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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-05
Into the Democratic Party.

Ex-senator Frank C. Field, the
former leader of the populist party
in Reno county, presided as perma-
nent chairman of the democratic
county convention at Hutchinson Sat-
urday. In taking the chair he said
there was no longer populist party,
and that the fight this year was be-
tween the democrats and republi-
cans.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-05
Three Articles of Commerce.

The immense mill to be erected at
Independence will convert sorghum
sugar cane into three valuable articles
of commerce. First the saccharine
matter will be extracted for sugar,
then the pith of the stalks will be
used for making gunpowder, and last,
the fibrous part of the stalk will be
converted into pulp, which will be
used to make paper.
To Furnish 49, 900 Pounds OF Butter.
The Continental Creamery compa-
ny, Of Topeka, is going to help fur
nish butter to Uncle Sam for the
next fiscal year. 1t has secured the
largest of the two navy contracts,
which calls for the delivery Of 49,
900 pounds of butter at the New
York navy yard Immediately after
June 1. The contract amounts to
about $4,000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-05
They Believe in Judd.

J. S. Judd was killed at Las Vegas,
N. NJ, by Mrs. Walker, who al
leges that she did it to protect her
honor. Judd has son at Topeka.
He was a pioneer resident Of Bour-
bon county and Fort Scott people
do not believe he would be guilty
Of dishonorable thing. Mrs. Walk
.er, the murderess, is a "health-seek-
err from Iowa.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
PLAYING WAR AS A LESSON.
Learning How to Defend Long ISL
and Sound and Newport.
HIGGINS0N MAKES ATTACK.

Newport, r. l., Sept. 1.-The night
Tense in the several ports between New
Bedford and the east entrance to Long
Island Sound, practically in readiness
to repel the attack of the hostile fleet,
under the command of Admiral Higgin-
son. The only thing that remained
was the additional armament on both
sides, the Massachusetts, heavy artillery
for the shore and the Massachusetts
tia for the fleet. These organizations
arrived Saturday after ION. The ar
tillery was at once distributed among
the posts at the entrance of Narragan-
sett Bay, and at New Bedford. AS to
the naval militia, the gunboats May
flower and Scorpion were in readiness.
These boats left Immediately for sea
and militia was distributed among the
vessels of the fleet. The feet of Ad-
miral Higginson disappeared from the
coast sometime Saturday night.
Major General Macarthur was re-
ceived at Fort Adams and long con-
sultation was had at headquarters A
large number of signal stations, reach
ing from Fort Adams along the south
ern end of Rhode Island, which is prGc-
tically the city of Newport, have been
esta blished by the army. The stations
were all in telephone communication
with headquarters at Fort Adams. A
wireless telegraph system was estab-
lishedu between Fort Adams and the
main land and also with the forts on
Canonicut island and Dutch island
Fort Wetherill on the former and Fort
Greble on the latter. The main re-
lance of the army of defense in this
vicinity is the searchlight station at
Prices Neck, very close to the life saw
ing station. 1t is hoped that this sta
ton will be able to pick up, by means
of its powerful light, any vessels of the
enemy. 1t is also a very desirable
point and may be the scene of an at
tack, with the object of cutting the
wires
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04

Lenox, Mo-, Sept. 1st.-Mr. w. H.
Brown of this place has reason to be
thankful that he has at least one
friend by whose good advice he has
been spared much pain and trouble.
He says:
81 have had backache for over
twelve months. Sometimes l could
hardly get up when l was down the
pain in my back was SO great.
81 tried many things but could not
get anything to help me or give me
relief till a good friend of mine adj
vised me to try Dodd's Kidney Pills.
after I had used two boxes the
pain in my back had all left me and
1 was as well as ever / was.
'T am very thankful to Dodd's Kid
ney Pills for what they have done for
me and will never forget my friend
for having suggested this remedy"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
The Telephone Decision.

