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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09
farmers. rhe record is unexampled in

farmers. The record Is unexampled In
wealth produced and tells OF abund-
ance in quantity. Year by year the
farmer is better and better prepared
to provide the capital and make the
expenditures needed to improve his
agriculture and TO educate his children
for farm life and work"
In those mild phrases Secretary WI.
son restraints his enthusiasm over I'm
precedented conditions Of volume and
price which have brought the farmers
OF the. United States revenue OF
IS, 76O 900 900 for the current year. 1t
is true, as the secretary says, that the
value OF farm products Is so incom'
prehensibly large that 1t has become
a row OF figures. Ten years ago the
total value of all the farm crops pro
duced in the United States was lit
tie more than one-half of their value
this year. The compensation OF the
farmers for their labor has more thar
doubled since James Wilson began tt
make these reports. This year 1t Is
ss.1 100000. The gain over 1908 II
$6s9, 100000, and during the last elev
en- years the total has been $4,000.
600.
No wonder Secretary Wilson says
1T has paid off mortgages; 1t has es
tablished banks; it has helped to maxi
the farmer citizen of the world; 1
has provided him with means for i'm
proving the soil and making 1T more
productive"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09
THE lLLlm,rAsLE WHEAT FIELDS
Everybody's Magazine.

Everybody's Magazine.
1t is through wheat, through 4
monomania of wheat. the New Line
runs from the Rockies back to Win.
nipeg, a thousand miles.
is for wheat that the Grand Trunk
Pacific, beginning at point east OF
Winnipeg on the government section
of the New Line, has built branch
southwark to Canada's Lake Superior
port
1t is for wheat that at that port, at
Fort William and Port Arthur, the
dominating objects in the landscape
are clusters OF circular bins. whea,
wells, which have an Immediately
prospective capacity OF twenty-five
million bushels.
1t is for wheat, overflowing even
such a prospect. that the Grand Trunk
Pacific, at Fort William, beyond the
Mission river, has driven 1000 piles
through soft soil TO rock bottom, has
covered the tops with a solid concrete
mattress three feet thick. and, on thai
mattress, is rearing concrete cylinders
"a feet In diameter, to height OF 81
feet. seventy of them, in seven rows ol
ten each. touching each other. making
fifty-four inteTspaces. making a capac
ity of 100000 bushels, making one
unit
-Four such units will make the stor
age part of one elevator. Four such
elevators will complete the plan, q
10000 .O00-bushel plan.
1t is for wheat that more ships are
needed every year to travel from Por,
Arthur and Fort William down tc
the ports on the lower Great Lakes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

Stockton Smith, the Fall creek gar.
dener. came UP Wednesday afternoon
on business visit. He said over
sixty men had been let out ON the
railroad that morning, that Rankin
was through with his rock contract on
the cliff this side of Sawpit, and that
TWO gangs were laying steel on each
END OF the washout. working towards
each other. That sounds good. In
the nrst place. men would not be turn.
ed OH Ii lnere was work for them: II
the distance between Nemire and Saw
PIT is all there is to do on the road
ana the rock work is completed, there
is no reason under the sun that we
should not have train in here by
'he ieth as the latest. 1t looks good
ior another railroad celebration Christ,
r1as.-Tellhride Examiner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

John l. Davis was in town yes.
terday from his farm near Flora Vista
and gave us the following statement
as to his fruit production. He pack.
ed 1000 boxes of apples off four
acres. He also packed 421 boxes of
pears from less than an acre. OF
these he sold the Hunter Mercantile
company OF this place fruit that
amounted to $2,150.95. He sold to
Bailey & Howe at Aztec 5000 worth
and he also sold fruit to J. II. He'll.
man amounting to $3.50, making to.
tai OF $2,4oS.45. He has In his cellar
ESQ boxes. This runs the total value
up to nearly $500 per acre for the to.
tai orchard. This certainly shows up
good Who can do better?-Farmine.
ton Times.Hustler.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09
EMBARGO RAISED.

