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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
Important Notice to You.

The great Hutchinson fair is
over, the President came, spoke,
and is gone. l am back ready to
serve you and will stay and give
you the benefit of my method of
treatment, right at your door if
you desire it-this will be dem
onstrated by your applying this
week and letting me know your
aim and purpose.
/ understand that there are a
large number of ailing people
who have heard of the many al
most unbelievable cures done
here in Meade and surrounding
country, and who want and need
Osteopathic treatment and who
are waiting to see whether or
not | am going to stay here.
Listen!-that depenes altoge-
ther on you, you desire to Sc
cure such service at from SIS to
SIS per month instead of going
away from home to Kansas City
or some other place, and paying
SIS per week and other neces-
sary expenses, then come in this
week and you will have that op.
portunity. If there are enough
to justify my spending another
period of from three TO six
months here in Meade, / shall be
glad to do so, but yon must act
at once. Respectfully.
DR.. Decker, Osteopath.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
Foot Ball

Lest you forget, let us remind
you that tomorrow, Friday, is
the day set for the foot ball ga m e
between Pratt and the Meade
High School. This is the first
game our boys have played this
season, and it promises to be a
good one, as both teams have had
considerable experience and have
some excellent players. Come
out and help encourage the home
team. The game will be played
at the Fair Grounds, west of the
city, and the admission will be rs
cents. Be there and help the
game along.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
Among Them AreSome Beauties From Meade HaIstead and
Emporia. Uncle Dick Skinner Carries off Prize
SILVER CUP TO MEADE.

A handsome silver cup, offered
by the Morgan Horse Breeders
association, for the finest speci-
men of a Morgan horse at the
state fair, was awarded to I'm.
Gle Dick Skinner. of Meade, own
er of Headlight Morgan.
Col. Jordan, of Lyons, super
intendent of Harness horse div
ision of the Kansas State Fair,
made the presentation speech,
in which he thanked the veteran
Meade county horse man for his
loyalty in perpetuating one of
the best all around breeds of
horses in the world.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

four of his get; Mr.. Kinder's DR..
Casio, Green Mountain Lucy,
and Dick Allen and Mrs. Nc
Lanes Nellie Churchill.
We take the above from the
Hutchinson News of September,
26. This horse is without doubt
the finest of his kind in the state
and we question whether his
equal is to be found in the
United States.
The cup which Mr.. Skinner
received is beauty and can be
seen in The State Bank window.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

His Inheritance from. his il
lustriOus ancestors all trace to
Justice Morgan, founder of the
tribe" said his owner, Mr..
Skinner. "He has inherited
great style and action with qnal-
ity and endurance. He has
proven his ability as a sire of
high priced horses, He has
never been driven for speed,
can pull a buggy a three
mile gait, and has been IS to 80
miles a day, always ready to re-
peat next day"
Headlight Morgan took blue
ribbon in the Morgan class with
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
Married

On Wednesday, September q
1911, at high noon. Mr.. George
w. Gillidette and Miss Sophia
Elizabeth Dibble were united in
marriage.
Miss Dibble is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Dibble, of
Arkansas City, Kans. A year or
more ago Miss Dibble, who was
trained nurse, came to Meade
to care for patient and it was
during her stay here that she
met Mr.. Gillidette.
Mr.. Gillidette is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. M. S. Gillidette of
Plains, Kansas. For the past
few years he has been in the en-
ploy of Fee Drug Store and later
the M. &. M. Drug Co., is an
excellent young man and will
make an ideal companion for the
one he has chosen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilliddtte willre-
side at Arkansas City, where
George has accepted a position
in drug store.
The News, along with the
many friends of the bride and
groom, extends congratulations
and wishes them long and pros
porous married life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

