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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31

The Liberal Elevator company
today received reports of wheat
conditions from it's various sta
tions along the Rock Island rail-
road from Mullinville south as
far as Guymon, Oklahoma. The
reports were all favorable, and
show that the wheat in that part
of the country is in good condi-
tion.-Hutchinson News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31

George B. Allen met with a
serious loss this week. Mr..
Allen is absent on a business
trip in the south and east part
of the state. One of his large
thoroughbred mares, the one
which took first prize at the
state and other fairs last sum-
mer, was taken down with spas
modic collie. Mrs. Allen phoned
to Greensburg for a veterinar-
ian, who arrived as soon as
possible, but too late to be of SER
vice. This mare was easily
worth 100000 and has brought
Mr.. Allen some very fine colts.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31
WILL ERECT BRICK BUILDING
VIII be Forty-five by Sixty Feet
and will be
USED FOR IN AUTOMOBILE GARAGE
Will be Located on Lots North of
Telephone Office

c. K. Sourbeer has secured
the lots adjoining the telephone
exchange on the north, and will
at once begin the erection of a
brick and steel building 45x60
for garage and machine shop.
The building will front on Spring
Lake avenue and Belle Meade
street. The'auto barn will oc-
cupy the west side, and open on
Spring Lake avenue.
The barn will comfortably ac-
comodate twenty cars. East of
the auto barn will be the machine
shop, Office and stock room. The
Office will front onX Belle Meade
street.
The whole will have brick floor
and the shop will be fitted with
up-to-date machinery, lathes, etc.
Truax & Truax have the
building leased and will occupy
it as soon as it is finished. In a
conversation with Mr.. Sourbeer
he said that he had been in
Meade so long that he did not
care to wait for any crop to come
as every person who had gone
along doing business in Meade
had come out on top, and he lad
never hesitated and would not
now. He says he has made his
money here and will invest it
here, as he believed he could find
no better place to invest if he
looked far and near.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Leach of Artes-
ian valley entertained last We'd
nesday in royal manner at their
palatial home nine miles north of
Meade. The guests we're all
sent for. The machine driven
by Mr., Linn Leach called for
each one and it was a merry
crowd that arrived at the Leach
home an hour before noon. The
host and hostess greeted their
guests in their most gracious
and hospitable manner. Mr..
Leach rendered several very
choice selections on the Cecilian
piano. Dinner was announced
on schedule time. The table
was loaded with the delicacies of
the season and was served in
three courses. The dining room
was then cleared and used as a
stage upon which Mrs. Blume of
Chicago and Mrs. Woodford of
Hutchinson, both readers of re-
pute gave some of their choicest
readings. About three thirty
the whole party of nine we're
driven in two automobiles about
twenty-five miles. Upon their
return they were again invited
into the dining room and a very
delicious lunch served. The
guests were then taken to their
respective homes and all agree
that it was one of the most de-
lightful days of their lives.
Those present were Mrs. r. A.
Harper, Mrs. Elsie Griggs, Mrs.
C. D. Woodford, Mrs. Blume,
Miss Elsie Marshall, Mrs.
Walters and Mr.. Linn Leach.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31
A New Filing Device

Mr.. Gray mentioned to us a
new deed record which he had
Just received for the office. It
was some days later before we
had time to examine it and when
we did see it thought you would
be interested in description of
it.
At glance the book looks like
any one of the other deed record
books in the Office, is the same
size, covered the same and the
pages are numbered as the
others. But there are no print
ed headings at the top of the
page. Mr.. Gray was just ready
to record a deed and produced an
ordinaryiYale lock key from his
pocket, inserted it in a lock con-
cealed' at the bottom of the back,
turned the key and drew out
fiat strip of steel the length of
the book. He then threw the
back cover offIand there appear
ed the leaves of the book filed on
four filing pins which they had
been punched to fit. He lifted
off one leaf, placed it in his Rem
ington typewriter, which is built
with a platen long enough to-
take that width of paper, sat
down and proceeded to record
the deed. He used a record rib
bon in the machine, which being
black makes a fine clear record
easy to read and as enduring as
a pen and ink record. It has add
ed advantage of using less space
in which to record deed than if
the record was written with
pen. The work is quicker done,
better when finished and pleas
ure to persons whose business
may make perusal of the records
necessary.
When the record was finished
the leaf was returned to the
book, the steel retaining strip
slipped in place and the lock
closed. The record was in its
place and the book again appear
ed as any other book, and the
record could not be removed
tearing the leaf out.
Mr.. Gray has kept the records
of the Office in good business
shape, has made Improvements
about several things in the
management of the office and
many others for the convenience
of persons who have business
with the Office. This last one
however is the most marked de-
parture from ancient custom
which he has made.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31

