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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
pI1RLIcATIoN NoTIcE
First publication November 18th 1902
In the district court of Meade county Kansas.
Chalmer Haworth, Plaintiff

First publication November 18th 1902
In the district court of Meade county Kansas.
Chalmer Haworth, PlaintlH
VS..
Ada B. Riser, ct al, Defendants
Ada B. Riser and Alice B. Fitch, heirs of j. 3.
Brewer deceased, and Gertrude n. Paddock will
take notice that they have been sued, together
with others, by the above named plaintiff in the
above named court:
That plaintiff filed his petition IN said cause on
the 10Th day of November, 1909, and they must
answer said petition on or before 9th day of an
and Judgment rendered accordingly, confirming
and quieting plaintiffs title. possession and right
OF possession in and to the real property described
in plaintiffs petition as follows: That tract of
land formerly described as block 50 and the east
half of block 81 in Waits second addition to Fow-
Ter city, Kansas, being part of lots and and
the south half OF the northeast quarter of section
9. township 81 SOUTH range % west OF the 9th p
more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at point on the north boundary of
lots and and the south half of the northeast
quarter of section aforesaid 11S 6-l0 feet west of
the northeast corner said quarter section, run
n1ng thence west along said north boundry SIS
feet, thence north 457 6-10 feet to the place of
beginning, lying in Meade county, Kansas. and
barring and excluding defendants, and each of
them, OF and from all right, title interest. estate
or lien in, TO or upon said property any part
thereof.
Judgment will be rendered against Gertrude
II. Paddock as if she were alive, and a. Judgment
devlsees. administrators, executors, trustees and
assigns as if she were dead.
Judgment viii also be rendered for costs and for
equitable relief. FRANK S. SULLIVAN
JOHN ELLIOTT, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Seal Clerk. Attest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Visit Old Friends in Meade

Lew Pettyjohn, of the Dodge
City Land Office, came down with
Hon. Chalk Beason, of Dodge
City, Friday of last week in his
big touring car. They were in
Office a few minutes. There are
no other two men we enjoy meet
ing more than these. Both are
old timers, MIR. Pettyjohn hav-
ing proved up a homestead on
the bunalo grass, sticking out
the hard times, and drouths Of
those early days. Called by
President Mckinley to the land
Office at Dodge and has remain
ed there all the years since. Mr..
Pettyjohn has become thorough
ly familiar with the conduct of
the business of the Office, and
his life on the claim had familiar
lied him with the conditions con-
fronting the settler on Govern
ment land. The result has been
that ne has been a faithful officer
in the Office, conducting it with
fairness and honesty. At the
same time he has been so care
full Of all the just rights of the
settlers that he is universally
liked all over the district.
Chalk Beason, thresher man in
Colorado in 1869, leader of a cow
boy band, guide to Primo Alexis
in II, buffalo hunter, ranchman,
Sheriff of Ford county so many
times no one knows when the
first term was, member of the
Legislature and owner of as fine
ranch as there is on the upper
reaches of the Arkansas river,
is typical man of the southwest.
Ask any old timer south of the
Arkansas river and west of
Dodge City if he knows Chalk
Beason and watch his face light
up as he says, bet your life I do.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Notice for Publication.
Department Of the Interio

Department OF the interior.
First published Nov. IL 1909
U. s. Land Office at Dodge City, Kansas
Nov. 8, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that George F. Unfred,
of Meade, Kansas, who, on Nov. 26 1906, made
Homestead Application No 2S36+, Serial No. 05457
for SWA. section 3, township 3, range 81 west
make Final Communication proof to establish
claim to the land above described before the Clerk
of the District Court of Meade County Kansas,
at Meade Kansas. on the "a day of Dec, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses
Abner Johnson, of Meade Kansas
William Garlic, of Meade Kansas
Thomas Chilcott, of Meade Kansas
Robert w. Campbell of Meade Kansas
Ii. F. MILLIKAN, Register.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Progress of the Water Works.

