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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Schemes to pefraud.

One of the latest plans of travelling
agents to defraud the people residing
in the country is the wire fence deal.
Lately a number of travelling agents
have been working in different west
ern states. They represent to the
farmer that they will install an eight
strand wire fence with iron posts
for only eight cents a foot No money
is asked in advance, but promisory
note is given that upon the compile
ton of the fence the same will be
paid for at the agreed price per foot.
After the fence is put in position the
farmer finds that his note has been
placed in the local bank for collection,
and that instead of he securing his
fence for eight cents per foot, it is
eight cents per wire foot. which
makes it 81 cents per foot. This is
purely a modification of the old light
ming rod swindle. 1t hardly ever pays
the farmer to have dealings with trav-
cling agents who make extraordinary
promises as to the goods they have
to dispose of.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
WESTERN MEN in NEW YORK.
Brains of Mountain and Prairie in De-
mand in the Financial Center.

Ever since the early days, when D.
o. Mills, ]. B. Haggin and James R.
Keene "emigrated" from California to
New York, the metropolis has been
drawing largely on the west and south
for its supply of men who do things"
Theodore P. Shonts, both southerner
and westerner, who has undertaken to
solve New York's great transit prob
lem, is the latest Importation in re-
Spouse to the call of the east
The promptness with which Thos. F.
Ryan, of Virginia, turned the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society over to
its policyholders, who now elect a ma
jority of its Board of Directors, and
Invested himself of the control of the
stock which he bought from Jas. H.
Hyde, and the success of the new
management of the Society under the
direction of President Paul Morton,
have created a demand for the strong
men of the south and west that is
greater than ever before. Under the
Morton management the Equitable has
made better showing than any other
insurance company in the way of i'm
proved methods, economies and in
creased returns to policyholders.
E. H. Gary, head of the greatest cor
poration in the world-the U. S. Steel
Co.-John w. Gates, Henry c. Frick
Norman B. Ream, VIM. H. Moore and
Daniel G.. Reid are other westerners
who are among the biggest men in
New York
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
TO SPREAD THE STRIKE.
Telegraph Operators Give UP Hope of
Winning in San .Francisco-Meet-
ing Called in Chicago.

San Francisco.-Indicati Tuesday
night were that the telegraphers strike
will spread and that the next walk out
of operators will occur in some large
eastern center. A committee of
Western Union operators called
Tuesday upon l. N. Miller, jr., assist
ant general superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph company for
the purpose of discussing grievances,
but were refused a conference. The
committee was met by Chief Operator
H. ]. Jeffs, who read note conveying
what answer Miller had to make to
a committee.
After the result of the meeting was
made known to President S. ]. Small
of the Commercial Telegraphers union
he sent telegram to President Roose-
welt, claiming that every honorable
means had been exhausted to secure
an adjustment and that he had no
hope of a settlement without an ex-
tensive strike, that in answer to the
demands of the telegraphers through
out the country, that the strike be
made general he would leave for Chi
cago Wednesday morning
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
SOMEWHAT OF A REFLECTION.
Naive Comment of Debutante That
Amused Hostess.

A charming hostess of one of the
big houses" as they are called by
those who are welcomed into them,
has the added beauty of premature
white hair. That which seems to her
contemporaries an added charm may
appear to the crudely young a mark
Of decline. at least so it appears in
one instance of which the hostess her,
self tells with enjoyment
The lady is a connoisseur of an
tiques. At one of her teas debutante
rich with the glow of youth, but sadly
constrained with her sense of novelty.
was handed cup of tea: the cup
was beautifully blue and wonderfully
old. The hostess desiring to light
en- the strain on her youthful guest
by pleasant diverting remark, said ::
THAT little cup is hundred and IF
ty years old"
"Oh," came the debutantes high
strained toes: How careful you
must be to have kent it so long!"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
State Rates Not Sacred.

