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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-29
DOORS WILL CLOSE
MERRILL BOARD ACCEPTS BUiLG-
IN GFROM TIE Y. NJ.
c. a.
OWING to Low State of Finances the
Board Will Not Try to Keep
House Open.
RESOLUTIONS BOARD ADOPTED

The trustees Of the Merrill Institute
mel yesterday afternoon in the Of
fee Of Mr. J. W. Crawford and adopted
a resolutie n by which the building at
Main street and Fifth avenue will be
closed after January /, 1904. This reso-
luton was passed in conjunction with
a resolution recently passed by the Y.
NJ. c.. A. board closing all active work
of the association. The Merrill trus-
tees decided that they would not try
to continue the work in the present
shape cf the finances and will act
with the Y. NJ G. A. board The reso-
luton is as follows:
Resolved, That we have heard with
regret the resolution Of the board Of
directors of the Young Mems Christ
ian association wherein they set out
the necessity for and the determination
t.. close for the present, the active
work of the association and surrender
the possession OF the Merrill Institute
building to the trustees.
Resolved. That we thank the Young
Mems Christian association for what
they have done In the past for the
young people of the city and express
a hope that the week may again be
actively resumed with a stronger and
more interested backing by the peo-
pie at no distant day.
Resolver, further, That the pos
session of the building be accepted
on the 1st day cf January, 1904, as ten
dered by the Young Mems Christian
association and that the building be
closed for the present and until such
time as funds can be accumulated or
satisfactory arrangeme - made ta
keep the building open and run it
without debt in way, not inconsist-
ent with the trust imposed by the deed
and will of the late Joseph Merrill.
The trustees of the Merrill fund
are: Fred Fox, j. W. Crawford, Gec.
f. Valiant, w. l.. DeWoody and J. B.
Trulock.
This means that the doors of both
the Y M. c. A. AUD the Merrill Insti-
tute will be closed on and after Janu-
ary 1, 1904.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-29
PINE BLUFF WILL ENTERTAIN
STATE MEETING IN FINE
STYLE.
What the Interstate Grocer Of St.
Louis Has to Say About the
Coming Meeting.

Down in Arkansas they are getting
ready for the state convention of re-
tail grccers at Pine Bluff, says the St
Louis Interstate Grocer At the last
convention held in Little Rock, Pine
Bluff wanted the convention and was
strong enough to get it. 1t is now
the purpose Of the grscers who belong
to the association at Pine Bluff to
show to the grocers from elsewhere
in the state that Pine Bluff has her
own peculiar brand of hospitality that
needs 10 be experienced to be appre-
ciated. In fact it is a well known
fact amcng those who go to Pine Bluff
FROM
The hospitality there is two yards
wide, it has a selvege edge all round,
it is reinforced in the middle and on
! all four sides, it has double heels and
soles and seams and safety stitches
up and down the back, it is union
made and guaranteed to be free from
flaws and il it is not Che people If
Pine Bluff will agree to take it. back
and do il all over again and thank
you fer the opportunity.
While this hospitality of Pine Bluff
ians is to e Of the grocery variety,
there are not terms enough in the
grocery business to describe it, so the
writer had to call on the dry goods
rade for descriptive adjectives and
then found not enough.
The annual meeting of the Arkansas
Rctail Grocers' and General Mer-
chants association win convene in
Pine bluff t.te morning Of January 49,,
and will close the evening OF the goth
provided any of the delegates want t..
go home, and if they don't the Pine
Bluff folks intend to tell them to set
tie down there and stay for good and
all time. Those Pine Buffians think
they have just about the 'gol darndest
finest town on top Of the mud and
they are just abaut right.
Al any rate. the convention will con-
yene and adjourn as here outlined
Chas. J. Kramer, of Little Rock, who
is the state president, will call it to
order and the business that he and
the state secretary, August Probst,
have outlined for the delegates will
keep them busy for another year.
Seriously, however, the entertain
ment that is promised by Pine Bluff
should bring heavy attendance t.. the
tate meeting. The Pine Bluff asso-
citation is getting ready for the dele
cations. The association a few days
ago held its annual meeting and elect
ed new officers. George Fl. Gammill is
the now president. J Fl. Mccain and
U. w. Poss are vice.presidents and 7.
W. Miller is treasurer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-29
TO SECURE A SITE
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE TAKES
ACTION TOWARD SECURING
HARDWOOD PLANT.
League Also Proposes to Purchase
Equipment for Fire Department
Station for Lakes ide.
PROVIDED CITY MAINTAINS II

