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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30
Known to writer at present.

known to writer at present.
r. A. Brannan was compelled
to stop threshing for a few days
on account of rain, and taking
advantage of the delay he filled
the cylinder with new spikes,
which adds greatly to the speed
of threshing.
Four or five new corners arriv-
ed at this place this week. We
are unable to give their names,
but most of them are from Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nett visited on
the north side Sunday.
Prof. Tough, such a good wea-
Their profit before is almost afraid
to prophesy any more for fear he
hits it right.
AREvERIE.
If Rubber Neck should stretch his neck,
And Gumdrop drop his gum,
And Crackerjack should scratch his back,
oh, wouldn't there be fun?
A rubber jack and drop of gum
And a neck that wouldn't crack,
Are one too much, we're won't to guess,
For the Fowler Girl' to come back.
The ''Fowler Girl' will chew her gum
While she drops upon the neck
OF ''errant knight" upon his wheel
While Jack will rubber through his specks
And turn about to do his chores,
With feeling most benign
And murmured through the screen,
That he is just behind the time.
For kissing gums and cracking necks,
Old "Jack'' is strange, of course;
For rubbers dropped and gums have cracked,
Till his neck is wry and coarse.
The truth he's always tried to tell,
And "Rubberneck' the facts,
While ''Gumdrop'' Sits his through the screen
oh, Fowler Girl'' come back.
CRAcKERJACK.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30
The New Conve ntion.

The Populist congressional COM
mittee met at Hutchinson Aug Fl,
to settle the 9TH district muddle.
After an all-day conference the fol-
lowing motion was adopted:
"Moved, that we request both
candidates for Congress in the Sew
enth district to place their legal dec
lination IN the hands of their COM
mittee, so that new convention
looking to the nomination of a
single candidate be brought about. !"
Both candidates were notified of
the committees action. Mr.. Camp
bell replied as follows.
ITO the Committee of the Seventh
District.
Gent!emen-I hereby accept res
olution in letter and in spirit and
hereby tender to you my resignation
as the nominee of the Populist party
for congress, provided Mr.. Claude
DuvaPs answer to the resolution is
an unqualified acceptance of the
same to take effect at once, so that
this committee at this meeting can
proceed to make the necessary ar
rangements to fill the vacancy, and
provided further that if said Duvals
answer is not a definite withdrawal
to take effect at once l do not ten
der to this committee my resigna-
ton. l. P. CAMPBELL.
Mr.. Duval Immediately sent the
following letter to the committee:
"To the Populist Congressional
Committee of the Seventh District:
Greeting-In answer to the re-
quest of your committee presented
to me by your subcommittee, a
copy of which request is hereby at
tached and made part of this reply;
l desire to say that hereby pledge
myself to abide by and comply with
the said request, provided the Pop
ulist candidate, Hon. 1. P. Camp
bell, does likewise. 1 have the hon
or to be Yours truly,
| CLAUDE DUvAL.
Upon the receipt of the above let
tiers the committee called new con-
vention at Hutchinson Sept. nth.
We hope that one candidate will be
agreed upon and both parties unite
and work for his election.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30
ODEE ITEMS.

We had quite a rain Wednes-
day night which did lots of good
to growing crops. We also had
some hail which did no damage.
Quite a mum Der of our Repub-
licans went to Meade last week
to hear Mr.. Long speak.
Rev. and Mrs. Eschbach came
down from Windthrost Thurs
day where Mrs. Eschbach had
been visitsng with her folks a
couple of weeks.
Mr.. Gruemken dipped his
sheep last Thursday and Friday.
He is getting them in shape to
ship to Kpnsas City about the
first of September.
Rev. Eschbach received the
sad news from Washington that
his mother had died.
Pete Eckhof was looking for
cattle Friday.
o. Hamilton, the butcher, of
Meade was down to Pete Eek
hoff's to butcher a COW Sunday
evening.
Henry Wieba1k was down to
Martin Bucks to look after his
cattle Friday.
Church was largely attended
Sunday.
We are informed by some of
our neighbors south of us that
they had considerable hail We'd
nesday night and did consider
able damage in places.
Art and Elmer Schneider are
down on the Cimarron this week
working in the hay harvest.
Martin Buck was binding kafir
corn at Cordes' with his new corn
harvester last week.
George Buck is working at
David Mackey's down on the riv-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30
FOWLER NEWS.
WILD B.

