Baxter Springs news. [volume], September 08, 1894, Image 2

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NO MORS MCTATMO. f
CoL L. C. Weldy ia beat known to
the people in all thia section aa the
commander of the Baiter reunion,
a poaltioa he haa filled ao accept
ably and satisfactorily for ten years
past, But there may be some who
do not know mat tor yeara he Has
been the editor and proprietor of
tne balena Kepubiican, wnicn, as
ita name would indicate, is a red
hot every -day-in-the-week Republi
can newspaper. What Col. Weldy
aaya in his paper before the re
Union aa to soldiers' reunions, is
. indicative of his personal aenti'
tnenta during the reunion now on.
In the ieaue of his paper last week
there appeurs an editorial that we
believe meets the approval of
ninety-nlue out of every hundred
that attend soldiers' reunions.
Comrade S. O. McDowell read this
article from the platform at the in
- formal camo fire Monday evcniiijr,
and we copy it here in full in order
that from this on, while Col. Weldy
commands at Baxter, the soldier,
and those speaking for him, will
not "hold iu ' his true eentiineuts
for the gratification of any one.
CoL Weldy says:
"In another column is an article
i lipped from the Soldier Column of
I he Columbus Rebublican which
about expreeoes our idea of the
matter. Jhor a number of years we
have felt that the old soldier wax
making n serious mistake in per
mitting his enemies to dictate hitt
course iu all tiling; in tamely sub
mitting to the iiiHiilts nnd jeers and
ridicule of men who were cowards
and traitors while they were loyal,
and of little whipper-suapiiers who
are too young to appreciate the fact
that the heart's blood of just such
men as they ridicule was spilled
that they might enjoy the blessings
of a free laud. We recall the time
when tliene irrnv haired, broken
down old men then in the prime of
noble manhood marched iu grand
review at Washington. A whole
Natiou bleoxed and honored them,
they could have untied for nothing
that a grateful country would not
grant. The results of the march,
of exposure, sickness and wounds
was not felt theu and they anked
nothing wanted nothing. They
were willing to take up the burden
of life, where they left off five yeurs
before, content with the conscious
nef s of huving performed their duty
as loyul citizens and firm in the be
lief that the government, whowe life
they had saved, would never forget
the sacrifices they hud made in its
behalf, or ever be unmindful of the
service rendered. "Little did they
dream that in less than thirty years
the affairs of the Nation would be
administered by the very men who
confronted them then in that great
struggle and that it would be left
for thocc men to determine what
action should be taken when the ef
fects of hardships, sickness and
wounds, hud made it impossible for
them to provide for themselves and
families. Little did they dream, lis
u Nation sung their praise and
showered blessings upon them,
that in less than thirty years they
would be taunted with the cry of
Coupe, beggar, coffee cooler, dead
eat, etc., by men who would have
licked their feet on the day of that
grand review. If the bowed and
broken veterans could nHsuiue their
physical condition of thirty years
ago, not one - of the cowardly
whelps who now -heap insults up
on them, would dare open his cur
rUh chops. The young smart Alex
who was in his mother a womb or a
suckling at her breast when these
brave men were facing death iu de
fense of the flag nnd the yet
younger puppets who .did not see
the light for years after, would not
dare face the men they now bully
over. Comrades, we have made it
possible for these things to be.
We have permitted the soldier
hater to dictate what we should say
and do at our gatherings; we have
let them jam their damnable in
sults down our throats, through
the mistaken idea that it was the
part of good citizenship to bear it;
we have been too considerate of
their feelings too careful of in
flicting wounds, while they, un
appreciative of the motive which
prompted us, were plunging the
dagger into our breasts without
mercy. We have listened to
traitorous utterances from stump
and rostrum; we have witnessed
dastardly acts of disloyalty and
treason throughout the entire
length and breadth of the land, yet
for fear of wounding the feelings of
some soldier hating hellion, we
must not talk loyalty, patriotism
or love of flag and country, be
cause there might be a tinge of
politics in our utterances, it is
this mistaken idea of right und
wrong, that has put our enemy in
the saddle. It is this blundering
course that has placed us where
we are to-day; that has robbed
the worthy old hero of the
little pittance necessary to sustain
lite. It is I Itif siiiuiilal wuim tlmi
lim given lit llcke Smith tiid li is ilk.