Wichita, Aug. 29.-The attorneys
who went 10 st. Louis to argue the
restraining order before the United
States circuit court against the city by
the Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company, have returned and the de-
cision seems to be satisfactory. The
city is restrained from cutting any
telephone poles which the Missouri
and Kansas Telephone company now
has up and from injuring any of the
company property, and the company
cnn put up no new poles or extend its
line until the case is heard.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
TROUBLE OVER ALLoTMENTs.
Real Estate Companies Tried to Capture
Minors Lands

Muslsogee, I. T., Aug, ao.-There is
trouble in store for the real estate com
panies who have been purchasing de-
ceased minor Indian land from the
parents of the dead children. The
practice is being carried on on a whole
sale scale, but within a few days it will
be ended. Under the supplemental
agreement, as well as the statutes of
Arkansas, which formerly covered such
transactions here, the parents of de-
ceasd minors were the natural and law
full guardians of their estates. How
ever, they do not inherit the property,
merely having a life estate, and the
property then goes to the brothers and
sisters.
Those firms which are taking leases
on Creek lands and not giving sufficient
money therefor are also finding that
they are not sleeping on a bed of roses.
An examination of the supplemental
agreement clearly shows that while
parents are the constituted legal guar
dams, without bond, of their minor
children, the proper court will require
that they account for the estate of their
children.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Americas Envied COMPLAINT.

An American professor has found
the way. Instead of bringing up chill
dren on historical novels, lie bids wise
parents turn the eyes of the young
sters upon the living, breathing, roar
ing, booming captains of modern COM
merce. Instead Of Ivanhoe, Yerkes;
instead Of Coer de Lion, Pierpont
Morgan; instead Of Crusades, Com
bines. Americas complaint just now
is the dollareux.-London Globe.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Lived I'm Jewell county.

Wichita, Aug. 2s.-R. d. Valentine,
aged 60 years, was taken sick as he
was on his way to work, and fell to the
sidewalk He was carried into a near
by residence He died few moments
later before medical aid could arrive.
Mr.. Valentines home was in Burr Oak,
Jewell county. He came to Wichita
about six months ago to secure work in
order to pay off mortgage on a home
which he has in Burr Oak. He said
before he died that he had nothing to
eat for two days.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
AnotheE Fatal Autnmohi,e.

New York, Sept. IA heavy auto
mobile fell into the rapid transit sub
way in Broadway between 42d and 44th
streets, falling thirty feet and flinging
the chauffeur, Edward Morris, into
the trench. Morris was internally in
ternally injured and will die. In the
presence of nearly 1900 people the
chauffeur was lifted out of the subway
on hosting platform and then taken
in an ambulance to the hospital
Some witnesses said that Broadway
car crashed into the automobile and
jam:ned it into the subway.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Commerce Commission Coming.

Wichita, Sept. City Attorney
Helm has received notice from Edward
A. Mosely, secretary of the Interstate
Commerce commission, that the COM
mission would meet in this city on Sep
TENDER "a. The session will be held at
10 o'clock in the morning in the federal
court room. So far as known to the
attorneys for the city, all the cases OF
Wichita against the railroad COM
panies' determinations against thia
city in the matter of freight rates viii
heard at that time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Roosevelt And Proctor go Huntinr.

Newport, N. H., Sept. 1.-President
Roosevelt was entertained in manner
to his liking. Instead of making
numerous addresses, meeting commit
tees and INDUCING in handshaking,
he plunged into the forest of the Crow
den mountain region and hunted big
game, and just before dark he sue
ceeded in shooting bear. In a few
remarks preliminary to his talk here
he had disclaimed any intention to go
hunting, but Senator Proctor, who,
like the president, is good shot, in
duccd him to go.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
All Told in one.svIIabI. words.

The following monosyllable presen-
tation of an old story was written by
one of Bostons celebrated statisti-
clans: A wife burnt her mans corpse.
She put the ash in an urn on the best
shelf in her best room. Her love lei
her to wed once more. An ice storm
glazed the front steps. She took the
ash from the urn and spread it on
the steps to save the risk of slips by
the man she loved while lie lived.
Thus she urned one man and made
him earn his keep.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Resemblance Causes ANNOYANCE.

