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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

ARE TAXED
A Law Recently Passee Has
Taxed Corporations In
Order to Size

The corporation tax law, which
will shift the burden of $500, 900
annually from the shoulders of
the people to the corporations of
the state, has been passed by the
legislature. 1t requires all cor
porations, both domestic and for
eign, except building and loan
associations, insurance compan-
les, and companies organized not
for profit. such as religious, edu-
cation and charitable bleinstitutions,
to pay fee into the state treas
ury each year for the special
privileges they enjoy under the
corporation laws. The law is in
line with the laws of thirty-five
other states in the union.
The fee ranges from $40 a
year on corporations of $4,000
capital to 81, year on cor
porat!ons having capital of more
than SIS, 100000. The fee is to
be paid at the time the corpora
tons file their reports with the
secretary of state. Ample pro-
vision is made for the strict en-
forcement of the law.
The bill had the warm support
OF the governor, secretary of
state, attorney general and state
auditor. Only ten votes were
cast against it in the senate and
only twenty-five against it in the
house. The corporations will
begin payingfees under it rext
January. The reason they will
not pay this year is that most of
them have already filed their re-
ports for the present year under
the old law.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Frank Bisbee of Plains was
here Tuesday on business trip
and incidentally visited a few of
the old timers. The year of 1887
he was resident of this county,
and saw many of the hardships
that came to all of the settlers in
that day. He was one of the
men who prepared the body of
Sam Dunn, the sheriff who was
killed in the canon near old Far.
go. He filed on a claim in Sec
ton five near the present site of
Klsmet. Later he moved to
Plains over in Meade county.
Mr.. Bisbee confesses that his
full name is Ben jamin Frank Bis
bee, and it is related that when
he first came to the country, he
lost some of his horses and was
thereby hindered from dong any
team work, and i'm medlately went
into debt. And then he had in
terest to pay and for while he
suffered much hardship. He
might have left the country, as
did many others, but he could
not walk his family. The fam
lily consisted of wife and SIX
children. Later, after going to
Meade county, he managed to
get possession of some land.
The land that ne owned in Sew
ard county was mortgaged and
he left the money lenders take
it. When the time came for the
land to become too cheap to be in
good repute, he began 10 arrange
to secure control of some more
acres. Then success came to
him and has attended him since.
Today Mr.. Bisbee is one OF the
we'll to do farmers of the west.
He owns 800 acres of as fine land
as you can locate in Kansas and
all of it is near Plains. His resi-
dence is two and a half miles
from the Plains postoffice. Lib
eral News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Examination.

The Diploma examination for
rural schools will be held March
28th and 10Th 1913, and the ex.
animation for graded schools
will be held May Sth and 9th
1913.
Any two teachers in the rural
schools may unite and hold a
joint examination at such school
house as they may agree upon.
Please notify the County Supt.
and questions will be forwarded
to you in time.
Matte ]. Haigh
Co. Supt.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Progressive Meeting

There will be a meeting of the
Prog gressive Party at Sourbeer's
Hall over the Post Office promyt-
ly at one O'Clock, on Saturday
March ].
Report will be given of the
great meeting held in Topeka
February -, with many quota
tions from the addresses deliver
ed there;
Special music is being pre-
pared, some of which was used
at the Topeka meeting. Every
Progressive voter, men and
women, in the county, should at
tend if possible.
Everybody invited. Meeting
will not last more than one hour.
BY Order Of County Central
Com mittee.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
MORE SNOW
SATURDAY
About Five Inches Fell Late
Saturday Night and Early
Sunday Morning

Mother Earth is again attired
in robe of white. Scarcely had
the previously fallen snow melt
ed, until another has fallen to
take its place.
Residents of Meade county
and more especially wheat grow
ers, have good cause for rejoic.
ing, This is the third what may
be termed good snow" Meade
county has received recently.
Some have made the statement
that much of the moisture con.
tanned in the snow Immediately
preceding the present one, was
lost by evaporation. Be that as
it may, the ground was in such a
condition when the presentshow
fell, as to justify the belief that
little, if any, will be lost through
the process of evaporation.
This show will put dollars tc
your credit after next harvest,
proportioned in number to the
acreage'you have sown.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Jessie Morrison, sentenced to
serve term of twenty-five years
in the penitentiary for the mur-
der of Mrs. Olin Castle at Edo
rado twelve years ago, has been
given an unconditional pardon
by Governor Hodges. Miss
Morrison was paroled by Gov
ernor Stubs in 1910. Reports
submitted tothc Governor that
her prison record was clear and
that her conduct while on parole
was exceptionally good, are re-
sponsible for her pardon.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Presidents

