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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21
Sale of Estrsy.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing described animal will be sold
at ublic' auction to NE highest bid
der for cash, az the ranch OF ]. G. An
derson, Arbon, Idaho, or Thursday,
April II, 1919.
One dark gray mare colt, coming
two years old, no brands visible.
GEO. Fl. HANSON, Sheriff.
3-7-14-21-28.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04
lElNDNEYS AND Z
IIDADDER BOTHER
Take a glas Of Salts to huSh ont your
Kidneys and neutralizs lri.
tsting aoids. -

Kidney and Bladder weakness result
from uric acid. says noted authority.
The kidneys filter this acid from the
blood and pass II on to tho bladder, where
Il often remains to irritate and inilnme,
causing a burning, scalding sensations or
setting up ah irritation at the neck Of
the bladder, obliping you to seek relief
two OF three times during the night
The sufferer Is in constant dread, the
water passes sometimes with scalding
sensation and Is very profuse; again,
there Is difficulty in avoiding II.
Bladder weakness, most folks cali II,
because they can't control uriuption.
While II is extremely annoying and some.
times very painful, this Is really one OF
the most simple ailments 10 overcome.
Get about four ounces OF Jad Salts
from your pharmacist and take q table
spoonful in glass OF water before
breakfast, continue this for two or three
days. This will neutralize the acids in
the urine so & no longer is source OF
irritation to the blndder and urinary or
Rans which then act normally again.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive, harmless,
and is made from the acid Of grapes and
lemon Juice, Combined with .lithia, and
is used BY thousands OF folks who are
subject to urinary disorders caused by
uric acid irritation. Jad Salts is splen.
did for kidneys and causes lo bad
effects whatever.
Here you have q pleasant, eiTervesccnt
Whitewater drink, which quickly relieves
bladder trouble '
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04
/. METHODIST NOTES

A year ago Sunday DR.. ortOn
preached his first sermon to the Meth
odist people Of this city. It has been
a remarkable year in many ways. The
ney church, parsonage and garage, a
plant that is attracting attention all
over the state, has been built. One
hundred and forty-two new members
have been added to the church roll.
The Sunday school enrolment and at
tendance has been doubled. So that
at this date this school leads the coun-
ty in size. Two Epworth Leagues
have been started and are now grow
ing into efficient organizations. The
Women's. Missionary Society has been
rejuvinated and the membership more
than doubled. The Ladies' Aid has
grown tremendously. The pastor re
ports that all salary accounts amount
ing to' e2,62S.00. are paid in, full for
the year; and that ,&567. 90 were paid
to the benovelences.l DR.. j. w. Scott,
District Superintendent, in repOring
this charge at-conference. stated that
there was nothing like.it on his Dis
trict or in the,state. The outlook for
this live church for the new year is
most promising. 8
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

as this letter found me. Il 90 ysu ere
all feeling fine.
received Q letter from Roy and
William hast week and have written
two letter to them. They Said thsy
received my address through yOa. ]
was certainly glad to hear from them.
/ sat right down and answered. They
said they are getting along just Ane.
He tried to joke me about my girl.
He said his girl sent him an Xmas
box. Mother ! believe the Lord b
with us and we viii make It home
safely before long. They are falling
Of It every day. We are just whiting
for our turn and Il can't b long %
do not worry about us. Now moth
er you said for me to let you know
a day before / came home, 20 that you
can do your cooking and other work
and could sit down and do nothing
but listen to me talk. ] had better
let you know q week before ] arrive
for I will have your time longer than
that listening to me. Hal Hal ! am
loaded down. Well, how did my little
girl look? / would Ike to have been
there. / know Philip TOllipher 10
glad to get back, also Bennie HOlbert
and Joe Estes. They cannot realize
what they miss by not crossing the
water. It is q little cool here now.
We have a nice fine place TO sit by and
a plenty Of wood 30 IL we freeze Il is
our fault. We sleep warm ct night
too. I do not see why Ollie Estes does
not write me. have written ZcttA
too. You write every week II you
wish as long as I am here for / love
to receive mail from my folks. ! must
write John. God bless his heart he
will think of his brother W. G. ! can't
never forget him. Why don't the 9TH
er boys write? Sister Is o. K. too. !
had to laugh when i read their letter
il sounded so just like they tllk. ]
think when / get home you win have
trouble getting me away. From your
son and brother, w. g. Estes.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04
CREAM F0B GAIAkRH
OPENS UP N0STRILS ;
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Hplendidl

