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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
BELLE MEADE ITEMS.

1t is said that to work in the fields now one
must wear gum boots and a slicker, besides
carrying an umbrella.
Powell Sealock and VIM. Colgan branded
cattle for the former at Blair's Monday. They
then took the bunch to Andy CLICKS, where
they will be kept during the summer.
Mrs. Adah Martin and children, of Meade,
were at S. S. Sunday morning and spent the
afternoon with J. w. Crane and family.
P. Blair and sons have rugged up gang
pillow by combining two walking plows and
attaching wheel or two. 1t works like a
charm.
Orie Randolph went to Wilburn to attend
literary Saturday.
J. NJ. Brannan has been blowing on the
land which he traded from Lew Hathaway
last winter. Mr.. B. says he don't like the
gummy soil after being used to good sandy
loan.
Mrs. Mae Beatty and Miss Mamie Palmer,
of Fowler, passed through this section Satur-
day on their way to Meade.
The S. S had larger attendance Sunday
than it has had since recognizing. An un-
usual interest and good knowledge of the
lessons was manifested.
We have some splendid prophets of late,
and they are in no wise connected with the
almanac. They owe their success to the queen
of the night.
Brannan's shave lost another fine spring colt,
spasmodic collie the supposed cause of its
death.
Mrs. Jno. Blair, Miss Mary Blair and B. E.
Crane intend to start for Dighton, Ks, today
Thursday. They will visit with Rev. Thomp-
son and family.
Miss Shaw attends S. S. here regularly now.
Mrs. S. A. Crane is visiting her daughter
this week.
Peter Eliason has been hauling ties lately
He generally gets good load despite the eff
| forts of others.
Say, Prof. ~ Crackerjack, Bert Crane say.
that he has always thought that exaggeratior
is about as bad as lying. However, thos,
three or four feet might have been something
akin to your own.
| TWO-E'R
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
Our Correspondents.
ARTISAN ITEMS.

Mr. Editor, our nom de plume shows that
we believe in short words, and to be held re-
sponsible for all the big jaw-breakers that
have been thrown at US through the columns
of your paper is hardly fair, yet we do not
complain. Crackerjack's sample would be
better if it were dephlogisticated with Sider's
melon knife and chewed little by Twof'r.
No ofense meant, 2f'r, and say, don't you
think it about time to turn on common enemy
so that we may have the battle ground all to
ourselves? They should ask for a trial round
with the gloves before smuggling.
Lou Martinson delivered the cattle he win
tered at Fanchar's pasture Monday.
The troubled waters in No. 81 show a trace
of oil and with careful diplomacy permanent
may be had.
Mrs. Beatty, of Fowler, attended church
and S. S. at Artesian.
Will Jobling has been doing good deal
of fencing lately.
r. L. Sawyer and family went to Meade
Friday to attend the closing exercises of the
school,.
H. B. Phelps has sown large field in mil
let.
Frank Mars has fine prospect for early
corn and we expect to get some in the (corn.
ear after while.
Whew! don't it rain? Don't it wind? Say
yes.
John Norman returned Saturday from
Hutchinson where he had been purchasing
same fine polled Angus cattle.
| Will Sourbeer has sown IS acres of alfalf;
this spring.
When the unframed youngsters of Artesial
get out for ride on the train it takes guarC
and reading clerk to make travel pleasant
Mr.. John Jobling and Miss Dollie Norman
were married after church Sunday by Rev
Enyeart. Ike extends best wishes to the happ,
couple and congratulations over their escap
from charivari party.
We are not going to prophesy anothe
wedding for we can't tell how Ernest the boy
are, and we hope to present our Bill for tn
next certain prediction. There is use in try
ing to foretell events unless there is something
| in it.
We will not occupy any more space Thu
time for mud is SO plentiful there may be con
siderable flying through the air when all thu
precincts are heard from.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03

