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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-04-22

w ok hlOtZ was In M6aQe on OuSl-
ness Monday.
Don't target the ball games on the
2oth and goth.
The weather was somewhat cooler
the first of the week.
Farmer" Simpson is the busiest
man in town nowadays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Hatch
were visitors in Meade Wednesday.
James Johnson, formerly owner
of the barber shop here, was visit
or in the city Wednesday.
/ Mr.. Frank Wehrle is down at the
x Ranch this week doing some
clerical work for the ranch.
Mrs. c. A. Mars visited at Fow-
Ter Thursday with her sister, Mrs.
Dick Brown, returning Monday.
Last Saturday was association day
and number of the smiling faces
of our Meade county teachers were
seen on the streets of Meade.
Dora Baxter returned from the
hospital at Kansas City this week
where he hes been for some time.
The nations will not let Elk Presi-
dent Castro land in Venezuela and
now that willy old cuss has ordered
fleet or balloons and expects to sail
in.
Roscoe Gerow left Monday even
ing for Kansas City where he goes
to the hospital for treatment. He
expects to be absent about two
| weeks.
A number of our citizens are i'm
proving their yards by planting trees
and shrubbery. This is a good
move, as nothing adds more to the
appearance of a town than we'll i'm
proved residence yards.
Rev. r. w. Chiles, of Padauch,
KY, arrived here yesterday and
will visit with his son, D. B. Chiles
in Odee township, for about month
Rev. Chiles is a Methodist minister
and will preach at the Stone School
House while here.
Tuesday night was very chilly anc
about one-eighth inch of ice formed
on the water troughs etc. We are
not advised whether fruit was dam
aged or not, but are of the opinion
that it was hot far enough advanced
to be hurt by the freeze.
Harry Sweet left last week 70,
Cripple Creek, Colorado, where h.
has position and will play base bal
with team there. Harry is gooe
ball player and we had hoped tina
he would remain here this summer
and play ball with the Meade team
but it seems that not enough money
could be raised to pay any extr:
players this year.
The Meade State Bank is sending
out some nicely colored postal card:
with the photo of their handsome
building thereon. This is one O
the finest buildings in this part o.
the state and the citizens of Meade
should be proud of it. We only
wish we had more people with en-
terprise eaough to put up more such
structures.
|. The farms of J. w. Kenny, John
Slower and Luther Stecn, all within
seven miles of Plains changed hand:
last week. Carlisle & Dettinger o.
this place sold the places, ]. W.
Kenny expects to locate somewhere
in Texas. We are not informed a.
to where the other parties intend 10.
eating. Meade county land Still
continues to attract land buyers from
a distance.
Presenting the new camedy drama
under canvass "<rhe Cowboy Indian
and the Lady" This company is &
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-04-22
See F. w. Curl at First Nat
ional Bank for Insurance. In
sure your crops against
HAIL
l write Hail. Fire and Tornado
Insurance

WANTED:-A new postmaster
at Meade.
B. Buis is up from Nye, Okla,
this week.
The County board was in session
this week.
The Mumps still continue to be
the order of the day.
We are pleased to announce that
Mrs. Lucy Allen is much improved.
Mrs. Charley Cramner and child
rem are visiting at the home of Chas
Barker.
Miss Sybil Thornton is here visit
ing her sister, Mrs. c. B. Leslie and
family.
Harley Butler left the first of the
week for Ohio where he goes to at
tend to some business.
Mr.. Ebert Innis has been absent
from his accustomed place in the
Meade State Bank for the past week
on account of humps.
Mrs. M. ]. Rosenberg returned
from Kansas City the first of the
week where she has been for some
time receiving medical aid.
Joe Caughlin and w. W. Warning
ton were transactlng business in the
city Monday. While in the city
they called around at our "den".
Blondin's big show in the new
comedy drama "The Cowboy Indi-
an and the Lady," The best of all
under crnvass shows. Just what
you want. Meade Friday April 80.
The Meade planning mill turned
out all the frame work for the brick
building to be erected by Linn Fra
zier at Fowler, Kansas. This is the
only planning mill in the southwest
and they are equipped to do any
kind of work. Meade has a good
many things which she does not
blow very much about.
Frank Bowen and wife, of Merrill
la township, were in town yesterday
purchasing supplies. Mr.. Bowen is
on the Hayden ranch and is farming
quite extensively this spring. He
and his brother are from Hi
nois and are farming on scientific
laws which will certainly win in this
country.
The Meade Dry Goods, Co. have
a new ad this week in the way of an
announcement. This store always
keep their name before the public
and are among the most enterprising
stores of the county. AS a result
their business is rapidly increasing.
Mr.. Stevens is very popular man
ager and everyone likes to do bust
ness there.
Tom Walters, the popular manag-
er of The Missouri Lumber Co.,
went down to his farm last Friday
to spend few days with his family
Mr.. Walters has been manager of
this yard for the past three years
and has conducted it in such salts
factory manner that the company
has offered him better place at
Denver, Colorado, but he has not
yet concluded to accept same. We
hope he will remain here as he is
one of our most enterprising bust
ness men and can always be count
ed on to do his part. What we need
is more men like him.
The Globe editor was interviewed
by Mayor Adams and Councilmen
Wherle and Boehler last Saturday,
relative to charges made by him
against the City council. As usual
he plead ignorance himself and said
all he knew was what Jones told
him. We think ne told the truth,
and we desire TO say now, that this
man Jones presumes to know nuct
more about many things than ht
really does know. He may. be vel
enough advised about some things
IL L
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-04-22
An Invitation