In one minute your clOgsed nostrils
win open, the air passages Of your head
win clear and you can breathe freely.
No more hawking, snuliing, blowing,
headache, dryness. No struggling for
breath at night your cold or catarrh
viii be gone.
Get a small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
q little Of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream In your nostrils. It PEN
etrates through every air passage Of the
head, soothes. the inflamed or swollen
mucous membrane and relief comes in
stantly.
It's Just fine. Don't stay stufTed.up
with cold or nasty catarrh-Relicf
comes 30 quickly.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04
:, IN POLICE COURT

Saturday evening four Mexicans
were arrested on the train who had in
their possession FIVE grips of booze.
They were taken to Columbus by
Special Agent John Weston.
Frank Amble and two, John Does
were thrown in. Sunday, charged
with imbibing too freely with Mr..
Bafleycorn.'
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

The preacher who has his fiivver
painted white must subscribe to the
biblical injunction that men love dark
ness rather than light and assumes
that the Ford thieves some time in
their lives must have read that pas
sage also.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04
SOLDIER LETTER
Somewhere in France.

-. -. OOmeWnefe IN france. !
To My Dear Mother, Father, Sister
and Brqthers:-I have just received a
letter from you and you can imagine
how. good it made me feel. 1t was SO
loving 1 could not expect any better
one. from you. / am glad to say it
found me well and enjoying good
health. l hope all of you are as well
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Mrs. Hazel Wilson's tonsils were re-
moved at the Baxter Hospital Sat.
morning by Drs. Wear and -McCOr-
mick.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Davidson and
Mrs. James Davidson and children of
Picher motored to Elk City, Kan, Fri.
evening to visit the week end with re-
latives.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Woman's Suffrage has been recog-
nized in the Peace Conference at
France. So much for Step-Mamma
Wilson going along.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Miss nellie Berry has returned 10
her work at Woods Department Store
after an absence due to the death OF
her father, C. B. Berry.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

G. z. Woodruff, who has been en-
ployed here for. several menths as
salesman for the J. w. Grantham Mu-
sic company, will leave early next
week for Anadarko, Okla, his home,
to take up the same line of work.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Mrs. Margaret Foster has received
information by wire from her son, Or
vile, that he recently returned from
overseas, landing at Paris Island, S.
c., and expects to be discharged from
service soon.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04
AIInU THE WINDOW
BY J.. W. X.

Evidently, then, II the Monroe Doc
trIne is left out Of the League Of Ma
tions-it's all In.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Bella Kun, the High Priest of the
'I Wont" Workers in Hungary, must
have "Benna Hun" during the late
Misunderstanding with that country.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

A brewer out in California who has
been put out of business by Uncle
Sam, is going into the canning busi-
ness and will make sausage out of
dogfsh, which are said to be quite edT
ible. Now if some local celebrity can
find way to work up some Of the dry
land sharks we should have the meat
problem pretty well solved.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

After reading that wonderful inter-
view with the late Kaiser Bill pub
lished Sunday in the big papers, one
would get the impression that Bill is
an angel, that Hindenburg is st. Peter
returned to earth and that there was
no such thing as the late war.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

By the way, what has become of the
shirt you had to either skin into over
your head or syphOn it on from the
other end?
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

March went out with smile after
all; If April will just be half as decent
as March we won't complain.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Some Of the street car conductors
are getting SO civil as to discuss the
weather with their passengers.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

It's coming to a pretty pass when a
high priced paragrapher has to spend
time to read thru an entire column Of
stage happenings to find the word
scenario and then not find it.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

