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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-11-28
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
First published Nov. Il, 1912.
fatate Of Crocker y Flat her nacaoea


state of Kansas, Meade county SIS
To Virginia A. Fletcher, Minnie Shaden,
Pink Heape, Ernest w. Fletcher, Mark
Fletcher and Warren l.. Fletcher and the
following children of Josie Innis, deceased
daughter, of said Croker P. Fletcher, to-
wit: Ebert E. Innis, Donald Innis, Floyd
Innis, Ethel Innis and Louise Innis known
heirs at law of Croker p. Fletcher. late of
said county, deceased, and all others con.
cerned:
You are hereby notified, that at regular
term of the Probate court of Meade county,
Kansas, held on the 10TH day of November
1912, there was opened and publicly read an
instrument of writing purporting to be the
Last Will and Testament of Croker P.
Fletcher late of said county deceased; and
you are further notified, that the grid day of
the next term of said court, commencing on
the and day of December 1912, has been set
as the day for the final hearing and proof
of said Will, at which time all persons in
terested may appear and show cause why the
same should not be admitted to probate.
seal. II. Randolph,
1t, Probate Judge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-11-28
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice of Final Settlement.
First Published November 7, 1912.
State of Kansas, Meade County, IS.
In the Probate Court of said County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Dennis Bar
ragree, Deceased
To all Creditors of and other persons in
terested in said estate:
You are hereby notified that at the next
regular term of the Probate Court in and for
SAID coanty, to be begun and held at the
Probate Judges Office, in the City of Meade,
in said county, on the second day of Deem
Der, 1912, being the first Monday in said
month of December, | will make final set
Element of said estate, and at which time APP
plcation will be made for an order of the
Court finding and adjudging who are the
heirs of the deceased.
Having filed with said Court my claim for
compensation as Administrator of said estate,
and for necessary attorneys fees and other
expenses necessarily incurred in the admin
istration of said estate, | hereby give notice,
as ordered by said Court, that said claims are
set for hearing in said court on the second
day of December, 1912
THos. BARRAGREE, Administrator.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-11-28
Publication Notice.
First Published Nov. 81, 1912.

First Published Nov. Al, 1912.
The State of Kansas to George Pulsifer;
You will take notice that you have been
sued by c. II. Klotz, before Frank Sourbeer
a Justice of the Peace in and for Meade
center township in Meade county, Kansas,
and that unless you appear and defend said
action on the 7lst day of December, 1917,
at o'clock 2. M. judgment will be render
ed for plaintiff in the sum of SIS with interest
thereon at the rate of per cent from the
first day of April, 1911, and for cests of suit,
said claim being for labor performed in drill.
ing and repairing well on your real estate
in Meade county, Kansas.
Frank Sourbeer, !. P.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-11-28
Iobn Shrank, the would-be a,

John Shrank, the would-be as
sassin of Thodore Roosevelt, has
be adjudged insane and will in all
probability be committed to the
Northern hospital for the insane at
Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 1t is indeed
to be regretted that the insanity of
this individual was not discovered
long ago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-11-28
Valley Grove Items

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left last Wednesday for an extended
visit with relatives in Mo.
Mrs. c. V. Thompson returned
to Meade Tuesday, after a briel
visit at home, with the mail carrier
Mr.. Frame.
Dorothy. Winsor spent Sunday
with Mrs. Muriel Richardson.
The Jayhawker Club met at Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Carsons home Sat
urday night. A pleasant time is
reported.
Several of our neighbors are
threshing kaffir corn this week.
Every one reports good yield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson and Miss
Esther West were guests of Mr..
Erwin Sunday.
Silas West, Ir. returned home
Tuesday via. Meade after a pro-
longed sojourn in Colorado. He is
just recovering from seige of ty-
phold fever.
Mrs. Anschutz visited with Mrs.
J. o. West last Tuesday,
Enoch and Lee Pennington were
Meade visitors, Tuesday.
Chas. Thompson is repairing his
barn this week.
Roy Erwin visited school Thurs
day afternoon.
Arthur and Henry Thompson
visited with S. S. West Sunday eve
ming.
Lee Pennington returned to his
mine work in Colorado, Thursday.
Roy Edwards is assisting Chas.
Thompson with his work this week.
Mr.. Richardson was pleasantly
surprised with sumptuous dinner
last Friday given in honor of his
Seventy.second birthday. Only
relatives and intimate friends were
present to enjoy the feast.
A large crowd from this vicinity
were present at the barn dance Civ
en- at the home of Mrs. Sturgeon by
her son Johnnie Friday. A large
crowd was present, the best Of
music was played, the most delic'
ious of supper was served and the
best time ever relgned supreme unit
late hour. Those present from
this vicinity were; Mr.. and Mrs
Patterson, Mr., and Mrs. Geo. Bow.
man, Miss Esther West, Miss Etna
Thompson, Mr.. Floyd Hall, Henry
Thompson, Roy Erwin, Willie
Whitsett and Floyd Erwin.
Mr.. H. Thompson left Tuesday
for an extended visit with relatives
in eastern Kansas.
There are rumors of Christina,
entertainment at Valley Grove.
Willard Tucker called at Charles
Thompspns Monday.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-11-28
Notice

