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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Among Our Exchanges.

Miss Martin, of Meade, is in the
city today, visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Aker-Liberal
News.
Paul Woods, of Ashland, repre-
senting the Meade bank, was here
Monday to attend the meeting OF
the commissioners Liberal News.
Chas. Talley, of Meade county,
was in town yesterday. He was &C
companied by his brother. VIM. Tai
ley and wife, of Wetmore, Kansas.
who had been visiting him.-Cim-
arron Jacksonian.
Last Friday several transient COW
cred wagons from Mexico stopped
here for supplies, and one of the
outfits went into J. P. Odell's gro
Gerry store. Mr.. Inglish, who was
in the store, recognized one of the
gentlemen, who proved to be ]. P.
Odell's father. For the first time in
Is years this father and son had met
or had known the whereabouts of
each other. The incident was
simply an occurrence which comes
once in a thousand years. Both
thought the other had died or was
lost. The meeting was happy one.
Liberal News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
The Cimarron River Bridge.

The recent high water in the Cim-
arron river washed away the island
in the middle of the stream from
which they expected to span to both
sides and now it will necessitate the
spanning from bank to bank thus
requiring new specifications. 1t will
also have to be readvertised.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Meade Base Ball Mines.
Two base ball clubs have been or

A series of games will be played
during the summer for the pennant,
time to be arranged by the captain
of each side, J. D. Wehrle for Reds,
w. C. Osgood of the Whites and
H. M. Coon of the Blues. Each
member of each nine is assessed so
cents payable at once to the treas
urer.
Game will be played Tuesday,
May 8, at p. m. sharp. Let all
turn out Saturday evening, April 2S,
and clear off diamond. Also every
player should report for practice as
often as possible.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Free Lecture at Presbyterian Church.

The Rev. James Donohue, pastor
of the Catholic church at Dodge,
will deliver a free lecture at the
Presbyterian church next Monday
night, April goth, at 1890. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
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, 1900-04-26
Bulls For Sale.

One carload of high grade Mis-
souri, bred Hereford bulls thorough
ly acclimated in this county. From
18 to "a months old. For prices by
head or bunch address
TALLEY & ALLEN,
Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Local News.


School will close Friday with ex-
ercises in the afternoon.
Rube Orr advertises his fne.horse
in another column this week.
VIM. Bunyan, of Fowler, transact
ed business in Meade Tuesday.
Butler Wood, of Plains, was visit
| ing at home the first of the week.
A. T. Bodle Sr. is taking vaca-
ton at the ranch in Odee this week.
w. F. Krisle and daughter, of
Fowler, were Meade visitors Mon
day.
Mr.. Frank Ong, of Liberal, visit
ed with Harry Reas and family last
Monday.
Misses Clara Rhodes and Hattie
Free were visiting friends in Meade
this week.
The green grass has started in fine
shape and everything indicates that
spring is here.
Robt and Chas. Campbell were
transacting business in Meade the
first of the week.
Court convenes next Tuesday to
try the case of the State of Kansas
VS.. Geo. w. Wiley.
We were so busy this week that
we were unable to set up some of
our correspondents.
John Riley, of the Turkey-track
ranch, was in town Monday, still
walking on crutches.
w. r. Mott is down in Beaver
county this week transacting business
and visiting home folks.
Saturday was a very dull day in
town. The farmers are all busy
putting out spring crops.
Misses Dollie Follick and Eva
Bonham are visiting friends on the
Cimarron river this week.
|
See Beatte, the jewelers. ad. in
. another column. He is prepared to
do all kinds of work in his line.
We note that A. J. Byrns was
made republican congressional com
mitteeman from Meade county.
DR.. Simpson and wife came in
from Dodge last Thursday. The
doctor is busy doing dental work.
Dave Mackey and daughter were
in town last week. Miss Mackey
was the guest of the Johnston girls
while here.
There will be services at the Cath
olic church next Sunday morning al
10 O'Clock a. m. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Elmer Rosenberg has resigned
the position of night watchman and
now the city takes care of itself dur
ing these hours.
County Treas. Cones returned
Monday evening from Hot Springs,
Ark, where he has been been fol
the past three weeks.
Fred Gray has rented the room
next door to his confectionery and
! will fit it up for an ice cream parlor
Fred believes in being up-to-date ir
! all things.
James MCGEE, of Fowler twp, wa:
transacting business in Meade Mon
. day. Jimmie is not a frequen
visitor but is welcomed by his friend!
when he does come.
E. S. Garten, editor of the Gin
arron Jacksonian, passed through
Meade Sunday on his way to Engle
wood on an outing for his health
and perchance to make dollar o
two with his race nag.
A pleasant time was spent at tn
residence of DR.. Fee last Thursda,
evening by number of ;nvitet
guests. Instrumental and vocal sc
lections were rendered by our mos
talented. The Misses Rupert, VIII
were visiting the family also assiste
in making the evening enjoyable fo
those in attendance.
Two prominent citizens of schoo
: district 81 got into mix-up la:
week over some school difficulty
The trouble commenced at th
cchooJ hoyca occordino RI custom, a T
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26
Children's hats a specially

