Baxter Daily Citizen from Baxter Springs, Kansas • 2

I BAXTER DAILY CITIZEN, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1918 Columbia Records new assortment of Hiwalian, Band, Orchestra, Quartettes War Songs just received: "I Don't Want to Get Well" "Over There" "Goodbye Broadway! Hello France!" "Somewhere in France Is Daddy" "For Your Country and My Country" "We'll Knock the Heligo into Heligo Out of Heligo Land" PAGE'S PHARMACY I HARP ON QUALITY AND SERVICE Baxter Daily Citizen Published every afternoon except Sunday at Baxter Springs, Kansas. THE BAXTER PRINTING CO. Publishers A. E. PFREMMER, Editor and Mgr.

"Entered as second-class matter December 12, 1917, at the post office at Baxter Springs, Kansas, under act of March 3, 1879." Rates of Subscription Delivered by Carrier, per .10 By inside county. 8.00 By Mail, outside county 4.00 "KOMSPELTER" By T. A. Rickard It is worthy to note that the Commerce Mining Royalty which negotiated in 1909 for the sale of a half interest at $175,000 has recently given an option of half of its holdings for $5,000,000. Among other incidents of the boom I may refer to the good luck of Philip N.

Moore, president of the American Institute of American Mining Engineers. He and his friend, C. P. Perrin, acquired control of the Admiralty group, covering 100 acres, in 1915. They paid less than $100,000 for the group and later sold their rights through Mr.

Rakowsky to Cosden, Aiken Curtis, for $600,000. In March, 1917, Bulkeley Wells, representing the Metal Exchange Exploration of Boston, bought leases on 180 acres, also through Mr. Rakowsky, for $250,000. It is evident therefore that he played a notable part in starting intelligent exploration and in later transfers of property. The mention of the Indian owners of the land draws attention to an interesting feature of industrial development.

In Ottawa county, the county in Oklahoma that is the scene of the principal mining activities, there are seven Indian tribes, but of these the Quapaws are the only ones fortunate enough to own mineral ducing lands. The allotments were made to them in 1896, in compensation for vague rights pertaining to them as aborigines. When they were restricted to this 'reservation' each male adult received 240 acres. In 1897 by act of congress, the were permitted to lease their lands for mining purposes for a period of 10 years, but that time there was no immediate prospect of using the privilege profitably; not until eight later were rich deposits discovered under the surface of the prairie. The original leases obtained for the purpose of drilling for oil, attention having been attracted by tar seen on some of the water in this region.

At that time the Quapaw reservation was the greater producer of prairie hay in the country. The reservation extends southward six miles from the Kansas line into Oklahoma. In Kansas all the land is held by Americans and no repitition of the Ottawa couney experience is possible. Where ore was found a hundred MCABOYS MARKET Where You Get The Best Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Fresh and Wholesome, also cured meats, Kraut, Pickles, Bologna, Fresh and Salt Fish, Bread, Crackers, Jellies. Everything the best and freshest.

Fresh Milk MeABOYS MARKET Telephone 173 Baxter Springs, Kas. ROUND ABOUT The Baxter Springs Chamber of Commerce has undertaken the sale of 1200 tickets at one dollar each, the proceeds to be devoted to helping build a good road from there to Hockerville. The gravel road south of Columbus to the mining districts is progressing rapidly and it is only a question of a short time until that region will be equipped with some good roads and they know the full value of them over there. -Oswego Independent. Mrs.

Julia A. Walker, wife of Dr. G. W. Walker of Melrose, and well known in Chetopa and vicinity, died Sunday about noon of pulmonary inbolism.

She was 36 years, 5 months and 28 days old and is survived by her husband and two daughters, Permelia Maybelle and Roberta Chloe, aged 16 and 14 years, respectively; a stepson, Clarence Walker of Decatur, her father, G. W. Wise of St. Cloud, a brother, George Wise, and a sister, Mrs. Maybelle Rose, both of Davenport, all of whom, except the father and brother, attended the funeral.

The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the Metho-7 dist church at Melrose. Mrs. Walker was born in Smith county, October 16, 1881. She was united in marriage to Dr. Walker at Melrose October 18, 1899 and there they had since resided.

