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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21
Religious

Religious services we're held
on Sunday, April the 9th, 1879 at
the residence of Rob't Lawson,
Rev. Adam Holm pastor OF the
M. E. Church at Dodge City, OIL
ciating. This was the first re-
ligious meeting held here since
we located, and most likely the
first ever held in Meade.
On April 18th 1879 a prayer
meeting was held at Howard
Lowry's, and like services are
appointed for next Sabbath at
Mr.. Emerson's about four miles
from here, on Crooked Creek.
These services will no doubt be
continued from place to place
until we can build a church.
In this connection we desire to
pay tribute to Rev. Holm. He
has been very kind to our people
since our arrival in Dodge, and
has shown himself at all times
to be thorough christiangentle-
man: not one of the kid glove
stripe; but a plain practical man,
who is always active in every
rood work and way. We wish
him great success in his labors,
and may his troubles be few and
his joys many.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21
This Weeks Issue of The News

In this issue we are giving our
readers an old settlers paper, the
reason that the reunion comes on
Saturday of this week and topics of
the early days of the county will be
more or less discussed by all per-
sons. We are mostly giving items
of more or less interest from his
torical view point which are of
record either in the papers of that
time or from journals kept by some
person then on the ground. Mat
tiers OF personal adventure we have
not paid so much attention to for
the reason that the acto.s many of
them will be on the ground and re-
late their own trials and triumphs or
those of their friends and neighbors.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21
MEADE COUNTY PIONEER
PASSES AWAY
Jesse G. MCLain Died At His
Home October 18th

In the passing of Jesse McLain
one of the men active in 1885 in
building the city of Meade, a fig
ure prominent in the business of
the early days in the city and
coun ty was taken from the af-
fairs of life.
Mr.. Lain married a daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. J. n. Stamper
and removed to Richmond Kan
sas some years ago. A week or
two since a letter to Mrs. Nc
Lain's relatives here informed
them that Mr.. McLain was very
sick with typhoid fever, at their
home. On Sunday of this week
a telegram to James Stamper
brought the intelligence that Mr..
McLain had died at $50 that
morning. Mr.. Stamper left on
No. ? that evening to attend the
funeral.
Jesse G. McLain was a native
of Indiana from which state when
yet only a boy in years he en-
listed for the civil war, and serv-
ed in regiment commanded by
President Benjamin Harrison.
He was taken prisoner, and later
exchanged, to again enter the
ranks and be mustered out at
the end of the war. Of kindly,
sociable, even jolly nature, he
had many frieds. From these
many friends as we'll as her per-
sonal friends goes out to Mrs.
McLain in this hour of her be-
reavment their sympathy.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21
Record For July 4th

School opened with singing
and prayer by the Supt., lesson
Gen, lst. ]. Schmoker ap-
pointed teacher of Bible class.
A. M Sourbeer, for second class
number present 81, amount OF
collection 40 cents.
The above records the be-
ginning of Sunday Schools in
Meade county.
At that time Mr.. Sourbeer
lived on the farm now occupied
by his son Will, and Mr.. Rock
well on the quarter south of
where John Foster now lives.
In the Spring Lake Hornet, a
little paper edited and printed by
Charley Sourbeer, then boy OF
20, on a small lever hand press
which his father F. Sourbeer
had made while at work in the
r. R. shops in Pa, and which
was the second paper published
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21

in this county, we find in the is
sue of September 1887 the fol-
lowing announcements of can
didates for nomidation at the
Republican convention. A. G.
Hilliard for Register of Deeds,
Moses Black for Register of
Deeds, G. F. Eckert for Sheriff,
L. E. Brown for County Clerk,
and c. S. Rockey for County
Treasurer.
Also in the same paper issue
of October 21st 1887 in the local
column, the following '"The Rock
Island only 10 miles away"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21

Minor Weightman came to
visit his daughter. Mrs. A. T.
Bodle Jr., last week. He will
remain some time. Mr.. Weight
man will be remem bered by the
old timers as one. of the pioneers
and the first cashier of the First
National Bank of Meade county.
Mr.. Weightman has been for
some years a resident of Cali
fornia, and being a veteran
officer of the civil war, he is no
longer young but has carried his
years we'll and is greeting his
old time friends here with a
hearty hand clasp and welcoming
smile.
M. Free came up from his
ranch on the Cimarron Saturday.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21

