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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15

died at his home in Burlington, Octo-
Der 8, aged 65 years. Mr.. Kent was
one of the most prominent men in that
part of the state. He came there in
1857, and has been in the real estate
business in partnership with J. NJ.
Lane thirty-five years, making this
probably the oldest partnership in the
state. He was buried October 6.
PREMIUMS PAm.-Thc premiums won
at the Wichita fair, where there were
no contests, were paid as fast as
awarded.
AVERAGE CORN YIEID.-,Che corn
crop in northern and northwestern
Kansas is larger than ever before. In
Mitchell county the average yield, it is
claimed will be over sixty bushels to
the aero, and in Jewell county it is es-
timated at forty-six bushels to the
acre.
HALF 4 CENTURY-Mr. and Mrs.
John Holt, old residents of Indepcnd-
ence, have celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary. The neighbors
gave MIR. Holt an ovcrcoat and Mrs.
Holt n set of false teeth.
GRAND MASTER BRowN.-Bestor G.
Brown, grand master of the Masonic
fraternity in Kansas, has moved from
Topeka to Kansas City, where he will
represent an eastern firm of church
and lodge furniture makers, which
has decided to establish a western
headquarters ut Kansas City.
MARKETING NuTs. People in the
rural districts of the southeast arc
making money gathering nuts and
shipping them to. the market. Ono
fa-mer in Crawford county has shipped
carload.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
A Boil Evil Remedy.

Tyler, Texas, Oct. 9.-Some cotton
planters of this county imported cot
ton seed from Georgia and their crop
is free from boil wevii. 1t is probable
that the entire county will import seed
from the north and east next year, or
at least buy from men who imported
this year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
England Has Damaging Rains.

London, Oct. 12.-The heaviest rain
fail of the year is causing enormous
damage in the north of England. The
roads are impossible, railroads are
being interrupted, bridges are down
and the valleys of the Dec and of the
Tweed are like inland seas. All kinds
of animals and wreckage are floating
seaward. Much outside work has been
susnendod
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
From rexas TO EnrIand

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 6.-Thc new
ocean freight service aarranged by the
Kansas City Southern Railway com
pany is in effect. The new line of
steamers will operate from Port Ar
thur Texas, TO the principal points of
England and the continent. There
will be twenty frst-class steamers in
the service
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
TurkcY Denies be AM.

Paris, Oct THE Turkish anbas-
sador here publishes note received
from the porto declaring that bulgaria
has falsely reported to the powers the
situation in Macedonia and that the
reports of villages destroyed and mas
sacres are untrue
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Mamma Loa Shouting Laws

Honolulu, Oct. 9.-Mauna Loa's out
break is very heavy. The flowing lava
makes great spectacle. Excursions
are being arranged from Honolulu.
A wireless message from Hilo says that
the lava is flowing towards the Kahu-
ka cattle ranch. 1t is believed that
the maintain
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Stock EXCHANGE Seat cheaper

New York, Oct. "a stock exchange
seat has been transferred for So, 500,
which is 81, 500 below the last recorded
sale and about $50, 900 below the high
est record price at which seats sold u
year or more ago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Automobile Self Binder.

Evansville, Ind, Oct. 9.-Orin Nash,
of Poseyville, Ind, has invented an
automobile self-binding harvester. The
small engine that operates the machine
can be made at cost of $500. Mr..
Nash is now in Washington to take
out letters patent on his invention and
will then arrange to manufacture the
machines
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
s,averv AbolisI,ed In Moro.

Manila, Oct. - The Legislative
council of the Moro province has
passed an anti-siavery law which pro-
hibits slave hunting in all territories
under its jurisdiction. 1t also provides
for the con fscation of all vessels en-
cared in the trade
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
They Gave 1t I'm.

Berlin, Oct. 9.-The strike of omni-
bus drivers and conductors which
began here Sept. "a, involving about
l, 100 men, who demanded IL hours
work, instead of II to II hours, and
time for lunch, is ended, the men Civ
ing up unconditionally.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
SUGAR Mills in Russia.