It is not berau-e we are arak; no
sane man will sir we are cowirilly.
Numerically we are strong enough lo
remedy Hie evil Willi lite ballul ; pliya
ically with I lie assistance ul our
loyul sons we are hUong enough to
resent lhfe personal iimiilts anil there
Is no K'kmI reason why condition
of affairs should exist another day.
We are iu favor or commem-intf rival
away and we nay wiih I he Columbus
Republican: lei us talk as we please
at our rruiiiniis anil if there is anyone
present lo whom the expression ol
loyalty is ilWtaxteful, let hi in jio borne
or limit some Confederate reunion
where the opposite eu'linent lias full
sway. Fur ten years we have been in
command of the Inter-Slate reunions
held at Camp Logan. The Asam-la.
lion Instructed us to permit nothing
of a political nature lo be uttered
from the platform during our daily
camp fires, and as far at it wa in our
power lo do to we have obeyed or
ders, but it was a hard duty. While
holding in our band a paper contain
ing au account of a publii p-e-li ai
an occasion when lbs Ex-Confederates
were commemorating an event iu
the history of Ihe rebellion, in whloli
sentiments most disloyal were uttered
we were compelled, under this order,
to call down a comrade who was ul
terinf words of patriotism anil lor
ally because there was 'politics Iu iu'
nt are In command again una year
tad while, we do not forget tbat 'obe
clence lo orders h a soldier's Ural do
ty,' we inteud to exercise our right lo
determine what la and what is not
politics, aud while we era of the
opinion Ibal a soldiers' reunion is not
lbs proper place to discuss partisan
polities, in lbs manner common to po
litical campaigns, we want II dietlrtcl
!r understood tbat if soldier talk
loyally, patriotism, bUterr, pensions,
tl'f t Hiiro and Interest of Hie old sol
JkawJ kindred ijljoctsW Democrat,
Populist, Prohibition or Republican
politics, then politics goes, wa care
not to what party it may be credited.
Tbe Association Invited prominent
comrades of all political parties lo ad
dress Ihe old soldiers. They are all
men of intelligence and wa will not
presume lo dictate what they shall
or shall not ear. To use a slang phrase
no nK law will be Inforced no
atriniia lied to any niau or woman
who has been Invited lo apeak. If
anv speaker Democrat, ropnllst,
Prohibitionist or Itepubllean seleuts a
subject or expresses sentiments uis
tasteful to Ihe audience, opine he will
make li known in a manner that will
admit of no misconstruction. In short
we are willing lo lake chances on the
speskers and on Ihe audience but will
no lomrer rmrinlt our enemies 10 nic
tate the course we iiursuo or the
words we utter at reunion..
30N5 OP VETERANS.
The Sons of Veterans are getting
in line to take chnrge of the affairs
and properties ot tamp iogan
when their futhers are mustered
An organization was effected
Tuesday evening at Association
headquarters to be known aa the
Inter-State Reunion Association
Sons of Veterans. The object ot
the Association is to assist in car
rying on the reunions ut this place
in the future und to be ready fur the
duties of conducting the same when
the soldiers' work is done.
The followineroflieers were elected
to manage affairs for the ensuing
term; . .
President H. L. kouihsoh, weir
City.
Vice President-W. A. Wilkinson,
Carthnge.
uuurtermneter i. u. uurge.jop-
lin.
Secretary F. R. McGregor, liaxter.
tpruigs.
(From Friday' Dully.)
FLAU PRESENTATION.
A short, hut very iiiiprreiva rcre
niotiy, look place yesterday evening in
Ironi of tamp h-adquMiler w liidi we
are sony did not uk place on the
auditorium plutlorm where the thou
sands could have witnessed it.
