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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27
Mailing a Magazine.

Eighteen men, aided by the fastest mailing
appliances, are kept on rush every month
getting The Ladies' Home Journal off to its
subscribers. The first shipments are started
about the middle of each month, and from
that time until the twenty-6fth the magazines
pour out of the Journals publishing Office by
the two-horse-dray load. On the twenty fifth
of each month every Journal has reached its
destination, and work in the mailing depart
ment sIackens for few days. Some idea OF
the tremendous size of the Journals subsrip.
ton list may be gained when it is known that
forty tons of mailing type is required to sci
up the names of subscribers. There are three
quarters of ton of each numeral, and it re-
quires twenty thousand galleys to accommo-
date the subscribers names in type. This
stock would equip six or eight large daily
newspapers. AS many as sixty-fve compost
tors are employed setting the names of the
Journals subscribers in type-printers enough
to set the type for the biggest metropolitan
daily newspaper. The expenses for postage
paid by rhe Journal approximate $4,000 a
year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27
Campaigns song---Teddy Roosevelt.


To be sung to the air of cation
Water" the words being also after
the manner of that noble Republican
poet, Robert Burns, in the same
poem:
Talk swiftly. sweet Teddy, we love thy loud
brays;
Talk swiftly, Wen sing thee song in thy
praise;
While Bryan's asleep in far Lincoln, tits best,
To talk swiftly, sweet Teddy, disturb not his
rest.
shore,
morei
Thou green-seeming Pop, thy loud screaming
forbeari
Disturb not, we beg, Ted's political tear.
How lofty, sweet Teddy, thy strenuous life,
Zen Mark Hanna felt in the conrse of the strife
And daily we wonder, as Platt rises high,
What plum thou'n want i the political pie.
How pleasant to feel that fighter is blest,
And death in the far away Philippines best,
Our battle-cry's ever SIN God is our TRUsrr'
With the added proviso, Expansion or bust"
Thy crystal talk, Teddy, how senseless it
glides
And winds thro' thy hat, that still with us
abides!
How wanton thy words thro' thy snowy teeth
flow
In New York, Oklahoma or Porto Rico.
Dodge City Advance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27
EDUCATIONAL.

A comparison of the annual report of the
schools of Meade county for the year ending
June 80, 1899, with that for the corresponding
period 1900 shows an increase in school pop
ulation of forty-hve persons. The average
length of school term in weeks has increased
from Tx to II. The average wages OF
male teachers per month has risen from Sal
to SAT- 50 and of female teachers from $3I.I
to 3z.2o. The disproportionate advance in
the average wages of male teachers is due to
the fact that of the "a months taught by male
teachers, II were in the schools of Meade
and Fowler where the highest salaries were
paid.
While the number of pupils, length of
school term and teachers wages have advanc-
ed as shown above, the average tax levy fol
school purposes has fallen from I4H mills to
IL mills.
The estimated value of school property re-
mains practically the same and the bonded in
debtedness has decreased s2oIo.
Notwithstanding the advance in teachers
wages the number of applicants for certificates
has fallen from 49 to IS.
The next annual report will show NOR
marked increase in the average pay of female
| teachers.
District clerks will please report employ
ment of teacher and commencement o
school term. ]. A. PoRTERFIELD,
| Co Snnf
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27
The Candidates.

w. ]. Woodland, candidate fol
Probate Judge is well known to all
the voters of Meade county. He
served term as trustee of this town
ship and was good official. He
will see you and further press his
claim.
Geo. S. Selvidge, for County At
torney, will make competent Off
Ger. He served one term and you
can examine his record, it is good.
The voters of this county will do
the proper thing by eleting Mr.. Sci
vidge.
John Elliott has served only one
year and his record is good. He
was electedlast fall for an unexpired
term. He has made a good officer
and is entitled to second term.
Miss Maggie Martin, the nominee
for Comfy Superintendent, is one
of the most popular teachers in this
county and is now teaching the
grammar department of the Meade
schools. That she would make a
good officer, no one doubts and will
get large vote as she is very popu-
lar with everyone.
John F. Conrad has served one
full term as commissioner and is en-
titled to a second term. Mr.. Con-
rad has done his duty as the servant
of the people and they should
endorse him for his course. His
action in the Wiley case alone
should overwhelmingly elect him.
We now find that Wiley and his few
followers are using all their efforts
to defeat Mr.. Conrad the same as
they did John Innis last year. Are
the people of Meade county going
to permit Wiley, Fuhr, Painter and
others dictate who the officers of
this county shall be or will you elect
men who are opposed to them and
do not belong to their crowd? Now,
we don't ask you to take our word
for this, but examine and enquire
for yourself. The question is: care
you going to sustain John Conrad
in his position or will you turn him
DOWN"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27
ODEE ITEMS,
CRACKERJACK

