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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-24
The Griggs Ranch Sold.

Mr.. W. P. Higley of Wauke-
gan, Illinois, arrived last week in
company with Mr.. A. c. Bowen
and procuring an auto at once
went out to inspect the Griggs
ranch on the east line of the
county. Mr.. Bowen had called
Mr.. Higley's attention to the
ranch, and Will Griggs went on
to meet Mr.. Higley at Waukegan,
where the preliminaries of the
trade were arranged, then Mr..
Higley came on to inspect the
property.
The inspection pleased Mr..
Higley so we'll that he at once
closed the deal at the price OF
$15,oOO.OO. Will Griggs remain
ed in Waukegan, in charge of a
large stock of merchandise which
was taken as part payment for
the ranch. Mr.. Higley expects
to return soon, when he will
place competent man in charge
of the ranch. He expects to
begin at once improving it. 1t
has running water, considerable
land fit for alfalfa and crop and
pasture lands. When improved
it will be pleasant place to live
and a profitable small ranch.
Mr.. Higley plans to sell land he
has in Michigan, and stick to
Meade county as place to in
vest in real estate. We are sorry
to learn that his other business
interest will preclude a per-
manent residence on the ranch
by Mr.. Higley.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-24
Plenty OF Work Ahead.

An editor away for awhile left
his paper in charge of a minister.
During the minister's stay in
the sanctum the following letter
came from a subscriber: II
know very well / paid you my
subscription to your paper the
last time I was in town. If ! get
any more such letters from you
will come in and maui bout OF
you" The minister answered:
~ have been trying to get that
out of the editor for ten years
and if you will come down and
maui il out. of him, then, my
dear sir, l have twenty members
of my church | will get you tc
loperate on. ."-Exchange.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-24
Farmers Institute Meeting.

AT the last meeting of the
Farmers Institute it was decid-
ed to give three premiums of
$40, Sc and $4 for the three best
samples of corn raised in Meade
county, Manhattan rules govern
ing. A committee of one from
each township was appointed by
the chairman to look after the
boys desiring to enter said con-
test and report their names to
County Secretary, w. W. Simp-
son. Meade Center township,
h. w. Campbell; Fowler, l. N.
Stanton; Plains, B. f. Bisbee;
Crooked Creek, h. l.. Sawyer;
Logan, S. M. Bennette; Odee,
Henry Borchers; Sand Creek,
r. M. Painter; Cimarron. Jake
Kolb; Mertilla, Frank Bowen.
Mr.. E. D. Smith was appointed
to purchase one bushel of Ari-
zona corn. Next regular meet
ing April 2nd.
r. w. Campbell,
Secretary Pro TEN.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-24
Notice To Farmers.

l have number of Farmers
Bulletins for free distribution
that are instructive and l believe
will prove beneficial to any that
will read them. Persons desir-
ing any one or all of them who
will mail a card addressed to me
at Washington, D. C. will prompt
ly receive such as are desired
and ordered. l have selected
the following numbers and SUBJ
jects that, in my judgment, will
be of greatest interest and bene-
fit to the farmers of my district.
Please order by mum ber and
topic.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-24
MAY YET MARK THE TRAIL
Ezra Meeker Will Drive Over
Route of The
OREGON TRAIL WITH AN OK TEAM
And Raise Additional Money for
That Purpose

A news item in the Kansas
City Journal says that Ezra
Meeker, who drove an OK team
to Oregon in the fifties, and who
in 1906 returned over the trail
with a wagon, ironed with irons
of the first one driven out by
him, will this summer again
make the drive with the same
wagon and a yoke of oxen. This
trip is to survey the old route,
and raise money to supplement
a 5O,O00.00 appropriation made
by congress for the purpose of
appropriately making the trail.
The first wagons ever driven
over the Oregon trail was the
ones taken to Wind river in 1880,
by Smith jackson and Sublette.
In the winter of l829-30 the trap
pers of that firm wintered on
the Wind river, They had de-
cided to quit the business, and
at the suggestion of Smith, who
was thoroughly acquainted with
the country and the use Of
wagons on the plains and in the
foot hills, Sublette in January
1889 rode to st. Louis, and Sc
cured the wagons and mules.
In the spring he returned with
them to the mountains and that
fall they came back to st. Louis
with their loads of fur.
In September they had came
as far on the return trip to a
point near the present Kansas
Nebraska line, and on the Blue
river. The writer has a letter
written by Smith from Wind
river in December 1929 and car
ried to st. Louis to mail by Sub
lette. And another one written
by Smith from the head of the
Blue in September 1880. Smith
was the real path finder of the
plains and mountain country
west of the Missouri. He pilot
ed the first wagons over the
Santa Fe trail from St. Louis to
Santa Fe. Was the first man to
cross the mountains into Cali
fornia; gong over the southern
route and returning along the
mbolt to Salt Lake. Return
ing to California, he reached
Vancouver, Oregon, down the
Williamett river. Returning to
Wind river along what was
later known as the Oregon trail,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-24

