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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-20
ROAD NOTICE.
first publication April 18th 1905

First publication Al ril 18th 1905
To whom it may concern;
In pursuance Of an order made by the Board Of
County Commissioners of the county Of Meade, in
the State of Kansas, in regular session the 9th
day Of April A. d. 1905, notice is hereby given
that J. c. F. McCauley, c. d. McCauley, c. G.
King, w. Newton, James q. King. J. 81. King Jr
j. A. Porterfeld, J. w. Hotz, N. NJ. Ellis, John
w. Sims, Linn Frazier, 81. NJ. Coon, NJ. NJ. Fra
zer, c. b. Burford, W. T. Rouutrec, househoiders
Of said county, residing near the locality where it
is proposed to lay out and establish the road men
toned below, have presented to the board their
certain petition, asking for the laying out and es
Enlistment Of a public road in said county as
follows:
Commencing at the common corner Of sections
Twenty-Five, %, thirty, 80, nineteen, 19, twenty,
~, township thirty, 80, range twentysix, Is, west
Of the sixth principal meridian; thence running
north the section line between sections nineteen
10, and twenty and seventeen, IL, and eighteen,
and ending at the common corner Of sections sew
EN-, eight, 8, seventeen, H. and eighteen, Is, in
township thirty, 30, south OF range twentysix, o.
west Of the sixth principal. meridian, county Of
Meade, State Of Kansas, and that W. "A. Burford
W. T. Krise and J. G. Clark, viewers duly ap-
pointed, will meet at the northwest corner of Sec.
%, Twp. 30, range o. on the 18th day Of May A.
d. 1905, and proceed to view said road, and give
all parties hearing.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal Of said county at my office in
said county, this 9th day OF April A. D. 1905
Seal d. p. WYsoNG, County Clerk
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-20

Omitted from former notice, sold September
LIST 1891, time of exemption September LIST 1905.
Sold September LIST 1891.
A NJ McNulty Lot 10 Block Citizens Add g 90
Lot II 90 go
Lot II /" 81 90
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-20
ROAD NOTICE

To whom it may concern. In pursuance Of an
order made by the Board of County Commission
Of the county Of Meade, in the State Of Kansas in
regular session on the 3rd day Of April A. d. 1905
notice is hereby given that
s. L.. Creech, p. L. Craig,
F. s. Creech, b. F. Leach,
E. W. Creech. A. Clinesmith,
Cay L. Reeves G. NJ. Edwards,
John Granger, P. d. Edwards,
William Smith, Allen Miller,
:, G. II. Crecch, J. w. Creech,
Househoulders Of said county, residing near the
locality where it is proposed to lay out and estab
lish the road mentioned below, have presented
to the board their certain petition, asking for the
laying out and establishment Of public road in
said county as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner Of section
twenty-five t25l township thirty ;30 range twen-
ty-eight t28) thence south two Ia miles on section
line; thence west tn the northwest corner Of Sec
ton one ~ township 81, range d; thence south
three ~ miles section line there joining Road
No. e.
No. ?. Beginning at the southeast corner Of
Section 80, township 30, range d; thence east one
mile section line, intersecting Road No. 50.
and that J. c. Hall. Frank Marrs, and b. F.
Latta, viewers duly appointed, will meet at the
northwest corner Of section "a, twp. 81 range %
on the SIN day Of May A. D. 1905, and proceed to
view said road, and give all parties hearing.
In witness whereof have hercunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said county at my Office In
said county, this 3rd day Of April A. d. 1905.
Seal. d. P. WYsoNG, County Clerk.
First publication April 9th 1905.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-20
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF MEADE COUNTY.

