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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Secretary RYAN Denies.

Washington, July 31.-Assistant Sec
rotary Ryan, of the interior depart
among the prominent men who made
application for homestead entry in the
two Oklahoma reservations, positively
denies the truth of the statement. He
says his son, who served in the Spanish
American war, filed soldiers declara-
tory, but did so only for himself and
his own name, and was not even pres.
ent as enormously stated
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Kru1er to Come.

London, Aug. 81 am informed on
good authority" says the Brussels cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, that Mr..
Kruger's visit to the United States has
been absolutely decided upon. 1t will
probably take place about the middle
of September and he will be accompan-
led by Messrs. Fischer, Vessels and
Wolmarans. Mr.. Kruger's American
tour will include visits to New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, Washington and
Chicago. Negotiations are about to be-
gin for his reception by the president
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
What About Wages?

Chicago, Aug. POTATOES, which
last season sold from 80 to "a cents per
bushel are now moved at S1.25 and
81. 80. During the past few days dry
peas and beans have advanced 20
cents bushel owing to the demand
at this advance dealers are unable to
fill all their orders The prices quoted
are wholesale. The majority of retail
dealers refuse to keep perishable
fruit and vegetables on hand, as prices
are too high to sell to customers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Irritation Work. Wonders.

Washington, Aug. 1.-Prof. Meade,
irrigation expert of the agricultural
bureau told the industrial commission
that if the rich soil of the prairie state
of Kansas, with its $4,000 square miles
of area, could be wholly and reliably
irrigated and thoroughly cultivated it
would produce sufficient to feed the
whole world the year round. Well
watered and cultivated. that soil. from
the Missouri border to Colorado, will
easily produce 100 bushels of corn and
40 bushels of wheat to an acre.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Colorado Springs, Aug. 3.-The quar-
to centennial celebrating the 25th an
niversary of Colorados admission into
the union was formally opened by the
unwilling of a statue of Zebulon Mont
gomery Pike, who discovered the peak
that bears his name in 1906. Mayor
John Robinson and General William
Palmer delivered commemorative ad
dresses in the presence of 5000 people.
Great preparations were made to re-
aeive Vice President Theodore Roose-
welt who arrived over the Santa Pe.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Five Hundred Reindeer.

Washington, July 3O.-Lieutenant
purchase reindeer to use in Alaska,
reports that he has purchased 500 deer
for 13 roubles each. and has the pros
pect of securing 100 more with
money to charter a steamer at
Vladivostock to take the reindeer to
Port Clarence. 1t is hoped that the
steamer can reach Port Clarence by
the last of August. The price of the
deer is about So. 20 each.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
The Kaissr a. peacemaher.

London, July 5O.-The rumor as to
early peace negotiations which has
pervaded the house of commons for
some days has taken the more definite
form that Emperor William is soon to
assume the role of peacemaker. Mr..
Kruger and his advisors are considered
willing to take the initiative in order
to popularize his relations with the
German people, who disapproye his
friendship for Great Britain. Some
thing is on foot, whether Emperor
William is in it or not.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Topeka, Aug. flames Butler, sec
rotary of the Farmers Federation, has
issued a statement demanding that the
railroads operating in Kansas give the
farmers the same privileges granted
grain dealers. Mr.. Butler takes an
entirely new position. He holds that
railroads are obliged to build elevators
and flour depots. He says that the
railroads have erected storehouses to
store furniture, ETC., which is shipped,
but no provisions are made for hand
ling wheat or flour
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
RETURN OF HOT WEATHER.
Farmers are Busy Planting and Re-plant-
Ing.