The As Iatiou some u I lis ago
offered as a pr'aw a fine silk Aug lo Un
it. A. 1L I'ost in Kansas, wliirli had
attained the greatest pen entage of in
crease in ineiiibership li mil Januar)
lo July ot this vear. The prize, was
won by Frank V lllali To-i. No. Hoi
Galena, the gain being 233 percent.
Col. O. II. Coulter, editor of the
Western Velersn, cu behalf of I lie
Association, m:ile .the presentation
t-peccli, tint l'o-l beiitir drawn up iu
Iron! of him Hi' remarks were ex
ceedingly appropriate and pointed.
Post Commander Hilly Smith, lo
whom is due the credit for the large
Increase in mi-mlicrshii, recponded lo
Ihe speech of presentation and said
thai "the hirreaae in uieuilictship wa
not due lo the reward iu yelling "Old
Ulory," hut because tbe 1W was In
eai net lo muster all comrades into
the Grand Army or the K public."
Tim Galena boys a.e very proud ol
their flag. '
BYE-BYE.
At 11 o'clock lust uiplil tbe Modocs
left in their sp-cial car lor their homes
in ToM-ks. Wo express the senti
ment of the camp when wo say that
we wish I bey could have remained
lo ihe cud of ihe reunion. The people
one ami all enjoved beyond un-amue
Ihe singing by the Modocs. Their
are sinking or vocal clubs, but iicim
that come up lo the full inee-ure In
pleasing any and all kinds of audi
ences. Their chief, Mi.jor Anderson,
who was Ihe originator of Ihe club
over 20 years ago, is peculiarly Oiled
for the maiiMgeiiient of sued an or
ganization, lie is jolly old Tom An
ileron to everybody, a lover of music
and pirtieiilarly that rollicking kind
UihI lake with the masses.
The Modoea have promised In re
turn again next year. Indeed, having
had a taste of high lif at Camp
Logan, we are sati-lb-d we could not
keep them away with a bowliz-r.
OBITUARY.
Died, on Thursday morning Sept. 0
IWU. Ua inoiul N , infant son of Mr
and . ra. W. XV. S'ntl of this city.
sited six months and I went v days.
Little Uavii.ond had lieen ill lor s v
eral weeks, but it was I linn k hi he was
improving In health slowly and tin
cbaugH lor tbe worse was very smlili-n
Funeral services will lie held from tin
residence al 4 o'clock today and Mr.
aud Mrs. Scott have the sympathy ol
all iu their bereavement.
Makkiko. At the residence of and
by Ib'V. W. N. Porter in thUeiiv on
Tuesday evening, Sept. 4, !. Chailes
M. Jones or this city to Miss tils
Aslivillu of Cherryrsle, Kan.
Three notorious pickpockets escaped
Tom Ihe city prison yesterday lore
noon. Tbev had been let out of Ihe
steel rages into the box building en
closing them lo eat their breakfast
aud the officer iu cbirge forgot to
put them back Into the cages, lln
erooks mads a hand saw oul of a rase
dnife, sawed a board or I wo off aud
went oul. It is said one of them war
a Chicago pickpocket for whom then
is a standing reward ol f 1.500, and
some of our officers feel very sore
over the esesnw.
The stockholders of ihe Inter-State
Reunion Association lo Ihe number
of about 75 met al the auditorium
yesterday as per announcement for
the election or a hoard of directors
for Ihe ensuing term : The old board
was unanimously re-elected aa fol
lows: John M. Cooper, It P. Mc
Gregor, W. 8. Norton, C W. Daniels,
T.C. Weaver, II. Phelps, J.J. Frib
lev, Alexander Warner aud John P.
Hartley. The directors will assemble
at Ihe secretary's office at 9 o'clock
thia moruing for the elect inn of officers.
Comrade Frank Arnold la with us
attain, as he haa been in the past. To
him Baxter Spr'nga and the territory
adjacent la of more peculiar Uiterest
probably lhan any oilier person on
the grounds. Tbe story is not new lo
Ihe "old aelllers" al Camp Logan.
