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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-23

Robert Klokrow, whose home
IS IN Pratt county, this summer
drove an automobile to southern
California, where has some land
investmen and came b m
again in the machine. The final
conclusion reached by him after
HRS long trip is, that western
Kansas, and Meade count
especially, is a better place to
own land than any he has seen,
consequently he is disposiug of
hrs California land to buy here.
Coming up from the south he
dropped one wheel into a hole,
breaking an axletree. He put
up with F. P. Marshall, who the
next day brought him to town to
get the break repaired.
t. B. Moore, of Mertilla town.
ship, was in town Saturday, and
reports farming up there rather
in advance of the season. Some
commenced to seed their wheat
week before last, some last week
and many will begin this week.
They value the winter pasture
highly, and are sowing early to
have good growth for pasture.
William Ellis and wife have
returned from their visit at Fall
mouth, Kentucky, to their valley
home. They look as though the
trip had agreed with them.
They report "a fine time, and
pleasant renewals of youthful
friendships, but say Meade as
place to live beats any part of
the east.
Auctioneer Stamper cried two
sales Saturday afternoon, one
for Mr.. Hobbs, and the other
some goods brought over from
Plains for him to SELL Jim has
a good reputation as quick and
profita BILE salesman and his client
age is growing rapidly.
In response to what seems
popular demand the Opera House
Restaurant will after October
set out three regular meals each
day and also serve on both the
the American d European
plan.
Mr.. Hinsdale is walking with
a cane now for the first time in
hislife. physician diagnosed
his complaint as heart disease,
but. his legs and feet seem to be
affected.
Mrs. William Smith, formerly
of Fowler, and now living in Ida
no. is making a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. II.
Norman east of town.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-23
Clubbing Offer.

The weekly Kansas City is
good, newsy weekly of good size,
as is the weekly Wichita Eagle.
The regular yearly subscription
price of each is Is cents.
We will send you either one of
the two city weeklies and the
News for S1.OO. Or we will send
both the city week1ies and the
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vance in either case.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-23

Webb Lodge No. 275 A. F. &
A. NJ. stated communication Sat
urday, Sept. IS. Work in first
and second.
VIM. BAcKE, w. M.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-23
WISDOM.

"I'm going to sue you for 800,
the price of this ring" said the
jeweler.
'Make it $1,000" answered the
actress, calmly. ''The advertising
will be worth it."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-23
DIAGNOSED.

4Is golf a game or a science p
"Neither. 1t is disease
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-23

Entered in the Post office at Meade, Kans.
as second class mail matter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-23
che Meaoe County News
E. D. SMITH, Editor
JOHN B. INNS, Business Mgr.

Published every Thursday by
THE MEADE PUBLISHING CO. Inc.
Meade, Kansas
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-09-23

officiaI Paper of Meade County
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
hot PLAY COMING
So SAY THE CRITICS

Three Weeks the play. not the
novel. is headed for Dickinson and in
as much as the book stirred up all kinds
of protest from folks who declared it
was immoral and worse and the play
itself has had a hard time to avoid
being fumigated every now and then
by the local censors where il appeared.
the manner of its reception in Dickin-
son is an interesting question.
J. B. Whittemore, manager of the
company. arrived in the city this week
and booked it for Saturday night. Aug
ust %.
The play has received warm ,ecep-
tion in many of the cities in which it
has been produced. The Club women
pass dennnciatory resolutions declaring
the play ought to be suppressed, of
course on the basis that the book itself
is considered so far out of the line.
But in spite of the presence of the Mayor
and Chief of Police and other officials,
the play is still being produced through
out the country. Eastern newspaper
critics of standing give the company
good notices and point out that it re-
quires clever people to handle what is
so nearly a risk production, without
making il thoroughly Objectionable.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
BUSINESS COLLEGE
OPENS September 7

