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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-07

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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-07
Straw for Fuel

Topeka, FEB. 2A.-"Tbe big
gest need in Kansas just now is
some method by which straw
may beutilized, "saldJ r. Koontz,
general freight agent OF the Atch-
inson, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail
road, today.
eve need some plan by which
the great quantity of straw left on
the fields every fall after thresh-
ing is completed can be removed
from the fields" Mr. Koontz esti-
mates that for the wheat along
the Santa Fe lines alone from tif-
teenthousand totwenty-fivethou
and acres of land is wasted each
year on account of the straw
stacks. tits regarded as probable
that about double the mum Der of
acres wasted along the Santa Fe
would be the correct estimate of
the acreage of land in the entire
state that is made useless by the
straw stacks.
The Santa Fee estimates that
close to e million bushelso fwheat
will be lost to Kansas farmers
this year on account of the 1911
straw stacks, and that is lhe rea-
son the company is carrying on
experiments to removethis straw
The straw stacks are of COM
paratively little value as feed and
of no value as fertilizer until after
the straw is rotted, and it takes a
long time for a straw stack to rot
sufficiently. 1t takes from a week
to ten days to burn a stack and
then the ground under it is almost
useless for year or two on ac-
count of the scorching.
The Santa Fe is carrying on
experiments in burning straw in
stoves and furnaces. The straw
is pressed into small blocks,
about the sizes of stovewood, and
is then sprayed with crude oil.
These straw eblocks burn salts
factorily in cook stoves where hot
fires for short time are desired.
Butin heating stovesand furnaces
il has been found that the most
satisfactory results are when the
straw blocks are burned with
slack coal, about half and half.
The Santa Fe is going to continue
these experiments until it deve-
lops some plan by which the
straw may be utilized and remov-
ed from the fields.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-07
Pleasant Valley
Fifteen Miles South

Fifteen Miles South
]. M. Myers butched last Satur-
day.
James Johnson and Thos Mcguire
were trading in Uneda last Saturday.
This cold spell Knocked all the
hens out of business, not only the
feathered breed, but it is also hard
on the old turkies.
Only two or three scholars came
to school last week. Too bad our
children can't get the good of the
school but their living so far from
school makes it hard in cold wealth.
er.
There is nothing going on. On
account of the bad weather, the
protracted meetings did not com.
mence at Fair View last Sunday.
Mrs. Steele closed her school on
account of being out ofcoal and so
few scholars could come.
]. M. Myers went to Meade Mon
day after coal. .-.--. .s,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-07
WAY TO KEEP ovERSHOES ON
Pennsylvania Woman Designs Band
to Fit Around Ankle With Hook
Fastened to Button.

Any person who has ever had an
overshoe come off while crossing a
muddy street will appreciate the fast
ener device designed by Pennsylva-
mia woman to prevent this annoying
accident An elastic band fastens
around the ankle and this supports a
suspender-like arrangement at the heel
of the overshoe. Attached to one side
of the gumshoe is another elastic sup
porter, with a hook which engages a
button on a button shoe, or hook on
lace shoe. 1t takes only few sec
onds to fasten the overshoe on with
these devices, and it is worth the
trouble. After q rubber has once come
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-07
Big Prizes To Boys

Every boy in this neighbour
hood will be interested in the
$500 in gold which will be given
by The Weekly Kansas City
Star for the best acres of corn
grown by boys in Kansas, Mis-
souri,, and Oklahoma this year.
There will be four classes with
a big 5000 purse in each class for
the boy who grows the best acre
of corn. Simple rules will give
boys a chance on all kinds of land
to win, since practicability of
methods and other provisions
will allow every boy credit for
merit all along the line. With
corn grown on the contest acre
the boy can enter many other
contests for prizes offered by the
state agricultural college. Any
boy Is years of age and under
can enter the contest.
No boy who grows a contest
acre can lose, for if he doesn't
win prize he has produced a
valuable crop of corn. Many
boys in the South who have been
growing corn in Government con-
tests sell seed corn at from
81 to 81 bushel. Seed corn
grows best in the locality where
it is bred.
Boy corn breeders can make
money in every neighborhood.
Also they have chance to win
the big Weekly Star Prize, and
on top of it all, every boys con-
test plot will make for bigger
yield of corn in the community.
All the boys are wanted in the
contest. Ills easy to enter and
The Weekly Star charges moth
ing at any stage of the game.
D 1t is a big corn growing race
for the boys, with all the fun of
a contest and lots more to it be-
sides. The pupils of entire
schools are invited to join. Con-
testants must enter now.
The state agricultural colleges
in Kansas, Missouri and Okla
homa will feature The Weekly
Star contest in connection with
many prizes offered the boys
and girls on the farm.
Write at once to The Weekly
Star, Kansas City, Missouri, and
receive entry blank and learn all
about the contest.
The Weekly Star is the most
comprehensive farm paper All
the news intelligently told. Farm
questions answered by a practi-
cal farmer and experimenter.
Contains exactly what you want
in market reports. One year
Is cents. Address,
The Weekly Star,
Kansas City, Mo.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-07