The two last rains have hind
cred work on the water works,
the last seriously delaying the
work and costing the contractors
a large amount of money. The
bitches for the mains were all or
neal 1y all completed when the
last rain came, and part of the
mains had been laid but the
bitches not filled in. The result
of the rains has been filing the
bitches with water and mud, in
some cases to the top, in others
caving banks, mud washed IN
and time lost. The banks of the
reservoir at the power house
have caved in and the difficulty
with the water when work is re-
sumed will be greatly augment
ed. Delay in getting brick for
the reservoir has held back
work on it or that would have
long since been past danger from
water. The expectation was
when the rain came on that the
mains would be down and ready
for use this week. Ali these
calculations are now off and the
end of the work not as near as it
was last Friday. The contractor
has made exceptionally good
progress, and the work seems to
have been carefully done. When
the water dries up sufficiently
the work will be rapidly pushed
to completion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Kansas Looking Out for Health.

The cities of Kansas are com
ing to realize that the state board
of health wishes to cooperate
with them in making improve
ments, and they are more and more
coming to the board for advice
in securing a sanitary water
supply and sanitary sewerage
systems. A law passed in 1907
required the approval of the
state board of health for all pub
lie water supply systems. The
last Legislature amended the
law providing for the appoint
ment of an engineer by the board.
Professor w. C. Hoard of the
civil engineering department of
the University of Kansas, was
chosen for this place. Plans
for water works and sewerage
systems have been coming to
Mr.. Hoad's Office at rate rep
resenting an investment of more
than a million dollars for each
year. The operation of these
laws on sanitation is bringing up
tremendously the. sanitary stand
ard of the state. The people are
beginning to think more serious
ly of the water system and will
not consent to use such water
supplies as many towns used
five years ago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
The Youngest Members of State
Historical Society.

We are under obligations to
Secretary Geo. Martin of the
state Historical Society for
portraits of the two youngest
members of the Kansas State
Historical Society. They are
Haskell DeRigne, born July 18th,
1906 son of John Russell DeRigne
and Fannie Haskell DeRigne,
and George Haskell born August
lst 1907, son of Charles Coulson
Martin and Marguerite Haskell
Martin. These two youthful
candidates were accepted upon
the recommendation and check of
William Watson Haskell, himself
a life member and for more than
forty years a prominent proper
ty owner and business man of
Kansas City, Kansas.
In their features each one
gives promise that they may
later in life be as useful and
prominent in the affairs of the
society as their illustrous fore
bears.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02

There is no telling how news,
at least alleged news, gets out
and travels. Tuesday there was
a persistent rumor on the street
that telegraphic news had been
received to the effect that San
Francisco had again been de-
stroyed by an earth quake, this
time sinking into the sea as Lis
bon of old did. On inquiry at
the depot we learned that for
three or four days they had had
no Weston Union wire.
w. H. Young our former
townsman came in from Kansas
City on his regular business as
state insurance agent and ad-
juster. Mr.. Young left the fam
lily well and Earl making rapid
advance in his study as dentist.
He also reports Mrs. Perry and
family well and Miss Mable
Perry attending school in Wash
ington, D. C.
Mr.. J. E. Dancey formerly
editor Of the Mineo1a Record but
now travelling salesman for the
Western Newspaper Union was
in town over night Tuesday, and
made the News Office a call on
business and in a social way.
We wish that Mr.. Dancey may
make as great success of selling
newspaper supplies as he did in
running country paper.
The Catholic Bazaar will be
held the Friday and Saturday
preceding Christmas beginning
at ? p. m. on Friday. Many
beautiful and useful articles will
be sold. See the display in B. S.
McMee1's window on Thursday.
Anyone wishing to donate articles
please leave same at Wehr1e's
store and accept the thanks of
The Altar Society.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Notice of Application To Purchase
School Land