Comrade Arnold Is oue of the surviv
ors or that fearful massacre or Union
soldier by QnautreU'a band at Baxter
Springs on October 6, 1863. Ha was
shot seven time and left for dead by
the murderer. The massacre oncurred
early In tbe morning. About dark
Arnold had recovered consciousness
and waa found br.tbe burying party,
from tha stockade near by, occupied
by a aquad of Union soldiers. Won
derfnl lo aay, he finally recovered and
Urea yet to meet annually with tha
old boyi on these ground" where
thirty-omr year ago Quanlrell left
him for lb buzzard.
MCORATMN DAY.
Published by request of a number of
veterans la camp, who want tbe song for
future use.
AIR: Marching Through Georgia.
Bring lb fragrant flower her
In honor of tha brave;
Let a flag be planted
On each honored soldier's grave;
Yes, let the dear old Star and Stripe
Once more above them wave;
Thus we will honor our comrades.
chorus:
Hurrah! Hurrah! Tbey gained Ihe vic
tory!
They fought, they bled and died for
yon and me;
They gave their lives a ransom
That this nation might be free
So we will honor our comrade.
They fought on bloody battle fields
Where shells and bullets flew;
They fell beneath the brave old flag
The Red, tbe White and Blue;
So we will decorate the graves
Of soldiers firm and true
Thus we will honor our comrade.
Tbe army is increasing
Over on the other shore,
But thank the Lord, there's room enough
For many thousands more;
And many gallant veterans
Every day1 are crossing o er
To join in the ranks with their comrades.
When death at last has conquered,
And the army's swept away,
The Sons of Veterans then will meet
On Decoration Day
And scatter flowers o'er the graves
Of both the Blue and Gray
Thus we will honor those comrades.
Mrs. Sophia Beecher of the Car
terville, Mo., Woman Relief Corps
i-i on the grounds with a monogram
quilt that she is taking mimes for
to be raffled off ut some time before
the close, probably Saturday. A
name will be stitched on the quilt
for 2.1 cents nnd a ticket given in
the drawing. The proceeds thus
derived are to be given to the Union
Soldiers' Home of Missouri.
DOWN AT BAXTER SPRINGS.
Written for the Baxter Reunion
by Comrade A. A. Rowley, late
Company G. 17th Illinois Cavalry,
and sung by the Modoc Club, of
Topcka.
We're the Modocs from Kansas, you bet
We're here to sing for the vet:
Yes, right in line to have a good lime,
We're in it, and don't you forget.
Chorus:
Fall in and form a ring,
And listen while we sing.
For we are the bummers
To cheer Sherman's bummers,
Way down at Baxter Springs.
We came from Topeka
And shouted "Eureka"
At sight of your beautiful springs;
For up in our county
They offer a bounty.
For liquids that work up in slings;
We're for irrigation
With some fermentation
In Kansas 'tis never too wet;
Our farms are all rocklets,
Our statesmen are sockless.
And Hoke Smith attends to the vet.
When veterans muster,
They get in a cluster
Arid play a nice game they call draw,
Tia always the custom
To raise till you bust 'em,
According to volunteer law;
They're never caught snoring,
All night tbey are roaring
Like school boys just let out ot school;
At midnight they're scouting
And whooping and shouting
While shouting for joe and his mule.
Here's health to old Baxter,
We hope we've not taxed her
To keep us in chickens and pie; '
We've noticed in drinking
Her water is shrinking,
But hope that her springs won't run dry
Tbe Modocs are royal
And all of them loyal,
Their chieftain has fought, bled and died
Before some existed
Their fathers enlisted
To help check the secession tide.
When Lincoln called his armies forth to
glory, .
Way back, way back.
Sowbelly was the meat, the bread was
bovy.
Hard tack! Hard tack!
And the long eared government mule, so
stubborn but true,
Helped win the day,
And the army bean so nice and clean,
Saved the nunin-y boys in blue.
