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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04
Fowler Gets National Bank

The First National Bank of Fowler
Is fully organized and will begin bus
mess about the Ist of December,
with $4,000 90 capital, John +.
Conrad is president of the new bank,
Joe Hall Vice President and ID. b.
Mitchell cashier. The directors are
!. <. Conrad, Joe Hall, Forest Nc
Cauley, Linn Frazier, b. n. Albert
son, John Boucher and ]. NJ Dowell.
The business office is In the new
brick structure erected bv Linn
Frazier. The capital is all furnish
ed by Meade county men, and most
of them, in fact all but two of the
directors, have made their money
right here out Of the soil, or in bus
mess. When John Conrad drove
into Meade county with two horses,
two mules and COW, with all his
other worldly goods in the wagon, he
of all men probably thought as little
that he would close his career as
bank president. There is another
thing with these men. None of
them have sold out their holdings
or business interests to get money
for this banking business. 1t repre-
s nts a surplus in each case. When
Linn Frazier began selling groceries
out of board shed in 1884 to COW
boys and freighters on the Jones rnd
Plummer trail, he likely would have
Laughed at the prophet who would
have dared to foretell that he should
reach his present standidg in the
financial world. When ]. c. F. Nc
Cauley and his father and brothers
were running section lines by night,
taking their course by the north star
not one dreamed that they would be
counted amoung the moneyed men
of the county in few short years.
Last harvest the News predicted
that the stream of wheat coming in
to Meade would continue on until
well into the winter. The forecast
has SO far been verified, by the
arrival each day of considerable
amounts of that grain. Now it is
coming in little heavier than for
some weeks past. The price being
one dollar per bushel the stream of
cash flowing to the farms is of no
iinconsiderablc size. This is making
1.-THE farmers the most happy and
independent class of citizens.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04

Prof. Haworth of K. u. will be a,
Dodge City this week to make an in
vestigation of the recently discover
ed oil and gas indications there.
Prof. Haworth is one of the best
metallurgists in the country and has
made a particular study of the car
boniferos horizons, with such of the
cretacious as contain either coal OF
oil. He is one of the geologists who
are rather practical than theoretic.
The people interested will know
much more of what the indications
el oil on the Saw Log really mean
after Prof. Haworth has finished his
examination and reported, than they
do now.
Friday evening the scholars of the
high school held Halloween party
in the school room. Prof. Clark
with Misses Julia Peed, Genevieve
NcMeel and Anna Johnson chaper-
ened the party. The usual Halo
ween plays of bobbing for apples,
telling fortunes etc. were enjoyed,
also the ghost walked in ancient
style and the evening closed with a
game of blackman. The young
folks had a very pleasant evening
and the teachers are deserving of
thanks for the care they exercised
ever the pupils.
Mr.. S. L. Brannan of Garden City
and his mother with Mrs. Stone of
Nonon was met at Cimarron by Bob
Brannan, Saturday with his auto,
and came down to Meade. They
are now the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brannan, being relatives and new to
Meade Robert is showing them this
fine country.
Mr.. Keown has sold his barber
shop to Messrs Whitlock and Custer
but has not decided as yet what he
will do in the future.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04
The District Court

There was large amount of bus
mess put through in the time court
was in session Only one criminal
case was tried, The City of Meade
VS.. James Kring. The jury return
ed verdict of not guilty and the
defendant was discharged. There
were only one or two civil cases tried
in which the jury was called. They
were of no Importance to tbs public.
A great many title and other law
cases were argued and disposed of.
The one civil case in which there is
any public interest is that of Rose
Ann Mulligan VS.. The State of
Kansas. This is the case wherein
certain persons in England are claim
ing the estate of Patrick Mulligan,
deceased. Patrick Mulligan was a
single man, so far as any here knew,
who had considerable money and
owned 100 acre tract of land ad-
joining the townsite on the north.
Mr.. Mulligan died without making
will or in any way directing what
should be done with his estate. If
no one comes in and proves their
heirship to the estate it will go to the
public under a provision of law.
James Wilson was by the probate
court appointed administrator of the
estate and made every effort to find
relatives, if there were any who
could legally inherit the estate.
Last summer an attorney appeared
before the probate court to claim
the estate for the plaintiffs in this
case. The probate court held that
their claim was not proven and the
case was appealed to the district
court. coming on for trial at this
term. After the claimants had
placed part of their evidence before
the court, he was stopped by the
court and informed OF fatal defect
in his chain of proof. There the case
was held up for the purpose of pro-
curing, if possible proof esta blishing
the defective point and the case was
continued for the term.
The criminal cases, except the
one above noted, were continued to
the adjourned day. fhe court, after
instructing the joury to sppear at 9
A. M. Thursday. November ad-
journed to that date. The remain
ing cases will then be TAX IN up and
disposed of
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04
Former Meade Boy Gets Fat
Job

