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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13
M. E. Church at Uneda

A church is soon to be built
at Uneda, Kansas. The main
workers in the undertaking are
three ladies, Mrs. ]. w. Steele,
Mrs. S. +. Mathews, and Mrs.
p. J. Mitchell. These ladies'
made trip to Meade Tuesday
in the interest of the new church
and received neat sum in the
way of donations from the Meada
people. The church will be
built one-half mile from the
Uneda postoffice and will cost in
the neigh borhood of 81, 800. OF
this amount, about 81 900 has al
ready been raised.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13

We don't know whether their
defeat at the hands of the Meade
team so disgusted them with the
game of basket ball that they de-
cided to get revenge by deserting
ing the ball or whether they
thought it contaminated with the
germs of defeat, but be that as
it may, after the Greensburg
town basket ball team had re-
turned home, their basket ball
was found, forlorn, alone and
forsaken in dark corner away
back under one of the beds in
the hotel. By special act of
courtesy on the part of our city
team, they detailed one of their
number to take the ball back to
those who had so unkindly de-
serted 1t.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES


The Meade High School Bask-
eft Ball team proved that the
Fowler Friends Academy or the
Fowler High School Basket Ball
teams were not in our class as
we defeated them both on last
Tuesday evening, the former by
a score of 81 to 10 and the latter
81 to rs.
Mr.. Hamilton taking the rec
ord of attendance.] II any one
is absent let him please raise his
hand.
The Freshman class held a
meeting on Monday evening in
the interest of the new Progress
i've society.
The Seniors held meeting
Monday after school hours.
The Meade town team consist
ing of school dads and students
played Greensburg town team
Tuesday evening.
The long talked of Progress
i've society developed into real
ity. Monday they organized un-
der the name of Argonought
with Miss Stockham as faculty
advisor. Frank Main the instr
gator was elected President.
Walter Denslow, Vice President,
Noel Dewey, Sec, and Genevieve
HAgh, Treas.
Frank Main, Alex McCamp-
bell, Noel Dewey and John Hantla
are now the Janitors on account
of Mr.. Whites regisnation. Mr..
White was elected assessor of
Meade township in last election.
The Agustian Society gave
their program Friday afternoon
on account of the game Friday
evening.
Mr.. Sperow, Mrs. Haigh and
Miss Walker visited school FRI
day afternoon.
The perspective drawing class
now have stands on which they
may place the odject which they
are drawing.
The Seniors will entertain the
highschool Friday afternoon with
ayalentine box and other stunts. |
S7Meade boys defeated LiberarI
highschool basket ball team at
that place Thursday evening.
The score was 20 to %.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13
Rev. sperow Resigns

Rev. Everett Sperow, for the
past three years, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, has re-
| signed and will go to Waurika,
Oklahoma, to which place be has
been called. Rev. Sperow did
not accept the call of the Wau-
rika congregation until his resig-
nation was accepted here. 1t
was very reluctantly done, but
the call being from ''greener
field" the members of the con-
gregation here felt that to hold
him here longer would be doing
him a great injustice, SO his res
ignation was accepted.
Rev. Sperow has been faith
full and untiring worker for the
up-building of the congregation
since coming here. He is con-
scientious minister and does not
believe in building the foundation
upon which the future of his
church must rest with the stones
torn from that of another. We
have yet to hear of his ever MAX
ing an unkind remark about an
other denomination during his
stay here. He leaves with a
kindly feeling toward the men,
bers of his congregation and the
people of Meade.
The best wishes of every citi
zen of Meade go with him to his
new field of labor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13
Progressives Organize

Saturday, February 8 marks
the birth of new political party
in Meade county. On that date
in the Sourbeer hall, those who
embrace the Progressive faith,
met for the purpose of perfect
the permanent organization in
Meade county. A large number
from all parts of the county at
tended and the meeting is re-
ported as having been a very en-
thuslastic one.
H. H. Butler, president of the
Roosevelt Club, called the meet
ingto order. o. r. Stevens, of
Meade, was elected Chairman
and ]. B. Mcclure, of Fowler,
Secretary.
-The following precinct COM
mitteeman were chosen:
Meade Center-O. r. Stevens
Fowler. B. Mcclure
Plains-A. M. Highlands
Mertllla-L. A. Carter
Crooked Creek-B. F. Leach
Logau-R. w. Grubbs
Sand Creek-Judson Hulburt
Odee-Henry Eckhoff
Cimarron-Ed Feldman
The county committee was or
ganized with o. R. Stevens as
Chairman and J. B. Mcclure, of
Fowler, Secretary.
o. r. Stevens, county chair
man, represented the new organ
ization in Meade county at the
state meeting held in Topeka on
Wednesday of this week.
The Progressive party will
have a complete ticket in the
field at the next regular election.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13

Pratt Kans. Feb 6--J. K. Coch-
ran who has been postmaster
here for IA years and who has
been editor of the Pratt Repub-
liean for over 20 years, died at
the Woods sanitarium at St.
Joseph Missouri at ten O'Clock
to-day. Mr.. Cochran has been
in the newspaper business for
over 80 years and was consider
ed one of the best editorial writ
ers in the west.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13

On last Friday evening the
members Of the Friendship
Embroidery Club and a numb Der
of their friends planned a pleas
ant surprise in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. II. Crowder, who are
soon to leave Meade. The sur
prise was carefully planned.
The guests gathered at the
home Of Mrs. Schumacher
and there waited for Mrs. Crowd
ed who was to stop for Mrs.
Schumacher, and together they
were going to the basket ball
game. When Mrs. Crowder ar
rived, a "mob" of about fifty
people met her, and by the time
she recovered from her surprise
the basket ball game was entire
ly forgotten. Mr.. Crowder was
located down town and brought
to the scene of the merriment.
A pleasant evening was spent
and delicious refreshments serv-
ed. Everyone present reports
an unusually pleasant evening.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13