A Y. Angel came in to the
Office for the first time since he
came home from his vacation
trip to visit with friends in Mis-
souri,. A V SAID that the folks
entertained him royalty and they
are good people, and that that is
a fine country to live in for peo-
pie who never have been in south
west Kansas, but is too crowded
and low for one who has been on
the plains. for 25 years. He is
the most enthusiastic booster
for Meade county, and with
reason. He has grown wealthy
farming on the high flats where
it is 100 feet to water.
Willis Peoples, the colored
ranchman of the Cimarron, was
in town Thursday buying sup
plies for the ranch, and trans
acting other business.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21
Captain Franklin Sourbeer

captain Il rankin OOuI peer,
who landed in Meade county in
July of 1879, raised his first crop
in this county in 1880. This was
so far as cash crop was con-
cerned about three acres of
broom corn. The crop was
good one and matured in good
shape, but there was no machin-
cry with which to seed it. His
first attempt at cleaning it was
board with saw gashes in which
made a sort of comb, across
which the heads were drawn a
few at time. This proving too
slow he and Oliver Norman made
a thresher by placing spikes in a
wooden cylinder, which was
driven by a belt from a crank
wheel operated by one man pow
er, Cap. French furnishing the
power, for, compensation.
The brush in Dodge City brought
around $4,000 per ton.
Our friend Eliason, front name
Andy, is now about the proudest
and happiest man in Meade
County, or in any other county.
His face is continually wreathed
with smiles, and he has not been
known to speak but four words
during the last two weeks. He
speaks these in sprightly,
happy, fatherly way, and as near
as we could catch them they
were, cit is boy"
The store at Milligan's Roost
is still doing a thriving business
as we hope it may continue to
do. Capt. Milligan is man
we'll liked, and his enterprise is
being daily rewarded.
The Captain now has full line
of canned goods, which he is sell
ling at very low prices. The line
includes the famous Bacon
Tomatoes, which we have tried
and found to be the best canned
tomatoes we ever tasted.
Milligan's roost on what is
now the B. +. Leach farm and
the store was between Mr..
Leaches residence and the road.
Elder Newherry Will preach at the
Gardney school house Sunday after
noon at $50 O'Clock. Subject
"Capital and Labor" Music by the
Newberry string band. Everyone
come and hear the old fashioned
gospel.
The first mail by regular car
rier was delivered at Pearlette on
Monday the 4th of August 1879.
The carrier was on horseback,
and had ride of 500 miles before
him when be left Dodge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21
From Frank SOurbeer'S Jonr-
nal

June 9th, 1880, Sunday School
organized at the residence of F.
Sourbeer by electing Lenord
Rockwell Supt Frank Sourbeer
Secy. and Treas Time ap-
pointed for opening school at ?
O'Clock July 4th collection 20
cents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21
Grandma RoSenberPy is Sur.
pPiSed

This appears to be the season
of surprises by the members of
the various fraterna1 societies in
Meade. Monday, the 18th of
October was Mrs. Rosenberg S
10th birthday, and the ladies of
the Royal Neighbor degree of the
Woodmen acted upon the happy
thought of remembering her in
an appropriate way. According
ly they appeared in force at her
door last Monday afternoon and
knocking gained admittance.
Once inside the house grand
ma was at their mercy, and they
proceeded to show her a good
time so effectively that she al
most believed she was again a
girl at party of young folks.
When the appropriate time ar
rived, Mrs. DR.. Fee in a happy
and feeling speech full of kindly
thoughts, and sisterly sentiment
presented her oh behalf of the
Lodge with a handsome silk
scarf and Lodge pin.
Refreshments were then serv-
ed and the social side of life fully
demonstra ted, and enjoyed by
the sisters present and by grand
ma Rosenberg.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21
Won PrOsky's Band Gives
Concert

