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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Thursday is Decoration Day.

thursday is OeCOratlOn Lay.
Meade Dry Goods Co have a new
ad this week.
The Santa Fe Moniter has put OF
new dress of type.
Send in your subscriptions to the
News and get blank votes.
Ned Snyder, of Lookout, Ok,
was Meade visitor Saturday.
The Meade juveniles will go to
Plains soon to play ball.
Grant Stewart returned from
Hutchinson Monday morning.
New crossings are being put down
by the city at all needed places.
Mrs. L. Boehler and youngest
daughter are visiting relatives in
Chicago.
A heavy frost Sunday night and
Monday morning we detected thin
layer of ice.
We hear that Capt. Osgood will
deliver Decoration day address at
Bucklin to-day.
Mac of the Plains Journal was
here Monday getting supplies for
his Plains printery.
C. Dettinger, our contractor is
over at Plains erecting a fine resi-
dence for A. +. German.
A large crowd from Meade and
adjoining vicenity, took in the
Englewood celebration last week.
Rev. G. H. Sears will preach at
the Merkle school house next Sun
day June 2nd. Everyone invited.
E. A. Twist return ed from Topeka
last Thursday where he has been
looking after his autotractor bus
mess.
If you have property to rent, ad-
wise the Farmers Land Co. and we
will find you tenant. We have in
qulries all the time.
The ball game last Saturday be-
tween the Meade and Plains
juveniles resulted in a score of Fl to
I6 in favor of Meade.
FoUND-Some money. Owner
please call and describe same and
pay for thisnotice and received
same. A. I. BoDLE Sr.
The Good Government meeting
last Sunday night was well attended.
We understand that the collections
at Fowler and Meade amounted to
5000.
Capt. Osgood informs us that the
G.. A. R. Post of Bucklin has invited
him to come down and hear Harry
Bone deliver the Decoration ad-
dress.
Miss Moscelyn Gray gave birth
day party yesterday afternoon to
number of her young friends. They
all had pleasant afternoon. 1t
was her fifth birthday.
Insure your farm property in the
old reliable Farmers Alliance Insur-
ance Co., of Mcpherson, Kansas.
Also insures detached town property.
S. Nj. Bennett, Agt., Meade, Kans.
A card from Edwards & Baugh-
man says they arrived in Denver in
"a hours. 1t is 4Io miles from
Plains. This was an average of
over II miles per hour which is very
good for an automobile.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

Bring your job work to the News.
We are prepared to do first class
work on short notice.
For insurance on your property
call on Griggs & Wehrle at the
News building.
WANTED-To buy some young
sows or sows with pig. Call or ad-
dress-The Artesian Valley Invest
ment Co.
Any one wishing cattle summered,
call on or address J. H. Cheney,
Fowler Kansas.
The Farmers Land Co. has some
alfalfa land for sale at $50 per acre.
Call and see US.
White Plymouth Rock cockrels,
pure bred, for sale. R. E. STEELE.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

w. F. Balm left last week fol
eastern Kansas where he will remain
for few months. He says he will
go to Mexico but We predict he will
be back to Meade before a year, as
it is our opinion that he made more
money since coming to Meade than
he ever did before.
Will Backe, of Meade, one of the
best photographers in southwest
Kansas. came over Tuesday to take
some photographs for a special
edition of the Monitor soon to be
issued. He was accompanied by
Mrs. C. M. Mcdonald, of Plains.
They were guests at the Monitor
Fe Monitor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

First published May ., 1907.
II. T. Hurle and Kate Hurle you and each Of
You will take notice that you have been sued by
E. J. Morgan, plaintiff in the District court Of
Meade County, Kansas, and that the petition in
said cause vas filed in the office Of the clerk Of
sand court on the 10Th day of May 1907, and that
you must answer plead thereto on or before the
l1th day of July. 1907, Judgment will be render
ed against you for One Hundred One and 16-100
Dollars with interest thereon from January IA,
1905 at the rate of per cent per annum, and for
costs of suit and that all your right title and in
terest in and to the property in this action at
tached be sold according to law. This is an
action on a promissory note made executed and
delivered by you TO plaintiff for the sum Of SOL 10
with interest thereon from January Il: 1907 at
the rate Of per cent per annum. You are
further notified that at the commencement of this
action to wit May 10th 1907, writ of attach
ment was issued thereto, and the following real
estate situated in Meade county, Kansas in
which you have title and interest duly
attached to wit: The northwest quarter of Sec
tion number three, township thirty two south,
range twenty nine west of the 9th P. NJ.
Seal. E. J. MORGAN,
Attest. By MCLAUGHLIN & MEsSERLEY.
JOHN ELLIOTT, Clerk Of District Court.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
PUBLIC SALE