|
room from Daniel Taggart for a
county clerks Office. On Novem-
Der 20 the county commissioners
met in the county clerks Office and
divided the county into eight town
ships and eight voting places as fol-
lows: Fowler, Crooked Creek,
Meade Center, West Plains, Odee,
Mertilla, Cimarron, and Sand Creek
The voting place in Crooked Creek
was at the residence of Geo. w.
Addison, at Cimarron John Barker,
and at Sand Creek U. K. Rubottom.
At this meeting the county commits
toners called the first election in
Meade county to elect county and
township officers also to locate per-
manent county seat. The election
was called for January 5, 1886. We
wish to say here that the Governor
in his proclamation did not give the
bonndry line of the county and the
subdivisions of the county into
Townships. This is the only record
of the boundry given that we have
found. But at the next session of
the Legislature the boundry was de-
fined in an act passed for that pur-
pose. The boundry of the county
is astfollows: commencing at north
east corner of Section ], Township
80, Range a6; thence west thirty
miles to the north west corner of
Section e, Township 80, Range 80;
thence south to the 37th parallel of
latitude5 thence east to the south
east corner of Section IL, Township
IS, Range 26; thence north to place
of beginning, comprising 975 square
miles, or approximately GA, 900
acres of land. November 20 the
county commissioners ordered their
proceedings and a notice of election
printed in the Globe. This is the
first county printing done for Meade
county November 80 the first in
voice of books for the county ar
rived. They were bought from
M. M. Murdock & Bro, of Wichita.
Amount of bill SI574, paid for in
county warrants at ninety cents on
the dollar.
December Ist the Judges Of coun-
~ Seat Election and Board Regis
.ers were appointed and on the same
fate the county commissioners de.
;lared the county herd law county.
At the election held January s, 1886
he following officers were elected:
R. M. Painter, Representative; c.
'chmokcr, Hugh L. Mullen, and
I. D. Mich, as county commission
RS; M. B. Peed as clerk; NJ. K.
Mccall Probate Judge; Judge 1. J.
McKilebum Sheriff, w. +. Foster
Treasurer, w. H. Willis District
:lerk; C. w. Adams Register of
Deeds; N. B. Clark Superintendent;
:. E. Bricker coroner; and Meade
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
MEADE comfy HISTORY
Historical Sketch Winning First Place at the Fair.
Honor Goes to Miss BeuIah Marshall of
Meade Kansas,

A number of years ago when the
Santa Fe trail passed through the
territory am now goingto describe;
it was then portion of the Great
American Desert. Being surveyed
by the Government in 1882 and
1878 and the couaty of Meade was
included in the organization of Ford
County in that year with ,approxi-
matly 5000 square miles of territory.
1t was in the fall of 1878 that the
party of Surveyors under Captain
Short was massaored on Section 20,
Township 33, Range aS, about a
: mile south of F. P. Marshall's home.
This territory was thinly settled and
was used exclusively for grazing of
cattle d,sheep. No farming of
any note was done. The settle.
ments we're mostly on Crooked
Creek and other small streams trib-
utary thereto.
George IDeCow lis the oldest set
tier living lin the county ,;being
awarded the ,medal at the lastc0ld
Settlers Meeting. Next In order be.
ing Andor lEliason, 'GeoEge Allen,
John F. Conrad, J.. R. Colgan,
sFrank Soagbeer, William 'Colgan,Y /
Frank Davis, and the lLOckhart,
Jobling, and Sohmoker families, all
living here at the present time.
This comprised I4early tbe entire
settlement of what is now Meade
county in 1879.
During the seasons of 1883 and
1884 few settlers seeking Govera-
ment land came. In 1855 many
more came. On November 4 IS8s
John A. Martin, Governor of the
State, issued proclamation organ
izing the county, and appointed
Hugh L. MullIn of Fowler, l.. S.
Sears, of Meade Center, and z. M. !
Mears, of West Plains County Com
missioners and A. d. McDaniels, of
Meade Center as County Clerk,
and J. N. Graves of West Plains as |
Census taker.
On November II, 1885 the Com
missions of the County officials were
received and the first Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners met on that day
IN Heber & Seibergers office and
L. L. Sears was made chairman of
the board. On November IL the
Bond of County Commissioners
and County Clerk was filed in tie
County Clerks office and l.. L. Sears
was appointed committee of one
to go to Topeka and Wichita to ex-
anime books suitable for County
Records. He purchased one book
to be used for Journal and it is on
the first pages of this book that you
will find the records. in. Graves,
census taker, made his returns,
showing a population of 3,so7 boni
fdiu inhabitants with T,I6s actual
house holders.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

