Baxter Springs News from Baxter Springs, Kansas • Page 1

1 1 4 the NcVa htlisbcM advertising medium. Try it. a a VOLUME XV. BAXTER SPRINGS, CHEROKEE CCflJNTY, KANSAS, MARCH 20, 1897. NUMBER 4.

ayy I Try stock food-at Ptnnlck's. I Vote "For the compromise." I THE CALICO BALL. sCJFKFft WIRflDlfC SfV Matioee today. Ten cents to all A Splendid Opportunity! Owing to our removal from Kansas, Commencing: Saturday, March 6, and continuing for a short period, we will sell high grade Footwear at Actual Cost! Don't miss this chance to secure good Boots and Shoes at low prices. The Baxter Shoe Store.

rs All kinds of fancy cukes tit Mrs. Meyerning's Steam Bakery. To Consumptives. As nn honest remedy Foley's Honey Tar does not hold out false hopes in ndvnnced stages, but truthfully cluiius to give comfort and relief in the very worst cases, and in the early stuges to effect a cure. W.

K. Price. Go to Mrs. Meyerding for fresh oy iters. That Tlatd Feeling" overcomes us when inferior prepar ations are recommended by unscrupulous dealers us "just us pood as Foley's Honey and Tur Cough Syrup." when we know the uneqtinled merits of this great medicine.

W. K. Price. Best square meal in 'the city for the money at Mrs. Meyerding's.

Have You Had the Orlp? If you have, you probably need a reliable medicine like Foley's Honey and Tur to henl your lungs und. top the racking cough incidental to this disease. V. K. Price.

Township ollicers will plense remember that the NEWS ofiice prints township blanks of nil kinds on short notice und on very reasonable terms. Meals nnd lunch nt nil hours at Mrs. T. Meyerding's. From Cripple Creek.

After the big fire nt Cripple Creek I took a very severe cold and tried many remedies without help, the cold only becoming more settled. After using three small bottles of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the cough and cold both left me, and in this hign alitude it lakes a meritorious cough remedy lo do nny good. G. B. Henderson, editor Daily Advertiser.

For sale by J. G. Polster. Rememktgewe have a large lot of chattel moNPpre blanks. Also blank bills of sale.

Beaver Dam. Aug. 27, D5. My daughter, after being treated by four doctors, and being given up for lost, a neighbor recommended Foley's Kidney Cure. Today she is able to walk several miles with-out futigue.

I feel we would have lost her if It was not for your medicine. Respectfully, Mrs. J. M. Bailey.

W. E. Price. Township road tax receipt booka for sale at this office. Don't allow the lunga to be lip-paired by the continuous irritation of a cough.

It is eaaier to prevent consumption than to cure It One Minute Cough Cure taken early will ward off any fatal lung trouble. W. Price. Everything in the bread, cake and pie line at Mrs. Meyerding's.

Dancers of the Orlp. The greatest danger from la grip is of its resulting in If reasonable care is used, however, and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy tukenVall danger will be avoided. Among the tens of thousands who have used this remedy fof la grip, we have yet to learn of a single caae having resulted in pneumooia, and this shows conclusively that this remedy is a certain preventive of thst dread disease. It will effect a rnra in less time than ey other treatment The 23c and sixes for sale by J. a Polster.

ITITT DRAYIXG DONE DAY MGIIT, BY MAC GILL. BAXTER SPRING THE MEDICAL SPRINdS. We receive every few days inquiries us to the curative powers of the Baxter medicul springs. We don't know just what the waters of these springs won't cure, but we do know that they nre good for rheumatism, Bright's disease, catarrh of the bladder, nsthmn, bronchitis, catarrhal troubles, scrofula, discuses tln wkin. cancer, disease of women, malaria, nervous prostration, eczema, liver trouble, torpid ity, biliousness, jaundice, indiges-tion, dyspepsia, chronic diarrlurn, general debility and all discuses of the blood and kidneys.

A good many people from abroad will be here this summer tor their heulth. Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption. This is the best medicine in the world for oil forms of coughs, colds and for consumption. Every bottle is guaranteed.

It will cure and not disappoint It has no equal for whooping cough, ustlimn, nay lever, pneumonia, bronchitis, cold in the head, la grippe and for consumption. It is safe for nil ages, pleasant to tuke and above all, is a sure cure, it ta always wen 10 iukc Dr. King's New Life Pills in con nection with Dr. King's New Dis covery, ns tney rcguiuie anu lone the stomach and bowels. guar antee perfect satisfaction or return uiouey.