LIT. rec can now De seen breaking |
his new bicycle to ride.
Will Shelley was down on his
claim last week and part of this.
The Meade State Bank will cash
school orders at small discount.
For novelties, lace, etc., Mrs.
Wehrle can show you a complete
line.
Mrs. Frank Stivers, of Emporia,
is visiting friends and relatives in
this city.
George Freimuth, from the SOL
diers' home, is here on months |
vacation.
Ellis & Mckinney are drilling a !
well for N. R. Bishop, east of Meade,
this week.
The train is now making good
time on this end of the road. Hope
it will continue.
Call and see Mrs. Wehrle's new
line of spring millinery, the best
ever brought to Meade.
Mrs. E. H. Stivers returned last
week from Hutchinson, where she
had been visiting her son.
Earle Phillips, accompanied by
Mrs. and Miss Edwards attended
the musicale last Friday night.
Mail carrier Sumpter was in town
last Saturday, still limping on one
foot, which he recently sprained.
J. R. Griggs returned to Meade
last week from Hardesty, where he
had been working on the Herald.
A. J. Blankenchip and wife have
left the crooked l. ranch and are
now living 7 miles south of Meade.
We acknowledge the receipt of
the quarterly report of the agricul-
tural board last week from Secretary
Coburn.
Presiding Elder Martindale held
services at the M. E. church Tues
day night and quarterly conference
Wednesday,
Art Follick has resigned his posi-
ton with E. w. Williams, ]. F.
Croker, of Hazelton, Kansas, tax
ing his place.
The suspected burglar was released
from jail last Friday morning, the
Dodge City authorities failing to
come after him. He "treked" out
of town at once.
We sympathize with the young
man who stayed around town for a
month to say "hello" to little girl
and then only gets to walk to the
corner for fear of the cold man."
R. T. Worman appeared at this
Office last Thursday morning with
the cigars. Upon inquiry we learn
ed that a new boy had made his ap-
pearance at Mr.. Worman's home,
and consequently he was much elat-
ed.
If you receive copy of the News
and have never subscribed for it, re-
member it is sample copy, sent
you for inspection, and we would be
pleased to receive dollar from you
by return mail and the paper will
visit you regularly for one year.
The Pitts concert at the church
Friday night was largely attended.
They are good musicians, much
above the average in this part of the
country. Mr.. Pitts handles the
violin and guitar exceedingly well,
while Mrs. Pitts is first class per
former on the piano.
We notice that an agent for some
Dodge City store will be in Meade
shortly with line of dry goods, mil
linery and notions and we expect to
see the women and children hocl
around him like flies around a mo
lasses barrel in the hope of buying
something .'cheap." Now, if thes'
same people will go to any of tn,
: stores whose advertisements appea
in the columns of the News the,
will find the same goods, and mum
Der of cases better goods, just a
| cheap and cheaper than the agent
t sell them. Bear in mind that whel
:. you buy goods from these agent
e that you are helping pay their trav
| u.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26

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-S6 to insure with foal.
J. NJ. BRANNAN, Prop.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-04-26

Fred Tainter is sojourning in the
city this week.
DR.. Fee and family are enjoying
visit from Mr.. Johnson, of Will
liamsbuag, Kansas.
Misses Laura and Lucille Rupert,
of Liberal, are visiting DR.. Fees
family this week.
School orders discounted at the
Meade State Bank.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
STRIKE IS ENDED.
Maehinists Will Return to Work
Pending Arbitration.

