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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-04-13

J.C. Curtis was Meade visi-
tor Friday. Mr.. Curtis is an
auctioneer and raises thorough
bred chickens. He is interested
in the fair next fall and says he
is already getting ready for an
exhibit.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-04-13

enterprises which promise to
make Meade city second to none
in the southwest, and they have
the support of everyone in the
town except few chronic knock
ers who will in short time be
completely annihilated by the
onward march of the boosters,
and will leave for town where
activity will not disturb their
peaceful slumbers and they NAV
ply their avocation without fear
of contradiction.
Meade is awakened as never
before. The home people have
confidence in the future of the
town and will bend all efforts,
working harmoniously together
to make it bigger and better
town, the leading commercial
center of the southwest.
The men who do a town more
harm than good may be classed
as follows: First, those who op-
pose improvement, second, those
who run it down to strangers,
third, those who distrust public
spirited men, fourth, those who
never advertise their business,
nth, those who show no hospitali-
ty to anyone, sixth, those who
hate to see others make money,
seventh, those who oppose every
movement that doesn't originate
with themselves; eighth, those
who put on long faces when a
stranger speaks of locating in
town; ninth, those who oppose
every public enterprise which
does not appear of personal bene-
fit to themselves; tenth, those
who criticise every man who tries
to do something in public way
Elk.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-04-13
Evidence Which is
Conclusive

San Benito, Texas, Nov. Is, 1910
j. A. Graham, Secy.,
San Benito Commercial Club.
Dear Sir Regarding my farming
experience here will say.
| had 6 acres in green beans which
yielded about 1000 bushels. The
present market price of these beans is
$2.25 per bushel hamper, {. o. b., San
'Benito.
? am planting 40 acres to cabbage
this winter and should get 10 tons to
the acre and not less than $50 per ton
or $500 per acre. | came here from
No.0.o CL..oA. .,Lo. I .a. L..
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-04-13

for like San Beno
be beat and the settling with fine class people
anywhere Considering the productne the farming land here consider tina
San Beno can be bought for fraction of the asked there
Yours
CLEVELAND WHEELUS
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
BODY OF FRED |. KELLEY
LAID AT REST TO-DAY
From Saturday S Daily

From Saturdays Daily
Vinita this afternoon paid a last tri-
butte to one of her most beloved citi-
zens, when nearly the entire town at
tended the funeral services Of the late
Fred L. Kelley. This was all these
friends could do for him who had gone
to that other shore, but was an ex-
preston Of the high esteem and deep
love in which the deceased was held
by his neighbors and business asoci-
ates.
The funeral service was held at the
Methodist church at 2:30 O'Clock and
was conducted by Rev. VI. L. Butler.
Of Chickasha, formerly pastor of the
local Methodist church. Following the
service the body was carried to Fair.
view cemetery and laid to rest, by She
great host of friends and neighbors.
No funeral service in Vinita was more
impressive nor the loss of any citizen
felt more keenly than the loss of this
sterling citizen
During the hour Of the funeral serv-
Ice all Of the banks Of the city were
closed out Of respect for the deceased.
who was stockholder in nearly all of
he local banks.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL
WINS FROM LOCAL TEAM
TRON sATURDAY's DAILY.


But Tor one incident ne fans thor
0ugbly enjoyed ne football contest Al
Electric Park FrsdsY afternoen IN
which Niuits bigb scbool was 6efeste5
by tae TEAM d Columbus. Kans Ea
eeg for TIE ae of Basr Gorssr who
was BOT iu TIE game - knocking over
Q0afzerDaek Hur aa6 seriously ir-
3prlng him ne game WaE clean foot.
aa e Was f8oug8f f9r ue mat
Hurts leg wag brokea 0st i atef
proves NJ ge aly wreacnes knee
Gordon Ae eala tg hare stated at be
merely happened ~ Be a tie say at8
toat Hart rsn luto h5m Otaerz ubo
cav aae act say mat i aas deliberate
aet - prevent C0lumbas scoring This
Eae = fo9fba# doesn't sIt weH aith
Einlta fans Na9 iike 10 See fair play
fae only seafe of the game was made
9y BeggE Cf Columbus Jast after TIE
kieko1 for the beginning of the second
half The kick sent the bali 10 Colum.
bus hfe yard line. where Be2gs got IL
and ran the entire length of the field
for touchdown The play vas one
n nc most spectacular ever seen here
The teams were pretty evenly match
%. The visitors had much the best
defensive work. while vinita had the
shade on offensive play. Smith and
Jones Of the local team played star
game. Smith is a veteran on the high
school squad and always plays a great
game This is Jones first year and
while he Is but seventeen years old
puts up great game at left end. The
yinita team showed much improve.
ment since their last game. and should
win from the best teams from now on. |
While the line holds we'll the linemen
are not versed in line breaking. On
the whole. however the team shows up /
well and the coaches are to be con. |
graduated
The forward pass was used compare. |
lively little by Columbus but the locals |
tried the hand ball stunt for gains on
several occasions. The final score was
Columbus 6, Vinita, O.
Next Friday afternoon the Wagner
high school viii play Vinita at Electric
Park.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
SHANGHAI TAKEN
BY REBEL FORCES