NS TIME TABLE.
&SNllIA MEADE, KANSAS.
The "Rluhl Rood" 10 Qnd from and between
ST. LOUIS DENVER
= MEMPHIS COLORADO SPGS.
PEORIA FORT WORTH
ST. JOSEPH ST. PAUL
KANSAS CITY MINNEAPOLIS
0nd everywhere beyond.
TRAINS LEAVE MEADE AS FOLLOWS:
WEST BOUND.
No 81, Mail & Express. daily 100 A. NJ.
No IS. Local. daily 1854 A. N.
EAST BOUND.
No. 81, Mail & Express. daily 3:4s A.
No 30, Mail & Express. daily SIS p. NJ.
No. Is. Local Freight. ......... daily Gasp. n.
For sleeping car reservations, tickets, time
tables. etc., apply to any Rock Island Ticket
Agent
IA. STEWART, General Agent,
Kansas City, No.
J. q. LYNN, Local Agent,
Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-20
w. w. Simpson, Dentist;

Will be in Meade 9th to 10th and
76th to goth of each month. - -
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-20

. Cation and Mammoth Jack
known as the Butler Jack, will make
the season of 1905 at my place I II
miles east OF Meade. Is a good
foal getter and fine breeder. 6
years old, IS hands high weight 100
Terms to insure living colt $40.
Season terms made known at barn.
r. T. NORMAN, =
Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-20
Lodge Directory.

1. o. o. F.-Meade Lodge No. 523. meets on Mon
day night of each week in hall over First Nat
ional Bank. Visiting brothers cordially invit-
ed. J. C. RAGLAND, N. G.
WILSON HUGHES, Sec'y.
10. o. F.-Meade Rebekah Ledge No. AZ meets
list and 3rd Tuesday nights Of each month in
First National Bank hall.
MRS. JOHN BRADEN, N. G:
MIS-. ]. c. RAGLASD, Sec'y.
a. F. & A. M.-Webb Lodge No. 275 meets the
Saturday night or before the fun moon Of each
month. C. E. TALLEY, W. NJ.
JOHN ELLIOTT, Secretary.
NJ. W. A.-Meade Camp No. 173s, meets on the
End and 4th Wednesday nights Of each month
over Bank. J. E. ROBERTS JR., v. C.
JOHN ELLIOTT, Clerk.
R. N. A.-Middlemarch Camp No. 622, meets the
End and 4th Thursday afternoons of each
month at hall over bank.
MRS. ANNA WEHRLE, Oracle.
MRS. ADAH MARrIS,& Recorder.
A. o. U. W.-Meade Center Lodge No. 247 meets
on second and fourth Tuesday of each month at
the bank hall. BROTHER BUS, M. W.
NJ. F. MARTIN, Recorder.
P. E. o. Sisterhood, meets LIST and 4th Saturday
nights of each month.
ABBIE BoDLE, President
May PREssLY, Cor. Sec'y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-20

THos. JOHNSTON.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21

In a row which occurred be-
tween John Vincent and his naro
paramour, Margaret Jordan, last
Sunday afternoon Vincent hit the
Jordan woman on the head with
hammer and badly fractured
her skull. 1t seems that the two
negroes had been fussing at fire.
quent intervals for some time
past, and that on Sunday after
noon about six O'Clock Vincent
went to the woman's house, which
is located near DR.. Browns store
in the northern portion of the
city, and demanded aniinterview
with her. The woman refused tc
see h m, but talked to him
through the door of the house,
which was closed. Finally he
dared her to open the door and
stick her head out, and when she
did so he hit her with a hammer.
The wound which the negress
received is very dangerous one,
her skull having been badly
crushed by the blow. She was
taken to the Columbus Hospital,
where her wounds were dressed,
and hopes for her recovery are
entertained by the atten ding ply
sicians. Vincent made good his
escape, but the police are on the
lookout for him, and hope to ef-
feet his capture at an early date.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21
BARROW MEMORIAL.
Tablet To Be Erected
At Franklin
Academy.

Not long since the suggestion
was made by one who placed a
Just appreciation upon the life
and work of the late j. NJ. Barrow
that the people of this city should
erect fitting memorial To pre-.
petuate the memory of this great
and good man. In little talk at
the opening of Franklin Academy
last Monday morning DR.. r. S.
Curry, who for years was one of
the trustees of that institution
and who was in touch with the
work of that lamented man as
the principal and head of the
public schools of Colu bus, en-
dorsed this suggestion and fol-
lowed it up with a practical sug.
gestion which will find almost
instant realization.
1t is that the people Of Colum
bus, the patrons of the public
schools erect a tablet at Frank
lin Academy as a perpetual
memorial of his service to that
institution. Such a tablet will
not cost a great deal and coming
as a spontaneous Offering of the
people of this city it will be fit
ting testimonial of the esteem in
which J. NJ. Barrow was held
and it will attest for all time TO
come the high estimate plac-
ed upon his life, his character,
his work in this com munity as a
citizen and as an educator and as
a man.
1t is desired that the memorial
tablet should come from the
many and to that end no large
contributions are asked. Small
contributions from those who
wish to add their mite to a labor
of love and appreciation are de-
sired and DIR. Curry and Mr..
Cook and others who are in
terested will receive and receipt
for these contributions.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21
YELLOW FEVER NEWS ODD FELLOWS MEET
No New Places Infected
In The State OF
Mississippi.

