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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
GOT HIS NOTES MIXED UP
ASsent-Mlnded Man Has Some Diff.
Guilty at the Book Store and
the Grocers'.

AS the little man walked absent.
mindedly along the sidewalk he sud.
denly stopped in front of bookstore
1t recalled to him the meaning of that
piece of string on his finger, and with
a frightened face he entered.
Just a minute" he said to the
clerk. my wife wanted me to get
a book for her-a certain novel she's
heard a good deal about. | must find
the memorandum she gave me. She
wrote the name on slip of paper,
and put 1t in my pocket"
After considerable fumbling he pro-
duced small bit OF paper, and laying
1t on the counter, took out his spec
tacles and adjusted them on his nose.
Here's the name-Cobb's Coraa.
tine. Yes, that's it."
lin afraid 1 don't know the
book, SIR said the clerk apologetical.
ly, but I'll look through the list of
new ones" And he ran his eye over
the list on the wall. mo. I'm sorry
to say / can't find it here. You are
sure of the name?"
Yes, it's right here on this piece
of paper"
We'll, I'm afraid we haven't got
It then"
"But-but don't dare to 20 home
to my wife without it. 1 promised to
get 1t for her"
The clerk called to another in the
back Of the store, who came forward.
To the other he said: Say, Bill, do
you know Of book called Cornatino.
by fellow named Cobb"
What's that?" he asked in sur
prise.
The old gentleman broke in:
"Cobb's Cornatine. Here, see for
yourself"
I'm afraid you've made a mistake"
said the new arrival with a twinkle
'Cobb's Cornatine is a new breakfast
food"
"Ah, now 1 sec why the grocer
didn't understand me when I asked
him for a package of Queed," remark
ed the customer in manifest relief.
G. Kaemmerling in Puck.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
Proper THINGS to Saw.

To young woman who has for
saken school teaching for matrimony
and housekeeping: Don't you feel
lost without anything to do?"
To a motorman: Don't you some.
items get tired of stopping for peo-
ple?
To doctor: Il should think your
irregular hours would almost kill you"
To a newspaper man: But Of
course, never believe more than half
that l read in the papers"
To a postman: Don't your feet
ache by night?"
To q librarian: You must enjoy
reading the new novels ahead Of ey.
erybody else In town."-Newarh News
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
Baptist

Mr.. Jasper Singley is the leader
of the Z. E.
The subject for Sunday morning
is the Christians Responsibility in
the Selection of public officers"
The last in the series of sermons
on Joseph will be presenteda at night.
We expect a new piano to he
placed in the church before many
days have passed.
There is a great chasm between
the average christian and his ideal.
1t is his reproach if this does not
grow less each day. Should he
reach it while he lives he ought to
seek another and higher ideal.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
woman,s Sense of Honor.

Much has been done by our own
higher education and widening field
of work, and a woman now despises
what used to be by repute her most
formidable @eapons-a lie, tears and
a skillful appeal to the vanity Of man.
The writer has often noticed the
markedly greater breadth of view and
the truer sense of honor among the
present-day girl students compared
with that which obtained when she
herself was a student, and which is
still largely that Of women Of her
own age today. An even more strik-
ing fact is that the majority of men
do not seem to expect as keen a sense
Of honor from women as they do from
themselves. This mental atmosphere
has surely q deterrent effect upon the
growth or that eensA--A Woman
Teacher. in London SpectatOa. -.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
Kill The Chine Bugs

