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Amador ledger., 1908-06-26
Tax Vehicles for Good Roads.


Among the other propositions for
securing means to pay for good roads,
the Legislature is to be asked to pass
bill for taxing wagons, automobiles
and probably all other vehicles, says
the Stockton Independent. Such a
proposition has been discussed at the
good roads convention and has met
with favor. Many men believe there
is good ground for the suggestion, for
the owners of vehicles use the loads
more than do others and yet the
expense of making and maintaining
them falls heavily upon those who
own neither horses. carriages nor
automobiles as upon those who do
and who use and wear out the roads
most. The construction and main
tenance of good roads, while in the
interest Of the whole community, is
of especial interest to the vehicle
owner and many will say that he who
uses the roads most should contribute
most to bald them and keep them in
repair.
Amador ledger., 1908-06-26

We are sorry to say that the report
of the big strike in the Utica which
was reported the first of the week was
greatly exaggerated. At that time it
was stated that from S200, 900 to $500,
600 was taken out and all sorts of
stories were in the air. We are in
formed by Mr.. Martin, that while
they did come upon a bunch Of
beautiful looking rock, on the hang
ing wall, it proved to be only small
pocket, which quickly punched out.
The total value of the pocket was
only few thousand dollars. While
this discovery proved a disappoiut-
ment, we take back nothing we have
said edItorIally, about the richness of
this section. If it was not struck
this time, it will be some day
Prospect.
Amador ledger., 1908-06-26
Folger's Express.

All baggage promptly delivered.
Orders strictly attended to. Folger S
Express, jackson. Mrs M. Folger,
phone Black 40l. Leave orders at
Wells Fargo express office, Main "a.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-10

position of all of him is not correct
ly stated in his vail, l may be ex-
pected for not trying to guess just
what part of him feels aggrievedy
and not caring whether it is the hair
of his head or little toe-nail that
imagines it has been pulled.
This portion though, claims to
have been a county official that has
ihondled large sums of public money
in the past, from which one would
infer that it is noe in official posi- ion
now, and may be pardoned for
saying, never should have been
when not endowed with sufficient
moral courage to take credit to it
self when Dragging on its record.
Why9 WM. loBLING.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-10
Will Be Established in Meade County in the Near Future
by the National Land and Sub b-1rrgation Co.
|IHE STATION WILL Be LOCATED At MEADE
viii Be Great Thing for the City and the County.
J. y. Ford, Representative Here Now.
Special to the News.

special TO the News.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 3rd 1908
EProf. John L. Wiggans, president of
the National Land and Sub Lrriga-
ltion Co., $1,000, 900 corporation
xof Arizona, stated today that his
company would soon begin the IN
hstallation of demonstration plants In
fWestern Kansas, eastern Colorado
and New Mexico, and have them
completed and in operation before
the coming spring. He further stat
ed that plant would probably be
Installed at no distant date in Meade
8 County, Kansas but refused to say
at just what point.
The Virgins system of sub irriga-
ton consists of a series of continu-
Gus cement tiles laid under ground
from 8 to IS inches and irrigation is
1 carried on by means of ordinary
drilled wells. A main conduit, 4
inches in diameter is laid across the
tract to be irrigated, and at intervals
, of from 10 to 10 feet apart are laid
/, ,two-inch laterals at right angle to
,ssshe main line. From an elevated
tank, or reservoir, water is forced,
BY gravity, through the main con
I duit into these lateFals and forced
into the soil through small holes.
sThese perforations are securely coy
cred over with a patened device
! which prevents roots and mud from
clogging them up.
A recent report made by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture states
that sub irrigation, under severe
tests, proves to be great saving in
water and in labor, and compares
the loss by evaporation as 4 to 1 in
favor of the system of sub-irrigation
Ihe Virgins system has been in
generel use for the past four years in
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-10
MaEnoney Captured

