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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-12

See those new flannel waists at
Eaton's.
Frank Wehrle has charge of Rep
resentative Cones office during his
absence.
If you want to keep your feet
warm get pair of German socks at
Eaton's.
Mrs. Osborne and family are liv-
ing in the Samples property which
she purchased.
Miss Alice Adams is rapidly re-
covering from the scarlet fever and
will soon be up and around.
DR.. Smyser, the originator of
painless dentistery will be in Meade
Tuesday, January IT; at Fowler
Wednesday, January IS.
BoRN:-To Mr.. and Mrs. D. R.
McNutt last Thursday, boy baby.
Dan was all smiles and steps higher
than ever.
We publish the commissioners
proceedings in this issue, also the
Co. Supt.'s report and a school land
notice.
Miss Faye Follick left last Friday
night for Newton, Kansas, where
she will visit for several weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Norman Elliott.
Malcolm Judd left last Wednesday
afternoon for Lindsborg, Kansas
where he will resume his studies al
Betheny college. He will remain
until June when the summer vacation
begins.
Samuel Samples and family left
Wednesday for Centralia, WASH,
where they will make their home il
the future. Mr.. Samples is an ole
timer and we regret to record hi:
departure, but wish him success il
his new home.
About 8 inches of snow cover.
|
the ground this week. 1t began fall
ing Monday night and continued un
til Tuesday night. Traffic was at ;
standstill for a couple of days
The country people did not come tx
town and business was necessaril,
dull.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-12

For January 2S, 1905. Subjec
Arithmetic.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-12
Thai Petition.

The following is the petition pre-
sented to the county board last Mon
day:
Fowler, Kansas, Dec. 28, o.
TO the Honorable Board of Count,
Commissioners of Meade County:
We the undersigned taxpayers O.
Meade county, Kansas, respectfully
request the commissioners of saio
county to raise the price from 81 to
$40 per night for the use of the court
room of Meade county for dancing
perposes as we think the present
amount received is not sufficient for
the wetr and tear of the hall.
81 names signed to petition.
The board considered thd peti-
ton and came to the conclusion that
they could not raise the price for
dances and rent to other entertain
ments for 81. The board then Or
dered that it be closed to the public
after the present contracts for rent
ing it had been filled.
The petition originated at Fowler,
only 10 residents of Meade signing
it. Why did the author of the pc
tition single out dances? Does the
author of the petition not know that
larger crowds assemble at church
socials, suppers and entertainments
than do at dances? If it was for the
protection of the hall, why did the
author not include all entertainments
in the petition and ask that all be
charged $40 per night2 We are of
the opinion that that petition origi-
mated through motives other than
for the protection of the hall.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-12

The following is the petition pre-
sented to the county board last Ion
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-12
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN. ?
CONDUCTED BY
MISS MAGGIE MARTIN. counrY SUP
Program for orTeacher'ss Association

For January 2S, 1905. Subject,
Arithmetic.
TOPICS.
I. Damage of giving this subject
undue attention-Mary Eliason.
2. Ends to attend in the study
of Arithmetic. H. Beach.
3. Teach principles not process
es-A. L. Vaught.
4. Importance of correct form
in the solution of problems-Emily
Painter.
&. Value of mental Arithmetic
Martha Butler.
6. Method of primary work
Mrs. Mollie Backe.
7. Methods of fractions-Mattie
Petefsh.
8. Methods in percentage-Mr.
Feebeck.
9. What attention should be Civ
en- to puzzle problemsa-Mattie
Myer.
10. Value of frequent reviews
Julia Peed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-12
Genuine Pennsylvania buck wheat
flour at Eaton's
New County Board.