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forelga ooaoef.czs SHANGHAI s -
flne.y l1 tss asads d tie rsf9.-tlc-.st
Mo caDtsrso TIE ctr Tate FRIDAY aft
ernoor. Ttefe were practically - =
elEtsnce Only fsu shots beng fred
Al tbe Chinese soId5en have y9i1e1
the rebef aId ee pelee I'D freuen
apDsremg srs yuDathlzI1g wlta raen
for theF a5e arng whlte badges o.
tier arms Aftef taking ever tte
arBeDa Tie rebe.e turned tie tsgta s
yzwen in tbe native city
Tie Associated Press CORES sDon1e1t
Friday Afternoon covered tas entire
0stlylng section u sa2ngnal but fund
~ disorder EFen 10 rae native eity
complete oraer psefa1ad Every ogt
tsey Is shown foreigBerE TIE sol6lera
golsce and freDeu are eotnluui1g o.
d9fy. Shops were closed last Night
Hhlle TIE acton - rte rebels vas
expected re movement was made
s-1etlt f9s'y"Lie ksat asIf9
So N rs h9fthFf1 heoa A t-s
ls 1D-ees were p9slel tlfp9gholt
Rns NAIVE taiy ANNOUNCING MAJ -1s
s9.si1elt q t1la Aaa
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sl-ig 2 1atssLaag lhe aprFer toriE and
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
REFERENDUM ACT
TO Be SUSTAINED


a1g1 . 6 Sor z-Ths .-lt-
Ia nanaer vAe htas supreme
og-r q ~ United states FRIDAY 1sr-
cred % arg-1ents that tie initiative
and rstere1dun method of legislation
l taE country vas unconstitutional
brogght encouragement 70 Tie friends
ot ne system Ora arguments were
completed
= s. PllsDury q saa Fra1clsco sna
2 2 Du-iway d Portland. ore were
heard II opposition 70 The method Il
I've Oregon cases When n Pills
burr remarked that there could not.
VIII dne regard f3r the federal eoustl-
tuition. be two legislative poFers 1n
state. namely he legislature and the
people. Justice Lurton interrupted hin.
What IS . state constitution but a
organic act e legislation by lie peo-
plsg' inquired The Justice.
That is expressly what ] understand
Iit to be. responded Nr. P1lsburr.
Then there IS legislative power in
The peoplea
TO make = constitution. yes.
Gr- FlllsbuET suggested that tbe Pee
PIE might put into their state constitu-
tioa anythiug lot IL conflict with the
restrictions q he federal constitution.
What are the restrictions which you
claim ere violated II this particular
.case2~ inquired Chief Justice White.
The provision for legislature
The chief justice asked hin % read
it.
4 cannot read il: it is implied in Z |
dozen places. said the attorney. And
also, the constitution has been cor
sirued By this court 70 imply that there
must Be legislature
The chief justice asked for the eases
IN which the point had been in issue
but the attorney did not give them
II was further argued that taxes in
posed under the Initiative method were I
not By due process Of law and vlo- /
lated the equal protection q the laws
80 long as some persons were taxed
under Initiative laws and others under
legislative enactments-
Attorney General Crawford of Ore
gon declared that the question ofI
whether the method violated the g1sr-
anty q the United States in the federal
constitution of z republican form Of
goTernment 70 every state. was
political question for congress to de-
eide and not . judicial one for the II
courts 70 pass upon. He inquired how
the court would enforce its decision if H
congress and Oregon we're opposed 10
Il
Prank S Grant and William E. Ben /
bow Of Portland, Ore spoke In the
Interest of home rule. George Fred
Of Boston, argued that only
B part Of the guaranty" the state.
sould ask the United States 70 make
good its promise that every state
:hould have 2 republican form of gov
srnment A corporation he said. could
lot do SO. because the guaranty vas
o the state
7 have heard no state objectng TO
he Oregon form Of government. said 7
ir Williams.
Chief Justice White suggested that
be word form" in the constitution
ent support to Mr Williams interpre
alton Of the word guaranty.
Jackson H. Ralston Of this city con
ended that the opponents Of the
method were wrong in arguing that the
ford republican" was used in the
constitution as a synonym for repre-
He argued it was used in
with "monarchial.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-15

