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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21
PLAINS Department:
r. 8. SULLIVAN Raator.
F. s. SULLIVAN RaatoE.

Farmer Bisbee is still shipping
wheat. :
Sheriff Orner captured four wolves
on the streets of our city Sunday,
and Judge Stamper collected the
bounty.
E. Him was up from Arkalon
Saturday making arrangements for
disposing of car load of hay.
A. c. Olin has about completed
his store building and will be rexdy
for business in. few days
John w. Dennis, collector for the
International Harvester Co. was
doing business in Plains the first of
the week.
We have no place around the
counciLfre of theRepubiicap party,
and do not desire any, but if the
next member of the Legislature from
this district:MUST be republican,
what's the matter with Farmer Bisl
bee. >
John Collingoowd was in town a
couple of"days last week.
Combs brothers of Kingman County
dropped in long enough last week
to buy three quarters of land.
There has BEEN quite furry of
clouds in the air for several days,
which has been concentrating until
the fleecy vapor has taken on the
appearance of Nimbus, and unless
all signs fail there is going to be a
storme that will catch several people
with their fences down. This bara-
graph may not be Ineligible to
Ithose.not acquainted with the sit
uation in Plains. but to make it
plainer.we will say that there is
something doing.
Last week we felt the need of
rest and quiet and hied awaysto an
eastern suberb of Plains, unsung in
historic ballads, but known to trapl
pers as Meade. Meade is a quiet,
sequestered little hamlet, but withal
a fourishipg village. and needs
only a small pox scare, prohibition
convention and a geld brick syndi-
cate to make it powerful rival of
Jasper, Kismet and other commercial
centers that loom up in the, trade
reports. But laying ali levity aside;
we found number of up-to-date;
business men, thoroughly alive to
the i;interest of the town and the
country at large and we also found
several others so slow that they do
not,catch up with their shadow Of
yesterday until day after tomorrow.
fhe'names of the progressive will
appear in these columns in the near
future. !
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21
CALUMET.
vICTOREX.
How Cheap Bakins Powder Is Made

A seizure of a lot of "cheap'',
baking powder by the authorities of
a neighboring city has exposed the
character of the low priced brands
of baking powders which many
manufacturers are offering through;
out the country. The price of the
powders at first attracted attention
to them. Samples were taken and
analysed. The official report of the
analysis showed the stuff to be "aluu,
powders, composed chiefly of alumni
sulphuric acid and pulverized rockI
'Fhe powders were declared dagger
GUS to health and several Thousand
pounds were confscated anddestroy-
ed.
Physicians have frequenly e&su.
toned consumers against 'lmixins
food with these so-called .@.cheaps
baking powders, They are all'found
when analysed, to contain Large pre-
centages of alum and sulphuric acid
TO which are added various sorts .oI
filling matter sometimes both injur,
ioussand nasty.
The high class, cream of tartal
baking powders. are the most eco
nomical and wholesome and should
always be selected for use. They
will be found cheaper in the end
besides making the food betteISnt
more. healthful.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21
The Tax Problem.

We have been requested to say a
few words in regard to the great
discrepancy in the amount of money
in the Kansas Banks and tn. amount
of money given in for taxa ton.
There is unquestionable a loose
screw somewhere as the following
figures will corrobrate.
Amt in Kan. banks 500, 900, 900.
Amt for taxation $500 900
The amount of mortgages is as
follows:
Amt in Kan. Ss15o. 900, 900
Assessors fund 5000, 900
The report for Meade county is
as follows:
Amt. in bank S54,s75,I5
Assessors fund S6,855,oo
Chattle mortgages S73, 900
Real estate mortgages 500, 900
probably not all held in Meade
county. but the amounts are ap-
proximately correct.
The readers will observe from the
above figures that the same con-
ditions exist all over the state of
Kansas, as well as in Meade county.
In fact Meade County pays on a
better percent than@.the balance of
the state. How to better this con-
dition is the problem. 1t is fact
that if everyone paid their just pro-
portion oftaxes that the rate of tax
would be materially reduced.
We are inclined to the belief that
the assessors shou.d d more diligently
enquire into what a-man possesses,
of course, when a man ,swears to his
personal property that releases the
assessor, then it is up to the man
who swears falsely. If this is found
to be true, he should be prosecuted
for perjury. Then would come the
the matter of matter of convicting a
man on such a charge. He would
have to be tried before jury, uI
on which there would also be some
''tax dodgers, and they would mo-
convict a man for something tha
they did themselves.
We are all willing to admit tina
the above conditions exist, but the
question before the court is how'oI
earth are you going to remedy it
when the whole state of Kansas i
j practlcing the same game.
] As friend of ours remarked t.
:, lns when we suggested prosecuting
them for perjury s'that you coul'
not build penitentiaries fast enougl
TO hold them" We had, to-. admi
, this, but we doubt very ..muc
whether there would be many, con
5 I.victed in Meade county, judgin
, from her past record.
l We admit that the problem is to
: gigantic for little 2x4 like us t
Y tackle, but we would like to hes
D from anyone on the subject W
: all agree that something is wrong
e but where and how are you going
apply remedy3
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21

