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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-06-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Harris of Chica-
90 came in Saturday and went
at once out to Mrs. Harris par
w. N. Rowley of Seward coun-
ty is back on his old stamping
ground. Having finished his
harvest over there he came back
to help his brother near Plains
cut his crop. Being little early
on the ground he and his wife
are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Colgan.
E. F. Sweet challenges all
Corners to show better heads of
wheat than he found in his field
this week. He had one head
viii oh had 81 plump, fully devel-
oped grains of wheat IN it.
Twelve other beads shelled and
counted held 6O2 grains. Mr..
Sweet says that this is the best
he has ever raised, so far as
large, well filled heads are con-
Cerned. The stand in this field
is good,but not the best. He
would not make an estimate of
the yield because he said he
could not make out the relative
stand, as between good and best.
The two sons of editor Miller
of the Santa Fe Monitor, Robert
and William came to Meade with
their aunt, Mrs. Newly and her
daughter, Miss Emma. They
are visiting with their relatives,
the family of Mr.. William Backe.
The two boys with the true news
paper instict made The News
Office pleasant call. They
showed their inherited tendenci-
es, as we'll the environment in
which they have grown up to the
age of perhaps 9 and - years,
correctly sizing up the Office and
the work being done. And they
we're fully posted in public mat
ters of Haskell county. By the
way the boys were more social
than their father for he failed to
call when in Meade,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-06-30
Annual Meeting of the Arena

The Arena Club held their an
nual social at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Reade on Friday
night of last week. This social
marks the close of the work of
the club for each year.
At this function the ladies
brought their husbands along
and incidentally had some amuse-
ment out of them. The gentle
men were put to doing some mil
linery work under the promise
that a prize awaited the one
showing the most skill in that
line. Accordingly, behold each
brother sticking needle in'his
finger in an attempt to thread it,
We will make no mention of the
appearance of the group of am
ateur milliners vainly trying to
remember whether or not la
dy's hat most resembled bas-
ket or flower bed. However,
when time was called and the
work duly inspected the prize
was awarded to F. w. Curl Of
The First National Bank. In the
contest, The romance of shirt
waist, Ormond Hamilton got the
reward. Ice cream, cake. and
coffee were served and the so.
cial much enjoyed by the guests
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-06-30

a,Mrsl ]. E. McNair has been
Jvery i'll for some time but is now
said to be recovering.
pEnts farm, Mr.. S. M. Bennett
teast of Meade. Mr.. and Mrs.
HARRIS will remain for a couple
jof weeks.
/ Mrs. S. P. Bunch, Mrs Sam
lConger and Grandma Williams
returned Wednesday from a WIS.,
AT to friends at Plains.
u L. F. Schumacher bought
Nhe Butler mill property and will
k)vreck the old mill, replacing it
with a modern building.
Y Harry Finkle and wife left
IIMeade this week for Washing
|kton, Kansas, where he has a
blacksmith shop and will make
4 his future home.
n Moses Black received card
l(from his daughters, Flossie and
RFrances at Emerald Lake on the
GCanadian Pacific. They will
ESstop at Puget sound for the sum
| mer.
q Mr.. Thornberry, the real
estate man of Plains made a
n business trip to Meade one day
B this week. He says the wheat
drop will be reasonably good
over there and that few are
l\already cutting.
q A few farmers began harvest
GSng their grain the latter part OF
Mast week and by Monday of this
Slweek the work was in full swing.
kSHands are scarce and hard to
bSecure, the result being that
(many farmers are working short
VA Mr.. T. w, Thacker of Nc
BIPherson, Kansas, is in town Wis
|Ntlng his children, and says that
eslhe hard winter ruined the
IEGheat crop there and badly dam
aged the alfalfa but that corn
\ and other spring crops while
A(ittle backward are promising
|kwell.
y Several citizens of Meade went
to Hutchinson Sunday to attend
an initiation of the Knights OF
RColGS hbus. Among those who
went are John and Will Wehrle,
4 Tom Farrell, Frank Wafer, B. S.
\ and Leo McMeel. The Knights
tbf Columbus is a fraternal insur'
ance associatian.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-06-30
Baptist Briefs