men could drive down the stakes
about ten times faster than the
twelve could pull them up.
Finally the carp catchers collected
in group on the ice and gave the
fisherman's grand hailing sign of
distress, while the heartless minute
men hollered in glee and groaned
in derision. They 'phoned Sheriff
Ward to come over into Macedonia
and help them-by driving the sons
of Uncle Sam, Scandinavia, Erin,
Teuton and Poland, far away so they
could fish in peace. The officer re.
piled that he would need a warrant
to do anything. The county attor.
ney also heard the carp catchers'
hoarse cry of distress but of course
he was too lame to hurry to East
Chain on foot, and the official mace
of Martin county was not waved in
authority as the warning elements
agitated the air and the ice at East
Chain.
Fishermen Held War Council.
The fishermen finally held a
council of war and decided to witi-
draw from those waters and caG
their nets where the men folks did
not wear war paint and seem so
threatening and thus make the FISH.
er folk nervous and afraid.
J. E. Ruble had taken the neces.
sary steps to have the fishermen
arrested for trespass because they
drove over his land when ordered
not to do so, and the suit may yet
be pressed against them and will be
if they again attempt to fish in the
East Chain waters.
1t was thus demonstrated that
community may make it impossible
to seine their lakes if they present
such strong and united opposition.
The present SEEMING law should be
repealed or amended 1t is not only
source of discord but frequently
deals unjustly with a community
and with the fishermen who pay
for the license with honest motives
and are then unable to secure any
benefits from it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-15
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mayor Charles T. Taylor is in re-
ceipt of a communication, calling
his attention to the violation of the
cigaret law in Mankato. Mr.. Taylor
has addressed the following letter
to Chief of Police John Donahue on
the subject. The letter follows:
Mayors Office, Mankato. Mimi,
December 8, 1911.-John w. Dona-
hue, Chief of Police, City. Dear
Sir: Sections two, three and four
of chapter 1856, general laws of 1907
of this state, read as follows:
Selling.-Section 2. "Any person
within this state who sells, gives
to, or in any way furnishes any CT
garets, cigars or tobacco in any
form to any person under eighteen
(1S) years of age, or to any minor
pupil in any school, college or uni
versity, shall be punished by a
fine not to exceed fifty dollars
($5O) or Imprisonment in the coun.
ty Jail not to exceed thirty days for
each offense."
Age Limit-Sec. 3. ANY person
under eighteen 1S) years of age
any minor pupil, as described in
section two GU of this act, who
shall smoke or use cigarets, cigars
or tobacco in any form on any pub.
lie highway, street, alley, park or
other lands used for public pur-
poses, or in any public place of bust.
ness, shall be arrested by an officer
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-15

