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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11

Editor Millman was over from
! Liberal on business the first of the
week.
Grandpa Sullivan arrived last
Saturday to visit awhile with his son
Judge Sullivan and family.
We re-publish the county COM
missioners proceedings this week for
the benefit of those who did not see
it last week.
Chas. Harden and wife have NOV
ed into the Claus Boerger house on
the east side. Charles is employed
on the Globe.
Mrs. Ira D. Smith and little son
leave this evening for Hutchinson to
visit relatives for a few days after
which she will join her husband at
Garden City, Kansas.
H. N. Holderman has leased the
poor farm for the year 1909 being
the only bidder. He pays $500 for
the place and the board pays S1.75
per acre for having so acres broke.
Mr.. Holderman was the only bid
der.
w. w. Warrington who recently
leased the old Schmoker place from
Uncle Andy Kerr was in town yes
terday and made this Office a pleas
ant call. Mr.. Warrington moved
his family here about two months
ago from Delaware and they like
the country and expect to remain.
We found him to be very pleasant
gentleman and hope that he will
make good.
Two of our prominent business
men engaged In slight hstic en-
counter list Monday evening over
business matter between them. Ii
seemed for a time that it would be
to finish with Queensbury rules TO
govern, but the affair closed about
the middle of the first round and
each of the principals went TO his
corner to ascertain what damage had
been done. The affair was then de
clared closed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Tumble Weeds Cause Damage.

In the heavy wind storm that pre-.
vailed in the western Kansas recently,
Oakley county suffered great loss in
the destruction of small buildings and
barns, windmills and fences. The
greatest damage was done by the in
offensive Russian thistle, more COM
monty known as the tumble weed,
which heretofore has been of little
trouble In the winter time. The
weeds, which are about the size of a
half bushel measure and almost
round. blew over the prairie by the
millions. They lodged against the
fences, and the wind, blowing against
them, was entirely too much for any
fence that was in the way. When
fence gave away the weeds, like
waves on the ocean, went to the next
obstruction and everything gave way
before them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Pawnee Rock Goes to state.

The state of Kansas has become
the possessor Of Pawnes Rock, the
historic landmark near Larned The
women of the Women's Kansas Day
club were the donors and the presen-
tation of the deeds was attended with
formal ceremony before a joint con.
vention of the state senate and house
of representatives. Gov. w. R. Stubs
accepted the gift on behalf OF the
state. Mrs. ]. s. Simmons of Hutch
inson, president of the Women's Kan
sas Day club, made the formal pre-
sentation. The club had its annual
meeting and program st Topeka and
the presentation of the landmark Eas
made the feature Of the gathering.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
See Shafer & Co.'S ad in another

See Shafer & Co.'S ad in another
place in this issue.
Jim Stamper has valentines from
sc toss See them.
This Office has been very busy the
past week turning out job work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Hamilton
visited relatives in Meade last Sun
day.
Stamper has the finest valentines
ever brought to Meade. Call and
see them.
Harry Williams and Miss Florence
Smith returned yesterday from Kan
sas City.
Miss Agnes Wehrle returned from
St. Louis Tuesday where she had
been visiting for the past month.
Mrs Martin returned Thursday
foom Hutchinson where she has been
visiting her cousin who has been
quite sick.
]. Nj. Brannan and his daughter,
Mrs. Alvin Martin, went to the hos
pltal at Kansas City last week. Bob
Brannan accompanied them.
NoTICE-The Meade State Bank
will be closed Friday, Feb. 9Th, on
account of that day being Lincoln S
birthday and legal holiday.
Mrs. F. Wehrle went to Dodge
City Sunday night as delegate to
the Sons and Daughters of Justice
district convention which met there
last Tuesday.
Col O. r. Stevens left Wednes-
day for Dodge City and Kinsley to
visit the militant organizations at
those places. AT LaTneu tnere Will
be big meeting at which the high
er degrees will be conferred.
Levi Casey. of Fowler was in
town last Saturday and as usual
dropped into the News den and said
hello. He informed us that they
were contemplating the erection of
Christian church at that place
Casey told us of the lady evangelist
who recently visited Fowler and of
the great number of heather whom
she had converted and rejusenated.
He said their church promised to be
the largest in the valley.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Mufffns Made of Alfalfa.

