S. K. Pant promise premium offer
An advertisement promises to buy a pair of S. K. Pants and have the wearer test them for four weeks. If the pants rip in the seat the company will pay 50 cents.
11 Jul 1903
Page 1
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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1903
Page
1
An advertisement promises to buy a pair of S. K. Pants and have the wearer test them for four weeks. If the pants rip in the seat the company will pay 50 cents.
J C Haskett and L and S M Strother of Abilene Kansas purchase the Galena Times from W L Burke and assume management. They vow an aggressive Democratic voice. Mrs Madora Veatch, former Baxter Springs resident, dies at 63 in Weir City. Oats harvest nearly done with heavy yield. Charlie Collins visits from Chautauqua County ranch. Born to Mr and Mrs J B Opperman on Monday July 6, a bouncing boy.
A persuasive Fourth of July ad from a Baxter Springs grocer urges readers to buy groceries and other goods. It promises fresh stock, frequent restocking, and frequent trips to the store, insisting customers who visit once will return. The tone mimics a boastful sales pitch urging action and continued patronage.
A note from a reader explains the Newsman’s plan to award the stand table to the largest family at the Fourth. The writer cites his own small family of eleven as causing him to miss reporting in time, so no one received the stand. He urges remembrance of the place.
Baxter Springs and nearby towns echo a busy Fourth with crowds and fireworks. Local visitors include Mrs Helen M Barber of Kansas City and Mrs Al Rakestraw improving at home. Notable events feature the Hotel Baxter opening, Rev Bee son reception, and a camping crowd from Baxter Galena and Kansas City. Local business and society notes mention Will Crawford, Link Jones, Harley Stroup, and Dr English attending various matters. A News baby wins the baby show while scattered items cover taxes, prohibition fines, and weed control around city hall park.
A stone double arch bridge will span Tar creek one mile south of the Chetopa road on the middle road. Lyon township officials, with J M Cooper and Chas L Smith, met county commissioners in Columbus, who pledged 250 toward construction. Work to start once contracts are let, and the bridge is expected to be durable amid rising timber costs.
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