According to a telegram received at
the local freight office the Rio Grande
Southern road into Telluride from Rico
has Mt last been opened, the officials
having been authorized to receive
freight for all points along the line.
1t was just three months ago Mon.
day the road was washed out by the
breaking Of Trout lake dam. There
win be rejoicing at Telluride.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09
Some More SAM
pies Of Robbery

Yesterday The Herald published the
printing bills allowed the Democrat in
1908. showing the excessive charges
and useless publications Today we
only publish the printing bills com.
mencing with the May session of The
council, bills audited and allowed by
the presels board. 1t will be seen
that the same high and outrageous
prices are charged and no attempt
made to cnt them down. The records
will show some places where different
charges are made. And, as sample
of the graft in job work. let us take
the item cf water notices. The Her
aid offered to print a single thousand
for so to 20 cents less than the Demo.
crat. The Democrat bill in April for
/ 900 notices was S5.25. In August the
bill for 5000 water notices is $l5.75
The same price is charged for addi-
tional thousands as the first Thousand
when every business man in the land
who has printing done knows full well
that the cost is In the first thousand
and that additional thousands cost
about half, therefore the additional
two thousand water notices should
not cost more than the first thousand
"a clean graft of s5.25. This is Just
a sample.
The law is very plain on the limit
paper shall charge for city. county or
state printing and is very liberal The
used-nonpareil, and II this is not
used the way of figuring is to count
the words, 100 words for an inch. BY
! using a large type the Democrat is
| lines which would go In twelve lines
| nonpareil. IL thereby secures pay on
four to five excess lines. This excess
will figure about $25 on 800. in itself
a pretty good profit. Now the ques.
ton arises: What hold has the morn.
ing paper ON the aldermen that com
pels them tc violate the law and per.
nit this kind of grating
We have skipped the February
March and April bills of the Democrat
which for general work show the same
illegal charges, but as the March and
| April bills take In the election charges
which are Statutory, they are left out
the Democrat bill for the publishing
of the list of nominations having been
cut to the same amount allowed The
Herald
Is it any wonder the taxpayers are
kicking.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

II is quite evident President Taft
IN not an alarmist. And this reminds
US that alarmists are not the best
thing for any country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

A. l.. Fisher has opened an office
in the Century building where he viii
be pleased to talk irrigation matters
to any one Interested.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

The Herald is not going to indulge
in any arguments with the morning
paper. Every one knows where 1t
stands on grating. And II you want
TO know about the EDITORS method
of doing business. just consult any
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

The street and alley committee of
the city council and city attorney ap-
peared before the board OF county com.
missioners this morning and asked
that the city he allowed Its share OF
the collections of county road tax Az
this had not been done in the past
and the commissioners had not made
any provisions for such division of
funds they could not comply with the
request The floods of the past sea.
son have made very great drain on
the road fund. The commissioners
said. however, II their road fund was
not exhausted by next November. they
would see If they could not render
the city some assistance.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09
From Wednesdays raily.

Mr.. strater has several irons in the
fire, but if possible we hope TO have
him continue with The Herald for a
.iuc at least.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

t. NJ. Trippe, the well known min
ing engineer, was an arrival from
Howardsvillc last night. He left for
the east this morning
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

Charles w, Griffith is home from
Kansas City where he went with II
train load OF cattle along with j. p.
Lowell, h. +. Gaines and p. p Craig
Mr.. Griffith says they found fine
market. He says It's disagreeable
travelling these days, rain and sleet
through Kansas and Kansas City. Not
only stock but all other trains are
late, being eight hours late in arriv
ing in Pueblo from Kansas City on
the return trip. the Denver & Rio
Grande making better time than the
roads east. II anything. Mr. Gaines
and Mr.. Craig went east while Mr.
Lowell went to Omaha to attend the
corn exposition. Returning last even.
ing with Mr.. Griffith were II. w. Akers
and Bert Knickerbocker, who took sev.
eral carloads OF goats to Kansas City.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09
From Tuesdays Daily