The Wilbur literary Friday drew large
crowd of Fowlerites who were greatly enthus-
ed by the program and are loud in their
praises of the magnificent treatment of the
Wilburn people.
The Prof. and his sister came mp Saturday
and took in the Wilburn entertainment, Miss
Cora staying in town several days as the guest
of Mrs. Frazier.
Mr.. Green and family moved out to the
ranch Tuesday Will Green will occupy the
city property.
Misses Carrie and Mary Eliason were visit
ing in the city last week.
The prairie dog question has become the
burning theme with Fowlerites at present
writing.
The moustache invigorator is proving to be
dangerous element. One young man is re-
ported to have broken his wrist in twisting the
magnificent growth on his upper lip produced
by this wonderful medicine.
O., beloved reader, the secret is out, a
fellow actually called us Crackerjack the
other day.
Henry Dyer has again taken charge of the
depot, after an absence of many weeks.
AS we consider this letter about next to
nothing, and having suffered the ''blue pen
CLIP in our last we will stop, hoping to give
you something in the future, possibly
CRACKERJACK.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
ODEE ITEMS,

Weather has been suitable for
farming and nearly everyone has
corn planted.
Henry Eckhoff stopped at Bor-
gers for dinner last Thursday
on his way to Ben Cordes.
Mrs. Eschbach went to town
last week and returned Wednes-
day accompanied by Rev. Esch-
bach.
We are glad Meade has three
baseball mines but never mind,
Odee will probably make up a
nine and show the Meade boys
how to play ball.
A couple of young men went
to Meade the other day and while
eating dinner at the hotel one
asked the other if he washed his
face, he replied he had, why? Oh.
he replied, that insulting waiter
insists upon putting a towel be-
side my plate. I've thrown three
under the table and yet every
time she comes in she puts an
other one in its place.
George Freimuth is in Odee
visiting friends. Uncle George
is as young as ever and likes to
be in crowd and enjoy himself
Ed Rieman, Dave Stutsman
and Mr.. Flick and wife were here
Sunday attending the funeral.
Mr.. Gruemken was at Henry
Brinkman's Monday.
| 1t seems to be getting the Gus
tom in Odee to again herd the
cattle as in olden times and thai
IS just on account of one big
stock raiser, citizen of Odee
who is not able to fence his croI
or in other wores who does no
want to fence it in order to b.
quarreling with his neighbors.
DUTCH.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
BARNEY KING

BARNEY KING was sired by
Middlemarch 1929. Midd1emarch
was sired by Macy, son of Geo.
Wilkes, dam of Midd1emarch was
Bell bv Nam brine Piloh %, End
Lady Prewitt by Iron Duke, 3rd
dam Fanny Prew1tt by
Ericsson, son of Nam brine
Chief II, 4th dam Woodbine by
imported Woodford. She was
dadam of Mem brine 2:12H and
and Wagewood PIG. Trotting
horse, dark bay, 9 years old and
weighs 400 pounds. Will stand
at Meade on Saturdays of each
week balance of the tim at my
place 4 miles south of Meade.
TERMS to insure mare with
foa1, 81 for season. If mare is
traded, parted with, sold or re-
moved from original locality, the
service money becomes due and
payable at once. A lien on mare
and foa1 will be held for insur-
ance money. Care will be taken
to prevent accidents but will not
be responsible should any occur.
r. w. ORR.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
There are too many newspapers

There are too many newspapers
in this country that are continually
"blowing" about this man and that
man, and nearly all of it is done
gratis. A newspaper would not
think of advertising mans business
unless it was paid for, and we don't
think they should advertise the man
personally unless he pays well for it,
as very often man wants paper
to say things about him that are not
true, and in these cases the newspa-
per man ought to be doubly paid for
lying. A newspaper is supposed to
be run in the interest of the masses
and not for a few.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
Among Oar Exchanges.