Miss Flemming has accepted
position with the Meade Dry
Goods Co. and will be with them
after April 1st. Miss Flemming
has had experience as milliner
and in dry goods and will be an
acquisition to the company and
it's customers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31

The Kelley Optical company
are yet fitting up and extending
their facilities for displaying
their goods. Last week they
put in new counter and large
show case in which to exhibit a
fine line of silverware, watches,
jewelry and other goods in their
line.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31

that the storm kept us from see
ing more people and more of the
business of the town, but hope
to again be in Fowler soon.
Our return trip after dark
when the wind had subslded had
only one thing worthy of note
and that was the skill with which
Mr.. Burford handled his machine
in the dark.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31
Up THE VALLEY 70 FOWLER
The News Man Visits That Busy
Little City Saturday
ALONG ROAD CROPS looked FINE
Brief Mentions of People and
Places Visited

Saturday last Henry Burford
with his usual kindness of heart
being headed towards Fowler
with his auto, asked us to take
passage with him for the trip.
Of course we did not let chance
of that sort get away. We were
soon gliding along in his Regal
at about 20 miles an hour. No,
we are not afraid to ride much
faster in an auto but as we re-
marked to Henry we wished to
see the country. The country
up that way is we'll worth seeing
and we fear that those who live
in that part of Meade county are
not as thankful for the privi-
lege as they should be. This
fear on our part is not based on
anything but the superior advan-
tages of the valley, and has moth
ing to do with anything which
has been revealed to us of their
state of mind.
The dark green alfalfa fields
are at this early season a beauti-
full sight and there is so much of
that crop growing that one field
ad joins another, and the only
separating line is often the pub
lie highway. This with the
groves and orchards just burst
ing their leaf buds and the early
fruit in bloom, with fine farm
residences, barns and out-build-
ings showing among the trees
and blossoms is sure a sight to
gladden. the heart. We took
special notice of the wheat fields
as we passed along. All were
growing finely, most of them
had been narrowed and the cul-
tivation had in every case a very
marked effect in the improve
mept of the condition of the
wheat plant. The same was
noticeable where alfalfa had been
cultivated either with the Sta1der
alfalfa cultivator or with a disc.
Many fields presented the clean
thrifty appearance of well culti-
vated corn fields. At the farm
Perm Edwards we drove in and
stopped. Mr.. Edwards was
busy making dipping tank in
which to dip his hogs of which
he has some 200 fine ones. The
grove, elegant farm residence,
appointed barn with other build
ings among the trees ofthe grove
gave the place a very comfort
able and home like appearance.
A new tool house, buggy and
auto shed has just been complet-
ed. A short chat and we again
took the road north and east.
We we're soon skirting 100 acre
field of wheat belonging to our
entertainer Mr.. Burford. This
is the best field we have had the
pleasure of seeing this spring.
1t IS a good stand, covers the
ground completely and is in
every way healthy. The ground
for this wheat was plowed early,
soon after harvest, and sowed
medium early. There is only
one exception to the above de-
scription of the field, and that is
on one corner where volunteer
wheat came up and being larger
and we'll rooted when the CROP
was drilled, it thinned the stand
of seed wheat. Just across the
road is another wheat field where |
the land was plowed later and
drilled in at the same time as
this one. This field is not near
ly so good. This is mentioned
for the benefit of our farmer
readers. A little further down
we passed field of fine wheat
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31
An Appeal To You.