The AS You Like 1t Club met Mon.
day afternoon in the home of Mrs. L,
NJ. Perkins, 1908 East Thirteenth
street with a very good attendance.
The regular study was>taken up, each
lady responding to the topic assigned
her. 1t was decided at this meeting to
close os the club meetings for the season
on April 14th with the regular clos
ing banquet which will be at the home
of Mrs. II. M. Gilman. on South Cleve-
land avenue. After the study period
a social hour was enjoyed, the hostess
serving refreshments. -
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Ralph Pfremmer was in Joplin on
business Saturday.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

81 used to read of them tailors what
advertised pant legs at 1898 and threw
in the seats, but this is the first time
ever heard of church advertising
seats free'," mumbled old Jerry Sniff
fles after reading some of the local
church announcements.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

G. s. Minshall and son, Hazelton,
were in Baxter on business Saturday.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04
every day, garbed in pink pajamas,

A workman employed ut one of the
shoe shops is deaf and dumb. One
case where the customer will have the
last word.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

One apple a day may keep the doc
tor away, but after consulting our
grocer we have decided it's cheaper to
have the doctor.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

With a dollar down and dollar a
week" store coming to town, there
shouldn't be much trouble in negotia-
ting our new Easter suit.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

We would like to make owners OF
dogs which persist in rending the
night air with their melodies, sit up
with those dogs and lose the same
amount Of needed rest as the rest of
us sufferers.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Speaking of butter substitutes, S,
Hope Sudds, our local tonsorial artist
says his wife has found one that costs
less and tastes more like butter than
the real article itself.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

One thing apparent about that new
movie "Cannibals of the South Seas"
it didn't cost much for costumes.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Our office girl carries q powder rag
to give her nose the right perspective,
and now comes our wife and suggests
we win have to carry one of the things
for the front AREA Of our dome which
is getting mighty shiny also.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

We certainly do lose faith in. our
ability to Judge men when after see
ing some fine gentleman few times
meet him at the post office garbed in
a celluloid collar and a tailor made
four-in-hand.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Tho Justamere Club was entbrs
tanned Friday aftenoon IN the'hbme
Of Mrs, Earl Ray, SOee North Military
avenue. The time was pleasanty
passed with needlework and cohversa-
ton. The response to roll call was
current events. At the close Of the
afternoon the hostess served an appe-
tising one course luncheon. The guests
present were Mrs. E. B. Shively, Of
Paris, No.. and Miss Maurine Farrell.
Club members were Mesdames John
Gfifard, A. R.. Kane, Wesley M.
Smith, Frank M. Perkins, H. P. Hart
ley, Z. M. Richardson, VIM. Waugh, C.
g. Sparlin, ]. G. Trewatha, james
Simmons, Robert Glasgow and the
hostess. Mrs. ]. G. Trewatha was IAN
nounced as the next hostess April IL.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

You can't aFord to Dodge insurance
so long as cars are being taken every
other night, yet some fellows think SO.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

These fine spring days sure do bring
out the book agents; three in one. day
found our hole-in-the-wall; one selling
Baptist cook books, another Simpnds'
History of the great war and the third
planting a few copies of the daily
Court House happenings at the Coun-
ty Seat, into hands that really don't
have any business with them, but then
what's book agent for if not to sell
books?
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

With prairie hay and alfalfa flirting
around the $40 per ton mark, we have
instructed our cook to cut out cereals
until further notice.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Over at Budapest some one started
the cry 'tfree looting for 4S hours"
Over here in America they don't raise
the cry but carry on indiscriminately
and without any limitation of time.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Old Pert Nye, local weather prog
nosticator, had been reading of the
deadlock at the peace table and re-
marked that mo such consarn thing
could happen at his table; them thirl
teen kids of hisn' would clean up the
grub before the argument would get
well started"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

We overheard q farmer who lives
out on the west end of the proposed
concrete highway say that whatever
the town got free the farmer paid for,
and naturally he was looking for the
joker IN the proposition that is soon
to be made, to take care of the farm
er's end of the cost of this road.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

One good thing about the annual
change in time is that some folks get
out to church on time once every year.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04
sTRkNGUEATED RUPTURE
CAUSES DEATH