The new county board met last
Monday with Commissioners PIN
nick, Conrad and King present.
John Conrad was elected chairman
for the ensuing year.
The bids for the lease of the poor
farm were opened and it was let to
VIM. Dick for year at S175.
Mrs. L. E. Wood was hired for
janitor of the court house for the
year at S1S per month.
The county printing was given to
the Meade County News for the
year at legal rates and this paper
designated the official paper. We
appeared before the board and
agreed to let them discount the bills
for legal printing 10 per cent. The
board treated US fairly in the mat
ter and we agreed to give them this
discount to show our appreciation
for them and also the people of
Meade county. There is consider
able agitation at this time by some
individuals in regard to cutting down
expenses. We hope these parties
will take notice of our act and give
US little credit for same. We al
ways try to deal fair and square,
hence our action in this case. The
law fixes the price for county print
ing and the board can legally pay
this amount. We will have more
on this matter later.
A petition was presented from
Fowler, Kansas, asking that the
Board raise the price of the court
room from four to ten dollars a
night when used for dancing purpos
es. After some discussion the board
decided to close the court room and
ordered the clerk to refuse to rent
it for any purpose, except contracts
already made. This shuts out
dances, suppers, shows. church Soc
ials and entertainments of all kinds.
Best Buck wheat -four at Dorland
& Gorman's.
The Meade Schools will celebrate
Kansas Day on Friday, January 27.
Keep this date in mind and visit the
school on that day..
This week is the last of the first
term of school. Next week classes
will be formed in the High School
in English Composition, Kansas
History and Stenography. These
subjects take the place of those fin
ished in the first term. Now is a
good time to enter.
The school bank deposit started
out as an experiment. 1t now
amounts to over $50. Interest in il
is growing. Every child should be
encouraged to have a deposit even
if it is only a cent a month.
This week the pupils of the Meade
schools were treated with their reg
ular quarterly examination.
Young people from the county
who plan to enter the Meade school:
will find next week good time tc
enter.
The big snow storm interferrec
very little with the attendance il
| the Meade schools.
The literary society in the public
school here gave it's first program
4 last Friday, The society Is compos
ed of the three up stairs rooms.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-12
Land Wanted.

1 want to buy for spot cash 10 OF
IL quarters sections of level
upland IN Meade or Seward Co.
near Rock Island R. R. Must be
cheap. Address by mail only.
E. L. STRATToN,
Fowler, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-12
New Officers.

Last hOuddy lHCiC MCiC oCfCl d
changes made in the offices at the
court house. Several of the old of.
/ fcers succeeded themselves.
In the County attorneys Office F.
S. Sullivan succeeded Judge Selvidge
The Judge has served two terms.
Mr.. Sullivan is a young man and
has the ability to make US an excel
lent official. He is the youngest at
torney who ever held this position
in Meade. We perdict for him a
very successful term.
In the Office of Register of Deeds
Miss Winnie Bonham surrendered
the office to Miss Florence Smith,
her successor. Miss Bonham has
very ably conducted the office for
two terms and we have every reason
to expect that Miss Smith will con-
duct the office in the same high de-
gree OF efficiency.
In the Clerk of the District Court
office, John Elliott succeeds himself
John ably conducts the affairs of
the office.
Judge Bodle succeeds Judge Jen-
kins as Probate Judge. Judge BodIe
is an attorney and fully competent
to conduct the affairs of the office.
D. P. Wysong for County clerk
succeeds himself.
For Sheriff S. B. Givler succeeds
him self.
County-treasurer-elect Hamilton
will not take charge of the treasurer's
Office until next October.
County-Superintendent-elect Miss
Bennett will not assume the duties
of that office until next May.
There was also a change in the
board of County commissioners,
Commissioner Hayden of the 3rd |
district retiring and ]. w. King, of
Plains taking his place. Harry |
has been on the board for 13 years
and has made an excellent commits
sioner. He will be missed at the
regular meetings of the board.
Meade county never had a better
man on the board than Harry Hay
den, and personally we regret to see
him retire.
Mr.. J. w. King, the new member,
is gentleman abundantely qualified,
a large tax payer and in every way
competent to fill the place. It is
our opinion that Billy King will
make Meade county an efficient Of
fetal, and there is no other man in
Meade county we would rather have
in the Office than Billy. We perdict
that his record as commissioner will
be entirely satisfactory to his con-
stituants of the 3rd district and all
Meade county as well. We think
Harry's mantle fell on the right
man.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-12

We are IN the market at market
prices for alfalfa, -kair corn and
cane seed. Give US a chance.
REYNOLDS & ALLEN.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-12

Always plenty of good eating ap-
pies at Dorland & Gorman's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Alleged Breach of Parole.