Glen Russell. the agriculinralist. re
turned TO the ranch this morning
o.
Attorney George Moody win spend
he next ten days in Colorado Springs
and Denver.
W. l. clifford. local manager OF the
Porter Fuel company. left for Denver
on a business trip this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

Mrs. VIII Miller and little sons OF
Mancos are at the Strater. They have
spent the past two months in Chicago
visiting Mr.. Miller's relatives.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

Mr.. and Mrs. II. Il. Henry and chill
dren returned to Hesperus today
Next week they will move TO Durango
to place their children in school.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09
one with whom h. ha. beef, associated

one with whom he has been associated
from the early days in ouray to the
present, the last one being the SON
In-law. Our fight is with officials who
disregard the law and their oath OF
office. And we are pleased to say
twenty-four out of twenty-five taxpay-
ers are with us.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Dee Brindle and little
Fern departed for Erie, Pa, this morn
ing to visit with Mr.. Brindle's rela-
tives. They expect to remain about
six weeks. Fern was a little reluct-
ant about leaving as she was afraid
Santa Claus would not come in Penn
sylyania The same as he does in Colo
rado.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

Mrs. c. ~ Crum. the charming wife
of the ID. & r. G. agent al Silverton
was n through passenger to Denver
this morning While there Mrs. Crum
Will undergo an operation for cancer
of the stomach Her many friends
trust the operation will prove sue
cessful.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

loHOrfOW we VIII commence the
publication of the bills allowed by the
present administration. not only print
Ing. but every bill allowed for what
ever purpose. and this will be follow
ed by showing what IL is costing the
county for printing this year over last
year when the law was followed and
legal rates charged.
In conclusion, the council and the
people have been told The Herald was
awarded county printing against lower
bids We say this is false and stand
prepared to prove 1t by the records OF
the county. And before we get through
1t will be our pleasure to show the
reduced cost of county printing when
performed by this paper.
Gentlemen of the council, can you
afford to stand under this charge? 1t
is not political. The Herald last
spring advocated the election OF a
non-partisan and business ticket with.
out fear or favor TO any man. We
ask no favors that are not honorable.
We are not going TO wager money
but we stand ready to put up The Her.
AID check to be forfeited to any char
table purpose providing any mem.
ber Of the council will do likewise
We propose to prove what we charge
or forfeit the money. II we prove the
charge. then the aldermen putting up
the money to forfeit the 800. VIII
you do It?
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

Superintendent Werner was re.
turning passenger TO Ignacio this
protecting the interest of the govern
ment in the Animas ditch controversy
II all government employees were as
competent and as honest as Mr.. Wer
! ner the governments interest would
be much better protected than they
are now.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

Mr.. e. b. Goodrich, an insurance
man from Denver who has been spend.
ing few days in town in company
with George Slough, returned home
this morning
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-09

The cost of skating rink on some
of the vacant lots would be small
The Herald will subscribe s5 towards
the project and thus make the chill
dren happy. 1t is dangerous going to
the river where the swift current un.
dermines the ice. Mayor Goodman
will see tnat the city furnishes the
necessary water free.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-10
Important Notice.

The MEADE COUNTY News has
changed ownership and all subscrib-
ers who are now taking the paper
will be continued as such unless
they order otherwise, and if you
owe anything as shown by the date
on the label of your paper
it is payable to John
Innis, business manager of the new
company. All old book accounts
for iobwork and advertising and
subscriptions of discontinued SUBJ
scribers is payable to John D..
Wehrle. Please bear this in mind.
All present advertisers will also be
continued unless you order other
wise. All paid-up subscriptions
will be filled by new company.
JOHN D. WEHRLE.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-10
SaIufafory