Topeka, Kan, Aug 2.-Hot weather
has again returned to Kansas, but
nothing like that before the breaking
of the drouth. The temperature has
reached as high as 100 and some pros
trations are reported on account of the
humidity. In LeaveDworth, there
was one death from the heat. Rains
have fallen in numerous districts and
continue. AS far as can be ascertained
there is not a county in the western
and central part of the state that has
not been visited by rain during the
past week, and as a result things look
much more favorable for the farmers
and stockmen.
Farmers seem to have abundant con-
fidence in the remainder of the season.
Estimates of the yield of corn have in
creased until half a crop is not regard
ed as too large by many. Farmers are
as busy planting and re-planting as if
it were spring time, and the seed
houses are working overtime to supply
the demands made upon them. Millet,
sorghum, Kaffir corn and even radishes
and turnips are being planted for feed
and great things are expected of the
second crop.
Fruit is in good condition and a good
yield of apples and peaches is expected.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Fargo, n. ID July sO.-A heavy rain
and wind storm prevailed over good
part of the state. The greatest dam
age is reported at Tappen, rs miles
west of Fargo, where it amounted to
a tornado. A church, store and some
dwellings and some barns were blown
down and the Northern Pacific depot
was unroofed-
Wires were down for some hours,
and crops in the path of the Storm
which was several miles wide. were
destroyed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Opening Postonioe Delayed.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Josiah 7. White,
who has been appointed postmaster at
Lawton, in the Kiowa country, will not
be able to open his postoffice at this i'm
portant point on August unless his
bond arrives here and his commission
can be forwarded in time to enable him
to begin doing business on that date.
The fault wifi not be his, however.
When his commission was sent the usual
small bond for fourth class ofsce was
sent. Mr.. White suggested that it be
made large enough to cover the grade
the Office must soon reach and bond
for SEC, 900 was sent.
w. R. Dutton, the postmaster for Ana.
darllo, has not yet been commissioned.
w. NJ. English has had his bond ap.
proved as postmaster at Hobart.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
To Rescue Relics.

London, Aug. ii. Pierpont Nor
gan, says correspondent, left a check
for $50, 900 with General Horace Porter
to be paid on delivery at the United
States embassy of certain valuable
relics of Lafayette, said to be in a
pawnbroker's shop in London.
How they got there is not known.
but the story is that among them is
the sculptured gold jug and sword
carried throughout the American cam
paign, which Lafayette left to his
heirs
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Lawton, Aug. 5.-The youngest
Lawton district was little Ruth Dono-
van, the 1-year-old daughter of the
late Judge Donovan, of Enid: Judge
Donovan was soldier. A guardian
was appointed for the child and her
name was registered for claim under
the law giving soldiers widows and or
phans the right to homestead land on
the same basis as soldiers. She drew IA
claim in the Ell Reno district. Her
guardian can hold the claim for her.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
The Lumber Rush.

Kansas City, Ang. 3.-The Rock Is
land has orders for 500 cars to be load
ed with lumber in Kansas City for ship
ment to the Lawton district before
August 6. Nearly every class of traffic
is included in the demand for cars to
get it to Lawton for the opening, and
it is estimated that the 500 cars for lum-
Der is less than half of the total num-
Der that will be required to care for
the different kinds of freight. About
a dozen lumber concerns have asked for
cars
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
On the Central Division.

Topeka, Aug. 3.-The Santa Fe rail
road is preparing to equip its engines
in the Central Division for the use of
Beaumont Oil as fuel. They propose
to spend nearly 100000 this year in
equipping its engines for oil and pro-
viding receiving and delivery tanks
along the line. Coal will eventually be
entirely superseded on the entire sys-
TEN as steam fuel by first using the
Beaumont oil. The Santa Fe already
has contracts for four hundred barrels
of tandage.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
No Change in Sight.

