Cherokee County Republican from Baxter Springs, Kansas • 1

VOL. XXH. NO. 17 BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1914. All Right for Corn THE BAXTE NATIONAL The farmer plants his corn in the ground because he knows that it will increase thereby.

But the wise farmer knows that the ground is no place for his money, He plants nis surplus money in the bank for the same reason that he puts his corn in the ground. Money buried or hidden about the house or grounds not only fails to increase, but it stands a big chance of being lost entirely. We make a specialty of farmers' accounts, offering every accommodation i BANK INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS, Sthtes Depository Decoration Day Program The Decoration Day procession will form Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at the G. A. R.

hall and led by the band will proceed to cemetery to decorate the graves of deceased ones. At 2:30 Saturday afternoon the old soldiers will gather at the M. E. church to hear an address by a favorite speaker, S. L.

Walker of Columbus. All who have automobiles or other vehicles are requested to donate their use as the Post is unable to provide any other means for getting members and their wives to and from the cemetery. The flowers should be left at the hall not later than 8 o'clock Satarday morning so they can be arranged and sent to the cemetery ahead of the procession. Commencement The schools of Baxter Springs closed for the terra Wednesday of this after the usual series of commencement events. The baccalaureate address was given Sunday night at the M.

E. church by the Rev. Hoopingar-ner and the class address was delivered Wednesday night to the graduating class and their invited guests by Prof. Owen of Emporia college. Class Day exercises were given Wednesday afternoon.

Those graduating from the high school are: Russel Barnes, Geneva Martin, Marion Nation, Ruth Smith Howard Haines, Lula LuellaSchloeman and Edna Sullivan. Our Deposits Are Guaranteed by the Guaranty Law of the State of Kansas. DO YOUR hanking with US. THE BAXTER STATE BANK. Local News Intensive Farming W.

H. Palmer and wife have a "back yard farm" that is producing good things to eat, at a rapid rate. In a very small space they are growing successfully all manner of vegetables. Not a square foot of ground is idle and trees are bearing fruit liberally above rows of prolific plants and vines. At the rear of the garden a horse and cow are kept without crowding.

Notice All accounts due the Cherokee County Republican for advertising or subscription up to May 1, 1914, are payable at the office of John Jones, who has charge of the books and the collection of accoun ts for this paper. All bills due June 1st will be payable at the office or to H. W. Southworth who is in charge of the business. VV.

M. Smith, Owner. William Clare March Died, May 22, 1614, at Galena, Kansas, William Clare March, aged 29 years, 11 months and 8 days. Deceased was a former resident of Baxter Springs, and interment was made in the Baxter Springs cemetery. The memorial service at the Methodist church Sunday morning was a grateful tribute to the veterans.

The G. A. R. and W. R.

C. membership in Baxter was in attendance and the balance of the church was comfortably filled. The Baxter band and a specially selected choir supplied appropriate music. Rev. Hoop- ingarner preached the sermon.

E. P. Martin, editor of the Miami Record-Herald, came-with others to Baxter Monday to escort the cars to the Oklahoma gateway city. Mr. Martin is giving Miami a real newspaper.

J. R. Lamb who recently purchased the Richardson farm on Route 3, came over from Joplin Tuesday to spend the remainder of the week his family on the farm. 4 W. H.

Palmer states that he will continue the real estate and insurance business of J. 0. Treece at the same location with the Republican. The M. 0.

G. this week commenced selling tickets to Galena a convenience to many who wish to stop over in our eastern suburb. Robbery Interrupted When Mr. and Mrs. JohnPol-ter stopped at the Polster store Sunday night after church they discovered intruders in the store, two men evidently bent on robbery.

They had entered through a rear door and on the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Polster they de parted headlong through the glass of a rear window. Although the alarm was given immediately no trace of the men has been except a hat which was left in the store. No goods were missed.

K. C. Cars Through Here Ten auto loads of good roads enthusiasts from Kansas City, Joplin and other points on the Ozark Trails passed through Baxter Springs Monday morning tin route to the good roads convention at Tulsa. They were met here by a party of Miami boosters. The Ozark Trail was marked into Baxter Saturday by a party from the south.

There is a lot of new type and blank paper at the Republican office that has never been used. Bring on your job printing. Mining News W. C. Dill who is building a mill for the Quapaw Mining Co.

at Hattenville will probably the job within the next two weeks and expects to secure one or two more contracts at once. C. E. Miller is sinking a new shaft on the A. W.

Abraras land two miles south of Baxter, at the foot of the hill to the southwest of the Abrams residence. Drilling some years ago showed a fair run of lead ore which Mr. Miller considers worthy of development. Webb City parties who are sinking a shaft just north of the Ewert mine are into zinc ore at 85 feet which shows up much better than was expected. Webb City parties were investigating the old Lancaster property at Lincolnville with a view to drilling out the former runs of ore that were unmined at the time the mill burned.

0. M. Youse and associates are still working on their line of prospect holes between the Jar-rett and Foley land west of Blue Mound. They are now drilling their fifth hole and some lead has been found. The shallow strikes in the new district about two miles northwest of Miami give promise of a new bonanza district of shallow mines.

L. M. Blanton of Lincolnville has taken a lease northwest of Miami in the new shallow district and with Webb City associates will prospect it thoroughly. East and north' of Blue Mound drilling to date has not developed anything that shines. Prospect drilling still continues on the P.

J. Chubb, the D. S. Chubb and the Wright land west of Blue Mound in Kansas and on the Harry Gordon allotment in Oklahoma. The show place of the entire camp is at the new shaft near Cardin which, is being sunk by Frickleton, Rogers, Markham and Onstott, all of Joplin.

Special Fishing Rates Chautauqua Begins July 2 Baxter Springs' chautauqua will open Thursday, July 2, and continue for six days. The committee in charge of the affair met Tuesday night at G. ERucker's office and made plans for the wrork which must be done by our people. The chautauqua bureau was represented here this week by E. J.

Powell who may be remembered as the platform manager of last year's sessjon. Description of the different attractions will appear in this paper in later issues. Douglass School Douglass school will hold its closing exercises at the opera house Thursday evening. There will be two graduates, viz: Oliver Reven Norman and, Icie Belle McClarn. A program in two parts will be given by the school and faculty.

Binding Twine. We are handling binding twine Get our prices before buying. Baxter Mill Elevator. The Republican newspaper. Saturday and Sunday, limit Monday 0 One Fare for the Round Trip to Pensacola, Strang, Salina and Locust Grove on the Spavinaw and Grand River To parties of two or more.

These week-end tickets will be sold throughout the season Absolutely Puro Clara May and John Frank Noble went to Joplin Tuesday. j. w. kaItenbach, Agent M. 0.

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