l.
to a close last Wednesday night
by a fine rain. About 2 inches
of water fell during the night.
A few hail accompanied the rain
but no damage was done in these
parts.
w. A. Burford returned last
Wednesday night from Missouri
where he has been with his faith
err who was very sick. He says
his father was some better when
he left.
Mr.. Fry and sons were pleas
ant callers in the city Saturday.
While here they purchased a new
Mccormick mower and rake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lough's daugh-
ter, from near Springfield, Mo-,
arrived at this place last Thurs
day to make them visit.
The "Fowler Purchasers Co."
have renewed their energy and
took action last week and as a re-
ward for their work they captur-
ed some or 7 bushels of the fin
ny tribe, some of which were of
an immense size.
Mr.. Roundtree, who came from
Mo. not long since, has purchas-
ed Mr.. Nett's house in the east
part of the city and contemplates
moving it to his place up near
Mr.. C1ark's.
VIM. Hotz and wife took their
departure for Oklahoma last
Tuesday where he expects to
work with his father in the saw
and grist mill business,
Watermelon on the green and
half green was served at l.. Fra
zier's store last Saturday free
gratis.
Mr.. McNea1, from near Wood
ward, o. T., has purchased the
Geo. Hotz place and was up view
ing it with the intention of NOV
ing up in the near future.
Jim Johnson has purchased a
horse and says that he has gone
out of the burrow business and
will ride horseback hereafter.
The cry is out for more Bryan
buttons but have an overplus of
Mckinley buttons. Send us
more Bryan buttons so we can
wear one and show our patriot
ism. Can't help shouting, Hur-
rah for Bryan!
]. A. CASTING, merchant
from Jasper, Mo-, has been out
visiting friends and looking for
location to start store, the past
week.
Chas. Case and family went to
Meade Saturday on an extensive
visit, returning the front end of
the week after a very enjoyable
visit.
T. V. Pinnick shipped two car
loads of cattle Monday morning.
Greatness does not consist of
much talking; doing counts"
The new extension on to the
Western Barbwire Telegraph
Co, was completed Saturday and
the barb-wire fence is complete
success as It works as good as if
it were an erected line of good
wire.
John Sims shipped carload of
hogs to Kansas City Monday.
Frank and Carl Ellis made
flying trip to Plains the last of
the week. Their errand is un-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30
County Officers.
Read

and you will know where to go for
bargains in Midland buggies, road
carts, spring wagons, farm wagons
and machines. Will trade for old
vehicles or buy them and pay all
they are worth as 1 am in the bust
ness. Good old wrought iron pnr-
chased at 25cts per hundred, deliv-
cred. Call and see me and you can
get a trade as 1 trade and traffic in
all articles from pocket knife to a
steam boat. You will always find
me at my shop at work.
A. w. CALENDAR,
Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30

THE News office is prepared to
print letter-heads, envelopes, cards,
blanks, circulars and all other kinds
of job work NEATLY and PROMPTLY.
One trial will convince you. Call
and see our samples when wanting
anything in this line.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30

A great many of the "fops" re-
corded by the Republican papers
for Mckinley this year are the same
ones who voted that way in 1896,
SO there is nothing gained.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30

We want a representative in Con-
gress from this district who will
represent the people, not the presi-
dents ideas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30

Chester l. does not need to be
worried, for he will have an oppon-
ent after the Hutchinson conven-
ton
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30
Peoples Party Congressional Convention.