Hay, real Kansas hay, was one of
the most popular articles ON the bill
OF fare at the banquet of the Nation
al Alfalfa Millers' association in the
roof garden at the Savoy hotel in
Kansas City recently. Hay? Certain
ly! OF course, the hay the millers ate
had been rod,fed. It was alfalfa.
Before it reached the banquet table
1t had been glouud into fine green
meal, kneaded into dough. seasoned
and baked in mullins. Had the muf-
hns been brown instead of olive green
even miller might have taken them
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
REDBIUFF BRIEFS

Rev. H. F. Gronemeyer's children
were on the sick list last and first OF
this week, but are Much better now.
H. S. and E. $. Blankley are do
idg the carpenter work on Helga
kragh's new house.
Cord Kruse is down at George
Boergers now.
Henry Botcher's son John is still
quite low with the effects of measles.
1t settled on his lungs and is caus-
ing him vuite some pain.
Mas. H. G. and J. c. Cordes
were up in Ford county Sunday.
VIM Boiling was given a surprise
party by his parents and brothers
Monday evening.
GERMANY.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Cox Heads Grain Men AGAIN.

The following officers and directors
were elected by the Kansas Grain
Dealers association at the Kansas
City meeting: President, R. E. Cox,
Elsmore; vice president, James C..
Robb, Wichita; secretary and treas
urer, E. ]. Smiley, Topeka; directors,
First district, F. J. Thompson, Holton;
Second district, Joseph Latshaw,
Wilson; Third, Eugene Kelly, WITCH
ita; Fourth, Perry N. Allen, Coffey-
vile.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Court Lectured cooksev.

The Kansas supreme court reproved
G. R. Cooksey, of Kansas City, Kan,
for bringing disbarment proceedings
against c. w. Trickett, the assistant
attorney general for Wyandotte coun-
ty, who closed the joints in Kansas
City, Kan. In the disbarment case
against him, Cooksey admitted that he
brought the proceedings against Trick
EFT partly from malice and partly be-
cause other attorneys told him he
ought to do it. 1t was shown in the
case that his charges were untrue and
he admitted it. So the court lectured,
but did not disbar Cooksey.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Latest Kansas Events.
Proposed Drainage District.

The farmers along the Verdigris
river valley have finished a survey of
the land liable to damage in high
water times, and petition is now be-
ing circulated for the purpose of or
ganizing a drainage district. The
district to be organized will take in
all the land along the river and it's
tributaries in Montgomery county.
The county commissioners will be
asked to incorporate this district, af-
ter which bonds will be voted to carry
on the work of checking the foods
which yearly damage thousands of
dollars worth of crops. Congressman
Campbell of this district has asked
congress to aid in this undertaking.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
A Liquor Law Knocked Out.

Judge Wilson in the district court
at Wichita has handed down a deci.
sien to the effect that the law prohibit
ing any person, other than those hav-
ing permits to have intoxicants in
their possession on election day within
half mile of a voting place is un-
constitutional. w. s. Goosey was ar
rested last November charged with
having liquor in his place of business
within block of a voting place. He
was discharged.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Not Enouqh Convict Miners.

Kansas will likely have to go into
several Of it's big institutions since the
Oklahoma prisoners were taken away
from the Lansing penitentiary There
are not enough Kansas convicts in
prison to get out the necessary
amount of coal to supply all the state
institutions, especially if an attempt
is made to comply with existing con-
tracts and to run the Irvine plant,
brick plant and prison farm.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Winfield Newspaper Merger.

The Daily Free Press and Daily
Tribune Of Winfield have been con-
solidated, the former taking over the
plant and subscription list of the
Tribune. The paper will be published
under both names. T. E. Leftwich.
one OF the veteran newspaper men
OF the state and editor of the Tribune
for eight years, will retire from news
paper work for the present, and Louis
Allen, editor of the Free Press, goes
to the new Kansas Magazine as man
aging editor. Ed. Hinshaw, a young
local newspaper man, has a CONTROL.
Ing interest in the new Free Press
Tribune.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11