Washington.-In an opinion hand
ed down Thursday for the interstate
commerce commission by Commits
sioner Harlan, the rule is laid Town
that while a rate fixed by state
statutes or a state commission lis
naturally and properly entitled to re-
spectful considera ton, it has no
greater sanctity as applied to inter
state traffic. than a rate established
by railroad company; and this COM
mission would not hesitate upon
proper evidence that rate so estab>
Used would be unjust either to a
carrier or to shipper, to refuse it as
a basis for fixing an interstate rate.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Another Jan Arrested.

San Diego, California. - 1t was
learned Friday night from a trust
worthy source that in addition to the
Japanese detected in making sketches
at Fort Rosecrans few days ago,
another Jap was arrested in the fort
Friday for having blue print of the
works in his possession. This latter
Japanese was employed as a servant
at the fort. He is a man of superior
attainments. In his room was found
standard work on engineering. The
blue print was well drawn and showed
much technical skill. but was not
quite completed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
MAKING CHANGES.
The Oklahoma Convention is Freeing
Proposed Constitution of Its
Most Radical Provisions.

Guthrie. Oklahoma, = Fourteen i'm
portant changes in the constitution
for the proposed state of Oklahoma
were made by the convention Thurs
day morning. The most important
modifies the initiation and referendum
provision by eliminating the section
allowing the governor to take means
to put into effect any law in the
event of the legislatures refusal to
act upon it. Another vital change
eliminates the plank forbidding for
eign corporations to appeal from the
decisions of state courts. Another
amendment gives home railroads the
right to merge, but denies the pre-
rogative to foreign corporations.
Other alterations affect the appropri-
alton. habeas corpus provision court
power Of contempt, religious utter
ance suffrage and board of agricul-
ture
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Aonuitted Because Insane.

st. Joseph, Mo.-Raymond Teso1
pleaded insanity and the unwritten
law as his defense for the killing OF
George Mayham, and jury acquitted
him here Friday. He killed Mayham
in a grocery store last October. The
jury decided that Teson was insane
when he shot Mayham and that he is
still of unsound mind. The slayer
will be committed by Criminal judge
Casteel to the state insane asylum IN
til his reason is restored. 1t was
proven that Mayham was intimate
with Mrs Teson.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Convention Will Adjourn.

Guthrie. Okla. = The constitu-
tional convention will have complet-
ed it's labors at midnight Saturday.
Sunday will be spent in engrossment
and by Monday night the finished doc
ument will have been signed and an
adjournment taken. The date of the
election has not been definitely an
nounced but will be about September
Is. Seven more changes were made
Friday. the chief of which returns
to Oklahoma soldiers and sailors their
suffrage and increases the school levy
from five to ten mills.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18

Wonder, New, wants a sky pilot
who is handy with a gun Where is
the ministerial gent of this commune
ty who used to preach, shave, cut hair,
shampoo, guarantee to raise crop on
bald heads, talk from both sides of
his mouth at one and the same time
and occasionally bound into the squar-
ed circle, jabbing, punching, upper
cutting, side-stepping and saying
worldly-yea, carnal-things under
his breath until roughly jolted into
dreamland? He should take his pro-
fessional kit and hike for Wonder, be-
cause the call is for just that sort
of fighting parson.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Oklahoma Convention.

Guthrie, Ok.-The convention that
early this year drafted a constitution
for the proposed new state of Okla
homa. reconvened here Wednesday,
after two months recess. The con-
vention had previously set August
6 as the date upon which the docu-
ment should be submitted TO the vote
of the people for ratification or re-
lection, but in the light of later de-
velopments this date was annulled.
The present work of the convention
will be to set a new election date, to
finish up a good deal of minor work
and to adjourn sine die. The final
adjournment is expected within ten
days.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
AFTER THE TOBACCO TRUST
The Government Files a Petition
for Its Dissolution.
An Injunction May Be Asked or a
Receiver Appointed-criminal
Prosecutions Probable.