The past week has been full
of helpful, joyful, and inspiring
occasions.
Sunday morning subject: A
Unique Day. Observance of the
Lords Supper,
Sunday evening subject: Self
Delusion.
The prayer meeting was well
attended and was exceptionally
helpful. Why not even more
make an extra effort to be there
on Wednesday evenings?
Sunday morning, instead of
the regular sermon, there was
covenant meeting. After read
ing the church covenant in con-
cert, there were number of
very helpful and practical talks
by members of the congregation.
The Sunday school gave a So
cial at Mrs. Reade's Thursday
evening. The weather was ideal
for such an ocassion, and as the
committee had left nothing un-
done for the making of an enjoy
able time, everyone seemed per-
tectly happy; the children with
their games, the youths and
maidens talking soft and low in
the shaded corners, while the
older people looked on, reminded
of happy days of yore. The re-
freshments were abundant and
delicious.
Sunday evening the pastor
preached the last of series IN
the History of a Sinful Soul.
This one being an account of the
elder brother. This elder bro
Their was seen to be decent, re-
spectacle young man, being life
apparently faultless, but inward
" consumed with hatred, envy,
and jealousy. One of the great
est hindrances to the progress
of Christianity today is this same
envy and jealousy between indi-
vidual Christians and different
churches. If one gets little in
the lead, the other is often green
with jealousy. At the same time
there are many people who make
loud professions of breadth OF
view, liberality, and generosity
toward those of differing opin'
ions, when, if YOU notice closely,
their generosity lasts just as
long as you are giving up your
own views and accepting theirs;
otherwise you are very narrow
and bigoted. Indeed there is
so much of the Elder Brother
spirit in the world as to make
this application of this parable
very opposite. The spirit and
conduct of the Elder Brother, as
we'll as the Prodigal, was an ex-
cellent occasion for the Father to
manifest his love. The result
was very much as we see it today
the vile and out-breaking sinner
is saved while the respectable
person is effectually barred from
the Kingdom by his own self
righteousness. But notwith'
standing the wretchedness and
wileness of the one and the self
satisfied condition of the other,
the hand of God is constantly en-
treating both to return to Him
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
TWO FOUND GUILTY
Of SAYLER MURDER
Jury Gives Woman Three Years
and DIR. w. r. Miller Twelve
in Prison.
WoMAN's FATHER IS SET FREE
Bankers Wife Collapses as Verdict
Is Read-New Trial
Asked.

In Watseka, H., Dr. William R. Mil
Ter and Mrs. Lucy R. Sayler both we're
found guilty of manslaughter the other
day. DR.. Miller was sentenced to
twelve years and Mrs. Sayler to three
years Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary. John Grunden, father of Mrs.
Sayler, tried with the other two for
the murder of Banker John Byron Say
Ter, was found not guilty. Twelve bal
lots IN all were cast to reach the ver-
dict. Two members of the jury de-
INJURED, holding out for an acquittal
Tor Mrs. Sayler for many hours
AS the prisoners entered the court
room Mrs. Sayler and DR.. Miller look
ed expectant and confident. So sure of
acqulttal were they that earlier in the
day both had packed their trunks pre-
paratory to leaving the Jail. In strange
contrast to her mothers self-confidenee
Coda Sayler, the young daughter OF
the convicted woman, entered the
courtroom at the same moment weep
ing bitterly. AS the judge uttered the
verdict against Dr. Miller Mrs Sayler
paled noticeably, and when her own
sentence was read fell over upon her
daughters shoulder and wept DR.. Mil
Ter showed no sign of emotion save for
a slight twitching of the muscles of his
mouth. Mrs. Miller uttered no sound.
Grunden took his acquittal as phleg-
matically as he ignored the trial pro-
ceedings. II never knew DR.. Miller
until l came to Crescent City three
days before the tragedy" said Grun
den. Il simply came up to visit my
children. I expect never to see my
daughter again, for 1 won't live much
longer"
DR.. Miller refused to make any state
ment. The verdict is universally re-
ceived in Watseka as satisfactory.
Counsel Free P Morris for the defense
said that an appeal would be made and
he expected it to be granted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
THE PRESIDENT IS KISSED.
s Women Disapprove of Speech by
Taft at Suffrage Meet.

