06 Apr 1916
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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
1
Open pasture starting April 1 offering $1.50 per month for pasture usage with payment deducted at night and $2.00 per month for cash in advance. Contact E. J. Wyatt. Also note Fred Goodwin purchased a Keystone drill from Jim Goodwin and is ready for contracts.
Queensware display offers a special sale with a 1734 inch turkey platter jumbo water jug or 9 inch covered vegetable dish for 100 with a purchase of 2 50 of other Queensware. Full line arrives in two patterns Gold and Floral with various prices and 1000 pieces in stock. First 120 buyers of 250 worth from the assortment may pick a special article for 1 00.
Heavy rains delay rubbish wagon routes until Thursday and Friday April 13 and 14. Residents urged to tidy yards, burn debris, and heap trash for free collection. Aiming to attract new mining interests and visitors, officials stress first impressions matter and to notify Ed Polster when ready.
The first Saturday each month Miss Ruth Barnes hosts a recital with Bach melodies by Two Part Inventions numbers 1 and 2. Performers include Priscilla Wear Moots Sicey and Hel ucatey lea McAboy Tag Lonters Nona McCrea Joyous Farmer Schumann Jown Buckingham and Dorothy Smith Tantalos Frime Helen Humphrey. The class plans a public recital soon.
Rug give away plans from Leader Mercantile and purchases at A D C Harvey's Baxter Springs are noted alongside numerous farm and trade items. Carries reports of barnyard cattle shipments to Kansas City, property sales to Major Binns, remodeling in River Street, visits from North Dakota, and ore mining at Last Chance mine aided by Mohawk Mining Company. Nearby theatre trip, farm activity, and early morning pail outputs are mentioned with multiple local names.
Voters in ward two write in Bert Shields to defeat Gus Lundgren 96 to 70 while ward three saw Jim Barnes top Jim Simmons 33 to 16. Connor won re election in ward one amid little opposition. Local society notes cover visits, moves, farm sales, a new Edison Diamond Disc machine, and community plans for Sunnyside hotel and city cleanup contests with youth gardening prizes.
A parade of brief items covers sales ads births and visits and local business notes. White Rice popcorn for sale. Mrs A W Abrame traveled to Columbus. E H Schloeman visited Joplin. W H Palmer rebuilding in Solomon addition. a son born to S A Douthit on April 2 weighing nine pounds. Baxter Dye Works offers cleaning. C E Ferguson of the Leader in Nowata Oklahoma on a business trip. M A Devaney of Missouri to conduct Christian church services April 9. Merry Maids bake sale at Grantham's with Presbyterian Sunday School. Mrs Arthur Ballard recovering health. Socials at Galena with Mesdames Simmons Gregory Hodson and Gray. Meat market advertisement for fresh fish and meats. R F Hartley & Son Pasture ready. two wells, shade, $1.50 monthly. Mrs F A Murray at Irvin’s old driving park. A C Stephenson now at Baxter Stove Company selling shoes and repairs. tubes tires auto accessories at Ozark Trail Garage. Baxter Springs business activity noted with a call for new dwellings.
City council considers sewer system for Bax ter Springs with strong support. Proponents say drainage is good and installation would be easy, urging a special meeting soon per Councilman Lundgren.
Sam Turner and James Boyd, convicted on four counts each for boot legging, were sentenced by Judge Dunbar to ninety days on each count and fined 400 dollars per defendant.
On Monday this week Abe Dardenne sold forty acres of land four miles southwest of this city and one mile east of Picher to G. W. Beck Jr of Miami for 12000. The land has proven rich in ore.
Bud Phillips, colored, was arrested Tuesday by Constable Horton on a warrant charging violation of the prohibitory law. He was arraigned before the district court at Galena and gave bond for his appearance.
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