more or less interviewer into the
early history of the city.
Robert Morris, of Kentucky, a
Masonic lecturer, founder of the Or
der in the United States, came to
Mankato in the fall of 1871 to deliver
series of lectures before the Ma
sonic bodies, and on December II,
instituted this chapter. The adaptive
rite as the order was known was in
force in France two hundred years
ago. 1t is recorded that Josephine,
the first wife of Napoleon was a
member of the Order which was
much patronized by the nobility in
the year of 1880. Brother Morris
idea was to enable wives, sisters,
mothers and daughters of Master Ma.
sons to make themselves known
when in need of assistance. Cereal
Chapter enjoys the distinction of be-
ing the oldest chapter in the state
The officers chosen forty years ago
last night were Mrs. Amanda Wise,
Worthy MatrOn. Mrs. Esther War.
ner, Associate Matron, Charles A..
Chapman, Worthy Patron, Mrs. F. A.
Baker, Secretary and Mrs. w. H.
Drake. treasurer. The meetings were
held in the old store building on
Front street which had done such
splendid service in sheltering many
women and children during the In
dian outbreaks.
Many were the loving acts of
kindness and charity as well as sub
stantial aid rendered those who had
NJ Wit T..
one instance this little band paid
off the mortgage on the home of a
sister who became widowed and left
without means. A red letter day in
the history of the Chatter was Deem
Der II, 1877, or thirty-four years ago
today when the new Masonic hall
was dedicated with much pomp and
ceremony. This hall has served as a
meeting place for all Masonic bodies
since that time.
The chapter has had a continuous
growth, and from this little band of
faithful pioneers it has reached a
membership of $50 members, COM
posed of both old and young. There
were present last night four couples
who had celebrated their golden we'd
dings. They were Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Keyser, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. E. r.
Kennedy, and Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Wysong. 1t was the regret of all
present that Mrs. Esther Warner was
unable to be present She was wor-
thy matron for many years during
the early days and has been one of
the chapters most devoted members
during the entire forty years. Forty
years is long time in the life of
human being or city, and many
were the "reminiscences recalled of
important events last evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-15
From Tuesdays Daily.

Cereal Chapter, Order of the East
ern Star, celebrated it's fortieth an
niversary at Masonic hall last even
ing in most fitting manner, over
one hundred members of the order
being present. An elegant six o'clock
course dinner was served in the din
ing room. The decorations were
crysanthemumS and green's. The
charter members were guests of hon
or and there were several of them
present
Mrs. M. D. Fritz acted as toast
mistress and read the history, CLEAN
ing the material from the minute
book of the entire forty years.
Mrs. Evan Hughes sang two solos
in most charming manner. Mr..
Chas. A. Chapman who was the first
Worthy Patron responded to the
toast Cereal Chapter forty years
ago." and Mr.. Clark Keyser, who has
long been identified with Masonry
and the Eastern Star spoke on "The
Eastern Star in the early days" Mr..
with one of his inimitable songs
LII. y. IL. NeTUONlS "OTluy DIdlu
Patron and II. H. Cook, Associate
Grand Patron, of Albert Lea, both
made very interesting remarks. Mrs.
j. r.. Gardner read humorous selec.
ton. Greetings were read from sew.
eral of the grand officers who were
unable to be present. A most eX-
cellent letter was read from Mrs. S.
w. Gleason, formerly of Mankato.
Mrs. Gleason was secretary of this
chapter for eighteen years during the
early days and has served for Is
years in the same capacity at ST
Charles. Another letter of greetings
which was highly priced was from
Robt. Morris, of Franklin, KY, past
Worthy Grand Patron of that state
and son of Robt. Morris, founder OF
the Order.
| After the close of the program
dancing was enjoyed by the younger
people.
The history of Cereal Chapter is
| s5snG1Fsyss
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-15
tIncorporated)

this section when the iron railroad
system was in it's infancy. He grew
up with the Northwestern ON the
Minnesota division. For fe wyears
before coming west, he ran as a
locomotive engineer on the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern be-.
tween Chicago and Michigan City,
Ind.
Oldest On the Line.
From 1865 until about eight
years ago, when he was pensioned,
he held his position faithfully In
his cab, running most of the time
as passenger engineer. When he
retired he was the Oldest engineer,
both in the point of service and
years, on the division. He wit
messed the growth of the great rail-
road in this section and saw the
steel rails invade the frontier coun-
try.
For quarter of a century Bill
Huxley made his home at Plain
view, running between that city and
Eyota on the branch line of the
Northwestern. Later he took up a
run on the main line, working be-
tween Winona and Waseca.
First to Cross the Bridge.
Mr.. Huxley was the first engineer
to guide a train across the bridge
over the Mississippi river at Wi
mona. He once was in cab when
that bridge was wrecked. He stuck
to his post and saved his locomo-
tive from going into the scrap heap.
an
man much loved and respected.
Death of Peter Anderson.
Peter Anderson, an old resident OF
this city died last night at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. l.. E. Floren at
zoos Seventh avenue. Death was due
to old age, the deceased being seven
ty-eight years old. No arrangements
have been made for the funeral yet,
but it is thought he will be buried
next Saturday. He is survived by
four sons and two daughters, his
wife having died six years ago.
Charles, Andrew, John and Gust
Peterson are the names of the boys,
and Mrs. l.. E. Floren of this city,
and Mrs. Johanna Hagman are the
two surviving daughters.
Death of Young Lady.
Observation-Disclosures of Window died
last night at one of the local hospi-
tails, from acute dilation of the heart
following tubercular peritonitis. The
deceased was but nineteen years of
age but had been suffering for some
time. She was brought to the hospi-
tai ten weeks ago and everything
possible done for her, but the dis
ease had taken root too well. The
remains will be shipped to Window
for burial
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From Saturdays Daily.
FairmOnt, December