Being as was absent last week
I will try and make up for lost
time this week.
Quite a number of our Odee
people went to Meade Saturday
to the Democratic county con-
vention and to hear Hon. Claude
Duval speak.
We were informed that Henry
Wuerdeman who used to live in
Odee and moved to Arkansas
about ten years ago has sold his
farm and is now on his way back
to Kansas and he will probably
locate in Meade county.
Louis Fe1dman was looking for
some cattle Saturday.
Ben Buck and Alb Stewartwere
in Odee last week buying cattle,
Mr.. Buck bought some yearling
steers OF BorgerS at sci a head.
Ben Cordes returned last week
from Missouri. He reports a
pleasant trip.
We were informed that Ed
Kragh is at work up near Dodge.
Henry Gruemken came UP
from Tainter's ranch last week
to visit his folks and he also took
in the reunion at Meade while
here. He went back to the ranch
Saturday.
Henry Winter went up in the
artesian country to get load OF
rye to sow.
Uncle George Frimuth is visit
ing friends in Odee. He is as
jolly as ever and the boys all like
to see him back again.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

r. M. Painter and DIR. Leslie
we're in Odee to attend church a
week ago Sunday and also visited
with Martin Buck.
Quite good many of our peo-
pie went to Meade last week to
attend the soldiers reunion.
A. J. Byrns is plastering at
Eckhoff's this week.
Gruemkens and Borgers visit
ed at Henry Borcher's Sunday.
Peter Eckhoff finished cutting
kafir corn last Friday.
We understand that John Cor
des is on his way to Meade coun-
ty and will be here shortly.
Martin Buck visited his calves
last week.
Claus Berger Jr. built him a
sod shanty on his claim Monday.
It's rather lucky girls are an
gels without wings, if they had
wings they'd likely be killed to
trim hats.
Will Cordes has been giving
his team and buggy considerable
exercise of late.
Well, l must adjourn,
Before write too much,
For you all know,
That am
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

A. w. Calender desires to cal
the attention of the general public
to the fact that he can be found al
the old Baxter stand at all hours,
prepared to do blacksmithing, wood,
work, painting, and practical horse
shoeing in a first class manner. ]
ask your patronage and thus assist
me, our town, and yourselves as
we'll. Give me a trial and be con
notice.
A. w. CALENDAR, Prop,
Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27
Read

and you will know where to go for
bargains in secondhand buggies, road
carts, spring wagons, farm wagons
and machines. Will trade for old
vehicles or buy them and pay all
they are worth as l 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 a 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, 1900-09-27
The Speakers.

Immediately after after the con-
vention Mr.. Bennett raped for
order and appointed committee to
escort Messrs. Duval and Ravens
craft to the hall and Mr.. Duval be-
ing introduced addressed one of the
largest and most attentive audiences
that ever listened to a public speak
er in this city. He presented the
issues in a clear, logical manner and
was warmly congratulated by his
friends. AS all orator Mr.. Duval
need take no back seat and is able
to hold his side of the question with
most any of the public orators and
in this we do not except his oppon-
ent and think that he is also abund-
antly able to take care of him. Mr..
Duval, with a few years experience
will be in the foremost ranks and
during his speech Saturday the at
tention was so strict that most OF
the time a pin could have been drop
ped and heard all over the hall.
We think it the best speech we have
heard this year and this is the opln-
ion of many others. Even Repub-
licans said he was a good speaker
and were surprised. The fusion
forces can well feel proud of Mr..
Duval as man whose integrity is
beyond question and upon the floor
of the House would soon take rank
with the best men of that body.
After Mr.. Duval had finished, Mr..
Ravenscraft was introduced and
made few remarks on state issues.
What Mr.. Ravenscraft lacks as &
public orator, he makes up for as g
first class man and an untiring work.
er in the legislature in which body
he served two terms from CLARK
county, defeating Harry Bone foul
years ago. Mr.. Ravenscraft was {
member of the live stock committee
four years ago and was responsible
for considerable of the stock yard:
LEGISLATION of that session and was {
valuable member in other matters
Mr.. Ravenscraft should be elected
Senator from this district that hi
might continue his excellent worl
already begun in the House.
At the conclusion of the meeting
a vote of thanks was extended to the
Glee club, consisting of Messrs
Norman Elliott, John Russell, Jes!
Mckinney, ALT Siegel, Tom Hot;
and Mrs. Fred Gray, for the excel
lent music furnished.
A vote of thanks was also extend
ed to some unknown person who
had placed beautiful boquet on the
speakers table.
The reunion committee was alst
thanked for the beef and other pro-
visions furnished which made the
free barbecue possible.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27
Our Correspondents.
FOWLER NEWS.

