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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03

Robert HOLSTER of Lakeland
was Meade visitor this week.
D. M. Mackey was up from
Nye Monday.
]. H. Watt is new addition to
our ever-growing subscription
list.
DAVIS Griggsby, returned the
latter part of last week from
Wichita.
]. H, Randolph sends The
News to his daughter Mrs. ]. w.
Crane, of Topeka.
= w. ]. Fisk went to Plains
Tuesday to wire the real estate
Office of Don Il. Edwards.
C. w. Hutchinson of Kansas
City was here this week and had
his name added to our list.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Won Pros
Ky furnished much for the Hal
4 lowe'en dance at Plains, October
31st.
D. B. Williams has the contract
for large house and barn for
Joseph Sykora on his place near
Meade.
Y Chas. Mckinney was over
from Englewood Tuesday and
paid a year in advance for the
Big paper.
H. F. banks will leave the last
of the week for California and
Mrs. banks for Illinois for ex-
tended visits.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Ragland
and children are visiting in Du-
qoin, Illinois. They will be gone
about ten days.
Vim. Kobs was down from
Concordia the first of the week
and called to set his subscrip-
ton year ahead.
A card from Mrs. Harry E.
Hayden says send The News to
her at Springfield, Mo-, at which
place she is visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Campbell
are back from an extended visit
in the east, They visited their
son Ross at Lawrence, on their
way home.
Ira D. Smith requests us to
to change the address of his
paper from Hutchinson, Kan,
to La Junta, Colo, at which place
he has position with the Santa
Ee railroad.
Lynn Leach is putting in 500
acres of wheat under some diff
cu1ties. While he was driving
his anto after harvest his horses
waxed fat and now kick his ma
chinery out of line.
H. Llewelyn Jones, candidate
for the Legislature has an article
in this issue over his signature
which is accepted under the
same terms as other political
matter printed this week.
Elder C. H. Chase will hold
Free Methodist quarterly meet
ing from November lib at the
Gardner school house. Revival
meetings will also be held there
beginning November 8. Every
one invited.
Tom Walters is building a
large house and barn on the
Walker ranch where he now
lives. He hauled the lum Der
from Meade and says he took
out the largest loads ever hauled
from the town.
The News man was in Wichita
one day during the Peerless
Prophets Jubilee and heard a
number OF the better class of
Kansas bands play, and we must
say that not one of the number
made as good appearance or
played as good music as Won
Proskv's bunch of Meade boys.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-11-03
DISTRICT COURT IN
SESSION THIS WEEK
Several Cases Disposed of. Town
Full of Witnesses and Jurors

Up to Wednesday the follow
ing cases had been disposed of
in the District Court.
State VS. Muse rape, jury dis
agreed.
State VS. Ramsey, mistreatment
of dumb animal, verdict for de-
PENDANT.
State VS. Klotz assault, found
not guilty,
State VS. J. ]. Smith assault,
found guilty.
State VS. Lanam, on application
of defendent continued to adj
journed term.
State VS. Custer, rape, dismiss
ed.
o. R. Stevens, manager of The
Meade Dry Goods Co., held
ladies cloak and suit sale at
Minneola last Saturday.
Special sale in millinery. All
hats on sale See our special
sale hats at sos. French
plumes at S1.49. French tips at
90 cents at Miss Snedecor's.
Be the weather good or bad,
be sure and vote Tuesday. An
election is never won by any
party until the votes are count
ed. Don't pass up this impor-
tant duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Twist, Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Marrs, Mrs. W.
c. Osgood, Miss Jennie Fannon,
Miss Genevieve McMeel and Mr..
Leo Nc Meel were among those
who attended the dance at Plains
October 31st.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
FOURTEEN CAPTURED
Negro Crap Shooters Found in Box
Car-Arrested by Con-
stables.

A box car full Of crap shooters was
raided yesterday afternoon about S;2)
O'Clock at the head a the Big Four
incline below the Halliday elevator.
Deputy sheriGs Hutson and Dnlard
made the raid. Trey had a spotter
who gave the signal and the rest was
easy, excepting che assembling OF the
14 who scattered 10 the four winds
but by the use Of the persuasive In
auence Of the big guns the officers
carried they punched and were
driven to Randall Jacksons court Of
Justice where each gave bond for his
appearance for trial today. Nearly All
the negroes arrested were working
imen with the exception of four pro,
essional FOUNDERS, who had inveigled
the balance into the game in order
to skin" them.
When discovered the man who had
NE dice threw them into the weeds,
The officers say they have sufficient
evidence to convict.
When the raid was going on Chief
Cowell and one or two of bis force
appeared upon the scene, but retreat
Cd leaving the original raiders in full
possession
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
AT THE OPERA HOUSE
"The Travelling Salesman" Win be
The Attraction Tomorrow Night
Next Sundays Play.