Chicago. March 51-A settlement Of
the strike in the machine shops Of Chi
cago has been reached. It is a settle
ment, which is to be national in its
scope, and under its terms the general
strike timed to involve the 900 ma
chinists of the country. about April 1,
VIII be averted.
Work is to be resumed on Monday
here and in Cleveland. Paterson. n. J,
and Philadelphia. At Columbus. the
fifth city where a strike was in force
Il settlement was reached on Thursday
afternoon In all these five cities, the
men agree to return to work pending
arbitration of the issues in the coutTo-
versy-
The number of wOrErnen affected by
the decision to resume work is estimated
to be about 10000 OF this total 5000
are Chicag0ans, most Of whom have
been out of work since the issuance of
the order for the strike that went into
general effect here March ). Although
the inaI settlement is to be worked out
in detail by d board of arbitration, it
is claimed by the union officials and ad-
uICted by the manufacturers that as
surances have been made that VIII
guarantee the concession. Of the nine
hour day or its equivalent in wOrlxing z
hours and also viii secure slight in
crease in the average wages OF the
WOrkmen.
The board Of arbitration is to consist
OF the national president of the Ma
chinists' union. the president of the
Association of Employing Machinists
and j third person to be selected by
these two.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
AGE LIMIT FIXED.
In Various Departments Of the Civil
Service.

Washington, March 31.-The presi-
dent has amended the civil service
law so as to authorize the civil service
commission, acting IN accord with the
heads Of the departments Interested, to
fix maximum age limitations with re-
spect to entrance TO positions for which
such maximum age limitations are not
now fixed by the civil service rules
and. in addition TO the age limits al
ready fixed in that section of the rule,
he has fixed the age limits fer '-ap-
prenLces in mints and assay Offices
Mt Is to "A years. for keeper. assistant
keeper and officers of Iightships in the
lighthouse service" at IS TO 50 years;
for ''matron and assistant matron'' in
the Indian service. at 25 to So years,
and for observer in the weather bu-
reau service" at Is to 90 years.
Soldiers and sailors who we're granted
preference Under section 1754, revised
statutes. are already exempted from al
age limitations rs such-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
FROM DODGE CITY.

Conductor Hubbard is laying of for a
few days.
Brakeman Tracy Hurd was laying off
last week
Fred BOnnerlin has been hired as
fireman on the western division
Fred Berg has been promoted from
switch engine fireman to road fireman.
Conductor Joe billiard and wife have
returned from the east part Of the
state.
L E. Foote. the rOundhouse foreman
at Ration, is visiting his family here for
a few days.
Trainnaster G. H. Saunders was in
town accompanied by his little son and
daughter
Conductor William Wolf and wife ac-
companied the remains of Mrs. W. D.
Hardin TO Leavenworth.
Engineer A H HartweH has report
ed for duty after about four months
loss of time on account of sickness.
Conductors NorveIl and Junkins have
traded runs and NorveH runs between
here and Denver while JunkinS is be-
tween La Junta. and Denver.
The machinery for boring an artesian
well arrived yesterday at the Rock Isl
and depot The well will be drilled near
the depot
A Fasig. having finished his well at
Syracuse. has returned here and has
commenced on the first OF six new wells
that he is going to bore just north of
the rOUndhOUSe-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
FROM GooDLAND.

Engineer Tom Kelly is laying off with
q bad cold
Fireman Mike Helm was let out We'd
nesday. He will go to Council Bluffs
The bridge gang has been doing gen
eral repair work about the depot this
week
Fireman VIII Roach. of the Roswell
switch engine, will soon take a regular
run out of Gfoodland.
Engine SO viii be out Of the shops
Monday. Engineer Pringle and Fire
man Yantis viii take charge of it
Engineer Griffin and Fireman Nc
CURE have taken their engine back to
the Denver run, after having some re-
pair work done
Fireman Frank Kline and wife were
up to Denver Monday attending a Tooth
anniversary celebration of the grand
father of Mrs. Kline
Ben Brosso, son Of Engineer Brosso,
passed through Goodland on his way to
Sioux City, Ia, where he has posi-
ton as brakeman.
S. J. Pratt. who was formerly round
house foreman here, has given up his
job on the Union Pacific at Cheyenne
Wells, Col. having secured a. better po-
sition with the Colorado Midland at
Leadville.
W. R Morton is no longer trainmas-
ter and Engineer John Boyle it is said,
viii be his successor Mr. Boyle Is a
good man for the place and his appoint
ment will be welcomed by his fellow
railroad employees.
NJ O'Connor, who has been black
smith for six years for the Rock Island
at Herington, was here Tuesday visit
ing with Foreman W. P. Brinker and
Blacksmith John Shuster, old acquaint-
anees of Mr. O'ConnOr- He left We'd
nesday night for Denver.
Everyone is looking with much ex-
pectation toward the firemen's ball,
which viii be held April 1S- Music viii
be secured from Denver and the firemen
viii surely uphold their past record il
this line, and all know what that means
= q grand GOOD time for al.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
CITRUS FRUIT HEARING.
Previous Testimony Shows That
Routing Combine Was Admitted