VIM Robert, of the XI ranch,
was transacting business in the city
Tuesday.-Liberal News.
James Heron and wife and two
little sons, of Arizona, were visitors
In town the first of the week. They
will remain in the county for short
time, after which they will return to
their home. Herald.
B. F. Leach, of Meade county,
was in the city the first of the week.
Mr.. Leach has quite a bunch of
cattle, and is one of Meade county's
prosperous farmers. He has IA
artesian wells on his place, three of
which flow an average of 50 gallons
of water per mi nute.-Dodge City
Reporter.
w. V. Quinn sold the billiard hall
to r. II Murphy, of Chicago, who
took possession last Saturday. Mr..
Murphy has bunch of cattle on the
Cimarron, and as soon as he can
prepare a place, he will move his
family to the city. Mr.. Murphy
will conduct an up-to-date hall
Liberal News.
Mrs. Murphy and family lived in
Meade about year and will be re-
membered by Meade people.
Bruce w. Humphrey was born at
his fathers home, six miles north
east of Brook, August 10, 1870, died
at his home in Brook, April 6, 1000,
aged 60 years, 7 months and L DAYS.
He has ever been resident of the
county, with the exception of short
time spent in educating himself al
the Danville Central Normal School.
On March "a, 1896, he was united
In marriage to Miss Grace Sharp.
To this union were born two chill.
'dren, son two years of age last
October, and a baby girl eight
months old, who, together with hi:
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Humphrey, of Rensselaer,, survive
him.-Brook (Ind.) Reporter.
Miss Grace Sharp will be remem
bered as former resident of Meade
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
FOWLER NEWS.

'sThe man with the hoe, the good old
fashioned hoe, will soon be in great demand
should this wet weather continue to sprout
weeds.
We are not sure, but we rather think there
is something dead in town, judging from the
oderiforous perfumes now pervading the air.
Fowler can boast of young man who, like
the Irishman's horse that could live without
eatin', can go without sleeping. 1t is said
that he just gets in in time for breakfast.
If Meade people are afraid of rain, their
timidity is balanced by the bravery of the
young in our vicinity. Last Sunday one gay
party drove clear over to Mellonjuice's Sun
day school in the rain, another group were
boat-riding on the creek, and a third posse
was out wheeling for their health, mindinc
not the gentle showers decending.
At last that banner-which, by the way, has
about evaporated, its brilliant colors changing
from bright pink to gloomy white, through
the lapse of time-was awarded to the primary
class by Rev. Jones. We are inclined to think
that banners are sort of boomerang, and
must be handled with skill.
Chas. Case and family took the hand cal
last Sunday for Crooked creek, where they
engaged in the pleasant occupation of allurins
the 6nny tribe onto hooks. We are not in
formed as to their success
| Chas. Butler has sold his house in town t,
Marion Nett and we understand will sool
leave us.
Mrs. Maurice Frazier assisted Mrs. P. Y
Turner in preparing supper for the merr
dancers at the Woodman hall Friday night
/ w. P. Bunyan was a pleasant caller at gu
office Monday during the rain.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03

Major Brown, of the Kingman
Journal, says the following in regard
to a letter received from friend
asking him why he did not join the
Republican party where they appre-
ciate a good man:
"Why should any man who is
posted on the current events of the
day want to be Republican? The
party of trusts, the party of imperial
ism and OPPRESSION to the people of
the common walks of life in which
we were born and where we expect
to die.
We are not Populist for Office or
political honors. We are Populist
because it is right and the only hope,
aided by the Democrats of the Bry-
an school, for our republic. We did
not have to be nominated for office
to hold us in the party. Our faith in
its principals is as strong today as
ever and as worker in the ranks
we shall do our whole duty, as much
so as if we had been made a stand
ard bearer.
Let no one fatter themselves that
we are sore over the fact that we are
not the nominee. Our only regret
is thatwith the opportunity the fusion
forces had, we came out of the con-
Vention in the shape we did and they
done more for Mr.. Longs election
than his own friends did.
No, we are still Populist; favor
fusion on an honorabls basis and
shall continue to fight on this line. {"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
Our Mailing List.

You will notice that your name is
printed on your paper with number
following. This is the date your
subscription expires, for instance a
name with 2 OF following it means
that it expires the end month, 1901,
or February 1901, etc. The first
number indicates the month, the last
two the year.
Your subscription is dated the
date you subscribe if you do not pay
us the money at the time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
The Census Enumerators.
The census enumerators for Meade

The census enumerators for Meade
county have been appointed as fol-
lows: E. w. Jenkins, Meade Cen
ter and Logan townships; E. Kirby,
Fowler and Crooked Creek; J. H
Ellis, Mertilla and West Plains; and
H. A. Busing, Cimarron, Odee and
Sand Creek. They will begin work
about June Ist.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
Have You a
Buggy, Carriage
or Spring Wagon?