Center was made pertinent county
seat. After the election of full set
of county officers more commodi-
ons room was needed and building
just south of the south east corner of
the public square was rented and
used until the present court house
was built. April Ia, 1886 DR.. C. w.
Adams was appointed Secretary of
the board of health, the first in the
county. April Is, 1886 the first ap-
preparation for Normal School was
made and ]. F. Armstrong and ]. A.
Lyme were made Associate Examin-
ers to oficiate at the first school ex.
animation held on April "a. April
IS the first Coroner's inquest was
held. April,45 the first road view
ers we're appointed to view a road
beginning at the north east corner
section /, Township 81, Range rs.
On June !, 1886 the county com
missiouers met as an Equalization
board and it is amusing to note that
the lands in West Plains township
were assessed at SI.25 per acre.
Meade Center SAILS, Odee $I.5o,
Cimarron $I.5o, Crooked Creek So,
Sand Greek ST.. 90 and Fowler $2.oo.
1t will not be necessary to give
the details of the voting of bonds
for the rail road IN 1887 or the build
ing of the sugar mill enterpris: or
the building of the school house in
town and those all over the county.
Neither is it necessary to tell of the
dry seasons, the failure of crops
which almost delapidated our coun-
ty, of the immense crop of mortga-
ges that was raised, of the small |
amount of property to assess and |
the large rate of taxation, but let US
tell further of the return of good |
seasons that brought back the set
tiers who raised the assessed value |
of our property from less than one
fourth million dollars to So, I2I, 900.
Let US speak of moving from the old
sod house on the claim to the COM
modious farm house with good barns
with large number of thorough
bred horses, cattle, and hogs; more
according to our population than
any county in the United States.
/ will make mention of our num-
erous automobiles, artesian wells,
our banks and bank accounts, of the
and up.to-date condition
Of our schools and churches we have
built. The thousands of acres of
Wheat Corn, and other
crops.
Let usspeak of the determined will;
The energy, education, and social
standing of our community and you
will not wonder that Meade county
has increased her wealth thirty six
fold in the last quarter of a Century.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31
FINDING EXCUSES


"In nearly every case" says a prom
inent physician when a man or woman
loses the will to work it is because the
power to work is gone. This nervous
condition may be due to stomach
trouble, oyerwork or impure blood, but
whatever the cause there are certain
medicines which are known to restore
nervous energy and the clearness CT
the blood stream in remarkable way.
These when combined, as in Make-Man
Tablets, have produced amazing trans
formations in short time in run
down men and women.
If you feel weak and lazy, nervous
and irritable, can't sleep, have touches
of rheumatism, Kidney or Liver
Trouble, Make-Man Tablets are what
you need. A free trial sent on re-
quest by Make-Man Tablet Co., Dept.
II, Chicago Sold at soc and recon-
mended by all druggists. Eldridge
Drug Co., 407 Jackson and 319 Lamar
St
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31
NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA.
II You Have it, Read This Letter
Mi-O-na is Guaranteed by DOd-
soi'Sc Pharmacy.

q was taken last August with Sc
we're stomach trouble. The doctor said
it was nervous dyspepsia. took his
treatment four weeks but did not feel
any better. 1 took everything I heard
Of The first day of December, l got d
box of MI-O-NA. l took them thar
afternoon and the next day and haven't
had one bit Of pain in my stomach
since the End Of December. Feel we'll
now and sleep good, Mrs. M. E. Max
field R. F. D. ,, Ayoca, n Y.
MI-O-NA is surely the best prescrip-
ton for Indigestion ever written.
1t relieves after dinner distress
belching of gas, foul breath, heartburn
and all stomach misery in five min
.utes
1t is guaranteed to permanently cure
Indigestion, acute or chronic, or any
disease of the stomach, or money back
MI-O-NA stoamch tablets are sold
by Dodson's Pharmacy and leading
druggists everywhere at so cents a
large box. Trial samples free on re-
quest from Booths Mona, Buffalo
~ Y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31
PLAYERS Will BE GIVEN
TRYOUT At The PARK
Americas Bunch TO Assemble
There Today