Los Angeles, Cal, March S1-In the
hearing of the citrus fruit controversy
before the Interstate commerce commits
sion today there was submitted in evil
dence a transcript of the statements
made at a conference held here on Feb
ruary 19, last. This document includes
admissions by Vice President StubbS
OF the Southern Pacific and Vice Presi-
dent Morton of the Santa Fe Of the ex-
fstence of an exclusive contract between
the roads.
Mr. Stubbs was quoted as declaring
that E T. Earl had forced the cars OF
the Continental Fruit Express on the
Southern Pacific road by first getting
them on the Santa. Fe road He further
admitted having refused the same priv
iIege to the Southern California Fruit
Exchange. Mr.. Stubbs was also quoted
as admitting that the privileged private
fruit car lines are against the interest
OF shippers and he promised that the
roads would not enter into a new con-
tract with the car lines at the expira-
ton OF the existing one, in October,
1902
A H Naftzger, president of the Fruit
Exchange. testified that the railroads
previous to this year have always al
lowed shippers to select routings. which
is necessary for the best handling of
fruit. This rule was abolished on jan
uary first last.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
4 GREAT Day ZOE BRYAN.
Speaks Six Times In One Day to
Thousands Of Hearers.

Spokane, Wash, March 31.-Yester-
day was day Of hard campaigning for
Mr.. Bryan. He made six speeches in
Whitman and Spokane counties and ad-
dressed $4,000 people. AT CoIfax he ad-
dressed an audience Of T,000. at Garfield.
1000. At Te11oa he spoke for thirty
minutes TO 1000. At Pennington LOO
people heard him for fifteen minutes.
and at Spokane he addressed two au-
diences of 10000 each. speaking after
noon and evening in the monster tent Of
the exposition
He was met at the depot here by
4 600 people and escorted over the 9rin-
cipa1 business streets, through banks
Of surging humanity. With Bryan
came Governor Rogers and a party of
other state officials. and they We're en-
tarrained between speeches at the resi-
dence Of United States Senator Turner.
Mr. Bryan was in fine voice. At the
afternoon meeting he spoke for nearly
two hours and last evening his address
was nearly as long His speeches COW
erred his usual range OF subjects
finance the trusts and imperialism
The party left last night for North
y akima and western Washington
Group Instantly relieved DR. Thomas
EclectrIc OH. Perfectly safe Never
fails At any drug store.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
FROM LAS VEGAS.

Conductor Fred Weckerle. Of San
MarciaI, will take a trip east about
April L
All engines with 17-inch cylinders or
less. have been ordered east to be re-
paired for service on branch runs in
Kansas.
Chief Dispatcher Frank Harnit went
east from San Marcial. He viii return
in about ten days accompanied by Mrs.
Harnit and the baby.
Division superintendent George Aver,
OF San MarciaI, has made arrangements
to accompany his family to California
about the 1st of April
Conductor Jerry Quinn is now mani
pulating the bell cord and punching
pasteboard on the Hot Springs branch,
in place Of Conductor Ed StimmeI, at
home, sick
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
O. R. C. CHEF TEsTIFIEs.
Mr.. Clark Declares Double Headers"
Dangerous to Life.

