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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
8
AL80 buys hides and furs at Baxter Springs. Stone farm, half a mile south of Baxter Springs, will breed in 1905. Breeding stock includes a dark steel dapple gray horse and jack, 5 years old, 16 hands, 1420 pounds, three fourths Percheron and one fourth Morgan. Described as perfection and best ever seen in the country.
Black Spanish and Mammoth Jack, five years old, 15 hands, good bone and action, sure foal getter. Season starts March 22 with stock in town to the 20th, then on farm. Terms include a ten percent discount if paid promptly. price set per colt and insured. See stock before breeding at Baxter Springs Kansas. care not guaranteed against accidents. P B White.
Henry Walker teases the Grimes place east of town and plans prospecting at once. The Jasper County Mining Company adds Tom Clark mine to J. W. Watson and others from Kansas City. The Hobo shaft pumps in, five feet of rich lead ground found, and the Strong Bow reports large lead stocks. Ground reports from H.C. & H. and Valliere lands promise ore, with attempts to build new mills by M. E. & T. and Dark Horse. Mrs. Price and others visit. Memorial Day brings Col. March and out-of-town guests. local rain dampens farming prospects, but recovery is hoped.
Louie Seibert of Columbue survived a near fatal accident on a Baxter Spring bridge while hauling machinery for a mine project with Jack Lowe. A mule team panic caused the wagon to strike the railing, which collapsed, sending wagon and team into the flooded river. One mule drowned, the other and gear damaged, machinery lost. bridge railing was rotten. The county may be held responsible for damages. Mrs Seibert and children avoided the wreck by taking a train.
Naylor proposes using the King drag to improve three miles of dirt road with grading and side ditches to drain water, offering to drag the road twelve times a year for two years at no charge if road commissioners round the center and manage drainage. He urges the Baxter Springs committee to present the plan to local road authorities. Memorial Day notes and Chautauqua meeting details follow.
A Menefee Drought Commission Company hay barn in Kanena City was struck by lightning and burned amid a storm Monday evening. Decoration day observances occurred in Quapaw and local residents noted several new houses under construction.
The article argues the Johnston Library may be placed at the city hall park if no better site is proposed before the next city council meeting. It urges residents to submit alternatives immediately and warns against criticism without offering a superior site.
The club discussed projects including better roads the establishment of a steam laundry and a library. Messie Gran them McGregor and Morrow were named a committee to organize a Fourth of July celebration while the Manufactures committee was tasked with starting the laundry. A large attendance was urged for next Wednesday night.
The column blends war rumors with weather, noting how great battles in the far east might trigger heavy rains. It cites Rory’s warning gone via Togo’s wire, then reports Dr. Raymond Reed's move to Baxter Springs and his dentistry practice, promising satisfaction and calling for his services.
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