San Francisco, Aug. attorney NJ.
F. Michael, attorney for the employees
association. said: The situation. as far
as the association is concerned, presents
nothing new. There has been no
change in the attitude of the employers
and no change has been considered.
No conference with the unions has been
proposed and none is expected. Men
are being steadily obtained to fill the
strikers places. The draymen hive a
large force at work. and other branches
are meeting with like success
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Atchison, Kas., Aug. 3.-The elevator
of the S. R. Washer Grain company is
totally destroyed by fire together with
all its contents, consisting of about
$4,000 bushels of grain. The loss,
which is estimated to be in the neigh
borhood of $500, was covered by in
surance. The origin of the fire is I'M
known. Three Missouri Pacific freight
cars loaded with wheat for the elevator
were also destroyed, and the loss of
the railroad is estimated 10 be in the
neighborhood of 1000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Joplin, Mo-, Aug. "a $4,000 pub
lie library is to be built at Joplin by
Andrew Carnegie. A letter to that
effect has just been received from Mr..
Carnegie's private secretary. About
three months ago Professor Elf, super
intendent of the public schools here,
wrote to Mr.. Carnegie in behalf of
Joplin's library committee requesting
a donation. The letter just received is
an answer to his.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 5.-Cresceus,
champion of the trotting turf, added
more laurels to his fame by trot
ting mile in 2:O214, reducing by half
second his weell-old record of POPS,
made at Cleveland last Friday. The
first half was trotted in o:5924, the first
time that distance has been covered in
less than one minute by trotter. The
time by quarters was O:2934, O:593l,
1904, and 2:O24.
A stiff wind blowing directly up the
stretch kept him from stepping faster.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Secretary Baer of the Society OF
Christian Endeavorers, in his report
read before the convention at Cincin-
natl stated that in 1891. at the close of
the first decade of the existence of the
society. there were 1924 societies.. with
a membership of 100000. Today
there are 61.427 societies. with mem
bership of 1000 O00 The growth dur
ing the past year has been 1000 in So
cieties and 100, 900 in membership.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Helena. Mont, Aug. State Veter-
marian Knowles has made application
to Governor Toole to have quarantine
established at the Dakota line to pre-
vent the spread of anthrax. 1t has been
reported to DIR. Knowles by the state
veterinarian of South Dakota as exist
ties of that state. DIR. Knowles said
that this is the first time that anthrax
has ever been reported as existing in the
central west.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
HYpothetIcal StIpuIatIons.

A Kansas school board received the
of the teachers: Il would like to have
the refusal of the school as long as
you are willing to hold it for me,
though l can't say positively that I
will not teach nor positively that
will. If l am married, as 1 think
Will be, of course, l will not want the
school. But you know the old story
about many a slip. and l would hate
to be out of job as we'll as the other"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Proposed Basis.

New York, July 3O.-The basis Of
settlement of the steel strike is COM
promise, concessions being made by
both sides. The terms, it is understood
will be as follows:
The non-union mills to be continued
as such. The strikers to recede from
their demands for signed scale. The
steel company to pay same scale in
union and non-union mills. All mills
to be open to men with or without
union cards. The company will per-
init organization whsn they desire.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Pan American Paving.

Buffalo, n. Y, July 31.-President
John G. Milburn, of the Pan-American
exposition, issued statement which
says:
1.-The exposition has been more than
paying its expenses since the beginping
of June, and has already accumulated
a considerable surplus. An attend
ance during August, September and
October equal to the attendance at
Chicago in October alone will pay all
the obligations of the exposition and
will leave large surplus.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Free Transportation.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-What is considered
to be an important move toward the
adjustment of free transportation has
been inaugurated by officials of lines
centering at Chicago. Owing to the
extra heavy passenger traffic prevailing
at present it has become necessary. the
officials say, to prohibit the issuance
of free-trip passes of all descriptions,
until the close of the American
exposition in October.
These orders are sweeping and pro-
hibit passes to employees of other lines.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

The jewellers in the north of Europe
have always been remarkable for their
use of the beard. This. of course, is
due to the cold temperature of those
regions. At the present day Russia is
probably the country in which boards
are most generally worn. There the
peasants wear boards to a man, while
the upper classes, adopting the French
fashion, usually affect an imperial or
a short, clipped beard.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
More Gas In Allen County.