Henry Waterman lost some pigs
during the snow storm.
We can't remember such hard
winter in twenty-five years in Meade
county as this one. We have al
ways had good roads. We have
been careless about hauling coal and
provisions, but none of US are too
old to learn and next fall we will
look a little out.
1t is considered no disgrace to
burn corn stalks, sage brush, broom
corn seeds, old shoes-any old
thing to make fire.
Did you feed last Sunday, well we
guess not Did you dig any stock
out Of the sheds Monday, we'll we
guess yes
We are all feeling pretty blue
about the cold and frost problem
We haye borrowed all around now
so we are all out, and it is fact we
have to go to town and the roads
are terrible
Mrs. NJ. A. Johnson lost COW in
the storm last Sunday.
One of o. B. Lindsey's little boys
is sick. DR.. Leslie came down
from Meade last Monday and had
a terrible time getting through the
snow banks.
The tents for the railroad which
is being built through Oklahoma,
we're torn to pieces by the storm,
which broke up the camp and stop
ped work. One mule died and
others disappeared in the storm.
O. b. Lindsey went to Meade
Tuesday with J. M, Myers for coal,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-07
Pleasant Hill lettings.

FleaSdnl r1lll JOtllUgS.
Miss Etna Thompson visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Franz,
Monday night.
John Franz called on Cor
nelius Steingard Thursday night
r. w. Grubbs made his week
ly pilgrimage home, Wednesday.
Misses Anna Toews and Franz
were entertained by Miss Paul
inc Keltner at her home last Sat
urday.
Everyone in this section was
completely showed under last
Sunday, but having great deal
of experience in the art Of Dig
ging and tunneling through the
snow, each household is in run
ming order once more.
Mrs. Jennie Grubbs came in
from Hutchinson Friday.
Jesse and Harry Friesen have
been quite i'll this week.
Under great difficulties school
has continued throughout the
week.
Most of our farmers have lost
stock during the last blizzard.
Perhaps we had better designate.
it as the blizzard of present date
for it may be thing of the dim
past ere this has reached it's
destination and is printed.
Mr.. Franz and Doerkson were
in Meade Thursday to meet Mrs
Doerkson and Harder, who came
in from Inman, where they have
been visiting relatives. They
came home Friday. \
Claude Drake arrived home
Saturday.
Our neighbor, r. w. Grubbs,
was completely surprised Sun
day, by several of his friends and
and relatives-also very grand
dinner. Mrs. Grubbs had care
fully planned each detail and
every one was certainly complete
especially the dinner and the
music rendered by the Grubbs
Orchestra. The celebration
was in honor of Mr., and Mrs.
Grubb's twentieth wedding an
niversary. Many of those in
vited we're unable to be present
owing TO the condltlon OF the
roads and disagreeable weather.
We wish Mr.. and Mrs. Grubbs
many happy returns of the day.
Mrs. Beutler and son Milton
visited Mrs. Wharton Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. L. Friesen
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Toews Wednesday.
Peter f. Friesen spent Sunday
with Jacob Reimer.
We certainly miss our mail
carrier.
PEACEFUL HENRY.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-07

Here is woman who speaks from per.
sonal knowledge and long experience, viz,
Mrs. P. H. Brogan, of Wilson, Pa, who says,
II know from experience that Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is far superior to any other.
For Group there is nothing that excels it"
For sale by all dealers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-03-07

OF in the mud, and it usually does
this when you are going somewhere
you want to look your best. there is
not much use in putting 1t on again..
The attachments are made SO that;
they can be removed from the over,
shoe when not needed and quickly put
on again.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-12

Mention this paper, when ans
wering advertisements, and you
will be sure of receiving honest
treatments.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-12

OF DR.. Plyne Earle

l wish to inform you that have
moved my dental office to 10f
Monroe Avenue, to the office
known as the National Dentists.
wish to impress upon your mind
the new location which is opposite
Responsiveness, over the Monroe
Avenue Vaudette. In this office,
the National Dentists, / will be
the manager, where a process of
Dentistry is done that cannot be
had outside of this office. This
dental work is known as the Den
told Process of replacing teeth
without a plate to interfere with
the taste or speech, nor the partial
plate, nor the unsanitary bridge
work. This class of Dental work is
for people who care for and want
the best.
Respectfully, DR.. Plyne Earle.
Citz. Phone ITO, Grand Rapids,
Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-12
LOSSES DUE LOW
GRADE CREAM