Garfield Ellsworth Hews, age 90,
died at the Baxter Springs hospital
Sunday, of paralysis of the bowels
following. strangulated rupture. The
man underwent an operation last FRI
day, but the trouble. had existed 50
long that the organs failed to perform
their-natural functions after the cause
of the trouble had been removed:
Mr.. Hevs was employed as q MINER .I
in the .Picher field. The family had
lived here but a short time, residing
on the second floor q t6e Wholesale
grocery building. He leayes' q. Nite
and several adult children. The BODY
was taken. to Joplin for burial and
the funeral vas held TIesdaN A
L. Heys, a brother, and his wife, were
here from Booayille, Mo-, assisting
the family during Mr.. Hews illness
and at the burial. .,.,,-
= = i a-A-- : Z. II -
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04
ThOseSNew Skirts

If Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep,
She needn't look behind her.
It couldn't hide there.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Mrs. Newbride, who is very anxious
to beat the high cost of living by her
garden methods, says her beans are
already up but that she will wait un-
til danger of frost is over before risk
ing her onions, as they don't seem
very strong.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

The rain storm Sun. night was one
of those kind accompanied by sud-
den bolt of lightning that made per-
son look around and feel ab0nt to see
if he was. all there. Sunday was
an unusual warm day for this time in
the year and all Baxter seemed to be
out rambling in quest of pleasure. >,
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

One of the delightful social func-
tions of this week was the one O'Clock
luncheon Friday in the home Of Mrs.
o. Nj. Bilharz, president of the Baxter
Woman's Club. This was graceful
compliment extended by the hostess
to the women who compose the eTexe-
cutive committee of this club. 1.-The
table was most attractively laid; for
the hostess and eleven guests.
A crystal basket holding a shower
of pink and: white carnations formed
the centerpiece. Plans were discussed
for carrying on work, as already out
lined, and the-beginning of new ac-
tivities in the various sections of the
club. Music was a pleasing diversion
Of the afternoon,
The ladies enjoying Mrs. Bilharz
hospitality were: Mesdames F. M.
Perkins, Al. Harvey, j. L. Nelson
A. T. St, Clair, o.. n. Spratt, j., H.
Hannah, Walter sSSt3 has 'Polster,
EN-, Ricbardsoh, sIohn sIohn. Griftard ana
Miss Verna Canadsy..
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04


The G. G. Class of the Methodist
Sunday school gave very enjoyable
pie social Friday night in the banquet
room Of the Methodist church. A mu-
sical program preceded the supper,
The program was. as follows:
Piano Solo-Miss Audrey Cooper. I.
Sextette-Misses Dorothy Cooke,
Louise Covey, Thelma Wells, DOro-
thy Smith, Clover Gaba and Audrey
Cooper.
Piano Duett-Misses Georgia Allen
and Helen Dively.
Reading-Lillian Youse.
Vocal Solo-Kathleen Covey.
After the program the supper was
served which consisted Of pie and cof-
fee. There were about sixty-five pre-
sent. The young ladies of this class
will use the proceeds, which amount
ed to twenty-one dollars, to furnish
their class room which is situated on
the southwest,side of the church on
the balcony floor. e.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Speaking of dogs bowling at night,
if the old grannies' tale that there is
a death in town whenever you hear. a
dog bowling, is true, then the under
taking business in this berg must be
paying investment.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Citizens of st, Louis, No., just can't
help holding protest meetings every
few days and adopting resolutions
against the bone dry ruling for July
first. The nearer that i = comes the
Oftener they hold them.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

al notice that the same fellows who
had no money to give the Red Cross
folks last summer are tOOvstingy to
sign the petitions for the concrete
highway" said old Jerry snifles, the
town crouch.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Miss Marion Platter of Joplin, re
Gently returned from EihdenwOot col
iege. visited the week end 'with'Misi
Phoebe Louise Wright.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Some well-meaning but badly mis-
informed neighbor Of~Qurs recently
told a house hunter that We were
about to vacate our premises for the
summer. Investigation disclosed that
they had mistaken a severe case OF
spring house cleaning for a case OF
moving.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Carrie Chapman Gait, Americas
Militant Suffragette, says the. new
woman's party will not enter candi-
dates in our National politics. Oh
pshaw:
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