Judge Smith leaves this evening
for the eastern part of the state on
business.
Geo. DeCow reports having slain
I25 blackbirds with one shot. This
is certainly a good shot.
The youngest child of Ed Field
man. of Atwater, died Tuesday of a
complications of measles and pneu-
monia.
We are under obligations to S. H.
Morrow for a copy of House bill No.
1913, by Stone of Shawnee, being
the Public Utilities Bill. We also
thank him for the House Calendar.
Jim Stamper is an avowed candi-
date for the appointment of post
master at Meade and has a petition
with 100 names on it. If petitio ms
count, i'm has certainly got the in
side track.
T. A. Keene, representing the
Hutchinson Gazette of Hutchinson,
Kansas, was here this week solicit
ing subscribers and writing up the
business men of the town. This is
a new daily and is building up a
large subscription list.
The Royal Neighbors Camp No.
622 surprised their Past Oracle, Mrs.
Fee, last Saturday evening, Feb. E
at her home She was presented
with two beautiful china plates by a
few of her friends in the lodge.
Games were played after which dain-
ty refreshments were served and all
departed for their homes.
We have understood that some
steps have been taken towards a
quarantine and if such thing was
contemplated it amounts to nothing
more than huge joke. If you de-
sire to be kept away from people
who have been "exposed" you must
stay at home and lock yourself up.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
w. II. Tracy
The kixe Stock AueFfohs
S<P.
Pratt Kansas

If yo1 contemplate having a fsabiic sale
any time or any place don't far to write
wire w. II. Tracy at Pratt, Kansas. He
an ap-to-date auc.iooee- And has no OF:
business, consequently RI devotes his en-
time in keeping himself posted in all iires
property he may have 20 sell and is CO
petent Judge - valves of al classes Of /
stock No II i " fitted tn sell ycor stock
less hesis posted on quality and valaes.
he :sigb tlnliar fdr yoa means repnts'
for him. md, he will work for YOU from
lime yorr sale is billed until the jas' ariic:
;oid. Ifs h:rnls are reasou&t,le ssaa can
mad At The Meade Stat. Bank, fis-t y NO,
Il Bahk or Fowler State Baa
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Killed by Toy Pistol.

Merrill Saunders, age IL years, died
from wound received at the hands
were playing with a toy pistol in
which they had inserted 22-calibre
cartridges when the accidental shoot
ing occurred
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Found Dead in Feed Lot.

Gruber Gillespie, a wellto-do farm
er, 81 years old, was found dead in
his feed lot on his farm in Saline
county. There were no marks of vio-
lence on his body and indications are
that he died during the recent storm.
He lived alone. He evidently had been
dead about four days.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Twenty-six Horses Die in Fire.

The A. B. Holloway boarding stable
and veterinary hospital adjoining and
three two-story residences at Coffey-
vile were destroyed by fire the other
day. The loss will reach many thou
sands of dollars, the greatest amount
being in the value of horses and car
riages. Twenty-six horses died in the
fire, among them a $1,000 animal
owned by the city engineer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
An Emporia Resident Dead.

Samuel Atkinson, resident of EN-
sporia since 1885, is dead at his home
there. Mr.. Atkinson was born in
England in 1927 and came to America
in 1854. He was married to Miss
Mary A. Bolton in 1850 and Mrs. At
kinson survives her husband.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Prison Irvine to be Cheaper.

The board of directors of the Kan
sas penitentiary has fixed the price Of
prison binding Irvine at seven cents
pound for orders of 5000 pounds and
over and 71a cents for smaller lots.
This price is half cent cheaper than
last year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Salinas Street Railway Sold

The Salina street railway changed
hands the other day. ]. E. Williams
of Pueblo, Col, sold his interests to
Daniel Hewitt of Colorado Springs,
Col They amounted to IS per cent
of the stock. The lines are to be ex-
tended and other improvements will
be made.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
A Verse Writer Dead.

Roy Farrell Greene, widely known
in the east as a poet and newspaper
writer, died at his home In Arkansas
City after a short illness. Brood poi
son was the cause of his death. Mr..
Greene was 35 years of age. He was
city editor of the Daily X-Ray.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
After a Kansas War claim.

Members of the Kansas delegation
have arranged for a hearing before
the house committee on appropri-
ations on the claims of the state of
Kansas against the government for
$425,000 interest and discount on the
amount borrowed by the state to re-
pei invasions in the Civil war period.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
A IS Per Cent Dividend.