Please notice the date on the
tab of your paper this week. If
it is in arrears, hand us or mail
to the News the amount neces-
sary to place you one year in ad-
vance.
We have been at great expense
to fit up the Office in shape to
give you good paper. The im-
provement in the appearance
and usefulness of the paper will
be more marked in the near
future than it has in the past.
All these things take cash down;
they are worth more to you and
we confidently expect every per-
son in arrears to at once pay up.
You can do the News a great
service by calling your neigh
bors attention to the merits of
the News aud help to make the
paper more valuable to yourself
at the same time. You expect
a good paper, do not fail to do
your part and we will do ours.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31

The Telephone Co. will begin
Monday stretching copper wire
on the long distance line. Two
gangs of workmen will push the
work to completion as quickly
as possible, one starting at
Meade and the other at Hutchin-
son.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31

which had been drilled in among
corn stalks. This is also grow.
ing finely. At noon Henry stop
ped at his fathers farm house
and in answer to the honk Of the
auto horn Mr.. Burford came out.
He said he was just ready to sit
down to dinner and asked us to
stop. The writer passed the
invitation up to Henry, satisfied
he would not refuse the oppor-
tunity to eat again at the home
table, land our judgment was
good. We we're soon eating a
splendid farm dinner with fruit
and fresh milk on the table.
Again on to Fowler and we pass
ed the new farm residence of
lGyp Clark. Here is a fine farm
with new buildings large and
presenting a fine appearance.
Soon in the outskirts of Fowler,
where we passed the property
of John L. Paden, who recently
paid $4,000 per acre for 10 acres
on which he is erecting a fine
suburban residence of six
rooms. The lumber is on the
ground and the we'll finished.
We stopped at the Ellis and
Ellis garage. This is in press
ed cement block building in
which the Fowler Gazette has
recently found a comfortable
home. The Gazette with good
room and power to run the press
is doing good business. Broth
er Stanton was as usual with
him busy with matters for the
betterment of the city, but soon
came in. We had a short shop
talk and left him with his duties.
About this time the storm came
on and we did not see as much
of Fowler as we wished to, and
through a cloud, darkly.
We found Linn Frazier in his
new brick store room at a var
nished desk in an Office rallied off
from the store floor. Think of
that you old timers. Linn Fra
zier work at roll top desk in a
large well appointed store room.
To our remark that this was the
first time he had ever had enough
room, he replied no, when he un-
loaded the first two wagon loads
of goods into a board shed with
which he began business he had
plenty of room. In the First
National bank we found John
Conrad and sat down to talk.
The First National has good of.
fees we'll furnished and is up to
date in all appointments. The
safe is a magnese steel of the
Victor Globe pattern, the door
of which is ground to fit like a
glass stopper in a bottle, is
pressed into place with a screw
and it fits so close that the Joint
is invisible.
At the Fowler bank we shook
hands with Mr.. Morrison, who
was busy with customers, but
took few minutes to talk of
Fowler and ask of Meade. Here
we also met W. p. Bunyan of
the Fowler alfalfa mill. Bill was
in bad humor because he could
not get cars fast enough to handle
his product. We met Mr.. Eaton
in his store where he and three
clerks we're trying to hand out
goods as fast as customers call
ed for them. Jim has made an
addition to the building which he
needs badly and will help some
to handle his large trade. At
the Fowler Lumber Co. Office
we found Mr.. Sherwood selling
some lumber despite the storm.
Fowler is planning to have
electric lights in a short time.
The city is busy thrifty place
where all seem interested in the
growth of the town and are help
ing 1t by pushing their own busi-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31

Mrs. Bert Keown went to
Liberal last week to visit friends
while. Mr.. Keown is absent on
business at Kansas City.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-31

Otto Spradling of the Palace
clothing company of Liberal was
in Meade last week on business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-29
WILL THERE
Be COUNCIL
MEETING

Neither tonight or next Monday night
is there a meeting scheduled for the
Gary city council but that does. not say
that there will not be one. Dn Aug
Is the councilmen decided not to hold
a meeting until Sept. IL. but they broke
their promises with themselves and met
anyhow on the 22nd.
Some of the aldermen who imbibed
all of the latest ideas in city improve
ments at st. Paul are eager for meet
ing at once in order that they may
have them introduced in Gary. SucN
fads as garbage crematories. automat-
ic weed cutters and new varieties in
street paving will undoubtedly be test
ed o~t on Gary ere long.
II the council does not meet until
Sept. IL the creation of the new alder
men will not take place until the end
of September, At the next meeting
of the council the city win undoubtedly
be re-districted, and the committees
report that two new wards be created
will be adopted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-29
TRIP PROVES
INSTRUCTIVE
TOA[OERMAN
Emerson Bowser Learns a
"Few Wrinkles" in City
Government From Junket
to Detroit-Wants Garb-
age Crematory in Gary.