James Mahoney, wanted at Liber-
al o,s charge of larceny and who
escaped before being arrested was
captured in Kingalan county few
weeks ago while spending Thanks
giving with his parents there. He
was arrested by the sheriff of that
county and brought him to Meade
where he was kept until his prelimi-
nary at which he was bound over to
the next term of court al that place.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-10

the orange growing districts of Flor
ida, with phenominal success, and
two years ego an alfalfa field il Ok
lahoma was equipped, which showed
the increase in one year was suffi-
cient to pay for the cost of installa-
lion. 1t is believed by Prof. Wig
gins that millions of acres in the
arid and semi arid west can be re-
claimed under this new tile making
machine, and he says it will not be
long antil Western Kansas will be
made TO produce even more than the
fertile valleys of the eastern portion
of the state
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-10
Catholic BaZ ar

The Catholic Ladies Altar Society
will hold a sale of ChsistRaas ar
tieles at B. S. McMee's store on
the 18th and 10Th of December.
RemembeE the dates and sccure
your holiday gifts.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-10
JOn|NG TAXES 4 SHOT
At the Globe and Also Takes
Fling at Taxpayer"
as Follows:
CHIT UNDERSTAND PLAIN english
"Great Caption That"

FROM ne OWleS GaZett6
1t must have been a wonderful in
tellect that conceived It'll
one that was not guilty of the charge
implied and one that was endowed
with sufficient perspicasity to under
stand and make a proper application
by affecting to explain-however
tardily---a former article and as
''the guilty fee when no man pur-
sueth" and "a guilty conscience
needs no accuser" would appear to
have applied it to the right case, all
of which is as gratsfying to she
''Sage of Fowler" as is the belated
recognition of his ability. Proper
appreciation, no matter how long
delayed, is always welcomed.
Bat the explanation rs subject to
the same criticism as the original ar
ticle as the records show that the.
republican nominee for county at
torney, A. T. Bodle1 ST., only had
4 majority of four votes and as the
democratic nominee, Geo. S. Sell
vidge, had always been popular in
Crooked Greek township, which was
reliably democratic as whole, there
was county office at stake and the
man who got theemost votes did not
get the office. VIII say that the
poll books for that year could not
be found but the record does show
that the majority of the democratic
nominees for township Offices got
more thae four majority that year
and the only republican elected
(trssteeb got the votes of several
democrats, part of whom can name
and give the reason for, but will not
at this time, for it was purely per-
s0nal and neither of the principals
of the quarrel are now here. Fur
thermor, the republican nominee for
county attorney had not, and never
has been able to carry Crooked
Creek township for anything.
Now, to quote hearsay evidence,
Mr.. Davis, attorney for the plaintiff
in the Crooked Geek case, told me
that Mr.. Bodle agreed to make no
defense against a writ of mandamus
that only included the returns for
the township Offices, and as writ of
mandamus comes under the same
rule of law that applies in any civil
matter that, unless answer is made,
petition will be taken as true and
Judgment rendered in accordance
this seems to have been done.
Now, having shown that there
were county offices involved in the
one case as we'll as the other, and
that further, there WIS no adequate
defense made, will pass up to the
parties who saed for the writ and
Judge Price whom we were informed
was engaged In the Mertilla case,
but who does not appear in the rec
ord, to explain why the returns for
county Offices were not included in
the Crooked Creek order.
And in passing, may add that
when you look among the allowances
you will probably not and any for
the able attorney for the plaintiffs
in the Mertilla case, for another
case he butted into, without invita-
ton from either the Honorable
Board" or Couuty Attorney, and de
mands 4 good fat fee for.
VIII also mention mournful cry
FROM Taxpayer" not as worthy of
an answer, but merely to cali atten-
ton to a feature or two that may
need word or two of comment.
AS there are about thousand of
him and 1t IS well known that the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-10
Married
of the stat

Mr.. Eber E. Ellis and Miss Bes-
sic Conger were united in marriage
last Monday at the hone of Mrs.
IS. D. Aker, of Liberal, by Probate
Judge Hultz. The News congratu-
lateS.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-10
Public Ball

Wils be held at Phelps opera
house, Meade, Kansas on Christ
mas eve, with the best of music and
floor superb. Everyone cordially
invited.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-10
lBpiscOpai Services

vii. be held at she M. E. church
on the evening Of Dec. 18th. Bishop
Griswold will have charge of the
services.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-12-10
"A Challenge