THE Travelling Salesman" by
James Forbes. the author Of THE
Chcfus Lady will be seen in this
city at the Cairo opera horse, one
night only, Tuesday, March 29th, and
the lating Qualities Of the Forbes
comedy, it's consistent strength as q
popular maguet. are only more sur
prising than the trneto.life types and
humor that delight every auditor o.
this play. ard not since the days Of
Charles Hoyt ba4 comedy enjoyed
greater success than this James For
hes Offering. The Travelling Sales
man" leaves nothing to be desire3
and Il Is marked with the came care
'fNl attention to details and staging al
was manifest during the long run o
this play in New York, Boston ara
Chicago. Price; Is, 80, rs, 100 $50
Next Sundays Play,
"Tha Cat and the Fiddle" an in
teneely funny play will be presente'
at the opera housc next Sunday. i
fis based on the familiar nursery
hymes. Prices: 25, 80, rs, and 49,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28

story more fully. and here it is in
substance;
The story published in The Bul-
letin of this morning IS strictly true,
only it did net tell all said--it might
have toll GOOD deal more. | did call
up police headquarters about mix
Right Saturday night and. toll them
Of the disturbances at Batmore's
place. II was about 10 O'Clock, AMI
asked them to send officers here TO
keep order. / don't know VINO ans
wered my call. l thorght it was the
sergeant. or night clerk. and he said
there would be some officers here in
"a few minutes; but they had not
come at u o'clock and the disorder
continued all the time. am willing
to 20 before the grand jury and swear
Ito this. Baltimore runs honEy-
.tcn&" and his place Is patronized by
scores Of negro women and girls and
boys, who mingle with the men in
drinking and lewd dancing. The
building is a twos;ory one; the sa-
loon, Is on the ground floor and he has
furnished rooms for rent ND etairs.
the dance hall adjoiIs the saloon.
Baltimore keeps regular accounts
with negro boys OF from II to Is
years Of age ana gives them all the
drink they want II has been q dis.
orderly piece long time, but the po-
lice do not interfere. In fact it Is
| the headquarters for the police or
that beat, from which they report to
police headquarters. Saturday night
officer Wade and his partner were in
the place about 10 o'clock and at that
time the place was full of men and
women. 1t was shortly after they left
that the crowd began to get full and
| grow hilarious, and they kept it III
till after midnight There is a piano
in the "honkytonk" and 1t IS kept
| going with the crowd dancin. aud
! yelling, and there we're several fights
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
NIGHTLY cAROUSALS OCCUR
AT BkLTIMORE'S NEGRO DIVE
UNDER POLICE PROTECTION
Notorious Honky Tonk' Sells Liquor to Negro
Boys and Women headquarters for Police
on That Beat

Night Police Clerk Hoagland called
ID The Bulletin lat evening to deny
The story published yesterday morn
ng, that he had been applied to Sat
friday night to send officers to the
lace Of A. Baltimore. negro who
onducts saloon at Thirty.Niuth
itreet and Commercial avenue, to sup-
ress gros disorder. He even went
0 as to deny that The Bulletin bad
'eceiyel any such complaint as was
published
The Bulletins complaint came from
resident in the vicinity OF Balt'-
lore's place, about IL o'clock Satur-
'ay night. His statement was that
here had been much disorder at Bal
'morc's place for several hours; that
g had called up police headquartArs
wo hours before, complaining about
ae disturbance ard asking thai Gift
ars be sent there to stop 1t, and that
officers had como.
The city editor of The Bulletin
llled up police headquarters and
sked Mr. Hoagland If such a com
ANT had heen received and Mr..
oagland admitted that 1t had, add.
ng they seem to be having an ugy
'meaup there" EIe did not say that
ne had sent officers
In his rather heated protest last
light he denied that any request for
olice was maze ~ the complainant
4 the night before. Accepting this
} true he did not consider a mere
notification that a serious disturbance
a progress at Baltimore's place as
efficient to call for the presence OF
he police, and in the absence OF q
nscific request to send officers hc
ia not send any,
Wishing to make SIRE that no mis-
AXE had been made The Bulletin
| allied up IL informant Of the night
lefore and asked him to tell his
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
PERSONAL. MENTION.