The following dispatch from Tokyo, dat
ed March 20, has been made public at the
Japanese legation:
Respecting the capture at Sinmintin by
the Japanese garrison of a Russian officer
who repaired there In breach Of parole. a
st. Petersburg semi-official telegraphIc
agency published the excuse to the effect
that in returning home from Shanghai to
Russia he took the route by the Chinese
railway and therefore the Japanese report
is founded on a misunderstanding.
"As matter Of fact, however, the Rus
sian officers who were liberated upon the
surrender of Port Arthur. had each and all
sworn in writing, according to the terms of
the capitulation, to the effect that they
would not act contrary to the interests of
Japan.
ssThe japanese government being con-
WINGED that the returning to Russia Of such
officers through the war zone is detrimental
to the military operations, decided that
they should not in any case be allowed to
take that route, and that decision was ex-
pressly communicated to them at the time
'sIt is therefore clear that the Russian offi-
GERS arrival at Sinmintin. lying within the
zone Of hostilities. constitutes breach Of
the parole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
News Briefs,

Walter s. Lennox, a veteran actor, is
dead at his home in Philadelphia, at the
age of seventy-two years. Mr.. Lennox en-
tered the theatrical profession when he
was eighteen years old, and remained on
the stage until his seventy-frst year. He
was in Forests, Booths and Barretts
companies and was with Denman Thomp-
son in 1.-THE Old Homestead for nine sea-
sons.
Col, ]. 8. TAM once nominee for COVER
nor on the democratic ticket and distin-
gushed for his services In the civil war,
died at Des Moines on Sunday at the age
of sixty years.
Smithfeld, Pa, was visited Sunday night
by a tornado. The house of James Ben
son was completely destroyed by storm
of wind and hail. There were five persons
in the house at the time and all were more
or less injured.
A car loaded with dynamite in an Illinois
Central freight train exploded near Kenner,
La, twelve miles north of New Orleans,
yesterday. Two men are missing. One
dead man has been found, but he is an I'M
recognizable mass. Considerable damage
was done in Kenner.
A freight train southbound on the Attain
ia, Knoxville and Northern railroad was
wrecked near Jellico Junction, Tenn, yes
terday. The engineer and fireman were
caught beneath the engine and roasted to
death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
POST OFFICE CASES.
Mr.. Beach Fails to Verify Published
Story,

Mr.. Morgan II. Beach, United States at
torney for the District of Columbia, today
declined to verify the published statement
that the local grand jury will soon report
an Indictment against August w. Machen
and others including "a prominent citizen
OF Toledo, Ohio, not heretofore connected
with the postal Scandals" based on the
purchase of letter boxes. Further, United
States Attorney Beach remarked that there
Is no Intention or prospect of connecting
with the postal Irregularities any proml-
nent citizen of Toledo up to this time not
named in the matter. AS regards an al
legged proposition to extend clemency to
George e. Lorenz, now under sentence In
the Machen-Lorenz-Groff case should the
latter testify as witness for the govern
ment, Mr.. Beach professed to be ignorant.
1t has been known for several weeks
past that 1t Is the plan of the authorities
to have another indictment reported by the
grand jury in the Crawford-Lorenz-Mac
case, which Is to be tried Immediately fol-
lowing the conclusion of the Kengla con-
tested will case, now on hearing.
Attorney A. s. Worthington of counsel
for Crawford is the leading attorney for
the caveatee in the Kengla case There
fore, the Lorenz- Machen case
cannot be tried until Attorney Worthington
Is free of the Kengla trial.
Post Office Inspector Walter s. Mayer
IS In conference daily with United States
Attorney Beach and II is presumed he is
Crawford-Lorenz-Mac case for trial
This cause embraces the alleged Irregular
tiles In connection with the purchase of
straps for letter carriers pouches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
STANFORD POISONING MYSTERY.
Solution In Case. Expected Very Soon
at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 22-The Call
says today:
1t is announced at police headquarters
that within the next forty-eight hours the
mystery surrounding the presence Of
strychnine poison in the bottle Of Poland
water with which Mrs. Stanford quenched
her thirst on the evening of January IA at
her California street home will have been
completely solved and that possibly one or
two persons toward whom the strongest
suspicion is directed will be arrested.
AS to whether the poison was placed in
the bottle before the water was drunk by
Mrs. Stanford for the purpose of ending
her life or injected into the bottle after
she had drunk from 1t, with malicious in
tent toward Miss Berner, the police re-
fuse to say
The report of the local detectives just
returned from Honolulu has been filed
with the acting chief of police and the
captain of detectives giving the result of
their investigations into the death of Mrs.
Stanford at Honolulu. This report shows
that the detectives made DR.. Humphreys
of Honolulu, who was in charge of the
terial that the detectives are unable to ar
rive at the conclusion. that murder was
committed.
Briefly, their findings are to the effect
that an overloaded stomach, weak heart.
excited by overindulgence in exercise at
tending the aged woman's outing on the
day Of her death, and the use of cascara
with strychnine improperly prepared COM
bined to bring about her death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
CREDITORS OBJECT.
Protest Against Award of Dover to
Mrs. T. E. Waggaman.