l will sell at Public Auction at
my ranch 9 miles north and miles
east of Meade. E miles west and 2
miles north of Fowler June 10, 1907
commencing at IL O'Clock.
20 head of high grade horses, l
new Frazier speed cart, I driving
buggy, I set of single harness, 1
Defnce sulky sod plow.
TERMS-6 months time without
int on bankable notes.
ALLEN MILLER.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Big Shoot On The 4th OF July

Notification to members of Meade
Gun Club.
There will be competitive shoot
on July 4th among the members Of
Meade's gun club. The person
making the highest average out Of
SO birds will be awarded the S2s.o
Silver Trophy now on exhibition al
DR.. Fees. Let each member be
present and take part.
J. A. FoLLICK Sec.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Decoration Day

Procession forms al 1890.
R, Buis Marshal. At the GENE.
tary the order will be:
Prayer-Rev. Stamper.
Song
Recitation-Miss Pearl Fuller.
Song
Decoration of Graves.
The following program will be
held at the hall at O'Clock. Mr..
Chaplin will preside at this meeting.
Prayer-Rev. J. NJ. Robinson.
Song-Amerlca.
Recitation-Hope Osgood.
Song
Childrens Exercise-MemoriaI
Day.
Song
Recitation-Anna McMeel and
Clara Flick.
Song
Recitation-Ina Pinnick.
Song
Recitation-Lucile Leach.
Song
Recltatlon-Gwndoline Taylor.
Song
Recition-Emilla Read.
Song
Recitation-Fred E. Peat.
Song
Recitation-Jesse Nett.
Song
Recitation-Rosa N. Rhodes.
Address Rev. Anderson.
Song
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
CONTEST NOTICE.
First Published May 30. 1907
Department of the Interior.
United States Land Office.

First Published May 30. 1907
Department of the Interior.
United States Land Office,
Dodge City, Kansas May Is 1907.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been fled
in this office by Wilber A. Carter contestant,
against homestead entry No. 27003, made July
23rd, 1906 for the Northwest quarter Of Section IS,
Township 32 Range "a W, by Carless Zell,
has wholly abandoned said tract; that has chang
ed his residence for more than six months since
making said entry; that said tract is not settled
upon and cultivated by said party required by
law: that these defaults continue to date and are
not caused by the service of the defendant in the
army navy of the United States, said parties
are hereby notified to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
July 6, 1907. before the Clerk of the District
Court of Meade County, Kansas, at his office in
Meade, Kansas and that final hearing will be
held at 10 O'Clock on JulyI10, 1907 before the
Register and Receiver at the United States Land
Office in Dodge City, Kansas.
The said contestant having, in a proper
affidavit, filed May Is, 1907, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service OF
this notice cannot be made, it is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
II. F. MILLIKAN, Register.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
CONTEST NOTICE.
First published May 10, 1907
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office,

Dodge City Kansas, May 8, 1907.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by John Nelson contestant,
against homestead entry No. 2ISo3, made
June 4th, 1908, for 81 of S EA of Sec. 23
and NJ of N E4 of Section 20, Township
"a S, Range 70 w by Maggie r. Smith (now
Maggie R. Young,) Contestee, in which it is
alleged that the said Maggie R. Young (Nee
Smith) has wholly abandoned said tract: that
she has changed her residence therefrom for
more than six months since making said entry:
that said tract is not settled and cultivated by
said party as required by law; that said de-
faults continue to this date said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10
O'Clock a. m. on July 10, 1907, before the
Register and Receiver at the United States
Land Office in Dodge City, Kansas.
The said contestant having, in a proper
affidavit filed May 8, 1907, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service of this notice can not be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by dne and proper publication.
L. J. rettijohn
Receiver.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
Nor1cEo OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
First Puhlication May Q. 100

First Publication May 9, 1907.
State of Kansas, Meade County, SIS.
The Board of County Commissioners will meet
as board of Equalization of the assessment of
taxes on the first Monday OF June 1907 at the
Office of the County Clerk.
All persons feeling themselves aggrieved by
reason of the assessment, valuation of their
property as returned by the assessor Of their
township or city for the year 1867, appear
before the board at that time and have a hearing
upon such grievances.
w. W. Pressly,
County Clerk
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30
w. w. Simpson, Dentist.