Bureau of Chemistry Circular
No. l. The manufacture of sor-
ghum syrup.
Forest Service( bureau of For
estry) Circular No. 81: How to
cultivate and care for forest
plantations on semi-arid plains.
Bureau of Plant Industry Cir
cular No. "a: Alfalfa in cultivat-
ed rows for seed production in
semi-arid regions.
Year book Paper No. 195, (re-
printed from the Yearbook for
1900)Successful wheat growing
IN semi-arid districts.
Yearbook Paper No. 461 (re-
printed from Yearbook for 1907
Dry land farming in the great
plains area.
Yearbook Paper No. 495(re-
printed from Yearbook for 1909
Soil mulches for checking evap'
Grafton.
Yearbook Paper No. 497(re-
printed from the Yearbook for
19O9)a A directory for farmers,
E. H. MADISON, NC
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-24
ESQ BUSHELS OF POTATOES
Sold by Meade Firm as Result of
News Advertising
TOWN SHOULD GO AFTER MORE TRADE
A Little More Push and Printers
Ink Will Get 1t

Ink Will Get 1t
Since we made a drive down
through the lower valley and in
to- Beaver county, a description
of which we gave to the Fowler
Gazette last year we have been
calling attention to that country.
1t S naturally tributary t o
Meade, is well simproved with
fine farm buildings, has free
mail delivery, grows fine crops
and is a wealthy and growing
farming community. Meade
county has built good bridge
across the Cimarron at Miles,
which gives the farmers of that
section a better road and short
er haul to a market at Meade
than at the other h. r, points
within their reach. 1t is good
broom corn raising country. 1t
has good stock and grows all
kinds of grain. The merchants
of Meade should wake up and let
the residents down there know
that they not only can but will
do them good if they will bring
their crops here to market. #
A short time ago H. G. Mar
shall & Co. made little special
effort at advertising in that
country. The result of that
was sale of $50 pushels of po-
tatoes in Beaver county alone,
The potatoes were the article
made leader, other goods be-
ing only mentioned incidentally.
| However other goods were
sold at a price satisfactory tc
the Beaver county farmers and
profitable to the firm doing the
advertising.
Mr.. Marshall in conversation
with the writer stated that he
believed that all the business
men of Meade needed to do, tc
secure this profitable trade was
to advertise. Take such action
as would let the farmers dowr
there know what Meade has to
offer in the way OF goods and
inducements, and the trade
would come here. Mr.. Marshal
made this statement after he hat
driven through the country, go
ing on down to Beaver City, and
returning over the road. We
again wish to say it loud enough
so that ever business man in
| Meade can hear it. That lying
between Meade aud Beaver City
is as fine farming country as
can be found any where. Tha
lit is filled with wide awake
farming people, who are making
money out of farming. That By
every rule of trade that country
should be trading at Meade, ant
shipping from our depot. All j
needs to draw the trade is to ad
vertise the goods and opportuni
ties which Meade has to offel
and the trade will come.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-24

Philander Knox Jr. is at
tracing considerable more at
tention by his foolish marriage
escapade than the incident de
serves. A great many boys
turn off on the wedding route,
when they should be at school.
But we can not see why the pub
lie should be. disgusted with a
description of the antics of the
Knox family any more than with
those of other people who may
hap, feel the disgrace of foolish
deeds by their children as keen
ly as the knox folks do.
Deacon House was much pleas
ed with the freedom of Wichita.
He was there attending the edi'
torial association meeting. AS
the deacon saw so much liberty,
in the situation, we infer that
Wichita yet gives persons so in
clined liberty to fill up on booze
make holy show of themselves
on the street, annoy decent folks
and occasionally kill or WOUND
some person going about their
own business. Liberty is
great thing and should be guard
ed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-24
BROOM CORN A GOOD CROP
Has Always Paid Profit When
Well Cared For
usually RAISED AS A SIDE CROP
And is Looked Upon as Cash
Producer