Mr., John VI. Walker Of Olmsted
spent Sunday with bis daughter Mrs
y Nj. Davidge.
Mr. NJ Rendlenan of Makanda, III,
is the guest of his son DIR. j. ]. Ren.
dleman Of Cairo.
Judge VIM. n Butler leaves today
for Vienna whore he will hold cour.
for about two weeks.
George, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Cascar
Kuscner Of TwentySacond street
II III of the measles.
Mrs NJ r. Cash win arrive today
from Chicago as the guest Of Mrs.
r. p. Cooling Of Gl9 Washington ave
uue.
Mr.. Harris Schultz, formerly Of
Cairo. now at Anna, located at the
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE
At The Church. of The Redeer1cr
Sunday Sehool.-Each Child was
Given Pretty Plant.

At the church Of the Releemer ye-
tarday afternoon the special eryice
70 the children was remarkable for
the happy idea of giving each mem.
Der OF the sunday school a pqtted
plant with q blossom on It. The rec
tor called the children's attention to
the living plant and how it was nee
essary to water and tend it to make
its greatest perfection ard while they
were doing that To think Of their own
lives. He then, 10 add zest to their
pride In the plant said the teacher
might call to see which child sue
aaoded iii raising the prettiest plant
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
services al lutheran Church.

The congregation Of the Lutheran
church who have been without a
regular pastor since Rev. Armstrong
lett were treated to fine discourse
last evening by Rev. THY of Murphys-
horo, I'LL, who came down yesterday
afternoon for the purpose, after hay
ing held Easter service in the morn
ing for his own congregation. He viii
return home this afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
JUDGES Of Election.

This afternoon between the hours
OF 2 and G o'clock the judges OF cleo.
ton must go to the office of the eiec-
ton commissioners and secure the
registers preparatory to the day Of
registration which is Tuesday, March
2Sth from ga. m. to 8 p. nj. BY noon
Of Wednesday following the public
register must be hung up in q place
accessible to the public At the polling
place of each precln y
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28

A well known man about town says
there are a number of out.of-toWn
gamblers here who are
brace games in various parts
Of the city. He thinks the mayor
and the police ought to see that the
home mon are protected and nor let
foreigners gst away with the stuff.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
ajed in Future City.

Charlie Schmaeng. 9 nine years old,
the son of Albert A. Schmaeng of Flu
ture City, died Sunday afternoon from
a complication of diseases. The lit.
tie boy first was taken i'll with
measles, then pneumonia set in and
later meningitis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
Made Children Happy.

Little Misses Ruth and Adelaide
Rendleman made the eleven children
that are at the Cairo Children's
Home happy on Easter Day by civ
ing them each chair The seven
smaller children received a rocker
and the four larger ones received q
MORRIS chair
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
EAGLES NOTICE.

The Cairo lodge, Fraternal Order
Of Eagles will have their regular meee
ing tonight. All urged to be present,
important business
g, $. MccAN'N, Worthy Pres.
Z. A. HATCHER, Worthy sec.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
Sinner Office Building.

The new Singer Manufacturing
.Company's office building Ii rapidly
approaching completion. It is a very
neat structure of brick costing about
seven or eight thousand dollars and
lis located on Commercial avenue i'm
meliately south Of the present office.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
Fah Are Plentiful.

There were hundreds Of amateur
fishermen out on the lakes of Mis-
souri, and Kentucky yesterday and
nearly all report being successful in
landing members of the finny tribe.
Brewers lake in Missouri Is again
being invaded by fisherman from all
directions. Fishing there this year II
said TO lie exceptionally fine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
stove Explodsil,

A gasoline stove exploded al tho
residence of J. NJ. Davidge 427 Sew.
enteenth street yesterday morning
and slightly damaged the kitchen fur
niture The blaze was extinguished
before it had gained much Roadway
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28

John Thornton the infant son Of
Nr. and Mrs. John Wegener OF FL
teenth street was chrstened yesteg
day afternoon at the Lutheran church
by Rev Till Mrs Mary Cuhl and
Everett Shelton were sponsors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
Paducah Excursion.

The Illinois Central brought in
yesterday about $50 excursionists
from Paducah The fare was one fare
for the round trip. Both white and
c0lored people were on beard
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
No saow on hiahest Peaks.