The undersigned hereby gives notice that he
will, on the 10th day of November 1909, make an
application to the Probate Court OF Meade county
Kansas, to purchase at the appraised value
thereof the following decribed school land, situated
in the organized county of Meade, State of Kan
sas, viz:
The seq of Sc quarter swA Of Sc quarter, of Sec
ton 10 in Township 80, s. range % west of the 9th
P. NJ. in said Meade county Kansas.
He names the following persons to prove his set
tlement, continuous residence, and improvements
viz: Grant Robinson, residence Fowler Kansas,
and Dennis h. Martin, residence, Fowler Kansas.
Done at Meade, county of Meade Kansas, this
18th day of Occober, 1902
Attest L. A. CARTER
}. h. RANDOLPH, Petitioner.
Probate Judge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Contest Notice.
ment Of the Interior, United States Land

Department of the Interior, United States Land
Office.
sufficient contest afid avit having been filed
in this office by George E. Nelson, contestant,
against Homestead entry No. 0S71, made Septem-
Der 1st. 1908, for sout beast quarter Section 3,
Township 81 s, Range 20 W. by John y zeles,
Contestee, in which it is alleged that the 9&fauts
hereinafter set forth continue to this Of te; also
that the said John S. Jones has wholly abandoned
said tract; also that he has changed his residence
therefrom for more than six months since making
said entry; that said tract isnot settled upon and
cultivated by said party as required by law;
said parties are hereby notified to appear,
spond, and offer evidence touching said allegation
at 10 O'Clock a. N. Nov. oath, 1909. before the
Register and Receiver at the United States Land
Office in Dodge City Kansas.
The said contestant having, in proper affida-
Wit, filed Sept. 21st, 1909, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service Of
this notice cannot be made, 1t is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
b. F. MILLTKAN, Register.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Notice For Publication

First Published Oct, II, 1902
Department of the Interior.
U: S. Land office at Dodge City Kansas, Oct
ober Is, 1909
Notice is hereby given that John f. Boiling. of
Redbluff Kansas, who. on Feb. 18th, 1908, made
homestead entry No. 21645, Serial No. O2505, for
e2 of neA and Ms of se4 of Section 10, Town
ship IS, Range 81, west of the 9th P Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make Final COM
mutation Proof. to establish claim to the land
above described, before Probate Judge of Meade
county, Kansas, at Meade Kansas on the 50th
day of Nov. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Martin Buck of Redbluff Kansas
Henry W. Boiling, of Redbluff Kansas
Abraham Long, of Nye Oklahoma
Harrison Hoadley, of Redbluh Kansas
81. f. MILLIKAN, Register
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
PUBLICATION NOTICE

First Publication November 4th 1909
In the District Court of Meade county Kansas.
John w HotZ. Plaintiff
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Notice Of Application to Purchase School
Land
First Published Nov. 18th 1909

The undersigned hereby gives notice that
he will, on the grid day of December 1909,
make an application to the Probate court of
Meade county Kansas, to purchase at the APP
praised value thereof the following described
school land, situated in the organized county
of Meade Kansas viz:
The ne IA of NV quarter, nwI-4 of NV
quarter,sw IA of NV quarter, and Sc I'd of
NV quarter, of Section 80 in Township %
south of range 29 west of the 9th P. M. in
Meade county Kansas.
He names the following persons to prove
his settlement, continuous residence, and i'm
provements viz:
Ralph l: Smith residence Meade kansas.
and Chan Ballard residence Meade Kansas
Done at Meade, county of Meade. Kansas
this 18th day of November 1000.
Attest WILLIAM T. JoHNsoN
]. H. RANDOLPH, Petitioner
Probate Judge
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Notice for Publication .
First nublished NV 2s Il

FTSl puOIlSneu NOV. 3, 1yU9
Department of the Interior.
o. S. Land Office at Dodge City, Kansas, Nov.
10th, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Lucretia Burrs
formerly Lucretia Pearson) of Miles Kansas,
who, on May 5th 1908, made Homestead Entry
No. 3176l, Serial No. O7s97, for NW14, Section 5,
Township IS, S, Range % W of the 9th Merid-
ian. has filed notice of intention to make Final
Communication Proof to establish claim to the
land above described. before Probate Judge OF
Meade county Kansas, at Meade, Kansas, on the
10th day of January 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John Dwyer, Noah Hubert, Joseph NJ. Nc
Gowan and William! Busing all of Miles Kansas
W H. F. MILK AN, Register
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02