. /
The Dickinson Business college will
open for its third year September nh,
1909. This school which was organized
in the city Uf Dickinson two years ago,
started with three students. and by
hard work and fair treatment increased
its enrolment last year to 66. The
college is modern in every way. It has
elegant quarters in the eastern part of
the city and everything is being cleaned
and renovated for the coming year.
Some new machines will be installed
and all the latest devices will be used
in the commercial department.
The school offers three courses: Com
mercial, shorthand and peh art. No
equipment that is needed to success
fully carry on any Of the work is lack
Ing and one will find upon investiga-
ti0n that it is as modern as any of the
LARGER schools in the cities.
The prospects for q large enrolment
the coming year are very bright and it
is expected that by the holidays the
enrolment will be double what, it has
ever been, .s. s=s
The college is now under the mana
cement Of Prof. j. p. Grady and work
ing with an earnest corps of assistants
he expects to give Dickinson the lead
ing Commercial college in the north
west " @ 1;ts
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
LARGE Membership
IN DICKINSON LODGES

E. G. Collis, state manager for the
Brotherhood of Yeomen, was in the city
this week, looking after the interests of
the order.
/ There are two divisions or Home
steads as they are called in this city.
the north and south sides. having COM
bired membership Of 125 with appli-
cations for is more.
The South Side organization was
eff ected last fall. the Yeoman sending
out a translator to translate the ritual
into German, that the members might
thoroughly understand the object and
principles of the order. The German
division holds its regular meetings the
second and fourth Mondays in each
month. Mrs. A. B. Robinson is cor
respondent for the Dickinson North Side
Homestead and Valentine Koch cor
respondent for the South Side.
The Yeomen have about 10000 men,
bers in the state. The report of their
assets. issued on July 1. 1909. reached
the magnificent figure of s1,175. 381. 50.
The following are the figures:
Total reserve fund :. s $50, 724 q
Total cash on hand in ben
eft fund -. ........ 1856, 5S6 OF
Total cash on hand in
general fund .......... 13,e36.27
Total .............. Il, 1O1, ,246 81
Invested assets ...:.... 4, 135 O8
Total assets July1, 1909 S LIS, 3s1 50
Total assets Jan. II, 909 1887, 608 II
Total net increase in assets S 81, 773 48
The total membership June was
107. 419 or a gain Of about 10000 in
six months.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
HUGH klMBAlL DIES
SUDDENLY AT HOME

The sad news Of the death Of Hugh
S. Kimball came on Thursday as great
surprise to Dickinson people.
Hugh Kimball had been working as
city reporter on the PRESS the past
year and left on the 2nd of August for
months vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Kimball, and sisters,
at Bellows Falls, Vermont. He had
been in Door health for. about two
months prior to leaving, but after his
return home he wrote friends that he
was gaining and would be ready to re-
turn to his work the first of September.
Nothing more was heard until the letter
this week telling of his death which
came on the 22nd. Details as yet are
lacking further than that he died of
quick consumption, falling asleep and
suffering no pain. He was 22 years Of
age, very bright and talented young
journalist, and his. early demise is
deeply regretted.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
SATISFACTORY CROPS
MANY EXPERIMENTS,

The harvest of all grains at the Ex-
pertinent farm is now practically COM
pleted and it is well worth while to 20
out to the farm and see what is doing
along the various lines.
The view of the farm itself, as one
approaches it is beautiful. the yellow
fields with their abundance of grain in
shock. the corn fields showing 80 fresh
and green by contrast. the buildings
with, their back ground of luxuriant
foliage of the trees that have made such
marvellous growth this, year, and the
sweep of verdant lawn in front, relieved
by groups of shrubbery and Frightened
by flowers. All this is restful and
satisfactory to the eve and shows what
any farm home might have in such a
favored year rs the present one.
Along practical lines, this year has
been busy one. Eighteen varieties Of
wheat were sown last spring. in tenth-
acre plots. the macaroni or durum pre-
dominating, the others being fife and
blue-stems, with two varieties of soft
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
CARLOAD SHIPMENTS
OF BUTTER AND EGGS

During the past week the Russell
Commission Co. of Dickinson shipped a
carload of butter and eggs to the western
market and are already loading another
car for shipment next week. The car
already shipped contained 40. 200 pounds
of produce and was the first to be ship
ped out of the city in this quantity.
This is not all. The local commits
sion company shipped in full carload
of watermelons this week. This partic-
ular brand of melons is superior to
anything on the market and the firm
will have no difficulty in who!esaline
the load to local dealers. III
The Russell Commission Co. is hand
ling the entire output of eight or ten
North Dakota creameries and recently
found it necessary to rent an additional
cold storage building.
A local concern like this is a great
benefit to the city and to the surround
ing country and should receive the
hearty support of every one H. S.
Russell and G. A. Bradley are demon
strating that they know how to run a
commission house successfully.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
SPLENDID FLAX CROP
IN STARK COUNTY