But the stirring notes of trumpets with
their call to arms,
Are heard no more.
And now tbe veteran tells Ihe tales of
war's alarms.
Fights battles o'er.
He gathers up his canteens and bis traps
and things.
And blanket brinira.
And shouts -and sings, while trouble he
flings -' .,
To the winds at Baxter Springs.
Col. Wm. March. haa been tbe
most fuithful of all the committee,
on reception, for receiving speak
ers, glee clubs, and other especially
Invited guests. He haa met all
trains day and night and when this
thing is over he may expect resolu
tions embossed in ail k.
The only people who don't get
any great enjoyment out of the re
union, arc -nuicy, vicmvci, unit-
ley, Weldy, McGregor and otbera
who have to work like the old
Harry from the atart to the finish,
to make enjoyment for others.
No griping, no nausea, no pain, when
De Witt's Little Early Risers are taken.
Small pill. Safe pill. Best pill. McFad
den ft Price.
There are seven drum corps, our
cornet banfl, the Modoc Club and
seven hundred kickers in camp. If
that is not enough we could scare
up a few more kicker.
Maekikd: At the New Spring
Hotel in thia city on Wednesday,
September 3, 18M, at 2 o'clock p. m.
by Rev. 4. A. Young of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, Mr.
Wm. Brundage and Miaa Ida
Fields, both of Joplin.
A satisfied customer is a permanent ooa.
That' why w recommend Da Witt'a Little j
Early Riser. Tbey car constipation, la-
digestioa and biliousness. McFaddea ft
Price.
An episode occurred ou Thursday
Thursday aighl at the soldier' lore
feast" that wa not down ou Iba im
promptu program that the boys get
op for occasions of that kind. A
yoaag upstarfgot to (hooting off bis
month about lha old veteran and
peaking disparagingly about them as
pensioner, when Lad Wall, the old
laughing drummer, though be is 66
year old, proceeded without cere
mony to try Ihe fellow for high crimes
and misdemeanor tbat Uiosay, he
knocked him down and kicked him
oul of the auditorium, or tried to
kick him. aa lha fellow was on the
run, and Dad' leg are short, hut he
got in hi number nine once in
awhile on the fellow' hiuderpnrts.
Major Pond or Ihe headquarters offi
cial staff Investigated Ihe matter Ihe
next morning and informed the old
drummer that he waa afraid he would
have lo have him court-martialed.
"Why ?" asked ihe old veteran. B. -
cause, said the major, "according lo
Ihe rule and regulation of war as
laid down iu Weldy' lactic, a fellow
that insult au old soldier must lie
knocked down twice, ami you oulv
loppM hint over once." "Dot I
couldn't calch him," said tbe old ma
nipulator or Ihe drum.
A great many will come and go
home from the reunion this year
aa they have in the past, and who
will have seen nothing while here,
but the tough element that follows
large gatherings through out the
country. For a year past we have
heard a good deal about the gum
biers and gambling thut wus car
ried on at Baxter last year. Now
we were here and we did not see 9
gambler that we know of, or any
gambling. We don't say that there
was nothing of the kind, for we ex
pect there wus both, but we were
not looking for thut class of poople
and they did not interfere with us
or anyone else that was not looking
for them. Now we ask all fuir
minded people if they ever saw a
more orderly nese.nbly than has
been on the grounds this week.
We don't know what is taking
place down iu the city, but look
around you in camp. Here you
are resting as secure and safe with
your familicrus though you were
at home, and wc wadt you, the com
rades and friend, who have been
held all week to deuy the story, if
you hear it in the future that the
Baxter reunion is nothing but a
gambling institution; that there
are gambling here rherc is little
doubt; that there ure women here
of easy virtue, no one questions,
but show us a lurge gathering of
any chnructer, we don't care what,
and you will find this cluss of in
dividuals on hands. The reunions
at Baxter are to be continued many
years hence. It is the one great
popular gathering iu the Western
coiirty und they are to be mauaged
as they have been in the past, iu
such a manner as to meet the ap
proval of the thousands of good
people who come here for their uu
tiuul outiug.