Miss Swannie Smith entertained a
number of friends with pleasant
time Saturday evening at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Smith, 1240 East Fourteenth street.
Dancing formed the diversion Of the
evening and refreshments were
served. Those present were Miss Nell
South of Galena, Francis Fornay Of
Moberly, Mo-, Maurine Farrell of Lib
eral, Mo-, Mrs. Chas. Nichols of indie
pendrnce, Kan, and Misses Marie
Covey, nellie Weaver, Scottie Nichols,
Fey Grubaugh, Alma GOodner, Leah
Chapman, Florence Pfremmer, Bee
Titus, Mary Magruder, Opal Wells,
Dorothy Smith, Lenna Bufords,
Blanche Bilharz, Irene Dent, Lois
Hamilton, Rebecca Sarchet, June
Price, Mabel Rummell and Mrs. Mil
dred Pickins, Mrs. Leroy Scott, Mrs.
Arthur Johnson, Mrs. Merton Good
eagle and Mrs. Josephine Johnson.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

We are willing to wear our summer
trousers without the assistance Of sus-
penders and will gladly persecute our
feet with those fancy house slippers
our friends brought in last birthday,
but we positively refuse to spend the
third Of our lives, or eight hours Of
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

In fact, about all the vacation a
poor paragrapher gets is along in
August when he takes the kids and
camps out on the front lawn between
9 D. m. and 6 a. m.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

'Pa," said little Johnnie Nye, son
of old Pert, 'What does BOlshevih
mean?" Pert scratched his head and
said "bol" means to mess things up;
'shev' mesns anything ignorant; and
fd' means Russian Jew. In other
words, a Bolshiviki is an ignorant
Russian Jew messing things up"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

enecial reduction in prices now. Phone
5t9e, No. .627 Frisco Bldg joplin, No
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-04

TURKISH BATHS
Joplin Turkish Bath HOuse-HOurs
for Ladies: 8 a. m. to p. m; Sunday
10 a. m. to IL m. Lady attendant.
Hours for men: Open day and night.
Phone 1880, Franz Wild, Naturopath
Director, Ais Main St., Joplin, Mo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-13
CLUB CAFE TO
BE SERVED BY
HARPER HOUSE
Arrangement Completed With
Manager c. ]. Mueller to Serve
Breakfasts and Dinners.

Arrangements have been com
pIeted between the board of di-
rectors of the Rock Island club
and Manager Carl J. Mueller of the
Harper house, whereby the hotel
will serve meals at the club.
This is part Of the plan Of the
club in readjusting itself to it's
present financial condition. Re-
Gently the club established the pol
lacy of serving only one meal a
day, noon lunch, but with the ar
rangement negotiated with the
Harper house. three meals a day
will be served, breakfast, luncheon
and dinner.
At the time that the Rock Is
land club entered fits present home
on Nineteenth street, 1t was advo-
Gated by some ath that time that an
arrangement be made with the
Harper house kitchen to serve the
cIu bmeals, but at that time it was
deemed advisable to proceed with
the serving of food Independent of
the Harper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-13

Sand and Gravel company for lime
used in marking the field; the Tri-
City Tent and Awning company OF
Davenport for canvas to protect
the planes. He also praised the
Red Cross, the War Camp Com
munity service and a number of
physicians of the tri-cities for free
ly giving their time to care for
the aviators. Two doctors are at
the field every day.
Commander E. S. Hansberger of
the Rock Island flying field yes
terday received a dispatch from the
war department in which immense
gratitude was expressed to this
community for the aid given the
derby project. The great interest
shown here produced results that
have put Rock Island on official
records as giving better equipment
and cooperation than any other
community on the route.
Lieutenant Wright's machine, in
which Mayor Schriver went up, has
broken all previous records for
speed in aeroplanes. He few here
from Chicago in 81 minutes, a dis
lance Of 155 miles, which is a little
over an average speed of three
miles per hour.