Free trial bottles at v.iv. Price's drug Blore. Regular size 30c and $1. FOR SALE. A five-room cottage, 100x142 feet of ground, with nice fruit trees, good burn and other outbuildings.

cistern; lirst class neigtioornoou. Reason for selling, owner wishes a place with more ground. For further particulars inquire at this ofiice. A Valuable Prescription. Editor Morrison of the Worthing.

ton, Sun writes: -lounnvea valuable prescription in Electric Bitters, nnd I can cheerfully recommend it for constipation and sick headache; as a general system tonic it lias no equul." Mrs. Annie Stchle, 2tKSi Cottage Grove avenue, Chicago, was all run down, could not eat nor digest tooa, naa a oaca-ache which never left her, and felt tired and weary, but six bottles of Electric Bittera restored her health and renewed her strength. Prices 50c and $1. Get a botUe at.W. E.

Price's drug store. A whole lot of people are going to move to Kansas next spring. Suppose you seud them the NlWS so they can find opt what kind of a country we have. The Nws is stauding up for Kansas and Baxter Springs and Cherokee county in particular. One dollar per year, in advance, pays the bill, and almost any old thing will be taken aa legal tender.

Now ia the exact time to subscribe. They are so small that the most aensitive persons take them, they are so effective that the most obstinate cases of constipation, headache and torpid liver yield to them. That is why DeWitt's Little Early Risers are known as the fsmous little pills. W. E.

Price. Parties Indebted to the Baxter Shoe Store are requested to call ana sqnnre op at once. H. G. Macte.

See Piunlck for flour and chop. Matinee this afternoon at opera house. Only ten cents. Early Ohio Seed Potatoes at Willard's. Merchants' and farmers' luuch at Occidental hotel IS cents.

Sunday dinner 25 cents. BARGAINS TODAY at DENT'S CASH GROCERY. FOR SALK-Plymouth Rock eggs it my farm two and one-half miles west of Baxter Springs. J. A.

ELLIS. Early Rose Seed Potatoes at Willard's. Hugh Leemnn of Gulena was in town yesterday on business. Michigan Apples, finest in the land, new supply just in at Willard's. I will teach piuno and organ mu sic at my home on River street.

Mrs. Hattik smith. 50c Syrup 35c pail lr DENT'S CASH GROCERY. Takeull the children to the moti-nee this afternoon. Ten cents to everybody.

I. N. Lynch will continue his closing out sale until the first of April. Don't fail to get some of the great bargains offered. Ou Wednesday of this week the Mississippi river at Cairo, was twenty-live miles wide.

The Missis sippi is higher than ever before according to the government gauge. HIGHEST CASH PRICE paid for chickens and all kinds of country produce at Willard's. You can have goods or cash, which ever you prefer. Congress convened on Monday of this week in extraordinary session at the call of the president. Stren nous efforts will be made to re-eimct the McKinley bill.

Mr. Dingley of Maine is chairman of the ways and means committee and Thos. B. Reed of Maine was re-elected speaker of the House of Representatives, "Six Weeks" Seed Pota toes at Willard's. Lillie Foster will open dress-muking room over Mr.

Edmisten's racket store March will be pleased to see the ladies of Baxter Springs. Cutting und lilting none by latest French tailoring system. See those bargains in Tin ware at Dent's Cash Grocery. AitnniL-v Char es fckiilniore was over from Baxter Springs Thursday on business. It is said that Charlie will be a candidate for the ofiice of city attorney of Baxter.

If Charlie does come out he will not have lo electioneer in Galena for votes us he is a good sprinter anyway and will make them think at Baxter that he is strictly in the nice. Gulena Post. Exceedingly low prices will continue at Lynch's un til April 1. No such oppor tunitv to secure seasonable iroods so cheap was ever be fore offered. This chance is one of a lifetime.

Loyd Prnther of Seneca, was in town Tuesday looking for some mortgaged property which a mnn named Geo. W. Adams lias left the country with. Mr. Pruther held the mortgage.

25c Bulk Coffee lt DENT'S CASH GROCERY. There is little doubt but what Ol Sparks will be elected councilman from the second ward. However, if he has as much territory to look nf teras he ia using for electioneering purposes, he will have his hands full when elected. Tuesday night Ol was over to Baxter Springs tell ing what should be done by a coun oilman, and Wednesday night he made a thorough canvass of Jophn He was promised a hearty support at both places, especially among the women, as Ol ia much of a la dies' mau.Galena Post The slaughter of seasona ble goods at ruinous prices at I. N.