MANHATTAN, june 27,-Wet
weather barriers against chinch bugs
are IN order now if the corn crop is
to remain unipjured The unusual
ly freqent rains have made dry or
dust barriers of little avail. The
bugs have not started their migra-
ton in earnest; that will begin as
soon as wheat is outand their food
has disappeared. With this adj
vance notice, therefore, every far
mer in the Central Kansas corn and
wheat belt, from Southern Marion
county north to the Nebraska line,
should protect his corn. That this
can only be done with the wet
weather barrier has been positively
proved.
To stop the passing of chinch
bugs it is necessary to pillow ridge
between the infested and non-infest-
ed fields. The top of this ridge
must be smooth and it should be
higher than any nearby ground so
thst no soil will drop on it. On
top of the ridge pour an unbroken
line of coal tar, road oil or crude oil
Road oil No. 8, made only at
Whiting, Ind, by the Standard Oil
Company costs So barrel. 1t
has proved satisfactory las barrier
over which the bugs will not pass.
The oil line should be at least three
fourths of an inch wide, and may
best be poured from an old tea ket-
tie. OF course the oil must be kept
liquid. Every break in the line
must be quickly repaired. Post
holes every fifteen or twenty feet, on
the infested field side, are effective
in trapping the bugs.
The ridge may be made with an
ordinary breaking pillow or lister by
throwing two burrows together. Then
finish the top with home made, in
verted trough dragged along the
ridge.
Almost any farmer will devise
ways and means to make his bar
rier, but to be absolutely effective
the tar or oil line must be unbroken.
A gasoline blow torch to burn the
bugs along the line is valuable aid.
This can be bought for about S.. |
Set the expense for this protection,
and the labor, against the value of
the crop, and every farmer sholld |
realize the importance of being
ahead of the bugs if his cropis to be
saved. Excellent pictures and di.
rections for making chinch bug bar
tiers, prepared by DR.. /. ]. Head
lee, entomologist at the Kansas
Agricultural College, were printed
in the Mail and Breeze last Satur-
day.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
SHERIFF,S SALE

First Published June 10th 1912.
BY virtue Of an Order Of Sale, issued out Of the
District Court Of Meade county Kansas, wherein
J. Shem Jones, is Plaintiff and Arthur d. Coon.
p. Y. Turner ct al, are Defendants.
l will on Monday the 2lnd day Of July 1912,
at ten O'Clock a. m. at the west front door Of the
Court House in the City Of Meade and State Of
Kansas. offer for sale at public auction and sell
to the highest bidder for cash hand, all the
right, title and interest Of the above named de-
PENDANTS in and 10 the following described real
property, situated in the County Of Meade and
State Of Kansas, towit The northeast Quarter
Of Section II in township 3 SOUTH Of range n west
Of the 9th p. m.
Said property is levied upon as the property Of
the above named defendants and will be sold to
satisfy the plaintiffs cain Of $34S0O herein, in
terest and costs and accruing costs, according TO
said order Of sale
Sheriff's office. this 18th day OF June 1912.
THos. MARTIN,
Sheriff Meade County, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
Notice of Contest.
First Published June o. 1912.
Department of the Interior,

First Published June o. 1912.
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office.
Dodge City, Kansas, May 20, Ioi2.
To Fred D. Sheldon of Meade
Kansas, Contested
You are hereby notified that lanes f.
Day who gives Meade, Kansas, as his post
office address, did an May 20, 1912, file in
this Office his duly corrobornted application
to contest and secure the cancellation of
your Homestead Entry, Serial No. oIoo27
made October 2. 1911, for se4 Section {,
township 81 S, range 27 9th Principal
Meridian, and as grounds for his contest he
alleges that said Fred o. Sheldon has wholly
abandoned above described land and has
never established his residence thereon and
has never built a house thereon and cult
waited the same; said abandonment therefrom
was for more than six months since making
said entry; that said abandonment was not
caused by said entryman being in the Mill
tary or Naval service of the United States in
time of war.
You are, therefore, further notified that
the said allegations will be taken by this Of
hce as having been confessed by you, and
yovr said entry will be Cancelled Hereunder
without your further right to be heard there
in, either before this office or On appeal, if
you fail to file in this office within twenty
days after the FOTRTH publication of this
notice, as shown below, your answer, under
oath, specifically meeting and responding to
these allegations of contest, or if YOU fail
within that time to file in this Office due
proof that you have served a copy of your
answer on the said contertant either in person
or by registered mail. 1t this service is made
by the delivery of copy of your answer to
the Contestant in person, proof of such SER
vice must be either the said contestants
written acknowledgment of his receipt IF the
copy, showing the date of its receipt, or the
affidavit of the person by whom the delivery
was made stating when aad where the COPY
was delivered; if made by registered mail,
proof OF such service must consist of the af-
hdavit of the person by whom the copy was
mailed stating when and the post Office to
which it was mailed, and this affidavit must
be accompanied by the postmaster's receipt
for the letter.
You should state in your answer the name
of the post Office to which you desire future Y
notices to be sent to you.
L. ]. PETTUoHN, Receiver.
Date of first publication June 6, 1912.
- second Z" Il, 1912.
" third " 20, 1912.
90 - fourth 27, 1912.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
For Sale.