Last Friday night the band
gave their first concert and to a
full house. The object of this
concert was to raise money for
uniforms, and this part was very
satisfactory, as the proceeds
amounted to a little more than
$500. The audience was we'll
pleased, and we have heard only
words of praise for the band, and
its leader, Prof. Won Prosky.
What we say of the special
features of the entertainment is
largely the opinion of the audi
ence, as we heard comments on
the different numbers, for our
criticism of a musical show is
not worth whoop, by a holler
and a half.
The first special was a vocal
piece by Amstutz, Flick, Fletcher
and Bennett. 1t was well rem
dered, and received prolonged
applause, the singers acknowledge
ing the encore by again appear.
ing and singing another peice SO
we'll that the audience insisted
on another, which they were, we
think justly denied. The next
was vocal solo by Miss Laura
Mackey, of Nye, Oklahoma ac-
companied by Miss Phyllis Fuhr
on the piano. These young
ladies have a reputation in the
southwest to which our opinion
could add nothing, and their eff
fort was received with the usual
enthusiasm which always greets
them.
Then came a horn quartette,
/ by Won Prosky, Innis, Bennett
and Williams. Won Prosky is
always perfect, as becomes
musician of his training and
experience, so our comments
are for the boys who then made
their first appearance on the
stage as players. That they did
we'll for the time they have been
in practice is not enough to say.
Their playing would have done
credit to much older musicians.
The next was a violin solo by
Prof. Won Prosky, accompanied
by Miss Darling White at the
piano. This was we'll done, and
here we suppose that we were on
a level with a majority of the
audience for classical violin music
rendered by complete master
of that art is not frequently
heard in Meade. Certain parts,
as the time, the difficult finger
ing and bow action with the full
mellow tone. could be appreciat-
ed by all, but the piece was on
the whole not we'll understood.
The following of this difficult
playing by Miss White in her ac-
compartment was fine and really
surprising, for to accompany
such playing is no easy task for
one not drilled especially to the
part.
The tuba duet by Roberts and
Ragland with band accompani-
ment was well done, and received
the applause of the audience
which its rendering merited.
The last and aspleasing as any
of these special features, was by
Francis Backe in a vocal solo ac-
companied by Miss White at the
piano. Francis did the part
perfectly, and his voice has much
of promise if trained by a mas
ter.
! The Band desires to extend
| its thanks to those who assisted
in making the entertainment
success; and also to Manager
Phelps for the use of the Opera
House. Tf
We found Mr.. w. J1Duval past
Grand Chancellor K of p. inaat
the Meade Dry Goods Co.'S store
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21

We found Mr.. w. JaDuval past
Grand Chancellor K of p. in1at
the Meade Dry Goods i c9ii's III store
Monday morning. Mr.. DuyaE is
travelling for a wholesale hat
house and is a pleasant gentle-
man tr nneef f75HsHst59=sSs4
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21
A Close Call For a Bad Fire

residence of J. E. Roberts Sr.
escaped destruction by fire only
by a small margin. After the
lamp was lit and the family about
their evening recreations, the
evening house work being finish
ed, the kerosene lamp on. the
room table Miss Leila Huston S
room exploded. There happen
ed to be no person near enough
to the lamp at the time so that in
jury resulted from either the
burning oil or flying pieces of
glass. With rare presence of
mind each person in the room
did the right thing to extinguish
the blaze. Miss Leila Huston
who is rooming there happened
to be in the room at the time.
She seized some object handy,
and she and Mr.. Roberts began
beating the fire out while Mrs.
Roberts kept them wet by throw
ing water over them. It was a
close call. The family were all
so busy putting out the fire that
no thought to turn in an alar m.
A. L. McCawley of Carthage
Mo-, editor of the Missouri Far
mer who has been west and
southwest as far as Ell Paso,
stopped off on business at Plains
last Friday and came on to
Meade, and while here made the
News Office a pleasant call. MIR.
McCawley is genial young
man who has been in the news
paper business all his life, be-
ginning at the case when he had
to stand on a chair to reach the
type. Once he quit the business
and tried something else, but the
virus was in his veins, and his
life is the proof of the rule, once
a newspaper man always news
paper man. His paper is a good
farm paper and will reach our
table regularly, from now on.
Mr.. William Robert of the XI
ranch on the Cimarron was up
to Meade Thursday of last week.
He informed us that things on
the river in general were going
on we'll, crops reasonably good,
referring especially to grass and
hay crops with cane and other
forage crops, the hay being
especially fine, the river hay
growing we'll and the weather
in cutting time being excellent.
His large crew lost not a day
during the whole season by
reason of bad weather.
Prof. Rhulin was over from
Plains Saturday rejoicing that
the bonds for the addition to the
Plains public school building had
carried, and another grade would
be established in the schools
there. Mr.. Curtis who teaches
the school in No. So accompanied
Prof. Rhulin and they came in to
the News Office for a chat.
Mrs. Hattie Bell Du1ey, OF
Kansas City Mo, is visiting al
the home of her brother, ]. ].
Stalder east of town this week.
Their father, Grandpa Stalder
has his home there, and has been
quite poorly in health for some
time.
]. n. Rhodes brought up from
his ranch on the river 250 bush,
els of a1fhlfa seed. The money
for that much seed this fall If
paid in silver dollars would make
nearly as much load home as the
seed did coming up.
Brother Buis went home to the
Cimarron ranch Friday. Broth
er has good place down on the
river and he gets homesick
pretty soon when in town.
D. Mackey, wife and daughter
Laura came up this week to.visit
H. W.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21