At the call meeting Of the CONNER
cial league last night active steps We're
/ taken to secure the hardwood plant
, which proposes t.. erect 100000
plant in this city Messrs T. Dreyfus
and E. ID. Russell were appointed a
committee t. secure a suitable loca-
ton.
The league met in Mr. Russel's of
fee, President |. Dreyfus present and
presiding
The following answered to roll call:
F. l.. Dilley, w. H. Langford, Fred Fox.
w. l.. DeWoody, Simon Bloom, A. w
Mills, Charles We'll. J. F. Ruth erford
F. G. Bridges and F. D. Russell Mr..
w. H. Westbrook the other member
Of the committee sent word that he
was sick and could not be present.
The proposition from the promot
ers of the hardwood plant was submit
ted and discussed motion to ap-
point committee to select a suitable
location on the border of the city and
accessible to the railroads was put
and carried. The committee is also to
get prices on the ground and submit
their report to the league for accep-
tance. Steps will then be taken to
raise the money for the purchase of
/ the property.
Mr.. Dreyfus brought up the subject
Of fire department station cn Lake
side and suggested that the CONNER
cial league raise money to buy and
equip such a department provided the
! 'ity would maintain it. Mr. Fred Fox,
who is a member of the city council,
was requested to bring the matter be-
/ fore the council. The need of fire
department en- Lakeside was discussed
by various members and it was decid-
ed to try TO raise the purchase money
provided the council would accept it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-29
WOOD AND DAVIS MEET
Spoke in Joint Discussion at Siloam
Sprns.

Sloan Springs, Dec. 29.-Three
thousand peH2le crowded Sloan
Springs yesterday to hear the candi-
dates for governor speak. 1t was a
gala day in the city of fountains. The
Second regiment band filled the air
with Democratic melodies, serenading
Governor Davis at Moore's hotel and
Judge Wood at the Wing. This was
sales day.
The speaking took place in the opera
house at 2 p. m. Fully one thousand
people filled the opera house when the
meeting was called to order on behalf
of the Commercial club by Tom Viii
liams, who stated that he did not vote
with the great majority, and appointed
Senator Logan to preside.
Governor Davis spoke first for an
hour and a half. He devoted consider
able of his time to the antitrust law,
criticising the supreme court severely
for its decision He defended his par.
ddn record. He was given generous
applause throughout his speech.
Judge Wood followed in speech OF
an hour and half, criticising the gov
ernor very severely on his pardon
record. He was accorded very res
pectful hearing. Altogether the affair
was conducted in a high toned way.
There was none of the pickering usual
ly connected with the present guberna-
torial race.
The governor, escorted by the Sec.
end regiment band, left at p. m. for
centrN, where the candidates spoke
last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-29
LITTLE EARLE HART DEAD.

Earle Dodge Hart, two-months-old
sea Of Mr. and Mrs S. L. Hart, died
Monday afternoon of typhoid men.
monia at the home of E. G. Dodge. 32l
Olive street. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-29
coMMANDERY ELECTS OFFICERS

Damascus commandery, No. s, K. T.,
elected officers at their meeting last
night IS follows: ]. H. Watkins E. c..
N. B. Sigh, G.: Elmo Marsh, c. F.; @.
c. Ranklnson, S. w; W; L. Toney J.
w; A. Brewster, treasurer; E. Brew
ster, secretary. The installation ser
vice will occur at the next regular
meeting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-29
MEET TONIGHT.

The local Retail Grocers' association
meets tonight instead of tomorrow
night as nfs been announced. Prep
arations viii be made toward entertain.
ing the state association which meets
here on January 10.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-29
CHICAGO CONVENTIONS
Have Always Resulted in Tragedies to
the Republican Nominees.