Boy . if an old soldier has strayed
off from the fold and' got among
the miserable culamity yawpers
don't be harsh with him. He, like
yourself, bus not found this world a
bed of roses. He probably has had
harder luck than you, that's all and
in nn evil hour the tempter came, in
the shupe of a trigger-mouthed
demagogue who promised relief if
our comrade would only follow
him. Tuke him off to one side und
reason with him. He will listen to
you and ten to one, before you ore
through talking, he will see thut for
three or four years, he has been, like
the prodigal of old. feeding upon
husks among hogs. Welcome him
back; put a ring on his finger aud
at the first camp fire we will kill a
culamity calf aud take him back
into the fold, where he belongs. But
if you run across one of these mis
eruble wretches who has grown up
since the war one of these 'figger
gentlemen, who rolls off millions
billions aud trillions from his lim
ber tongue, who attempts to teach
you something about this govern
ment of ours, saw him off quick.
Life is too short now, to fool awuy
time arguing with this kind of cat
tie. You helped to weather this
grand old government through the
greatest storm and trial of its his
tory, and know more about it than
any other class of men now living.
Stand firm for the old flag and the
supremacy of luw and government
as you ever have iu the past . That
is the soldiers' platform, and if
there are some who don't like your
platform, ram it down their throats
until they obey it, at least
THE PIREJIEN'S BAND.
The Galena Firemen's Band, which
has been Ihe official baud for Ihe re
union, called at camp headquarters
last evening and for aliout an hour
gave one of their open air concerts,
which was listened lo and enjoyed by
all those In camp. In this connection
we want to remark that the Galena
Firemon's Band consists of at fine
a lot of gentlemen at. ever composed
an organization of thaK city. We
hall look for this most excellent band
of musicians m-xt year.
Mrs. Mary Logan, widow of the
late General John A. Logan baa
written to the Association that if
her life is spared to another year
she will be with na in the Camp,
named for her illustrous husband.
The audience felt sorry for Weldy
the other evening for betweeen
Brer Kelly, a Methodist preacher
on one aide and Br'er Bright, a
Campbellite preacher on tbe other,
he had a hard time to adjourn the
meeting. They were paying Weldy
back for lying about the churches I
he belonged to, on the evening before.
The Baxter Bank.
DIXECTORS:
ALEXANDER WARNER, Preaident;
IRA C. PERKINS, Cashier;
BENJ. S. WARNER, Ass't Cashier;
L. MURRAY PERKINS,
S. T. WARNER,
E. B. PERKINS.
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The fullnhif item clipped from
tbe Koimas City Star of Friday, gives
some "official" tlguren as to the im
mense attendance at I lie Baxter re
union tliig year. It bears out tbe
oiNlenicnts or estimates made by the
Xkvs as to the attendance:
'Tlie Daxter Spiingi reunion of old
soldiers is proving a gold mine for
tint Memphis route. It is the only
railway leading lo Itaxter Sprhias
ip liatU nearly all llie people who
ride in cars to llio reunion. Venter-
lay there were some 50.000 people on
lie ground. The sales of round trip
io'iets from Joplin to Baxter from
Monday until last evening, reached
2.080. During the same period 0CH
were sold at Welib City, DIG at Ga
Ion a, 04!) at Columbus, and 400 al
Pittsburg. The sales reported from
ioznut of other stations are very
Urge, iu some cases agnuls at alatious
where there are but two or three
houses, having reported sales of nix
ir eight round trip tirkele to Itaxter
each day. Mr. Lickwood, the gi n
-ral pai-sengi-r agent of the Memphis
route, who has been blue for six
month, went lo Baxter Springs when
he heard of the ruh there, just to en
joy once more the pleasurd of seeing
a train crowded with people."
HARTLEYS HEART-RBNOINO HI5T0RV.
CAPTAIN' J. P. 1IABTLKT.