At meeting of the Peoples Party COMPRESSION
al committee of the Seventh district, held in
Hutchinson on Tuesday August 21st, it was or
dered that delegate convention of the Peoples
party of the said district be held in Hutchinson,
Kansas, Tuesday September 18th, 1900 to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress.
The basis for apportionment Of delegates was
fixed at one delegate for each 800 votes major
fraction thereof cast for Hon. Jerry Simpson, at
the general election in 1896, provided that no
county have I-Ss than two delegates.
Meade county is entitled to delegates.
FRANK NIGHSwoNGER,
Chairman pro tenn, Wichita, Kansas.
W. T. HOPKINS, Secretary,
Hutchinson, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30

Grosvenor's opening of the cam
paign in Maine was not entirely sat
isfactory to the Republican mana
gers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30
WEHRIE'S.

n good well of water is very necessary adjunct
any well regulated ranch or farm. Eminent physi-
clans declare that very large per cent of the germ dis
contracted from sagnated water of open wells
therefore, highly important that you not overlook this
al-important matter and get good well at once The
surface water generally contains large of alka
which IS very hard the human system. This is
found in all dug and open wells of any kind 1t is
healthy and should be used for drinking purposes
The only first class wells the tubular variety z
inch ho penetrating the aresian water and for
of these wells you should consult the practical we'll
drilers,
BIIIS Sc MCKINNEY
Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

For Associate Justice,
DAVID MARTIN,
of Atchison county.
For Governor,
John w. PRUDENTIAL,
of Shawnee county.
For Lieutenant Governor,
A. NJ. HARVEY,
of Shawnee county.
For Secretary of State,
ABE FRAKES,
of Trego county.
For State Auditor,
E. J. WESTGATE,
of Finney county.
For State Treasurer,
CONWAY MARSHALL,
of Anderson county.
For Superintendent of Insurance,
WEBB McNALL,
of Smith county.
For Attorney General,
HUGH P. FARRELLY,
of Neosha county.
For Supt. of Public Instruction,
LEVI HUMBARGER,
of Dickinson county.
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
For Congressman at-Large,
I'D. BOTKIN.
of Cowley county.
For Congressman 9TH District,
CLAUDE DUVAL,
of Reno county.
For State Senator, 37th District,
LOT RAVENSCRAFT,
of Clark county,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30

er.
Herman Cordes and family
were visiting at Brinkman's Sum
day.
News is scarce so we will adj
journ.
DUTCH.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30
MEADE, KANS., AUG. 80, 1900.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.

For President,
WILLIAM J. BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
For Vice-President,
ADLAI E. STEVENSON,
of Illinois.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30

Epworth League-Meets every Sunday night
at NJ. E. Church at 1880 p. m.
LULU flick, President.
OLA flick. Sec'y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30

On June Fl, Ju1y z, 8, 9, 10 & IS, and Aug.
2, tickets from points west of Missouri River, and
east of Colby, Kas. to Denver. Colorado Springs,
Manitou, Pueblo, Salt Lake City and Ogden,
Utah, and return, will be sold by the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30
Lodge Directory.

A. o. U. W.-Meets ON second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month.
D. B. STUTsMAN, NJ. w.
F. w. flick, Recorder.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30

BAPTIST-Services first and second Sun
days of each month at usual hours.
REV. J. NJ. ROBINSON, Pastor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-30
Churches.

METHODIST-Servi each Sunday at II
a. m. and 1890 p. m. Prayer meeting each
Wednesday evening
REV. w. w. ENYEART, Pastor.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24
DIED.

P. G.. Selbe, an old and highly re-
speeted resident of Mound township,
died at his home at at II o'clock, May
%. aged nearly 81 years.
Deceased was born in Prince Ed
wards county, Virginia. on June 26,
1919. Was married to Elma Davis
Nov. "a, 1912. To them were born
twelve children, five girls and seven
boys. Two of the girls and FIVE of
the boys are still living, the oldest
son in West Virginia, the remainder
in Kansas. For five years the family
lived in Nebraska and in 1885 moved
to Phillips county, where he has spent
his declining years, cared for by his
children. For over 40 years Mr.. Sell
by has been consistent church MEM
Der and at ripe old age, wasted and
worn, he was gathered to his Fathers.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at
10 o'clock from the home. and the
burial will be at the cemetery north
west of Speed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24