Lynch's v-ill con tinue until April Leon Willard is operating two in ca ba tors and this week they batch ed out over three hundred as pretty little chicks ss you ever saw. G. Wash Peterson of the Gslens Post cleaned up about 40 by back ingbia judgment that Fituimmons was a sure winner. DeWitt'a Witch hazel 51 ve CanPUMicsMa, Old fishermen predict fine fishing this spring. The frog crop will be a big one this summer.

John Jones had business in Chau tauqua county yesterday. New strikes, and big ones, too, are made every day at Galena. So fnr there arc forty-seven candi dates for the-differeM city offices at Galena. Mrs. A.

J. McClellnn Is visiting her son, Dr. Geo. B. McClellnn, in Weir City.

Wheat is looking pretty well, we thank 5-011. Now give us a dollar a bushel, please. Cheapest Place in town: DENT'S CASH GROCERY. Charles W. Daniels is receiving much benefit from the waters at Hot Springs.

Agent for Gulena Steam Laundry will call every Wednesday. Leave orders at Bucon's burber shop. J. J. Fribley informs us that he will put up a big business house this summer.

Thus the good worn goes on. And now conies cyclones, tornn- does and such like asking forpluce. and if they don't get place they 11 make one. At the meeting of the M. E.

con ference nt Pittsburg last week L. W. Foster was returned to the Baxter Springs church. T.T.McAboy und family nre milk- ng arrangements to move to Gale na. is imriwi meat market there.

This section of country is getting too much rain. Should the farmers get their oats in by the 1st of April they will be in luek. Postmaster General Gary has an nounced that Democratic postmasters will be ullowed to serve out their full time of foitr years. Geo. W.

Walker, well known in this city nd vicinity, has juot graduated from the medical department of the Louisville I'niversity. T. C. Xnylor and H. G.

Maute hud business in Galena. Wednesday, but of course they didn't get the returns from the prize fight while there. The remains of Mary A.Otay, a colored lady who died ut Outline, arrived on the Frisco and will be taken to Baxter on Wednesday afternoon for burinl. Columbus Advocate. Up to the present time the follow- 1 1.......

iiur numoers 01 case umc unn docketed for the April term of the district court: Criminal 21. civil jury 32. court 4'i; total IR Although Bacon, the barber, was strong Corbrtt man. he is now all ready to bet that Fitz can whip the circular saw at Mitchells nun 111 one round. A.

WILLARD is paying the highest CASH prices for poultry or any other country produce. See him. Corbett said: "If 1 um whipped, I shall have no excuses to make," but Corbett will begin to talk ngain pretty soon and say it wus a cliuncc blow. Mrs. M.

J. Wilbur, whe lives seven miles southwest of this city on the Territory line, has been grauted a pens on through the efforts of K. P. McGreiror. Mrs.

Wilbur will receive iWl ii.1 back pay and per month while the minor children will get $2 p-r month each. SEASON OF 1897. WALTER K. No. 6669, Beautiful bright bay trotting stal lion, l.T.i hiinds high, weighs luoo pounds; of Morgan nnd Aliuonl blood.

Sired by Almont Rattler, dam by Klluiu Allen. Will be kept in Baxter Springs during the season of 18U7. For terms and extended pedigree enquire of J. J. FRfBLKV, Owner, Rev.

Bramhall returned from con ference Monday. At his request he was granted a superanuary relation for the coining year. He took no regular pastoral appointment, but expecta to preach, as a number of oDoortunilies have' been offered. He will retain his residence in Cher okee or Crawford county. Dr.

Bram hall has not been in the enjoyment of good health forfHhe past two years and he requested the lay-off, hooinir to secure a much neeaea rest Weir City Sun: The prospect of creamery loom inor ud before him icsuses a local editor to burst into song as follows: "Into the cow lot bright and gay the milk maid hustles front day to day, and gathers the lacteal fluid white, while the morning sun is yet out of And e'en again when the evening sunlight falls, again she hustles op her pails, and seeks, in the cows with tbebrindle tails, that fount of wealth which seldom falls. Hot winds may blow and the grasshoppers bop, and the bugs and bllzsards may gather the crop, but so loag ss the' stream of milk doesn't atop the cow and the milk maid will coofe ont on top." A Oreat Outpouring of Merry Dancers -A Bsd Night, But the Ball Was a Oreat Success. The calico ball given on Tuesday night of this week by the dancing club wus the most successful and largest attended affair of the kind in Baxter Springs for years and yenra. About aura a heavy rain oc- gau doing business and it was feared the attendance would be light, but not so, for the managers of the club secured the big omni bus of Frank Hemstrect and the dancers were sent for, us were alBO their friends. The ladies were attired in calico dresses artistically made, no two dresses being of the same pattern, nnd they looked lovely, every one of them.

