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THE NEWS is Read by Every Rural Route Patron of the Baxter SpringsuToslQifice, MEW VOLUME XXVIII. BAXTER SPRINGS. CHEROKEE COUNTY. KANSAS, FEBRUARY 18, 1909. NUMBER 7 SF1IMGS r r 'HbOOIflNqTl mmmw m n Y&llsEltaBtsr Getting the Best In feed is an easy matter if yon come here for it. Yoa will find it always wholesome and nourishing and that is why Our Feed Wins. Ordinary feed often contains, dirt and foreign matter which" in- vjnres the stock. Use our feed and see your stock thrive. Get our prices on feed and you will be interested. . . ' Dent's Cash Grocery Phone No. 5. O. H.FRAZEE,- Groceries, Flour, Feed. Coal oil 9C per gal. 3 8aI- a5C.' 5 a,:lW-. Dr. M. I. Nichols, Dental Surgeon ' Upstairs in Opperman Building. . Latest appliances used in the practice ol dental surgery. '" We Are Headqu arters for Punch brand coffee' - . ! Full cream cheese Olives in bulk, New mackerel, , Rockwood chocolate Rockwood cocoa, Codfish ' California evaporated fruits ! Log Cabin maple and cane syrup Punch brand pancake flour Pure buckwheat flour " Gallon cans apricots " : ' ' Gallon cans blackberries Relishes, imported sardines, Olive oil, preserves, jams . , N. 0. syrup, catsups, baked beans, canned fruits and veebres1 Fletcher's candies ; Exclusive sale of GALENA Bread. Fresh lettuce every Thursday.- IllliS! " the Pure-Food GROCERMAN.' LOOK AT tins i Dig Shoe Sale No w On pi 1.75 shoes now $i.2$ 3.50 shoes now . . . '2.73 thiwt tinw - 1.75 shoes now.V.tY.O ' 2.25 shoes now.-,.v.rXF 5.00 shoes now. SVi'S ' . frank Fierce. " 5 Jas. I. Bar ROOMS TO "RENT. .s r. P. DANIELS. ' "c rCL. n .u! :in I Tnnlin Tnsfljiv. ....... i-" ' : 'VMK; Canaday, a special exam iner,' was here Tuesday. 'Perfection' Qil best in town. Ask joj jealer for it. . Walt. "Apple had business in Kansas City, the fore part of the week.'. -'h i WaritedSix pairs of red birds. Gail if this office or onE.T. McCarthy: ". ' James Younir attended Ma- I sonic. Grand Lodge.; at Wichita hii. week. ..." ; .: Charlie Collins was in -Baxter Springs this weejc.from his biff ranch, fa Colorado, : - 'ira C. -"Perkins and: daughter, fores CarrieV'of -Galena,' visited inEaWtweek.1" K'r 7- rri tn r. .vlfc- ?i Ajtuffeyjleft Sunday niffljtfpi: J&n8Cita to buy her qewsjpfiajr nUUnery,. .-, . ,.. -' "MV. "arid Mrs. J. W; GTantham had busine'ss'in. Kansas bity the fore paroj. the w.eekT.. Wr.?and-Mts. W; A; Windham and children returned Sunday frfittYft' Visit'in Pdriim," Okla. ' Dent sells lots of Perfection Q,y because it is . the best; also hashe hest'line'of groceries in tojwjn..;. . . . . The: many friends of E. W.Dow will be fflad to know that he, is inprwjng. in . health. He will probaWy returB;,to this-city.De- fore lonff. : ' ' 'S. W.Efter-will leave Sunday ttiffht for-Sanfna', Kansas;- tor at-fefttd- tHd '-'Grand Idge metHtiip df'.'the J;t):tJ: WMrV Etter eoes as the delegate from the feHodgc. Elsewii'ere.'ittthis paper will be found trie statement of .the fi- nahciafcondition of The Baxter nanciat condition ol m axten r ViVhig- forest trees. I $1 '" don a'nd month- witti ,te?ktp: .vcrj6"uVinterest? - gboii condition. Spking. . about -circulation, adf etjsiftffetc,,. we want to. say tliaUherfirculation lists of : the NEW&arepen at all times to the. inspection of parties who wisn to do some advertising through the columns of the News.. A letterffom E.' T. Bingham, whj h(as a claim in; Colorado, sajs'the Vw'tjather out there is i likes "Kansas better.' Tim ... . . savs he will prove up on nis fclaita'iil' ApTih'and that he v will imt Wfrfty acres tff potatoes this I fPW.V"1- S:. 1 tit . " it... j t;. : will "be.. .moving baCK to mis sec tion; afjfef 'hQ gets that potato crop. .qatherea. . . . ,. Mayor Jones will 'be acandld- ate wr ttHfl'ection thrs sprin g. Heh'a'S tfie liiterestS of the - city at heart, as is. evidenced by his bi investments and joushing pro clivities, and. we believ.e he will not t&hy1 cotwn for the placeV TCertain it ifi, be has made Morftao-perbfanent'work has been done tnrdr'his: aumimstra WAWWhVdon'fe.5 'lot tie history? of the-: town before. If Bajtfr ?pririg;is;,goinx; $. forge to the -front we- must have, pro- ressrveicity 'officials, arid when We DyC u.wuuiu.ua hrY idea-keep ikenu It is not oood policy to swap horses intBe.-mid-aile of iWtiJtfy..'- It. keep on improwntiaiwopn . ContinUe-tdeihtbitaJot of civic . r-ThViwliatco'iiats. So to 40or per bolt at Baxter Paint and Wallpaper Cp'ai . Booster Day March 20. The 'meeting, of the Booster CeW last- wee was. largely I . terest was jnanuesiea. n was ' . .'