In only one respect can Vlr-
ginia still be properly called the
mother of presidents-only as to
the number of years VIrginians
occupied the executive Office,
not as to the nun ber of residents
of Virginia elected to the presi-
dency or succeeding to the pres
idency.
Since the beginning of the gov
ernment presidents have been
taken from only ten states-Vir-
ginia, Massachusetts,, Tennessee
New York. Ohio, Louisiana, New
Hampshise, Pennsylvania, H.
nois and Indiana.
There have been five from Vir-
Washington, Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe and Tyler.
There have been five from New
YOrk-Van Buren, Fillmore,
Arthur, Cleveland and Roosevelt.
There have been five from Ohio
William Henry Harrison, Hay
es, Garfield, Mckinley and Taft.
There have been three from
Tennessee-Jackson, Polk and
Johnson; two from Massachu-
setts--John Adams and John
Quincy Adams; two from Illinois
Lincoln and Grant; one from
New Hampshire-Pierce; one
Louisiana-Taylor; one from
Indiana Ben jamin Harrison.
New York is the mother Of
vice presidents. having had ten
out of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Burr, George Clinton, Daniel D.
Tompkins, Martin Van Buren,
Millard Fillmore, William A.
Wheeler, Chester A. Arthur,
Levi p. Morton, Theodore Roose-
welt and JameseS. Sherman.
OF these ten four succeeded to
the presidency by reason of death
of incumbents. The four were
Van Buren, Fillmore, Arthur
and Roosevelt.
1t was a remarkable fact that
at the end of Presidence Roose-
velt's term March 4, 1909, New
York had had the presidency
about nineteen years out of the
twenty-eight since the Inaugural
tion of President Garfield in
1S8l-the period covered by the
White House service of Arthur,
Cleveland and Roosevelt.
Still more remarkable is the
fact that at the end of President
Taft's present term, March 4,
1913. New York and Ohio will
have had the presidency thirty
two out of the thirty-six years
since the inauguration of Hayes.
Probably most remarkable of
all IS the fact that Virginia, New
York and Ohio have held the
presidency seventythree years
Of the l24 since the beginning of
the government.---Ex
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27


The Federated Prisc1las met
Tuesday with Mrs. Boehler.
Mrs. Dutton gave an able paper
on Rex Beach, and Mrs. Adams
gave the remaining portion of
"The Princess, concluded from
last week. Both papers, were
highly appreciated. Refresh
ments were served. Mrs. Buis
was the guest of the club. The
club adjourned at a late hour,
voting the hostess an excellent
entertainer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Married

Mr.. Geo. Reiss of Meade, and
Miss Anna Penner, of Menna,
Kansas, were united in marriage
last Thursday at 400 p. m. at
the home of the groom, south
east of Meade, where they are
now at home to their friends.
Rev. Moore, ofthe Baptist church
of Meade, officiated.
The contracting parties have
the best wishes of The News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
GOV. HODGES
is PLEASED
With Progress Made By The
Democratic Legislature
Thus Far

In an address delivered at the
the Kansas Democratic Club
banquet held in Topeka on Feb
ruary %, Governor Hodges said,
81 believe that l can say, with
out fear of contradiction, that no
administration or legislature of
this state within recent times
has kept so many of its impor-
tant principal pledges to the
people as the present one. We
have ratified the amendment to
the constitution of the United
States, by which United States
senator's will be elected by di-
rect vote of the people. We have
modified our primary election
law so that United States Sena-
tors will be nominated by plur-
ality of the votes of the whole
state. We have passed the
Massachusetts, ballot law, which
not only puts premium on intel
ligent voting, but also puts an eff
fective barrier in the way of
fraudulent voting.
We have revolutionized the
methods of transacting the
business of the state institutions;
all the important state institu-
tions will hereafter be in the
hands of three boards, instead of
in the hands of numerous inde-
pendent boards,and each of these
three boards will have control of
the institutions which fall with
in the same classification. This
system is intended to, and l be-
lieve will, not only increase the
efficiency of our institutions, but
will also result in large savings
in the administration of their
affairs.
The appropriations will include
1929, 900 for the state publication
of state text books and their dis1
tribution to the people of this
state at actual cost. This meas
ure was an absolute pledge con-
tanned in the Democratic state
platform and endorsed in quail
flied way by the Repu blican plat
form.
l have long favored the state
publication of school text books
and it is with the highest gratifi-
crtlon that seize upon the hon
or to put my name to the bill
which will make it law in this
state"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
day, February'2 Path.

