Driftwood Proposition stirs Baxter Springs library dispute
City leaders debate funding the $5,000 Johnston library gift with a two mill levy. Critics warn against using general funds and pledge to maintain the library building, while praising Johnston's bequest and urging public pride to support a dedicated library under local leadership.
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Masonic Lodge
Ds Us
Abe Lincoln
Johnston
Brewster
Icit Council
Baxter Springs
Mr. Johnston
Flour business change and local notices in Baxter Springs
The Baxter Springs supplier promotes Kelley & Lysle Flour from Leavenworth as the best and demands exclusivity. A large shipment of soft wheat bran and short feed is announced. Local updates mention Weir City tailings for street work, health news, political chatter, library advocacy, and mayoral speculation centering on Will Hartley.
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Baxter Springs
Kelley & Lysle
Leavenworth
Dent’s Cash Grocery
Will Hartley
Local notes and hints from Baxter Springs area
Mrs Iba Surtu and Mrs J C Haskett visit Joplin relatives while T J Morrow and I N X Lynch of Columbus spend time with local families. Rural phones now link to the city from Kane's drugstore. A Baxter rural poultry ranch offered for sale at 814 acres with modern cottages and incubator facilities for 1300 dollars. growers urged to act by April 1.
Club reports and plans at Baxter Springs meeting
The Baxter Springs club met with President Rucker absent ill and Vice President Morrow chairing. An exhibit viewing was invited for the library today through Saturday with a Chautauqua Society display. The mine and road projects, a proposed machine shop by McDonald Bros. of Joplin, and social features were discussed. The Johnston library fund sparked a colored Masons dispute. An art exhibit is slated for Saturday. Residents Bridger and Miss McDonald were noted as visitors and the Baxter Mining Company will occupy the new bank building north room soon.
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Rucker
Morrow
Chautauqua Society
Committee On Manufactures
Gaba
Sumeer
Good Roads
Sunny Side
McDonald,Bros. of
Joplin
Figere
Committee On Mines and Mining
Dr. Freeland
Baxter Mining Company
Bank
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Ida Smith
Weir City
Galena
W. A. Doty
Warwick Place
Ed. Gates
Hank Rice
Fort Scott
E. L. Wright
Daisy Smith
St. Louis
Spa Smith
J.S. Price
Capt
Mrs. Price
Ridge Farm
Ill
Kansas
W. L. Morgan
Louis
Richmond
Ind
F.D. Price
Price
Ina Smith
Ezra Henshaw
Bloomington, II
Ste
Johnston Bequest
Siy
Peter Johnston
Dr. English
Mapes
Iba Surtu
J. C. Haskett
Mrs. T. J. Morrow
I. NX. Lynch of
Columbus
J. W Cook
City
T. W.smith
Kane
Nelsous Turner
Baxter
Geo. McCullagh
Geo
Daniels & Plumb
Sam King
Sheridan Street
Mr. King
MO. W. Cooper
the Club
Strange City Lopes
A. F
A. M
Johnston Free Library
Free Masons
C. W. Daniels
A. C. BE. Bridger
Mies May McDonald
Chanute
Mies
Jessie Cooper
Bert Hendrix
Clinton, Ill
Mra
Dode Meeds
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