We challenge the world to clay
pigeon shoot to be fbeld at Meade,
Dec. "a. Bring your guns and be
prepared for defeat.
John Sweet,
Doug Adams,
George DeCow,
Billy Green,
DIR. Fee,
H. B. Phelps.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
SCHOOLS READY
TO OPEN MONDAY
BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD
MEETING LAST EVENING TO
HEAR REPORTS ON 6EPAias
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Board al Education 'eid the
regular monthly meeting last evening
and made arrangements tor the oprn.
ina OF schols heaIu reHert~ 90 im.
uroyemeuts and .rerairs wniea have
been made during the summs 'aca.
tiou on the buildings aud s-mnds.
All she teachers have returned lrDH
their vacation visits except one Who
i- expected to arrive today aII every
Thing Is in readiness for she begin
ming OF school next Monday.
Superintendent +. O.. Cieuienen
announces that ia order to expedite
matters. patrons cf the schools who
desire to enter pupils win be- receiv
cd at Dis Office at the Cairo High
school today from a. 90. TO D.. m
and on SATURDAY morning from to y
O'Clock
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
PYTHIANS MEETING
TWO LODGES HOLD JOINT SEES.
SION FOR WORK IN KNIGHT
RANK.
Minstrel Show Planned BY Ascslor
Lodge No. 51-Calro Lodge
Meets Tonight For Page
Work.

Ascalou Lodge. No 81 Knights of
PythiaS. held their regular weekly
meeting al their castle Han last even
Ing. A very large and enthusiastic
meeting developed The Knight Rank
was conferred on Dr. ! Z. Woelhe
aud d. ID Barton. after which stump
iucus repasf was served by the en-
tertaiumeut committee. which was
duly appreciated hy those present
A concert was also reaiered by sew
eral members which onliyened the
meeting and was thoroughly enjoyed.
Or vas also decided to give min
sirsl show in the very near future and
las the arrangements are partly made
the Knights Of Pythias feel that the
bow they contemplate putting oi.
win De- second To- none that has been
given anywhere All present were
lighly pleased and very enthusiastic
ia regard 70 the entertainment. and
from the interest shown last night 81
appear- the show viii De well sup.
rcrel.
Final arrangements viii be- made a.
a very .arly date when the enter
tainmerr committee viii be in posi-
.tiCn to give details.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
COMPANY K TO
CO INTO CAMP
ENCAMPMENT TO BE HELD AT
INDIANAPOLIS FROM SEPT 10
TO SEPT %.
SOLDIERS MUST co
Fifty-Four Under Warrant to Accom-
pany Comrades-Camp at Fort
Benjamin Harri-
son

Company X, Illinois National Guar
WIN leave Thursday. Sept. 10 for In
dianapolis where they vii go into EN-
eampment at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Toe soldiers Will leave at 2:35 D. m
}iq me Illinois Central and Will go e
Aatstocn transferring there 90 The
Big } ur They viii remain in caml
for about twelve days
Company X now has "a members
Following are the names OF members
furnished the commander in charg.
Of Fort Harrison and who are nude
warrant TO go
Captain-W. P Greaney
First I.ieutenant-H A. Schulze.
Second Lieutenant-O. 5 Peabody
First Sergeaut-A 0. HicEcox
Second Sergeant-A. Kala.
Third Sergeant-R. Seigelman
Quartermaster Sergeant-Thoma.
Russell
Sergeant Ben Holderby.
First Ccrporal-H Hughes
Second Corporate Wood.
Third Corporal--H Wood
Fourth Corporal-Geo. Tripp.
Musiciau--A Lane
Priyates j. L, Barnard b. n
Barnes. r. c. Bates. B. Burchdeld, c
Bouscher, Willis Bury. w Barnett
J. Buchanan, o. Cooper, p. Clendenen
F. Driskell c. Engler b. Faulkner
A. iiagey j, r tckcov p. Hogan
H. Hughes, Leroy bach, B Kelley
n. Kusener j. Klein, NJ Mcirader
q. McKeag. Ed Meyers. c. Muligan
j. Mulyihil, A W. Puliam W. D
Peterson. f. Quillmalz. l.. Richardson
WI sharp F l. Snider, J. Simmons, J
". Sarber, w Traylor, %. Simmons
C. 3. Wilson, p Winstead W. Winter
b. Wood, J. H. Woodward, Jr.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
TENTH STREET
WORK ORDERED
MUST BE COMMENCED sEPTEM
Der 10 AND COMPLETED BY
NOVEMBER !.
Contractor Fraser's Bid Accepted
Can Finish Work in Twenty Days
Street Washer is
FaVored.