.
The Rock Island Lines request
that you write your friends
back East about the wonderful
section in which you reside.
Tell them about your OWE
success, the thriving COM
munity you live in, the long.
sunshiny days and the health
full climate.
Tell them Of the great oppor-
tunities awaiting them, of the
outdoor work and the inde-
pendence you enjoy.
Induce them to break away
from the daily grind and tur-
moil in the overcrowded cities
and set up a home near you.
At the same time send me their
name and address and / Will
forward literature descriptive
of your section.
JOHN SEBASTIAN NNa1 y9sS 81
Passenger Traffic Manager .ISSfTsAIgAAf8}
Rock islaad Lines MS stSs&A
CHICAGO 49,. ~ " - !
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-04-22
JAS. I. STAMPER,
Auctioneer

Don't claim date for your sale until you eoya
seen correspended with him. He not only. h9y
the natural qualifications for a good auctFpfsE
But is we'll posted on qualities and prices a ly
stock, and all merchantable commodities and E.a
the mack Of getting long prices for tho property
which means success for yeu as well far fime.6.
Informttion in regard to billing and canAtc,ing
sales furnished on application. Terms reaecnatt -
and satisfaction guaranteed.
We hereby recommend Mr.. Stanper TO any
need Of his service.
LOUIS BoEELER Cashier, Meade State Barl
F. W. CURL Cashier, First National Bar.
Meade kan.as,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-04-22
FRANK S. SULLIVAN,
AffoPney-af-Law,
All legal BUSINESS promptly attended 20.
MEADE, KANSAS.
A. T. BODLE JR.


Practice in all State and United STATES
Courts. also Proceedings before the
Department of Interior
MEADE, nANSAS.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Biz Reduction Sale.

Hills Cash Store has arranged for
a sensational Reduction Sale, TO
commence on next Saturday, May
9th, and closing at midnight, May
22nd. The store will be closed Thurs
day and Friday in order to give
them an opportunity to mark down
their goods and arrange all the de-
tails for the big sale. The TINES
job Office has printed them 5000 big
posters, and they are taking two
full pages OF this issue. This special
sale is being conducted by the Kan
sss City Sales company, and they
promise that everything will move In
the next fifteen days.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
A Desirable Home for Sale.

Having purchased the Ben Moore
residence In Butler, l nov offer for
sale my residence situated one block
north Of the public square. The
house fronts south and east, Is two
stories high, with good basement
and concrete floors. The house con.
tsins twelve rooms-double parlors,
sitting room, dining room, break
fast room, library, kitchen, pantry
and halls, with hard wood floors
throughout the first story. The sec.
ond story contains FIVE bed rooms,
dressing room, halls and bath room
fitted with hot and cold water. The
entire building has electric lights,
and is heated with hot water recent
ly put in at q cost OF $1,000. New
barn and buggy house. The lot con.
tains one acre. Price $4,000. Want
$4,000 down, balance long time and
low interest. VIM. E. WALTON.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Biz Confidence Game.