Topeka capital
News has reached Topeka of
the appointment nearly two
weeks ago of Arthur ]. McCabe,
the first judge of the court of To
peka, to position in the office of
Attorney General Wickersham
at Washington D. c. Judge Nc
.Cabe has entered into the duties
of his new position which are in
the Department of Justice at
Washington, having left here
about two weeks ago for that
purpose.
The position to which Judge
McCabe has been appointed is
the same as was rendered to
Governor w. R. Stubbs and chair
man ]. n. Dolley of the Republi-
can state central committee to
name an appointee. After the
proffer by President Taft Gov
enor Stubbs and Chairman Dol
ley named Robert Stone, a To
peka lawyer and memb ber of the
Kansas House, for the place and
the appointment was ma d e.
Later a delegation, headed by
Senator Charles Curtis, succeed
ed in causing the revocation of
the appointment and the office
was vacant until the recent ap-
pointment of Judge McCabe.
The influence of Senator Curtis
and Congressman Anthony is
supposed to have been response
BILE for McCabe's appointment.
Most of the old timers will re-
member Judge McCabe as Arthur
]. McCabe, who was then just
entering business life and took
over William K. Palmers, loan
business in 1887, running it for a
time at great profit. Later, on
the tablishment of the Citizens
Bank, Mr.. McCabe took a position
with that institution, and at the
time it closed up it's affairs and
quit business Mr.. McCabe re-
turned to Topeka, where he be-
gan reading law in the office of
Rosington, Smith & Dallas.
After he bad been in the practice
of his profession for a time he
was elected jndge of the city
court of Topeka, and constantly
reelected thereafter. He was
holding thas position when he re-
ceived the above appointment.
His many friends here will be
pleased to learn of his good for
tue.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04

w hateyer success the forward
movement in Kansas politics
has had has been due to the fact
that IN the main If has been un-
selfish. Thousands of men in
townships and towns and cities
have given their time and their
money to it without hope of re-
ward. They have not been office
seekers. The office seeker has
never bothered a man who was
elected to any place by the pro-
gressive Republicans of Kansas.
Patronage has never bothered
Stubs or Bristow, or Murdock
or Madison, or any man in the
House or Senate who got his
nomination and election from the
people. Patronage IS now an OBJ
solete question in Kansas politics.
No one cares who or what the
men are who fill the offices in
Kansas just SO they are capable
and honest. Stubs has appoint
ed only one man in all his admin
istration who had applied for the
job. He has gone out looking
for the best man, and having
found him, has not cared wheth-
er he was a Catholic, Methodist,
Quaker, Presbyterian, Republi-
can .Prohibitionist or Democrat,
if the man could give the taxpay-
ers the best service. In this
Stubbs has been like Roosevelt,
who had a Democrat or two in his
cabinet, and never let politics
keep man out of public service.
The forward movement in this
state has been and must be
an unSelfish movement.
'.And thereis a need now of
men-unselfish, patriotic, strong,
answering, to get into this con-
gressional fight. The example
of Mr.. Mitchell, who is giving up
a good law practice to run for
Congress in the Second district,
is a case in-point. Mr.. McNea1
is taking the abuse and vil1ifica-
ton of the machine in the First
district. But men are needed in
the Fourth and Fifth district ts-
men who are strong, brave, effec-
tive N en-, who can lead the forces
of progressive Republicanism
against those of moss back Can
nonism, in this state. The con-
gressional fight is by far the
most important fight now before
the Kansas people. 1t shall de-
eide whether Kansas is an asset
of New England or an independ-
ent American state. In the pro-
gressive program of President
Taft, in the struggle to free this
country from corporate control,
Kansas must be represented, as
Kansas, not as province of New
England. Cannon is opposed
and has said so in score of pub
lie places, topostalsavings banks,
to the conservation of our nation
al resources, to the licensing of
corporations and to federal con-
troll of railroads. Taft has de-
c1ared for these things, and it
will be the aim of Cannon and
Aldrich to put jokers in the laws
Taft asks for that will make
them imperative and usless.'
kansas should not send men
to Congress who by their records
have shown that they prefer to
stand by Cannon rather than by
their constituents. Kan sas
should not send men to Congress
who in the compromises of gov
ernment will surrender in ad-
vance the rights of Kansas in or
der to secure the favor of Cannon
; I'm the Seventh and Eighth
Kansas has real repre-
sentatives, but the other districts
showed that they were for Can
non against all other considera-
tions Mitchell and McNea1 and
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04