During the year 1911 the dairymen
and creamery men of our large dairy
states suffered loss amounting to not
less than $1,OO0,OOO as a result of low
prices paid for butter fat and received
for butter. This loss was caused di-
rectly by the average quality of cream
produced. Since the creameries could
not make from this cream butter which
would bring the highest possible price,
they could not pay the highest price for
butter fat. 1t must be said TO the credit
OF these creameries that they employ
the latest improved and most scientific
methods of butter making and are able
TO make the best butter possible from
the cream received. For these reasons
and by superior sales methods they have
given their butter a satisfactory COM
mercial standing and are netting the
farmers better prices for butter fat
than the same quality of cream would
return if factory conditions were less
highly developed The burden of the
million dollar loss was sustained by
the cream patrons, especially by those
delivering the best cream; for their
cream went into the same can with
poor cream, and thus the best quality
was brought down almost to the gen.
eral average of the poor cream.
The market quotations which the
farmer generally reads are those for the
highest grades of butter. The Elgin
market deals chiefly with the best quail
ity of butter obtainable, but a small
percentage only of all the butter made
comes up to the required standard Of
excellence AS a result, the prices paid
for butter fat have generally been from
2 to cents lower than the quotations
for the best butter on the principal
wholesale markets.
The production of more high-grade
cream will not only result in better
butter, which will bring better price,
but will create further demand for
butter and call the attention of the pub
lie to dairy products in general. To
attract attention to the product of any
locality invariably results in greater
demand for that product. Furthermore,
if better butter can be made when prices
are generally low, this butter will be
in strong demand for storage purposes
in the late spring and summer and will
thus result in higher prices for cream
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-12

every function in her body except
her legs, and We have found in
actual practice that it does not
require a lot OF running around in
the yard to give their legs plenty
of exercise.
We know also that many sue
cessful dairymen follow the prac-
tice OF letting their cows out on
nice days during the winter
months, and we do not claim that
success in following this practice
is impossible. We do, however, be-
lieve that these same men would
get better results by keeping their
cows in the barn all the time dur
ing the cold weather. This de-
ponds somewhat upon the kind Of
stable, as the COW needs sunlight,
and the place that she is to be
kept in all the time should be
properly lighted.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-12
Fastening the Cow

We are often asked what kind
of a fastening we recommend for
tieing the cows in the barn. We
do not believe the stanchion was
ever invented for the comfort OF
the COW. 1t was invented rather
for the comfort of the owner of
the COW. The swinging stanchion
is a great improvement over the
rigid stanchion, but we believe
that a chain around the neck is
better than either kind. What we
believe to be even better is fast
ening the COW by means OF a chain
across the rear OF the stall about
3 IT. from the floor. In using
this kind of a fastening, it is nee
essary to have individual stalls,
but single stalls are better any
way.
1t is simple task to walk
along behind a row OF cows and
snap these chains and then when
the cows get in the stalls, it is
simply a matter OF going along
and hooking them up again.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-12
Keeping the Cows in the Barn All Winter

Keeping the Cows in the Barn All Winter
Some OF our most successful
dairymen put their cows in the
barn at the beginning OF winter,
and do not turn them out again
until spring. The only exercise the
J COW gets is in going to and from
the watering tank, which is in an
adjoining shed or in another part
OF the stable.
The writer had charge of large
herd of dairy cows one winter, and
the cows never got out OF the
barn from November 1st until the
latter part OF March, and then We
felt sure that spring had come to
stay. We were thoroughly con-
verted to the policy of keeping
the cows in the barn all the time.
The theory for this method is that
when cows are turned out into the
yard on a sunny day, they have
such a good time that they ex-
pect to get out again the next
day, and if the weather will not
permit this, they are disconnected
and the milk flow suffers. At the
end of this long period that the
cows were kept in the barn, every
COW in the herd was in just as
good condition as she could have
possibly been had they been turn
ed out in the yard part OF the
time.
1t is a mistaken idea we be-
lieve that cows must have lots of
exercise. The COW that is eating
lots OF feed and producing lots
of milk, is constantly exercising
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-12
Fake Churns

Every once in a while some in
genious mind discovers method
making two pounds Of butter out
of one. No matter what the ma
chine may be and no matter what
the particular process may be
the so-called butter is mixture
of butterfat and curd in the milk
and is not butter.
The fellow who invents such a
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-12
The County Fair