According to the official returns
there were 275 sugar mills In opera
ton in European Russia last year.
The best crop of the country amount
ed to nearly 5000. 900 tons. while the
area. under cultivation was 1,S1O'ooo
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15

The operating expenses of bank
win a capital of 100000 is 2.S4 per
cent of the loans and discounts, but
the operating expenses are only 1.S3
per cent if the bank has capital OF
600 600 or more
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
admiral Kempfr Retired.

Washington, Oct s.-Rear Admiral
Kempf will be retired October IL. Or
ders have been issued for his detach-
ment from duty as commandant of the
Pacific naval district to await his re-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Musio From Berlin.

Berlin, Oct. s.-George w. Stewart,
manager of the musical department of
the ST. Louis exposition has arrived
here from Paris to arrange for the
attendance of German military bands
at the exposition
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Parks, Confederate To Tell All.

New York, Oct. 9.-Henry Farley,
the chum of Samuel !. Parks, and him
self walking delegate of one of the
painters unions, has turned states
evidence. He has agreed to tell all he
knows of the manner in which black
mail is collected by walking delegates.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Half of Apple Crop Blown on.

Leavenworth, Oct 9.-Thc high wind
has played havoc with the apple crop
in this section. Over so per cent of
the f.,uit has been blown off the trees,
and can now only be sold as ''culls, n
whereas they would have commanded
a high price had they remained on the
trees until maturity
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Paper Ieleoranh Poles.

Paper telegraph poles are one of the
developments of the art of making pa
per useful. The paper poles, now used
to some extent in Belgium. are said to
be lighter and stronger than those of
wood and to be unaffected by causes
pole
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Object to Lords Prayer.

ST. Joseph, Oct. s.-Jewish parents
entered vigorous protest because
their children are forced to attend
school where tie Lords prayer is read
10y Miss Lulu Craig, teacher. The
board of education will be asked to
eliminate this practice.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Arkansa. omoial Arrested.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 7.-Charles
jacobson, private secretary to Governor
JEFF Davis, and adjutant general of the
Arkansas state guard, was arrested
charged with sending obscene matter
on a postal card through the mails.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
rri.oo After Coal Carrying.

Topeka, Oct. s.-B. L. Winchell,
vice president and general manager of
tine St Louis & San Francisco road,
has outlined plan for making the
Rock Island system great coal carry
lag route.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Lightning struck q Tent.

Kansas City, Kans.. Oct. Slight
ming struck tent in the Rock Island
railroad camp in this city, during u
violent storm, killed two men, in
jured five others and shocked all the
other occupants of the tent, about if
teon in numD Der
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Tornado LIN WISCONSIN.

Lacrosse, Wis, Oct. Two persons
were killed, three badly injured and II
score of others badly hurt i'll a tornado
which swept Independence, Wis, and
the surrounding country. Many farm
buildings we're torn down.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
ANOTHER EUROPEAN INVASION.

Visit City
BornE News
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Where Cesar Got Even.

stuck again!" Sid Brutus as ne
carefully bored a deep slit into the
left facade of julius Cesar. I'm real
ly getting ashamed, julius, this is SO
one-sided. But never mind. They will
give your character to the star to play
and I'll always be played by bum
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Jurymen Arrested.

Bloomington, H., Oct. IA sensa-
ton was created here by the arrest of
two jurymen who had been hearing
the evidence in an important civil suit
for $4,000 damages growing out of Chi
cago board of trade transactions
bribery is charged
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Senators, Marble Baths.

Washington, Oct 6.-The marble
settlers and their assistants who are
employed in the construction of the
senate bathroom went on strike in
sympathy with the marble cutters of
other cities who are locked out.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Fir.t snor of the SEASON.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, Oct. Snow
fell here for more than three hours,
several inches covering the ground. 1t
was the first of the season and was
driven by 4 high northwest wind.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Ins.e. DIV MexIcan Fiood.

Torreon, Mex, Oct Tt is yet i'm
possible to estimate the damage done
by the recent flood in the Nancos river
valley. The destruction OF crops is
complete. The damage to cotton alone
is $500, ZOO. Railroads are heavy suf-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
To FOrtifv Hawaii.