Rev. ]. T. Crawford of Par
sons Kansas, state missionary of
the Baptist church is the guest of
his old schoolmate Mr.. Read this
week. Rev. Crawford preached
at the Baptist church Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Boiling, of Odee
returned Saturday from Dodge City
where they had been to vista daugh-
ter who is in the hospital there.
Frank Byrns has bought c. p.
Williams out in pantatorium and
in connection with Don Innis is
running the business at the old
stand.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04

Manager Phelps has secured Con-
rad & Moore, who will present their
play, The Tiger and The Lamb at
the Phelps Opera. House November
5th. This is said to be fine clean
play. The scene is of the south,
the characters strong, the sentiment
good, and the actors of reputation.
Ashland Clipper: This is a
bad town in which to handle
booze, and if / were you and had
to have booze or bust, l would go
to some other county. 1t is dam
gerous to monkey with booze
here.
That's a pretty good piece of
advice. especially in view of the
fact that the editor is also county
attorney.
Fowler Gazette: Yes, if kind
words don't do, Bro. Hays had
best use the courts. A bootleger
is the most contemplate thing
on earth.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04

S. H. Morrow, returned Saturday
on No. from a trip in the south
western part of Kansas, south of the
railroads. Mr. Morrow gives a
glowing account of the farmers and
stock men of that part of the state.
Their wheat cropwas generally good
and the fall sowing is coming on
well. There was large acreage of
broom corn compared to the total
amount Of land under cultivation
and that crop was extra good, and
the high prices have put lots of mon
ey in circulation Improving is
going on at prosperity pace and
everyone smiling.
The recent clear weather did not
lead one to think of showers, never
theless a shower of considera BILE
proportions has fallen. The birth
day of Miss Lulu Randolph occur
ing this week, her friends concluded
to give her birthday post card
shower, and the day before the oc-
curance of that anniversary, the
shower commenced, and has con
tinued, at times threatning deluge,
and has not entirely ceased yet. In
addition Miss Lnlu received from
relatives and friends many elegant
presents.
A post card from H. E. Hayden
at Redwood California brings the
the news that Harry has progressed
that distance on his journey after
pleasure and profit. He states that
he will remain there for a few weeks
and asks that the News come to him
there. From there he and Mrs.
Hayden willog to Los Angeles for
few days. his further route is not
indicated.
The board of county commission
ers were in session this week, it
being an adjourned day of the reg
ular October term. The business
on ha d consists largely of the To-
eating of various roads which were
petitioned for at the regular meeting
of the board.
Messrs Whitlock and Custer have
bought the north side barber shop
and have taken possession. The
location of this shop is convenient
for the public and the room is taste
fully arranged. The new firm
should get their share of the patron
age,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04
The Need OF Men

William Allen White, writing
editorially in the Emporia Ga
zette, says. d
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03
NO AUTHORITY TO
ENGAGE ARCHITECT.

The city law department last .light
informed the public markets committee
of the Common Council that ii had ex-
ceeded its authority by engaging j..
O'Rourke & sons to make plans for the
proposed addition to Centre Market.
and that, therefore, the commit had no
legal right to recommend the payment
of the architects bill. TIE ill for serv-
ices rendered is for $500, and, the COM
mittee having advised Mir. O'Rourke
that they will be unable to pay 1t be-
cause of City Attorney Boggs's decision,
the architect will have to apply to The
Common Council for special legislation
to secure payment.
The committee will advertise for bids
for the removal of garbage and will
hold a special meeting on September
l6 for the purpose of receiving hem.
Market Clerk Thomas w. Rowe was
directed by the committee to talk the
necessary steps to prevent hucksters
in the market from going outside their
stands in order to solicit trade.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03
SENDER BOATS lK'E;iIll
FINAL TEST
sd|Ss
German Victory Adds Interest to
Yankee Yachts Fight for
HOnOrs.