The Band desires to extend
its thanks to those who assisted
in making the entertainment
success; and also to Manager
Phelps for the use of the Opera
House. ~
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-21
School Notes
A TEACHERS CREED

boy SOWeth the man shall reap.
l believe in the curse of ignorance
in the efficacy of schools, in the
dignity of teaching, and the joy
of serving another. | believe in
wisdom as revealed in human
lives as we'll as in the pages of a
printed book. In lessons taught
not SO much by precept as by
example; in ability to work with
the hands as we'll as to think with
the head; in everything that
makes life large and lovely. [
believe in beauty in the school
room, in the home, in daily life
and out of doors. l believe in
laughter, in love, in all ideals and
distant hopes that lure us on, l
believe that every hour of every
day we receive a just reward for
all we are and all we do. l be-
lieve in the present and its op-
portunities; in the future and its
promises and in the divine Joy of
| living. Amen.
EDWIN OsGooD GROVER.
John Job1ing was the first
Superintendent of schools of
Meade county being appointed
in January 1880 deputy for this
county, by DR.. McCarty of Ford
county.
Remember the prize offer of
S1.00 for best essay from rural
school, on The Passing of the
Cowboy.
Meade county Teachers AS
sociation on the 10th was quite
we'll attended. The association
was delighted with Won Prosky's
violin solo. Mr.. Bodle was call
ed away and his talk on Prepara-
ton for citizenship will be given
at another meeting of the as
sociation.
We are informed by Prof F.
w. Rueh1en of Plains that the
people of Plains are all right and
have the right idea about this new
building for their school. That
this will not in anyway hinder or
pospone the building of a credit
able school house
To reach the heart of boy.
|. Study his parentage and
home influences
?. Observe closely his likes
and dislikes, attitudes, temper,
companions, reading
3. Converse often with him in
a friendly way,
4 Ask as to his purposes and
ambitions
5. Lend him books
8. Interest yourself in his
sports
I. Speak to him of the lessons
in the lives of good men.
s. Tell him of your own
struggles in boyhood or girlhood
with adverse circumstances.
9. In brief, be his friend;
when he leaves school and neigh
borhood keep informed as to his
whereabouts by correspondence.
JOURNAL OF EDUCATION.
Casteen has a lot of fine heat
ing stoves on hand but they are
going fast
The hot afternoon of the latter
part of last week have been ac-
counted for by some on the
grounds that Marshall & Co.,
had new style of heating stove
out on the street every day fired
up for exhibition.
Roy Todd is back at his old
place in the Casteen store, after
a trip to Wichita attending the
meeting of the Grand Lodge 1
o. o. F.
The Fowler depot iscompleted
and the town and Gazette are
proud of the building and with
reason, for it is said to be fine
one
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-01
sons only effort at a musical comedy

