City to Get Money for Gravel Road Repair
The city has won approval for a $101.14 claim from the Frisco Railway Company for gravel on a road to the depot, with the company ordered to complete the gravel road inside the wye. Reports describe prior failed efforts under multiple administrations, a policy of repairing near the wye area, and a fatal heart-attack death of N. M. Cherry at age 69 with funeral held midweek. Married Paxsons join Wade in a rural ceremony, and sealed bids are invited for sidewalk fill along west ends of blocks 7 to 10 in a city clerk notice dated 1908.
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Charlie Daniels
Frisco Railway Company
Brewster
Wye
Will Hartley
Jones
Smith
N. M. Cherry
Mr. Cherry
O. W. Taylor
A. Paxson
Bertha Paxson
Earl Wade
A. L. Jones
Ebenstein
Geo
C, Connor
Miss Nell Michener Weds Rio Hodgkins in Tulsa
Mrs Nell Michener left Saturday for Tulsa Oklahoma where she met and married Rio Hodgkins a plumbing businessman. The bride and groom are young and well regarded and the couple will begin life together in Tulsa with best wishes for happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Michener
Tulsa
Okla
Rio Hodgkins
Baxter
City Council Faces Water Works Bond Redemption Funds
At last week’s Tuesday meeting the Baxter Springs council learned water works bond redemption fund holds 5579 with 6 percent interest on 20000 issued for dam bonds due in 1915 1916. They may buy bonds to stop interest, funds unused should reduce debt. finances praised as sound with ongoing durable work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Works
Baxter Springs
Accident at Quapaw Mine Fire Leaves Man Burned
Last Saturday Fred Parrish of Quapaw attempted to start a fire with gasoline near a mine. He poured the flammable fluid on the fire and began to run. The blaze moved faster than he did and Parrish was seriously burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Parrish
Quapaw
Parrish
Hemstreet Woodard Wedding in Carthage Missouri
Hemstreet and Maud Woodard were married October sixth in Carthage Missouri. The announcement notes Baxter Springs friends offer warm congratulations. John M. Cooper returns from Illinois, attended a reunion in Quincy. County jail holds three prisoners, two to face November district court: J R Norton for disposing of stolen property in Baxter Springs and S C Frascis for burglary at Galena Preston and Knapp for painting.
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Howard. Hemstreet
Maud Woodard
Carthage
Missouri
Baxter Springs
John M. Cooper
Illinois
Quincy
J. R. Norton
S. C. Frascis
Galena
Tragedy at 3F boarding house prompts warning on coal oil use
A severe accident at the 3F boarding house last Thursday killed three children and injured three others, sparking warnings against coal oil fires. The report notes widespread flood damage, soaking rains, and transportation disruption as Oklahoma endures ten days of hardships with a suspended district court term.
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Chase
Sanborn’s
Eddy’s
Joplin Bread
O. H. Frazee
M. J. Nichols
Opperman Building
Das. L. Harmon
Hodgkins—Michener
Hemstreet—Woodard
Preston & Knapp
J. W. Grantham
THE
Baxter National Bank
W. N. Fehrenback
Chas, M. Jones
W. Sam Jones
F. L. McKinney
Drs
Kansas
Baxter State Bank
Okahoma
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