day, February'24th.
He leaves to mourn his depart
ure from this life, his mother,
Mrs. Mary J. Rosenberg, one
sister, Mrs. d. Sather, of Mount
Vernon, Washington, and one
brother, A. o. Rosenberg, of
this city three nephews, Harry
Schulty, of Richfeld Kansas,
Linus Rosenberg, of Malta
Montana, and Don Rosenberg,
OF Meade, and two great-nieces,
the little daughters of Harry
Schulty.
The funeral servises were held
on Wednesday afternoon at 200
p. m. at the Baptist church con-
Quoted by Rev. Moore and inter.
ment was made in Graceland
Cemetery.
A large number of friends
sympathize with the relatives in
their sorrow.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Americans are drinking mere
whiskey, smoking more cigars
and cigarettes, and chewing
more tobacco than ever before in
history, according to latest tax
returns to Royal E. Cabell, COM
missioner of internal revenue.
From July to February the ma
tion has consumed 94,000,000
gallons of whiskey, an increase
of 5000, 900 over the correspond
ing year; $500, 100000 cigarettes
and increase of $3.50, 900, 600;
4, 500, 100000 cigars, an increase
of $50, 100000; and 25O,OOO, 900 of
smoking and chewing tobacco,
an increase of $4,000, 600 pounds.
These are record breaking fig
ures.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

On Wednesday February 26,
Mr.. Simeon H. Walker and Mrs.
Mabel Mckinney were united In
marriage by Probate Judge
Randolph at his Office.
Both of these young people
are we'll kno own in Meade county
and have large number of
friends who join The News in
extending congratulations.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Merit is the secret of the phe-
nomenal success of the Messiah =
at Lindsborg. 1t has grown to
be and will continue to be the
greatest annual event of it's kind
in America. 1t never grows old.
People travail again and again to
the little city to hear this won
derful chorus. Festival week
this year is March 1923.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

The next meeting of the Farm
ers' Institute will be held on
March l. The object of this
meeting will be to regulate the
premiums for fall products.
r. W. Campbell, Pres.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Died

III Al1S AS "0S -
chilly to the minds of our people
when, on Monday of this week,
the sad news was conveyed to
relatives here, that Elmer Rosen-
berry had that day been called
to receive his eternal reward.
! Some six years ago, the de-
ceased had filed on a claim in
Morton county, and in December
last, had made final proof. Up
on receipt of his final papers, he
intended coming home and re-
naming.
Previous to the fatal attack,
Elmer had suffered with La
Grippe and what was pronounc-
ed light touch of Pneumonia,
but from this he had entirely re-
covered and feeling much better
he went to Richfield, an inland
town, twelve miles from his claim
on Saturday the IS. While in
town he purchased some medi-
cine and returned to his claim
house to spend the night, with
the intention of going on to the
home of his nephew, Harry
Schulty, the next day. During
the uight he took relapse and
by morning was unable to rise.
A neighbor, passing that way,
stopped to call and discovered
his critical condition. He was
at once removed to the home of
his nephew and medical aid sum-
NODDED. A. o. Rosenberg left
last Friday in response to a
message stating that his condi-
tion was serious. Elmer ex-
pressed desire to be brought
home soon after the arrival of
his brother, and on Monday Of
this week. the trip home, a dis
tance of one hundred miles, was
begun. Owing to poor railroad
accom- modations in that part of
the state, an automobile was
deemed more convenient and
quicker than by rail. Fully
realizing than their chance of
reaching home before death
should claim their loved one,
was slight, A. o. Rosenberg
and Harry Schulty decided to
make the trip. At 900 a. m.
they started, but by a Higher
Power it was ordained that death
was to be victor, and at 2:25 the
sufferer sank peacefully to sleep
only to awake in world where
sorrow is unknown, and the life
less remains were brought to.
Meade, the party arriving in the
early hours of Tuesday morning.
The news of the sudden death
of Mr.. Rosenberg came as a
shock to Meade people. Up un-
til he filed on his claim, he re-
sided in Meade. He was a
young man of excellent habits,
a. devoted son to his aged mother
a good citizen and one of whom
much good can be spoken. He
was just in the prime of life, and
had bright future, before him.
Jacob Elmer Rosenberg was
born in Mason county, West
Virginia, November 4. 1871,
moved to near Richmond, Indi-
ana about the year 1879, lived
there five years. He moved with
his parents to Anthony, Kansas
in the fall of 1884, resided there
until the fall of 1885, when the
family moved to Meade county
and settled on a claim in the
northwestern part of the county.
After the claim was proved up
the family moved to Meade. He
took up his residence in the
Northwestern part of Morton
County, Kansas about 1907, He
died enroute home at 2:30 p. M.
in an automobile, accompanied
by his brother Bert, and nephew
Harry Schulty, and the driver,
while passing through the south
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Births

To Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Scott on
February %, son.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Mrs. Isaac Covalt is seriously
iii with pneumonia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-02
The NEW ARITHMETIC.
School Children at Washington Figure
Batting Averages.

Washington May baseball Is
being injected into 4the curriculum ii
the schools of the National capital d
an aid in the teaching of arithmetit.
This developed today. when groups At
school children We're discovered reac-
ing the baseball news and eargcriv al.
terrogating each other as tn the best
means of figuring averages. II iran
spired that teachers in arithmetic have
been using problems IN their classes
such as the following:
If Chick Gandil is at bal - times
and makes u hits, what Is his aver
age"
IF the Nationals win IL games eu
of Is what per cent. do they lose
The new system is said by the lc~
structors to be highly successful.
Thoroughly interested in the nauona.
sport the children are said To take
real joy in solving the problems and
the same process is utilized in prob.
lens in linear or square measurement
and. in the case of less advanced phi
pills, in addition and subtraction. The
baseball diamond is now one of the
eommonest diagrams To be found on
the blackboards of the schools of tie
CAPITAL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-02
BASEBALL NOTES.

There ought to be good fun in the
Letter cup series of scrub ball games
out at Harvard. with Is teams in the
dents enlisted in this carnival of good
sport.
Clark Griffith may be able TO see
only the Senator'S in the pennant
race, but YOU can wager anything that
he will watch the Red Sox. Athletics
and Clevelands, and some others be-
sides. for some months To come ana
he won't have to use a spy glass to
see them.
The Toronto Baseball club has sold
Pitcher Dick Rudolph To the Boston
Nationals for $4,000 cash, pitcher
Farmer Brown for whom the Ros-
tons have received offers of s350n. ron
American Association clubs. and the
pick of any of the Boston plays turned
back. This is a record price for To-
ronto
There We're tales in circulation a
month or more ago that the Chicago
Cubs didn't take kindly to the crab
| diet administered l,g Johnny E.vers.
during spring training in Florida.
| However. that may be, Johnny has
| been getting good results TO date and
| there are some other managers who
would also be crabs If they could
! produce winning hall team thereby.
OF the Harvard Bates game. the
| Kew York Post sportings writer says;
| Harvard and Bates played an inter-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-02
Planning Opening
OfMaine's New Park.

Plans for gala opening of Bayside
park. Portland's new baseball ground.
are being informally discussed about
that city. The matter was taken up
at a meeting of the Portland Baseball
Association, Wednesday afternoon.
As the plan WAS outlined. there will
he = parade through the streets with
a band. AUTOMOBILES 10 carry the MEM
hers Of the Portland club and the Low
ell club which will be there on that
day. as we'll as automobiles for the
members of the city government and
others who will be invited to partici-
pate. William r. McDonough, Joseph
Mitchell and William Il. Jack princi-
Dal of the Portland High school, were
appointed committee To have charge
of the arrangements.
The greater part of the session,
Wednesday afternoon, was devoted To
a discussion of the lease of the grounds
from the city 70 the association. ;
committee consisting of President
William y. Tayltf and James a. Con
nellan were appointed 10 draw up the
document and, have il signed. by
this lease, the association win have re-
served to ii one Saturday in October
another in November and Thanksgiv-
ing day afternoon for football games
The attendance at the meeting was
large and The interest Keen so that
there is every reason to believe that
professional baseball has come to Port
land to stay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-02
HAPPY WOMEN.
p,.,,v of Them in Augusta ane ooo'
Reason for It.