| ~ Nro"IeI -FEo. s. At iain-
Fresh bread S cents per loaf at
Cobb & Gray's Restaurant.
Clarence Elliott left>Sunday night
for Oklahoma, where he will work
at the timers trade with.his brother.
Mr.. A. v. Angel, of Plains, was
in town Monday. He, reports the
prospects for wheat very poor at
present.
w. F. Casteen and wife went to
Kansas City last Sunday evening to
attend the Implement dealers con-
vention.
We are glad to announce that we
now have plenty of that Celebrated
Maitland Colorado Lump Coal on
hand. So be sure and get your sup
ply while it lasts.
MEADE LUMBER COMPANY, =
H. ST. MARTIN, Manager.
During our absence we hope our
Plains, Fowler and Redbluff cores
pondents will respond with lots of
news. 1t will assist US very ma
terially.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21
DR.. FannOn Found
Guilty.

DR.. Herbert Fannon was found
guilty.
After being out aboutiffteen hours
the jury returned a verdict Tuesday
at IL o'clock, finding the de-
fendent guilty in the sixth charge.
In the sixth item in the statement
of facts DR.. Fannon was Charged
with selling whiskey to M. T. Hoard
without taking the oath of the
purchaser. In the testimony it was
shown that Horad had signed an
application containing an oath when
he made the purchase, but the de-
fendent had required him to make an
additional verbal oath and the court
in his charge ruled that signing the
oath was not taking the oath and on
this charge the jury found him guilty.
In the preceding five charges the
jury found him not guilty as well as
in the seventh, which pronounced
his business nuisance. :,
When the verdict of the jury was
read by the court F. J. Oyler for the
defendent made motion for a new
trial and gave notice of an appeal to
the supreme court and by yagreement
the motion was heard Wednesday
afternoon. 1t was generally under
stood also that if the motion for a
new trial was overruled the case
| would be appealed to the, supreme
court. A.,
Judge Madison granted -sthe de-
fendent leave of absence on the old
bond and fixed his bond for appeal
to the supreme court at $500. DIR.
Fannon went to Bucklin in the after
noon to furnish the bond required.
This case has attracted unusual
interest since the trial began and
since the verdict many opinions
have been expressed.
Judge Madison's ruling that sign
ing an affidavit was not taking an
oath has also been commented upor
literally, but tits oonceded that hi:
ruling is a correct Interpretation o.
the law.-Dodgel City Democrat.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21
Baking Powders.

There are many alum baking
powders about, most of which are,
represented to be made of cream of
tartar, that the following list of pow
ders in which chemists have found
alum will be of value:
K. c.
CALUMET.
vICTOREX.
EEE'S.
The housekeeper should bea r in
mind that alum makes cheap bak-
ing'powders 1t costs but two cents
pound, while cream of tartar costs
thirty. The quality of the powder
is, therefore; indicated by the price.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21
GRAND BALL.