MARBLEHEAD, Mass, sept. 3.-In-
terest in the fourth sender yacht race
today was considerably intensified, not
only because of the decisive German
victory yesterday, but also through the
fact that it was the last appearance of
at least two, and possibly three, of the
yachts.
Under the conditions after the fourth
race Of the series, only those yachts
which. had won a first place can con
tinue, so tina to three of the little boat
the Marguerite and Seellund H., of
Germany, and the Wolf, of America,
today meant the crisis.
Before the start the two American
boats, Joyette and Ellen, and the Ger
man yacht Hevella, had each won II
leg in the President Taft cup, and were
sure of a place In the finals on Monday.
1t Is possible. however. that there may
be a continuation of the races on Tues
day, to determine the winner of the
Governor Draper cup, which VIII be
awarded on points, n for which the
Eller and Wolf were tied after yes
terday's race, with 13 points each, wiz
the Joyette and Hevella credited VIZ
II points each, the Marguerite Wits
and the Seehund ii. with A..
Before going out to the start tod&
the committee announced that an effort
would be made to send the yachts on
a three-mile beat to ~windward and re-
turn, with a repeat, a distance of Il
miles for the race.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03
RETURN TO FARM, ADVISES
LESLIE SHAW, BANKER.

WILLIAMS GROVE. Pa, Sept. B.
Declaring that there are more $25, 900
jobs thar there are men to fill them.
Leslie M. Shaw, of Philadelphia, former
secretary of the treasury and twice
governor of Iowa, at the Changers
picnic advocated a return to the farm
of the thousands of clerks. statesmen
and other high-minded people who
have set their hearts on escaping ply
steal labor. are in debt, unable to sup
port a wife or to own the root that
covers them
For those who toll in field or in
factory conditions were never before
as favorable as today" the banker
said. There were never so many $780,
600 positions as now, and some of them
are being filed by $1,000 men, simply
because there are not enough men OF
higher grade. There are more $4,000
jobs today thar there are $25. 900 men
to fill them. But for the men of
mediocre ability, who would rather be
an assistant to a photographer, than
to perform manual labor, conditions
are most unfavorable."
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03
HOLDING UP OF BILL
Anglers COMMISSIONER.
Iryington Man Fails to Carry
His Point.

Because the committee on repairs
held up a certain bill last night at the
meeting of the I~rvirgton Board of Edu-
cation. Commissioner Frank Harbridge
became angry and refused his sanction
to the yne of any of the bills for
material and services on the new Mt.
Vernon Avenue School. He declared
emphatically that the work which the
unindorsed bill covered. had been don
as perfectly as any of the other work,
and he objected to. any discrimination.
He failed. however. to carry his point,
the other five members present voting
to pay all bills exeep the one in dis
puts.
The hearing of the charge against
Janitor Busse. of the Colt Street School
was postponed to the next meeting
The request of Miss Edith G.. Packet,
a teacher, for a years leave of alb
sence, on account of Illness. was grant
ed and an application for a position as
nurse in the schools was received from
Miss Ethel j., Been, of Newark.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03
CARS
TO Be READY soon
One OF the New Style Trolleys,
Which Prevent Accidents, Is
Running ON Broad Line.