Moran, Kans., July 29.-The Moran
Gas and Oil Company, which has been
prospecting for gas at Moran has
opened up well with a flow of gas
estimated at 5000, 900 cubic feet of gas
per day with rock pressure of 800
pounds. Moran is in Allen county.
Three years ago two wells were sunk
and some gas found in each of these,
but not enough however to pay to
pipe. Nothing has been done since
then to develop the field until this
discovery was made.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Las Vegas, y. NJ, Aug. 5.-Three
killed and one fatally injured is the re-
suits of an explosion which occurred on
the Rock Island extension, p miles east
of Santa Rosa, at w. T. Montgomery
camp.
The four men were engaged in blast
ing rocks on the right of way. They
had prepared heavy blast, but did not
get away soon enough after igniting
the fuse.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
why SO Many oklahomans.

FL Reno, Aug. 2.-From reading the
names of names in the drawing one
might think that Oklahoma, and
especially Ell Reno, had cinch on the
game But as matter of fact only a
small per cent of those who have
given their addresses to be notified, as
Ell Reno and other parts of the terri
tory are residents of Oklahoma. These
addresses were given as matter of
convenience, to all those who intend
remaining here or near here until
after the drawing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Steel Gang Increasing.

Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. 5.-The Union
Pacific is using a large number of men
on its steel gangs and day has hardly
passed in two or three months but from
twelve to twenty-five men have been
shipped out for work along the Union
Pacific. The steel gang near Wa
Keeney has been absorbing a vast
number of laborers for some time. but
now all new recruits will be sent along
new steel gang starts the coming
week
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

One of the most novel sights ever
witnessed in Ohio in the way of rear
ing a family can be seen on the farm
of Levi Wells, two miles east of Nor
walk An old hen turkey abandoned
her own nest and took possession of a
quairs nest in an old cherry orchard,
and she has walked off the nest with
thirteen healthy young quail, and she
appears as proud of her young family
as if they walked turkey. columbus
Evening Dispatch.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Chance for Wagon ImmIgrants.

Ell Reno, Aug. 5.-Commencing to-
morrow 125 names in each land district
will be called daily for sixty days for
filing of homestead entries. Those
who have not filed within that time
will have lost their chance. 1t is esti-
mated that fully 900 of the $500 num-
bers in each district will not be filed
because of homesteaders who will be
disqualified or who will leave the coun-
try. These claims will then be left for
wagon immigrants and others who
failed to draw lucky numbers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Hooted to His Death.

New York. Aug 3.-George McCabe,
40 years of age, has committed suicide.
Members of the mans family say that
McCabe was driven to desperation by
the jeers of his fellow workmen at the
Worthington hydraulic works in Brook
lyn where strike has been in progress.
He was reviled by men and women
and his neighbors would have nothing
to do with him. Even the children
hooted him as he passed
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Prince Nicholas of Greece, third son
of the king of the Hellenes, was re-
Gently designated Laureate" in a
dramatic congress organized by the
University Of Athens. The work
which obtained for him the distinction
was a comedy entitled The Reform
ers." and was judged on its merits,
the competitors having to send in their
compositions under pseudonymes only.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Both Ready to Make Concessions.

San Francisco, Aug 3.-The only new
phase to the local labor trouble is
peace. The municipal league, which
held secret meetings with labor leaders
and employers report that the outlook
for a settlement is encouraging and that
a basis of adjustment may be reached
within twenty-four hours. An officer
of the league said:
''We find both sides ready to make
concessions on general lines"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Cansx Loses Its Case.