The yellow fever situation
thro ughout the South is rapidly
improving, the disease is being
stamped out in certain sections
of New Orleans, in this State
there are no new points of in
lection and those places where
the fever has appeared have it
under control, confidence is re-
turning and the prospect is
especially assuring.
With the approach of the fall
weather the mosquito will disap-
pear and thus the means of
transmitting the disease will
have been wiped out. Already
communities which were panicky
when the fever first appeared are
showing sign of returning rea-
son and the quarantine regu-
lations are being modified so that
travel is being facilitated.
Mondays report in New Or
leans showed only "a cases and
the number is growing less daily.
The total number of cases in
New Orleans to date is 2605
with 341 deaths. There are
only 81 cases under treatment
in the Crescent City, 1858 having
been discharged. Fever has ap-
peared at Millikin, a little station
CONTINUED on 9th Fage.l
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21
Civil Service Examination.

There will be civil service ex-
animation at the local post office
on Saturday, Sept. Both for the
purpose of selecting names for
the list of eligibles for appoint
ment to positions as clerks and
carriers. Application blanks will
be furnished by the local post
office, and should be mailed to
Geo. S. Donnell. superinte ndent
of the Fifth Civil Service Dis
trict. Atlanta, Ga. All applica-
tons should be mailed in time to
reach the superintendent's office
on or before Saturday, Septem-
Der 23rd.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21
HOLD YOUR COTTON.
Advice of Southern Cotton
Growers ASSOcia-
ton.

Jackson, Miss. Sept. 1s
Hon. J. Nee. Martin, Of Port
| lGibson, executive committeeman
for Mississippi in the Southern
Cotton Association. and author of
the constitution and by laws Of
that organization. was in the city
Sunday returning home from an
Eastern trip.
Keep n stiff upper lip. stand
close together in the fight. and
don't be bluffed by the bears Of
Wall street, is Mr.. Martin ; ad-
vice TO the cotton farmers - the
South. He declares that the
organization has been made a.
perfect as 10 is possible for
human ingenuity TO devise. and
there is no reason whatever why
any Southern farmer should sell
his cotton for less than ten cents
per pound this year, and they
should hold the crop for eleven
cents, a he is confident that this
price will De reached before many
weeks pass by.
Mr.. Martin points out that at
the opening of every new cotton
season CONT bine IL formed
among the bears of the East and
the clique at Liverpool TO depress
the price of the staple To an alb
normally low point, thereby hop
ing to prevent il reaching ten
cents as a maximum mark for
the season. 1t therefore behooves
the farmers TO do as little early
marketing as possible. and fight
their enemies at the very begin
ming of the game.
The Mississippi organization.
says Mr.. Martin. is in perfect
working shape, and he is assured
that the farmers of this state will
stand firmly together. During
the next few weeks he will again
actively take the stump in the
interests Of the association.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21

While Mrs. Sallie Wood, who
lives in the Mount Zion neigh
borhood, was attending divine
services last Sunday a thief en-
tered her house and stole there
from a ten dollar bill in United
States money and eight hundred
dollars in Confederate money.
The money was in a chest. and
the thief entered I h house
through a rear window and broke
open the chest. There is no clue
as to the identity of the thief. but
it is supposed that he was some
negro living in the neighborho0d
who was acquainted with Mrs
Woods movements and knew
that she was absent from home.
1t is possible that in his ignor-
ance the negro mistoOk the Con-
federate bills for good money and
will make an effort to spend IT,
The people of the neighborhood
are on the lookout for the thief.
and if any one attempts 10 spend
Confederate money he win
be promptly arrested.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21
The Street Railway.