We present to our readers this morn
ing a corn et likeness or Captain Har
tley, whose fiuaiieial ability has largely
ided the reunion association lu Keep-
out of bankruptcy. Mr. Hartley 'a in
timate a quainiance aud personal pop
ularity with fakirs, road agents aud
confidence men has enabled him to
sell more aland privileges and gel
more money for idem lhan perhaps
any other member of ihe association
could have done. The adjutant was
born in southern Indiana, but all re
cords are loat aa to the period of bis
binb. Our artist has just returned
from a trip lo bis native place aud we
present a view or Ihe
HOUSE WHZBB HAMLET WAS BOB.
Van will ne reel re a eoon skis nailed
to tha corner ol tbe bouse. "There by
Banking Business.
on. Time eposib. ,
Loan on Good Security.
GANGER INSTITUTE.
WES CITY.
and treatment of Cancers and all ma
lipiLnt Blood and Skin diseases, Granulated Eyelids
and all forms of FEMALE COMPLAINTS. (We
give most especial attention to Cancers, Piles and Fe
male Complaints.) Medicines sent to any part of the
II C hv mail nr evnri fYintultatinn hv letter nr
. - -y
at ottice, or address J. M. DUNCAN,
hangs a tail." It was the custom in
those (lavs to trade coon skins for mer
chandise aud little John used to lake
this identical coon kio to the country
stoie aud irade it for a hair gallon ol
that hi 11 II that clieers as well asluebrl
ales. The store kecp-r was wont 10
throw Ihe akin under the counter and
while he was drawing the fluid, John
would generally succeed in securing
the coon skin as well as Ihe liquor,
thus early showing a natural adapta
tion lo grapple with fluaucial schemes,
ousurpaed except, perhaps, in Ihe
person or Jar Ooiihl.
when the war hroko out liters was a
general disposition in southvrn Indiana
10 join oue sue or llie other and Uoin
rade Hart lev baiipened lo get into a
company that served ou llie Union
tide. e pieoenl a
DIAUKAM or TUB COMPANY
as ll appeared in Harper's Weekly iu
1801. liis war record is somewhat
obscure and perhaps Ihe lens about ii
Ihe liefer, but it is a well known fact
that our comrade was the first lo ad
vise Ihe goveruieut ro rexutno special
payment aud repudiate the confeder
ate debt. The captain is a radical
Kepubiican, a lair christian and a de
voted auctioneer. His statements in
his official capacity may lie divided by
three aud then taken with a good deal
or caution. Ills connection with the
I liter-State Ibmuioii commenced with
the first meeting of Ihe society in 1883,
aud be has held one the iihmI respou
ihle p milieus at every meeting since.
It would indeed be hard lo find a man
who could till the position or negotiat
or and general financier so ably and
satisfactorily as John 1. Hartley, aud
it is needleas to say that lie Is deserv.
ii'tr of the thanks aud favors of the as
sociation sud all old soldiers who at
tend our Iteuiiioda. His mono is:
"Small bottles thankfully received,
larger ones iu proportion.
Iioe REWARD! int.
The readers of thia paper will b'
pleased to learn that there ia at least
one dreaded diaeaae that science haa
been able to cure in all ita ataires.
aod that ia Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cur j kn jwii
to tbe medical fraternity. Caturrh
being1 a constitutional disease, re
quires a constitutional trcsuueuT.
Hall'a Catarrh Cure ia taken iuter-
nally, acting directly on the blow,
and anucoua surfaces of the system,
of the disease, and giving the pa
tient atrentu hy building up tne
constitution and assisting nature in
doing ita work. The proprietors
bave ao uaticii laitn in ua curative
do were that they otfer one hundred
dollars for any case tbat it faiJa to
cure. Seud for list of testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHEN Ex & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by rtmtpHs?. 73c.
The Association will prepare to
accommodate an attendance of sev
enty -five thousand neat year.
Small ia sixa, great ia results: Ds Witt's
Littls Early Risen. Bast piU for consU
patioa, best for skk beadacba. beat for
sour stomach. atcFaddaa ft Pnoa
CITY HEAT IIAKHET.