A special meeting Ct the city coun-
Gil was held last night for the pur-
pose OF receiving the report OF the
street committee on the bid, for doing
the work on the sewer AT Tenth ana
Ohio streets. There were present His
Honor, Mayer Parsons, and len alder
men The committee reported that
the bid Of A. 5. Fraser was the lowest
and recommended that II be accepted.
Attorney Leah was present to advise
the council a. to details
\ motion that the report of the
committee be received and recon-
meudation concurred in was adopted
with the proyso that work be com
menced on September 10 and com.
pleted November /, also that bon
OF $1,000 be required of the contrac
tor fir the faithful performance of the
work within the time specified, also
that payments be made at the rate OF
81 per cent of the work done every
ihfteen days. also that the work be
done 10 the satisfaction OF the street
committee and city engineer
The mayor named Walter b. Ben
nett to hll the vacancy at fire Sta.
ton No D.
| Alderman Meehan made verbal re-
! port on street sweepers and washers
at Paducah He said the Paducah
people had two old street sweepers
which had been abandoned as unsatIs-
factory in their work They found
that the streets had 10 be sprinkled
before being swept and il they got a
little TWO wet the brooms would clog
and refuse 10 turn. They had been
replaced by street washers which did
satisfactory WORK. He had made par
ticular inquiry as to cloggine the sew
ers with the washings from the
streets. and was told that no trouble
had been met with although their
system is about like ours Il was
necessary, however. TO keep trash out
Of the stretes, ami gather up the
.jropuings
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
HAD GOOD MONTH
Work Done BY Contractors on Eleven
Different Projects in August
Worth s35,Oco.

Gifts Engineer Thistlewocd is en-
gagged IN making out his reports %
tn Board of Local Improvements
showing work done last month on the
various public Improvements 300 the
cit. Mr. Thistlevoot says 10 has
been good month on nearly AN the
projects under wa, sewers street
paving and street filing There were
eleven different pieces OF work ugder
vor and the total work done on them
REPRESENTED in figures is about $50
eco
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
Fine New Press.

TIE Commercial Printing company
on Eighth street. is making e2teus 20
improvements cart Rector has
leased the entire building. moved bis
business Office uu-stairs. so as =
make room on the ground floor for
fine large power press of the Nhiiiofk
Ponv type on which be Will be- able
T. print large posters. - HeI a.
small work in 3puble-quick time The
machine IS here and WiI be- set up in
a cas- or two.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
The philosonher Of Eollv.

Aheres one thing about religion
that seems inconsistent to me OBJ
serves the Philosopher OF Folly-"snd
that's this: You've got to believe in
heaven If you want to get there, but
you can 90 TO the other place with
out believing in ii at all
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Miss G. Pearl Mulberry. teacher Of
domestic science at the Cairo Higd
school has returned from her yaca
ton trip to Chicago, Peoria and points
in Michigan and Colorado
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
LARGE Cataract.

MY poor mani" exclaimed the benev'
client old lady. How did you lose
your sight?' Well you see. ma'am
/. was this way" explained the blind
beggar: Il once went over Niagara
falls in a barrel and got a cataract
In the eye '- Philadelphia Record
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
DEss ARRAIcNs CANNON.

- Joseph No. sept. Eugene Y.
Del.s. Socialist candidate for presi-
dent. was En- s. Joseph this after
nosn. and spoke to about Lees people
fro milne Red Special Debs arraignei
Speaker Cannon in severe terms He
said Uncle Joe Cannon is worth 81
uea GOO today and he didn't have ?
dollar vhen he entered congress.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Mr. and Mrs ], W Wenger and
Charlie. p Wenger nave returned
from Trinidad Colo where they We're
called by the death OF Mr. and Mrs
David Wenger and daughter
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
Kick Hiuh Up.