John w HotZ, Plaintiff
The Farmers & Stoclgrowers Bank. ct al,
Defendants.
Ada 3 Brewer, - Brewer. her husband,
VIM Voght. - Voght. his wife, S. H. Kee-'
fauver. --- Keefauver, his wife, will take notice
that they have been sued together with The Farm
ers & Stockgrowers Bank and others, in ~
above named Court. by the above named plain
tiff that plaintiff filed his petition in said court
on the 10th day of August, 1909, and that unless
they answer said petition before the 10th
day of December, 1909 said petition will be taken
true and judgment rendered against you ac-
cordIngly. confirming and quoting plaintiffs title
the following described real estate to-wit:-
Lots and 10 in block 10: Lots and 4 in block g:
Lots % and 20 in block H. Lots "a and SIS in block
IL. ali in the Original survey of the City of Fowler
City, Meade county. Kansas, and barring and
excluding you, and each of you, of and from all
right title, interest lien in to, upon said real
estate.
Judgment will be rendered against the said de-
PENDANTS as though they were alive, and judg-
ment in the alternative will be rendered against
the unknown heirs and devisees, administrators,
executors, trustees and assigns of each of said de-
PENDANTS, as though the said defendants are dead.
Judgment Will also be rendered for costs and for
equita bic relief. FRANK S. SULLIVAN.
JOHN ELLIOTT, Attorney for Plaintiff
Attest. clerk.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Notice For Publication
First Published October I 1909.

Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Dodge City Kansas, Sept.
80, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Louis Boiling, of
Meade Kansas, who, on October 9th, 1906, made
Homestead application, No. 2S100 serial No.
West 9th P. Meridian, has filed notice Of inten-
ton to make Final Communication Proof, to estab-
lish claim to the land above described, before the
Clerk of the District Court Meade County Kan
sas. at Meade Kansas on the % day Of Nov,
1909.
C1aiment names witnesses.
Ralph Smith, of Meade, Kansas
William Boiling, of Meade Kansas
Clarence Stroll, of Plains Kansas
George Brewer, of Plains Kansas
II. F. MILLIKAN, Register.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Notice of Application to Purchase School
Land
First Published Nov. nth 1909

First Published Nov. nth 1900
The undersigned hereby gives notice that
he will, on the 27th day of November 1909,
make an application to the Probate Court of
Meade county Kansas, to purchase at the
appraised value thereof the following-de
scribed school land. situated in the organized
County of Meade Kansas, viz:
The Sc IA of sw quarter, sw Ia of sw
quarter, NV I of sw quarter, sw Ia of NV
quarter of Section 10, township 81 south
Range IT west of the 9th P. NJ. in Meade
county Kansas.
He names the following persons to prove
his settlement. continuous residence, and inn
provements, viz:
hudson F. Hulburt residence Lakeland
Kansas and Joseph o. Holmes residence
Lakeland Kansas.
Done at Meade, Sounty of Meade, State of
Kansas this nth day of November, 1909.
Attest. ALLAN E. SEGER,
J. H. RANDOLPH, Petitioner.
Probate Judge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02

Burl Graham from the flats
north of Plains was in town Sat
urday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-03
EAST MOLINE

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilson, who
have been visiting at the home of E.
j. Wilson. returned to their home at
Marshalltown, Iowa, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Curmea of Chi
cago are visiting for a few days with
Mrs. Curmea's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. c. Dunbar, on the bluff road.
The Ladies' union gave brown so.
ciable at their chapel Tuesday even.
ing.
Hiram Dunbar of Linwood, Kan.
came Friday for a visit with his par
entS.
Mrs. Thomas German is i'll.
Rev. Mr.. .Grantham of Ridgeview
preached Sunday evening at the Ply
mouth church.
Twenty-Five teachers were present al
the teachers meeting Saturday morn
ing at the Lincoln building,
The card part ygiven by the ladies
of st. Mary's Catholic church Wednes
day evening was success in every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-03

