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fitftto UUtoiIctf BoaUty BAXTER EKING NEW BAXTER SPRINGS. CHEROKEE COUNTY. KANSAS, DECEMBER 3, 1908. NUMBER 48 VOLUME XXVII. DENTS CASH GROCERY is still selling Chase & Sanborn's Coffees and Teas Globe Flour Eddy's Extracts and Spices Joplin Bread. Economy Fruit Jars, best made O.H.FRAZEE, Staple and Fancy Groceries. Restaurant in Connection. Dr. M. 1. Nichols, Dental Surgeon. Upstairs in Opperman Building. Latest appliances used in the practice ol dental surgery. ier aim We are headquarters for Coffees, all grades and prices; irrnnnd hv electricity if so desired. Fresh Fruits and vegetables in season, canned goods, cereals and rtirfacr foods at at all . - times. Anything you want in our line we have not got let us know and we will endeavor to get it for you. Any Time We Don't Try to Please You It Isn't Us. 'the Pure-Fooi ckocerhan: 11 Forget ! JQ8. 1. Ilariii New Shoe Shop In Ten Elze building formerly occupied by Horton's barber shop. RpnairmO- of all kinds done ixepairillg at lowest prices. Courteous treatment guaranteed. 5.. AT. BERRY, A. J. Thompson, 1). D. S., phones 2U and W. 'Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson spent Sunday in Columbus. Mrs. Iluirh Townsend of Sa- pulpa is visiting in this city. See Prentice for price: on Colorado potatoes for your winter use. Walt Annie is moving into one of L. M. Perkins' houses on Ral ston avenue Dr . Nor t h ru p o f C al o n a a 1 1 c n d ed the dance at the Hotel Baxter Saturday evening. Miss Maude and Fern Cramer of Galena visited in this city the latter part of last week. Mr. Dean Chamberlain of Bald win, Kansas, visited Miss Fern Schnebly last week. Mr. and Mrs. "Wolfe and chil dren of Joplin visited in this city the latter part of last week. Cooper's are having a big De cember sale. Read their "say'' on the fifth page of this paper. Sam and Harry Abrams at tended the Foot ball game be tween Kansas and Missouri Thanksgiving. Misses Georgia and Pauline Colliti3 spent the holidays at home. They attend school at Lcretta Academy Kansas City. The weather has changed, and the dry goods and clothing men are happy. The weather this fall has been somewhat against than. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Plumb and family of Joplin spent Thanks- irivinsr in this city with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Plumb. Mrs. Plumb and children stayed over until Saturday night to prolong their visit. W. T. Apple has returned from Washington, where he went with the representatives of the lead and zinc district to appear before the ways and means committee, in an endeavor to have a tariff out on zinc ore. It is the belief at this time that a tarilT will be put on. Last Friday evening Miss Min nie Graffin entertained a number of the High School students. A ffuessing contest, "A penny for your thoughts," was the chief amusement of the evening. The prize, aK, U. pennant, was won by Ralph Suroull. The evening closed with delicious refresh ments. Assistant Attorney General Marshall is in this county a great deal lately. He is here to help close p the joints, and from what we have been able to learn of his plans he is going to get all of them out of the way. Mr. Marshall should turn his atten tion to Baxter Springs again. He might find something here. The Nkws job department is one of the busiest places in the country these days, and will no doubt continue to be in that hap py condition for the next few weeks. It may be that the News will not be up to its usual high standard while the job depart ment is rushed: but we do not believe our readers will begrudge us this chance to make some Christmas money. Tax books open for pay ment of taxes. At Frank McGregor's office. ' Mac Gill is back onto his job' again, that of carrying the mail on Rural Route No. I. V,r. 12. Pi ice and family of Jopliii spent Thanksgiving in this city with relatives. For Rent Furnished rooms for housekeeping; also lodging rooms furnished. Address P. O. box5(2. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sutherland ind children spciut the latter part' . ---1 t last wees wnu relatives in . ,Vebb City. ' Miss Jennie Coglizer of Joplin pent the latter part of last week n this city as the guest of Mrs. j Jhas. L. Smith. Mrs. Fugles arid Mrs. Daniels pent the latter part of last week with their sister, Mrs. J. M. Fu glish, in this city. Baxter Springs' merchants are making b;;r displays of. holiday goods. Needless- to say that if they make the proper effort they can do a lot of business this month. The water was so high out north of town Monday that mail could not be delivered on route 1. The water in thehov: ground just iouth of the Brush creek bridge was too deep for safety. Operetta and doll sale at Mrs. tfastliain's on Friday afternoon Dec. IS. Operetta will be given by Mrs. Kastham's kindergarten pupils, and will be followed by a doil sale of ready dressed flails. Refreshments will be served, 10 cents. Admission free. R. R. Heap of the Heap & O'Brien, having made arrange ments with the royalty owners for a 30-dav shut-down, has gone . to Grand Haven, Mich., with' figures and plans to his company for the cieetioa ohVmodern mill i and sufficient large machinery to operate the mine. On his return, : about January 2, he will begin ' the erection of the mill, the de velopment of the mine fully jus tifying this improvement. Married .t the residence of and bv Rev. A. L. Jones, on Monday evening, Nov. 2. rJDS, .Mr. George Van Dusen to Miss Jennie Clark. The wedding was in the nature of a surprise to a great many, while others had been expecting it. Mr. Van Dusen is foreman for the Baxter Plan ins? Mill and Fixture Com pany, and is highly respected by who know him. while his bride is a very estimable an I popular lady. She is a-daughter ot U M. Clark. The heavy rains of lastFrida', Saturday and Sunday put all the streams in this section away up. Spring river was higher than for a verv long time, and above the big dam at Lowell the water was all out over the country. At this point the water was quite high, being over the pier at the south of the bridge. Out at Reunion Park the water got into the pump house, but did no damage. The small streams of the country were all away up. - "Ma's New Husband-' spells mirth in the very title. Talk of love under . difficulties! This three-act musical farce furnishes more difficulties in -4ialf an hour for a pair of lovers than are ordi narily encountered in a courtship that lasts several yeajs; and the crowning virtue of the obstacle in this case lies in the fact that they never call for tears except when the excessive laughter evoked brings them cool cheeks aflame from risible exertion. All this and more has been true of the appearance of "Ma's New Hus band" in other cities, and theatre j goers here will have an opportun ity to judge for themselves when the play will-Le presented on Fri- j day Dec 4th., at the Library Theatre. The musical numbers are vigorous and catchy. Reserve seats 50c, children 35c. AChristmas The Edison Phonograph a Christmas Gift for the Whole Family From the Children Up. . When you make the Edison Phonograph the home gift, ho mem ber of the family is neglected. For the baby it is a lasting diversion; for the young folks wholesome and educational entertainment; for the grown ups a pleasure that never loses its popularity. The Phono graph makes the home the most attractive spot on earth. It is a band, an orchestra, a concert, a soloist or a monologue artist, as you wish. It is more than a Christmas gift for all it is a gift for all you decide what you are going to give for Christmas, come in and hear the phonograph. Seven models from $12.50 to $60.00. We sell them as low as a dollar down and a dollar a week A full line of the new Amberol records now in stock. W. Grantham V 1 TO THE Business Community We extend the accommodations of a strong and well equipped bank THE BAXTER Baxter Springs, GO TO W. N. FEHRENBACK STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES. All goods comply with the pure ft H ole in the Pocket Has your pocket a hole in it, through which yonr hard earnings are constantly leaking? If so, the wise thing for you to do is to come to this bank and open a bank account- Do not wait for a large sum, but begin with a small amount. ; Lots in the prettiest part of town, covered with big oak trees, $5 down and $5 per month. On monthly Payments Nice lots covered with big forest trees. $5 down and $5 per month with out interest. Matinee czi EDISON ljfotK NATIONAL BANK Kansas FOR food laws. Phone 251. Vet Thompson of Adair, Okla., was here Tuesday morning; en route to Humboldt, Arizona, to get the remains pf a brother who had died there. ..Mr. Thompson had to come to this city to get started, as he said he could sot get rates or tickets at his home place. iii