She was an untiring church and Sunday school worker.Chetopa Advance. The Advocate editor would like to buy another $50 Liberty Bond. There are just about enough delinquent subscribers on our list to make up the sume and if they were paid up we would lend the $50 to Uncle Sam. If you want to settle a just account and help the boys in the trenches at the same time you can do so by looking at the address on your paper and if it shows you in arrears come in and pay the editor Advance. Try us on that lumber bill.

J. W. Merrill Lumber Co. Phone 240. The Juniors and Seniors of the Baxter Springs high school beat the Freshmen and Sophmores in a basketball game last Friday by a score of 7 to 4.

This out of season basketball is to practice up the school for a good team this fall. I will sell you a lot and loan you the money to help you build a home. I will then insure it and if you become dissatisfied I will sell it for you at a profit. A. V.

Smith, phone 262. CASH VALUE OF YOUR OLD TIRES AND TUBES In Exchange for Defiance Tires and Tubes Any brand of tires and any tire so it is a tire will be accepted in this exchange. Defiance tires are guaranteed and adjustments are made on basis of 4,000 miles. IN EXCHANGE WE WILL ALLOW YOU $1.82 for your old plain tread 30x3 casing $2.03 for your old non-skid tread 30x3 casing $2.43 for your old plain tread casing $2.67 for your old non-skid tread casing 43c for your old 30x3 tube 52c for your old tube THIS OFFER EXPIRES MAY 20, 1918 JAQUETH GILMAN 0. W.

Sparks, of Galena, in company with a number of mining men from this district went to Washington, D. Saturday night to take up with the government some measures relative to increasing the price of zine ore. cleaning service, phone 339 The case of John Jones versus J. N. Burns was dismissed in Justice court here Saturday.

Burns refunded $5 and paid the costs of the case. Burns was charged with issuing a $5 check as a deposit for an action which was brought against the Banner Lead and Zine company, without any funds in the bank. Nice clean newspapers at 5c the bundle at Citizen office. Mrs. Effie Cook of the Wood's De- partment Store spent the" week end with relatives and friends in Webb City.

New Calendar Arrangement. In a new calendar the dates are carried on a reel so that 13 weeks are visible at a time and the background causes the figures for any week desired to appear more prominently than the others. Early Bubble Blowers. In the Louvre, in Paris, there is an old Etruscan vase, decorated with the figures of children blowing bubbles with a pipe. Since these children must have lived long before the Roman empire there is no way of knowing whose soap they used to blow their -Exchange.

HOSKINS BROTHERS Experienced MILL BUILDERS 18 years in Joplin and 0. K. Districts Ben F. Hoskins Phone 364 Baxter Springs, Kansas Burton- -Weaver TRANSFER CO. Office Phone 124 Res.

Phone 4094 LIGHT HEAVY HAULING OF ALL KINDS Baggage Delivered, Goods Baxter Springs, Kansas MINES MINING LEASES We have what you want or. can get it Geo. Lurwick, J. F. Brown 0 Grenstreet South Block from Military Phone 248 Baxter Springs, 1 Kas.

C. E. Matthews Lumber Co. BUILDING MATERIAL South Street, J. A.

WAID, Phone 83 Manager Insurance Real Estate Mining Leases G. E. RUCKER Phone 27 Baxter Springs SMITH PLUMBING AND HEATING Guaranteed Work Six Doors South of Postoffice Phone 196 HARVEY'S PIONEER FURNITURE RUGS AND UNDERTAKING MOTOR AMBULANCE SERVICE PHONE, SHOP OFFICE, 1006 ROBINS-LONG MACHINERY CO. MINING MACHINERY FOR RENT AND SALE Boilers, Pumps, Hoists, Steam Drills, Pipe, Etc. JOPLIN, MO.

OFFICE AND SHOPS -Fourth and Cox Avenue, East and Viaduct House and Mill Building MATERIAL LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPANY Phone 142 G. E. LUNGREN, Mgr. Baxter Springs feet below the surface the Indians were easily persuaded to grant leases on small royalties, say of the smelter returns; the local lessors were quick to sell their rights to speculators, who paid them absurdly smali sums from $25 to two or three hundred dollars, and then in turn sublease the ground on royalties of or to real mine operators. The Indians did not cultivate the land; for 50 cents per acre they would sell the right to cut the crop of wild hay that usually represented the only production of the soil.