Conductor ]. P. B. Twyman, oithe
Eldorado train, stated that dep.
uty sheriff from Oklahoma, was a
passenger on his train with pris.
oner who was caught In Eldorado
and who Is wanted by the Oklahoma
authorities for obtaining $S, 900 I'M.
der false pretenses, says the Nevada
Post.
Conductor Twyman stated that
he did not know the name OF the
prisoner but that some time ago he
organized bank In q small town in
Oklahoma and got several men to
take stock In the bank, and also Sc.
cured many depositors. The day
before the bank was to open organ.
izsr skipped for parts unknown. Yes.
terday he was, arrested In ElDorado
Springs and taken to Oklahoma
where he will have to answer for his
crime.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Only S1,5O0,OOO.

Washington, May 3.-Secretsry Of
the Navy, Meyer today declared that
sixteen battleships of the Atlantic
feet which had made the voyage
around the world we're In excellent
condition and the fact that they
we're accompanied by q repair ship
kept them In good order through
out the trip.
he referred to an article In an
English publication saying the re.
sult Of the trip was worth from $685..
100000 to $30,O0O,000 to the
United States navy. The secretary
said that he had found the voyage
had cost only $1,500,000 more
than II the battleships had been kept
at home and assigned to Ordinary
duties.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06

Sam W. Davis resigned as editor
and manager OF the Bates County
Democrat on May LIST and left for
Cape Girardeau, where he Is associst.
ed with william Ledbetter, OF st.
Louis, In purchasing printing plant
and will begin the publication OF a
newspaper. Mr.. Davis came to But.
Ter four years ago to take charge Of
the Democrat, and il is but stating
a recognized truth to say that he
made a wonderful improvement in
thatpaper. He is good newspaper
man, very clever, sociable gentle.
man and made many friends in But.
Ter and Bates county during his stay.
THE TINES wishes him success In bis
new venture.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
No Place for Editors.

indianapolis News.
1t is announced that Harvey W.
Scott, who was recently appointed
to be Ambassador to Mexico, has
declined the honor. Mr.. Scott has
done we'll. The President would have
done better never to have appointed
him, not because he Is not q worthy
gentleman and eminently fitted for
the place, but because he is an editor.
It Is mistake, in our opinion, to
appoint newspaper men to Office.
The effect Is almost certain to stifle
criticism and to make the press de.
pendent on the Executive. The news.
paper whose editor or owner holds
high place under the administration
must, Of necessity, be greatly EN-.
barrassed. The evil is not new, but
IL is none the less grave.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06

Representative A. P. Murphy, oil
Missouri, has introduced In Congress
resolutions for Investigation with
view OF impeachment proceed
ings against Federal Judge John F
Phillips and Smith Mcpherson, grow.
Ing out OF the recent decision OF those
Judges In she railroad rate cases In
Missouri. Mention is made In the
resolution to u fishing party TO Tam
pico, Fla, In which we're the two fed
era Judges mentioned and number
OF prominent railroad attorneys.
Washington dispatches appear TO
attach small Importance to the reso.
luton, and some appear TO think
shere is a prompter behind the cur
tain and an effort TO bring rather
obscure congressman into the lime
light
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Insane Man Shoots Citizen.

Joplin, Mo-, May 2 Firing a re-
volver at random at Filth and Jop'
lin streets, while the Saturday night
crowd was largest, T. F. Patton shot
Jack Bible, pedestrian, in the leg
Patton was taken to the city jail
and while there threw himself
upon the floor, receiving a concus'
sion Of the brain.
He was then taken to st. Johns
Hospital, where it is thought be can
not live. He was released from the
Nevada insane asylum few months
aUO.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06

The decision OF the Supreme Court
OF she United States upholding the
commodity clause" OF the Hepburn
act will command the approval OF
sll but the deyotees OF special priv.
ilege Is iorbids a transportation
company to deal In the commodities
which it transports. This is obvious
ly In she interest OF impartial service
OF she public. Corporations may
have no souls, but they have certain
less desirable human attcibutes; and
the company mines" of the coal
road have an uncomfortable trick OF
absorbing the lions share OF avsila-
bic cars In time OF shortage, as
many a mine owner has found to his
cost. The struggle for equality OF
opportunity Is a long one, but there
Is progress none the less Republic,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Real Estate Transfers.
WARRANTY DEEDS.