Several persons have asked us
to write of broom corn, and we
will tell you our opinion of the
crop as to Meade county.
In the early days, before the
farmers had become infatuated
with wheat. the raising of broom
corn was carried on to some ex-
tent, and always with profit, If
the crop was cared for. Gener-
ally it was cultivated as a side
crop with the idea that it would
be cash producer. Cattle then
being the main crop, which it
took from two to four years to
prepare for market and which
always were shipped IN a
bunch, the need of profitable
annual cash producer was felt
by the smaller farmers.
Broom corn met the condition
well. However there we're no
appliances tor caring for the
crop which was usually cut, haul
ed up to some place near the
buildings and ricked in narrow
long ricks, then covered with
the stalks, where it waited the
convenience of the farmer to be
seeded and baled. Mice gener-
ally injured it some and wet
damaged it some, but after all
the neglect it usually paid well
for all the time used in growing
it. The last year this crop has
brought fabulous prices, and
been the salvation of some OF the
newer settlements west and
southwest of us.
The result of such observation
as we have been able to make in
the past IS that the crop will pay
if one gives it the attention it de-
mands. One man asked the time
necessary to harvest the crop.
Personally we have never grown
it, but it takes just about the
same time to head kaffir corn
that it does to husk corn. That
is one man ordinarily will husk
an acre of corn, and he will also
head about an acre of kaffir corn.
Expert broom corn growers will
gather that crop a little faster,
as we have observed. Some
claimed they could head twice as
much broom corn as kaffir corn.
There is some doubt of that
claim being true. Usually the
crop has done we'll here and a
small amount on each farm would
add to the cash income OF the
farm as we'll as so diversifying
the farm crops as to help
beat the weather bureau. AS a
side crop here we believe 1t
would be profitable.
In past years and other loca-
tIons we have known men who
turned their whole time and
farm to producing this crop, and
we never knew one who followed
that up for a series of years who
did not meet a failure or two
which in the end took the farm.
Already there is complaint
that the so called chicken ordi-
nance is being violated. Every
person should be law abiding,
and as this is past the open
range season for poultry, it is
the part of good citizens to put
their birds up on their owr
premises. If one owns an old
hen and said biddy insists or
trespassing on his garden the
remedy is easy. Transform
said hen into chicken pie. Some
city courts have held that it is
legal to do the same with ;
neighbors trespassing fow
That seems like remedy to b'
applied only in extreme cases.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-24

Meade furnishes one man to the
professional ball army this sea-
son. John Sweet has signed up
with the Hutchinson team.
Say, Stanton, cant you con-
trive some sort of amusement
which will keep the operator al
the Fowler telephone exchange
awake between rings?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-24

Secretary Pro lem.
M. A. Bird of Lane county
accompanied by Leo Church
both from near Almota, Kansas,
have been visiting around in
Meade among Mr.. Birds rela-
tives and old friends, and doing
some business. Mr.. Bird, who
was interested with his brother,
Elwood in the store at Jasper
has bought Elwood out. Mark
has been successful live stock
merchant and we see no reason
why he should not succeed in a
retail mercantile business.
h. w. Griggs has had Davie
Williams at work with force of
carpenters and A. ]. Byrns boss
mason for some time on the
burned residence north of the
court house. The result is prac-
tically new building. A new
foundation, general overhaul
ing and rearranging of the in
terror, with plastering and paint
ing inside has made good build
ing of it and fresh coat of paint
will make the outside appearance
a credit to that part of town.
The lower rooms will be fitted
up for Offices, and the upper
rooms occupied as sleeping
apartments.
HIS. Mears of Pratt, one of
the leading real estate men of
that city was in Meade, Monday
of last week to close up the sale
of land which he has been adver-
tising in the News. Mr.. Mears
said he was surprised that the
country was so good, he had no
idea that such fine farms and
business houses we're here.
| Said he, "what is the matter with
your real estate men? did not
know there was more than one
such firm in town. Only one
advertises. That is the secret.
You do not have to take a busi-
ness off into canyon to hide it.
Don't advertise, and no one will
find out that you have business.
The Globe and Fowler Gazette
are hammering each the others
town. That is never good
way to build up town. Ordi-
narily it is better to say nothing
unless good can trnthfully be
said. In this case it is not good
for the reason that both are
Meade county towns. Fowler
is a thrifty, enterprising little
city, it is one of Meade counties
, valuable assets, and as such we
t are proud of it. Meade is the
| county seat and the success Of
f any part of the county is bene-
: fit to Meade. Quit haggling
boys and boost Meade county,
all oft, and especially your own
| part of it. 1t is the best patch
' of country the sun shines on.
5 The people inhabiting it are the
o salt of the earth. Watch them
and Meade county grow.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-24
Accidentally Killed.