All persons having claims or
accounts against w. C. Osgood
Sr. deceased are requested to
present the same to Louis Boeh-
Ter at The Meade State Bank for
ad iuStment and settle
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-11-28
SHALL THE PEOPLE
RULE

j
the or ,atest victory known in Kan
sas politics.
Some irresponsible person, or
persons, whose identity is carefully
concealed, operating from Topeka,
under the name of "Good Govern
ment League" is sending out litera-
ture to members of the Legislature
elect, directed against the ratitica-
cation of Judge Thompson's election
to the United States Senate, by the
Legislature. The principal reason
given is that the Judge is Ineligible,
in that the Kansas Constitution pro-
vides that no Judge shall be elected
to any other Office during the term
for which he was elected judge.
This is only flimsy pretext on the
part of the enemies of Thompson.
This provision of the State Con-
stitution has always been treated
nil other judges have been elected
to Congress in the face of this pro-
visision, among them being Judge
Madison, and no objection has
ever before been raised. Not only
has this provision been treated as
void, but it is absolutely void, be-
ing in direct conflict with the Feder-
al Constitution. No state has the
authority to prescribe the qualifca-
lions of federal office holder, and
the Constitution of the United
States expressly provides that each
house of Congress shall be the judge
of the election and qualification of
its own members.
1t Is hardly copvinceable that this
"Good Government League" will
make much Roadway among the
members of the legislature in its fight
on Judge Thompson. For the leg
islature to refuse to elect Thomp-
son, Thompson the little David who
slew the Gollah Stubs, Thompson,
who, like Lochinvar "cane out from
the west" and caused the astute pol
iticians of the east to sit up and take
notice, Thompson, who, almost
single handed and alone overthrow
and conquered the hitherto invinci'
bic and invulnerable Stubs, Stubb:
who for the past ten years has NOV
ed with an eye singly fixed upor
the United States Senate, having
built up the strongest political ma
chine ever known in Kansas, ant
having the backing of the Cape
publications, Bill Allen White, ant
the endorsement of the indomitabl
Roosevelt, would be little less thai
treason. A large maj ority of III
legislators signed Statement No. 1
pledging themselves to support fo
the United States Senate the cand
date who received the greatest nun
Der of votes at the general election
but whether or not the legislator
were pledged, he who would refus
his support to Judge Thompson a
= ter the people have expressed the
choice by more than twenty-or
thousand majority is unworthy I
represent the people, and SHOULD
and no doubt would be political
and socially ostracised, a traitor
the people, a man devoid of hon,
}. or principle and an enemy to societ
The people have fairly and er
phatically chosen Judge Thompsc
to be THEIR representative in Il
Senate of the United States. Sh;
the people ruler
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
A. P. CROCKETT INDICTED.
Charged With Using Money at Re-
cent Election.