| FOWLER NEWS.
We are quite busy this week
and you will kindly pardon US
for our shortcomings but we will
do better next week.
We are still blessed with foggy
mornings and plentiful showers
Messrs Frazier & Burford and
Linn Frazier each unloaded car
of new flour last week.
Ed Miles returned last Wed.
nesday from Kansas City where
he had been with several loads OF
cattle.
L. Frazier, Ebert Frazier and
Don Dyer took bike ride out
west Sunday.
Clyde Parsons, one of Meade
County's early residents, return
ed to the genial cline of Meade
county last Friday.
The Western United Barbwire
Telegraph Co. has it's line now
complete to H. Burford's and it
works with perfect satisfaction.
Mr.. McCau1ey was busy load
ing a car of wheat last week.
Quite a numb Der of new wheat
drills are being shipped into this
locality.
Mr.. P. Y. Turner's brother
and family from near Kingman,
have been visiting with them for
the past week.
VIM. Bunyan purchased M. M.
Frazier's fine calf last week.
T. V. Pinnick, while in Kansas
City last week, purchased a new
buggy and now he scarcely not
ices anybody, only those who are
in his rank and file.
The acreage of wheat that will
be planted this year will be much
greater than last. Quite an acre
age has already been sown.
The late rains have greatly
helped the feed crop and if frost
holds off several weeks longer a
fine crop will be harvested.
Johnny Randolph bid farewell
to Meade county and started for
Colorado last Monday.
If you want the latest and be
up with the times go to the F. &
B. establishment and get you a
rabbit foot hat and the rabbit
foot is in the hat but you can pin
it on your coat for good luck.
Messrs. Edwards, Ellis and
Burford shipped out severa
carloads of cattle Monday. Mr.,
Burford and Purn Edwards &C
companied the same to Kansas
City.
Democrats and Populists hello
the township caucus last Friday
and nominated the following
township ticket: Trustee, Hen
ry Burford; clerk, w. E. Green
treasurer, John Randolph; jus
tice of the peace, w. II. Miles
constable, Lem Krisle.
Myrtle Cline left for her home
in Liberal last week.
Mr.. Newton has torn the real
part off his blacksmith shop anC
moved it out to his ranch.
Mrs. Dyer went to Dodge seek
ing medical aid last Friday, re
turning Saturday.
The scholars we're all invited
to a scrubbing bee at the schoo
house Friday and as a result tht
appearance of the school room is
improved in appearance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

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, 1900-09-27

Do not be deceived by anyone
who tells you that the Democrats
are in favor of hauling down the
flag and abandoning the Philippine
Islands. 1t is not true and no pub
lie speaker ever said so on the
stump. Read the platform of the
Kansas City convention in regard
to the islands and they intend to do
just exactly what that plank says.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

The policy of the Democratic
party is to make the same PROPOSE
ton to the Filipinos that has been
promised Cuba. How can any
American citizen say it would not
be right7 If you are thoroughly in
love with freedom and liberty you
will say that all nations should be
free and this is no exception.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

We would like to see some of the
fellows who are bowling about the
disgrace that it would bring upon
our flag, should we make the Filipi-
nos free, and whose occupation is
running for office, go over to those
islands and help in the benevolent
assimilation. 1t is always the loud
est bowler when furthest from dan
ger.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

The Hutchinson News will prob
ably realize, about the 9Th of next
November, that Claude Duval had
used some other awful strong argu-
ment aside from poetry.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

The Sultan of Sulu recently left
his capitol and no one knows where
he has gone. Anexchange intimates
that he has come to the United
States and is going to stump Utah
for Mark and Mack.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27
For Sale.

A span of good, heavy, work
mules. Will be sold cheap as 1 do
not want to winter them. Call and
see me for further particulars.
A. w. CALENDAR,
Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

More American lives have been
lost in the Philippines than these
islands ever were, or ever will be
worth. Because human life cannot
be figured in dollars and cents.
Will some spell-binder deny this
statement?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

Long will no doubt become &C
quainted with the fact that he has
an opponent before the campaign
progresses many days more.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

Hanna now wants to debate with
Bryan. He must be getting short
on speakers when he has to take
the stump himself.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27
Leaders and Subjects

EPwORTH LEAGUE.
Sept. COLA Fick-"Our fool
ish excuses Luke I4:15-24.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

DEMOCHA TIC STATE TICKET
For Associate Justice,
DAVID MARTIN,
of Atchison county.
For Governor,
JOHN w. PRUDENTIAL,
of Shawnee county.
For Lieutenant Governor,
A. M. 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,
ID. BOTKIN,
of Cowley county.
For Congressman 9TH District,
CLAUDE DUVAL,
of Reno county.
For State Senator, 37th District,
LOT RAVENSCRAFT,
"a Oieli SOuhlI'
For Representative, I24th District,
S. D. ADAMS,
of Meade county.
COUNTY TICKET.
For Probate Judge,
w. J. WOODARD.
For County Attorney,
GEO. S. SELVIDGE.
For Clerk of the District Court,
JOHN ELLIOTT.
For Supt. of Public Instruction,
MAGGIE MARTIN.
For Commissioner, End District,
JOHN F. CONRAD.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.
For President,
WILLIAM J. BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
For Vice. President
ADLAI E. STEVENSON,
of Illinois,
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Joseph B. Fugate Francis M. Brady
Robt. w. Turner Taylor Riddle
James Beck Carsten P. Cartensen
James Falcon Charles H. Nicholas
Joseph B. Gorshen H. J. Roetzel
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

New Fall millinery at Wehrle's
Call and examine the new goods.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

On June Fl, July z, 8, 9, 10 & 10, 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, 1900-09-27
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.