Washington, Oct. IA board of
army officers has been selected TO visit
Hawaii and report what is necessary
for the fertilization of the islands.
Colonel Mackenzie represents the gen.
eral staff on the board.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Senator Quay Is Seventy.

Beaver, Pa, Oct 7.-Senator Mat
thew Stanley Quay celebrated his
SEVENTEEN birthday on Sunday. He
received hundreds of congl atulations.
Senator Quay walked eight miles be-
fore breakfast Sunday morning.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
ANOTHER warrior Expires.

Chicago, Oct 6.-General oriand
Smith, vice president of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad and distinguished
officer during the civil war, is dead.
He had been i'll for ten days
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Remember jonathan Edwards.

New Haven. Conn.,, Oct. s.-Exer-
ciscs in commemoration of the 2ooth
birthday of Jonathan Edwards, who
graduated from Yale in the class of
1870 were held here.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
shipments OF steel.

Pittsburg. Pa, Oct. IF the indi-
cations promising high water holds
good, 10000 tons of steel rails will
start from Bessemer in few days on
their way to the gulf
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Butchers Get An Advance.

Chicago, Oct. THE packers have
signed the agreement providing for a
wage increase for cattle and butchers
of 20 cents day. The advance affects
all butchers receiving over So day.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15

Ballston, N. Y, Oct. 12.-Threc and
a half inches of rain fell here during
IS hours. The storm was general
throughout Saratoga county. All
streams in this vicinity are at flood
height.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Ind,ct The riayor.

Springfield. ILL.,, Oct. 6.-The grand
jury has indicted the mayor of this
city for ncglecting his duty against
gambling, disrcputable houses and slot
machines.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Bad Weather For Cotton.

Carlo, Egypt, Oct. THE unfavora-
bic weather in the month of Septem-
Der, will, it is feared, affect the yield
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Norway at the Fair.

Christiania, Norway, Oct. "a cab
met meeting decided to officially accept
the invitation to participate in the st.
Louis exposition.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Nebraska Militia at RILEY.

Lincoln, Ncb., Oct. 9.-The Second
regiment Nebraska National Guard
will go to TT. Riley, Kas., October II
to take part in the war maneuvers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Buvinp war sIunition,.

is at Essex where he is buying arms
and other war material.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
AnOpera House Fire.

Binghamton, N. Y, Oct. 12.-Fire
which started on the stage of the Stone
opera house completely Quilted the
structure, entailing IL loss of $3.50, 900.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
Yellow Fever Bulletin.

Laredo, Tex, Oct. 7.-State yellow
fever bulletin shows: New ctses, 6; sus.
poets, 8; deaths, /; total cases to date,
81: total deaths to date. f.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-09
Charged with Robbery.

Milo Wilkcrsou OF Tuscsrura Is IN
Jail with a charge OF robbery hanging
over hin'. The particulars rs told to
the reporter are rs follows: Lorenzo
Salien;a left the ranch OF Carat Bos
neal White Rock last week with a check
for Sli3. his summers wages, in his
pocket. Sunday morning he had the
check cashed at Tuscaro.a. receiving
sta0 IL greenhacks and the balance in
silver. He put the Creenhacks in his
left pants pocket and tool the stage for
EIko. his fellow passengers being Milo
WlIkcrson and an ey-staGe driver. Wilk.
erson sat on the same seat with him on
his LETT. About two hours after reach.
lug Elio, Salienta wanted to use some
money and pus his hand his pocket to
get his roll - grcenbacks. trt 40
Creeubacks were there. He rep rted
his loss to Constable McCoA and about
midnight he arrested Wi,Eersou. When
arrested Wllkcrsop denied ans knoxl.
edge OF the rohber. and said lie had but
80 on his person. and that hal been
sent him from arizona by his father.
lie WAS searched and so in greenbacks
were found o. his person, He then
told contradictory stories as to how he
came by tie money. tie WAS locked up.
but was released Monday rarity be-
aus he wEs one OF the defendants VI
the suit on trial before Judge Ronui-
field and partly because the evidence
WAS deemed insufficient; to hold him
Last evening Mr.. Dolta took the mat
ter up Tor Salienta aid WilKerson was
again arrested. Today a complaint was
made ont by District Attorney Hender
son charging Wilkersou with robbery.
II will he sworn Il, by Sal
i-nta as soon as Justice Rut-
ledge arrives from Carson 70 uilicitic
Tor Justice Morgan who is too i'll 10 ut.
tend to business. The INDEPENDENT
hopes Mr.. Wilkerson will be able to
clear himself from She serious charge
against him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-09
MAL1GNANr PAurxEnsu1r.