There will sbe grand ball at the
City Hall on Friday night, January
2o, 1904. Everyone is invited to
attend. Prof. Fred Ellis and orr
chestra will be in attendance and
will furnish nucic
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21

There will be an examination for
teachers certificates, held at the
Public School building in Meade,
Kansas, JAM, 80, 1904, begining al
s O'Clock A. NJ.
MAGGIE MARTIN,
Co. Superintendent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21
For Sale.

so tons bound cane, SO acres of
wheat and barley straw, water and
pasture. For further particulars
call on or address,
E. W. FLETCHER,
Meade, Kansas
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21

Boyer Sisters will sell hats for the
nextv6o days at greatly reduced
prices.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21

DR.. Leslie reports the birth of
boy baby to Mrs. w. w. Ward.
at the home of Mr.. Watt in this
city, Wednesday.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21

Fish Brand .slickers, lined duck
coats. 81 at,Eaton's cash store.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21

Weswould like to have all our ac-
counts settled up by January 1st.
BOYER. SISTERS.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21

GN DIR. Smyser Painless dentist
NJ will be in Meade Feb. 2. At
~Fowler Feb. 3. AT Plains
- Web. I.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21

Furnished room to rent, for par
ticulars call at this Office.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21


Several of the boys at Plains got
aboard too much 's'bug juice" "last
Sunday. AS result Deputy Sheriff
Orner arrested them eand brought
them to Meade. Theywere brought
before Judge Stamper Monday morn
ing and he fined each of them $40
and costs. amounting to about SIT
apiece for the four of them. Now,
we will not mention their names
this time, but if there is repetition
of the affair we will not refrain
from giving full particulars. The
boys have right to drink if they
want to, but they must not disturb
the peace. This is the second of
Tense for two of them within the
past 60 days.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-09-23

sharp curve. and exactly where
similar holdup was engineered two
years ago by Marx, Niedermeyer and
Nandinc, the so-called Chicago car
barn bandits" The engineer as the
train rounded the curve saw red lam
tern on the track, and Immediately
stopped the train Immediately the
engine, express car and baggage car
were boarded by the robbers, appar--
emily five in number. A fusillade Of
shots was fired along the sides of the
train to prevent interference by pas.
sengers. The Car safe was dynamited
and the contents taken, after which
the engine crew was compelled to re-
turn to the passenger coaches. The
engine was then cut oft and the rob-
hers ran it Quicfly through Let's and
to within two miles of Columbus
Junction, where it was left standing.
The manner in which the bandits
handle the engine, their knowledge
of the fact that Let's was closed
station at night, and the selection OF
a point near Columbus Junction as
the place at which to abandon the en-
CINE. convinces the Office that some
Of the robbers are experienced rail-
road men.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-09-23
PHILIPPINES ARE PACIFIED.
Military Expert Believes the Forces There
Should Be Reduced.

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD.-Witt
a view to reduction in the expense Of
maintaining large military establish
ment in the Philippines, Lieutenant
General Chaffee, chief of staff, recent.
ly cabled an inquiry to Major General
Wade, commandir', the Philippines
Division, asking if conditions in the is
lands would not justify the reduction Of
the present military force there from
four regiments of cavalry and nine OF
infantry to three regiments of cavalry
and seven of infantry. General Chat
fee has received reply from General
Wade expressing the opinion that the
proposed reduction of military strength
was not only practicable, but advis-
able. Therefore, it is more than pro-
able that arrangements soon will be
made to bring home the troops in ex-
cess of the number regarded by
Generals Chaffee and Wade as essen
tial to the situation.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-09-23
MOVING UPON TIE PASS
KurOpatkin Reports Strong Japanese
Forces Advancing.
THANKING MOVEMENT IS LIKELY.
On Hundred Large Barses the Japs Are
Slowly Ascending Lac River Toward Tie
Pass-Now Evident That kuropatdn Will
Have to Fight Hard TO Hold Even That
Position-Japanese at Port Arthur.