QUITE a racket Is being kicked up
in some counties over the appoint
ment of census enumeratOrs. In De-
cRtur county the republican commit
tee selected the enumerators. When
the appointments were made but one
man recommended by the committee
was on the list. Correspondence
brought out the fact that @. W. Ian
dis, supervisor, had been worked and
that the list, as prepared by the COM
mlttee, was never sent to hlm. That
is something like the way the present
postmaster was appointed, the papers
of the other candidates never reached
the appointing power.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24

sight of nature. An hour had passed
and all was darkness except the livid
flames of lightning. The thunder
beloved and the roar was deafening
The ground was slippery and crewled.
The air was intensely hot and the
ashes fell in thick splashes. Soon
the tide came In. foot more and the
church floor would have been covered.
At about 5 o'clock the rumbling had
about ceased and the earth was terra
frma again. but the lightning contiR-
ued. By s o'clock the ashes had
ceased to fall and the lightning slow
ly moved away. At o'clock q breeze
sprang up and cleared the sky, ex-
cept for a stream of smoke rolling
from the volcano, and a cloud of
steam rising from the foam of the
boiling sea, where the red hot lava
ran like q river into it. The volcano
was sight, all red hot, with streams
of white hot lava running down its
sides. Morning came, and to some
the volcano was a blessing, for for
est and a small unoccupied village
was destroyed by lava
will close now, from your loving
son and brother,
Q. r. EDWARDS.
Go. 3, doth q. s. Y. /. Manila, P. L.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24

Or here the republican papers are
claiming that Mr.. Reeder called on
Mr.. Mckinley and had him have the
stock of hemp that had piled up,
shipped out. Down IN the Seventh
district the claim is made that Mr..
Long was the man. LeSlie's Weekly
says:
THE few ports that have been op-
ened have shipped away what little
supply they contained and tons upon
tons of hemp, sugar and rice that are
stored in the interior are beyond the
reach of buyers. The money paid
for the thousands of bales of hemp
shipped from garrisOned ports has
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24
An Apology.

Owing to the fact that j. @. Royce,
postmaster at this place, has neg
lected to send me nay appointment
as he agreed to, the pcstofice at this
place will not be run for the public
convenience, but will, until further
notice, close at 7.S0 p. m. Pesons
having mail to send out CAD leave
same at Bissell Hotel or any old
place. E. e. BRAINERD,
Deputy Postmaster (maybe).
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24

ADMIRAL DEWEY has tasted of the
bitterness of politics, and announces
that he has had enough of it, and
consequently will not be candidate
for president or anything else. The
admiral will be the greatest man of
the times if he rests on the honors
already won.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24

GOVERNOR SMITH, of Montana, re-
pudistes the appointment of Senator
CLARK and has appointed Martin Ma
ginnls to fill the vacancy. Montana
seems to have what was a dream of a
former Phillips county statesman for
Kansas, three United States Sena-
tors.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24

found its way into the insurgent cof-
fers, and the revolutionary juntas at
the Hong Kong and Singapore are
making extensive purchases of arms
to q renewed season of flibustering
and general hostilities as soon as the
rainy season Is over"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24
THURSDAY. MAY "a, 1900.
Peoples Party Ticket,
For Congress, 9th Congressional district,
j. B. DYKES,
For Senator, doth Senatorial District
N. B. MCCORMICK.

IT may have been all accident, but
about the first thing Wharton Barker,
who was nominated by the middle-of-
the-road populists. did after his nom
inat1on was to call on Mr.. Mckinley
and assure him that he would be
reelected.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24
Card of Thanks.

Language fails to express the graf
itude we feel to all our loving friends
for kindness and sympathy extended
during our sad af1ictIon.
MRS. ALBAUaH AND FAMILY.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24