The County Fair is a good thing.
That is, it is good thing IL the
people of the community take
hold OF the proposition as they
ought to. AS a general rule the
success OF fair is meas
ured by the interest which the
farmers in the community take in
making it a success. A county
fair that is given over entirely to
horse races and gambling fakes
isn't worth very much to any
body but the county fair that ex-
ploits the farming industry Of the
locality is Of great advertising
value as well as being educational.
The exhibit Of fine dairy cattle,
valuable horses, fat swine, big
pumpkins and homemade bread
are all interesting. They are
particularly interesting to the
friends of the exhibitors and val
liable information is obtained by
making comparisons between the
different exhibits.
The county fair is a good place
to meet ones neighbors and get
acquainted again. 1t is OF great
personal value to community.
AS rule the fair always comes
on rainy days SO that no time is
lost in the field anyway. Great is
the county fair. May it live long
and prosper.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-12
Cost of Producing Butter

The good COW produces food
for the human at a lower cost
than any other of our farm ami
mails but when land reaches the
hundred dollar mark the pro-
ducers of pork, beef and mutton
must place their greatest de-
pendence upon the COW or move
to a newer country.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-12

scheme usually tries to sell the
privilege OF handling his formula
or machine and then gets out OF
the neighborhood. The pure food
laws prohibit the sale OF this So
called butter and the man who
parts with his good money for
any OF these schemes is not en-
titled to verv much sympathy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-12
Explaining

"Show me some tiaras, please. !
want one for my wife,"
yes, sir. About what price?"
swell, at such price that / can
say: DO you see that woman with
the tiara? She is my wife. "-Pear-
sons Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-12

If good cream is worth more than
poor cream, the man who produces it
has right to expect a higher price
for it; and if his expectations are not
fulfilled, he has right to demand a
higher price for it when his cream has
been graded and shown to be first grade.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-04
Missing the Point.

Representative Rucker of Colorado
apropos OF tariff argument about
sugar, said to a Washington CORE
sponcent: oh, well. those men don't
see my point. They miss it as badly
as the old lady missed her sons.
Mother, young man said, look
ing up from the Bulletin, would you
believe that it takes 5000 elephants
year to make our piano keys and
billiard balls?
Make our piano keys and billiard
b;lls!' cried the old lady. Well.
always understood elephants were In
telligent creatures. but | never knew
before that they'd been trained to
make piano keys and billiard balls.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-04
LIKE THE WOLF AND LAMB
inoffensive Creatures Most unjustiy
Charged With Sudden Attack
Of Bioodthirstiness.

man who was caught in the act
of skinning a neighbors sheep, COW
cred his embarrassment by declaring
that no sheep could bite him ana
live. The logic of this is equaled by
that of the Yankee soldier who once
had narrow escape from an enraged
gander The men OF certain Maine
regiment. which was In the enemy S
country in 1862, considered the order
no foraging' an additional and un-
called-for hardship. One afternoon
ing a rapid retreat from the rear OF
farmhouse near by, closely pursued
by a gander with wings outspread,
whose feet seemed scarcely to touch
the ground, and from whose beak is
sued a succession OF angry screams.
The fugitive was not reassured by the
cries of the gander's owner: Hold
on, man, hold on. He won't hurt
you," Call of your gander. Call
him off," shouted the fleeing soldier.
Neither man nor gander stopped un-
til inside the camplines. when the SOL
diers friends relieved him OF his
fierce pursuer With the aid. of the butt
OF q musket. Did that gander think
he could chase me like that and
livei" the soldier exclaimed, as he
surveyed the outstretched bird; but
he said nothing OF the baited hook,
with codline attached which might
have thrown light on the unfortunate
eander's strange actions.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-04
A Sad Handicap,

Sad case Of the fellow on the
fourth floor"
What's that7
He plays the cornet for his own
amusement, but he got so hard up late
ly that he had to pawn the instru-
ment"
"Well?"
Now he can't borrow a dollar in
the entire building because everybody
is afraid he'll get the blamed tooter
out of pawn"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-04
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-04
Cause Of the Row,

Mrs Brown had a dreadful quar-
rel with her husband last night?"
That so?"
Yes. She bid eight on a hand thet
was good for ten. not thinking Mr..
Brown would overbid her, but he did.
1t almost broke up the party"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-04

Coated tongue, vertigo, constipation are
all relieved by Garfield Tea.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-04
Easily.

Howell-He has a prosperous look
Powell-Yes, you could tell at a
glance that he was a single man.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-04

There are two kinds of ambition
one scars and the other crawls
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-05-04
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