Porter M Clark Furniture opens with wedding and prize giveaway
Large crowd attends the Porter M Clark Furniture Company's grand opening on Saturday July 15. John Embree and Cora Hendry wed on the dais as Rev. R R Rosenstein officiated. Prizes include a $100 value dining piece, an oak rocker and a porch swing. Music from an Edison Diamond Disc machine, lemonade, and a modern new store building mark the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter M. Clark Furniture Company
John Embree
Cora Hendry
R. R. Rosenstein
Faeree
T. P. Lewis
Opal E. Hesser
O. B. Bartlett
J. W. Grastham
Decker Owen wedding at the Methodist Parsonage
Miss Lucille Decker and Mr Clarence Owen were married by Rev J H Hoppingarner at the Parsonage with no attendants. They plan to reside at the Campbell place north of town. Numerous local social notes follow, listing visits, engagements, and community events throughout Baxter Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Decker
John Decker
Clarence O. Owen
Mary J. Owen
J. H. Hoppingarner
Campbell Place
Dust and decline loom over town and country
The report notes fierce dust on country roads and in town. It mentions Mrs. Louisa Denton visiting Missouri, the death of Mrs. J W Killion from typhoid with burial, and local remarks about a new sup porch and the Fifty Fifty mine earnings. A stray note laments parcel mail issues and insurance rate fears amid trash piles and safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Denton
Missouri
J. W. Killion
E. & McDonald
Eddington
Mary Ann Park
Leave The Cards At The Postoffice
The letter argues against removing notification cards from boxes when a package is too large. It says people forget to return cards or forget about packages, causing items to remain at the postoffice. It suggests leaving the card until ready to take the package and then processing at the stamp or delivery window.
Registration Books Open for Voters in Baxter State Bank Building
Notice that registration books for voters are open at the Baxter State Bank Building. Voters who moved since last vote or have not kept registration alive should register again. Books close at 10 p.m. July 21, 1916, City Clerk O. M. Spratt.
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Baxter State Bank
O. M. Spratt
Special Baxter Club Meeting on Gravel Road Plan
Notice states a special Commercial Club meeting Friday evening July 21 at Library Park to consider graveling the road from the city limits to the cemetery. All residents of Baxter Springs and vicinity urged to attend.
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Commercial Club
Library Park
Baxter Springs
Band Men Meet for Reorganization at G A R Hall
Notice calls all band members to assemble at G A R Hall on Friday night July 21 at 8 o'clock for the purpose of reorganizing the group.
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G. A. R. Hall
For Sale Wagon Harness and Land Horse Notice
For sale a wagon a set of double harness and a land horse. Contact John Bryant Route 2 Box 37 for details or to arrange purchase.
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John Bryant
Fragments of Social News and Local Outings
Friday departures and Sunday visits mark a quiet week as residents like Fred Goodwin Irvin ane Grace Lane Winnie Friel and Grace Gaines host or travel. Notices mention illness Thomas Baker and outings to Galena Missouri while a discussion on sewers argues for their necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Goodwin
Arizona
Irvin Ane
Grace Lane
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Kool
Erion
Monarch Gil Stove
E. M. Michener
Baxter Springs, Kansas
The
Pearl Grocery
Fayetteville, Ark
McWilliams
Kansas
Decker
Owen
H. Harris
Kansas City
Max King of
Miami
Eiia Williams
Clyde Large
St. Louis
Jas
Maude
Virgie Stevens
Joplin
W. Cook
Clarence Parks
Parsons
Claude Stanbus
Brunswick, Mo
J. W. Barnes
Margaret Opperman
Kansas University
Reece School
W. B.C
Springs Park
Vera Rigg
P.C
Lena Hecke
Edna and
Pearl Williams
Miss Hecke
Miss Edna Williams
Lowell, Ark
George Keuchler
Karington
Charles L. Smith
F. }. Gullivan
Charles Qpperman
Rosa Green
Coffeyville
Macy King
Baxter
Green
Rosenstein
Bob Frazier
Bob
W. H. Palmer
Blanche Bilhart
Clarence Haskett
Oklahoma City
B. W. Patton
Mary Mullen
Frank Perkins
Katherine Ridgway
Genevieve Fitchie
Priscilla Ear
Etta Reller
Bilhart
McAboy & Co
A. W. Lawless
Geo
Kas
T. N. Faught
Fairland, Okla
Perkins
Tencent Department
Baxter Supply Co
Mrs. George
St. Joe
Mary King
Tulsa
King
Perry King
Francis Good Eagle
Levi
Paul
Clare
Ora Hampton
Pius Pearee
R. J. Klagel
Colorado
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park
Mexico
Sam
Building and Loan Association
Galena
Garena
Lowney’s Chocolates
J. W. Grantham
Baxter National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Igger
Etter
Axter
Igger Etter
D, Martin
Winnie Friel of
Miss Noble
Gus Rueter
Dorothy
Helen
O. N. Baldwin
Grace Gaines
Thomas Baker
Columbus
Mary Wheeler
Pittsburg
M. E. Jennings
W. T. Hope
Wyandotte
J. O. Goodwin
Hazel Goodwin
White River
Laiemonbay
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