| mug gave way hS iSSuilinS
lurch of the car threw Mr.. Casey
off, and the wheels passed over
his BODY killing him. The SYM
pathy of all who knew the Cir
cumstances go out to the father,
Levi Casey.
The son had been in the army
serving in the east, and return
ed last fall. Levi was looking
forward to a visit from his son
with anticipations of pleasure
such as father would, who had
not met son for years.
A Dowel of the Sand creek
country returned Friday from a
visit at Wichita. a~
Mr.. Haage left Wednesday of
last week for Ashland, where he
begins work on d water and
electric light system for that
town.
D. S. Mackey of the Liberal
real estate! hrm of Mackey and
Evans, was in Meade several
days this week trying to interest
Meade people in Liberal real
estate.
Mr.. ]. M. Kelley, the grist-
mill man of Greensburg, and
brother of ], P. Kelley the
Meade jewler, was heres visiting
several days last week and this,
returning Thursday.
Now it is Frank S. Sullivan,
who has a smile with him.
Cause girl baby arrived at the
Sullivan home March l 6 t h.
Frank as consequence does not
look half so forbidding to oppos-
ing counsel at the present term
as he usually does.
Henry Carlisle sold his farm
out on the flats southeast OF
Meade for $50O0.0O Friday. A
few years ago he paid $4,000
for a REIMBURSEMENT, has made
money raising wheat on it, and
now has sold it at such a price
that some time soon he will say
that he could have made more
money by holding it.
Bowen brothers last week lost
by lockjaw valuable horse,
Then to further cripple the
motive power of the farm, the
traction engine threw the con-
nection rod. 1t was hurled with
such force that it smashed the
crank casing and travelled across
the country some distance. This
held up work on the farm and
cost a pretty penny to repair
the damages.
Harry E. Kerr, son of comrade
Kerr of lower Crooked creek
who has been the guest of his
: father for some time, left Fri
day for Kansas City, where he
, will turn west again to go t.
Denver, Colorado, where he will
remain some time, in the hope
that his health will be improved
Mr.. Kerr lives at Minneapolis
Minnesota, Where close connne
ment in his mercantile business
has undermined his health.
: Frank Bisbee, the Plains
5 wheat grower was in Meade
, Friday. Frank has finished hi
t barley seeding and begun on tn
: oats sowing. About 40 acres o
J, his wheat was so badly hurt b.
S the winter that he has drille,
s the ground to barley. Nortl
d Bishop did the same thing som
r years back, with the result tina
a he had a pretty good crop c
/ wheat and another of barley o
1.-THE same ground the same year
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-02-06
OGDEN
BRIEFS
r F. NJ I N ID E r $

EXAMINER WANT AID. AGENCIES
For the convenience of patrons The
Morning Examiner has established
Want Ad Agencies with A. r. McIn-
iyre of the Badcon Pharmacy, 24iI
Washington avenue, G, T., Cave. 1901
Washington avenue: Brown Drug Co,
220l Washington avenue; Utahna
Drug Co. TweIS y-fifth and Washing
ton. avenue, Ghdins's Drug Store,
Pa Tweu,y-iifth street, and J. L.
Cave CT The Depot Drug Store. los
Twenty-fifth street. Advertisements
for this department VIII receive
prompt attention.
Miss Lulu Thatcher. daughter OF
Prof, and Mrs Chas Thatcher. Is I'll
at her home OH North Washington
avenue.
The daInzIcst pastry that Is pas
try" at Charles Cafeteria, 237e Wash.
WE WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP
to place the best local newspaper in
Weber county on your breakfast table
eGt the habit of reading the Examiner
ads and save money when you do
your dny's shopping.
University Work-Professors Mar
shall and Chamberlain OF the State
University are in the city con-
ductjng their regular classes of In
strlction In the university extension
work
WHY DO WE LEAD in CANDIES,
PASTRIES, ICE CREAM. ETC, be-
cause the people have become enlight-
cned 10 the fact that our goods are
the best. WARDS, manufacturers of
good things 60 eaf. Ask your grocer
for Wards good bread. Both phones
27s.
We lead, others follow. Hupfer's..-
Montana Cement Plont-Manage
o. b. ellison OF the Portland Cement
comapny, has gone to Three Forks.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-02-06