Bristol, Va Tenn, Dec. 12.-The
grand jury of Russell county, Vir-
GINA, sitting at Lebanon, after an in
ve;tigation lasting several days re-
turned indictments yesterday in sew
eral counts against A. P. Crockett, sec
rotary to Congressman c. 3. Spemp,
of the Ninth Virginia district, charg-
in that Crockett distributed money to
influence the November election in
Russell county.
Several other men were indicted with
Crockett. These incluGe: J.. ~. and
E. l.. Musick, Edward and Cummings
Fields, Frank Taylor, Jonas Rasnake
and j. B. jesse The grand jury has
not concluded it's investigation and
it is said that probably number OF
additional Indictments will be re-
turned today.
The charge against Crockett is under
stood to be to the effect that he
brought to the county and distributed
about $500 to influence the election.
This amount, it is said, was distributed
in sums from $50 to 500 in differ
ent voting precincts.
The men other than Crockett indi-
cted are charged with having received
and used money for the purpose OF
influencing the election. Some of them
are charged with being resporl:ible
for the precinct distribution Of money
alleged to have been intrusted to
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
NEWS or THE OLD DOMINION,
SALE OF MORPHINE.
Druggist Say Some Physicians Dis
pense Drug to Fiends.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 12.-As prac-
tical result of the protest recently
made by DR.. ]. S. DeJarnette against
the abuse of the sale of cocaine and
other similar drugs, concerted effort
will be made to secure more stringent
laws on the subject from the next
Legislature. The Virginia Pharnla-
ceutial Association will cooperate in
this effort.
It is hoped to place laudanum in the
same class with morphine and 70 pro-
hibit it's sale except on prescription OF
licensed physicians, each order to
be good for one sale only. 1t is
stated that the county physicians may
now dispense all the morphine he de-
sires, and it is not requisite to keep
record, while opium and its derl-
natives are peddled from wagons all
over the State. These evils it is ex-
pected to cure by statute.
DR.. DeJarnette,ln the annual report
to the Governor of the Western State
Hospital at Staunton, Of which he is
superintendent, advocated state in
stitution for the care of inebriates and
drug fiends, to be supported by a
special tax on saloons and drug stores,
Since the original publication of this
statement there has been much inter-
est in the matter. E. L. Brands, sec
rotary of the Virginia Pharmaceutical
Association,had conference with DR..
DsJarnette, which was followed by
meeting of the executive committee
of the District Retail Drug ASsocia-
ton, at which the hospital superln-
tendent was present. After the meet
ing DR.. DeJarnette gave out state
ment.
"The committee convinced me be-
yond the question of Doubt he says,
chat they earnestly desire change
in the present laws governing the pre-
scribing and dispensing of habit
forming drugs, and agree with me
that the present law is extremely
lax and inadequate in restricting the
handling of these drugs"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
KILLED WRONG MAN.
Policeman, in Pursuit of Pickpockets,
Shot Their Victim.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 12.-Evidence
produced in police court in Portsmouth
on the arraignment Of Police Officer
Elijah Ricketts, Of Gilmerton, last
Saturday night, showed that Pope was
doubly victim. He was robbed by
"a couple of pickpockets, whom he
chased, and when overtaken by Rick.
etts, who had also gone in pursuit of
the thieves, and told to consider him..
self under arrest, he engaged in a
pistol duel with the officer, which en-
ded in Pope being shot to death.
1t was so dark where the shooting
happened that it was evident that
Ricketts, had killed the wrong man,
but that he had legal and moral
right to return his fire. Pope, he said,
ought to have submitted to arrest, and
few words of explanation would
have set the officer right as to his
identity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
Respites for Condemned Men.

Richmond, Va. Dec. 12.-Floyd and
Claude Allen, the Carroll county Glars
men, will not go to the electric chair
CT Friday, Governor Mann having late
yesterday evening granted q second rs
spite, and fixed Friday, January II,
IS the date for their clectrocution.
Attorneys for the condemned mcn
Eeld two conferences with Governor
iIann yesterday afternoon, one at !
o'clock and the second at o'clock. al
which time lengthy petition setting
forth that new evidence had been dis
covered was argued at some length,
and decisions in similar cases wer"
sighted to strengthen the plea that the
Supreme Court of Appeals should
again hear the petitions for new trials
for the condemned men.
Victor Allen, a son of Floyd Allen,
and Attorneys H. NJ. Smith, IT., Rich
ard E. Byrd, and James F. Minor We're
closeted with Governor Mann for hall
an hour, following the receipt of the
news that the jury at Wytheville had
found Sidna Allen guilty of involun-
tary nianslaughter in the death OF
Comonwealth's Attorney W. NJ. Fos-
ter, and had imposed a fve-yeal.
sentence. Doubtless this news had
some effect upon Governor Mann, for
the respite was promptly granted. and
the prison authorities We're instructed
not to carry out the execution oil
Friday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
TO SEND FOR PAYLoR.
Extradition Papers Issued-Surety
Company Settles Claim.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 12.-Extra-
dition papers calling on the Presi-
dent of the Argentine Republic to de-
liver to an officer of the Common
wealth of Virginia the person of
William Samuels Paylor, former trea-
surer of Danville, now under arrest
in Buenos Ayres on charge of en-
bezzlement of State funds have been
issued by Governor Mann. They will
be taken first to Washington, where
additional papers must be issued by
the Department of State, in conform
ity with the treaties between the two
countries.
William S. Wilson, an agent for
the illinois Surety Company,the con-
Germ on Paylor's bond, is designated
as the officer to bring Paylor to Vir-
ginia for trial. To make matters le-
gal, Mr.. Wilson was sworn in Mon
day before Judge R. Carter Scott, In
the City Circuit Court an an officer
Of the State.
Full settlement of the claim of the
State against Paylor and the Illinois
Surety Company has been made by
Mr.. Wilson. He paid to Auditor G..
Lee Moore, the sum of S9,9eS.64, the
full amount ascertained to be due to
he Commonwealth by the defaulting
treasurer, less $40 for which Paylor
was Igiven credit on account Of adj
hesiTe stamps found in his office. The
full amount includes S9.43 interest.
which Mr.. Wilson paid. Judgment for
the sum was secured lately in the
City Circuit Court.
AS soon as the papers can be COM
pleted in Washington, Mr.. Wilson
will begin his long journey to the
capitol of the Argentine Republic,
where Paylor sought flight after his
disappearance. He had not been
heard of prior to his arrest, after he
left Danville, ostensibly to come to
Richmond and settle his accounts with
the auditor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
END OF ALLEN TRIAL.
Sidnag Allen Will Spend 50 Years in
The Penitentiary and Wesley Ed
wards q.