President Taft was Kissed while de-
liVering an address of welcome at the
convention of the American Woman
Suffrage Association in Washington.
The manifestation of disapproval was
not unanimous, but it was pronounced.
1t interrupted the Presidents speech,
but did not discomfort him. He wait
ed few seconds for the feminine Sibi-
liant of reproach to subside and then
finished what he had to say.
The President was describing the
two conditions he would impose in
granting suffrage to any class. "One
is" he said, that the class should be
intelligent enough to know its own
interests. The theory that Hotten-
tots or any uneducated, altogether I'M
intelligent class is prepared for self
government at once, Or should imme-
diately take part in self-government, is
theory I wholly dissent from-but
that is not applicable to the present
situation. The other qualification is
that the class should care enough for
their own interests tc take part in
the exercise OF political power if it is
conferred upon them If they do not,
then it seems to me that the danger
is that the power conferred may be ex-
ercised by that part of the class least
desirable.''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
BASEBALL SEASON BEGINS.
Opening League Games Are Played
in Eight Cities.

Big doings the other day on the
ball lots of the National and American
leagues. Smiling skies prevailed ev-
elsewhere, eight umpires each tossed
out new white ball." eight umpires
each in his finest voice cried "play
ball. and in eight cities the sporting
writer's chronicled that "the game was
on" At least these quotations have
done service from time immemorial
and there is no reason why they
should be discarded at this late date
1t was the day when all the teams
were equal and that marked the initial
puncture or the initial impetus to the
hopes of several million fans. What
Will the end be? Call around in Octo-
Der and the answer will probably be
ready.
In the American League the rapid
development last year of Philadelphia
and Boston and the hard tussle that
Detroit had to repeat for the second
time her pennant performance, makes
the picking of championship team
this year the merest guess work.
About the only thing that does seem
assured is that the first division teams
in each league will not differ material
ly from those of last year. Pittsburg,
Chicago, New York and Cincinnati
again look to be certainties in the Ma
tional for the upper tier, while in the
American, Detroit, Philadelphia and
Boston appear reasonably safe, with
either New York or Cleveland having
a good chance to wrest from Chicago
her berth in the upper division.
And added interest in the Nationals
race this year is the adoption of a
strong policy regarding the umpiring
and the protection Of the umpires
President Lynch bids fair to follow the
example of Ban Johnson, of the Ameri-
can, in this respect, and it is predicted
that the day Of umpire batting is for
ever past.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
Pe9NykMEE!:;:|R'CAL
l. =a::a HIN
2saFsAiA AND sSJs g. -.
Is FslggAF Sssss
CHICAGO

r. &. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review Of
Trade says:
Some increase in trading defaults
TINS week is mainly due to the adverse
effects Of high costs, but consumers de-
rive benefit from the falling prices of
primary foodstuffs Heavy payments
through the banks reflect improved ac-
tlvlty in business generally, and a
nrmer tone in the borrowing rate indi-
Gates that capital finds profitable use.
Weather conditions continued I'M
usually favorable to agriculture, man.
uTacture and construction. The evil
dences multiply as to more widespread
extension of business operations. Earn
ings of the Chicago steam roads pre-
sent notable gains in gross and in
creases steadily appear in movements
OF heavy freight, general merchandise,
lumber, hides and factory outputs.
New demands furnish a better ex-
hibit in iron, steel, machinery and
woodworking, there being more numer-
Gus orders entered and inquiries for
future execution.
Buyers attended the markets in
greater force and there has been pro-
nounced activity in the seasonable lines
of dry goods, footwear, clothing, mems
furnishings and food products. Re
tail trade became brisker on higher
temperatures and stocks of lightweight
apparel undergo satisfactory reduction
here and at the interior
Bank clearings, $2S9, 1873, 705, exceed
those of the corresponding week in
1909 by 100 per cent and compare
with 235,172,043 in 1908. Failures re-
ported in the Chicago district number
twenty-seven, as against twenty-four
last week, twenty-one in 1909 and TWEEN
ty-one in 1908. Those with liabilities
over $4,000 number ten, as against
seven last week, five in 1909 and six in
1905"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
NEW YORK.