The First National bank of Fort
Scott, known as the Grant Hornaday
banking house, opened recently for
payment of first dividend All told, a
sumo of 100000, or So per cent of
the claims proved before January 20,
were paid. The bank was closed No
vember 20
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Program

of the Farmers Institute Saturday
Feb. I3th at Meade, Kansas.
MORNING SESSION.
1890 Corn in Meade county:
Some Good crops and how l
raised them c. F. Gardner
J. J, Singley
Preparing the ground forcorn
Ed Dahmer
Cultivating corn,
John Fanchar
Improving Corn by Selection
J. H. Miller
Kansas Agricultural College
AFTERNOON SESSION
1915 Business meeting.
1890 Alfalfa il Meade county,
K. E. Steele
Discussion.
900 Preparing the seed bed for
wheat, b. F. Bisbee
Discussion.
ago Improving wheat by breeding
Prof. Geo. +. Freeman
Kansas Agriculture college
$3.50 Adjournment.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
JAS. I. STAMPER.
Auctioneer

Don't claim date for your sale until you have
seen or eorrespended with him. He not only has
the natural qualifications for a good arctioreer
But is well posted on qualities and prices Of Iiv
stock, and all merchant a BILE cornmodtiee and has
the mack Of getting long prices for the property
which means success for you well as for himself.
Informtton in regard to billing and conducting
sales furnished ON application. Terms son BILE
and sa abstraction guaranteed.
We hereby recommend Mr.. Stamper to any on
need of his service.
LOUIS BoEHLKa Cashier, Meade State Bank
w. CURL Cashier, First National Bark
Meade Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
w. w. Simpson, dentist.

Is permanently located in Meade
aud can be consulted any time dur
ing office hours.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
Anthony Votes for commissionl

The commission plan of city gov
eminent was adopted at Anthony by
an overwhelming majority. A light
Tete was polled
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
a Harvard Post for = kansan.

Richard Everingham Scammon Of
Lawrence has been appointed instruc.
tor in histology and embryology in
the medical school by the Harvard
University corporation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
The Girard Airship Destroyed.

The Call airship, from which so
much was expected, was destroyed by
the recent high winds, and is now but
a mass of almost worthless junk.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
S13,44O Cash from
2S Acres of Onions d. &
Texas Gulf Coast

GW. A. Mcneil planted tweuty-eighf
acres in onions at Santa Maria, Tex.
in the Gulf Coast Country. The yield
averaged 400 crates per acre, for which
he received $I.2o per crate, $3.50 an
acre. His total receipts from the
twenty-eight acres was $I3,44o. Pretty
good results from four months work.
GMr. Mcneil is no exception. Profits OF
from $500 TO 81, 900 an acre are of common
occurrence in the Gulf Coast Country.
G.Are you doing as well7 Why shouldn't
you? Raising fruit and vegetables in the Gulf
Coast Country is simple anyone can do it.
few acres will be all you need You can
buy 1t on easy terms and the first crop, If
properly cared for, should more than pay for
the land.
q The Gulf Coast Country is delightful
place in which to live. Mild, sunny winters;
gulf breeze cooled summers.
GInvestgate this proposition while the land
is within your reach-next year it will cost
more.
q On excursion days tourist sleeperc run
through from Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul,
St. Louis and Kansas City to Brownsville,
Tex.
. ass T Further isnd n yor The Winter Vegetable
H big profit. se sssw shs Garden America
]: !: /
Gulf Coast Coun. v~H
try. We have pre- n
pared this in at x----t
tractive. printed y E~Ac
form. Write for ENASI ~
free copy to-day. E%
JOHN SEBASTIAN ~
Passenger Traffic Mgr.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11
The Curry Windmill

The Bowser Feed Grinder, ire
only mill that will grind kafir soen
and maize in the head.
GEORGE DECow, Agent,
Meade, Kansas
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-11

of the Farmers Institute Saturday
Feb. 13th at Meade, Kansas.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
BLOW UP
POSTOFFICE SAFE
Sum of $500 Secured by Men
Who Steal Team to Escape