III yous got TO kick, said Uncle
Eben, "eo to headquarters ! hates to
see so many people tellin DER troubles
TO de office boy, and den bowin an
scrapin when de man dat sho' 'nun
makes de mischief comes in.'-Wash
ington star
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Hr and Mrs. John Halliday Will
leave soon for Washington, d c.
where they will visit relatives On
their return they win be aceompan-
led by their little daughters. who have
been in the east with relatives.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
Metaphysics.

A Scottish blacksmith. being asked
the meaning of metaphysics, replied.
When the party wha listens disna
ken what The party wha speaks
means: and when the party wha
speaks disna ken what he means h.ni-
ser-that's metaphysics
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
PICNIC Postponed.

Satisfactory arrangements for the
proposed picnic of the Cairo Baptist
Sunday School picnic in the Kentucky
woods could not be completed for a
day this week but the trip may be
taken later of which due notice will
be given,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Cairo Lodge. i7c. X Of p. attend
81 tha meeting a. Asoalou 40 81
last night and fhev were well eu er
taiued. not only the iniuat9ry work
buf by she banquet No. l7s AMI N
81 viu hold q ioint meeting tonight
No. II is invited to meet wifh 10
Ia on this special occasion to witness
the working of thc rank Of PAGE hs
NJ. 10. s- tleF have made specie
arrangements fer putting On thi.
vorE. eoiuE 20 uuch expense in gel
ting ueu paraphcrnaii1 iCr The HorE
A good time j. guaranteed all Nho at
tend
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Miss Virginia Bell teacher OF
science and German in the Cairo High
school has returned from a vacation
trip to Chicago ST. Louis and Monroe
Mich,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Mrs Isabella l. Candee, who has
1een spending the summer in England
and Scotland and on the continent
sailed yesterday from Liverpool on
he White Star steamship Arabic She
viii land in New York abont the l0tE
and visit with friends on the Atlantic
coast bfeore returning home after DC.
tober LIST
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
T. aides Aid Society

The Ladies' Aid of the Lutheran
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
Herman Weber on Ninth street Fri
dav afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Have The Bulletin on your break
fast table every morning. It win eoss
you only tao lsnn Der fsy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

T. H. Haynes returned yesterday
rom East St Louis, where he at
tended the district convention of the
Modern Brotherhood of America H
was elected a delegate to the national
convention which meets at Davenport
a., October Is
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
outlnn Postponed.

The outing Of tIe seventh Oriental
Club has been postponed I'D SUNDAY.
a week By order OF HauE Nilburn
secretary
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Miss Alice Morse has returned from
a visit with friends at Marissa.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Mrs. |. N. Taylor OF oMunds. is the
guest Of Mrs Alice Holmes Of Seventh
street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Comfort and Glenn Butler, Paul
Clendenen, Eugene and Charles Pen
.nebaker and Brashear MattingIy went
to Prairie Lake, Ky, yesterday where
they will spend a week camping They
took with them camp outfit and will
spend the time fishing and hunting
Several members OF their families will
go TO Prairie Lake aSturday TO spend
the day with the boys.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04
!: SOCIALANDPE PERSONAL

America at East St. Louis Wednes-
day
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Or. and Mrs J. j Reudleman and
daughters returned last evening from
New York where they spent tive
months. While there Dr. Rendleman
took a course of study at the New
York Post Graduate Medical School
and Hospital taking part in surgical
operations and attending clinics. Mrs
Rendleman and daughters visited
many points OF interest in New York
and at surrounding summer resorts.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Mrs. Eugene f. Ellis and sons have
returned from Alto Pass, where they
spent week
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Miss $ H. Risley principal OF the
Lincoln School will return today from
New Hartford. y. Y. whore she spent
the summer with her sister who Is 3d.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Mr.. aud Mrs. Hans Johnson Of Mem
phis. Tenn, who have been visiting
relatives at Grand Chain, We're no the
city yesterday en- route home.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-04

Dr. y. o. Greer and II VI. Gold
smith attended the district CONVEX
ton 81 the Modern Brotherhood o