HARTLEY BROS.
IM
Ecs Kale Bacon,
Pute Eci Lart
HIGHEST market price paid for
IDES. We want Chickena, Tur
keya, Geese and Ducka and will
pay highest cash prices for them.
tjrWE DEFY COMPETITIOX.TJ
Give ua a call and be convinced.
VV.L.DOUCLAG
03 SIIOEomum5Tno.
WOm wvnvv wm-m,
raOKHSi ENAMELLED CALf.
IVPOUCESoilS.
EXTRA FINeT
'2A9BorCHO0LSHSEi
LADIES
Mm tern rjcrkl flAue
uj.i .luuiaL.a.
V-SCkWtiCKTiH. MASS.
Im aaa eava jswaer .rJ2ata W. I
sueaasa. wa ar ia. largest maamaetaftts ot
adnrUMd .hoM la Uw world, .Dd u.nmU.
th. nlM by lUmpluc th. MM. M P"?
th. bottom, which proUcts yoa against btf B
erica and th. middleman'! proflU. Our shoM
JJSl Jwtom work in yli..y "jf
wearing quallUaa. W. hara them sold JT
wher it lower price, for th. lu. giJ thja
any other make. Tak. no abftltuU. If your
dealer cannot supply yo, w. can. Sow by
ISAAC WEIGHT.
PET
J.A.SOUR,Prop'r.
FRESH AND SILT MEATS
OF ALL KINDS, v
Shop on west aide of Military street
next to Ohlen'a restaurant
Cash Paid for Hides and Poultry.
Merker,
Tailor,
BAXTER SPRINGS.
"3f
Agent for the celebrated
BACON, THE BARBER,
mith Military atreet. Baxter Springs, Ka.
Stable.
JULIUS B1SCHOFSBERGER,
Proprietor.
FIRST CLASS TURNOUTS
AT REASONABLE RATES.
ass
IT IS
ABSOLUTE?
ThsBest
SEwma
MACNME
MADE
tTB OR OVU DEALERS cava aril
Ta aukliH cheaper tbaa - aaa
g.t .le.wh.rc Tha HI HO mat la
ear beat, hat wa sunk, ekaapcr klaaa,
each aa lha CLI.IIAX, IDEAL aa
th.r Zilch Araa Fall Ftlokel PkaSsel
Sewlag Baehlacc for flf.OO aa as.
Call ear agat ar write a Wa
waal year trade, and If artees taraaa
aad aara dealing will win, wa will
hava it. Wa ehalag. tha wart ta
rdaa a KBTTaua a,0 stowta
narhlae tar (O.OO, ar a hatter $0,
Bewlag BVachlne tar f tO.OO thaal faa
aaa bar Owns aa, .r.ir Aacata.
THE FEW EOSE SEWTJG EACHLB CO.
ma, atue. awroa. luav Vmm awua. E.T.
twIooTliJ. ST.Locn.ho. Duua,tuua.
aa laaacuoo, cu- ATinii.qi,
roa sale ar
tie Hot Hue M IMine W j,
aw North Eleventh atreet.
ST. liOTJIS, MO.
CIIAKLES F. NOBLE, A rent.
;cA'.AISJf:i)El';.!
COPYRIGHTS.
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a ie .ad aa booert wnowv wrHa e.
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iMWHa cnaojratoa Nt.ii ewe bow ao cfe.
MauMMM rraa. Aaa. oiasassf aaaaaa.
teal aaa MaraiAe as ml fraa. .
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Wiaal aatua tm Mae ,act a Aaert-a- and
taa. ar. MoarM) wtof fee; nr. im pni : vtta
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kMnMtf.daan; 1 raauatvt. ha. xytim
awat afauath) a aaf wa wot la, 4a.
Vor. aSayaar. aaa;ria ".!.eam fraa.
tiva aiusaka.ui rr. ,ar. t---
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hoaaaa, ml aaaa au.H.nc Vn -a fe w aa.
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