Dudley Field will resound this after
noon to the sound of the bat and the
whizzing ball, and it means the open
ing of the ball season here. Americas
fans will assemble there in full force
for the ''tryout" of local celebrities
and the initial steps to be taken in or
ganizing the bunch for June and July
business.
1t will be the old Champs re-incar-
mated, and that old spirit which pre-
saged success will hover over all.
The meeting of fans at city hall on
Monday night was a most enthusiastic
one and not only served to fill bases
but insured a full grandstand and
bleachers as well.
Everyone in attendance wanted %
see the ball put in motion, now that
the college team members are at
home and willing to battle again for
supremacy in South Georgia. A fine
spirit was manifested, and all details
looking to the successful Inauguration
of ball here were completed.
This afternoon at o'clock a gen
eral meeting of players will be held
at the parS for practice, and all are
expected to attend promptly.
The work this afternoon will large
ly determine the personnel of the
team
AS announced in The Times-Re-
corder yesterday, the local manage
ment has already secured Wilder and
will also get McCleskey, a phenom-
email East Point artist, besides several
members of the Stone Mountain team
There is plenty of available material
and of the very best kind.
The local talent will be tried out to-
day, and then the management will
draw to a royal flush.
1t is hoped that the local team ca.
be financed from gate receipts and sale
of season tickets, without the usual
necessity of calling upon citizens for
subscriptions.
The salary list will not be large
and with thirty rafting good games
guaranteed in advance it is believed
that the team can be made self-sus-
tanning from the start. The ball spirit
is very much in evidence, and local
fans as we'll as visitors will give the
games fine patronage.
Cordele and Buena Vista will be the
first visitors next week
Season tickets at 81 are on sale to-
day at Bells jewelry store, and if
there is the expected good sale of these
on guarantee Of thirty games this
season, the club will have sufficient
funds in advance upon which to make
start
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31
SUMNER TOURS BY


Via Sa annah and Steamships TO New
York, Boston, Baltimore and Phila'
delphia and Other Places in the
East.
The Central of Georgia Railway now
has on sale excursion tickets at at
tractiye rates, to thousands of PLACES
throughout he United States and Can
ada. For details of rates, schedules
train service, illustrated and descrip-
tive literature, sleeping car and steam
ship accommodations, write or apply
to any agent of the Central of Geor-
gia railway, or j. E. Hightower, Agent,
Americas, Ga, or Jno. W. Blount, Dis
trict Passenger Agent, Macon, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31
SUMNER TRIPS.
To SeashOre, Mountain and Lake Re-
sorts in the South, East and West,
Via Central of Georgia Railway.

There is Tybee, By the Sea, near
Savannah, Ga, Warm Springs andMer-
iwether White sulphur Springs, Ga, in
the pine mountain region, where its
cool and healthy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

The un5leached brother was shat
out Of dear old YannersyilIe yesterday
but he wouldn't be left so the excur-
sion Went elsewhere
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

Owing to the unusually hot weather
of last two weeks lemons have ad-
yanced more than so per cent in price
in the wholesale market.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

A Cincinnati preacher has announc-
ed that men may come to his church
in their shirt sleeves. He must be
planning a hot line of talk.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

The Americas Light Infantry put in
a quiet day at unreasonable yester-
day, in striking contrast with the riot
.ous times of recent years there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

Americas will be in the game all
right by next week, and with ball
team that can tackle any bunch in all
South Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

AS the grand jury will probably ad-
journ today or tomorrow, there will
be the usual homecoming" of absen-
tees here by Saturday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

The aristocratic peach and the pleb-
ian blackberry are already in our
midst, and life just now is one great
big glittering halo
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

The only Americas woman owning
a harem skirt, but who never dared
wear it, will swap it now for a lat
ticed shirtwaist, or silk hose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

A headline says that the little brown
hen has raised a nest-full of rabbits
Now Chantecler can get a divorce on
statutory grounds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

Within another month Americus viii
be busy with street paving, sewer eX-
tensions, building factories and 9th
c"wise growing greater.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

The postoffice employees enjoyed with
the bankers the national holiday yes
terday, and serenely watched the
thermometer while others toiled.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