Does it require extra washers to hold
the wheels close? If so, will dress
up the spindles, straighten up the
wheels take up the lost motion and
put them in good running order, max
ing them almost, if not quite as good
as new, all for the sum of $500
Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge.
A. w. CALENDER,
Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
Hello, Bill!
What lime is If?

ooh! 1 don't know, this old watch
won't go half of the time"
"Won't, Ell! well you take it
down to Coon's Drug Store and
let Beatte have it and if he don't
make it run and keep time I'll pay
the bill"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03

Standard bred horse will stand at
the Ragland barn in Meade on Fri
day and Saturday of each week, the
rest of the week at my place 4 miles
from town.
Terms Sc to insure with foal.
J. M. BRANNAN, Prop.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
When you hear men GLOWING

When you hear men "blowing"
about what they are going to do in
regard to this and that thing, you
can generally win by betting that
they are not going to do anything
of the kind. The man that succeeds
is the one that goes about attending
to his own affairs and not telling
everybody what he is going to do.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03

A. w. Calender desires to call
the attention of the general public
to the fact that he can be found at
the old Baxter stand at all hours,
prepared to do blacksmithing, wood
work, painting, and practical horse
shoeing in first class manner. |
ask your patronage and thus assist
me, our town, and yourselves as
well. Give me trial and be con-
WINGED. All work done on short
notice.
A. w. CALENDAR Prop,
Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
Bulls For Sale.

One carload of high grade Mis-
souri, bred Hereford bulls thorough
~ acclimated in this county. From
IS to "a months old. For prices by
head or bunch address
TALLEY & ALLEN,
Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
B.H. BBATTB
Matchmaker, JeHe|G Z 0ltiCiQl,

Large stock of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry of
all kinds, Silverware x Spectacies-
Watches, clocks and jewelry repaired and
warranted. Eyes tested free and
Glasses correctly fitted
All good sold engraved free of charge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03
Mrs. Judd.
BARCELONA

BARCELONA, Black white high large bOns good foot
ard weighed
Bs sired Alexander Groom
Warrior Warrior sold
$780,
TERMs-SIo
the emo the
OF be danyo
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03

School orders discounted at the
Meade State Bank.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-03

BLACK SAMPSON Foaled
Clark
Weston end first Beuna Vista and sold Madison
dan
and Dmmo Jack
o We
first la n
miles Meade,
s.. w W. GREEN
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-23

l don't expect to see the democratic
party or the populist party in this
years campaign favor as much of So
cialism as l believe in it. But 1 re-
member that neither the republican par
ty nor its great leader, in 1860, advo-
Gated SO much of abolition as its most
radical thinkers believed in. They
fought only the outposts of slavery
and did not attack the citadel directly:
but when the outposts had been taken
the victory was assured. Give us the
initiative and referendum; give US alb
solute public control of railroads and
their rates. and our victory will be
certain, A chain is no stronger than
its weakest link, and if we secure one
fundamental reform it will open the
door for all the rest.-Populist.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-23

The national committee of the popu-
list party has been in session in Chi
cago this week, and has called the
national convention for May 9, at
Sioux Falls, S. D. There were two
reasons given for going there. The
first was that owing to the fight Sena-
tor Petigrew has made against the re-
publ:cans they will make a special
effort to compass his defeat, and the
committee decided to go there to show
their appreciation of his work, and
the second was that Sioux Falls Of
fered $500 more than Kansas City, the
next in the contest. In the number of
delegates Kansas comes second, with
eignty-fOur, Texas coming first. with
III. The proposition to hold the con-
ventiou the same day as the demo-
Gratis was laid aside ln Difference
to the anti-fusion sentiment, and so
the date was set fully month in ad-
vance of any other party. The middle
of-the-road element, operating in tn
interests of the republicans, bolted, as
was expected, but the defeaiOn was of
very little significance, as the commit
tee realized that the object to lie at
tanned was the defeat of the present
administration, and that to do this
required united front, regardless of
candidates. The sentiment was over
whelmingly for Bryan for president,
and there was very strong following
for Henry 9. Caldwell, of Arkansas.
for his running mate.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-23