On Saturday Tune 5th The MEADE
COUNTY News was sold by its for
mer editor Mr.. J. D. Wehrle, who
was it's founder and has conducted
it for nearly ten years. The present
owner is an incorporated stock COM
pany, the share holders of which are
some fifty of the leading business
men and farmers of this city and
surrounding country The board of
directors are as follows: Col. o. r.
Stevens, of the Meade Dry Goods
Co., President, Hon. ]. H. Ran
dolph, V. President, Mr.. H. l..
Jones. Attorney, Secretary, Mr.. c.
P. Fullington, of the Fullington &
Mars, Real Estate Co., Treasured,
Mr.. John Innis, capitalist, Business
Manager.
The board of directors saw fit to
call the writer hereof to the editorial
management of the paper. This is
a fitting time to express our high
appreciation and deep gratitude to
the directors and stock holders for
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-10
A New Paper at Meade

The people of Meade county in
general should welcome an up
to-date, newsy, official county
paper. The Gazette has consid-
cradle confidence in the Meade
venture that is spoken of in the
other columns of this paper and
we believe they will put out a
very readable weekly. Mr..
Smith is writer of considerable
ability and is well acquainted all
oyer Meade county as he has
lived here since early days. 1t
was left to the Gazette to discov-
er him as newspaper man and
as soon as the people of Meade
saw what he could do they took
steps to monopolize his talent.
Every little helps to make bet
ter and greater Meade county
and Meade Center is just the
right size to support one paper
in royal manner. We wish the
boys success but we might say
that if they expect to make the
Meade County News a paper that
is above the average, they had as
well plan on putting in from
twelve to twenty-four hours of
good hard work every day during
the week, 50 weeks in the year.
They don't believe this now but
they will remember what the
Gazette said after six months of
experiment work. Go after it
boys, it's more fun than having
the meaSles.-Fowler Gazette.
We wish, Stanton, that you
could realize how much good that
little mention does us. First we
know the cander with which it
was written and have much re-
spect for your opinion.
When person steps into a
room full of strangers cordial
greeting goes far to allay that
awkward feeling which is apt to
seize one if all eyes are turned IN
his direction, and goes farther to
allay that creepy feeling along
the spinal column.
We shall make a desperate ef-
fort to live up to the kind wishes
of our friends, and to make as
good a paper for the county seat
as the Gazette is for Fowler.
No we are not going into the
business as "a rest cure" and
pretty fair motive of the hard
work ahead.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-10
FOURTH Of JULY.
Will Be Celebrated at Meade In
Royal Good Style

Meade will have fourth of July
celebration this year, a ringer a
hum dinger, as she always does, the
best one west of Missouri river along
the Rock Island line.
A committee is formulating a
program that will interest each and
every person Ia the county however,
it is to be sane, safe and with the
burning of as little powder as the,
occasion will permit.
The fourth falls on Sunday this
year, for that reason Meade will
hold her celebration on Monday the
fifth
See the News next week for full
program.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-10
Notice

desire all old accounts for
advertising, jobwork, subscrip-
tions settled as soon as possible.
You will find me at the News
building anytime. Please call
and settle at once as 1 am going
to place all accounts not settled
by July 1st. IN the hands Of an at
torney. JOIN d. " SHRLE.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-10

will interest every member of the
family, from the oldest to the young
est. To that end We ask that you
phone US amy news of your neighbor-
hood, or what is better write it to
US. We intend to have a good staff
of country correspondents to cover
the field outside the city.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-10
Va1edictory.