We have in the vicinity of
Meade new piano and a new
player piano which we will sell
at bargain for cash or good
note rather than to reship them.
Add ress, ScHUMANN PIANO Co.
Hutchinson. Kansas. 2m523
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
Catholic
Episcopal

There will be Divine services held
in St. Augustine's Episcopal church
Tuesday, July at 500 p. m,
Celebration of the Holy Commu-
Mon Wednesday morning at 500.
FATHER Cox, Priest in charge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
X. of p.
Pyfhian Sisters
Meade Temple No 20

Wcduc cnpIc NO 70
Meets on the first and the third Monday
nights of each monts Visiting sisters always
welcome
Tressie G Stevens, Most Excellent Chief
Alice Watson, NJ of R&C
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
MiddIemarch Camp
Ao RoO p Al - a

Meets second and fourth Thursday after
moons of each month in Hall over First
Natieeal Bank
Alice Kimber, Oracle.
Adah Martin, Recorder.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-08-08

would be pleased to call at your home
for your renewal, 1t will be appreciated
by both your favorite and the Banner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-08-08

you give your subscription To the
favorite the more votes il will count
her Many subscribers have the idea
that they will not receive full credit
on their subscriptions by paying their
renewal to the contestants but such is
not the case for we We will accept all
receipts issued by our contestants as
correct One subscriber was heard TO
say that he expected To pay his renewal
but that he did not think he was obliged
10 give any one the credit of the votes
that party was right he does not have
10 give any one credit for the votes de-
rived from his renewal, neither was the
"dog in the manger" obliged 20 release
his claim on the hay which he could
not eat himself but would not any one
feel an awful lot better II they would
forget such selfish tricks and give thier
subscription TO some worthy young
lady? Does it not always make you
feel good 10 think that you were the
cause Of giving some one few happy
moments2 or course it does, there is
not one person in hundred who would
refuse TO do favor il it did not cause
them any inconvenience and by renew
ing your subscription To the Banner
with some young lady you will be do
ing her favor which she will appre'
ciate and il will be no trouble 10 you,
in fact it will save you the trouble OF
calling at the office for any contestants
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-08-08
A SUDDEN SUMMONS
Ernest Reichert Died at His Boarding
House Tuesday Morning

The many friends Of Ernest Reichert
were shocked on Tuesday morning to
hear that he had died during the night.
He was down town Monday evening
and went to the picture shows and about
town until about ten o'clock when he
went to his boarding house at the home
OF Mrs. T.. A. Moffett where he was
seemingly in the best OF spirits. After
joking with the folks in the board
ing house for while he went TO
his room and retired seemingly as well
as ever. Along about four o'clock in
the morning his room mate, Walter
McGregor was awakened by his heavy
breathing and on turning toward him
discovered him face down on the pillow.
He turned him over and tried TO rouse
him but could not and called some OF
the other boys boarding there and they
shook him and tried TO wake him but
he gave couple Of gasps and was dead.
| DIR. Stanton who was called pro.
nounced the death 10 be a cerebal hemor.
age or bursting of a blood vessel on the
brain. Mr.. Reichert was about twenty
nine years of age and for the past five
or six years has been employed in the
tinshop at the BeldiDg-Hall Factory A
He was unmarried and had made hi,
home at Mrs. Moffett's for some time.
He leaves six brothers and three sis
ters TO mourn his loss, one OF whom
Fred Reichert resides in this city. III,
was member Of the Knights OF Pythia
and also member Of the Mystic Work
ers in which he carried an insurance o
900 running TO his sister. The re
mains were taken to his late home il
Millbrook yesterday where the funera
will be held and his remains laid 10 res
beside those OF his parents and tw
sisters who have passed on before.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-08-08
Garfield, Utah, and John Wagner Of
Bodie, California.