/ 4l = d $ . 10 ,#T IL.
e A linseed oil expert who makes it his
business to examine the flax fields of
the northwest was in Dickinson the past
week for the purpose Of talking with
farmers, and getting an estimate on
crops. This gentleman places the aver
age yield of flax in Stark county at IS
bushels per acre. His estimate for the
fine w. L. Richards field just west of
the city was 18 bushels. He said that
Ward county was looked upon as the
banner fax growing section Of North
Dakota but the average yield this year.
he estimated. would be 13 bushels. or
two bushels less than the Stark county
crop. BILLINGS county, however. is con-
;ceded to be little ahead of Stark in
the average yield this year.
However. local elevator men would
not be inclined to place as high an es-
innate on fax. The average yield for
North Dakota in the past has only been
IS to s bushels and q more conservative
yield for Stark would probably be II
bushels. This would be splendid croD
and al prevailing high prices would
make the farmer handsome returns.
The great linseed oil firms like to see
large crops for It helps to make low
prices.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
GOOD Opportunities
IN FOREST SERVICE

An examination to fill vacancies in
the ranger force on all National Forest
in Districts will be held October Is and
26. From this examination it is ex-
pected that 100 appointments will be
made in this district.
The examination will be held at the
headquarters of each National Forest in
the district, at the following places
Anaconda, Ashland. Bozeman, Choteau,
Dillon, Great Falls, Helena. Kalispell.
Libby, Livingston, Missoula. Red Lodge,
Sheridan, and Thompson Falls. Mont
and Wallace, Idaho; Au Sable, Mich
igan; Cass Lake and Ely. Minnesota;
Camp Crook, South Dakota: and New
port, Washington.
While the examination is entirely
along practical lines and knowledge of
field conditions rather than book learn
ing is considered essential the oppor-
tunities for those applicants with
educational advantages are consider
ably increased. The rapid development
of the National Forests is making
continually increasing demands upon
those engaged in their management
and men with ability to assume re-
sponsibility and serve in supervisory
capacities are in demand. These more
responsible positions on the National
Forests are filled by promotion from
lower grades. so that any one entering
as ranger is eligible Tor promotion 10
any of the more responsible and higher
places, including that of Forest Super
visor.
Only those men who are at least
twenty-one years of age; not more than
forty. of good character. temperate. and
in good physical condition, are eligible
to take this examination. The salary
paid to beginners is 5000 year.
Applicants can secure information
concerning the examination from the
District Forester at Missuula, Montana,
Forest Supervisors. or the United States
Civil Service Commission, Wa Washington,
D. C.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
CATTLE SELL WELL
$3.50 FOR BURGESS STEERS

The W. L. Richards steers sold at
$50 in St. Paul, calves al S5.4O.
The E.B. Crawford steers sold at SIS. Is,
cows at 81. 40.
On Thursday Paris & Co. made the
following report: Geo Burgess. steers
$3.50. heifers $5.75; Neuens & Ras-
musen steers, S.. IS; E. X. Bloom $5. As.
Mr.. Richards. who returned from St.
Paul and Chicago on Thursday said that
the market was a little off and he
believed that the Burgess steers would
have brought &c. on Mondays market.
Cattle seem to be little soft yet and
shipments are little late.
Among the shipments booked at Dick
inson for September are Jefferies &
Higgins, IL cars.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
SEVERE i: STORM 81 n. NORTH \
DAMAGES SOME GRAIN

Last Monday at four o'clock in the
afternoon a severe hail, wind and rain
storm passed through the country north
and west Of New Hradec. in Dunn
county. Joseph Bren Sr.. lost his entire
wheat crop. Wenzel Kostelecky. John
Marsky, ST., Vincent Kovash, James
Turovpsky and Paul Palluch, about one
half.
The Catholic church is damaged
inside, one beautiful figure painted
window being shattered. The parish
hall is thrown. off lis foundation and
the windows are broken. Mr.. Bren's g
granary lost it's roof and Rev. Kasal's
barn and Mr.. Polensky's barns are
damaged.
So far as has been learned the path
of the storm east was between Green
and Knife rivers, along the territory
sometimes called Russian Spring creek.
The strip hit by hail was only one to
three miles wide.
Following this storm on Monday the
air became very much cooled and the
weather has been ideal for harvest.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28