1t will be sixteen years on June Is,
1904, since the last Republican cen-
vention in Chicago, that of 1888. The
convention four years later, 1893. met
in Minneapolis; in 1896, in st. Ltqis;
in 1900, in Philadelphia.
OF the Republican candidates nont-
mated in Chicago, says the New Yorh
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-29

jury. Mrs. Larche was then dismissed
and the warrants were served on Mr
Cloud.
Messrs. H. Kemp Toney and Greed
Caldwell represented Mrs Larche, and
T. Havis Nixon appeared for the
state.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of an Execution issued out of the
District Court of Meade County, Kansas,
wherein The First National Bank of Hutch
inson, Plaintiff. and F. F. Rieman and L. F
Rieman, Defendants
| will on Saturday the 4th day of April
1903, between the hours of ten clock A. NJ.
and three O'Clock p. NJ. at the front door Of
the Court House, in the city of Meade, Coun-
ty of Meade, and State of Kansas, offer fol
sale at public auction and sell to the highest
bidder, for cash in hand all the right, title
and interest of the above named defendants
in and to the following described real prop
erty, situate in the County of Meade and
State of Kansas, to-wit:
Lots three and four g & Al and the SW 4
NW4 of Section three (5), Township thirty
two tS2l and SEX SW4 Section thlrtyfoul
t34) Township ihirtyone t3I) all in Range
twentyeight (2S) west OF the 9th P NJ, also
lots Eleven and Twelve (II & I2), Block
Twelve (I2), in the Wichita Addition to
Meade, Kansas.
Said property IS levied upon as the
property of the above named defendants, and
will he sold without appraisement to satisfy
the plaintiff s claim OF sIo5.I2 herein and
costs and accrLInS costs, according to said
execution.
s. 3. GIvLER, Sheriff
Meade County, Kansas.
Sherif's office, this 24th day of February.
1908.
First publicstion. Feb. 20, 1903.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12
The March McCIure's "A Remark
able Number.

The March Mcclure will not
only be read: it will be talked
about for many days to come.
Lincoln Steffens's The Shame
lessness of St. Louis" Is an article
that can't be lodged: it is, indeed
as Mr.. Steffens says "som ething
new in the history of American
municipal democracy" The ter
rible story of the despoilment of
great city by professional boodlers
has never been so powerfully told
Of distinct Importance, also is
Samuel Moffett's article The War
on the Locomotive" which is a
surprising revelation of what the
trolley people are up to, in the
new inter-urban development of
electric travel. Miss Tarbell's
fifth chapter of Standard Oil His
tory treats of The Price of
Trust Building, ''and must GER
tainly not be missed. Frank H.
Spearman has a splendid charac-
ter sketch of remarkable man,
John L. Whitman, iailor of the
Cook County jail, Chicago. Whit
man-Tamer of Men is the name
of it. Fiction is plentiful and first
class. Llyod Osborne has an en-
chanting love story of the South
Seas called Forty Years Be-
tween;" Stewart Edward White
begins his new series of ''Blazed
Trail" stories with The Scaler"
a logging tale such as Mr.. White
knows best how to tell. 1.-The
Convarsion of Father Cassidy" is
the best OF all Herminie Temple
tons Irish stories. Love "A
mong the Blackboards-" by Myra
Kelly, recounts the very divert
ing experiences of Teacher in
an East Side school; "a Castle in
Spain" by Justice Miles Forman
is a story, of two unconventional
young people who interfered in a
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12
Arfesian c. e. Leaders.
Agent.

March 1. What Christ teaches
about blessedness. Matt. 5: 1-I2
Maude Edwards.
March 8. What Christ teaches
about righteousness, Matt. s: 2o-4S,
6: 1913. Bernice Rice.
March IS. What Christ teaches
about trust. Matt. 6: 1884. Everett
Lambertson.
March 70. What Christ teaches
about judging others, Matt. 7: IS.
Mr.. Brenneman.
March 90. A mission study of
Africa, Ps. 6S: 40 81, lisa 43: 3.
Maude Snyder.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12

To the members of the County
Central Committees of the
Peoples Party of Kansas.
Your state central com mittee
held a meeting at Topeka, Kan
sas, on February 20, 1903.andrec-
omended:
First, that our state and coun-
tv central committees keep up
the work of education in the be-
half of our principles through the
the press and other avenues.
Second, that we should still lead
in Kansas in the propaganda of
the Peoples party principles
which are rapidly gaining adher-
ents everywhere and especially
take no backward step on the
questions of direct legislationand
the collective ownership of public
utilities,
Third, that each and every
local and county organization
should help in this work of edu-
cation and see that full state and
county conventions are held in
1904.
Fourth, that we will make no
compromise or com bination with
any political organization control.
ed by corporations and trusts,
but will continue steadfast in
maintaining the integrity of our
organization and the cause it rep.
resents. w. ]. BABB,
Chairman Peoples Party State
Csntral Committee.
J: H. CURRAN, Secretary.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12
CITY OFFICERS.
PRESS BULLETIN NO. 100.
Better Bred Grain and Coru FOR
Kansas.