The next regular meeting of the
W. r. @. will be Saturday. May 26,
2:3O o. m. The members are request
ed to be present to hear report OF
delegate to department and arrange
to assist in decorating soldiers graves.
Color bearers are particularly re-
quested to be present.
By ORDER OF PRESIDENT.
Services at the Christian church
next Sunday as follows: Bible school
at 10 a. m No preaching in the
morning, but will attend the union
Memorial service at the Presbyterian
church. Evening services, @. E. at
700, subject: "Have Patience" Matt.
Is: 21-35. Preaching at 500, theme,
"Why the masses do not attend the
church services"
Last Saturday as Elliott Clark
was starting to town his horses be-
came frightened and started to run.
Mr. Elliott had hold of the brides at
the time and was dragged a short
distance and then thrown into wire
fence sustaining severe injuries. The
team was stopped by the lines wind
ing around the wheels without any
farther damage.
We examined a sample of peni-
tentlary Irvine this morning and
found it to be uneven and nothing
like 30 good as that made by stand
ard mills. It is not to be expected
that convicts will do the same grade
of work that free labor will. The one
man works because he is compelled
to, the other because it is his trade.
The cheapest article is not always the
best.
John Emmory Boiling, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Boiling, was born at
Colby, Sept. 9, 1896, and died at
Philllpsburg on May 81, at II 80
O'Clock, of whooping cough. The lad,
young as he was. was a general fav-
orite with the people of the neighbor-
hood, all of whom have, by their
presence and assistance, comforted
the stricken parents. The family
wishes to express thanks to these
good friends.
The sheriff and his deputy are
called on almost every day to hunt
up property stolen from our people.
The officers are ready and willing to-
do all they can to assist in hunting
down criminals. Recently one of
them made five drives, one of twenty
miles, in an attempt to find some stol-
en- goods without the hope or expec-
tation of any pay. They find, how
ever, that they are much hampered
by the parties who have stuff stolen,
talking. One case was especially
provoking. They almost had their
man located. but information gwen
out by interested parties was carried
to him by friends and now the prop
erty and thief are out of reach. When
you have anything stolen inform the
sheriff and then keep mum until the
bird is Gagged.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24
The Deering,
Light Draft
Roller and
Ball Bearing
TO THE PUBLIC

Six years ago the Deering Roller and Ball
Bearing Binders and Mowers were placed on
the market. At that time the Progressiveness
of the Company was jeered at by competitors,
and failure was predicted. Today the only
competitor the Deering has, has adopted, as
near as patents will permit, the principle of
roller and ball bearing. Bnt the Deering of
today and that of six years ago are very diff
ferenr, and the old reliable, the DEERING,
is still six years in advance of all others. See
them at local headquarters.
H. B. ABBOTT.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-24
Painting.

I am prepared to do inside and
outside painting in first class style
and on short order. Leave orders at
Fishers drug store.
NJ. P. TAcKwELL
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WOULD MEAN DEATH.
To Foreign Ministers For Allied
Forces to Advance.

New York, July ga dispatch to
the World from Shanghai says:
Ii Hung Chang. who arrived here
Saturday on his way to Pekin. received
the World correspondent today and
talked of the situation. He said to me:
The members Of the legations are
still alive. but an advance of the allied
troops upon Pekin from Tien Tsin
would probably be the death herald Of
every white man in Pekin.
be entirely overwhelmed by the radi-
Gals.
The causes of the present situation
were the lack of backbone and a wrong
policy on the part of the Chinese gov
eminent, while the drastic measures of
the foreign powers aggravated the stu
atiOn-
I'VE thank the Americans for their
friendship, which we have always ap-
preciated, and Admiral Kempff for his
justice and forbearance in refusing TO
join in the bombardment of the Taku
forts.
I'VE are trusting America to stand
by the integrity of the Chinese empire.
I will say that if the powers do at
tempt to partition China. then the
southern and central provinces, which
are now peaceful. will 10 longer be
neutral but all the Chinese of all
classes will fight the foreigners with
every means in their power
with 4 strong haud 10 nSnE Tor the
policy of the integrity of the empire it
can be maintained and efficient re-
forms can be made"
Despite his extreme age, it is gen
orally understood that Prince LIS am
bitfon is to have a foreign army at his
disposal to pacify the rebellious dis
tricts and maintain order throughout
the empire after the present insured
ton is suppressed
7 asked him If he could restore order
with 20 600 white troops
with less" he answered.
THE boxers are a rabble not to be
considered. I would turn to my side
the imperial troops, too, but the powers
do not want them. and would not per-
nit it.
I do not know when I shall go to
Tien Tsin to take up my duties as vice
roy of the metropolitan province of
Me Chi LIZ