Is permanently located in Meade
and can be consulted any time dur
ing Office hours.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-05-30

WILSON has Cheap Corn. Come
and see at Red Feed Barn, east of
Carthage Avenue.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Gaiety, Music and THE Toymakers.

Good music and plenty of fun
are great factors in the success OF
an opera and this new musical abb
surdity is brim full OF both. Old
and young look for amusement in
this dull world but it is seldom
found in such quantity as in this
opera of The Toymakers." 1t is
great combination OF CHEEKY, clean
sport and bright songs full of melody
and swing that catch the audience
Immediately on the rising of the
curtain and keep it in great good
humor. Everyone remembers that
famous book Quincy Adams
Sawyer" and the success it made
through the country as play. 1t
depicted in an original manner the
customs and character of New
England people and was called
''the best New England story ever
written" with great justice to its
clever author, Charles FELTON, Pid-
gin, who has added another to his
list of successful books. He also
wrote the play for "The Toy
makers" and about twenty-six new
songs that are gems of good taste
and gaiety. Blake and Bennett of
Boston wrote the music which is a
guarantee of high class work that
should be a model for all comic
operas. The scenic equipment is
most elaborate, both costumes and
scenery having been designed for
'The Jollities" who give "The
Toymakers" at the Opera House
on Thursday Nov. FL for one night
only. The great secret of this gay
opera lies in the fact that the great
audience entirely forgets itself and
gives itself up to love and laughter
of the rarest kind. It is highly
amused from rise to fall of the cur
tain and that is the stern demand
of an audience in these days. The
pretty scenes are laid in an old
English town this time, at a pictu-
rescue inn and in that quaint shop
Of an old toymaker who dwells
there with his merry crew and
makes a wonderful doll that he
brings to life by electricity. Daisy
Dane, the belle of the village, slips
into the place of the lovely doll and
proceeds to astonish the inventor
ard the audience with her audaci-
Gus, lively feats which produce the
queerest situations one could
imagine. To sum up, It's a strong,
healthy play of vigorous action and
spirited music.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
WARNING TO DIRECTORS.
Must Enforce Health Lawe.

State Health Commissioner DR..
Samuel G.. Dixon has sent out a
warning, which will be read with
interest everywhere throughout the
state, to the effect that school di.
rectors must see to it that the
health laws are observed. DR.. Dix
on says they will be rigidly enforc-
ed Ito the end of even cutting off
the school appropriations, followed
by the prosecution of principal and
teachers. =" He cites the laws com
pelling directors to examine as to
the sanitation in and about schools;
the vaccination law and the execu-
ton of the outbuilding law. He
does not intend to give more warn
ings, but his first action will be 10
havcthe state appropriation with
drawn and the other penalties will
follow so the report of the interview
says. Directors should see that the
laws are observed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Anthracite Centennial.
Wyoming Valley to Celebrate Use Of Coal
for Domestic Purposes.

The Wyoming Valley Historical
and Geological Society has ar
ranged for the celebration on Feb.
ruary II, 1908, Of the one hund-
redth anniversary of the first burn
ing of anthracite coal in a CONNER
cial CRATE. 1t has been decided to
strike off a medal commemorating
the event.
Coal was first successfully burned
in CRATE by Judge Jesse Fell in the
old Fell tavern in Wilkes Barre, and
the room where the experiment took
place is still preserved. The out
groupings of "stone coal' in the
valley were abundant, but no one
thought of turning the new discov-
cry to domestic use until Judge Fell
conceived the idea that it could be
done.
He constructed in the open hearth
of the main room of the old Fell
tavern a CRATE of iron bars, imbed-
ded in brick work, and made the
experiment. There was a fine
draught up the big chimney and
soon the coal was red hot, ard the
was success.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
The White House Cook Book

and the daily edition of The PHiIa.
deLpAia Press for six days a week
one year, value of $500 for Three
Dollars and Fifty Cents.
The White House Cook Book
contains six hundred pages, beauti-
fully illustrated, bound in enamel
ed cloth, recipes practical, the mer-
it of each fully established. They
are economical and explicit.
The daily Press one year and the
Cook Book both for practically the
price of the one $3.50.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Supcrstitions About Babies.

