Baxter National Bank Report Appears in Baxter Springs May 14 1908
Bank cashier I E K Brown swears the Kansas bank report is true as of May 14 1908. Community notices urge cemetery cleanups and street progress. A double header baseball game hosts Joplin next Sunday with two games for one admission. Memorial Day events feature G A R parades and a speech by Al Williams at the M E Church. Social news notes a Country Club luncheon with whist prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter National Bank
Baxter Springs
Kansas
State of
Cherokee
E. K. Brown
F. R. McGancer
F. §. Haut
A. R. Kang
A. W. Apname
Joplin
Baxter Boys
Grand Army Hall
F. Williams
Columbus
M. E. Church
Williams
T. J. Morrow
Henry Scott
Louise Kean
Chas. W. Craney
Spring Street
Mayme Landis
Kansas City
Wilfred G. Sweeney
City
J. E. Largent
Methodist Church
Mission Mining Co
Harry S. Landis
Landsing
E. F. Sweeney
Baxter Camp
Fishing Party Heads for Horse Creek Oklahoma
A group led by Geo. W. Peterson and including John Opperman L. D. Brewster and Frank Hear plans a week to ten days fishing at Horse Creek near Afton Oklahoma. They bring a tent and outdoor gear amid claims of rich fishing and plentiful amphibians. Opperman is named ichthyotomist with a humorous note on his pay. A lighthearted fish poem accompanies the tale.
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Geo. W. Peterson
John Opperman
L. D. Brewster
Frank Hearstreet
Horse Creek
Afton
Okla
Pete
Tailings Ticket System Aimed at Road Repair
Citizens may obtain a tailings ticket from Geo BE Rucket for ten cents. The ticket, issued to a person in charge at the tailings site, must be redeemed at Omaha to fund road work between Baxter Springs and the mines. Funds will go to Mr. Rucker for road maintenance, per a May 25 1908 note by A W Aprams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Cherokee County
Kansas
Board of Equalization
G. Holmes
L. M. Dillan
Geo. BE. Rucket
Omaha
Real Bargains Near Baxter Springs Real estate listings
Real bargains present 160 acre tracts 3 1 2 miles NW of Baxter Springs with good improvements, 30 per acre. 160 acres on the Chetopa road at 35 per acre. 80 acres six miles west at 30 per acre. 40 acres near by at 25 per acre. 80 acres in Miami reservation at 25 per acre. homes and lots with prices from 3000 down to 800. Includes 623 acres in city, forested, priced 600 on terms. Real estate sales, insurance, and loans offered.
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Baxter Springs
Chetopa
Miami Reservation
Baxter
Letters Remaining at Baxter Springs Post Office
List of names for week ending May 2, 108 shows letters uncalled at Baxter Springs Kanaae in the post office mail two weeks to avoid dead letter status. Names include Minnie McGuirk Mrs F Dille Mr J F Dill Miss Lula Mrs Orilla K Mohawk Mrs Mary Dick Mies Marion Watters Mr Zemmer Hays Miss Zeporah Fuea and others. Acting P.M. notes the list is incomplete and damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter Springs
Kanaae
Washington, D. C
jMip
Minnie McGuirk
F Dille
J F Dill
Lula
Orilla K Mohawk
Mary Dick Mies
Marion Watters
Zemmer Hays
Zeporah Fuea
I W Hawley Crockett Fe
P.M
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For Trade
Campbell’s
Eseeners Eee
da Fom State Bassks and
Bank
Ase
Furniture
Nick‘sandoon
U. S
Ein Bank
Ee National
Baxter Cemetery
North End
English
J. M. Cooper
Crocery
Saginaw Valley
Military Street
Morrow & Smith
O. N. Baldwin
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