New Councilmen Take Oath at Baxter Springs Meeting
The Baxter Springs city council last night swore in Clare Youse and Chas Wells as new councilmen and re elected J W Haines to represent the third ward. Mayor Wright delayed accepting resignations of Fred Bartlett city clerk and Grant Waggoner city attorney to allow replacements. Bartlett criticized the clerk's $100 yearly salary and duties as needlessly heavy. A special adjourned meeting is planned Friday to appoint replacements and discuss wage increases amid living-cost rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Youse
Chas, Wells
J. W. Haines
Fred Bartlett
Grant Waggoner
E. L. Wright
Atty Waggoner
Waggoner
Bartlett
Jack Spratt
Sexton Cemetery
Doctor Jones
Bry Ecu
Ety Council
Baxter Springs
No Ball Grounds Yet For Easter Springs Team
Phil C. Metzler of the Trol Ivy League franchise in Easter Springs seeks suitable grounds for a ball park. A ball park and track are under construction at Picher with a 2,000 seat grandstand and bleachers. Mr and Mrs Fred welcome their daughter Ruth Lowe born April 8.
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Phil C. Metzler
Easter Springs
Metzler
Picher
Fred
Ruth Lowe
Soldier's wife seeks divorce in Baxter Springs case
Mrs Na omi Gertrude Smoot of Baxter Springs filed for divorce from her husband John Smoot who is an enlisted man. The action was documented in Columbus Kansas on April 10 as a civilian filing in a military family context.
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Columbus, Kas
Naomi Gertrude Smoot
Baxter Springs
Moniay
John
Kansas merchants accused of flour substitute profiteering
Attorney General Brewster vows a diligent search into alleged flour substitute profiteering by Topeka and other Kansas grocers. He cites anti trust law violations and plans to inspect stores, with possible prosecutions if evidence confirms complaints of excessive profits and price manipulation on corn meal and substitutes.
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M. Brewster
Kansas
Brewster
Topeka
Woman Leaves Town After Hotel Arrest Bid
Walter Oshander was arrested at the Sartger Hotel after a complaint by a woman alleging disturbance and drunkenness. He pleaded guilty and was fined 9.60 dollars, released on bond to appear before Judge J. M English at 2 oclock. The prosecuting woman fled town in the early morning, leaving no address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Foster
S Gaxter
Walter Oshander
Neyo
Mr. Oshsneer
J. M English
Foster
Boys win $7,200 in war bonds sales contest in Joplin
Edward Polster announces the top boys in the war savings stamps sale with Cecil Kitch leading by selling 64 bonds and 95 bonds for Carl Swinney. Kenneth Hooker and Lived Youse also place high as prizes include baby bonds and Thrift stamps. Roy Harvey hosts a celebratory entertainment and two boys receive the Ace Medal.
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Edward Polster
Cecil Kitch
Cecil
Kenneth Hooker
Carl Swinney
Youse
Joplin
Roy Harvey
Treat
J. T. Morrison
Leon Hennett
Wm. Bennett
Victor Allen
Robert Gammon
George Harris
Golden Rule
Treasury Department
Lloyd Youse
William Bennett
Lloyd
Mr. Polster
Zinc and lead mines in Kansas-Oklahoma region loom large
The Daily Citizen notes uncertainty about metal markets while affirming that the Kansas-Oklahoma lead and zinc mines will meet world demand. Production has surged, with looming war and reconstruction needs. A price floor or ceiling could boost Baxter Springs and the district, as many speculate manipulation moves price.
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Daily Citizen
Kansas-Oklahoma
Anil
Baxter Springs
Spelter
Daxter Springs
Your Liberty Bond Foolproof Safeguard for Soldiers in War
Your 50 dollar Liberty Bond assures protection for 1000 soldiers against smallpox and 666 against typhoid. It guarantees safety for 139 wounded from lockjaw and provides material for 400 operations plus two miles of bandages to cover 655 wounds. It funds adhesive plaster and surgical gauze for countless wounded. Each bond purchaser performs a direct service to the nation and the boys in France.
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France
Buys Portland Property In Lead and Zinc Lease
Usher Carson has bought the Portland mining lease near Baxter Springs in Section 22 township 29 range 24. Drill holes show an underlaid zinc and lead deposit with ore at about 190 feet, averaging 10 percent zinc blende. Carson, a new lead and zinc man, recently moved from Tulsa and expects the district to rise despite price slumps.
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Usher Carson
Portland
Baxter Springs
Carson
Tula
Bowen Family Welcomes Baby Monday Morning
Mr and Mrs H C Bowen announce the arrival of a baby at their home Monday morning. The announcement celebrates the newborn and marks a joyful family event.