Wouldn't any woman be HAPPY
After wears of backache sufferihs'
pavs Of misery, nights of unrest
rha distress of urinary troubles
When she finds freedom.
MANY readers will profit by the i"i'
lowing.
Mrs Melvin Cray. So Franklin e..'
Augusta, Me-, says: "Doahs h'''e'
pile have been used in my family
With splendid results and cai'''o'
eneal, too highly of them ] got inns
ran,edv at Willis r. Partridges DRUG
ctore and I am pleased to confirm All
7 said about it in public statement
come wears ago. Doan's Kidney Pills
cure backache promptly and nave no
equal for regulating the action OF the
kidneys.
For sale by all dealers. Price So
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Ruifa'o'
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
take no other.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-02
At NIsw YORK

The New York Americans We're defeat
ed the Athletics winning the first game
of a four-g series by a score of To
2 Heating. the only New York pitcher
who has won game. this season, went
well for five innings. not man reach-
ing bases until McInnis singled In the
sixth the Athletics won the game when
they scored three runs on singles by
Brown. Oldring and Collins, OidrlnS )
steal and three errors. Brown pitched
well for Philadelphia the first of New
York's two runs being scored on errors
by Baker and Collins. He had 10 retire
from the game in the eighth inning when
he injured his pitching hand stopping a
hard drive from Cree's bat a wonder
full one-handed jumping catch py Baker
Philadelphia PHI % o 0 / o-4-5-s
New York ....o 0 o o 0 o-2-7-3
Battefies-Brown, Bender and Thomas;
Heating, Hoff and Sweeney. Time, l.5s.
Umpires, Dineen and Hart.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-02
Readfield s: Winthrop 0.

Readfield, Me. May l.-tSpeciaD.-An
exciting game of baseball was played on
the home grounds. Wednesday. between
Readneid and Winthrop, Readhed win
ming to o. The feature OF the game WAS
the pitching Of Williams who famed Is.
fIunton. Briggs, Pow and Adams also
PLAYED good ball. Fer the visitors Cove
ney pitched Well. The game was played
on a muddy field. The lineup:
Observation-Disclosures p; Hunton, 2b; G.
Briggs IS: Il. Briggs, e. ADAMS, cf;
Greeley, IF; Holmes, 81; Dow, III; Bean
Winthrop--P. Virgins, Oh: coveney p,
Collins. III: Cobb. IS; Whitney, lb
Hutehins. If, G; Jackson. c, If, Thomas
eff II, Virgins rf-
Readheld .......o II 10 Obi.
Wmthp H. s. o o . o d-o-5-'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-02
NATIONAL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Brooklyn May i,-Chariey stengei vas
the cause OF Brooklyn victory over
Boston, today, The final score WAS n
?. and Stengel was responsible for three
of the four. ON his first time, up he
drove the first ball pitched by Hess T.
the center field wall for home run He
came up again. in the second inning,
with Miller on the bases and two ett
and slammed oft another home run this
time to deep left center, iiummel. VITO
got three hits scored the fourth run 81
his double and Wheats single. stack
pitched an cratic game. but MIS- saved
several times By sensational dedine
Three hits in "A row gave Boston its
first run and pass and two singles sent
in the second. Gervais finished the piteA-
ing for Boston and disposed of six hatteEs
that faced him in the last two innings.
Benny Meyer was put of the Brooklyn
bench for talking too much. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-02
At DETROIT.

Harry Lord. ably assisted by the other
of the heavy end of Chicago ;
batting order. pounded Mullin to every
corner of the lot and the visitors defeat
ed Detroit s TO :. Jennings men hit Rus
sell hard in the fifth and eighth and the
Chicago southpaw became unsteady IN
the NINTH hui Slialp fielding cut off each
Detroit rally. 1t was the seventh straight
defeat for the Locals and five of them
were sustained at the hands of Chicago.
chicago won the game in tile seventh.
Lord started the inning with triple
10 right and four more hits, coupled with
two errors brought five runs across. One
of CobbS hits was an inileid tap, on
to retire a base runner at third.
Chicago ........2 0 Q S-s-l2-l
Detroit ......1 o U-3-lt-a
atteries-Russell and Schalk; Mnlin.
Klawiiter and Stnnaae. Time, l.5a. TIM
pires Hidebrand and Evans