trustees and assigns; and the un-
known officers, successors, trustees
and assigns Of the Baxter Springg
Investment Company, q dissolved
corporation; and Mary Darnell, sole
heir at law Of R. ]. Hiner, de-
ceased.
Publication Notice
The State Of Kansas to the above
named defendants, Frank E. Weak
ley and B. C. Hodges, II they or eth
er Of them be living and II they or
either of them be dead, then to their
unknown heirs, executors, administra-
tors, devisees, trustees and assigns;
The Kansas City Ft. Scott & Cult
Railroad Company, a corporation II
not dissolved, but If dissolved, then
| its unknown officers SUCCESSORS
trustees and assigns, and the un-
known officers, successors, trustees
and assigns of the Baxter Springs In
vestment Company, dissolved cor
poration, GREETING:
You and each of you are hereby no
titled that you have been sued in the
above named court by the above
named plaintiff in the cause above en-
titled, and that his Petition Is now on
file in the office Of the Clerk Of said
court in the city Of Galena, Cher0kee
County, Kansas, and that you must
answer said Petition on or before the
18th day. Of February, 1919, or said
Petition will be taken as true and
Judgment rendered in favor Of the
plaintiff and against you and each Of
you, quiet;ng the title Of the plaint1nI
in and to the following described real
estate, to-wit:
road Addition to the City Of Baxter
Springs, in Cherokee County, Kan
sas; lot IL in block Is Of Warwick
Place Addition to the City Of Bax-
ter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan
sas; and lot 13 in block 2 Of Brew:
ster's first addition to the City OF
Baxter Springs, Cherokee County,
Kansas;
and you are required TO come in and
set up and have adjudicated whatever
right, title, interest, lien or claim you
have or claim to have in, on. or %
said real estate or any part thereof,
and the plaintiff will be decreed TO Be
the legal and equitable owner Of said
real estate and every part and parcel
thereof, and your apparent claims
thereto will be held null and void and
of no force or effect in law or equity,
and plaintiff will be granted such 9th:
er and further relief as in justice and
equity he may be entitled TO receive.
E. B. MORGAN,
Attorney for Plaintiff:
Dated at Galena, Kansas, this 2Srd
day of December, 1918.
Attest: Fred Simbin, District Clerk
(Seall
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
First published In Baxter Springs
News, Jan. 3, 1912
PUBLICATION NOTICE

J9sie Williams, :...:;;::;:,;;;;;;:;;:r'f'R'"'iH'
The National Bond and Debenture
Co., Frank E. Weakley, Charles II.
Weagley, Frank 6. March, Oscar
N, Gay, George 8; Gteent snO' T.
HesseA, and Gle unknown heirs, ex'
ecutors, administrators, devisees,
successors, trustees and assigns, II
Defendants
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-21

FORTY ACRES CAREY ACT LAND,
every foot can be irrigated and
cultivated, water maintenance
about rs cents per acre. Price
SIS per acre, $3.50 down, balance
8 years at Z per cent. This is good.
B. L. Sawtelle, Ill No. Main st.,
Pocatello. Idaho. lott.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-21

business in one month. This plant
will handle the Gates half sole,
which applies cobbling to tire-mend-
ing in an efficient way.
Mr.. Daniels will install one of the
best vulcanizing plants to be found
in the west, and to operate it he has
brought T. G. Thomas from Denver,
q man long experienced in vulcaniz-
ing work. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas and
their children will also make their
home here and are looking for
quarters.
Mr.. Daniels spent twenty-five
months in France, five months at
the front. He enlisted as a private,
and came home captain in the
quartermaster corps. 1t was his ddty
to sell off huge quantities Of army
equipment, including the clothes
that every soldier parted with willy
nilly at the decootie-izer on his de-
parture for home.
Mrs. Daniels also spent a year in
France as a woman soldier in the
u s. signal corps, operating tele-
phone stations at the front and in
Paris. It was there she met the
captain and they were married. Mrs.
Daniels lived at Yuma, Ariz. before
in the U. s. service.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-21