You mothers" said college xiIl
disdainfully, have the silliest super
stitions about your babies. For my
graduating thesis l am compiling.
the baby superstitions of the world.x
mothers. They're the most ludicrous
things. Listen:
I'm Russia they think a baby and
a kitten cant thrive In the same
house. They kill the kitten as soon
rs the baby comes.
in Spain they won't let a baby
under three see its reflection in &
mirror. Otherwise they think It win
grow up vain, proud and cruel.
I'm Romania babies all wear blue
ribbons around the left ankle to
ward off evil spirits.
I'm Hungary they think that II You
dress girl baby in red she will
turn out bad.
I'm India 1t is good luck for a baby
to fall out of bed.
Irish babies keep strands OF NO.
mons hair in their cradles to prp-
tect them from sickness"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
1900 Tons of Food for Fleet.
Two Ships to Garry the Provisions on Long
Journey.

AT the Brooklyn Navy Yard the
machinery has been set in motion
by which the food supply for 49,
900 officers and enlisted men who
are to start for the Pacific next
month in the fleet of battleships,
torpedo boats and auxiliaries will
be slowed away in the holds of the
supply ships Glacier and Culgoa,
which are to carry all the provis-
ions for the ships. Approximately
5000, 900 pounds, or 1900 tons of
food will be taken.
Many articles of food now served
out to the enlisted men, the old
time sailor never dreamed of being
able to eat at sea, such as condens-
ed milk, canned peaches and pears,
nuts, jellies, chocolate aud othet
sweets.
Besides the 500, 900 pounds of
flour that the Glacier is to carry,
she will have $4,000 pounds OF
frankfurter sausage and 20, o,ooc
pounds of bologna sausage. Six
thousand dozen eggs, to be issued
at Trinidad, will also be taken on
board as we'll as $50, 900 pounds OF
potatoes.
Fourteen thousand pounds OF
smoking and 1000 pounds of plug
tobacco, together with $1,000 cigars
and $1,000 cigarettes, will accom-
modate the wants of the smokers.
The 500, 600 pounds of fresh beef
the chickens, mutton and Other
perishabIe articles will not be tax.
ell on board until the last moment,
The Culgoa will take the same
amount of stores as the Glacier
Both ships will take their coal or
board this week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Origin Of the POtato-bug.
From LeslIe's Weekly.

The original potato-bug lived
somewhere in the highlands of Cen.
trail America. From him descended
the great grandfather of the insect
in questionable striped black and
white creature which still inhabits
the coast of the Caribbean Sea.
This insect never saw a potato
plant; it lived on the wild sand-bur.
This plant is distantly related to
cultivated potato; but until COM
paratively lately (as such terms are
understood in discussions of evolu-
tion), no "potato-bug" has been
anything but sand-bur bug.
When the Spaniards invaded
Mexico, in 1919, they introduced
horses, and as the conquerors went
north the sand-bur plants multipli-
ed in regions where they had never
been seen before, and the sand-bur
beetle followed them. From these
migratory beetles descended the
present Colorado beetle, which was
first recognized as new species in
the seventeenth or eighteenth cen
tury; but even up to 1923 it still
lived OH the wild sand-bur, and was
not abundant or troublesome. With
the western movement of civiliza-
ton, however, the sand-bur beetle
and Irish potatoes were brought in
contact, and it was not long before
the beetle decided in favor of the
potato-stalks as against the fare
furnished by the sand-bur. He
began to be potato-bug, and SO
rapidly did he thrive upon his new
nourishment that inside of forty
years he was known and execrated
everywhere in the United States.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
New Route to Pole.
Captain Amundson to Try Again in 1910.