Those who have been contending
that trusts were good thing and low
cred prices because so many middle
men were done away with, must have
had their faith greatly shocked 1t the
revelations in the row now on between
Carnegie and his old partner, Frick.
Frick alleges that in their business of
last year the profits were $22. 600, 600,
and that taking the same basis to
reckon from. their profits for 1900 will
be over $40, 100000. When congress
made an effort to force down the price
OF armor plate these fellows held the
government up and made congress be-
lieve that they were actually doing
business at the lowest passible figure.
When thieves fall out the buncoed
public may learn the facts as to how
they have been rob bed.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-23

There has recently been held in Chi
cago a conference to consider the
question of trusts, and although the
conference was in no sense political,
the republican papers can find no
good word to say in regard to it.
They used about the same old lot of
billingsgate they have been in the
habit of applying to populists. They
know that a fair and candid discus
sion of this subject can only bring to
light the fact that all trusts are a part
of the republican. machine, and that
an attack made on them hits their
friends. and hits them hard, and mas
much as they need the help of these
organization in the coming election,
they realize that the only thing for
them to do is to keep clear of all meet
ings where the antitrust sentiment is
in the ascendaney, Tor at such meet
ings resolutions are liable to be
adopted that will hurt their pets. They
fiud it easier to sit back and say that
these meetings are run by lot of
long-haired cranks and do not repre-
sent the sentiments of the people.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-23

The annual disturbance over, the
spring time card is now on and no
fellow really knows anything about it.
1t is asserted that as soon as the new
eating house at Newton is completed
the Hutchinson and Florence houses
will be abandoned and that this will
necessitate some changes, and that
the fast mail will be continued west of
Newton, but no one really knows what
will be done; it is doubtful if the rail
road people do.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-23


When the Insurance companies that
have beens robbing the people these
many years encountered Webb Nc
NAll they turned loose their legal
battefieA Ind charged upon him rs
confidently as Butler attacked the
Doors ON the Tugela. They soon
found they had got hold OF live wire,
however. They were up against the
real thing and no mistake. They
didn't hold their Spion Kop long, but
were soon in full retreat. They even
began to squal about dum-dum bullets
and appeal to the sympathy of the
people. when they had to pay his ex-
aminers' fees. While that sort of re-
prisal is open to criticism. yet 1 can
not help thinking that if ten thousand
Webb McNall's could be turned loose
against the trusts and combines that
are eating our substance, they would
soon be suing for peace. -PopuIist.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-23

The people who are having so much
to say about the friendly attitude of
the English in cur war with Spain.
should remember that England does
not do anything of this kind out of
ary love for Us. She expects her
pound of flesh. Her friendship Is of
very recent date. Our people should
not forget the Rev olution, the war of
1872 and the more recent war of the
Great Rebellion when England made
every possible effort to assist those
who were trying TO disrupt this union.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-23

Macrum, ex-consul to Pretoria, who
resigned rather than play into the
hands of the English at the dictation
of Mckinley and Hay, came home and
made the very serious charge that the
English censor opened and detained
his official mail and that his private
mail did not reach him at all. He let
the matter go at that for awhile and
the great and only Hay rushed into
print and denied the whole thing, and
not satisfied with that, proceeded to
say things not at all complimentary
to Macrum's private character. Mac
rum just did not say thing, but let
the dissatisfaction shoot away until
they thought he had not leg to stand
on, and then he just quietly produced
the envelopes his mail had been re-
ceived in, which said by the seals,
stamps, ETC., that every word he had
said was true, SO the matter is again
up to the administration and a very
ugly story it is. When England thinks
she can fool with the official mail of
this country just because a man sits
in the presidential chair whose hands
are tied by the trusts, she is making a
very grave mistake, for back of that
man is nation which has twice taught
her what it can do when aroused.