way. The ladies think when the re-
ceipts are all in they will have clear
ed $50.
Mabel Lundberg, who went to her
home in Geneseo Friday, returned
Monday and will make her home with
Mrs. Leslie Reeves.
The East Moline Dramatic club met
Wednesday evening at A. B. Johnson's
Office and decided to give a play some
time the latter part of February. The
following were assigned parts: F. O..
Hill, Fred Sudlow, George Guyer, Mar
garet Sackville and Mrs. Cartwright.
Mr.. and Mrs Leslie Reeves have a
baby boy at their home.
The Helping Hand society of the
Congregational church gave a pie so
ciable at the church Monday evening.
Harry Mitchell's family are quaran-
tined with scarlet fever
James Howard is i'll at his home on
Seventh street.
p. G. STANCE has sold his meat mar
ket to Harry Best, who opened for
business Monday morning.
Mrs. Schilling and Mrs. Ingersoll
went to Muscatine Saturday for a short
visit with their sister.
Mr.. Bakers boy soprano choir, COM
posed of boys from East Moline and
Moline, will give recital at the Con-
gregational church Tuesday night,
Feb. 8.
Harry Girt has moved his family to
Watertown.
Mrs. F. G. Shoop of Rock Island
spent Thursday at the home of Mrs
Fritchle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-03
Conservation Movement Arouses Opposition

onmarching IDEAS which are back of
this conservation movement.
1t was in 1850. as | remember the
date. when Henry George put forth his
now highly estimated book. Progress
and Poverty" Read by thousands, it
became anathena TO ultra conservatives
the world ever because it presented q
general idea in concrete form and
sought to Illustrate that general idea
by applying it to the particular thing
we call taxation.
But there was more than the land
tax in the Henry George system-there
was the whole scheme of the present
conservation movement. the fundamen-
tai principle that that which the Al
mighty made and placed here and
which is essential to all the people
should not be moDopOlized by any pri-
vate corporation or by any enc person.
viii End Exploitation.
There should be no surprise that
such ultra conservatives as Editor Nc
Lean oppose the conservation move
ment, because it will put an end to the
era or exploitation OF all OF the peo-
pies possessions for the enrichment OF
few. Editor Mclean is not different
from the Rockefellers, the Morgans.
the Harrimans, the. Carnegies. the
tricks, the Elkinses. the-every one
who has taken all the peoples prop
erty he could get his hands on.
l am sure all broad minded citizens
will come to the support of this great
plan. belated as it is and presented to
the nation not as the Henry George
idea. but as the Roosevelt idea.
Probably the president and some Of
his closest friends would object to
having his plan named as it should be
named-the Henry George plan. 1t is
that. nevertheless, and will be all the
better for being properly designated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-03

ana n great man who III his cay was
often scorned by some CT the present
enthusiastic opponents Of the George
ideas. renamed Roosevelt ideas. will at
last come into his own.
These citations. however, will enable
US to get our history on straight"
None With sound ideas would rob
President Roosevelt of enc whit of the
credit due him for that he has inau-
gurated the enterprise of cataloguing,
conserving and using wisely the great
natural resources of this nation. 1t is
patriotic, it makes for the protection
OF the birthright of coming genera
lions, and it should have received the
devoted attention of the leaders of
thought in 1880, when Henry George
gave forth his able work on Prog
ress and Poverty"
Tho Democratic Program.
"The program Of the Democrats in
the congress on the tariff?'
What should it be? Answer is not
difficult as to the principle which
Ghould govern, although exact details
on the several schedules cannot now
be given by any one.
The minority should stand for a
lower tariff whenever it be possible to
decrease the duties with due regard
for the established businesses which
have been upbuilt on the present tariff
basis. remembering that sudden abol-
ishment of duties would not be ra.
tional.
The producer and the consumer
should be borne in mind. with the lat
ter foremost as to Importance. because
consumers always are more numerou.
than producers in a given industry.
Testimony of representative s of pro
tected industries should be looked OF
not as statements of dishonest men
but as the outgivings Of men who ars