From Saturdays Daily.
Fairmont, December 9.-Excite-
ment ran riot at East Chain on
Thursday. 1t all resulted from the
fact that there are supposed to be
few thousand pounds of buffalo,
carp and plain sucker fish in the
waters of East Chain lake.
The good people of that commu-
nifty are very much opposed to hay
ing any SEEMING done in their cele.
brated waters and several weeks
ago sent a long petition to the state
game and fish commission protest
ing against such fishing being done
in their lake. The commission re-
piled that they had already issued
license for fishing in East Chain
lakes but it was the policy of fisher
men not to sein any lakes where
there was serious or widespread op-
position.
Something Was Started.
This ended the matter until
Thursday when Seeley Bros. With
| their crew of fishermen, numbering.
twelve men i'm all, arrived there to
begin SEEMING operations The resi-
dents had all agreed not to allow
the fishermen to cross their lands
and in this agreement they were
shut out from the lake. However,
the fishermen took the bits in their
teeth and crossed J. e. Ruble's land
to the lake shore. This is where
they made mistake and where
their troubles really commenced
Phone messages were hurriedly
sent out to the residents within a
number Of miles of East Chain and
soon men commenced to hurry to-
gether from all directions, coming in
groups of two, three or half dozen,
armed with axes, shot guns, pitch.
forks, sled stakes, fence rails and
other useful things in such con.
test. They made a record of getting
together equal to the minute men
of '76. At first the twelve fisher.
men mentally formed a hollow
square and resolved to fight until
the last armed fisher foe retired,
and proceeded to talk back and get
their sein ready.
Common Folk Were Not Idle.
The common folk did not remain
idle, but commenced to chop small
holes in the ice and drive fence
rails or anything else long enough,
deep into the bottom of the lake,
which would prevent the drawing
OF the sein under the ice. The fish.
ermen started to pull up the stakes,
and they soon discovered that fifty
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-15
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
At meeting of the Grand Army
of the Republic last evening the
following officers were elected:
George N. PARROT, commander; E..
Sheldon, senior vice commander;
Charles S. Hoffman, junior vice COM
mander; T. c. Peart, sergeant; S.
H. Grannis, chaplain; M. Hanna,
quartermaster; Robert Garvin, Off
Ger of the day; A. A. Dixon, Off
Ger of the guard; delegate to the
state encampment are T. c.. Peart,
Charles Hoffman and S. H. Grannis,
with A. A. Dixon, H. B. knott and
J. A. Williams as alternates. Trus-
tees were not elected last night be-
cause the records were forgotten.
They will be elected later.
Matter Of the Statue.
The only other important bust
ness was the consideration of what
should be done about monument
to replace the one recently destroy
ed in Lincoln park. The city COM
missioners had requested that conf
mittee from the G. A. r. be ap-
pointed to meet with committee of
the commissioners to decide what
should be done about it. 1t was
voted by the G. A. r. to favor TAX
ing the money which would be re-
quired to replace the monument.
about $1,000 probably, and use &c
to establish home for the G. A. r.
Site for An Armory.
The proposition they suggest IS
that the Lincoln park grounds be
used as the site for the armory
which is to be built and that in
the armory building a room be set
aside for the G.. A. r., this room pref
erably to be on, the ground floor.
If the Lincoln park grounds cannot
be used then the money which
would be spent to replace the mon
ument could be used in the armory
building in some other location.
This committee will meet with
the city commissioners at their reg