Garfield, Utah, and John Wagner Of
Bodie, California.
Mr.. Wagner had a most eventful life,
his parents having died in his infancy,
he came TO this country when mere
boy, an older sister, Mrs. Michael
Bohlen, taking the place of his mother.
His school was in the world of hard
knocks. HANDICAPPED by the lack Of
parental training, and forced To leave
school at an early age, he triumphed
over difficulties and arose TO the posi-
ton of respected citizen only through
his indomitable determination and
honesty of purpose.
Mr.. Wagner had many and varied
business interests in Ottawa County.
He was one of the most prominent bus
mess men in the community. At one
time he was over OF the largest general
merchandise store in the county. He
was public spirited TO the utmost degree
always thinking of the welfare of the
town of his boyhood days. In the
days Of his prosperity he was generous
To the poor, he often remembered the
poor widows of the community with a
ten dollar bill on New Years Day.
His honesty, integrity, and generosity
won for him the respect of all the peo-
pie of Grand River valley.
Even though busily engaged in
various business enterprises, he gave
much of his time and money for the
promotion of educational, social, and
religious institutions. He was active
in church work. In his younger days
he was teacher of bible class and for
number of years the leader of the
choir and trustee of the church. He
served long in the capacity OF school
director. He was a leader in the pro-
motion of the general welfare of his
fellowmen.
Although the greater part OF his life
was spent in the Grand River valley,
he has spent the last twenty years in
Belding, and during that time he
has shown the same interest in public
dRalTS having Hlicu Tic OlilCc vi Clly
treasurer twice and having been always
ready to do his part as a true citizen.
He took great pride in his work as
secretary of the Belding Building d
Loan Association developing it from a
weak struggling association to one of
the strongest in the country.
His greatest interest and devotion
was in his home. The family ties were
first broken by the death of his daugh-
ter, Nettie, in 1899, his daughter Mary
passing away in 1902 and his beloved
wife in 1905. He was kind and SYM
pathetic husband and father, generous
TO the utmost degree in whatever he
could bestow upon his children.
While afflicted during the last four
years of his life with physical intirm-
ity which gradually preyed upon his
strong constitution, he displayed the
most courageous spirit, his wonderfully
recuperative powers enabling him TO be
active in business up TO within few
days of his death.
Adam Wagner was good man, a
man of high moral qualities, with
strength of intellect and noble ideals.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-08-08

Miss Rosina Bignell returned Tues
day from few days visit with rel
atives at McBrides.
Mrs. John Sayles returned Tuesday
from short visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Loree OF Fenwick.
Mrs. Otto Kelly was called TO the
home Of her parents at Fowlerville
Tuesday, on account OF the illness o.
her mother.
Mrs. Alfred Locke returned TO he
home at Ionia, Tuesday, after week I
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
! Joseph Morse Of Otisco.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-08-08

The funeral service over the remains
of Adam Wagner was held at his late
residence Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, the Masonic lodge of this city
had charge of the ceremonies, and
Worshipful Master, Charles A. Ireland
of Ionia, gave the ritualistic work both
at the house and al the grave. Rev.
Edrie Collins pastor of the Congre-
gational church read appropriate scrip
ture, offered prayer, and in brief and
fine remarks referred 10 the excellent
A profusion of flowers and floral pieces
were silent tokens of personal and pub
lie esteem. More than eighty mem
bers of the Masonic Fraternity follow
ed the remains TO the cemetery which
were borne by +. +. Fales, III. j. Leon
ard, VIM. Anderson, j. III. Armstrong,
f. A. Washburn and George +. Smith.
Adam Wagner, for twenty years a
citizen of our city, passed quietly away
in his home on Wilson Avenue at two
O'Clock Friday afternoon, August 2,
1912. Mr.. Wagner was born in Tha-
lexweiler, Germany, October %, lS4l,
and emigrated with his sister TO Amer
ica-to Ohio in 1851. Four years later
he moved TO Michigan travelling by
stage from Kalamazoo TO Grand Rapids
He worked on his brothers. farm near
Eastmanville, Ottawa County, clear
ing up land and making shingles.
During the winter months when farm
work was slack, Adam was allowed To
attend the country school for a three
months term. He worked for his
brother for ten years receiving in return
for his services his board and clothes
| and kind treatment. At the age OF
twenty, he hired out as clerk in the
general store at Eastmanville for the
| term Of three years for the consider
alton of nine dollars month and his
board. Within four years he had full
| charge of the store, and soon became 9
partner in the business and later the
II
sole owner.
Mr.. w agner acted as postmaster a.
Eastmanville for nearly qurater of /;
century. He was first appointed
deputy postmaster under Presiden
Lincoln in 1852, and became regula
postmaster in 1868 which position h,
held for over twenty years.
| Mr.. Wagner has been identified
with the Masonic order for forty-eigh
years, having become member of TN,
Ottawa Lodge No. l22 in 1868. HI
held various offices in that lodge, an,
for twelve years he acted as Worship
full Master. In Masonic work, h.
reached the distinction of being
thirty-second degree mason.
In 1891 Mr.. Wagner moved with hi
family TO Belding and entered tn
grocery business. In the fire of lS9
he lost his grocery stock, after whicl
he went TO work in the insurance an
real estate office OF Henry Humphre
and later became the owner of thi
business. In 1896 he was appointe
secretary OF the Belding Building
e Loan Association, and it was in thi
, capacity that he was most activel
! engaged until the time of his death.
Mr.. Wagner is survived by seve
z children: Charles, George, and Melvi
$ OF this city, Mrs. Jennie Craig OF l.,
J. Porte, Indiana, Mrs. Florence FaIes
Portland, Oregon, Edwin J. w Wagner
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-08-08