New York. = The government
Wednesday filed in the United
States circuit court in this city a
petition against the American To
bacco company, the Imperial Tobac-
co company, the British-American
Tobacco company. the American
Snuff company, the American Cigar
company, the United Cigar Stores
company, the American Stogie COM
pany, and SO other corporations and
% individuals connected with the
named companies. These corpora
tons and individuals constitute what
is generally known as the Tobacco
trust and the petition directed
against them sets forth the purpose
of the government to dissolve this
trust by breaking up the agreements
under which the consolidated con-
Germs are working. In showing the
growth of the trust" since its or
ganization in 1890, the conclusion is
reached that at an early day, unless
prevented. it would completely mo-
nopolize the entire tobacco industry.
James C. Reynolds. the special as
sistant attorney general appointed to
prosecute the so-called tobacco trust
declared Wednesday after filing the
complaint in the case that the ques
ton whether he would urge the court
to appoint a receiver for the various
companies would depend entirely upon
the evidence secured from witnesses
al prosecution of the defendants nam
ed in the complaint is highly probable
and that the Sherman law, under
which this action is brought makes a
conspiracy in restraint of trade a Grim
inal offense.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Offensive Interview witbdrawn.

Tokio-The Hochi will Thursday
withdraw the interview with Admiral
Sakamoto. The latter was quoted as
were brilliant social figures but de-
ficient in professional training and
practice, and the crews OF American
ships would retreat rather than fight
Japan. simultaneously with the
withdrawal of this interview, the
Hochi will publish an anonymous in
terview with a Japanese newell ex-
pert, highly eulogistic of the eff
cheney of the present American navy
and the high standard of its gun
merry.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Money in RAISING Celery.

Celery will be one of the principal
crops produced in the. neighborhood
of Canon City, Col. this season. This
is due to the fact that the late frosts
seriously injured the fruit crop, and
the growers have now begun to plan
celery. Celery has been raised sue
cessfully by a few growers, and has
been found to be one of the best pay
ing crops. One grower realized s1,575
from one and half acres last year,
another 5000 on less than an acre.
The cost of an acre of planting and
care is about $3.50. The demand for
the crop has always been greater than
the supply.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Judaes at Their Best.

In the course of a recent case be-
fore Mr.. Justice Darling the judge de-
clined to make requested ruling,
saying that if he did so the court of
appeals would say he was wrong.
Counsel having expressed disagree
ment with this view, the judge said:
well, you know the court of appeals
as well as 1 do, perhaps better, for
you see them at work, while I only
meet them at luncheon" To which
the barrister 'dryly replied: Your
lordship sees them at their best
Law Notes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
SAVED FnoM DREAD PATE.
Kind Womsn's Assistance Meant
Much to This Tramp.

A certain lady. noted for her kind
heart and open hand, was approached
not long ago by man who, with
tragic air, began:
A man. madam, is often forced by
the whip of hunger to many things
from which his very soul shrinks-
and so it is with me at this time. IN
less. madam, in the name of pity, you
give me assistance, will be COM
PEELED to do something which I never
before have done, which 1 would
greatly dislike to do
Much impressed, the lady made
haste to place in his, hand a fve-dol-
lar bill. AS the man pocketed it
with profuse thanks. she inquired:
"And what is the dreadful thing
1 have kept you from doing. my poor
mani"
Work" was the brief and mourn
full reply Harper's Weekly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Jumped From Car Window.

Denver.-John T. Thompson a
prisoner in custody of Detective Jo-
seph Day of the Portland, Ore, po-
lice department, leaped from car
window while the train was running
at speed of 40 miles an hour near
this city Thursday and escaped.
Thompson is wanted at Portland to
answer a charge of stealing $4,000
and was captured at London, Eng,
after a chase around the world
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18

is worthy OF he most careful consid-
Grafton of ey cry resident of rural
district The greatest utilization OF
all home resources can only be
brought about by a cooperation of.
the people. Every land owner and
every person employed in the tiliing
of the soil. should give greater study
to economic questions and discover.
if possible, how much better all con-
ditions under which he labors can be
made by practice of the old-time
home patronage rule.
DIN CARR.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Santa Ee Indicted.