President Roosevelt is rapidly acquir-
ing an unenviable reputation Is a ma
hguant partisan. Ia his speech at the
opening of the ST. Louis exposition he
studiously avoided giving n credit to
Jefferson for the purchase OF the Louis.
lana territory. The only reference he
-:ac 70 tie great American who wrote
the Declaration OF Independence, added
a vast domain to The United States,
founded the Democratic party and for
twenty-five years was the principal fac.
tor in the political lie of A~merica-the
only reference to this illus,rious char.
acter was an Incidental one. There
could DO no reason Tor this slight except
the Presidents desire to avoid even a
complimentary reference to a Demo-
crat.
In this speech at the battlefield OF
Antietam, however. the President went
even farther in his attempt to ignore a
Democratic character. On that occas.
ion he paid a tribute to the valor OF the
New Jersey soldiers. mentioned General
Lee, President Lincoln, General Slo-
cum, General Grant, and Gle: crll
Greene-gUing so far rs to mention by
name General Greene's son, who nos
holds a position by Republican appoint.
ment-but in all the speech he never
mentioned the name Of General McClel-
land who commanded the Union forces
on that occasion and showed a military
skill that gave hun a fixed place in the
military annals Of the natInn. General
Mcclellan WAS the Democrats caudi.
date for the Presidency III FsGi and his
son Is a Democratic member II Cong
ress. These facts may explain why
Predident Roosevelt so studiously
avoided n mention OF his name. 1t
would DC a reflection upon the ~intelli.
gence of the Hero of San Juan Hill Ia
say that he did not know who cnmman.
ded tho Union forces at that time. As
General McClellan's name was natural.
ly ind necessarily connected with the
battlefield, the President can only OK.
cuse his failure IL mention him by say,
ing that n Democrat, no matter how
great or conspicuous, is not worthy &c
be complmented or even mentioned By
the Republican President Of tie United
States.
There is at loast one consolation
to he drawn from tn" President; con
duct at Antietam, namely, that he ha.
reached the limit o; malignant partisan
ship and that the public eau rest easy il
the belief that there is no depth Geyon,
to which he can fall. He Is at the bot
tOm.-Commoner.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-09
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The power plants now In operation
at the fails divert one-seventeenth Of
the volume of Niagara river. and
when the fumes now building are com-
pleted onc-cighth less water will so
over the falls, this aside from the water
diverted BY the welland canal and by
great volume Of the Chicago drainage
canal.
The Protector differs chiefly from the
Holland and other types Of submarine
hoats In being able TO run along on
wheels upon the floor OF the ocean.
Travelling on the bottom is declared TO
be the most simple. safe and reliable
method known to underwater naviga-
ton. There are two wheels fitted TO
the keel-one in advance OF the other.
They are three feet In diameter, with
nine-inch face.
y Russian woman physician has
proved that Infection may be carried
by a bullet from the clothing to n
wound. Using a Swiss military rife.
shots were fired-betore and after the
Il had become hot-through cloth
saturated with cultures of various
micro-organisms. and in every ease the
steriliZed bullet took up the germs
from the cloth. Neither high velocity
o heat were sufficient to prevent In
fiction.
instantaneous photography Is being
applied by a German biologist to an in
TestiGation Of the action OF insects
wings. AS many as $500 exposures
per second are obtained by revolving
q cog wheel in the focus of conccn-
trated sunlight. the Photographic I'M
ages OF the insect being separated by
means OF Il revolving mirror. a great
difficulty is 10 get the insect to fly in
the narrow limits in which II can be
photographed.
In n recent paper TO the London In
stituton Of the Mechanical Engineers.
Mr.. J. II. Wickstecd showed that
sponGy. mallcablc iron, made direct
from the ore. was much employed for
tools and weapons about 400 u. c, the
line OF the earliest records Cf accurate
~ known date. and received great at
tention In the time of IIcmcr. $50 Il c.
Until about 400 years ago. however.
bronze held the Aeld for objects that
could not he shaped by hand hammer
Ing. The pest authorities have de-
cided that cast-ron was discovered be-
tween 1890 and 1900 and from that
time the iron foundry was added to the
forge.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-09
FAILINGs OF CORRESPONDENTS
Letters Folded Wrong md Otherwise
Made rrouhicHomr to Dust
ness ItccIpIcntH.