There are few simple rules if
they are observed, by which any
farmer may improve the quality
and productiveness of his corn
and other grains,
The vitality of seeds depends
largely upon three factors, viz,
the maturity of the seed, that is
its perfectdevelopment the vigor
and healthiness of the parent
plant, and the saving and storirg
of the seed.
Seed corn should be selected
in the field, so as to observe the
stalk as well as the ear. Select
the best ears Chose which hang
down indicate weight and small
shank from strong, healthy,
leafy stalks. Gather two or
three times.as much corn as you
need for seed, and after shocking
select only those ears which are
sound and true to type, well dem
ted, with deep wedge-shaped kerr
nels and straight rows, we'll filed
out at the butts and Tips. Thor
oughly dry the corn in we'll ven
tilated room, supplying artificial
heat when necessary, and store
in a dry place away from rats
and mice.
SO important is It to have seed
only from the strongest and most
productive plants that every far,
mer ought to select the field in
which to grow crops for seed.
Give the land special prepare
ton, plant at the most favorable
time in order to secure quick and
sure termination. and give the
corn the best possible care and
cultivation, so as to get the full
est development OF the plants.
Sow the grain or plant the corn
thinner than you do for the gem
eral crop, in order that the plants
may be vigorous and fully devel-
oped in produotivness. Seed
from large productive plants is
more apt to produce large pro-
ductive plants than seeds from
stunted, crowded plants.
Allow grain to become fully
ripe before harvesting for seed
keep it from getting wet in the
shock if possible, and thresh it
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12
TPa6edy AvePfed,

"Just in the nick of time our little
boy was saved' writes Mrs. w. Wat
kins of Pleasant City, Ohio. "Pneu-
monia had played sad havoc with him
and terrible cough set in besides.
Doctors treated him, but he grew
worse every day. At length we tried
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, and our darling was saved
Heis now up, and well. Everybody
ought to know, it's the only sure'cure
cure for Coughs, Colds and all Lung
diseases. Guaranteed byW. F. Fee
Druggist. Price soc and S1.oo Trial
bottles free.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12
CONTEST NOTICE
Department of the Interior,
United States Land office


United States Land office
Dodge City, Kansas,
February, 10th, 1903,
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by William Robert, con-
testant, against homestead entry No. 1907,
made April 5th, 1893, for the southwest
quarter, Section ?, Township "a S, Range 20
w by Washington Curtis Contestee, in which
it is alleged that said entryman has wholly
abandoned; that he never erected dwelling
house on said land; never made settlement
thereon, nor improved it in any manner; that
said defaults continue TO date of contest aft
davit and have not been caused by the SER
vice of the entryman in the army or navy OF
the United States, said parties are hereby
notified to appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock a.
90 March 18th 1908, before the Clerk of the
District Court of Meade County, Kansas, at
his office at Meade. Kansas, and that final
hearing will be held at 10 O'Clock a. m. on
March goth 1908 before1 the Register and
Receiver at the United States Land Office in
Dodge City, Kansas.
The said contestant having, in proper aft
davit, filed February 3, 1905, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence, personal
service of this notice can not be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication.
l. J. PErrYJoHN, Receiver
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12
Sometime New,

I have the agency for the porce-
lain lined aluminium clay cooking
ware. An article long desired but
never obtained until, ''The Empire
Co." of Gibson City, ILL.,, made the
discovery that by a combination of
the above ingredients, the problem
was solved, and this is the ware. l
now offer you samples of the same
can be seen at my office, between
the city mill and the News office.
Please call when in town and see it
and give me your order.
J. n. STAMPER.
Agent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
No. IGA.