According to Alderman Emerson
Bowser, the Gary city officials who went
to ST. Paul to attend the municipality
league convention learned several new
wrinkles In the art of governing
city.
why, I for one" declared the alder
man. who is also chief of the steel
corporations private police department
learned a great deal about street paw
ing. They certainly do it right in ST.
Paul
study Garbage Disposal.
Then there is the garbage crema-
tory in which am much interested.
Up in ST. Paul they burn all the garb-
age. It is gathered in metallic wagons
and then conveyed to the incineration
plant. Thus there are no disease breed
ing piles lying about the outskirts of
the city.
IT and that we can build frst-class
crematory for Gary for about SIC, 900.
1t can be built on the section plan and
as the city grows larger we can add
units to 1t as they are needed. A
crematory costing this much would
take care of all of Gary's garbage.
Now in st. Paul the heat from the
burning garbage generates sufficient
electricity to light part of the city
This is one of the byproducts and 1t
cuts down the operating expenses OF
the garbage department wonderfully
Their method in st. Paul is to place all
OF the waste paper and the wood in the
bottom of the moderator thus Great
ing a solid basis for roaring fire.
wouId Light south End.
.'I have been considering the garbage
crematory plan for Gary and l think
IL a plant was installed in the south
end of the city we could not only be
effectually rid of the garbage but the
heat in the electricity by-product
would be sufficient to illuminate the
Ridge Road territory
1t also appears that in the home rule
for cities discussion that Mayor Knott:
gave the assembled delegates a few
pointers. The local aldermen are
somewhat jubliant as Mr.. Knots wa'
advanced from the trusteeship and wa
named as state vice president for In
diana.
All of the other aldermen declare
that the Junket benefited them yer.
much.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-29

some time past On the other hand
Jacob Hartman who has been a candi-
date for the office on several other oc-
casions has a strong backing and Ii
may be that his name will be put be-
fore the convention on Wednesday.
No One Anxious.
While the democrats have been put
ting up a strong howl that this was a
democratic year and that they would
win hands down. they are sick and dis
.heartened at the prospect before them
and the shortage of strong candidatial
timber One Gary democrat said today
that he doubted If the party would pCs
IN enough candidates 10 half fill the
county slate this fall.
Monday night the local democracy
will gather at Assembly hall. where
thew will select the delegates to the
county convention on Wednesday, Gary
will have a representation of thirty
three to the county convention TO
Hammond's 104. One delegate will be
allowed to every twenty votes cast for
Governor Marshall in 1908 Calumet
township will be allowed ten delegates
to the convention. They will also Sc
lect their delegates at meeting to be
held tonight in the old town hall or
Tolleston-
frost Says "Nfx."
In an interview with TIMES report
! err at Hammond this morning. James
frost who is now bailiff of the city
! court refused to consider himself for
the nomination for sheriff on the demo-
/ cratic ticket
TT is true" said Jimmy as he is
Familiarity known, that 1 have been
urged on many sides to make the race
but you can go to sleep on what 1 say
/ am not going to be a candidate
! Couldn't do it for the simple reason
] that campaigning costs too much. Al
, that I feel confident that 1 could carry
the democratic vote solidly with me
should 1 be nominated but I'll not be
| nominated.
John Pascaly, who is now a council
man in the Hammond city council. wa:
trying to decide the big question fol
| the democrats as to whether he shall
enter the race or not He quit three
| weeks ago. His brother-in-law, Ottt
Huebner, accidentally shot himself AND
as Mr. Huebner was one of Mr. Pas
| caly's right hand men in the tailor shol
Mr.. Pascaly feels that he cannot AFFORD
to leave his place of business for som'
4 time as Mr. Huebner's conditions viii
:, not permit him to work for the pres
emit at least.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-29