Field Marshal Oyama reports that
the positions of the Russian Army in
the vicinity of Mukden are unchanged.
According to Chinese reports the Jap
anese have been compelled to evacuate
Liaoyang because of its bad sanitary
condition, caused by the bodies of the
Russian dead. Japanese movement
northward indicates an intention OF
again trying to outfank the Russians.
The Japanese are using 100 barges to
transport troops up the Lao River to
Tie Pass, and apparently intend to
engage Kuropatkin's forces at that
fortified position. Kuropatkin in re-
port to the Gar says strong detach-
ments of Japanese infantry have ad-
vanced three miles north of the Yen
tai Station.
General Stoessel at Port Arthur re-
ports terrific bombardment by the Jap
anese, who are also constructing forti-
fcations on positions they have occu-
pied In a single day $50 shells were
thrown into the besieged town and the
destruction must have been great.
The Russians finally drove off the
Japanese, who besieged the Kom-
mander Islands, off the coast Of Kam-
tschatka. Five Japanese fishing
schooners were burned and their crews
annihilated. The Japanese had an
nounced the annexation of the terri
tory.
In accordance with the request of
the commander of the Russian auxili-
airy cruiser Lena at San Francisco,
President Roosevelt has ordered that
she be disarmcd at the Mare Island
Navy Yard, and that her captain give
a written guarantee that the ship shall
not leave San Francisco until peace
is concluded.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-09-23
JAPS MOVING UP TAITSE RIVER.
Kurokl Off to the Eastward and Another Turn.
Ing Movement Looked For.

Mukden (By Cable).-According to
Chinese advices, the evacuation Of
Liaoyang by the Japanese has been
forced, owing to the bad sanitary con-
dition caused by the dead bodies.
The Japanese were Wednesday forti-
flying the approaches by way of the
river. Small attachments of Japanese
moved northward from the Taitse
River, preparations for an advance
evidently still continuing although the
second stage of the Japanese move
ment has not yet been completed by
any means.
The first was to the north, as if
for a turning movement; but General
Kuroki is now going east while to the
westward preparations are being made
to send large force up the Lao
River. For this purpose the japanese
already have taken 100 large barges,
with which they intend to ascend as
far as Tie Pass.
1t is stated that the japanese are
carefully preparing their turning and
hanking movements, and will not en-
gage in another big battle before the
occupation of Tie Pass. These pre-
parations are, expected to occupy one
month.
The panicky conditions prevailing
Immediately after the battle of Lao
yang have entirely disappeared from
the Russian army now concentrated
here. Business has been resumed and
the city is quiet The Russo-Chinese
Bank has reopened.
The failure of the Japanese to fol-
low up the advantage gained at Lao
yang has caused surprise here. An
independent authority, who accompa-
MED the rear guard from the positions
south of Liaoyang to Mukden, says
that this failure is accounted for by
the fact that the Japanese lost 10000
killed and wounded in one days fight
ing, and that, besides they were too
tired to continue the advance.
The Japanese are reported to be in
trenching around Liaoyang and to
have repaired the bridge over the
Taitse River
Twelve thousand soldiers wounded
at Liaoyang have been treated at the
Red Cross Hospital here.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-09-23
HELD UP BY BANDITS
Make a Successful Ra Near An Iowa
Town.
PASSENGERS WERE NOT MOLESTED.
Railroad Officials Claim the Robbers Did Not
Secure Any Money, Though the Safe Was
Blown Up and the Contents Taken-Rob
berry Appears to Be the Work Of Experienced
Railroad Men,

Des Moines, Iowa (SpeciaD.-Five
bandits perpetrated a successful hold.
UP of passenger train on the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail
way near Let's, Iowa. The state
ments of expreSsmen are that the rob
bers secured no money, though the
safe was blown open and the content:
taken. The officers assert that the
safe contained merchandise Of some
value, company papers in transit, etc.
but no money.
Three special trains, on one Of
which are posses of railroad and ex-
press employees and a number of Off
GERS, were rushed to the scene of the
robbery immediatly upon receipt OF
the news, the trains going from Mus
catine, West Liberty and Davenport
Horses were procured at Columbus
Junction, near which point the rob-
bers left the railroad.
Mounted men with bloodhounds are
now securing the country for miles in
every direction in an effort to appre.
bend the robbers, while all the rail
ways that passed through Columbu:
Junction or nearby points from the
time of the robbery are being held up
by the officers and carefully inspected
by them TO ascertain if the bandits are
undertaking to escape in this way. The
engineer and fremen of the train fur
nished good descriptions of three oil
the men.
The officials seem to be of the opin-
ion that the robbers, when they left
the engine two miles east of Colum.
bus Junction, instead of going into
that place, where the robbery had al.
ready been reported by wire from
Fruitland, started off to the east into
the marsh country lying between the
Iowa and the Mississippi Rivers
where the Iowa forms delta, and
where the country is overgrown by
stunted timber
Believing the bandits will keep un-
der cover for The time being, the Off
GERS directing the search have az
ranged to keep sharp lookout along
the Mississippi and Iowa Rivers and
at Wapello. Keithsburg and other
points.
The robbery occurred at place
known as Whisky Hollow, about six
miles out of Muscatinc, and near
Fruitland.
The train known as No. II is a
through Chicago and Kansas City
train. The robbery was at the-end OF
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-09-23
SAVED THE MATCHES.
How jail Prisoner Secured Sulphur to Com.
nit Suicide.