Snow does not fall at greater
hight than $1,000 feet above the sea
level there being no moisture in the
atmosphere. Therefore the highest
mountains are not capped with snow
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28

Love the spot where you are, and
the friends God has given you, and
be sure to expect everything good O;
them.TJohn Albee.s
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28

While the grand jUry is probing
matters, a citizen has suggested that
IN designation house on Seventh
street west of Walnut might be made
the subject Of an investigation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
Saturday Good Business Day.

A number OF merchants expressed
themselves as having done a very
good business Saturday The sign of
returning activity was somewhat en-
coufaging.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28

The most popular girls are those 81
elbow can propose to without any
erious danger Of being accepted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28

literature gives life to the ideas
OF the moment, and poetry crystalizes
Ideas iEto forms that can be remem-
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
CITY NEWS in BRIEF
Travel Improving.

The proprietors of the platform
restaurants and saloons say business
is improving owing to an increasing
travel
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
= asier.

1t is just about thousand times
easier to call man liar than to
prove it--New York Times
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
MISS MAuDE SUTHERLAND

graduate Cincinnati Conservatory Of
Music VIII take viohn pupils. 5l6
WcEty seventh street. s s @
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28
~ SOCIAL o4ND Personal u

Hospital there. was down yesterday to
take Easter dinner at home.
W. Fl, Lewis and Miss Lewis and
Miss Levi Evans an oI Charleston,
were over yesterday TO take Easter
Sunday dinner at the Halliday.
Mrs. Hannah Gentry, who has been
the musician at the 2*:ou has re-
signed to accept q position In Tupelo.
Miss She left yesterday on tic
$50 p. m. train.
Frederick Babcock. wife and child
have arrived from Boston, Mass. ana
are the guests 81 the formers cousin
Rev Geo. Mr.. BGbcocIl rector of the
church Of tic Redcemer.
Mr. and Mrs. Neistadt OF tie Ar
cade moving picture show will move
socn from Seventh street to the new
residence recently purchased from
Or, Ha@rell, en- Twelfth street near
Cedar.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-28

Hospital there, was down yesterday to
take Easter dinner at home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-21
the coming Of the railroad.

When the great Chicago.
Milwaukee & Puges Sound
Railroad system reaehsd the
center Of the State OF Wash
ington it came 70 a marvellous
crossroads 81 two rich valleys.
extending cast and west and
north and south. The valleys,
though in a wilderness. so far
as transportation facilities were
concerned. had been widely
kuowrf for many years, by the
prodigious crops Of wheat,
fruit and grain they bad pro-
duced, and the prize-winning
sheep they had given TO the
markets Of the West These
are the Crab Greek Valley and
the Big Bend country
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-21
A Land Of Plenty

II anyone had conceived OF
the importance Of the spot at
the crossing Of these two val
leys, from a commercial stand
point, he lacked either ability or
finances to take advantage Of
his discovery, for the most
highly favored site for a city,
in Eastern Washington. was a
ranch until less than a year
ago. when the railroad ran ITS
trains across IT'S new road, and
the City Of OTHELLO came
into being.
OTHELLO became a city
by natural process. Trains
were made mp, engines were
repaired. crews were changed,
engines coalcd, and the vast
work Of railroading could be
carried on with least effort and
at least expense at OTHEL-
no. SO OTHELLO was made
Ia divisional point. Shops with
machinery for keeping mp To-
comotiyes, cars, airbrakcs and
the general equipment Of a
great railroad, were built as
quickly as human energy
would permit Rouudhouscs
were built to house che en-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-21
OtheNO an Industrial Center

Othello became a tovs with
in a few days. Hotels were
built 10 house the workmcu.
who found themselves in the
odd situation Of living at a di-
vision point where there was
no town Following the ho-
tells. came hastily constructed
stores, and a few roughly built
houses. The Milwaukee Rail-
road Company recognized the
importance OF Othello and
graded is streets and an
nounccd that water works
system would be built at
once.
Trade from every direction
began pouring into the young
city and the shipments Of
wheat and farm products from
the new point began to aston
ish the officers Of the railroad.
who looked over the shipping
reports and were attracted by
the big figures furnished by the
new division point Othello
became one Of the principal
wheat shipping points before
the city was half a year old.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-21

The fruit Of The Hood River
country is said 70 be Of pTacu-
cally the same quality as the
Othcllo fruit.
Oihello Highlands. a large
area Of the choicest frui, land
80 the vicinity. was bought up
by a group Of capitalists asso-
ciated with the X $. King Com
pany. and will be placed on the
market shorty in small tracts
upon easy payments, 20 encour
age the rapid development Of
the fruit industry in the vicin-
iiy. The Highlands lie just
back 81 the CITY and AFFORD a
gorgeous view Of the surround
ing country The trains. as
they come into the city from
every direction. arc visible from
the homes Of the fruit growers
The Crab Greek Valley. 20 the
north, appears a beautiful
panorama Of green and gold
and brown, al harvest time. In
the distance Mount Rainier
pokes her white dome above
the coulces.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-21
Show Remarkable Growth