duotor Of the band; Roses" Ca tone
poem) by e. Ballon; Dear Old eGr-
many" a medley of German airs and
Games OF Childhood Days" waltz
medley.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock the band
gives concort at the State Indus.
trial school
The personnel of the band is as fol-
lows: E w. Nichols, conductor; John
ny Snedaker. r. Clarinet: Lester
Hinchcliff, Johnny Nicholas, Hyrum
Wheelwright, Charles Heslop, Bowen
Hadlock. B. Clarinets; Clarence Nc
Cune. f, Saxophone, Earl Read, B.
Saxaphone; Leland Read. Solo B Cor
net: Stewart Eccles. Solo B. Cornet:
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-02-06
The Beautiful Hair
of English Women
(Annie Bly In N Y Craphic !

lAnnie BY In ". 7. Graphic.)
The long, abundant and glossy tres.
ses of English women are not due to
hair tonics and heroic sbnmpoolDg
There is general belief over there
that the less water put on the hair,
tho botter 1t Is; they say wetting
takes the life out" and leaves the
hair dull. brittle and colorless.
English women with hair rich IN
color, clean and wholesome-and
plenty OF it-haye told me they at
tribute 1t to dry shampoolng two or
three times week They mix four
ounces of therox with four ounces of
orris root and sprinkle a tablespoon
full of this mixture on tho head; then
brush the powder thoroughly through
the hair. They thus also avoid the
danger of catching cold and the dis
comfort that accompanies washing,
rinsing and drying the hair
This treatment keeps the hair light.
fluffy and lustrous. and is the only
thing | know that will actually pro-
duce the growth OF hair
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-02-06

Montana, to look after the finishing
work in the construction OF million
dollar cement plant there. Ogden
parties are financing this enterprise.
Mr. Gibson will be gone for a week OF
ton days.
II you drink. drink TEL ,stone. :
"The New Way OF Gatlpg'-Relish-
Ing. wholesome, time saver No disap-
pointment, Charles Cafeteria =
kennedy's-A good place TO eat.
Prosperous Malad Farmer-D. j..
Edwards. Of Malad, Idaho. spent yes.
terday In ogden Mr. Edwards Is
owner of one OF the largest farms In
Oneida county-4O0 acres. He says
that ho raised an average of so bush
els of wheat per acre OH $50 acres;
Is tons per acre of beets on IL acres.
His oat crop on $50 acres was equal
L. as successful.
The best OF food prepared by FIRST
class chef. Charles Cafeteria. =
sAYi GOOD BREAD Is making a
hit Our sales have doubled In the
last days. Ask your grocer for
Wards Good bread =
Just a word to the wise-Alwnya 4
use Lewis good coal. Phone 149.
Japs and Whites Fieht-At about
midnight Friday q mix.up, in which
a number of white men and crowd
of Japanese were the participants,
occurred on lower Twenty-iifth street.
IN the fracas two window lights were
broken. but the police were unable
- apprehend the offenders. II Is uD-
derStood that one of the white men
was severely cut about the neck and
lost part OF his wearing apparel. The
cause Of the row has not beeu
learned.
START WITH THE NEW CLASS
in Dancing at the Royal Dancing
Academy. Monday. Feb. 7th, 1910,
p. m. For particulars. call 36I5-D
Ind. or 91S-Y Bell
Government inspected meat and
pure food only at Charles Cafeteria. =
Frank Jenkinson, formerly city
ticket agent for the Salt Lake Route.
has gone into the uptown ticket Office
of the Union Pacific at Salt Lake
City. and c. II. Cutting, recently trav-
cling passenger agent, has taken
charge of the Salt Lake tickets.
Remember that the Wasatch Print
ing Company and the Examiner are
now IN the same building, 26d Twenty.
fourth street. Call Examiner phones.
6G4. =
The new way of eating Relishing.
wholesome. hygienic, timesaver, no
disappointment, Charles Cafeterin- =
c. w. Mccarthy, recently in the
office of the Salt Lake Route. is now
the freight department OF the Den.
Yer &c Rio Grande at Salt Lake City.
The Palace of Sweets, after show.
Hupfer's. =
YEsl WE ARE GOING right ahead
romedelipg and manufacturing good
things to eat Watch our windows for
special candy display for 80 days
Wards. Both phones 27s. tt
Money TO loan on real estate.
Richey e Jamison 243S. Wash ave.
New Garsee.-The old postoflce
building on Grant avenue, between
Twcntyfourth and Twonty.flfth streets
owned by F, J. Kiesel. is being remod-
eled and fitted out for an automobile