Crop, trade and industrial reports
are rather more cheerful this week.
This does not apply so much to actual
Immediate conditions as it does to great
basic factors, likely to be effective in
the future, and as yet it may be said
that the improvement is one of tone
or sentiment rather than of actual ex-
pansion in demand or distribution. In
deed, except at few markets, there
is little apparent expansion to be
chronicled, and on a basis of business
done the turnover is probably little
different from week ago.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with April
IA were 207, as against 240 last week,
POI in the like week of 1909, 261 in
1908, 1877 in 1907 and 167 in 1906 Fail
ures in Canada for the week numbered
twenty-seven, which compared with
twenty-six last week and twenty-seven
in the corresponding week of 1909
BradstreetS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
[OklTICS ~
@ ! NyS

Federal supervision of speculative
exchanges was recommended by w. 3.
Thompson, president of the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange, in an address
before the Republican Club of New
York City.
East and West will lock horns in an
unusual struggle for control of the ap-
pointment to the Supreme Court bench
in succession to the late Associate JUS
tice Brewer, according to predictions
heard in congressional circles.
The portentous political develop
ments of the past few weeks and the
general discomfort with the Federal adj
ministration that appears to exist in
many States will form the subject Of
a party conference soon to be held by
the Republican leaders in Washing
ton.
With brass band parading the
street, and with the great auditorium
of the Y. NJ. c. A. packed to the doors
with enthusiastic citizens, Des Moines
closed one of the most remarkable cam
paigns ever fought in any city of the
United States for pure government and
freedom from the yoke of corporations.
There were comparatively few pri-
mary elections held in Wisconsin this
spring, in most cases the party nomi-
nees being unopposed The Wisconsin
law makes the cost of candidacy so
high that in the majority of cases con-
tests were settled without reference to
the ballot.
The Stalwart Republican leaders of
South Dakota profess to be not at all
alarmed by the enthusiastic reception
given Governor Vessey at CenterviIla
on the occas sion of the opening of the
progressive Republican primary cam
paigns. They point out that Center
vile is in the heart of the progressive
territory.
With Senator Aldrich seated at his
left hand, President Taft again earn
estly defended the Payne-Aldrich tar
if bill in his address at the annual
dinner of the New England Manufac-
turing jewelers. and Silversmiths as
ISOLATION at Providence, r. L
subcommittee named by the New
Mexico Democratic committee went to
Washington to present to the Senate
committee on territories objection
against the Statehood bill. The dele
cation opposes the bill on the ground
that the provision for a constitutional
convention is unfair because it gives
the power to Congress and to the
President to reject the Constitution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
REHEARING IN TRUST CASES.
New Arguments Ordered in Standard
Oil and Tobacco Suits.


The Supreme Court of the United
States has reassigned for argument the
cases of the United States against the
American Tobacco Company and the
Standard Oil Company The reargu-
ment of these cases comes as the direct
result of the death of Justice Brewer.
This noted jurist died just few days
after the Standard Oil case had been
argued. AS Justice Moody, owing to
the fact that as Attorney General ne
had directed the suits, was unable to
participate in the consideration of
these cases, only seven justices were
left to give a decision.
How the court was divided in regard
to the decision in these cases is still rs
much mystery as before the assign
ment of the cases for reargument 1t
is believed, however, that the court
was evenly divided or almost so, and
that it probably was loath to give to
the country decision which was not
supported by majority of a full court
Such a majority would be five mem
bers.
The fact that the corporation tax
cases were not set for reargument IS
taken to mean that a decision will be
announced in regard to the constitu-
tionality of the law authorizing it with
in short time
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
COL. COOPER IS FREE;
NASHVILLE IN FRENZY
Carmack's Convicted Slayer Par
doned by Governor Patterson
-Retrial for Son.
THREATS FOLLOW HIS RELEASE
Action of Tennessee Executive After
Adverse Court Ruling Opens
Political War.