But two varieties of flax were tried
and both Of these proved satisfactory.
In corn there are probably twenty
tenth-acre plots, all of them thrifty
and healthy looking. with large. we'll
filled ears.
The kind planted was mostly north
western dent and it has proved to be
particularly adapted to the conditions
this year.
In sweet corn the Malakoff corn is
earliest, BEING ready for use about
August IL.
In small fruits currants were abund-
ant and several quarts of strawberries
were picked from year-old plants.
Raspberries have not yielded well.
Sand cherries are well filled with large,
fine quality fruit.
A row of water pines and another of
jack-pines have made satisfactory
growth.
It certainly seems that farmers
throughout this section could get many
ideas that .wapld be Of, great benefit to
them by visiting this farm and they
should do so as often as they can find
time They will meet with courteous
treatment and all their questions will
be fully answered.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28


wheat. Winter wheat was tried but it
winter-killed.
Of the different kinds of wheat, all
will probably average about tho same,
on account of the abundance of moisture
this year. But. there is no doubt that
durum wheat would stand drouth better
than the other kinds, in less favored
season.
OF oats twenty-five varieties were
sown, with the same results as regards
the yield. The Kherson was the earl
lest variety Of oats. being cut August 2.
Different methods Of cultivating
seemed to make no appreciable differ
ence in the yield of grains this year,
proving that moisture is the necessary
ingredient in the successful raising of
crops.
Of barley ten varieties were planted
and If was found that the two-row
headed variety seems better adapted
to the conditions; here than the six-row.
Millet has done well. running from
5000 to $500 lbs. per acre. The
alfalfa and red clover plots have made
a good growth for their first season. and
field Of bronze grass looks especially
thrifty and luxuriant.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
new BUSINESS FIRM
GOES TO NEW ENGLAND

On Thursday Ernest Jessen and Nels
j. Person, who have associated them
selves together for a general clothing
trade under the name of Jessen e.. Co.,
went to New England to operate their
new store. ---.
Ernest Jessen has been with Jessen
Bros. of this city for some time and
understands the clothing business
thoroughly. Nels Person has also been
with the Jessen store in Dickinson for
several wears and in addition to having
a good knowledge of the clothing busi-
ness is first-class, tailor. These young
men are putting in 9 large stock Of.
goods at New England and will be in a
position to supply every. need In their
line. They are very agreeable young
men and will be well liked at the new
Milwaukee terminal. fI5s.j
just as soon as NJ. Person can get
rooms ready for housekeeping he will
take his wife to New Engl land.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
COUNTIES SHOW GAIN
IN SCHOOL CENSUS

In the apportionment of the school
fund for August there are some interest
ing figures in connection.
In 1904 the apportionment for the
entire year was only $3.50. 424.7o. while
the August apportionment alone for this
year is 1888. 514. 10. over $35. 900 more
than the entire year Of 1904. There
have been large percentages Of increase
in some Of the counties newly settled by
homesteaders, notably Bowman, 50
per cent increase; !; Billings 81 Williams
IL; Mckenzie IL; Dunn IS. Stark
county indicates the usual steady growth
BY an increase Of 8 per cent.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
PROTECTING
The II i: GAME
Chicken Season Does Not Open
Until Sept. 7-Heavy Fine for
Violation. Army of Dep
uties Watching.

Charles Harris Of Oliver county was
in Dickinson on Wednesday as special
deputy game warden. His territory
cnvers any part of the south half Of the
state. but it is likely. that he will be
employed mostly in the western part of
the state. He had orders teleRraphed
him while in this city.
The duties of Charles Harris do not
in any wise conflict with those of Deputy
Warden E. J. Scharf. 1t seems to be
the policy of the Board of Control to
send stranger into the territory as much
as possible, aud following out the plans
it is likely that Deputy Warden Scharf
will some day get instructions to 60
into Morton. Hettinger, Adams, Bow
man, Billings, Dunn, Mckenzie or any or
all of the counties in the western por-
tion of the state. At the same time
Deputy Warden Harris or some other
duly appointed warden is liable to drop
into Stark county any days., Local men
are also being deputized to help enforce
the law.
AS stated in the PRESS last week.
the chicken law opens September con-
tinuins until November. Any person
who kills prairie chicken before the
7th of September is liable to fine of
$40 for each bird and at the same
time the state has the right to take
hunting dogs. guns and all hunting
equipment from any such offender
After the 7th of September any person
killing more than 10 birds in any one
day is liable to- the same fine for the
excess number and the same confiscation
of property.
1t is unlawful to shoot deer until
November 1. the penalty being fine
of 500. 1t is also unlawful to shoot a
female deer at any time If not already
posted on the new fish and game faws
of North Dakota. the readers will do
we'll to look into the matter. First OF
all. hunters must get permit of the
county auditor. The fee is 81. 90. Ask
for an application blank.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
BOARD OF TRADE MEN
HAMMER PRICES DOWN