There Is some dissatisfaction being eX
pressed by the creditors of Thomas E.
Waggaman, it is said, over the recent
order of the court allowing Mrs. Wagga-
man ~ per cent of all the proceeds from
sales of the assets of the bankrupt as her
dover right. This dissatisfaction was
brought to the attention of Mr.. Andrew Y.
Bradley, the referee in bankruptcy in the
Waggaman matter, today while Star re-
porter was in his office in the Colorado
building.
An aged woman, who is said to have
placed her financial all in Mr.. Waggamans
hands for investment, asked Mr.. Bradley
as to the truth of the statement that Mrs.
Waggaman is to receive ~ per cent pro-
ceeds from the sales. Upon being informed
that such was the case, the creditor said,
in her opinion, while Mrs. Waggaman might
have a legal right to the money she did
not have moral one.
Mr.. Bradley explained that it was neces-
sary under the law to include Mrs. Wag
gaman's dover interest before the trustee
could convey a clear title to the property
to be sold.
The woman left the office, declaring she
would make an appeal to Mrs. Waggaman
in person and to her husband against the
proposition in the interest of a number of
those who lost their money through Wag-
gamans failure.
One of the attorneys of Trustee Dulany
intimated today that a large number of
lots carried in the Waggaman assets would
be sold in the near future, and in conse-
quence Referee Bradley and his assistants
are preparing to send out the customary
notices to those creditors who have not
waived such notification each time a sale
Is to be made.
It Is understood that when Mr.. Kirby of
the New York Art Association was here
Monday he paid Trustee Dulany the last
installment of the proceeds realized on the
late sale OF the Waggaman art gallery at
the associations rooms In New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Hard on the Prodigal Son.

Bill Davidson of the Fulton On " Dem
ocrat remarks as follows: 1--WE don't know
what Editor Hostetter may say next Sun
day at II am. in the Presbyterian Church
about the prodigal son; but we have a pro-
test to offer, namely: To the best robe the
ring the 'fatted calf and the dance. 1t
was all right for the old man to welcome
the loafer home. But we think it would
have been wiser and more just to have
given him bath, suit of $3.50 hand-me-
DOWNS good plain dinner and then have
set him chopping wood and milking the
cows, for luck. Even the Methodist puts
such lads on probation for six months We
don't at all blame the elder brother for get
ting his back up. He is the chap that had
honestly earned the best robe the ring,
the fatted calf and the hoe-down. We are
dead against encouraging young gents in
the game of wasting the irinheritance in
bawdy houses, gambling hells and exchange
saloons We are for taking such a. fool in
out of the wet when he comes sneaking
home, but he has got to get down to clean
and honest hard work for six months or so
before we'd tear up the carpets and give
feast and dance in his honor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
TO MEET IN EXPO. CITY.
Three Big National Assemblies for
Portland Next Summer