1t viii not be long before it will be
a case Of having u gate opened for
YOU before you can ride on the trolley
cars.
The Public Service Railway is equip
ping a number of it's vehicles with iron
gates on the e a platforms, which are
designed to keep reckless or thought
less riders from boarding or jumping
eff airs thai are in motion. A large
percentage Of accidents sustained by
trolley patrons are due to a disregard
of the rule to wait until car stops
Only n of the new cars is in opera
ton so far in this city. that beine car
1895 on the Broad line. The vehicle differs
little from the familiar pay-as-you-enter
type. excepting that the gates are on
the ear platform. These are divided
by an iron upright in the centre of the
car-step. SO as to form two pairs of
gates. A connecting rod leaves the
operation of the gates under the control
of The conductor, and they are kept
closed while the car Is in motion. The
platform is divided by a railing. so that
there is room for entrance and exit
without confusion. The coin receptacle
occupies a position the same as ON the
other pay-as-you-enter cars.
Since spring the company has beer
having 2S4 ,ars of the old type con
verted into pay-as-yon-enter sars. o
This number 243 will be equipped Will
gates and the other forty-one arr
equipped with doors inclosing the ,lat'
form. On this type of car the real
hulkhead is removed and the coaduetol
and the fare-box are located reall,
within the car. the conductor CONTROL
ing the door with a lever.
Local lines not already equipped with
pay-as-you-enter cars will be operated
with the converted type as o o as the
latter are ready for use. This Will be
about tho middle OF September. A.
stated in the evening edition OF the
STAR. the lines thai will receive the
new style cars are the Orange. Rose
| vile. Plank Road, Turnpike, Paterson
Bergen. Clifton, Kearny. CrosstoWi
in Orange, and Valley Road. Ulti
mately the pay-as-you-enter cars nov
in use will be equipped with the pro
tecting gates.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03


of the Ave new lamps of the type
which we wish to substitute for the
old ones. If the Public Service agree
to pay us for the ones We have in
stalled. A Public Service representa-
tive was with us at the time and SO W
the readings, which showed an aver
age consumption OF 1907 watts on the
i've lights. Individually the lights
took 1.1S3, 1920. 1,16S, 1,2OS 1.256
watts.
we are perfectly willing to make
good on anything we say. Our new
lights are constructed with a two-piece
base, so that grounding is impossible,
There are other improvements which
will eliminate the difficulties mentioned,
and we stand willing to exchange the
new lamps for the old just as soon IS
the Public Service gives us a chance
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03
FROM PEORIA"
IN BAY HEAD TONIGHT,
Especial to the Newark start

BAY HEAD. Sept. 3.-"Polly from
Peoria the light opera, which is con-
ceded to be the very best ever given
by the Allenhurst Comedy CLUB. will
be presented here tonight in the Blur's
Casino. The full commandments
members-left Allenhurst at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon on two Pullmans. which
were furnished by Mr.. Abercombie, of
the Pennsylvania railroad. The opera
will be repeated in the Allenhurst
Casino on the evening of Labor Day,
September s.
The score of the opera, written in Mr..
Clews's best vein. has already attained
a large sale. Messrs. Carroll. Douty
and Wolters, the authors of the book
are planning for next summers pro
duction. which they hope to make even
excel Polly of the Circus"
The Allenhurst Comedy Club is fast
attaining the reputation of being one
Of the best amateur aggregations of the
kind in the country. If present plans
are realized. Polly of Peoria will be
presented both in Lakewood and Or
ange during the coming winter.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03
MRS. VIRGINIA BALDWIN
EXPIRES SUDDENLY,


Mrs. Virginia Relyae Baldwin, widow
of Edwin Oscar Baldwin. SO years old,
living at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. James Il. Worldly. at 35S Clifton
avenue, died suddenly last night. AL
though advanced in years, h had
been in fairly good health. Yesterday
she was stricken and did not recover
consciousness, dying at 5:a5 p. m. Mrs.
Baldwin was the sister of the late
Rev. Miller Relyae. She leaves a son,
DIR. Charles IL. Baldwin. and a daugh-
ter. Mrs. James T.. Worldly. The flu
neral services viii AXE place from the
home of her daughter at 3oS Clifton
avenue. The interment will take place
Sunday at ? p. m. in the Clinton Gene
terry. Irvington, n. j.. The Rev. DR..
William II. Morgan, of the Central
Methodist Church, viii of1ciate.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03
ORDERS PIGS TO BE
REMOVED FROM HOUSES.

Board of Health last night Health In
spector Joseph Clickinger reported that
he had invy stigated the complaint Of
the Normandy Park Improvement AS
sociatioW regarding alleged unsanitary
conditions in Norwood avenue, and sad
that property-owners had been ordered
to connect with the sewer. He reror, ed
two cases of diphtheria at present at
the home of Peter W. Lawrence, of
Union place.
The board has ordered the removal
of pigs which have been kept in certain
houses in the western part of the town.