sons only effor, at q musical comedy
and II has proven to be success.
without the semblance OF a plot. II
is screamingly funny. abounding In
sidesplittins climaxes that will keep
the audience in a roar from the rise
OF the curtain In the first act TO the
fall In the last. when Mr. shootzham-
mer. the German In search of his wife,
finds what he is looking for The
bright, particular star OF the cast is
Mr.. George Taylor as shootzhammer
Mr.. Shootzhammer. as stated is
looking for a wife. He holds a $1,000
mortgage on a summer boarding house
out In the rural districts. The host
OF this summer feed house had three
daughters. and for one OF them In mar
riage Mr.. Shootzhammer is 10 cancel
the mortgage. He attempts TO get on
with the ladies and to make n selec-
tion and the all around comical stu
alton Is enough 10 make brazen Inn.
age laugh. All kinds OF tricks are
worked off on shootzhammer. to all
OF which he never tumbles. A hearty
laugh is better than a dose OF medi-
cine. Ills said. and such being a fact
the audience attending tonight will
not need medicine for a long time to
come.
Tomorrow afternoon they viii give
matinee at 2:3o p. m. On this oc-
casion all seats are 10 cents each ex-
capt the boxes which will be 25 cents.
SO bring the little folks and LET them
enjoy themselves.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-01
sRvAN's SILVER WEDDING.

Special 10 the Eagle
Lincoln. Neb. o., -Fslry.ew
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. J.
Bryan. was the scene Of a great reui-
ion OF family and friends today In
elet.ation OF the BryaHs' silver we'd
ding anniversary. A dinner party tor
which more than one hundred invita-
tions were issued was feature OF the
celebration. During the day numer-
Gus presents and felIcitious messages
were received from friends and ad.
mirers In all parts of the country.
The wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
occurred at Perry. ILL.,. Oct. I. 1854.
Mrs. Bryan was Miss Mary Baird,
daughter OF John Baird. whose ances-
tors were among the earliest settlers
Of Pennsylvania. The welded life of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan has been a singu-
larry congenial one. Mrs. Bryan hay-
ing followed her husband In all his
interests and activities. They have
three children-Ruth. VIM. J. Jr.. and
Grace. all Of whom were present to
share In the silver wedding celebra-
ton today
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-01
AT THE TENT THEATER.

The "No Name" play was presented
bv the Harrison Company at the Tent
Theater last nigh, TO an audience that
filled the large tent almost to its full
capacity. The enthusiasm OF the aud.
fence was equal to the size. and every
moment of the play was enjoyed from
the first to the final curtain. The
name Of the play is 10 be left to the
audience. each one attending to send
in name with his address. and the
committee is to select the most appro-
pirate name and the person sending
Il in will be given ten dollars in gold.
From the ppplauding and unstinted
praise OF all who saw the performance.
the Eagle would suggest as suitable
name for the production "Harrison's
Best"
Tonight they present chas. Harri-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-01

The Academy has a bunch OF fbout
thirty big. husky fellows on the squad
and with proper coaching and heavy
practice the outlook Is good for an
other winning team this year. The
boys are working hard under Coach
Winning and fast rounding into shape.
and when they get right down to bust
ness II will take a strong team indeed
TO stop them.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-01
BRYAN VS.. ALLEN ACADEMY.
Opening Game Between Bryan and
Allen Academy Resulted In Vic
tory for Bryan.

The footbsT season opened in this
city yestsyday afternoon in a hard
fought and Closely contested game be-
tween Allen Academy and a team
made up OF Bryan boys. II was a
practice game and both teams showed
the lack Of both practice and coaching.
Fifteen and twenty minute halves
were played
In the first three minutes of play.
by smashing lines bucks the town
team scored for a touchdown by Roy
Wick who then kicked a pretty goal
In the arly part OF the second half,
Hudson. Aliens fast quarterback sue
ceeded In lodging the Bryan players
and made forty yard run for a touch
down. Prichett missed goal which
kept the score from being a tie.
The lineup OF the two teams was as
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-01
THIS DATE m HISTORY.
October I.

iS6l-Fort Casimir. Delaware. sur
rendered to the English.
I7Si-James Lawrence. American
naval hero. born. Died June ). 1913.
ls00-Treaty OF Ildefonso. by which
Spain ceded Louisiana TO France.
iS53-Turkey declared war against
Russia.
lS9i-Leland Stanford. Jr.. univer-
sity first opened to students.
iS95-The Texas legislature met in
special session to pass a law making
prize fighting Illegal.
is0s-The two-cent postage rate
between the United States and Great
Brinain went into effect.