A conversation was overheard recently
in the Chicago Office of Jim Patten. the
great wheat gambler. in which the
speaker declared tina, all movements Of
farmers to market their products with
out the aid of the boards of trade must
be suppressed. that the farmers did
not know enough 10 market their crops,
and besides the prices were governed
by the world markets, the board of trade
would see to it that the reports sent out
regarding the crops would be most
fattering and the prices for Drain would
be held down until the producers sold
out.
The news in the press confirms this.
Already it is given out that North
Dakota and the rest of the spr ing wheat
states have bumper crops. the price OF
wheat and other grains have been
marked down.. The plan of the Ameri-
can society of equity must be carried
out if the farmers expect a fair price
for their grain. only by selling accord
ing to the plan adopted by the Fargo
convention, can success be attained.
How important it is for the farmers to
com bine and cooperate through the
society, has been pointed out by Sem
ator McCumber, who stated that the
society of equity was the best organ
ization that the farmers had ever had
and that it was for their best interest
to join the society and sell their grain
by modern methods. The senator said
further that they must combine or they
would be crushed by the elevator trust.
James J. Hill said recently at Grand
Forks. last year I tried the expert
ment of holding wheat. kept it at
home until after the rush was over. This
gave me time to get my fall work done.
My neighbors who hurried their market
ing got about S5c. I made money on
the crop by waiting and l got my work
done.,''
This is the plan of the society, hold
your grain and sell it only as it is
needed. by SO doing you can secure the
prices fixed by the Fargo convention.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
n EXT SALE
IN OCTOBER
Plenty of Buyers But Scarcity of
Horses Owing to Unfavorable
Conditions-Vic Hayes Takes
Load to New York.

The Dickinson Horse Sales Co. dis
posed of all the horses at the yards on
Monday and Tuesday and could have
sold several hundred more. just as well
and al good prices. 1t seemed to be
the off month and besides the weather
conditions have been very unfavorable
for some weeks. so much so that no one
cared to gather horses for the market.
The company sold all the marketable
horses of their own holdings which had
been gathered. They started from the
Bird ranch with 100 fine Shire horses
but the farmers along the way offered
such tempting prices that many sales
were made before the band reached
Dickinson.
The tail end OF the N T horses sold
at prices ranging from $50 to $50 per
head. When pair of 2-year-old fllies
from the Bird band were placed in the
ring there was some spirited bidding.
Walter Ray took these handsome blacks
at $190.
Commissioner Paul Bohn Of Mott
purchased is head of good horses. MI.
Bohn is a fine horseman and knows
good stuff as quick as any of them. He
is cautious buyer and is always on
the right side of the deal.
E. Conner of Hettinger was among
the buyers again this month, but sale
which attracted special notice was made
to Campbell Bros. of New York. The
firm took car of mixed horses, includ-
ing pair of fine roam colts from the
Bird band. and they engaged Victor
Hayes to take the shipment on for them.
Mr.. Campbell stated that he wanted
several carloads if he could only get the
class that suited.
The Dickinson Horse Sales Co. will
not hold any sale in September but in
October it is planned to have a biz
SALE Horses will be in good condition
then and everybody will be ready for
the auction.
The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
thirteen LUCKY
NUMBER FOR BEN

Ben Riva, living FIVE miles west of
the city, has fine crop Of wheat this
year on ground on which wheat has
been grown for thirteen consecutive
years. Mr.. Riva plowed this ground
only once in three years discine mean
while, on the alternating years. Thir-
teen appears to be Mr.. Riva's lucky
number, and to complete the record
his wheat ought to average twenty
three bushels per acre.