Not one person I'm ten folds n letter
n puts 1t In the envelope right side
up. said the correspondence clerk OF
Il large New York publishing house. ac-
cording to the Times. This firm re-
ceivcS upward OF 1000 letters n day. and
1t Is my duty to cor them and send them
to the various heads Of departments.
Each letter must DO sent opened fiat.
win tho envelope attached by q clip.
IN almost every instanC" tie letter is
ioldcG and put in the Cry ln4c so that |
nave to turn II around Ic.0'o | can read
H. | have tall cd with friends In sim
liar positions 10 mine. ana they tell me
they have the same cxpcrioucn. II seems
u uiliing matter to n person v no 0pcng
only five or six letters n Gay. but 20 mo
this loss of time caused hy either tho
ignorance or carclesancss Of letter writ
crs Is considerable.
FuIly two-thirds Of the letters re-
cciYed by 4 business house are ned.
|HDlntiS Tor this purpose are arranged
so tha' on" must refer 10 tho h~rgIrninE
oI me letter. on tho riEht-hand side. to
hhu tho date. OnC-half tho persons who
write on matters Of business, uar.ic-
uIarly women. put the date nj tho cud
oi INC latter and on tho lcft-hand Side
30 mat We have To lift tho whole hunrb
I" got nj 1t. These f]ailings OF core
s~pohdcnts arc worse than illcglblc writ
'ng ana Incorrect spelling"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-09
Birgrst Dam ~ tho world

When completed, the Salt River dam,
IN Arizona, will he the highest III the
world and will store three times ms
much water hs n three dams put 70.
getIer, its height from lowest FONDA
tons being about go foot, md it's stor
age capacity beng about l.3' 0.00O acre
feet of water, or sufficient Ia cover l..
5000 acres one foot IN depth.
Concerning this grrui and useful pro.
ject, Arthur =. Dhvis, government On.
gineer, says; Hi'iftccn years nro tltc
highest dam in the world was in l]'rancn.
lie height wne liz feet. Since that time
three dams far larger have been con
structed in the United States and are
now nearing completion. ilcpc are
the Croton dam, Tor tho water supply
OF tho city OF Now York; Tho Clinton
dam. Tor the water supply of Boston,
md the Chesman dam, for the water
supply of Denver. When completed
zach Of these dams Will hold n record ~
some particular. Tho crotOn dam wall
hold tle largest uin"nn, ~ maannrr the
CbesmaD dam will he tho highest, and
the Clinton will R,ofc the largest qunpti
~ Of water
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-09
AnOthrr InnuYUtIun.

/" Tou"pah belongs the distinction Of
posscaglng the man who first conceived
the idea of boer.bottlc house,, but HE
ingenuity is nearly "quallrd 10y another
resilient who Ina built Il house ont Of
Standard oil casca.
This gentleman is J. ~. Murphy, an
crp'oyc II tina Crystal Water Company.
lie IL now completing his house whicl,
IL male 81 oil cases 100 ~ rhirI, are
uird IN the construction ~ the walls,
h boxes were filled With dirt, the GOV.
or put nn md then all parts firmly nail.
cd. They wore then set on top Of each
other till the required height was sccur.
ed, 0pcningP. u course. being left for
windows mud doors. The roof il nov
being put on n"l this will be glopiup
and covered with Twelve inch honrdp.
Outside the boxes will be patterned ind
inside building paper will bo used. Tho
house presents n mont appearance md
when finished will DO as impnry;ous to
warmth! md cold ns a Mexican 'dobc.-
Bonanza.