White Plains, N. Y. (SpeciaD.-
John Wilkinson, alias Tracy" un-
der Indictment for burglary and at
tempting to shoot Detective Riley,
died in the county Jail here after drink
ing mixture of sulphur water and
tobacco with suicidal intent. The sui
phur was obtained from the heads Of
500 matches which he had saved.
Wilkinson committed several rob-
berries in Mount Vernon and vicinity,
and when run down by Detective Ri
ley he shot the officer while on the
way to the station-house. He escaped
and was hunted for several days, un-
til, exhausted from hunger and ex-
posture, he sought refuge in freight
car and was there captured.
Wilkinson is said to, belong to a re-
spectacle family in Buffalo, N. Y, and
to have served in the United States
Army in the Philippines and in China.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-09-23
THE PANAMA CANAL.
American Machinery VIII Decrease Cost OF
Construction.

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD.-R. M.
Arrange, a graduate of one of the
American technical schools, has been
appointed consulting engineer on the
staff of Chief Engineer Wallace in
the Panama Canal Construction. He
is particularly charged to assist in
building an aqucduct to supply the
city of Panama with water 1t also
is proposed, in tile interest of the
health of the employees, to lay pipe
lines to supply fresh and pure water
to the great force of laborers at the
Culebra Cut and other camps along
the line Of work. Chief Engineer
Wallace has been making estimates
of the cost of the work he already has
done, with the result that he feels safe
in asserting that the cost of the canal
construction can be greatly reduced
below the French figures through the
EMPLOYMENT of modern high grade
American machinery as a substitute
for manual labor.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-09-23
He's Frisky at so.

New York (SpeciaD From his
farm, near Caldwell, N. j., Egbert
Miller, though he is 81 years young,
led three generations of his descend
ants, party of 81 persons. to Coney
Island last Friday. Although he did
not reach his mountain home again
until after A. M. Saturday, he MIXED
five COWS, as usual, before e A: M.
On a front seat of the scenic railway
cars at the island he shouted the loud
est and longest on the breath-taking
descents. He shot the chutes until his
son suggested that it probably would
be less expensive to charter boat by
the season.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-09-23
ALL CRAZY In 700 YEARS.
Chicago Scientist Says People are Fast Grow
ing Mad.

Chicago /(Special) DIR. James 2.
Lynch has explained his statement
that all civilized men will be insane
in 700 years. He gives as the causes
of the increase in insanity drink, over.
indulgence in drugs, the mad rush for
money, over-exertion, physically and
mentally; the high nervous tension OF
life and the present condition of wom-
an as wage-earner and mother.
In speaking of the part woman plays
in the increase of insanity, DR.. Lynch
says:
The society woman and the work
ing woman both live a strenuous life
of constant exhaustion. The gay life
of pleasure of the one woman and the
drudgery of the other are continuous
ly decreasing their nervous strength
and energy, and when brain-fagged
and physically exhausted they marry;
they become the mothers OF physical
starvelings, who develop into men and
women unfit for the burdens Of life.
These in their turn live in the man.
ner of their parents, weaker and even
less able to stand the nervous tension
of work and dissipation. These peo-
pie are often predspoSed to insanity
and nervous diseases, while often the
result is degeneration and imbecility.
when men make it possible for
women to return to their proper place
of home and motherhood, and they
can cease their pitiful struggle for ex-
istence, leaving the obtaining of live
lihood to the men of the family, then
the conditions that produce insanity
will diminish.
Among the foreign laborers, bad
whisky and beer cause more insanity
than does anything else. The reason
is that the drink is 'doctored' with CO.
colus indicus, or fish berry, that is
use by the Chinese in catching fish.
"In other words, drugs and whisky
combined are a good combination
upon which to build a lunatic."