The morning ''shoofy' train brought
more than 500 excursionists to Amer
'icus yesterday, the color scheme,
black, very largely predominating.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

A negro youth was arrested here
yesterday for palming off young mock
ing birds as frying-size chickens and
selling them to the unsuspecting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

Foley Kidney Pills contain just the
ingredients necessary to regulate and
strengthen the action Of the kidneys
and bladder. Try them yourself. For
sale by all Druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

The black brother cut out the cot
ton patch yesterday and came to town
to eat fried mullet and get married,
A grea. holiday was hisn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

4 great host of Americus people Will
go to Ellaville this morning to hear
Gov Smith speak and otherwise en-
joy the festivities there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

With Wilder in the box and Tommy
Hooks under the willow, the new
Americas Champs team will make his
tory repeat itself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31

There are men who would probably
be wiser if they knew less.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31
TALES OF The town
TOLD In A few Lines
Pencil Stubs Picked Up at
Random

You should call and see the Conklin
SeIf-Fflling Pen Automaton working
in window at Holidays Book Store
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31
Times Recorder

Wherever it goes it's columns
will be studied by critical eyes to
determine whether the reports O
progress hereabOuts are really true
or not, to determine from the daily
mouthpiece of the public whether
Americas is the town of life, OF
action. of push and determination
that common report has made it.
Because of this it is highly I'M
portant, not only to the paper, butto
AMERICAS And SUMTER COUNTY
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31
Conditions of Contest:

highest o the First Capita Prize.
in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-31
How TO Secure Votes:

every the Daily the Weekly TmesFOrdr
tain nuEero Votes will De
Fo
certain number of Voesv De
20 every
NoesN III begne
rnA
will be announced from the Contest
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-01-20
NEXT DOORS FRUIT TREE.
The One Whose Branches Extend
Over the renc. Into Your Yard.


The next door fruit tree. growing 40
near the line that laden branches cx-
tend over the fence has proved n
source OF untold snankngs to the
small boy, quarrels between otherwise
good neighbors and even resort 70 the
police courts. one Is inclined to sus-
pect that the original apple tree of
trouble hung over n neighbours fence
The cause of friction is, OF course,
the question of the ownership of or at
least the right TO take and use the
fruit on the too widely spread
branches. Generally this fruit is
rlalmcd by the person whose property
is thus invaded. but If he asserts this
claim TO the point of gathering the
fruit without permission he may feel
the iron hand of the law, says Har-
pcr's Week.. IL he objects to the
presence Of the branches which extend
over his property the owner of the
tree must remove them. But If the
owner OF the tree applies for the fruit
or asks permission 10 enter and take It
the owner of the land over which the
branches extend cannot refuse permits
sion for entry for this purpose. If he
refuses either 60 hand over the fruit
or 10 allow the owner Of the tree TO
enter and take II, then the owner of
the tree may enter without permission,
but he must use no force nor commit
any damage In so entering.
Tprtuiu1V tbp ,p,4t p,foHH,yi,s tbF,,a,
TO do would be To divide that fruit
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-01-20
lNDEXING BOOKS.
The Custom Is an Old Ono That De
veIoped Rather Slowly.

The custom Of lndcxing books de
velopcd gradually. Cicero used the
word Index" but in the sense of n
table OF contents. Seneca provided
some works which he sent TO n friend
with notes Of particular passages. $50
that he who only aimed at the useful
might be spared the trouble of exam
ming them entire" This was at least
n partial "indcX" in The modern sense
Annotated or at least explanatory,
tables OF contents seem TO have pre-
coded the index proper
Such tables followed the order of
appearance Of the subjects In the
book itself. Alphabetical arrangement,
which was the beginning OF the real
index, appears not TO have been
thought Of until the invention Of print
Ing, and even then It spread but
slowly Erasmus was one OF the first
TO provide his works with alphabetical
indexes. The custom did not become
universal until well into the sixteenth
century.
Tho first index to an English book Is
said TO be that printed I'm Polydore
Nergil's "AnGIiac fIistoriac," IN 1916
An edition OF this work published ten
years later has an index of thirty.
seven pages