Rev. Frank B. Rose, a chaplain in
the United States navy, bears
strong resemblance to Admiral Dew
ey He and his wife were in Wilkes
barre, Pa, recently and the rumor
got abroad that the admiral was in
town. Mr.. and Mrs. Rose took a
trolley ride in the afternoon and were
followed by such crowds that it was
necessary for some one to announce
that he was not Admiral Dewey and
that the demonstration was annoying.
Then the visitors were left in peace.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04

Guthrie, o. T., Aug. 26.-The interi-
or department has approved the John.
son and Kidder survey of the ninety
eighth meridian, which places it about
four miles east of the present boundary
between Oklahoma and the Chickasaw
nation, Indian Territory, thus adding
to Oklahoma Chickasha, the most
important commercial and railroad
point in the southwest. The matter
must ultimately be passed upon by the
United States supreme court and a long
drawn out legal battle is expected
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
a JerScX Feat

1t was facetiously said years ago
that at fire in a Boston hotel some
of the guests made their escape on a
sentence uttered by Senator Evarts
The senator probably was no match
for Secretary Payne of the New Jer-
sey board of riparian commissioners.
who, in granting conditional permit
for 200-foot extension, wrote two
sentences, one of which contained 2SS
words. That was somewhat more
than a word per foot.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Proposed Legislation.

Topeka, Aug. 3O.-An effort will be
made to have the present law amended
by the legislature next winter SO as to
make it crime for county clerks and
township assessors to fail to furnish
agriculture as provided by law. The
present law has no penalty. The most
of them do do it. However, there are
few who are negligent or worse, and
a penalty in the way of removal from
Office and fine may be attached to the
To-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Militia VIII Be Paid.

Topeka, Aug 3O.-'Adjutant General
S. NJ. Fox, of the Kansas National
Guard, has issued general order No. 8,
pertaining to the movement of the
Kansas militia to Junction City and its
participation in the maneuvers and
drills to be conducted at Fort Riley
under the direction of the war depart
ment from September 90 to October 8.
The militiamen will receive pay
while they are in camp.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Locked mn shopmen.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 2s.-Ten war
rants were served on President Burt,
of the Union Pacific road charging
him jointly with w. Arnett, an In
dianapolis labor agent, with false
imprisonment The warrants were
sworn out by ten men who allege they
were hired by Arnett to work in TIE
shops of the Union Pacific road at
Denver. TIE warrants charge that
each of the men was imprisoned in
cars and that they were not given their
liberty until they reached the shops.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Caught After Eve Year.

Independence, Kans., Sept. III. r.
Weakley, who disappeared five years
ago after being charged with embez-
cling about $4,000 of the funds of
Cherry township. Montgomery county,
as its treasurer, is arrested and given
preliminary hearing but made no
plea and was bound over to court He
is supposed to have spent much of the
time in Missouri, but within year he
returned to Kansas and secured con-
tract for carrying the mail between
Hox;e and Phelps
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
A BENEFIT 70 FARMERS.