ROSEVILLE, Feb. 25.-The Roseville
postoffice was robbed early this morn
ing by safe crackers, VINO wrecked the
place and got away with $500, stealing
a team and wagon to make their es-
cape.
The robbery was not discovered un-
til Postmaster II. C. Tripett arrived this
morning. The explosion was terrific
The safe was completely wrecked, all
the limiting and packing being blown
out and scattered in the building
The robbers made their escape by
stealing the butcher wagon of w T.
Butler and his team of horses. They
dashed through Rocklie at top speed
about o'clock, going toward Finnish
lall. 1t is believed the men deserted
the team at some point in the foot
hills and went into hiding among the
rocks or brush on the American river,
intending to escape tonight. Several
s are securing the country for the
mon
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
NEWTON F. TnARP
CAESARS DOUBLE
Prominent Local Architect Ex-
hibited in Toga by j. D.
Redding, Lecturer

BERKELEY, Feb. 25.-Joseph d.
Redding. the San Francisco attorney.
Bohemian club man and lecturer. sur
passed Professor Ferrero at scattering
the mists of antiquity tonight by re-
vealing Julius Caesars double to an
audience at California hall. Newton F.
Tharp San Francisco architect, well
knoMn. one the coast. was the double.
The expose was inserted into a lee
ture on The Battlefield of Alesia, .
which. according to Reddfng. Ferrero
and others. was the particular old
tenting round on which the great first
consul won mighty victory over the
Gauls OF Ulterior Gallia. Adhering to
the Ferrerian methods of depicting the
dead past, the lecturer illustrated his
subject with stereopticon slides.
When Caesar, dead and turned to
clay. had been shown up as man. the
lecturer revealed the modern counter
part. He displayed the architect in
toga. and declared that Tharp resem-
bled Caesar more than any man who
ever lived. Among those who attended
the lecture were Mayor Edward Robe
son Taylor of San Francisco, District
Attorney w. H. Langdon and Benjamin
Ide Wheeler. president of the Univer-
sity of California
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
NICHOLAS A. BERRYESSA
PASSES AWAY IN SAN JOSE
Fought Fremont's Invasion and
at One Time Was Wealthy
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

lOPeCIdt DtSpdtcH 10 ne Ndu
SAN JOSE. Feb. 25.-Nicholas An
tone Berryessa, 95 years old. believed
to have been the oldest Californian
alive and former owner of the entire
site on which the city of San Jose now
stands. died at his humble home in this
city yesterday.
He lived under three flags in Cali
fornia-the Spanish, Mexican and
American. He was born in San Jose in
1914. when this valley was under con-
troll of a mission of the padres. His
father served 90 years as soldier Of
Spain and three under the Mexican flag
as a revolutionist He himself fought
to repel Fremont's invasion of the
coast country
For his services under the Spanish
flag the elder Berryessa was given a
grant of land comprising the present
location of San Jose and most of the
territory which now comprises the Ber-
ryessa district and which bears his
name at the present time. In some
manner the deeds to all of this land
were lost by Nicholas Berryessa and
when the American squatters secured
foothold he was unable to prove his
title.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
FOR MERLY WEALTHY,
DIES IN POVERTY
Portius B. Weare Once a Busi-
ness Factor on the Coast

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25.-Portius B.
Weare, at one time a power in the
business world of Chicago and later a
factor in business in Seattle and the
northwest, is dead here.
At the time of his death he was vir-
tualIy penniless. His widow, who re-
sides here, is possessed of some means
and he has lived on her bounty for a
year or more in this city.
At one time he controlled the Globe
grain elevators in Chicago and through
out the northwest. Later he started
the North American transportation and
trading company He was forced into
bankruptcy in Seattle.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
CHILDREN
IN AUTO SMASH
Machine Struck by Electric Car,
Which Hurls Occupants
Into the Street

The two young children of G. A.
Pope, capitalist of 272S Pacific avenue.
narrowly escaped serious injury yester-
day when an Ellis street car collided
with the automobile In which they
were being driven with their govern
ess. The chauffeur turned sharply into
Ellis street at Scott and the automobile
was struck by an inbound Ellis street
car. The nurse and children were
thrown violently into the street, but
fortunately escaped without injury.
The children were returned to their home
In a cab. The automobile was demol-
ished.