Captain Raold Amundsen, the
Norwegian Arctic explorer, who is
visiting in Washington, said tha,
he would make another attempt to
reach the North Pole in 1910.
my head is full of plans for my
next expedition" he said, none
OF which has been fully worked out
or finally decided upon. ! have
determined, however, to make my
next trip through the Behring
Strait, rather than by the eastern
route selected by Commander Peary.
1t is probable that l shall also take
with me about the same number of
men-seven-and possibly stay for
the same length of time in the froz-
en- North"
Captain Amundsen spent three
years in the North and definitely
located the magnetic pole. He al
SO succeeded in navigating the
northwestern passage. He did not
have much faith in the attempt
which is to be made by Walter
Wellman to reach the North Pole
by means of balloon.
"Wellman may attempt balloon
trip to the pole," commented Cap
tain Amundsen, ''but I would not
accompany him. Balloons and air
ships are uncertain under normal
conditions, and / see no prospect
for their successful use in the Arc
tic regions where snowstorm and
ice and atmospheric depressions
abound on every hand. l am afraid
any balloon expedition will be an
Inflated one"
Captain Amundsen thinks that
Commander Peary is without
ioubt the best explorer now en-
gagged in the search of the North
Pole"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Costly Walls Of Panama,

When the Spaniards built the city
Of Panama to be the great port OF
their Pacific commerce they put
around It walls which they expected
to save them from raid ers OF an
sorts. Although these walls were
built by natives forced to work al
most for nothing. they cost says Mn.
Forbes-Lindsay. not less than SIT.
100000.
The King of Spain, the story goes,
looked wearily and long one day out
of the westerly WINDOWS Of his pal
ace. One of his Minstrels inquired
the reason for his apparent anxiety.
II am looking" said the King, tor
those costly walls of Panama. They
ought to be visible even at this dis
tance."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Points in Good Dressing.

A well-shosen veil ray be ex-
pensive, but enable a last season S
hat to do further service when
otherwise new headwear would be
necessary. Smart small belongings
are what enable an economical
woman to make her few gowns fit
in we'll for any of the many occa-
sions where they must serve.
To be quite up to date, the walk
ing dress should be black or darkly
tinted, very we'll cut, and made
after rather severely tailored lines.
The hat may have all the color that
the suit lacks.
No article of woman's ward
robe pays better in effectiveness
and lasting results than handsome
fur, only. for real service, she
would better choose mink than
chinchilla or ermine.
A long coat that covers and pro-
tects the dress, and that is in itself
an adornment as we'll as garment
for service, is necessity for every
woman who makes any pretense to
good dressing. The wise woman
whose conveyance is street car or
train rejoices in cloak that looks
suitable on the way, yet is pretty
enough to pass muster at the theater.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Appointed U. s. Attorney.

Charles B. Wilmer, of Sunbury,
Republican leader OF Northumber'
land county, former marshal of the
United States District Court for the
Middle District of Pennsylvania,
Saturday received his commission
as United States Attorney from
President Roosevelt to succeed S.
J. M. McCarrell, recently appoint
ed Judge of the Dauphin County
Court.
Mr.. Witmer's official residence
for the present is Harrisburg, which
will no doubt later be changed to
Sunbury. The district reaches
from the Allegheny mountains to
the Delaware river and from New
York to Maryland, comprising
thirty-four counties, including Col
umbia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07

John G.. Harman made splen-
did fight in the state in his canvas
for the office of State Treasurer,
but he was fighting against tremen-
dous odds, and so-called Independ-
ent Republicans, under the lash OF
the machine, and the cry of "loyal-
ty to party" stuck to the ticket in
spite of the exposure OF their lead
ers who hold high Offices at Harris
burg, showing them to be either
idiots or thieves.
Mr.. Harman comes out of the
conflict smilingly. His big ma
jority in his own county, regard
less of party, shows in what esteem
he is held here.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07

1t is now nearly twenty years
since DR.. Sheldon Jackson, of the
United States Bureau of Education,
obtained from Congress an appro-
priation to import reindeer from
Siberia across the Behring Strait.
During the first year sixteen deer
were brought over by DIR. jackson
personally. During succe S siv c
years others were imported, until
nearly thousand had come alto
gether. There are today no less
than I6, 900 domesticated reindeer
distributed in herds along the North
Alaskan coast.