Wytheville, Va, Dec. 12.-Ihlrty-
five years in the penitentiary is the
penalty sidna Allen will pay for the
part he played in the shooting up OF
Carroll county courthouse on the 18th
of March last. when five persons IN
Guiding the presiding judge, the sher-
if, and the Commemorative attor-
n:v, were killed by members OF the
Allen clan, and number OF others
wounded. Aliens nephew, Wesley
Edwards. will spend 81 years in the
panitentiary.
These two sentences were the re-
suit of a compromise yesterday al
tcrnoon, following verdict OF vol
untary manslaughter in the case o.
Sidna Allen for the murder OF Com
m onwealth's Attorney William NJ.
Foster, the jury fixing the penalty
in that case at five years imprlson-
ment
Allen already had been found guilty
Of second degre murder at former
t,;al for the killing of Judge Massle,
for which he had been sentenced to
fts:een years in the penitentiary, and
the other indictment pending against
him for the murder of Sheriff Webb.
was compromised by letting him plead
guilty to second degree murder and
take fifteen years sentence, the
combined sentence making 80 years.
Three indictments against Wesley
f awards also were compromised, he
t.king a sentence Of nine years I'M
r-isonment on each.
In the second trial Of Sidna Allen,
watch ended yesterday, nine of the
Jurors on the first ballot stood fol
acguittal. and the other three for muir
dr. in the second degree.
Following their discharge,juro II
al interview declared none of them
fought the evidence presented by the
State was sufficiently strong to sus-
tin the charge Of conspiracy.
Of the six men who had been con-
victed of completely in the shooting,
tyo-Floyd Allen and his son Claude
are under sentence of death, while
TIE four others-Sidna and Friel Al
In and Wesley Edwards and Sidn2
! Allen have each been given long
terms in the penitentiary. Victor
ellen, a son of Floyd, was acquitted
and Byrd Marion was DISCHARGED be-
cause of lack of evidence against him
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
PAGE THREE
sAMuEI 81. LuNr. Auctioneer:

SAMUEL H. LUNT, Auctioneer:
By virtue of q deed of trust made by
E. w. Petty and wife, dated August l,
1875, and duly of,record in the land re-
cords OF the City Of Alexandria Vir-
ginia, in Deed Book No. 81. Page 326,
and by direction Of the Board Of Direc-
tors of the German Cooperative Bldg.
Assn. No. 5, of Alexandria, Virginia,
default having been made in the pay.
menr of the money secured by the SAID
deed of trust. the undersigned Sur
viving Trustees will offer Tor sale; on
Saturday. the: else day of December,
1912, at ~ o'clock NJ. in front or the
ROYAL Street entrance TO the Market
Building, in jthe said City, all that lot
of ground, with improvements thereon,
in the said! City of Alexandria, anu
bounded as follows. to witt
Beginning on the south side OF Duke
street, ESQ feet s inches west or West
street, and running thence west on
Duke street G7 feet to ,Spinks Dne:
thence south 297 feet inches to the
line OF the Washington Southern Kali
way; thence east with that line % reel:
and thence north, in q direct line, 2Sf
feet inches to the beginning, with
all appurtenances
Terms Of Sale: Cash; all cost OF con-
veyancing at the expense OF the pur-
JOHN D. NoRMOYLE,
p. N. BRADSHAW.
Surviving Trustees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
WILL NOT SELL MONTICELLO.
Will ''Not Commercialize Sentiment of
Years."