The gentlemen wore calico neckties and some of them calico vests. At 11:30 o'clock a vote was taken to Bee which lady should have the prize for the uiceet calico dress. Almost all the ladies received a few votes, but Mrs. C. K.

Goodner and Mrs. W. E. Price tied on the highest number. The balance were then dropped and Mrs.

Price and Mrs. Goodlier were voted on, Mrs. Price winning the prize, an elegant fun und box for same, by a majority of two, Luncheon, which had been furnished by the ladies, was then eerv-ed, after which Long, the photographer, took three flush light views of the dance. The music was excellent, the floor in first class condition, nnd everybody present, including four coup-les from Galena, had a most enjoy-able time. There were fifty couples in attendance besides their friends.

Club dance next Tuesday night as usuul. A LITTLE "SNACK." The Galena Post says: Walter J. Xavlor was over from Baxter Tues day, and wns hungry ns usual. He has a reputation for being able to hide more grub ut one sitting than nnv three ordinary men. There was a party of hvc camped in the territory a few years ugo nnd Walt happened to ride by on one of his cow-punching expeditious just ut meul time.

Of course the boys asked him to stop and dine with them. He. in his usunl bushful manner, declored he was not hun gry. but when the boys insisted he said he would stop nnd eat a "little Bnack." He did, und the way corn pone, generally culled, beans. po tutoes, bucon, disappeared was a caution.

The hunters hud sufli cieut grub to lust five men a week, but Naylor ate two suueks with 'cm that duy nnd the next dny a team was sent to town for a uew supply of provisions. Walt took a "little snack" in this city today, but not on the European plan, as it would huve broke him. MANY TO ELECT. At the city election to be held ou Tuesday, April 0, the followiug of fices must be filled: Mayor. Councilman from first ward.

Councilman from second ward. Member of Board of Education from first ward. Member of Board of Education from second ward. City treasurer. Treasurer of Board of Education Police judge.

City marshal. City uttorney. City clerk. Street commissioner. Two justices of the peace.

Two constables. And there will ulso be a proposi lion submitted as to whether the city of BaxtcrSprings, by its voters. Hliall accent thecompromise ugreed to in the old ruilroad bond case Vote "For the compromise." CLAUDE BACON HURT. Wednesduy afternoon Cluude Bu con's pony fell with him and he re ceived injuries which will make him quite sore for several day He was riding very rapidly when the pony slipped and Cluude fell ho hurd that he was rendered iuseiisi ble. He wus picked up and carried into Mrs.

Paul's home neur where the accident occurred, by Eva Paul who saw him full, and he re gained consciousness, and was aft erward removed to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bacon, Dr.

English was summoned and be found Claude suffering quite verely from the shock. No bones were broken, and as Claude is only twelve years of age and light in weight he will be all right in a few days. Ben Pattou ia looking after his mining interests at Galena. Baxter's implement bouses are doing a big business these days. Fsrmers are coming from greater distances than ever before to buy implements- But Baxter merchants sell cheaper than do the merchants of neighboring towns.

T. J. Losey, who lives near Neutral, has whst is probably the finest grove of catalpa trees la the West He has twenty acres of them and on the twenty acres there sre forty-eight thousand trees, or two thoos-and, four hundred trees to the acre. Mr. Losey started the grove about twenty years ago.

NEW BBsaaa' 1 r-Y for these HIGH GRADE GOODS. Highest Market Prices Dry QZries "------e- ORDINANCE VIOLATED. J. N. Partch and D.

J. Hoppes pleaded guilty in Police Judge En glish's court last Saturday to viola ting section 2 of article 3 of ordinance No. 8, nnd paid a fine and the costs, amounting to $7.50 each. Mr. Partch nnd Mr.

Hoppes plowed up a portion of the street just west of A. D. C. Harvey's place in order to scour their plows. The section above referred to reads as follows: "Any person who shull dig.remove or carry uway any earth, sand, rock, gravel or Bod, or shull cut any trees, shrubs or brush from nny street, lane, alley or public grounds within the city of Baxter Springs, without permission of the city council first hud nnd obtained, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor und on conviction be iiiied in any sum not less thuu one nor more than fifty dollars and the costs of suit." MORE OFFICES TO FILL.

By a law passed at the recent ses sion of the legislature and which weut into effect this week, cities of the second und third classes must now elect the following officers: City marshal, city attorney, city clerk and street commissioner. These offices have heretofore been appointive, the mayor appointing and the council confirming. By the change iu law the voters can say who they want. "Caps" the Climax. It is reported that a man named M.