Othello is enjoying a growth
such as few cities have ever
known. It's immense agricul-
tural resources alone would be
sufficient To assure it a future
as one Of the great cities 81 the
state. It's fruit Is of the same
high quality. both as 10 The
delicate coloring and exquisite
flavor, as the product Of the
famous Wcnatchcc and Yakima
Valleys In fact. keen judges
say Othcllo fruit is the periee
ton Of pomology, possessing
all that is highest in quality 81
both the older fruit regions.
Certain it is that the Moses
Lake, Crab Creek and Big
Bend Valleys, which converge
at Othello, are situated square
ly between the Wcnatchee Val
ley to the north and the Yak
ina to the south. The chemical
analyses of the soil give the
same ingredients in the same
proportions as the wonderful
volcanic ash ground of the
Wcnatchec Valley. which is
said to be slightly stronger in
some desirable chemicals than
the soil OF the Yakima Valley
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-21

the place Of slate, cement and
marble in a large degree in
Europe The factories for
making The products are nee
cssarily large and employ a
great many men Fuel must
be close az hand Shipping "a
cili,ies IN every direction mus,
be afforded. for the products
~ the big plan, must be ship
ped TO al parts Of the country
The officers Of tho American
Slate Products Company were
approached aud interested In
the advantages Of Othello. as
being the ideal location for
their huge works A trip 10
the city itself caused them 10
decide in is favor. and a deal
was made whereby the K S.
King Company. an investment
house closely associated with
the American Slate Products
s''' N'''s'" '"'
ny '' ''V'" '''s N''''
A part o. the deal. which
caused a great deal Of discus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-21

ia You know tha, almost three
thousand og the cltya destitute sick
and the lulurcd and MANNED have
been given medical attention. and
rcuef by TIE city Of Seattle. In lts
new clty emergency hospital Ia thC
lass ten and q half mcutha9
CITY Health officer Crichtou Is
now making up a report Ter enc
years work and when thr report "a
completed &c wlll show a work done
fan ia excess Of the expectations Of
either himself or The others who
fought Tor years 70 secure the estab.
lishment ~ the city Hospital
Handling o total Of arse patients
since the opening day. April l. a
year ago. an average OF 265 per
month. or nearly 50 per day has
been maintained The present
month. with 100 new patients for
the first &c days. bids fair % be- the
banner month IN The number Of pa,
tients admitted The success Of the
care arid attention Of those Tn
charge Is apparent from the fact
that bat 20 deaths have occurred.
this IN spite OF the fact that almost
every serious accident. suicide or
attempted murder ease has been
booked. An average death rate 0f
less than seven has been main
tained
At the present time there are "a
nurses enrolled on the regular duty
card Of the hospital The usual
large wards. dressing and operating
rooms are always open 20 the In
speotion Of all. their cleanliness and
order making visit more than
pleasant
Or. J. r. Crlchton. city health ot.
ficer. Is the general supervisor. but
the direction and management ~ all
matters generally fall upon Miss NJ.
Shiach. assistant superintendent.
Or. r s Bourns Is the physician IN
charge. being aided BY Dr W G.
Woodward. Assisting them are DR..
Thuriow and Dr. sehrock.
The institution IL one Of which
the city may be Justly proud and
which IL Indispensable 20 the clti'
gems Of this community.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-21
Railroad Plans Big Things

Recently an announcement
was made by President Earring.
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound Railroad. that a
line would be built north and
south from Othello at once. In
an interview President Earling
said
Upon the completion Of sur
veys now under way, We will
build a line both north and
south from Othello. to reach the
wheat fields that are already
yielding and districts that will
be developed with transporta-
ton facilities. etc"
With the completion Of this
north and south line Of railroad,
Othello will be at the cross
roads OF the great railroad high
ways Of the Inland Empire. rs
position as a wholesale point
and as a commercial. manuiac-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-21
Great Factory Secures Site

Then came the great event
in the career Of the prosperous
young city The American
Slate Products Company was
organized by Seattle and East
cu capitalists, to manufacture
slate products under a German
patent, to which the syndicate
holds all the American rights.
The materials manufactured
ARE widely used and have taken