Richmond, Va, Dec. 12.-Jefferson
M. Levy, in telegram to Governor
Mann, last night declines to CONNER
cialize sentiment of years by putting
a pride on this noble property" and
declines $75o,OOO offer for the burial
place of Thomas Jefferson.
His reply to an offer of S750,QOO for
the property, made by Virginian,
through Governor Mann, title to be
taken in the name of Virginia, fol-
lows:
Governor William Hodges Mann.
Richmond, Va.
~ am gratified to receive through
you the expression of appreciation
from the great State of Virginia. It
} is with much pleasure that note this
commentator of my custody of Mon
ticello and my efforts to preserve it
intact as great shrine. fully Access
sibTe to all earthly persons
81 am sure that the good people of
your Commonwealth will also recog-
nize that, unaided by other States OF
the nation, this has been satisfactorily
accomplished, and that as labor of
love, in honor of the memory of the
great statesman who once dwelt
there, have lavished deepest affec-
ton, not to mention much time and
large sums Of money.
at also affords me much pleasure
to know that the people of your state,
in common with the other great states
of the country, are now so keenly in
terested in what has been the source
of unremitting zeal for several gen.
erations in my family, as we have
|never considered cost in giving en-
preston to our love for Monticello
and for Thomas Jefferson.
81 cannot now commercialize the
eminent of years by putting price
,pon this noble property. With high
st conception of patriotic feeling to-
lard the name and home of Thomas
efferson, in which / yield first place
no one, coupled with a deep al
ection for the plate itself because
# long association, and in the full as
nrance that my care will continue to
pc both abundant and constant, l am
bot prepared to make or accept any
Dtfer depriving me of this cherished
right.
JEFFERSON NJ. LEVY"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
AUCTION SALE.
by Samuel il. Lunt. AucttOncer.

by Samuel il. Lunt. Aucttoncer.
Auction Sale of 4 desirable corner
frame house and lot suitable for store
and dwelling, located at the southeast
corner of Columbus and Jefferson
street and three vacant lots on Colum-
bus street in the rear, in Fairfax coun-
ty. Virginia, just south OF Alexandria
City.
BY virtue of and pursuant to the
terms of deed of trust dated Octo-
Der %. 1911. executed by Louis a. kich
erer and wife to Jno. D. Normoyle, as
trustee, and Of record in Deed Book
No. 7 at page 400 af lands records OF
Fairfax county, Virginia, At the writ
ten request and direction of the party
thereby secured, default having been
made in the payment of the indebted
ness secured by tho said deed Of trust
the undersigned trustee will offer for
sale at public auction, IN front Of the
Royal street entrance to the Market
House, in Alexandria City Virginia, on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 1912,
At II O'clock NJ,
those parcels Of ground with the I'M
provements there on and appurtenances
thereto belonging. located at the south
east corner of Columbus and Jeffer-
south of jefferson street in Fairfax
County Virginia, just south Of AleXan-
dria City, Virginia, and bounded as fol-
lows, to-wit:
First: Beginning at the southeast in
tersection Of said streets and running
feet TO an alley 10 feet wide; thence
east along said alley II feet 5 inches;
thence north parallel with Columbus
street SO rect to Jefferson streeti and
thence west on Jefferson street II feet
D inches to the beginning with right Of
way over said alley, and being improv-
ed by frame store and dwelling, and.
Second: Beginning on the east side of
Columbus street across aforesaid alley
from above lot and running thence cas-.
on said alley 113 feet inches to a
court; thence south of said court 81
feet, more or less; thence west parallel
with Jefferson street 113 feet S inches
to Columbus street and thence north
on Columbus street 81 feet more or less
to the beginning, being vacant and
being the property conveyed to the said
Louis 4. kicherer by two deeds re-
corded in Liber a No. page 80 and T
No. page 1879 of Fairfax County land
fecords.
Terms OF Sale: Cash or 13 cash
and balance in and II months convey
purchasers.
JNo. D. NoRA1OYLE,
Trustee.