Chicago.-An indictment charging
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad with granting rebates
amounting to $4,000 to the United
States Sugar Beet company of Gar
den City, Kas., was returned Wednes-
day by the grand jury in the United
States district court. The Indictment
contains 65 counts. eacn one relating
to an alleged infringement of the
law and the company if convicted is
subject to maximum fine of $780,
600, or a maximum fine of $4,000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
A Japanese Station Raided

Los Angeles.-A Japanese farm
near 1nglewood, which is alleged to
be one of a chain of stations OK
tending from the Mexican border
through which coolie laborers are
being struggled into California, was
raided by federal immigration off
GERS Thursday. Five Japanese whose
appearance showed they had made a
long journey overland were captured
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18

Much has been said in the maya
zines and daily papers about the vast
amounts of money that are lost an
nually by farmers who invest in differ
ent mining. oil and other companies.
It appears that the great mass of peo-
pie would become SO informed as to
the methods of stock swindlers as to
make their operations difficult 1t is
q wise idea to avoid investing money
in any company that offers extraor-
binary returns. And the man IL fool.
lsh Indeed who will place his msnsy
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Educators Rnsv,

Los Angeles.-The members Of the
National Educational association spent
the entire day Tuesday in the ses-
sions of the twelve different depart
ments. Scores of papers were read
upon multitude of subjects and dis
cussion of topics followed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18

Most people are not familiar with
the sight of woman smoking a cigar,
but the old Indiana woman whose
smoking offended the guardians of the
st. Louis Union railway station was
probably not far wrong in saying that
a woman looks better with cigar in
her mouth than when she is chewing
gum. Certainly she could not look
much worse.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Lived ffs Years,

Hutchinson, Kansas. - Mrs. Ann
Owens. negro. known to be
more than lis years old and a resi-
dent of Hutchinson 20 years. is dead
here. She was born a slave in the
Wilkinson family in Maryland in the
year 1889 or the year previous and
after having been sold to Dick Christ
mas was taken to Madison county,
Mississippi, where she lived a good
share of her life until coming to Kan
sas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
NAV Send Another Shamrock.

London, Eng. = 1t is probable,
although Sir Thomas Upton will not
admit it, that the New York yacht
club will receive a challenge for the
Americas cup for 1908. The time for
challenging does not expire until Oc-
tober and it is not likely that the
challenge will be sent until the last
moment Friends of Sir Thomas say
he is most anxious to make another
try and that unless something unfore-
seen happens another Shamrock will
cross the Atlantic next year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Roxton. Saws He look II.

San F'rancisco.-Dr Charles Box
ton, the temporary mayor of San
Francisco, on the witness stand in
the Glass trial Thursday afternoon,
told the story of his debauchment by
Theodore V. Halsey, the indicted
agent of the Pacific States Telephone,
company. who, he testified, paid him
$4,000 mostly in 800 bills for hav-
ing voted and used his influence as
a supervisor against the granting of
a rival franchise to the Home Tele-
prone company.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Rock Island Wreck in Kansas.

Wichita, Kan. - The stub Rock
Island passenger train No. "a
running between Ell Reno. Ok, and
Kansas City, was wrecked a few
miles south of Peabody, Kan, at mid
night by running onto derailing
switch. The engine turned over and
Engineer Lay, of Harrington, Kan,
was dangerously scalded. Baggage
man Gushee, a brakeman, Pullman
conductor and several passengers
were injured.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Japanese Was sketehina Fort

San Diego, Calf. = A report was
in circulation Thursday that a Japa-
nese had been arrested at Fort Rose
Grams in the act of making drawings
of the fort. Major Getchel acknowl-
edges that Japanese was arrested,
that he was drawing plans of the
fort, that he was not a servant. but a
stranger. and that there is a heavy
punishment for the offense. He de
clined to give the Japanese's name
and would not say what he had done
with the prisoner
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
a,,nch Goes over Dam.

jamestown, N. Y. Six people
were drowned Friday night II
miles south of here Nine people had
taken a gasoline launch on the Con
ewango river. which was very high
owing to Thursdays rains. The boat
was swept over dam and six people
drowned
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18

One Of our cities is cleaner than it
used to be. On the waste-barrels
which stand on the streets is painted,
instead of the bald Injunction, Throw
rubbish here" a winning request,
please help us to keep the city clean -
Citizens have been seen to read that
sign and walk back half block to
pick up banana skin.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Heat Deadly in Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb.-One death. Edward
Fox. man of middle age, and ole
prostration from heat resulted Tues
day. This was the fourth day of ex-
cessive high temperature in South
east Nebraska, the government Their
mometer Indicating between 80 and
100 each day
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
International C. e cnvention.

