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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
1
Fresh country butter and produce advertised in town
A local ad promises fresh goods arriving daily at headquarters for good country butter. The note emphasizes fresh vegetables and strawberries, with Feed and flour singled out as a weekly special. It invites townsfolk to stop by when in town.
Local Social Notes Highlight Kansas City Visits
Miss Hazel Goodwin visits her mother in Kansas City as Mrs. L. M. Perkins also travels. Ruth Smith heads to Pitts Gary to visit friends while Mrs. J. H. Boswell hosts the Luncheon Auction Club. L. Harrington returns from Wichita with Mrs. Jim Page and Carlene of Joplin as guests. A light housing prompt asks readers to consider building one or two rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hazel Goodwin
Kansas City
Ruth Smith
Pitts Gary
J. H. Boswell
SPECIAL PRICES ON HIGH GRADE TOILET ARTICLES AT STORE
Brand is a guarantee of quality with offers on Badop Lilac Toilet Water and Bejts Violet Toilet Water. Also featuring Begg Oriental Talcum Powder Vanishing Cream Beets Destal Tooth Paste and assorted hosiery and apparel items from McWILLIAMS STORE Spring Kansas Baxter.
School Closes With Graduation Exercises And Festivities
The term ended last Friday with a class day program in the afternoon and graduation exercises at night. Dr. G. W. Trout delivered the commencement address on Environment and Its Effects on the Physical Intellectual and Moral, praised by many. A series of musical performances followed, including solos by Irene Roberts and Pris cilla Wear, duets by Misses Rowe, and pieces by the Covey Orchestra. Large audiences attended both programs. Local farming and industry notes report ongoing ore discoveries in town and a growing strike. The tractor plowing demonstration drew crowds as farmers plan to use tractors this fall to improve soil productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Trout
Lela Simmons
Covey
M. D. Hileman
Colorado
Utah
Texas
Kansas City
Baxter
Teddy
Columbus
Baxter Loses Rough Game 2–0 At Mineral
Local sports recount Baxter’s Sunday defeat 2 to 0 against Mineral with notes on town dining at Minute Cafe and upcoming events. Mentions Mrs. Bishop and Mrs. English visiting relatives, Keller family travels, and Porter Clark’s brick delays. Also covers local sales, lodging, and the balloon ascent crowd, plus carrier route changes and Schmitt’s reassignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Will Bishop
Stoplin
Realty Transfers in town show several property sales
Mrs. A C Edrington sold the old Dent corner and adjacent building totaling fifty feet, buyer unnamed for now. Beck estate sold Michener Hardware and Lewis Grocery buildings with buyer not yet certain. O N Baldwin sold Rossman’s restaurant building to Henry Horton, who also bought Rathbone’s second hand store. Baldwin also sold a brick building south of Schaefer pool hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Edrington
Dent Corner
Beck
Michener Hardware
Lewis Grocery
O, N. Baldwin
Rossman's
Henry Horton
Rathbone
Schaefer Pool
Baxter Telephone Co Seeks Rate Increase in June Hearing
The Baxter Telephone Company asks the Public Utilities Commission for permission to raise rates. A hearing is set for June 14 to review finances as the company argues costs have risen and current prices cannot sustain service. The text notes higher costs for equipment and wire, larger maintenance areas, and the need to cover operating expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter Telephone Company
Public Utilities Commission
Baxter Springs
The
Utilities Commission
Wreck Nearly Occurs as Crow Bar Derails Train
Erisco train 112 nearly wrecked just west of Miami yesterday morning when a crow bar placed on the track derailed the locomotive. The line on the M O G rails caused the train to miss its 2 32 a m arrival, delaying it until about 9 a m. No injuries were reported. the train arrived from Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erisco
Miami
Denton brothers strike rich ledge near town shaft
Clarence Denton and Wheeler Denton sink a shaft in the southeast part of town and at seventeen feet strike a sizable lead. Several parties show interest but nothing firm materializes. The boys plan to continue digging on their own, just south of the Demp Lawrence home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Denton
Wheeler Denton
Demp Lawrence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Our
Pearl Grocery
Baxter Springs, Kansas
Mrs. L. M. Perkins
Jim Page
Carlene
Joplin
Jim Barnes
Mex
Iptea
McWilliams
Frank Hartley
Mineral Fellows
Gregory Trading Co
R. B. English of
Harry Sullivan
Galena
Porter Clark
E. G. Polster
Hartford
Kansas
O. M. Spratt
L. of S
McAboy & Co
Margaret Brearley
Rahway
New Jersey
L. Scanland
Goodman, Mo
Mr. Scanland
Chas. Schmitt
Scammon
Schmitt
Will
J. C. Treece
Christian Church
R. 8S. Robertson
Cherokee County
J. W. Grantham
Baxter National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Oeay
Baxter State Bank
Manker's
F. M. Cramer
al. F. Williams
Mt & Chardh
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