E. Mclver, who worked in the Danseuburg mine, got badly hurt Monday. If reports are true he has had very little experience in min ing, for when he wus preparing to put off a shot he put a cup on each end of thefure and in lighting the end next to him the cap exploded und cut his face und one hauJ badly. He will be laid up for scv eral days. Galena Post.

Modern Woodmen of America. Members of Baxter Camp No. 827, Modern Woodmen of America, arc urgeutly requested to be present at regular meeting to be held Monday eveninir. March '1. Business of the utmost importance.

ANNOUNCEMENT. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the ofiice of city treasurer, subject to the will of the vot ers ut the polls. Resp'y, AR. Kane. And the Corbett men feel very sore.

So does Corbett. W. K. Price and Chas. Noble hud business in Galena Wednesday Jim Lecman came over from Ga lena Tuesduy evening and took in the calico ball.

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Patton of Gn-lena attended the calico ball in this city Tuesday night W.

M. Gill announces himself as a candidate for the office of city marshal. If he is successful at the polls he promises a satisfactory administration of his office. Rev. J.

B. Wilson, pastor of the Baptist church (colored) of Coffey-ville, is here helping in a revival meeting for Rev. Johnson. He has taken in fifteen converts. Mr.

and Mrs. Ol Sparks of Galena attended the calico ball in this city Tuesday night'. Ol danced from tar in 'finish, never inissinir a chtnce t0 -hot foot," and says he never had so much fun before. He promises to return. The following from the Dry Goods Review will do well for business men to think oven "No merchant can now wholly depend for business upon tb fact that be is well known.

No mstter bow many years be may have been established or how celebrated his wares are, If be does not advertise and keep saying so buyers and consumers will in time ignore him and trade with bis competitor, who sounds bis trum pet upon all occasions and pays for the same without a murmur, because it pays him to do so." you see it in the News ou may bet it's true. The finest Tea grown in China.the mostdelicious Tea drank in America. I am the exclusive agent in this city Paid for Country Produce. J. W- COOK.

Sirs. L. H. HcHICRLE, dealer in staple and fancy Groceries, FLOUR AND FEED. North Military Baxter Springs.

FRESH GOODS. LOWEST PRICES. PROMPT DELIVERY. COURTEOUS TREATMENT. RESTAURANT and Sim laser 11 team Naked Bread, ROLLER PROCESS, Wholesale and Retail.

CCE CREAM, wholesale and retail CAKES MADE TO ORDER. Tobacco, Cigars and Cold Drinks. MRS. T. MEYERDINO.

DR. A. 0. DeWITT, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office opposite Baxter Bank.

Residence First house Springs Hotel. north of FARM LEASES. We hove on hand a full line of form lease blanks and also a lease providing that land must be planted to corn. Come to us for blank leases or any other kind of blanks. Rheumatism Quickly Cured.

After having been confined to the house for eleven days and payiug out $1 in doctor bills without benefit, Mr. Frank Dolson of Suult Ste. Marie, was cured by one bottle of Chambcrluiu's Pain Balm costing 2T cents and has not since been troubled with that complaint. For sale by J. G.

Polster. NOTICE TO HORSEMEN. Now is the time to advertise your stock, and the News is the medium through which to reuch the people. The News job printing department has fine line of cuts and can turn out fine line of curds or bills on very short notice at reasonable rates. Give us a cull.

Buckles' Arnica 5lv. The best salve in the world for cuts bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, totter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 2jc per box. For sale by W.

Price. REGISTRATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby giveu that the registration books will be closed at 7 p. m. Fridsy, March 20, 1807.

Jab. T. Ryon, City Clerk. Many cases of "grippe" have lately been cured by One Minute Cough Cure. This preparation seems especially adapted to the cure of this disease.

It acts quickly, thus preventing serious complications snd bsd effects in which this disease of-teu leaves the patient W. Price. You get 10 ounces to the pound at Pinnick's flour and feed store. If you have ever seen a child in the agony of croup, you can appreciate the gratitude of the mothers who know that One Minute Cough Cure relieves their little ones as quickly as it is administered. Msny homes in this city are never without It W.

E. Price. W. D. Pin nick feed store.

It is surprising what a "wee bit of thing" can accomplish. Sick bead-ache, constipation, dyspepsia, soar stomach, dixxirjet are quickly banished by DeWitt's Little Early Risers. SnislI pill Safe pill, beet pill. W. K.

Price. DeWitt's Colic A Cholera Curs. Ptooort, atck malts, ssl. t. aw, FOMOSA OOLOOIfG..