09 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
1
Pleasant Picnics presents water melons, cantaloupes, olives, imported sardines, sweet pickles in syrup, chow chow, fancy salad dressing, baked beans, Chinook salmon, coffees, and blended tea for iced tea. A local ad-style summary of goods aimed at picnic preparations.
Fitch interests claim a Columbus connection will start from Galena via Baxter Springs and Neutral once double tracking from Joplin to Lakeside Park is complete. The route would pass Lowell and Neutral with a Baxter Springs spur to Quapaw mines, boosting Galena operators and city commerce. Local merchants welcome the line as key to future growth. many other routes are discussed, but Fitch road seems nearest. The piece notes community anticipation for early completion.
Mrs. C E Branstetter of Kansas City visits her parents Mr and Mrs J M Nicholas. Mrs C DePuy of Girard visits brothers D S and J H Chubb. J G Polster improves after two weeks illness. Fulton residents visit friends. Miss Polster's sister-in-law W W Wyatt in St Louis amid illness. Felters of Fulton comment on editor role. Rain slows building but aids corn growth.
Mrs Chas Oma ha wins the club prize as the Carnation Card Club advertises buy now to own a home in the Omaha addition and escape rent. A Baxter Neosho ball game is set for 2 30 with coverage of local teams. Wet August rains boost corn prospects while road dragging and public work draw debate in Baxter Springs.
Photographer Craype Jonns and J L Hathaway share a visit with Hathaway’s brother who resides in Central Kansas. The note highlights the photographer’s work and local family ties in the region.
The muddy street in front of the post office needs patching after horse traffic. Mrs Gaines and her daughter Margaret left Monday night for two months in New York to study music with top instructors in the United States.
A Baxter Springs example urges home ownership and quitting rent, claiming a modern house in the Omaha addition on moderate terms benefits a family. Wm Adler of Kansas City, once troubled with police, visited Baxter Springs Monday and spoke to a Newsman about reform.
If you are paying rent you should stop it at once. There a good reason for paying rent when you can buy a nice modern home, new, at actual cost of construction, and on moderate terms. Such homes can be secured in the new Omaha addition.
Preliminary survey completed. Construction to start in early September. Project expected to raise Neosho property values by fifty percent and add about a thousand residents within a year. Road from Gaiena to Columbus via Baxter Springs to be built this fall, beginning after double tracking from Joplin to Lakeside Park is finished.
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