Ozark Lead and Zinc Mill Shuts Down Over Water Trouble
Ozark Lead and Zinc Company halts operations for ten days due to water problems. mill near Section 22-29-23 will resume once machinery is adjusted. The company plans to mine ore and may source dirt from Miami-Ardmore if permitted, with shaft proximity nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark Lead and Zinc Company
Ozark
Miami-Ardmore
May Blanton Dead in Lincolnville at 59
May Blanton wife of Win Blanton of Lincolnville died at home after an illness of several days. She was 59 years old and left no children. The body is at Harvey Undertaking rooms. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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May Blanton
Win. Blanton
Lincolnville
Shallow Strike Near Quapaw Hints At 40 Acre Ore Field
A shallow strike near Quapaw on a 40 acre lease by Miami Ada Mining suggests the entire tract may hold ore. The new hole reached 125 to 138 feet against an expected 90 feet. The firm operates a mill at Keelville Arkansas. Freight congestion looms as seven thousand cars await in Kansas City Santa Fe yards, with troop and government orders using all power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami-Ada Mining Company
Quapaw
Keelville
Ark
Leavenworth
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Gateway
Every American Duty to Work and Save Liberty Bonds
Hundreds of thousands of Americans serve by working and producing, while others are diverted to war needs. The piece urges speed in production, economical consumption, and lending money to the Government through Liberty Bonds to support the Army, Navy, and allies and ensure victory.
War Industries Board Sets Lead Supply Pact
The War Industries Board in Washington reached a lead industry agreement to supply government needs from 6 to 12 million tons monthly at about 7 cents per pound. The four month pact uses current Engin eering and Mining Journal prices to stabilize the market. Government demand represents up to 20 percent of national output with no priority orders required.
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War Industries Board
Washington
Engineering and Mining Journal
Beard
Ex-Governor Stubbs to Speak at Baxter Springs
Ex Governor W R Stubbs will address Library Park in Baxter Springs Saturday at 6 PM. He is a noted state speaker and will discuss the Third Liberty Loan and wartime topics, after a motor convoy transports him from Columbus.
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State of
Kansas
W. R. Stubbs
Library Park
Baxter Springs
Stubbs
Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Automo— Hiles
Rapid progress seen in Baxter Springs Methodist church
The Baxter Springs community welcomes the new Methodist church and parsonage now under construction. On Tuesday contractors begin excavation while the pastor Rev C L Orston leads a farewell service at the old site then a procession to the new site for music and local addresses.
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Old Methodist Church
Baxter Springe
New Methodist
Baxter
C. L. Orston
First Woman Speaker Sings at Elite Amid Talks Schedule
The program lists Miss Mil dred Popplewell directing the First Woman Speaker who will sing this afternoon at the Elite replacing the 4 minute speaker. Mrs T L Myers is set for Friday and Miss Marguerite Opperman for Saturday with next week’s schedule to be announced. Mrs G W Skinner opened the series yesterday with a Liberty Loan address at the Elite theater.
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Tette
Mildred Popplewell
Elite
T. L. Myers
Marguerite Opperman
G. W. Skinner
Liberty Loan
Wilson Mining to Erect 400Ton Concentration Plant
Wilson Mining Company begins erection of a 400 ton concentration plant near the Greening mill between Century and Quapaw. The firm boasts rich drill holes with assay cuttings showing 300 percent. A war stamp selling scheme gains momentum, spreading by chain mail to ten recipients. If unchecked it could fund Liberty drives without taxation.
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Wilson Mining Company
Greening Mill
Century
Quapaw
Wilson People
Uncle Sam
Local Liberty Loan Committee Named in Baxter Springs
The Third Liberty Loan expenses committee for Baxter Springs includes R. E Rosenstein W. W Wyatt Mia A R Kane George E Harris R M Gilman E C McWilliams Mrs Paul Mason and Mrs E M Mitchell. They plan entertainment for upcoming speakers within the week. Chas Wella elected president of the council from the First Ward at the meeting last Tuesday night.
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Baxter Springs
R. E Rosenstein
W. W. Wyatt
Mia
A. R. Kane
George E. Harris
R. M. Gilman
E. C. McWilliams
Paul Mason
E. M. Mitchell
Eloquent Appeal for Loyal Support at Library Theatre
Congressman Pearl Decker from the Joplin district delivered an inspiring Great War address before a full Baxter audience. He urged backing the Red Cross and the YMCA, discussed government expenditures, and urged citizens to fund the war effort with available dollars, hoping Baxter would exceed its quota.
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Pearl Decker
Joplin
Library Theatre
Decker
Cham Wells
Baxter
United States
Leslie Harris Listed Among Wounded in War Casualty List
Kansas City Times reports Leslie Harris appears under Slightly Wounded in a 447 name casualty list. Local friends believe he is Rev C A Harris’s former Baxter Springs area son, once a college student and later a professor, now possibly in France.
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Leslie Harris
Kansas City
Times of Yesterday
New War News
C. A. Harris
Baxter Springs
Harris
Leslie
Iowa
France
Baron De Orgier Tours America Amid Suspicious Lectures
Baron De Orgier once spoke to Baxter Springs Chamber of Commerce and then faced a string of arrests as he toured towns. Claiming Roumanian origin and anti German stance, he lectured at his own expense and was detained in Tulsa and Nevada Missouri before being turned over to federal authorities in Kansas City for investigation.
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Baron de Orgier
Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Baxter Springs
Tulsa
Nevada
Kansas City
Staples
Kenens City
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