The benefits that will undoubtedly
result to farmers from tho recent in
corporation of the International Har-
vester Company which took over the
business of the five leading harvester
manufacturers have probably not
been considered by large portion of
the farming community.
The economical necessity OF a con-
solidation of the interests of manufac-
turers and those of their farmer Gus
toners must De apparent to any one
who understands the present situa-
ton.
The increased and increasing cost
of material, manufacturing and sell
ing-the latter in consequence of ex-
IRENE and bitter competition between
manufacturers and their several sell
ing agents-has made the business
improbable.
Tho two alternatives left for the
manufacturers were either the in
creasing of the prices of machines or
the reduction of the cost of manufac-
ture and sales. The latter could only
be accomplished by concentrating the
business in one company.
AS can readily be seen, the forming
of the new company was not stock
jobbing operation but a centering of
mutual interests. There is no watered
stock; the capitalization is con-
sentative and represented by actual
and tangible assets. There is no
stock offered to the public, it having
all been subscribed and paid for by
the manufacturers and their associ-
ates.
The management of the Interna-
tional Harvester Company is in the
hands of well known, experienced
men.
The officers are: President, Cyrus
H. Mccormick; Chairman Executive
Committee, Charles Deering; Chair
man Finance Committee, George w.
Perkins; Vice-Presidents, Harold F.
Mccormick, James Deering, VIM. H.
Jones and John ]. Glessner; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Richard F. Howe.
The members of the Board of Direct
ors are as follows: Cyrus Bentley,
William DeeriEg, Charles Deering,
James Deering, Eldridge M. Fowler,
E. H Gary, John J. Glessner, Richard
F. Howe, Abram NJ. Hyatt, William H.
Jones, Cyrus H. Mccormick, Harold
| F. Mccormick, George W. Perkins,
Norman B. Ream, Leslie N. Ward,
Paul D. Cravath.
The International Harvester Com
pany owns five of the largest harves-
| ter plants in existence. The Cham.
| pion, Deering, Mccormick, Milwaukee
|. and Plano-plants that have been
| producing nearly or quite 80 per cent
of the harvesting machines of the
| world.
! 1t also owns timber and coal lands,
! blast furnaces and steel plant; it
| has a new factory in the process of
construction in Canada.
1t is believed that the cost of pro-
ducing grain, grass and corn harvest
| ing machines will be so reduced that
the present low prices can be con-
| tinued, and that consequently the re-
suits cannot be otherwise than bene-
! fetal to the farmer. To maintain the
present prices of these machines
means to continue and increase the
development of the agriculture of the
! world, for no one cause has contribute
ed or can contribute more to this de-
velopment than the cheapness of
machines for harvesting grains.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04

New York, Aug. 27.-Major General
Macarthur has made public the text of
the rules agreed upon for the army and
navy maneuvers The scheme is based
upon the assumption that, in anticipa-
ton of declaration of hostilities a
strong hostile fleet, without torpedo
boats, determines to make sudden
dash on the eastern entrance of Long
Island sound in the expectation of find
ing the land forces, in the absence OF
a declaration of war, in somewnas
unprspared condition.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04

Manila, Aug. 29.-The island of Min
danao has been shaken by a series of
earthquakes which commenced August
81. The inhabitants were terrorized
and few Moros were killed. There
were no American casualties. The COM
missary buildings and the Moro forts
were badly damaged. Brigadier Gen
era1 Sumner, in command of the Ameri-
can troops in Mindanao, telegraphs
that a dozen heavy earthquake shocks
and four hundred slight tremors were
felt at Zamboyanga, Mindanao.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
1t Was a Fake.

Washington, Aug. 29.-officials of
the interior department say there is no
truth in a report sent ont from Okla
homa City that new survey which it
was alleged had been approved by the
government, placed Chickasha in Ok
lahoma. Mr.. Bender, chief of the
Indian lands bureau of the interior
department, said there had not been a
survey of the boundary between the
territories since the one made about
seven years ago. He stated that he
had no idea how the report originated.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Some Had served 80 years.

Junction City, Kas., Aug. 2s.-Orders
were received at Fort Riley that the
four pack trains that arrived at the
post from Cuba last spring be disband-
ed and that crew of IS selected pack
ers, a pacl1master, cook, blacksmith
and cargodore, with train of forty
mules, be retained in the service for
the purpose of instructing the troops
stationed at Fort Riley. The men will
receive their discharges and will leave
the post Several of them have been
in this branch of service for 80 years.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
To Examine Yankees. WAYS.

London, Aug. a7.-The board of trade
has commissioned Lieutenant Colonel
Horatio Yorlze chief inspecting officer
of railways for the the board of trade
to prepare a report on the workings of
American railways with the view of
adopting American railway methods in
Great Britain. Colonel Yorke will
sail for New York on the White Star
line steamer Celtic.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Another REGIMENT coming Home.

Washington, Sept. 1.-General Chat
fee has cabled to the war department
that he and his successor, General
Davis, are of the opinion that another
regiment of cavalry can now be spared
from duty in the Philippine islands.
Orders have been forwarded to send
home one regiment, and the headquar-
tiers and six troops of the Ninth cav
airy will sail for San Francisco Sep
The stations for this regiment have
not vet been DESIGNATED.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Troopz in the Tr.nsvaal.