PORTLAND, Ore, March CIT practi-
cally has been decided by the National
Good Roads Association to hold its con-
vention here. Governor Chamberlain has
received word from Col w. w. Moore,
president Of the association, that June IA
TO II has been selected as the time for the
meeting.
Chairman c. B. Booth Of the executive
committee of the National Irrigation Con-
gress has announced that that organiza-
ton will meet in this city August q to "a.
The dates for the meeting of the Trans
Mississippi Congress to be held here are
August 16 to 10. Rufus p. Jennings, chair
man of the executive committee, has made
this announcement to the officials of the
Lewis and Clark exposition, who have sue
bling of the three above organizations,
which had not previously determined on
their next meeting places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
HOOKER SENT THANKS.
Testimony in the Trial at Albany Yes
terdaY. 1900

A dispatch from Albany last night says:
Thanking you for the various good things
you have thrown in my pathway was the
concluding sentence of one of Supreme
Court Justice Warren B, Hookers letters
to George W. Beavers, introduced in evil
dence today at the trial of Justice Hooker
before the assembly investigating COM
mittee. The letter was written on SUI
preme court paper.
Today's testimony showed that although
Fredonia is place of less than 5000 in
habitants, as many as ten post office clerks
were credited to it during 1893. Some of
these did no work and drew pay and others
drew no pay there. In one case the post
master sent the check to an employee on to
roll so that she could sign it and not be
bothered about coming to Fredonia.
Arthur r. Moore, who was postmaster
from April, 1895, to November, 1899, testi-
fed that he knew little about majority
of the appointments. He made most of
them upon orders from Washington. G.
w. Beavers, the retired head of the salary
and allowance division of the Post Office
Department, seemed to be controlling
factor in getting these appointments. JUS
tice Hooker did not attend todays session
of the committee as he was late In get
ting in from New York.
The first witness was ex-Postmaster
Moore whose direct examination was not
concluded when adjournment was taken at
o'clock. He testified that in his term
Frank P. Ball was appointed a laborer at
the Fredonia post Office on October IL, 1898.
He was not certain whether he first heard
of Ball when he received the letter from
the post office authorities directing him to
appoint him or when Justice Hooker re-
ferred to him. He did not recall when or
where he talked to Justice Hooker about
Balls case but the justice said, In sub
stance that he wished to do something for
Ball and thought he would get him APP
pointed to position in the post Office.
II never requested the department to
give me additional help in the post office,
said Mr. Moore, referring to the time that
Ball was appointed.
Continuing, Mr.. Moore said: Justice
Hooker had an Office in the village hall,
which also contained the post Office. After
he was appointed supreme court justice
his chambers were still in his private Of
Fredonia up to the time he was appointed
to his position in the post Office
Mr.. Conan then brought out the fact
that Fredonia is a village of 5000 popula-
ton; that in January, 1899. five clerks were
employed in the post Office there; that in
that same month five more clerks were
added to the roster there by order of the
Post Office Department; that only two of
the five ever reported for duty.
Odd she draw her salary? A.-By
direction of the Post Office Department, 1
sent her salary checks to Washington. I
do not recall the address. The pay roll
was sent to Miss Jeffries to sign.
Q-How often did you see Ball while
he was on your pay roll? A.-Oh, two or
three times month.
Q-where? A.-On the streets, in the
street cars.
Adjournment was taken until $50 to-
morrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Some Manchurian Names.

From the Newark Advertiser
great war is teacher of geography.
But in Asiatic countries II causes great
perplexity as to names of places Man-
churia is land of queer names, according
to western ideas. The world has encounter
ed some twisters in the progress Of the war
so far, but IL 1t continues. with the Rus
slams on the retreat, we will have to strug.
gle with the pronunciation of these names:
Shuangmisoise.
Szepingkai.
Kuokiatien.
Kungchuling.
Kuanchengtse.
Taolathohchan:
Tsalkiakkin. ~
Schuanyechengpao.
1t will be a great relief when the Rus.
slams reach Hardin and take a rest. We
can all rest then.