Following time honored custom
among the fraternity when retiring
from the editorial chair of a news
paper must deliver my valedictory.
For nearly ten years the writer
has been in charge of THE MEADE
COUNTY News, the same having
been established January nth 1900.
We suppose that many people will
be curious to know why we sold
out and what we expect to do.
Well, we have not sold out be-
cause we had grown rich-although
we have made a little money, but
we concluded that under new man
agement The News would reach a
higher summit than it would, should
we continue at the head. We also
have several personal reasons which
we do not care to state.
AS We said before The News has
always been a success financially
and we bespeak for it greater sue
cess under the new management,
Messrs Innis and Smith being well
acquainted with the county, having
been here since the middle eighties.
During all these years the News
has adhered to policies which we
thought to be right and we have no
apologies to make for any stand or
position ever taken by this paper.
We have always been honest in. our
convictions though many times
charged with the opposite. We re-
allze that we have made enemies,
also that we have many staunch
friends who have stayed with US
through all the years and who never
deserted us when we needed help.
To these we desire at this time to
tender our sincerest thanks-in fact
we cannot express in words our feel
ings toward you, but rest assured
we will remember you and if it ever
lies in our power to return the many
favors shown US you can always find
us doing it.
We have not tried to pleaseevery-
one as that is impossible and the
man who does will fail, we have
tried to be right and hewed along
that line, and If we have made mis-
takes, it has been unconscious on
our part.
If we have made any enemies we
are sorry, but at this time we have
no i'll feeling toward anyone who
differed fro.a US in policy or idea.
We expect to assist the new man
agement for some time getting
Strengthened and in putting in new
equipment. We still retain our
residence here and will for some
time.
We bespeak for the new manage
ment abundant success and ask all
our old patrons to stay by the News
as you have in the past.
Again thanking you for all past
favoIsl shown the News and the
writer, we will take our leave.
JOHN D. WEHRLE.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-10
An Old Timer Dead.

Dennis Barragree who was kicked by a horse
Monday evening died Wednesday morning at leo,
The funeral arrangements will not be made until
the children Who are in Illinois and Montana can
be heard from. An obituary will be given next
week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-10

The assessment by township fol-
lows:
Clmarron Township I84, sol
Crooked Creek Township 126,s57
| Fowler and city 355,77S
Logan IIo,4I7
Meade center township Io1,l5S
Mertllla 79,o2I
Odee o2,664
Sand Creek IIo, 388
West Plains and city 24s,4zo
| Meade city 4o3,l75
| Making total OF 1899, 1874
The constitutional exemptions al
lowed by law are given below.
Clmarron township $1,000
Crooked creek township 900
Fowler township and city 20, 200
Logan township IA, 700
Meade center township I3,
Mertllla 1880
Odee township 1890
West Plains township and the
city of Plains. "a, 600
Meade city 1900
Making a total amount of sI6o,
900 worth of property in the county
which is by law exempt. And a
total valuation as placed by the as
SCISSORS of SI,739I34. The amount
respected by exemptions increases
the total of property by that amount
but the assessed value as compared
with last year gives the rate of in
crease as the exemption for 1908
are not at hand The increase of
real estate values is not considered
in the above although that item
would make considerable amount
in the increase of property in the
county since the assessment of 1908
for there are seventy four descrip-
tions of land which has been proved
up during the year and certified to
the county clerk. In addition to
that there has been an immense
amount of money expended for i'm
provements on land since the assess
ment of 1908, and which raises the
value of real estate in the county by
that much. Neither of those items
are at hand at this time.
In addition to the government
lands proved up there has been a
large number of tracts of school land
acquired by individuals from the
state, since the last assessment and
which again raises the total am cunt
of increase of property in the county
since 1908. Although the lack of
the exemptions of 1908 leaves the
return incomplete. There is shown
an increase of personal property in
the county for the last year of Sf2I,
1876.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-10
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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-10
MEADE COUNTY Assessment
For The Year Shows q Good In
crease over Last Year In
PerSonaf Assessment

County assessor c. E. Talley
handed US the following statement of
the assessment of Meade county by
townships, as this years closing of
the assessment by him. The coun-
ty equalization board and the state
board will review this work and some
changes will be made in it either up
or down. But as it stands it will
give good idea of the personal
property in this county.
The assessment by township fol-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-10

the NEws a home paper one that