&c Fisher to Monroe Laskey lot 8
blk 2 Atkinson Park add to Butler
$63.
WBS Gault to Chas Fslor 100 q
sec 8 Howard twp $4,000.
Reorganized church OF Latter Day
Saints to E C Coleman lot blk 1877
Rich Hill Mo SIS.
A Shane to F F Carl pit SW NE sec
% Mt Pleasant twp $500.
Morrison and wife to L j Car.
mon blk ia Rich Hill Mo $500.
FIN Shamrock & wife to J T Nor.
rison blk ia Rich Hill Mo $500.
OBPace 4 wife to W r Durham
sc a secs 8 & 9 Elkhart twp $2,72O.
W R Durham & wife to o B Pace
so q sec Z Shawnee twp 2,750.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
LAWMAKERS PAY DROPS.
To-Day Legislators Will Begin
Drawing ST a Day.

The Legislature to-day will have
been in session 100 days, the time
allotted by law for the decennial
revision sessions. A crowded calen
dar In the House will prevent the
two branches adjoining sine die FOL
another week, II not longer.
The attendance will begin &c
dwindls Thursday, when the salary
OF the msmbers will be reduced from
IS to 81 a day. As has been motto
ed in past years many lawmakers
then will begin to develop seriout
attacks OF nostalgia.
Before another week has gone by,
1t is expected, barely enough law
makers will be here for the required
constitutional majority to pass q
bill.
While no official action has been
taken 1t is understood that the Law
creators will shut up chop on May
Is. This means a final adjournment
two days later.
The presiding officers OF the two
houses will be about the only ones
here the last two days. They mus,
remain to sign the laws that have
been rushed through at the last
moment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Mr.. MurphY's Resolution.

Editorial st. Louis Times, Tuesday, May ~
( We hold no brief for the railroads
Of Missouri. Our attitude In the mat
ter OF a 2 cent fare has not admitted
and does not admit OF misunder-
standing. We have contended from
the first that II the 2-cent fare is
shown to be proper return for good
service 1t ought TO be maintained:
that II 1t is confiscstory in character
1t ought to be abolished.
The question is not involved. Ii Is
one OF figures. 1t Is a matter TO be
determined by fact. If a railroad can
not in safety and comfort haul a
passenger one mile for two cents, the
books will show 1t.
There has arisen In Missouri within
the past few weeks a question OF iur-
isdiction. We are not here to argue
shat question, The Governor has
our highest sympathy 10 his efforts
TO secure the lowest possible railroad
rates for the people of Missouri, and
The Times regrets that the question
was not left for the State Courts to
decide. This, however, Is not the
point.
The United States Courts have as.
sumed jurisdiction In the rate mat.
ter. Two OF she most distinguished
Judges In the West have rendered
opinions touching the question now
pending between the people OF Mis-.
souri, as a State, and the railroads,
Their procedure has been In every
way regular and not even unusual.
Now comes Congressman Murphy
with a resolution which, with severe
directness suggests bias In the con.
duct Of Judge Smith Mcpherson and
Judge John F. Phillips, two Of the
most distinguished iurists OF the
middle west.
Congress will hesitate long before
taking the Murphy resolution seri'
ously. Judge Phillips Tor many
years has stood highin the esteem OF
the bench and bar, and his personal
friends and neighbors will recent the
spirit OF Congressman Murphy's res
olution. There Is touch OF the pu-
Grille In the suggestion that Judge
Phillips and Judge Mcpherson have
been Influenced In their present atti.
tude because they once went on a
fishing trip with General Consul
Spencer Of the Burlington.
The suggestion that these two
! judges would warp opinion, which
opinions are to 90 higher up before
} the last word Is said, because OF the
seductive charms Of a fishing trip, Il
; too ridiculous to have a place in the
congressional record.
Ills our hope that Mr.. Murphy
will withdraw bis resolution. Ii Il
an unhappy incident In the brilliant
contest which is being waged by the
state administration and the rail
roads.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Resolutions.

Hall OF Tyrian Lodge No. $50,
A. F. and A. NJ, Johnstown, May
4, 1909.
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Su.
preme Architect OF the universe TO
call from labor to rest, our dearly
beloved brother, William Vineyard
ner, who died May End, 1909. There
lore:
Resolved: That In the death Of
Bro. Winegardner, his family have
lost a devoted husband and father,
the lodge a faithful and useful mem.
Der, and the community an upright
and honored citizen:
Resolved: That we will ever bear
In grateful remembrance the zeal and
great fidelity with which Bro. Wine.
gardner discharged all his Masonic
duties, and will try to Initiate his
devotion to the grand principles oil
our fraternity.
Resolved: That we tender our
heartfelt sympathy to the beresved
widow and children, and recommend
them to the care OF that God whom
Bro. Winegardner served, and in
whom he trusted.
Resolved: That a copy OF these
resolutions be spread upon our rec
ords, and an engrossed copy sent to
the family Of our deceased brother
and copy furnished county papers
for publication.
c. A. MCCoMB,
Signed. c. O. OWENS.
L. A. BEAMAN.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
County Court Proceedings.

