Mitchell Sentenced in Theft Case. Barter Springs Traders Hopeful
F P Mitchell who stole a horse and buggy from E H Schloeman is now in Lansing penitentary awaiting a pardon decision. He faces one to seven years. Barter Springs is noted as the country’s cheapest trading point with farmers getting good prices and buying dry goods groceries and implement lines cheaper than elsewhere.
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F. P. Mitchell
E. H. Schloeman
Lansing
Mitchell
Farfmera
Ore price and lease options for Lincolnville Mine and nearby ground
A mining notice from Joplin Missouri publicizes ore prices rising to 150 per long ton and forecasts 60 to 70 dollars by July 1. It advertises the Lincolnville Mine and Mill with 3 to 6 percent recovery now for lease at 10 percent royalty, plus virgin ground near Miami Field with slow royalty and first leases. P A Ewert is the contact.
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London Shelter
Lincolnville
Miami Field
P. A. Ewert
Joplin
Missouri
Rotten Service On The M O G Train
A female passenger reported the conductor cursed aboard the M O G last Tuesday evening and complained of a single coal oil lamp lighting the car in the mixed train replacing the motor car burned earlier. The M O G is criticized as a growing joke in the community and may lose business if receivers do not improve service soon.
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M. O.G
Peter Bailey Dies at 69 in Route 2 Home
Peter Bailey longtime community member died at his Route 2 home after a prolonged illness. He was 69 years old and survived by his wife and two children, Mrs. Richard Binne and Floyd Bailey. Funeral services were held yesterday with interment at Baxter Cemetery.
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Peter Bailey
Bailey
Mr. Bailey
Richard Binne
Floyd Bailey
Baxter Cemetery
Rex Mining Firm Drills New Field Near Joplin
The Rex Mining Company of Joplin has moved a drill onto Noah Harwell’s land four miles northwest of the city and begun drilling operations this week. The firm holds twelve hundred acres under lease in that section.
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Rex Mining Company
Joplin
Noah Harwell
Sewing Machine Sales Spark Price Clash in Town
The ad touts a quality sewing machine sold by Hood, Baxter Supply Co, Tom French, and Harry Hubbell. The excerpt also notes two miners Hubbell and French buried by rock in a Joplin area shaft, Hubbell killed and French injured, plus local justice of the peace Hooker planning legal education funding. A wild wedding joke about tying the knot with teeth closes.
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Tom French
Harry Hubbbell
East Hollow
Joplin
Hubbell
French
Man of Mystery in Baxter Springs on Feb 6 1915
Jaqueth & Gilman advertise a mystery man event in Baxter Springs on Saturday February 6, 1915. Participants must hold a paid bill dated February 6 and say You Are the Man of Mystery From Jaqueth & Gilman for a chance to win a five dollar gold piece. The contest runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a nearest guess prize and free lunch.
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Baxter Springs
Jaqueth & Gilman's
Ford
Jaqueth & Gilman
Lucky Ike and the Eight Percent Royalty Land Grab
Ike Bingham built fortunes around the Lincolnville boom and a western field owning eighty acres bought at 25 dollars per acre. A leasing company paid a cash bonus equal to the purchase price plus eight percent royalty. The drilling company then struck a rich reserve on the land.
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Ike Bingham
Quapaw
Redke
Lincolnville
Ike
Martin Wise
Electric Road Matters from Miami to Joplin debate continues
The proposed electric road from Miami to Joplin via Baxter Springs and onward to Columbus still fuels discussion. Promoter Mr Rose seeks bonuses from towns along the route, with expectations of higher offers than likely received. He may be asked to provide a guarantee the road will be built if bonuses are guaranteed. The community supports the road but demands fairness before any costs arise.
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Miami
Joplin
Baxter Springs
Columbus
Rose
Zinc price sparks mining revival to boom Baxter fields
Zinc sold up to sixty dollars a ton last week with expectations of further gains. The rising zinc price fuels optimism for a mining boom in newly found fields west and southwest of Baxter, signaling a strong regional economic rebound.
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Baxter
Mrs Wa Brugger Sells 44 Doyen Eggs in Town
Mrs Wa Brugger brought 44 doyen eggs to town claiming they came from hens fed peppers. She said the eggs were produced last week and the hens were fed fertilizer.
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Wa. Brugger
For Sale Early oats and harvest notes promise high yields
For Sale or trade a cream separator. Also oats ripening with the wheat and yielding about 60 bushels per acre for the last two years. T. J. Embry Route 5 Baxter Springs Kas. Alva Gaines Henry Meeds home from northern Missouri trip.
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T. J. Embry
Baxter Springs
Kas
Alva Gaines
Town boosters urge effort for 1915 progress
A 1915 call to action urges residents to boost Cheep up and illuminate town growth. mentions boosters vs knockers and urges gravel from the river while water is low. Notes Walter Hartley in Columbus on Monday and diphtheria illness of the Mitchelson child on Route 1. Leonard Smith returns from five months in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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Mrs. Lee Mitchelson
Leonard Smith
Arkansas
Oklahoma
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Is Nea
Neenee
Cooper’s Grocery
Jim Harmon
Ohio Valley
E. M. Michener
Dillon
Perkins
Quveenm
East Cedar
People’s Grocery
T. P. Lewis
Rotten Service
Hood
Herbert Gaba
Mulberry
Ir. Hooker
Justice of the Peace
Springvalley Township
Frank Hapemen
Hocker
Frank
Man of Mystery
Lucky Ike
Electric Road Matters
Henry Meeds
Edison
J. W. Grantham
Pianos
Kodaks
Phonographs
BES
Pann
UY. 3
Baxter National Bank
OURS
The
Baxter State Bank
United States
Walter Hartley
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