Topeka, July 30.-The board of rail
way commissioners decides in the case
of the Commercial Club of Caney
against the Santa Fe Railway Com
pany. The club asked that the rail-
way company be compelled to give
Caney better freight and passenger SER
vice. The board found that the Santa
Fe does not own the Caney branch but
operates it under contract from the
Missouri Pacific. The relief asked for
by the Caney Commercial club was not
granted on that account
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Housel,eepers should not forget tina

HouselSeepers should not forget that
DEFIANCE STARCH is absolutely the
best brand of cold water laundry
starch there is on the market and in
stead of getting premiums which are
of little or no value with a ten or
twelve ounce package which retails
for ten cents, DEFIANCE STARCH
is put up in packages of sixteen ounces;
a full pound for ten cents; one half
pound package for five cents. If your
grocer does not keep it, drop postal
card to the Magnetic Starch Mfg. Com
pany, Omaha, Ncb., and they will see
that you get it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
To Punish Renantera.

FL Reno, Aug 5.-Judge Dale is quo
ted thus;
Judge, you have already unearthed
several repeaters. Can they be pun
ished for violating the rules of the
drawing.?" Certainly" was the re-
ply. The law gives the president au-
thOrity to make all rules and regula-
tions and gave them the force of law.
A violation of those rules is just the
same as violation of statute law.
Those repeaters will be arrested and
prosecuted -
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
After Big Money.

FL Reno, July 3O.-Some of the men
familiar with the topography of the
new country expect TO make big mon
ey locating successful homesteaders on
choice lands. A. II. Cobb, one of the
members of the government surveying
corps. that ran the lines in the new
district, says he will make at least
$40. 900 in this way.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Sanitary ScIenca.

Since the general application of san
itary measures, the mortality of the
last fifty years has been reduced one
half. DR.. Parker. of London, has esti-
mated that smallpox has diminished
IS per cent; deaths of fevers generally
have declined 50 per cent; deaths from
typhus fever, % per cent; from scar
let fever, 81 per cent. and from diph-
iberia, SO per cent The operation Of
ovariotomy has added 10000 useful
years to women's lives
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Topeka. Aug. Elm Jewell county
the directors of the district schools
have been paying themselves salaries
and there are complaints. R. II. Nc
Bride, county attorney, wrote to Judge
J. S. West, assistant attorney general,
to obtain his opinion relative to the
validity of the school directors action
and whether they could be prosecuted
for diverting public funds to their own
use. Judge West held the directors
had no right to pay themselves salaries
and that the money could be recovered.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
nIormOns In Prussia.

Berlin, July 31.-Francis NJ. Lyman,
one of the Mormon apostles, preached
before the Berlin Mormon congrega-
ton, which numbers over 400 mem bers.
Kattner, German Mormon mission
airy, reported that the movement was
making progress in Germany and as
serted that few days ago a congre-
cation numbering lightweight had
been organized in Stettin.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08
Smuggling Girls.

Rome, Aug. 1.-The frequent walks
across the Swiss-Italian frontier of
girls of a seminary near Masliance
aroused the suspicious of the customs
officers, who finally stopped a pro-
cession of forty walking two by two
and ascertained that each girl was
smuggling cigars or cigarettes of the
aggregate value of $4,000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Sharon, Pa, Aug. 5.-The machinists'
strike at the National steel work and
the Sharon steel plant is settled. The
agreement provides for an advance of
wages of so cents per day, pay and one
half for overtime, and week of 5s1S
hours. The company had agreed to
discharge all non-union men now at
work within fifteen DAYS
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Washington, Aug. 1.-The stock of
gold in the treasury is the largest in
the history of the government and is
accommodating at the rate of 81. 500, 900
to 5000, 900 month. The figures are
S5O4, 354, 297, of which SPAS, $3.50 is
free gold, but including the $3.50, OOo,-
900 gold reserve.
Since July l, 1900, the stock of gold
OOO
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-08

Washington market. the largest in
New York, was established in 1913.
Fulton market in 1921, Catharine in
1856. Center market, part of which
is now used for court purposes, in
1917, and Clinton market in 1929. JEFF
ferson market, established in 1882, is
partly used for court purposes, and
Tompkins. established in 1926, is
partly used as an armory Wallabout
market in Brooklyn was opened in
1884, Harlem market, on East One
Hundred and Third street, in 1891. and
West Washington market in 1889.