The county court met In session
Tor the regular May term with Judges
Harpe, Paddock and Hyde present.
The bids OF the Bates county banks
as depository for county funds were
opened by the court and examined
Bids were received from the Missouri
State, Farmers and Peoples Banks OF
Butler. 1t was found that each had
made the same bid Of 1 y per cent In
terest upon daily balances. The
court accordingly awarded the dep.
osiss to three banks, one-third to be
deposited In each. 1t was further
ordered that the Farmers Bank act
as clearing house for county funds.
The banks selected ordered to file
bond each in the sum OF $4,000
Schoolloan In the sum OF $500 was
made to E E. Gilmore.
School loan to A. j. McRoberts
was made of $3.50.
william Harris, q negro inmate OF
the county poor house, was adiudg.
cd insane by the court and ordered
sent to the insane asylum at St.
Joseph as a county patient. The
asylum at Nevada In which are con.
6nad most Bates county patients
Goes not receive negroes.
Report Of inquest proceedings up
on the bodies Of Mrs. Dan Smith and
Charles Hooker were presented by
Coroner Lusk and examined and sp-
proved by the court.
The semi annual settlement OF W.
]. Marriott, trustee OF Rockville
township, was presented to the court
and upon examination was approx.
cd.
J. N. Frostrom was appointed Jus.
tice OF the Peace and member OF the
township board Of West Point town.
ship. Mr.. Frostrom was elected at
the recent township election but
lacked several days residence Of be.
ng able to qualify. The appoint.
ment was made to give him legal
title to the Office.
County Clerk c. G. Weeks present.
ID the annual financial statement oil
Bates county, which was examined
and approved and ordered printed
In TIE BUTLER WEEKLY TINES and
Rich Hill Review.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Lyons Dredge Boat About
Through.

The Lyons dredge boat which has
been working on the Miami lateral
which connects with the big drain.
age canal, northeast Of this city, has
only about 800 feet to cut until II
has finished It's part Of the contract.
This, together with Q few finishing
touches to be added on portion oil
the ditch already gone over, viii re.
quire about three weeks time. The
dredge will then be taken back up
the canal to q point near Nyhart,
where II will be torn down and ship.
ped to other points. Review.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Omaha Went Demo cratic.

Omaha, May 4.-This city went
Dem ocratic In the municipal election
to-day for the leading candidates on
the ticket. Mayor James c. Dahl.
man led with NOT less than 1000.
Full returns on the he ad Of the ticket
from thirty.nine out OF fifty.iour pre-.
cincts give Dahlman q plurality oil
$500 over his vote OF three years
ago. With this tremendous lead Il
apparent that the entire Democratic
ticket has been elected with possibly
one or two exceptions.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Native Lumber for Sale.

l am prepared to furnish all kinds
OF native lumber ut my residence, 10
miles southeast OF Butler, Mo. Your
business is solicited. Address Rich
Hill, Mo-, R. F D. No. 5. Phone,
Rich Hill Happy Hill No. 1.
1926 GEO. f. MORGAN.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06

The boys In Company "B", assist
ed BY some Of the other talent In
town are billing play, entitled THE
Scout Of the Philippines" for Friday
night, Mey 7th.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06

Don't forget "The Scout of the
Philippines" at the Opera House to.
morrow night, by home talent, I'm.
der auspices Of Company B.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
F R F. F.

Please fill out the follow.
ing blank and mail to E. M.
Wallace, President Kauff-
man Piano Co., st. Joseph,
Mo-, and receive a Song
Book containing SO good old
time songs FREE. postpaid:
Name. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. aluminium.
P. O............................
Telephone ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Have you piano or organ? ............
II 80, what make and how old?
Give names of two or
more of your neighbors
whom you have reasons to
believe would consider the
purchase of a piano, player
piano or piano player.
ADDRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Name..."......".." ..."............."...
ADDRESS .........................
If in country, how far and
what route.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06

Entered 81 the postoaace OF Butler, No., IS
seond-elASs mall matter.