MILL TO
IMPROVE
Big East Chicago Steel Com
pany Will Spend $40, 900
in Bettering It's Plant
Repairs Necessitated by
Storm Almost Complete.
Especial to THE T1MEs)

East Chicago, Aug. 29-Twenty
thousand dollars is to be spent on the
Improvement of the Republic Steel
plant soon as it is possible to begin
the work.
The owners have just about complet-
ed the repairs made necessary by the
ravages. of last Tuesday mornings
storm adm today all finishing mills Will
start running double time. All repairs
necessary to the operation of the mills
both on buildings and stacks, have been
completed and the only work that re-
mains to be done in order to finish the
repairs entirely will be to finish the
patching up of the old busheling mill,
which viii be completed by next We'd
nesda>
The $4,000 to winch reference has
been made however, is to be spent on
new improvements alone. The old
busheling mill will be run temporarily
until the pudding mill has been re-
modelled. The pattern, carpenter shop
and stock room Is to be entirely re-
modelled. being rebuilt In the same di-
mansions as it originally stood. 100 by
so feet. The contract for this will BE-
let early this week.
Puddle MIN Converted Into BusheI MIL
The old pudding mill will be re-
modelled and will be turned into 6
busheling mill Already the company
has purchased new rolls which will be
| turned up in the shop as soon as re-
ceived. They Will move the "squeezer'
to the new location, and will change
and rebuild seven cinder bottom furn-
aces converting them into sand bottom
furnaces. They will also erect one en-.
tirely new sand bottom furnace. TIL,
hot bed, the hot scale, the hot shears
etc. will be remodeled after which tn,
mill will be put in operation and othe
material such as waste heap boilers
will be moved from the bushel to tn,
puddle mill. The old bushel mill will
! then be shut down, the mill being dis
mantled and the building dismantled
the company having other plans 70
this, which its officers are not yet read,
/ to give out
/ 1t is expected that not over a week
time will be lost while the plant i
undergoing these changes and improve
ments. The job will however reQuir
| from six to eight weeks In its compile
ton. The Republic will then have
bushel mill with eight sand bottom an
seven bottom furnaces.
The mill will be composed of a 2
| inch roll train, one set of roughin
rolls. one set of finishing mill roll.
eight sand and seven cinder bottor
| furnaces.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-29
MACFARlAAE STILL
IN LAND OF MISSING

w. ]. Rooda, the Broadway Jewelers,
who left last Thursday night with de-
tectives IN search of John MacFarlane,
the Gary Beau Brummel" and bunk
artist, who succeeded in fleeing
number of business men, returned last
Saturday night after a fruitless trip.
Although it is said that MacFarlane
was operating a similar game to that
which he worked in Gary, in Wiscon-,
sin town, no trace OF the would-be mil>
lionaire could be found.
It has been learned through a GER
tain source that MacFarlane is tho
part owner of several valuable lots in
Forest Park. ILL.,. and those who have
suffered losses here are making an ef-
fort to get possession of the same Mac
Farlane is also said to be the owner
of three lots on the south side, on
which he made several payments.
The mystery of MacFarlanes where
abouts still remain unsolved, and his
Gary creditors are awaiting future de-
velopments and hoping that he may
some time be brought back to Gary.
In the meantime they will continue to
ask. Has any one here seen MacFar~
lane"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-29

prise, where the joint representative
convention OF Switzerland and Ohio
counties is being held, and 1t was un-'
derstood that it would also be informal
and that he would not say much more
than he did at Auburn. He will make
his keynote speech about September 20.
but the place has not been announced
Governor Marshall has not announc-
ed the time or the place for his open
ing speech. but 1t is believed that he
will make his first speech at Fort
Wayne 1t is understood that he will
not make as many speeches as he was
expected to make.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-29
IMPOSING CEREMONY
MARKS HIS BURIAL
Herbert Ingraham of Whit
ing Laid to Rest in Oak
Hill Cemetery.

Whiting. Ind. Aug. 29.-The funeral
of Herbert Ingraham took place yes
terday, from the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Ingraham, to the
Sacred Heart Church, where services
were conducted by Rev. John B. Berg.
The funeral cortege consisting of a
long line of carriages, and other We
hicles lead by the Masonic band
marched from his parents home In VIII
cox avenue to the church. BY the side