LOCAL NEWS

A table of things: trays, vaces,
etc., at one-half price, Hayes Gift
Shop. 14atf.
Frank B. Stevens, a prominent at
torney Of Salt Lake City visited here
Thursday with his son, E. W. Stevens
county stock agent.
DR.. Charles Mackey returned the
last of the week from a deer hunt
in the Salmon country. Mrs. Mackay
accompanied her husband and he
brought back deer.
D. G. Collins of Lathrop, Mo-, is
the guest of his brother, l.. C. Collons
for several weeks. He has just re-
turned from overseas, where he
served in the motor transportation
department of the A. e. F. He at
tended school at Grenoble for a few
months before sailing for home.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-21

Mackinaws for boys---good
heavy material---pure wool.
Very attractive patterns.
$5.35 for the very small
sizes. Larger ones sizes 81 to
81
sc 35
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Bridge Work is
Well Under Way
CONTINUED from page II

was supported by wooden Orders
and they were always vibrating and
changing position, and the planks
wobbled and tore themselves to
slivers. The new Steel span will be
foored with cement or bitumen and
will be solid like the grade built in
between the retaining walls Omey
Dyer, one of the soldiers back from
the fighting lines, is the foreman in
charge of the cement construction.
He says they found some of the
wooden stringers of the main bridge
badly warped and twisted, and some
of them turned on the sides. Most
of them were forced back into posi-
ton, and there are some that are
narrower than others, that seem to
be spiked to the floor of the bridge,
but do not rest on any supports at
either ends They probably had
blocks under the ends at one time,
30 they rested on the Orders, but as
the wood shrunk and the bridge vi
brated, the blocks have crawled out
and passed on.
Mr. Dyer says that when a horse
trots across the bridge it vibrau IS
about three-fourths of an inch at the
ends Of the steel sections that rest
on the piers. Steel rollers of small
diameter are provided to receive the
vibrations due to expansion of heat
and travel, and these little rollers
get very busy If horses trot. The
wonder is that planks ever stayed in
position at all at the ends of the
structure. When the. work is finished
this paper will publish the total ex-
pense of converting the old ap-
proaches into something alleged to
be permanent and the public are
invited to be doing some estimating
Of their own to see how close they
can get to actual cost.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-21
FRENCH CHAMBER
APPROVES TREATY
Second of Great Powers
to Approve the Yer
sailles Peace
BRITAIN RATIFIED

Paris.-The chamber of deputies on
October 2 ratified the German peace
treaty by a vote of 372 to 50. Sew
enty-three members abstained from
voting.
The chamber then took up the treat
les between France and the United
States and France and Great Britain.
The FrancO-American and Franco
British treaties were unanimously
ratified.
A total Of sol votes was cast for
the two treaties.
Ratification of the German peace
treaty by the French chamber Of dep
uties by the decisive vote of 372 to
SO may be considered as assuring the
approval of the Versailles peace by
the second Of the great powers which
has voted upon it.
Great Britain has already by act of
parliament ratified the treaty. and the
formal announcement of ratification is
only awaiting the receipt of advices
that Australia, the last Of Great
Britain's dominions to act upon it.,
has registered its approval.
The approval of three Of the great
powess, in addition to that of Ger
many, is needed to put the treaty into
effect. y
There seems likely to be halt in
the process of making the treaty eff
fective, however, for aside from Great
Britain and France, none of the pow
ers whose assent would furnish the
necessary third ratification appear
likely of supplying it speedily.
Japan, it has been indicated, will
await American action before passing
upon the treaty herself, and the dis
solution of the Italian parliament, it
seems probable, will defer Italian rat
ifieation until December at least.
A notable feature Of the vote by
the French chamber was the majority
of $40 for ratification The opposi-
ton to various clauses Of the docu-
ment which was voiced In the parlia-
mentary debate largely melted away
when the time for vote arrived and
Premier Clemenceau scored the big
gest majority of his career.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-21
To Rush New
Blackfoot Building

J. B. Daniels, of Boston, Mass, ar
rived in Blackfoot Saturday with
Mrs. Daniels, and is established in
the Kennedy apartments. Mr.. DAN
iels bought several weeks ago, two
lots on South Broadway from Mrs.
Grace Stevens, and on the corner Of
Sexton and Broadway will build a
brick filing and service station. The
work will commence Wednesday. Mr..
Daniels expects to open his door to
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-21
ROwles---Mack Co.
Good clothes at fair prices.
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

The New Lavaside Ditch company,
a corporation, principal place of bust
ness, Blackfoot, Idaho:
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board of directors of
the above named company, held on
Tuesday the third day of September,
1919, assessment No. 40, of 800
per share was levied on the capital
stock of this company, which is now