. - i -1 MA decided that March 20 would be the booster day, and on March thosA-ho catf go into the country to distribute literature will have a meeting and go on' that day, It t& the. intention of the mer chants to- show the' people that they arevstanding in their own light!.,bytnot"comlngto Baxter SDfiittfs to trade. Prices will be made by 4he merchants which areboundrutoibe arttfactive, and evmriarmer. remember bf his family. xoihmfrfo Baiter Springs on- that day will. have. an oppor trinity - to-i secure. something which' will well repay them for the -trip; The Booster Club is a good thing and it should be encour aged. '.'Other-towns have booster clubs, and they do "an 'immense a'mcrtmt'of gdd toUhose towns. Baxter Sptingv4husfnot' fall bfi hind the procession. . . Dent handles Perfection Oil, the best W inlbw'n. Ak for it. v Geo.'Macdonald of St. Louis visited m'this citr last Friday. :i G': wrjBeir Iras furchasela, the Danafi' rfiina and noveltv store at Colun?bus.' ' ''" , ' Owen Edwards lias accepted, a position .. in Gregory hardware and furniture hpuse. Judge Wf Talbot, well knownifl' Baiter Springsj died in Miami last week Mrs' Ti Burr and Miss JiafldeCrainerfotpaiena,Attend- ' W r - A.vJr JamitAm andtGlen .Elder of -Colambns ate pMttfr? the fin-ishitfg--tDnehei' oh- John "Opper man's new dwelliagV. - On ' montliiy Payments Nice . . Weir City's school buildings need, repaying, and a proposition to issue S2,obo in bonds for the purppse,is tobepted.upon. 4-room hou3e and -3 -lots,- barn and well, in Van-Epps' addition. Lot's of frtriVlaTge shade trees. $425 cash. Call- on W.T.Gregory. .. Tte'Lng-Bell., Lumber Co. isJ mO.Y4nff IIS XHettfxaiiocK iu inc Columbus", ana . Baxter yards. The .Neutral yard has been ab'an- doned.. .;'. rv; .. ' Mrs.. Nancy. Owen died at her home in this city last Friday. Funeral?serrices were held Sat urday, conducted by Ren C. F. Johnson. -. . . , Last Sa4tfrday' afternoon "Miss Vera' Justice 'entertained a num ber of 'Kttte ftidflds in honor of her eleventh birthday anniversa ry. ' GanMs plre splayed and re- fresfcmWts 8etVe"d. i.'eglailhig' MbhdiY. Wd for oiaVwe'ekyrwi Feb. 22, will offer for saleat'my esiotrice ori"E&t Sheridvstreg?t?- of grade furniture iheap. tall and sfee. 'V MRsBM'iiA &RBtsd: . .'.Tim i - ' . . .Mreaty Ailbright, 87-years pf agewasr-badJr barned at hen home in iCdlumbuSithe xotber day while tryingtojsavx some . of the. contents of -.her-home, which, was destroyed by fite. . j . .- jl- . " '7?a4oK Dcm of tin Nbrthern aiswctof -Ifii eountHia. nntiro-dainVfh-4egMslatare a- biH pfoWdlntf fbr f fie stablisbirieriTf of a- schbIof tnines ai-Welr Crty,J and forks j;tha,t''part of - the couv? hale ''gone- to :Toeka to help fct the IxiH passed.' : WE Mt NOW In Our New Quarters, First Door North of The Baxter National Bank. Call And See Us. J. W. GRANTHAM. TO Business Community We extend the accommodations of a strong and well equipped bank . THE BAXTER NATIONAL BANK V Baxter Springs, The Man Who Pays You with a check raises himself in your estima- -tion. You know he deals with a bank, and that he is wise enough to employ every, means of safety and convenience in his money matters. We ask you to consider opening an account for yourself and pay by check. It takes no more money than to pay with actual cash, ard there are many advantages. Call and talk it over with us. THE BAXTER STATE BANK, Baxter Springs, Kansas. Last Friday afternoon Miss Blanche Hodson entertained a number of .her little friends in honor of her thirteenth birthday anniversary. . Miss J. R. Smith and Miss Chambers went to Scammon this week to take charge of a milli nery store- which they have pur chased there. Found Saturday afternoon, a piece of paper money. Owner can have same by calling at this office," describing same and pay ing for this'local. The News reaches more people in the south half of Cherokee county than any other pacer in the county. And we believe it reaches mpre people in the north half of Ottawa county, Okla.? than any paper, published' .in Ot-, tawa county. . . The or sale -from the -Bister Sprinirs camp were 'not heavy 1 last week. The -Old Abe sold 28,430 pounds, of, xinc ore. No THE Kansas NJ other -company reported sales, al though there is quite a lot of ore in the bins at the different mines. Grandma Jackson, one of the best old colored women in town, is very ill at the home of Mrs. Powell in this city. -She is not expected to recover on account of her. advanced age, being in. the neighborhood of eighty. TOR BARGAINS Watch, the windows of the Baxter Paint and Wallpaper Co. The Lincoln sermon which was to have, been' last Sunday night, postponed to nex't Sunday night. Fighting Bob at Jopiln At - Club Theatre, Wednesday, March' 3, under the auspices of. the G. AR., Admiral 4,Bob"Ev aAs will deliver Hij famous lec ture,.;,JFr6m Hampfori Roads to San Francisco In Command of the AtiantiQ feet"?;. Pjicejsi $2, .'$1.50, $1, 50c Apply, by mail or in person to D. H. Rhodes, treasurer 213 West 4th street, Joplin, ft ,:. j?Vc. . . : y.