Seattle Washington, The In
ternational Christian Endeavor con-
vention began Wednesday afternoon
big Christian Endeavor tent with an
address of welcome by Gov. A E.
Mead of the state of Washington, and
City Engineer R. C. Thomson. repre-
senting Mayor of Seattle. The con-
Tention will cover period of five
days.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Glass Jury Secured.

San Francisco.-The jury to try Vice
President Louis Glass of the Pacific
States Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany on the charge of bribing Super
visor Charles L. Boxton with $4,000 to
vote for the the withholding of fran
chise to the Home Telephone company
of San Francisco was completed Tues
day afternoon.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Quite Desirable.

The Hold-up Man Gas he takes large
watch from victims pocket)-I sup
pose you're thinkin' I'm a real unde-
sirable citizen, Ell?
The Victim-Nothing of the sort,
old man! That watch you've just re-
lieved me of was in my wife's family
for rs years and she forced me to lug
II around -Puck
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18

The American government has been
keeping house for Cuba while the mis-
tress of the house was sick. Now
that the temporary caretaker is pre-
pairing to leave, it has been decided
that Cuba will have to pay the ex-
penses of the American occupation.
Since Cuba is poor, however, there
will be no unneighborly haste in col
lecting the bill, which will amount to
$1,000, 900 or $3,OO0,0O0.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Locomotive Eirenen h cnnferenee

"S"'Sfl w OOIlSieHCes
Peoria, Illinois. All Vice
grand masters of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
have been called to Peoria for two
days conference with Grand Master
John J. Hannahan. and Grand Score
tary-Treasurer w. S. Carter,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Mich.oan A. o. U. w. Quit.

Detroit.-After long and stubborn
battle against heavy odds to place
the order in Michigan on a stable foot
ing, the grand lodge of Michigan, An
cient Order of United Workmen Tues
day voted to surrender its chatrer. In
eight years the membership in Mich
igan has dropped from $4,000 to less
than 5000
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Is. ]. Lewis Indicted

st. Louis. Mo.-Seven indictments
have been returned by the federal
grand jury against Edward G. Lewis
president of the Peoples United
States bank, charging fraud, He was
also indicted with F. v. Putnam on
charge of using the mail to defraud
the stockholders.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
A Mandamus for Judge Dunno.

San Francisco, The district
court OF appeals Wednesday afternoon
granted a writ of mandamus against
Judge Dunno commanding him i'm
mediately to fix date fer settlement
and to settle the bills Of exception in
the Schmitz case or to show cause
why he has not done SO.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Korean Emperor May Have Quit.

Toxic Japan.-The correspondent
at Seoul of the Jiji Shimpo, a journal
that enjoys a high reputation for the
accuracy of its news service, tele-
graphs his paper saying he believed
the emperor has abdlcated.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18

Jefferson City, Mo.-Governor Folk
has committed the death sentence of
Thomas Clay, the Boone county ne
gro under sentence to be hanged in
Columbia, July 25, to life imprison-
ment
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18
Depositors viii Lose Ten

DepoSitorS VIII Lose len FER Cent.
Topeka.-James T. Bradley, receiv-
er of the First National bank which
failed in the Devlin crash. Tuesday
announced that the affairs of the
bank would be wound up within six
weeks and will pay off in total 80
cents on the dollar.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-18

w. T. Stead does not go in very
strongly for epigrams. They make
attractive reading, but are not suffi-
GENTLY expansive for. the purposes of
an editor who enjoys Mr.. Steads de
served reputation as voluminous pro-
Queer of copy.