Colonel Duncan B. Cooper, sentenced
last year, with his son, Robin J. Coop
er, to twenty years in the State peni-
Tertiary upon conviction of the killing
OF former United States Senator Ed
ward W. Carmack in Nashville, Tenn,
Nov 9, 1908, was granted a full pardon
by Governor Patterson few minutes
after the Supreme Court had affirmed
his sentence. The court ordered a new
trial for Robin J. Cooper. Colonel
Cooper was released soon after his par
don was signed His son is at liberty
under $4,000 bonds, and his friends
freely predict that he will not again be
arraigned for trial
Governor Patterson's action has
aroused Nashville and Tennessee as
nothing ever did before. There is the
most intense excitement throughout
the city. The street corners, hotel lob
pies and other places where crowds
congregate have been the scenes of the
most violent discussions. Rumors of
the Governor resigning, of an attempt
ed assassination and of plot to lynch
Colonel Cooper have filled the air since
the pardon was issued.
Governor Patterson, in the pardon
which he wrote for Colonel Cooper,
said: in my opinion, neither of the
defendants is guilty, and they have not
had fair and impartial trial, but were
convicted contrary to the law and the
evidence. The action of the Supreme
Court in vacating the judgment as to
Robin Cooper, leaves the sentence Of
final conviction as to his co-defendant.
The proof showed that Robin Cooper
killed deceased and that D. 8. Cooper
did net fire a shot. Without reflection
upon the court, it is inconceivable to
my mind and repugnant to every prin-
ciple of justice that a man should be
found guilty of murder who was not
in conspiracy to kill and who, in fact,
did not kill
The Supreme Courts reversal in the
case was based on the assignment of
error in the trial judges falling to
charge the jury as to Robin Cooper's
theory of self-defense, linking the de-
Tense of the two defendants together,
excluding testimony of Governor Pat
terson as to talks with Robin Cooper
and other points.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
HUGHES ASKS AN INQUIRY.
Wants Legislative Practices and
Procedure Investigated.

With the ringing declaration that
the recent disclosures of legislative
dishonor and graft have caused every
honest citizen to tingle with shame"
Governor Hughes of New York, in a
special message to the Legislature of
that State, called upon that body to
make immediate, impartial, thorough
and unsparing investigation of legisla-
tive practices and procedure.
Accompanying the message was a
preliminary report of Superintendent
Hotchkiss outlining the facts develop
ed at the fire insurance investigation
in New York and setting forth the diff
culties encountered in following up
the various leads which have been I'M
covered. The superintendent says that
obstacles apparently insuperable have
developed in the course of the inquiry.
These in his judgment warrant further
investigation, but he has no power to
pursue them and therefore has laid
the facts thus far developed before the
Governor for action.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
WOMAN REVEALS COAL STEAL.
Ste2ographer Exposes Plot Which
Stirs INDIANAPOLIS.

After 8 desperate battle of conflict
ing emotions, the instinct of self-pres-
eryation and a sense of honesty, a
struggle continuing for almost year,
Mrs. Jeanette Florence Stern, for
meTly of Chicago, a stenographer in
the employ of the Eclipse Coal Com
pany, 4O30 Indiana avenue, Indianapo-
lis, yielded to her better promptings,
as she thinks, and has given to the
police startling information, which
has, already resulted in the arrest of
six men, said to be involved in the
most gigantic coal graft scheme in the
history of Indiana Six big coal COM
panies are concerned in the alleged
steals.
The men arrested are: Charles
James Jackson, senior partner of the
Eclipse Coal Company; Edward R.
Gross, junior member of the firm;
Rhode Jackson, clerk; John H. Han
rahan, engineer at English's Hotel;
Fred ]. Voss. engineer at Claypool
Hotel; Charles Edmondson, engineer
at the City Hospital.
A searching detective campaign of
year came to an end in the offices of
superintendent of Police Hyland when
Mrs. Stern confronted each of the
six men arrested and accused them
directly of conspiring to rob Henry
Lawrence, proprietor of the Claypool
Hotel; w. E. English, proprietor of
the Hotel English, and the city of In
dianapolis, besides several other cor
poratiOns in the sale in the coal short
in weight many thousands of pounds.
One by one, the men were compelled
to face the woman who. backed by
coterie of policemen and detectives,
finally caused them to quail and con-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
NO FLAGMAN; THIRTEEN HURT.
Switch Engine PIows Into Car at
Street Crossing In Chicago.

Switch Engine PIows Into Car at
Street Crossing In Chicago.
Thirteen persons were injured in Il
crash between a switch engine of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and a
Chicago street car, for which the alb
sence of the crossing fagman from his
post, with the gates raised, is blamed
by the victims. Plowed through by
the locomotive, the car crumpled down
upon the crowd of passengers and six
were injured so severely that the re-
suit of their hurts is in doubt After
the car was struck the front half, a
pile of debris, was across the track
from the other part, which also had
been reduced almost to kindling wood.
The passengers were hurled in all d.
rections.