Here and there along the bottom lands, bordering the small and sluggish streams of this flat country, small areas of cultivation devoted to corn and sorghum might be found, but in a broad way the region might be termed untamed prairie. For example a state official purchased for $250 the mineral right on land, belonging to Wah-tah-nohzhe, a squaw who had leased the land on a royalty to the Miami Royalty Co. The state official became the recipient of tribute while the, Indian woman received $250 in cash, which seems to her lots of money and a more assured profit than the uncertain proceeds of mining operations that she did not understand. Her ground happened to become the site of the highly productive operations of the Turkey Fat mine, which paid the State official $100,000 in royalties in a short time. Such impositions on the ignorant red people are no longer permitted; now their business is supervised and they are protected by a Federal agent.

For several years the Quapaws were the only tribe of Indians that did not have to submit their arrangements for disposing of land to the Secretary of the Interior. This was a joker perpetrated by Ex-Governor Crawford of Kansas, and A. B. Abrams, of Baxter Springs, a New York Indian of Hebrew blood. Abrams had managed to lay hands on 1700 acres of land in northeastern Oklahoma and had become secretary of the Quapaw tribe.

The ex-governor secured 160 acres of land at Lincolnville, on which tract the rich 0m- aha-Betersburg mine is located. (To Be Continued) People's cleaning service, phone MASONS TO FORT SCOTT Quite a number of Masons went to Fort Scott last night to take special work. Not all the candidates were able to go. Following is the list of candidates most of whom went to Ft. Scott: Grant Waggoner, Henry C.

Zellers, Melvin R. Hartley, Rees J. Jones, William Frederick Nichols, Ira G. Bermont, Rev. John Garretson, Earnest M.

Mitchell, Walter Hartley, Mr. Lymon, John G. Trewartha, James W. Barnes, Chester H. Griest, Earle Ray, Alexander E.

Harvey, Charles L. Mariner, Clifford H. Johnson, John J. Roberts, Perry W. Oliver.

George W. Staton will go to Fort Scott next Wednesday to attend the banquet. I will loan you money to buy or build a home. A. V.

Smith, phone CITY DIRECTORY TIME TABLES, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, LODGES PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS FRISCO North Bound No. Train Time 112 Meteor to K. 2:05 a. m. 108.

K. C. Special p. m. RAILROAD TIME TABLES South Bound No.

Train Time 111 Meteor to Ok. City .......4:05 8. m. 187 Sapulpa accom. 7:50 a.

m. 181 Sapulpa accom. p. m. 107 Tulsa Special .2:05 p.

m. East Bound No. Train Time 312 To St. Louis ..................2:05 8. 186 To Joplin.

con. K. C. ..11:10 a. m.

328 Driller, to Springfield 1:25 p. m. 188 Joplin, con: for K. C. ..6:50 p.

m. 306 To. St. Louis p. m.

West Bound No. Train Time 309 To Wichita 2:10 a. m. 305 To Wichita ...............:10 a. m.

327 Driller West p. m. All above Daily. Joplin-Picher 191 Miner to Picher ............6:45 a. m.

197 Miner to Picher ..........10:30 199 Picher ............3:00 p. m. 192 Miner to Joplin .........8:45 a. m. 194 Miner to Joplin ............1:00 p.

m. 198 Miner to Joplin ............5:25 p. m. These trains daily except Sunday. On Sunday Miami Mineral Belt will have connections at Quapaw to meet Frisco trains 181 and 187.

M. 0. G. East Bound No. Train Time 4 To p.

m. 2 To p. m. South Bound No. Train Time 1 To .8:22 a.

m. 3 To p. m. This chedule went into effect June 3rd, 1917.. Trains to Joplin connect with all trains east and north.

W. M. WILSON, Agent. FIRE ALARM In case of fire whistle at water plant will be sounded as follows: Fire in First Ward-1 long and several short blasts. Fire in Second Ward-2 long and several short blases.

Fire in Third Ward-8 long and several short blasts. CITY OFFICERS Mayor-E. L. Wright. Conner, J.