NO. lOtF.
First publication Feb. IL, 1906.
In the District Court OF hisade CodLty, KAN
SaS.
he Live Stock, Cotton s Improvement Co..
Pl.;intif,
Jacob Miller, Hervey Z. Williams, Il. l. KAN
pes. !. L. Miller, Frank McCray and G. o. Wick,
d.: cndants.
- a. L. Kampen, c. L. Miller and Frank
May.
VI viii take notice that you and each of you
ha,. te.-l syIei in the above entitled cause and
and answer lie csoss pattc.. MED by
the defendant Jacob Miller on or before the 26th
day of March. a. D. 1908, or said cross petition
will be taken as true and judgment, for the par
titon and the recovery OF the possession OF certain
real estate, situate in the County of Meade, and
State of Kansas, and also excluding you and each
of you from any interest in certain personal prop
erty involved in this suit, all OF said personal
property and said real estate being FULLY describ
ed in the cross petition flied in this suit, will be
rendered accordingly. Take due notice.
VANEEvEER & MARTIN.
Attorney is for said defendant, Jacob Miller.
Seal JOHN ELLIOTT,
Attest. Clerk OF the District Court.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12
BRICK.
At the Brick Yard north
of the depot, so cents a hun
dred less than anywhere else.
P. MULLIGAN.
1t Saved His Les.

P. A. Danforth of LaGrande, Ga.
suffered for six months with fright
full running sore onhisleg; but writes
that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in FIVE days For Ulcers,
wounds, Piles, it's the best salve in
the world. Cure guaranteed by
w. F Fee Druggist.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12
Working Overtime.

Eight hour laws are ignored by
those tireless little workers-Dr.
Kings Life Pills. Millions are always
at work, night and day, curing In
digestion, Biliousness, Constipation,
and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel
troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe, sure.
Only 25c at w. F. Fees drug store.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12

conventional engagement; and
1.-THE White Glory" by
Keene Abbott, tells of an old
country Doctors last visit to his
dying friend.
Arthur Stanwood Piers new
novel, "The Triumph" is in it's
second installment, and promis-
es to be as good story asisany-
where running serially today.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-12

only Wnen It's thoroughly dry so
that there will be no danger of
heating in the bin. Store in a
d. y place. Always clean your
seed grain, removingall foul seed
and light kernels. Like pro-
duces like with the plant as with
the animal. If you want to pro-
duce heavy, plump grain.
The Agriculture Department
of the Experiment Station will
begin series of experiments in
1908 for the purpose of testing
and comparing all kinds of grain
and corn which are being grown
or recommended for planting in
Kansas. These trials viii be
made at this Station and duplica-
ted, as faras possible, at the Fort
Hays Branch. l wish to secure
seed of all the best varieties of
grain and corn, which are now
being grown by the farmers of
Kansas. If you have a good
strain of corn, wheat, oats, bar
ley, fax, Kaffir-coan, sorghum,
etc. which you would like tested
in this trial, send a sample of seed
to the Agricultural Department
Of the Experiment Station, Man
haitian.
For all varieties which it is de-
sirable to grow here and at the
Branch Station, one bushel of
grim and one peck of corn will be
equired. Fora single trial, one
half bushel of grain and one-half
peck of corn is sufficient. l pre-
fer to have the corn not shelled,
but in the ear, in order to COM
pare varieties and make some Sc
lections for breeding purposes.
The result of the variety trials
will be published, and it is the
purpose, if certain varieties are
found to be better adapted to the
State or to parts of the State than
others, to propagate and improve
them and ultimately to distribute
to the farmers of the State better
varieties of grain and corn than
those grown at present.
believe that the surest and
quickest way to get improved
varieties of grain and corn for
Kansas is to begin with the best
native varieties-those sorts
which have been planted and
grown in this State for a long
time, until they are thoroughly
adapted to the soil and climate.
These varieties have the staman-
ia to withstand adverse condition
all they need, perhaps, is a few
years of careful and scientific
breedingand selecting to improve
them and make them superior to
the best we can get from other
states. Some who have planted
the high-bred corn from Illinois
have reported that the cron from
the Illinois seed was much infer
ior to that from their own Kan.
sas-groWn seed. 1t does not fol
low from this that we should dis.
continue the testing of varieties
from other states or climates, but
the suggestion is that such trials
should be made on a small scale
at first and if variety proves tc
be hardy and adapted to Kansas
conditions, then begin planting il
| in a larger wav. Meanwhile lei
us breed up the best Kansas stock
l earnestly invite the farmers
and especially the grain and corr
breeders and seed growers. tc
cooperate with the Experiment
Station in this work.
Manhattan, Kan, February
"a, 1903. A. M. TEN EYcK
The March McCIure's "A Remark
able Number,