Mr.. John F. Knowlin, who is to
superintend the work of erecting
the poles for the street railway, is
expected to arrive in the city to-
day, and the work of placing the
poles in position will begin at
once. The poles will be erected
one hundred feet apart, and on
Main street there will be only one
row of poles, with arms project
ing on both sides for a double
track. On the other streets there
will be two lines of poles with
connecting wires to support the
trolley wire. The poles will be
of cypress and cedar and will be
neatly painted in order that they
may present a nice appearance.
Although the company has
laid no track for several weeks
they are still buying cross ties,
and Col. Z. j. O'Neill. the local
representative of the company,
says that when track laying is
finally resumed it will be pushed
rapidly forward to completion.
He said that the company was
not yet prepared to give out any
information regarding the route
to be followed when track laying
is resumed.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21
COLLEGE MATTERS. SCHOOLS ARE OPEN.
Large Attendance
Pupils In All
Grades.

Quarantine regulations had nc
effect on the opening of the pub.
| lie schools of this city, which
threw open their doors for the
session of 1905 -O6 Monday morn
ing. On the first day there were
enrolled at Frankie Academy
the names of 814 pupils Con.
sidering the fact that many fam
lilies are still absent from the
city and that many others are
waiting for the coming of cooler
weather to start their children to
school, this mum Der was little
short of phenomenal. and it is
estim ated by Christmas there
will be at least eleven hundred
pupils in attendance at Franklin
Academy. OF the 814 pupils who
were present Monday more than
100 were new. this having been
their first day at any school.
Mr.. Joe Cook, the efficient
superintendent of public schools,
together with his corps Of zeal
Gus and enthusiastic assistants,
was kept very busy Monday, as
many of the new pupils had to
be examined and assigned to
their proper classes, and the
work of organizing a school at
the beginning of session is al
ways a tedious and laborious
task.
The two new rooms which
were recently erected at Frank
lin Academy to accommodate
the increased number of pupils
are large, airy and thoroughly
comfortable. The apartments
are nicely furnished, and are
superior to many of the rural
schools of the county. Part of
the desks for the new rooms
have already arrived and as soon
as the rest come they will be
placed in position and the apart
ments will be ready for occupan-
cy.
Union Academy, the school
for colored pupils, also opened
with a large attendance, there
having been 465 pupils present,
and the bic schools of the city
enter upon the new session under
the most auspiciOus circum-
stances.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21

Right Rev. Theodore Bratton.
Bishop of the Mississippi Diocese
of the Episcopal church, will con
duct the services at st. Paul's
Episcopal church at eleven
O'Clock next Sunday morning.
Bishop Bratton is DOW in Sewanee
Tenn. and will come from that
place direct to Columbus. He
will officiate only at the morning
service. leaving Sunday after
noon for West Point, where he
will preach Sunday night.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21
Sovereign Grand Lodge i'm
Session at PhiladeI-
phia.

The meeting of tre Sovereign
Lodge of the Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows, which is now in
session in Philadelphia, is at
tracing the attention and alb
sorbing the interest of the mem
bers of this order all over this
country. The meeting was for
mally begun last Monday when
Mayor Weaver, of Philadelphia,
made the address of welcome
and after the for maIities were
over the reports of the various
officers were read. The atten-
dance surpasses any preceding
meeting of the Sovereign Lodge
and the matters to be legislated
upon affect the good of the order
everywhere.
According to Grand Sir e
Wright, among the especially i'm
pOrtant matters to be considered
during the conclave is the subject
of the patriarchs militant branch
of the order. The test of eligi-
bility to that branch is mem ber-
ship in the encampment branch
which has about II 900 mem bers,
about II per cent of whom are in
the patriarchs militant. The
proposition is to make mem ber-
ship in the subordinate lodges
(Continued on 9Th Page1
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21