0. Treece. First Ward Councilmen, First Ward -Tarrence covers all territory North of Spring street and East of Military street. Councilmen Second Ward -H. E.

Stein, B. H. Shields. Second Ward covers all territory North of Spring street and West of Military street. Councilmen Ward G.

W. Sikes, J. W. Barnes. Third Ward covers all territory South of Spring street.

City Clerk-0. M. Spratt. City Treasurer- W. Cook.

City. Attorney-Grant Waggoner. Police Judge J. M. English.

Justice of the Peace John Jones. Marshal Henry Horton. Night Marshal- W. Foster. and Deputy SheriffEugene Turner.

City Physician--Dr. R. C. Wear. Board of Health -Drs.

R. C. Wear, J. M. Boswell M.

I. Nichols. Cemetery Sexton-T. N. Phillips, cemetery.

'Street -Sam Ditty. Board of Education--R. C. Wear, chairman; Geo. VanDusen, Mrs.

J. H. Boswell, Ed Cover, O. N. Lynch and A.

E. Pfremmer. MINING DISTRICT MAPS Latest editions of Kansas-Oklahoma maps taking in the Waco district, are on sale at the Daily Citizen office. If you want the latest and most complete map of the mining district buy one at the Daily Citizen office. For Cleaning and pressing of the Higher Grade send it to LasterPhone 112, ARCHITECTS Burt C.

Overton, Architect, office in Gaba Building, Baxter Springs, Kansas. Clifford H. Johnson, Architect, rooms 7 and 8 Rogers Baxter Springs, Kansas. ASSAYS 0. K.

Assays, Mining Metallurgical Engineering, Assaying and Surveying, Baxter Springs, Kansas. BUILDING CONTRACTORS Geo. N. Fowler, general contractor and builder of modern homes and business blocks. P.

O. Box 472, Baxter Springs, Kansas. CAFES Minute Cafe. Service up-to-theminute night and day. CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION Baxter Concrete Construction L.

Fielder, Mgr. 15 years experience all work guaranteed. Tel. 3320. DENTISTS Dr.

W. T. Hope, dentist, phone No. 269. American National Bank Building, Baxter Springs, Kansas.

Dr. H. Clayton Zellers, DentistRogers corner 11th St. and Military Ave. Baxter Springs, Kas.

Dr. E. H. Parrish, Dentist. Office in the Arbuthnot building, Baxter Springs, Kansas.

Phone 96. DRAY AND BAGGAGE Covey Transfer and light hauling, baggage and express. Moving and packing. Phones 48 and 62. 339 J.

F. Coleman, transfer. Household moving and baggage. Truck service. Phone 364.

HOSPITAL BAXTER SPRINGS HOSPITALNow open for business and ready to handle anything in medicine or surgery. A good labratory in connection. Eye, ear, nose and throat work. Corner Lincoln and Murray streets. LAWYERS Grant Waggoner, Office Baxter State Bank building, Baxter Springs, Kansas, Phone 297.

Staton Williams, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, suite 3 Rogers phone 302, Baxter Springs, Ks. Stephens MacCaskill, Chas. Stephens, Paul MacCaskill, Lawyers. 201-202-203 La Rue Columbus, Kas. American McNeill National Biffle, Attorneys-at-Law, Bank rooms 6-10.

Office phone 362; res. phone 203. PAINTING AND DECORATING CARNES SIGN COMPANY General Painting Contractors An expert mechanic department. We solicit your business on merit and fairness. Shop on Cedar Street, block east of Military St.

PHYSICIANS Dr. J. Sawyer Cannon, Physician and Surgeon. In office day and night. Office over Reddy's Drug Store, Baxter Springs, Kansas, Phone 837.

G. C. McCormick, M. D. Down town office with Dr.

Chumbly, Same phone No. 198. Residence at hospital, phone 2067. UNIONS Carpenters' Union-Meets every Wednesday night in hall over People's grocery store. Visiting brothers cordially welcome.

E. E. Watterhouse, Pres. W. C.

Franklin, Fin. Sec. and B. A. The Aetna Building and Loan association is represented in Baxter by us.

We have money by the barrel to loan. Always ready. A. V. Smith, phone 262..