For Congressman-at-Large,
J. d. BOTKIN,
of Cowley county.
For Congressman 9TH District,
CLAUDE DUVAL,
of Reno county.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

SEPTEMBER 81, 1900.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

For State Senator, 37th District,
LOT RAVENSCRAFT,
of Clark county.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-09-27

For Representative, I24th District,
S. D. ADAMS,
of Meade county.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-30

pers he could find. There was nothing
of valuable nature to be found. 1t is
thought that there was a will somewhere
but as yet none has been seen, and the
cyclone evidently blew some very valua-
bic papers away.
The house was scattered for a quarter
of a mile. Nothing was left but the floor
and some partition walls. Even the floor
was moved off the foundation Of the
house. The building was not built solid
", hence it was torn ali to pieces. There
was a bin OF corn cobs near the house.
These were left by the twister just like
they were before the storm. Two bee
hives were sitting close to the house. One
of them was blown away while the other
was unmolested. There were several
sheds near the barn together with wag
Ons, buggy and machinery. The sheds
were torn UP and the other things scat
tered and broken but the barn where the
horses were, was left intact. There seems
to have been a wagon load Of loose lum-
Der on the place. This was scattered
everywhere and one piece of timber was
carried a quarter of a mile distant and
stuck into the ground. A buggy and
wagon were both broken up. Posts of
the barbed wire fence were pulled out of
the ground or broken down.
John Moors pocketbook was found
quarter of a mile from the house. 1t
had contained $35 in bills, but no where
could they be found. The pocketbook
was under the pillow of the mans bed
and some valuable papers were also kept
there. The pillow was found without
any case but the papers and money were
all gone. Johns watch was found out
in the yard. 1t had stopped at a little
after six o'clock and that is how they
knew the time when the storm came.
After the cyclone left the Moor farm it
struck T. W. Yaple's place. There the
storm did not do much damage. \ part
of Mr.. Naples barn was blown away. 1t
also blew some shingles off Of the house.
Until an administrator is appointed Cor
oner McCollister will retain the papers
relative to Mr.. Moor's property There
seems 10 be other heirs to the property
hence the necessity Of the appointment of
an administrator by Judge Haymaker
soon
One Of the papers brought to the city
by Coroner McCoIlister is an old one
The date on It is December s. 1926, and 1t
parchment or perhaps sheepsktn. 1t IS
evidently a church document and was
kept in the family as D. relic OF another
time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-30
GAME WARDEN is SELECTED
American spOrtsmen League Take
step TO Protect Game

At meeting of the State League of
American Sportsmen. day before yester-
day Mr. c. E, Sawyer Of this city was
chosen as the game warden TO arrange
for the protection Of game and the arrest
Of persons caught selling wild game con-
trary 70 the law OF the state.
The league, just beginning work in this
city and county is not new thing 1t
has members all over the country and the
main idea IS % preserve game and to
prevent hunters from operating with the
idea Of selling the game slaughtered.
Yesterday the hotel men as well as the
restaurant people were notified OF the IN
tenuon OF the league and al ithout any
exception entered heartily into the idea
Of trying 10 preserve the game OF Kan
sas, This movement viii prohibit the sale
Of game as has heretofore been the case
IN ths city.
The members were all enthusiastic over
TIE plans arranged and are willing 10 see
that the ideas OF the league are carried
out % the letter
The organization starts out with
number o. members and they are as fol-
lows:
Governor Stanley. chas. Mosbacher.
wan Mosbacher. DR.. Schultz. c. E. Saw
yer. J. \. Hun. z. S RatcHre. L. w
F2rris. a. < Mitchell. Henry scAnitx,s-.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-30
DOCKET IS ASSIGNED
District Court Resumes Work Next
Week

Thursday after election the September
term Of court wEi be continued. judge
Dale has been hearing scTne speciai casee
this week None Of them have been jury
cases. Several divorce petitions have
been heard and most Of them granted.
The jury docket was made out yester-
day Cor the jury cases 70 e tried when
court conyenes Nov. s A partial as
signment o. the jury cases = as follows.
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traitor - Chicago. Rock Island ard Pa
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