No Wolves Caught in Friday Wolf Chase
Last Friday's wolf chase failed with no wolves captured. Notes from Butte County and local folks include J. E. Lowe hauling corn from Oklahoma, Mr Paxson's sick mare, M D Hileman feeding cattle for spring, Christmas program at Bluemound church, and road work by D. W. Miller on Baxter Chetopa road. Several visits, family news, and upcoming holidays fill the column, along with a note about the Frisco time card change and the office offering shipments and dental services by A I Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lowe
Oklahoma
Paxson
M. D. Hileman
North
Missouri
Alva Chubb
R. Pigg
Bluemound Church
Geo. Stoskopf
Henry Meeds
Tom Howard
Columbus
John Paxson
D. W. Miller
Baxter-Chetopa
Lula Hall
Tar Valley
Oren Callis
Blue Mound
Duff
J. Orr Chubb
Geo. Simpson
Leonard Stoskopf
John Thomas
Darnell
Amos
Will Jarrett
George Sparlin
Baxter
Union Revival Preaches Practical Gospel in California
Evangelist Tilman Hobson attracts a large Los Angeles audience with a plain message stressing character and service. Local clergy praise his earnest entreaty for a better life, while Baxter Springs prepares for meetings starting January 7 as letters remain in the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilman Hobson
West Plains
Union Evangelistic Movement
Los Angeles
Cal
B. F. Boller
Congregational Church
River gravel upgrades improve Chetopa road west of Swalley
The stretch from Swalley corner toward the west receives river gravel to create a solid thoroughfare. River gravel, laid after proper grading, yields good roads, and Baxter Springs credits its strong streets to river gravel use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetopa
Swalley Corner
Baxter Springs
Separate Schools Authorized in Topeka Kansas Case
The Kansas Supreme Court holds cities may build separate schools for white and Negro children below high school with equal facilities and access. The Parsons case involved Negro students forced to attend a school bordered by railroad tracks who sought to attend the white school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kas
Kangas
Supreme Court
Parsons
Notice of Final Settlement in C. W. Wapiers Estate
Dec 3 1908 notice announces final settlement in the estate of C W Wapiers deceased. J P Daniels executor will apply for full settlement at the Cherokee county probate court in Columbus on January 4 1909. Also notes capture of a suspect in a post office robbery and local social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter Springs
Kansas
Washington, D. C
CH Robinson
Gertrude Patterson Francis W Henry Davis
Ed Hamilton
Christina Thomas
T Herd Daniel Edwards
Susan Steel
TL Williams James Filips
Frep Bartlett
P.M
Hansas
Cherokee County
C. W. Wapiers
Said County
Columbus
Cherokee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baxter Paint and Wallpaper Co
Fehrenbach’s Grocery
S. P. Knapp
J. C. Haskett
A. I. Thompson
White Rock
Thomas Case
D. C. Hicks
Evangelist Tilman Hobson
Dr.price
Ij. M. Cooper
C. C. Prentice
J. P. Daniels
T of
W. Daniels
Columbus, Kansas
Sea Bolt
A. E. Carneys
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