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Baxter Springs News

Location

Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1914

Page

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Grocery store promises top quality and fair prices

The retailer asserts superior goods and fair pricing, emphasizing parity and grade of merchandise. They promise prompt delivery and highly satisfactory service to win customers.

Royal Arch Masonic lodge visitors listed at Cooper's Grocery

The Royal Arch Masonic lodge in this city drew a list of visitors Monday night including H Hubbard Ira Perkins Ford Ul rich H Clement W W Clement J A Dutt E B Morgan and Fred Stone from Galena Chas Frid ley and Jas Young from Miami Chas Lyons and Fred Simmons from Lowell The notice urges reporting thefts to the Antis regardless of membership and suggests joining them.

Royal Arch Masonic Lodge This City H. Hubbard Ira Perkins Ford Ulrich H. Clement W. W. Clement J. A. Dutt E. B. Morgan Fred Stone Galena Chas Fridley Jas Young Miami Chas. Lyons Fred Simmons Lowell

People's Grocery Ad Offers High Cash Prices and Poultry Remedies

An old market notice invites selling garden produce and eggs at the People's Grocery located one door north of Michener's. It promises the highest cash prices and inducements for patrons and advertises Pratt's Food and Remedies for poultry and stock health, signaling a general farm supply and meat market offering.

Michener's

Farmer I. N. Bingham Expands Acreage This Year

I N Bingham of Route 2 farms extensively with 200 acres of corn 135 of wheat 60 of oats 10 of flax and several hundred acres of hay. Jas F Robinson of Miami visited Tuesday to attend business. Mr and Mrs D Goff have traveled to Oklahoma to manage property interests owning land there.

I. N. Bingham Route 2 Jas. F. Robinson Miami

Furniture Prices In Line With Quality At Goodshoppert

A local retailer assures customers that high grade furniture comes with equally fair prices. The store promises reasonable, fair, and square costs and invites customers to compare value with the furniture quality offered.

Mrs. Goodshoppert

Pittsburg Normal School Buildings Destroyed by Fire

A lightning strike ruined the main building and equipment of the Pittsburg Manuel Training and Normal School, valued over 200000 dollars. With 1400 summer normal students scattered to other facilities, the Board of Education has the plan to rebuild. Governor Hodges and the State Architect rushed to Pittsburg to oversee urgent recovery and funding efforts.

Pittsburg Manuel Training and Normal School Summer Normal Board of Education Hodges Kansas

Miami Royalty Company Buys 62.5 Acres Near Baxter Springs

The Miami Royalty Company exercised an option on 62.5 acres of D. S. Chubb land seven miles southwest of Baxter Springs, paying $7,000 total at $112 per acre. Chubb retains 72.5 acres. Local movements include Johnson's Millinery sale and various visits by residents to nearby towns.

Miami Royalty Company D. S. Chubb Baxter Springs

Union Services At Chautauqua Tent Sunday At 11

Union services will be held at the Chautauqua tent this Sunday at eleven o'clock. There is no charge, but a collection will be taken up to offset offerings. Also notes of local visits and events follow including Miss Bessie Stephenson visiting Eu reka, Kansas and others in the area.

Antis Chautauqua Dick Armstrong Melrose Oe Keelville Bessie Stephenson Eureka Kansas A. C. Stephenson L. D. Hodgkins Lawrence D. J. Lane Fannie Helm Hattie Ella Welch St. Marys M. E. Reddy Lane Studebaker

Thief Captured After Robbing A. B. Willard Home

Last Thursday a tramp entered A. B. Willard's home while the family was away and stole items valued over 50 dollars. L. Willard alerted the city marshal and within thirty minutes the thief and goods were recovered, though he had changed clothes after leaving. Items taken included Jesse Farris's suit, a Colts revolver, several gold rings, fishing tackle, and other valuables. The suspect gave the name Thomas Murphy and claimed Oklahoma homes. Marshals Horton W. W. Wyatt and J. T. Morrison, of the A H T A order, aided in the swift action.

A. B. Willard L. Willard Willard Jesse Farris Thos. Murphy Oklahoma Marshal Horton W. W. Wyatt J. T. Morrison A. H.T. A. Order

Children's Chautauqua Meeting at Library Park

Ella A. Hawkins announces a Children’s Chautauqua for ages four to fourteen. Gatherings Thursday at 10 AM, and every other morning at 9 AM, with plays and games for all ages. Afternoon tent meetings precede park lectures during the children’s hour.

Library Park Ella A. Hawkins

Presbyterian Sabbath and Union Services Schedule

The Presbyterian Church holds Sabbath school at 10:00 a.m. Union services in the Chautauqua tent at 11:00 a.m. No evening service due to Chautauqua. A prayer meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. all are invited to attend these services.

The Fight Begins as Nomination Filing Ends

The time for filing nomination papers has passed and the race moves to the nomination bid. Many candidates seek office and from now until August 4 the contest will be intense and hot.

Advertising Brings Results in Local Paper Claim

A local editorial urges merchants to advertise to halt business slippage, arguing readers rely on print ads as much as news. It extols ads as brains in the community and notes residents read the home paper for wares. Local items mention Mrs. Daniels visiting Carthage, fish stories, and area travel.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cooper’s Grocery Jim Harmon People’s Grocery Paillard American Beauty T. P. Lewis Johnson's Millinery John Jones Vale Smith Coffeyville Mrs. B. S. Kuhn Joplin W. W. Scott Dr. Scott Scammon Herman TenElze Sheridan Street Naomi Button Hazel Partch Fred &. Busch Chas. Fridley Jim Young Union Services Chas. F. Noble Tulsa Mrs S. D. Noble Clara May Noble W. R. Ryan Springfield W. H. Palmer Ryan Mr. Palmer Sam Douthit J. J. Fribley W. A. Douthit Royal Arch Masons W. F. Stephenson Larved Hood's Call T. W. Childs Florida Mose Baum Mr. Baum J. H. Leeman Dr. Leeman Quapaw Barnes Parsons Poister Hotel Guarre Children’s Meeting Presbyterian Church The Baxter United States State of Baxter State Bank Mrs. W. E. Daniels Carthage Jim Goodwin Baxter Alleys W. T. Apple Buford Price Col. Gregg Chas. Gaspes
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