Johannesburg, Aug. 2S.-A strong
force of British troops has been dis
patched to the western border of the
Transvaal ostensibly TO relieve troops
ordered to India, but it is currently
reported that this step is taken owing
to disturbances among the natives.
Rumors are also current here of an
intention to annex or establish pro-
tectorate in Swaziland, where strong
force of constabulary is now posted.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04

Mrs. NJ. K. Bousch, Richmond, Va,
writes:
al had catarrh aH through my Sys-
tenn for two years and could get no re-
lief Twas advised 10 try Peruna, and
have taken five bottles of it and am
well and better now than have been
for years. can advise any one who
has cafarrh of any part of the body to
take Peruna. MY little girl, who Is
eleven years old had catsrrh, but was
cured by Peruna. Before began to
take Peruna was sick all the time,
but now am entirely cured and all
praise is due Peruna. ---MrS. M. X.
B0uSch.
Miss Pearl Bousch writes: "When I
was baby contracted catarrh, and
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Women at German Universities.

The number of women students at
the German universities is increasing.
At Berlin 365 have inscribed their
names for this summer, as compared
with 303 during the same term of last
year. The number of male students is
always higher during the winter in
Berlin, and so it is with the women.
Last winter there were Gil of them
the highest figure as yet attained.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Russia to Found MUSEUM.

Russia has decided to found an
archaeological museum in Sebastopol.
The building is to be erected in the
style of an old Christian basilica, and
to be arranged for three apartments,
one devoted to the Greek, one to the
Roman and a third to the Byzantine
period. The whole project has been
instructed to the management of
Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Where There Is Weakness.

There are governments where the
printing of the news without COM
ments and in the most colorless way
is an offence that cannot be endured.
Russia is one of these. That is all
which it is necessary to know about
Russia in order to be certain that its
ruler is conscious of weakness in
the substructure of his throne.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
poIna Good Work for His Race.

The first colored man to be gradu-
ated from Amherst college was
Charles H. Moore of the class of 1878.
Since leaving college Mr.. Moore has
been engaged in educational work in
North Carolina, his native state. For
the past five years he has been at the
head of the academic department of
the agricultural and mechanical COL
lege for the colored race at Green's
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
His Idea of Observation-Disclosures.

Counselor P, while cross-ex-
aiming witness in a will contest,
asked him what was his conception Of
observation-disclosures, the witness having
characterized the decedent as exceed
tngly absent-minded. The witness re-
piled: Il should say that a man who
thought he left his watch at home and
took it out Of his pocket to see if he
had time to go home and get it was
'leetle' absent-minded."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
seecher's Witherino Retort.

During a speech in Brooklyn Henry
Ward Beecher once denounced slavery
in a merciless manner, and, among
other things, remarked that better
men were in Sing Sing prison than
those who dealt in human flesh and
blood. A pro-slavery man in the audi
ence called out: THAT isn't SOL"
Beecher quickly answered: We'll
you ought to know; you've been
there"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Western Members.

Saratoga, Aug. 3o.-The National
bar association elected general coun-
sci from each of the states and terri
tories, including the following:
Indian, Territory, c. L. Jackson,
Muskogee; Kansas, John D. MillilSen,
Mcpherson; New Mexico, Thomas B.
Catron, Santa Fe; Oklahoma, Henry E.
ASH Gnthrie
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
sauasta Once a Newspaper Man.

Senior Sagasta Prime Minister of
Spain, was originally society re-
porter on Madrid paper. He is now
nearly eighty years old, his face
SCARED by as many wrinkles as was
Won Moltke's during the latter's clos
ing years.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Life-savinq Costume of Value.

M Probst, a native of Geneva, is
experimenting with new live-saving
costume which he has just invented.
1t is made of Indian rubber and has a
large opening in the center, SO that it
can be easily donned. So buoyant is
it that. when worn in the water, near
ly half the body remains above the
crrfana
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-04
Good Use for eieyeIe-Meter.

A bicycle thief was caught in Lon
don lately, and his theft proved By
the meter registering the exact dis
lance between the place from which
the bicycle was stolen and that where
it was found in his possession