AS will be seen by the two page
announcement in this week s
issue of the Weekly DISPATCH
and last Sundays issue Of the
Semi Weekly DISPATCH our an
nual description Contest will
begin on the first of October and
end on Saturday, Decem Der the
23d. in time for the distribution
of the twelve hand dsome, valuable
and useful prizes before Christ.
mas. This year we have added
over two hundred dollars in value
to the prizes and $4,000 of this
amount is in gold. In addition
several handsome prizes in ex-
cess of the number offered last
year are offered.
The contest will be along the
lines of those which we have con-
Quoted in the past. 1t is our de
sire to add to the value Of the
ballot which will appear in each
issue of the paper during the
continuance of the contest and TO
that end the number of ballots
which will be allowed for re-
newals of subscriptions will be
decreased to five. That is five
ballots will be allowed for each
dollar paid on old weekly or semi
weekly subscriptions and IN ad-
dition to tie ballots which will be
issued this way each copy of the
weekly edition will have two
ballots in it and each copy of the
semi weekly paper will have one
ballot in it. thus giving the weekly
and semi-weekly subscribers
each week two ballots each. In
this way the people in the country
and the people in the city Will be
placed upon identically the same
footing.
This contest is intended prim-
arily for the purpose of increas-
ing our subscription list. We
want to get every man within the
radius of Colum bus territory,
who is connected with Or identi-.
fed with this city in any way,
upon our books as a subscriber.
We have a fine list in this county
and a good list in the surround
ing counties, especially the
counties in Alabama, but we are
by no means contented with this
list. Just as the growth in our
in the past year has
enabled US to enlarge and i'm
i'm prove our paper so will fur
ther extension of our supscrip-
tions enable US to make additional
i'm provements In order to make
the list grow. to offer special in :
for new subscribers
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21

The people of Southeast ColUm-
bus had quite an en- joyable song
service last Sunday afternoon AT
the Southeast Baptist church.
The singing was begun at ? go
o'clock, called to order by Mr..
G.. F. McCown The directors
were Profs. McCown, Smith.
Jewell and Sharp. There was a
large crowd present and al
seemed to enjoy the singing very
much.
Prof. j. w. Bell and family
who have been spending the
summer in Water Valley, have
returned to the city.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21

Mr.. Homer Fitzpatrick has re-
turned from st. Louis where he
has been for several weeks past
in search of health. Mr.. Kill
patrick has resigned his position
in the First State Bank and will
60 on the road.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21
our GREAT SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST
Begins on October 1st and is Intended Get Every
Columbus Trade Territory on Our Books.

we will allow ten ballots for every
dollar paid on a new weekly sub
scription and ten ballots for
every dollar paid for a semi
weekly new subscription. In
this way it is expected that spec
ial effort will be put forth for
new subscriptions Ballot boxes
will be put in this Office for the
reception of ballots and the count
will be made each Saturday at
noon. the result being announ Led
In Sundays paper. Candidates
will have copies of this paper
paper mailed to them whether
they are subscribers to it or not.
Now go to work. Enlist your
neighborhood and your friends
in your success. Write your
relatives in the matter and enlist
their interest and support. Can
vass your section for renewals
and new subscriptions and get
people com mitted to you as soon
as possible. Be sure and get the
promise IF the ballot and in the
paper for these will have an i'm
portant and far reaching effect
upon the result of the contest.
Secure as many renewals as you
can for these count and then 20
after the new subscriptions.
This is where the contest will be
won for every dollar turned into
this Office for new subscription
ten ballots will be issued. Say
you work two or three days in
each week in this cause getting
new subscriptions and win the
first prize of one hundred dollars
in gold, don't you think your
time will be profitably spent and
we'll paid for. The contest runs
for less than three months which
is at the rate of about S35. 90 a
month. Is not this inducement
enough for you to go to work.
Where it is desired lists will
be furnished candidates from
this Office who desire to engage
IN the work and receipts num-
bered with the coupons on them
will be issued as fast as the old
and the new subscriptions are
turned in.
Next year we intend to enlarge
THE DISPATCH and add to it
number of attractive and valu-
able features, valuable alike to
the readers of the town and the
county paper. The paper will
be enlarged and improved in
many ways with a view of merit
ing and deserving the enlarged
patronage accorded it.
The contest begins Sunday,
October 1st. Go in to win.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21

Messrs. Geo. T. Heard and l..
Marks, of Brooksville, the pro-
moters of the street car line, are
in the city looking after their
interest. The company is re-
ceiving and distributing the poles
for the support of the trolley
wire and they will soon begin
their erection.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-09-21

Rev. Isaac D. Borders. pastor
of the Second Methodist church,
will preach at Tabernacle Camp
Grounds at II o'clock next Sun
day morning.