Plan for Kansas reform commission government proposed
Governor Hodges seeks public and legislative input on a statewide commission form. He aims to poll lawmakers after distributing a Kansas legislative reference bulletin and push for a constitutional amendment at the next election. The plan envisions an eight to sixteen member all executive body to legislate and run state business.
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Hodges
Kansas Legislative Reference Library
Minnesota
Kansas
Fred Embree Returns from Galena and Local Notices
Local items note Fred Embree moving back from Galena and Reed's Yellow Dent Seed Corn at Hood's. Miss Pearl Lindsey from Webb City visiting relatives. Bred Wilbur of Monarch Broom Works in town Saturday. Dr C H Jones from Galena visited ill brother C M Jones. County Attorney Don Elleman attended to office matters. Also advertisements urging support for local advertisers and a sale listing an eleven room country home at 1800 dollars within walking distance. City council met to canvass recent election results.
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Fred Embree
Galena
Reed
Yellow Dent
Hood's
Pearl Lindsey
Webb City
Wilbur
Monarch Broom Works
Bass
C. H. Jones
C. M. Jones
Gregory's
Reed's Yellow Dent Seed Corn at Hood's
Several cases of measles in town threaten school term completion. Parents urged to keep young children indoors for at least four weeks to protect future health. Sheridan street bridge nearing completion with widened roadways and concrete siderails.
City plans street improve to depot approach
The article notes Gregorys uses old Stude baker wagons and supports improving the street to the M O G depot. It urges extending Walker Street to the station, asserting a better route will aid visitors and traffic to the new depot, reflecting city leadership intent.
Sewing Machine Ad and Home Entertainment Advice
An old advertisement urges readers to buy a Sewing Machine at Hood's Baxter and to provide home entertainment for children and teens. The writer encourages parents to host gatherings at home, inviting friends to join in, arguing that staying local fosters fun for youths.
Frisco Plans Motor Cars Between Vinita and Joplin
A small bird whispers that the Frisco railway will operate motor cars between Vinita and Joplin. The service is to be installed soon, prompted by heavy traffic captured by the M. O. G. and cited as the driving reason for the change.
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Frisco
Vinita
Joplin
Notice Prohibits Skating and Riding on City Walks
Henry Horton city marshal warns roller skating and bicycle riding on city walks must stop with violators booked into police court. Walter Caldwell visited from Lincolnville. Abe Dardenne starts a new dwelling in Warwick Place addition. Hood's sells fishing tackle and baseball goods. Walter Jones, from Baxter, now Vinita, was here. he farms near Vinita and is nephew of John Jones.
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Henry Horton
Abe Dardenne
Warwick Place
Walter Jones
Baxter
Vinita
Walter
John Jones
One New Victory and Gregory Cultivator Bargains
A clipped item notes One New Victory riding cultivator bargains attributed to Gregory. The Fulton Gazette backs the new chicken law as a good thing if enforced but omits specifics of the law, leaving readers uncertain whether it concerns silk stockings tight shirts or other details.
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Gregory
The
Fulton Gazette
Gas as a cheap convenient cooking fuel sale pitch
A local advertisement promotes gas as the clean cheap cooking fuel for year round use. It promises easy setup lighting a match, turning on gas, and turning off when finished with expenses stopped. W F Deckert offers installation at low prices and contact via phone or Michener's hardware News office.
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Michener
W. F. Deckert
Chas Goodeagle Visits for Upcoming Chautauqua Meeting
From Pawnee Oklahoma comes Chas Goodeagle last week inviting readers to a big Chautauqua. The note promises amusement education and instruction and calls readers to attend the event.
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Chas, Goodeagle
Pawnee
Okla
domestic science department urged for Baxter Springs schools
A movement seeks to establish a domestic science department in Baxter Springs public schools. The piece argues the department is long overdue, beneficial for children, and worth funding, urging supporters to push for its creation and ready for the next fall term.
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Baxter Springs
Chicken and Stock Notice Enforced Rigidly
The ordinances against running at large of chickens and livestock will be strictly enforced. All parties are urged to govern themselves accordingly. Special attention to stock tied where it may cross walks and driveways.
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Henry Horton
Fire at the Mission mine halts operations a week
Last Monday morning a fire destroyed the pump house over a shaft southeast of the mission mine, rendering the mine out of commission for about a week or ten days as pumping and drainage ceased.
Hospitable town debates practical religion and amusements
A Baxter Springs note urges fewer churches and more practical religion with one well paid preacher. It argues for gymnastics and amusements to improve town spirit, reduce scandal, and raise contentment. Hood's seeds and garden tools promoted in Baxter.
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Jack
Hood's
Baxter
Beware of Smooth Strangers Bank Ad in Ohio
A bank urges local residents to keep money at home in a promotional notice. It claims that if funds withdrawn for Get Rich Quick schemes had stayed local, every resident would be better off and able to access money when needed. It encourages readers to bank with the institution.
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Ohio
Quick Weekend Notes From Baxter Bank Area
Jim Valliere visited from Joplin this Saturday. Seed corn remarks and health updates include Geo Hoods and E Rucker improving after illness. The Best Ever plow is praised. J Y Roper urges land care. Dr Wear, J O Reece, I English, Jim Goodwin mention urgent Joplin trip last Friday night and the fights that occurred, noting the surprising outcome.
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Geo
E. Rucker
Dr. Wear
J. O. Reece
Jim Goodwin
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Reed's Yellow Dent
Studebaker Buggies
Sheridan Street
Studebaker
Hood
Ali
Walter Caldwell
Lincolnville
News Family
Sam King
California
J. W. Grantham
United States
Baxter State Bank
Jim Valliere
corn—J.#y Roper
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