Austin, Tex, March 31.-In the hear
ing before the railroad commission on
the question OF prohibiting the running
of doubIe-header trains on Texas rail-
roads, E. E. Clark. Of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
and chief of the Order Of Railway Con
ductors, was the principal witness for
the complaining railway employees. He
was on the stand several hours and
gave an account OF his experiences II
dealing with the double-header ques-
ton in other states. He admitted that
the practice of running two engines to
g train IS in operation on many of the
railroads of the country outside of
Texas. but he claimed that it enhanced
the danger OF accidents and threy many
men out of employment
A statistical statement was introdue-
ed showing that the number of aeci-
dents on the Kansas railroads TO dou-
ble-heaGer trains was less for a given
period of time than to trains operated
by single engines on the same roads for
the same period Mr.. Clark contended
that his statement showed that an un-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
NaW JonIin Line

Jefferson City, Mo, March 31-Secre-
tary Of State Lesueur today issued a
charter to the Missouri Kansas and
Northwestern Railroad company. of
Joplin with d capital stock of S150 000.
The directors of the company are J. c.
Stuart, E. O. Bartlett. 6. H RedeII
Richard Nevins. Jr.. and J. c. Muir
dock The company IS formed TO build
and operate a railroad from Webb CITY
via Joplin, in Jasper county, to the state
line between Missouri and Kansas. TO
connect with q line to be constructed
from Galena. Kan. to the state line
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
GIFT FOR MR.. TICE.
Santa Fe Superintendent Presented a
Fine Pair of Horns.

Billy Bolton of Woodward, was in the
city this morning says the Wellington
to Kansas City and Lincoln, Neb. Mr..
Bolton brought with him from Kansas
City a pair Of magnifcently mounted
COW horns, which he presented 10 Di-
vision superintendent H. A Tice. being
a present from the Oklahoma Lives tock
association. The horns were finely pol
ished and measured four and a half
feet from tip to tip A card was at
tached to the horns bearing the in
scription:
ITO Col H A Tiee. superintendent
Of the COW division OF the greatest rail-
way system in the world. Compliments
Of Oklahoma Live Stock association" "
Mr. Tice was very highly pleased with
the horns and appreciates them highly.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
Bandit Cooking Device.

The anti-bandit contrivance attached
to the engines Of the Denver & Rio
Grande is composed of a system of iron
pipes extending along the roof of the
cab and connecting with the boiler.
Through these pipes without making
q perceptibIe motion the engineer or
fireman can send under 200 pounds pres
sure a jet Of steam and boiling water
at a temperature Of about $50 degrees,
which would effectuaIly cook any living
thing on the top of the tender or on
the front end of the baggage or express
car.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
BIG FREIGHT BLOCKADE.
Chicago Roads Short 1905 Cars to
Care For Contract Traffic.

Chicago, March s1-Oficers Of the
big railroad companies entering Chi
cago are in q quandary over a conges-
ton Of traffic and a famine in cars. Not
in years has existed a condition equal
ing the present. The roads east of this
city are unable to move the freight
they have. The western roads are con-
gested by reason of the inability Of their
eastern connections to receive any more
freight Tt is estimated that the twen-
ty-eigh- railroads entering Chicago are
short 100000 cars TO care for business
under contract
Several lines have called in all con-
tracing and soliciting freight agents
and given orders that no more traffic
be accepted until present conditions are
relieved All the tracks in the big
yards in and around Chicago are occu-
pied. and sidetracks and spurs for miles
outside of the city are utilized in the
Jam.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
Pensions For Kansana

Washington. March 31--Pensions have
been granted as follows
Original-Thomas V AsEby, Ottawa,
sS; John Barnum, Hiawatha. S.
Restoration and Additional-Joseph
NJ Gray. dead. Altamont S6 to 3D.
Restoration and TncreaSe-SamueI T.
French. Madison. So to ST.
Increase-EdWard Poer, AItamont, IS
to SO
Reissue and Increase-Isaac T Earl
Esskridge, Sc to IS.
Original Widows. etc Special Ao-
count March 16-Maria. NJ Hiatt, Crit
zer So
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
Macr11n1's Law Suit.

London, March 31--A dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle from Ladysmith, dated
March 80 says Much interest is felt
in the civil case OF former United States
Consul Macrum against the postmaster
at Pietermaritzburg for an alleged
breach Of contract in handing over his
private letters to the military authori-
ties to open Judgment IS expected to-
morrow
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
Severe Fighting.

New York. March 31-A dispatch to
the Herald from Port of Spain. Triaf-
dad, says: The Venezuelan government
officials report that severe fighting oc-
CURED near the city of Bolivar on
March -. General PenaIosa. command
ing the government troops, it is an
nOunced defeated General Hernandez.
His forces killed 223 of the revolution
lists took prisoners and captured 4
large quantity of arms and amnuni-
ton The government loss was small