would be pleased TO call at your home
for your renewal, IL will be appreciated
by both your favorite and the Banner.
To The Contestants
The Special Vote Offer which has
been In effect the past week has been
extended until next Thursday evening,
August 18TH, at eight o'clock. The ex-
tending Of this offer gives you one more
week TO pile up bunch of reserve votes
and will undoubtly be taken advantage
Of by all real workers. Do not think
that because this offer has been extend
ed one week that it will be extended
again for after Thursday evening the
vote offer will be made smaller SO do
your best work before next Thursday.
Never again will your efforts count for
as much as they will the coming week
so be sure To take advantage of this offer
as strong as possible.
REMEMBER; Is, 900 EXTRA Votes
will be given for fifteen dollars in sub
scriptions, 10000 EXTRA Votes will
be given for thirty dollars in subscrp-
tions 10000 EXTRA Votes will be
allowed. IL you turned in fifteen dol
lars this week your next fifteen will
count $4,000 Extra votes which is the
difference between the first and second
club of fifteen dollars. Make this your
big week, in fact cinch one of the prizes
during this best offer.
How To Enter The Contest
1t costs you absolutely nothing 10
enter the contest. All that is neces-
sary is for you or one of your friends TO
clip the nomination ballot from this
issue, fill it out with your name or that
of friend and mail or bring ii 10 the
contest manager at the Banner office;
that will start you in the contest with
five hundred votes. You may also clip
out the vote coupons found in this
paper and that will count you one
hundred more votes, or in other words
give you total OF six hundred votes TO
start.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-08-08

The Banners Great Opportunity con-
test is at The close of its second week
and all candidates are interested and
doing their best 10 be among the win
nsrs Septemb Der 7th. That the contest
has been success SO far is for the reason
that The public realizes that this Is a
fair and square deal whereby each and
every candidate is working on their
own merits. Popularity counts 70 some
extent but the contestant who possesses
even small amount of real hustling
ability will be far in advance of any one
who depends on their popularity 10 win
them a prize. IL is true that your
friends will do good deal for you but
first you must show them that you are
willing 10 do your part You could not
expect any one 10 come 10 the Office
and voluntarily give you the votes de-
rived from their subscription TO the
Banner, unless they were absolutely
sure that you were interested and really
trying to win First show your friends
THAI you are interested by asking them
for their subscription, you know that
the world loves hustler and once they
ses that you are hustler and working
10 win one of the prizes the votes will
come easy.
To The Subscribers
n you have promised 10 aid SONS
young lady with your renewal dc
moi forget that promise and the sooneI
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-08-08
How To Get Votes

Your votes in the contest will come
mainly from subscriptions TO the Ban
ner. Votes are allowed on both renew
ais and new subscriptions to this paper.
Votes will be allowed according TO the
following table.