The most exciting game of all
was played on Tuesday evening
at the opera house, when the
Meade city team met and walk
ed away with the Greensburg
town team. The game was hard
and fast from the beginning and
both teams spared no pains IN
their effort to win. In the first
half the visiting team were hard
ly in it, and their goal was de-
serted most of the time, but
the wav the ball lowered about
the Meade goal, in spite of all
that the Greensburg team could
do, seemed almost a miracle.
When time was called, the score
was 2S to 5 in Meade's favor.
At the beginning of the second
half Greensburg seemed to have
gathered their strength to do
battle right, and for time kept
even, but when both teams had
a credit of s points each on the
second half, the superior playing
of the Meade team again became
evident and the visitors made
little gain. When time was call
ed the score for the second half
was p to IL and againin Meade's
favor. The total score being
so TO II in favor of Meade. The
Umpire and the Referee were
both from out of town so the
visitors will have no reason to
charge their defeat to the decis-
ion of Meade umpire or Meade |
referee. We believe, however,
that the Greensburg boys took |
their defeat good. naturedly.
The lineup:
Visitors position Meade
E. Northup r. F. F. Hamilton
a. Northup ". F. Campbell !
Partridge c. Olson
Denslow |
Smith r. G. ]. Hamilton
L. Lyon L. G. Main
Perkins
Referee, Neece, of Bucklin
Umpire, Whitaker, of Fowler
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13

The Hesperian Concert Co..
appeared at the opera house last
evening, under the auspices of
the ladies of the o. E. S. piano
fund. A large audience greeted
them, and each mum Der of their
program was generously ap-
plauded. The entertainment
was success both socially and
financially.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13
Died

Mrs. Jeff Edwards died at her
home on the old John Williams
place, on last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Williams was formerly
Miss Hattie Small. She leaves a
husband, three children aged
three, eight, and an infant and
four brothers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13

f. M. Dutton has returned
from an extended vacation and
is again at his post OF duty as
Rock Island station agent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13

W. p. Bunyan was down from
Fowler Tuesday on business.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13
at SMe Churches
Catholic

Services the third Sunday of each
month. Everyone welcome.
Rev. Geo. ]. Schneider, Pastor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13

On the next evening the First
High school team went to Liber-
al and defeated the Liberal team
at the rate of % to 20. The line
up:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-13
MEADE HIGH
VICTORIOUS
Two Games Won From Fow.
Ter, One From Liberal
One From Greensburg

Within the past week the
Meade High School Basket Ball
team has been on the winning
side. They have played four
gam es and IN each case won by
a large margin. =
On last Friday evening the
first victory of the week was
won. This was in the way of a
double header, in which the
Fowler Academy and Fowler
High School teams played the
First and the Second Meade
High School teams, respectively,
and lost. The score in the first
game was 81 to 10 The lineup:
F. F. A. position 1st High
Dewel r. F. Campbell
Woodr uff l.. F. Dalgarn
u. Harvey =. DenSlow
Harvey K. G. Main
l.. G. Perkins
In the second game the score
was 81 to IS and the lineup:
F. H. S. position End High
Taylor R. F. Hamilton
Schellheimer L. F. Hentla
Campbell
McCampbell
Peterson G. Ha ntla
Cole R. G. Mitchell
Young L. G. Fee
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-22
STATE INSPECTORS
VISITING THE SHOPS

Des Moines, May 20.--Labor Com.
missioner A. l.. Urick is keeping his
factory inspectors very busy out
making inspection of various plants in
the state where large numbers Of per
sons are employed; and the reports
show there is certainly very great need
of inspection, especially at many OF
the large plants of the state where
many men are employed.
One of the inspectors found shop
recently where there had been seri-
Gus accident in which a woman's arm
was caught in the gearing of machin-
cry, and yet two of the machines in
use had the safety guards over the ex-
posed gearing placed on the wrong
side Of the gears SO as to be OF no use
whatever.
One report turned in last week show
ed a plant employing 200 men and the
inspector made a score of recommend
atoms as to things needed to make 1t
reasonably safe place to work, and
some of the changes will prove quite
expensive
The general report is that employers
have been rapidly making betterments
with a view to lessenging industrial
accidents but that a great deal Is yet
to be done and the labor department
will have to cooperate with the en-
ployers quite actively to bring Iowa
shops and factories up to a high stan
dard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-22
OVER 100000
BUSHELS OF GRAIN

Mt. Ayr, May 20.-County Auditor
T. w. Napier has just completed the
work of compiling from the assessors
books the crop statistics of Ringgold
county for the year 1912 and has made
his report to the state department Of
agriculture. From the reports made
from the various counties of the state
the statistics of Iowa crops are oh.
tanned.
The report of Auditor Napier shows
that Ringgold county produced in the
year 1912 a total of 4,019,520 bushels
of grain, which at the prevailing mar
ket prices was worth s1,695,927. The
yield of corn was 2,825,594 bushels,
which at 40 cents bushel would be
worth $1,137, 237; oats yield, 9O7,573
bushels, at 30 cents bushel, $272,271:
wheat, 194,443 bushels, at 80 cents
bushel, $155,554; timothy seed, 1910
bushels, at $3.50 a bushel, $137,865.
The increase of the wheat production
in the county for the year 1912 over
the year 1909 amounted to more than
400 per cent.
The report shows that the hens of
the county have sustained their repu-
tation as mortgage filters. There were
1,018,277 dozen eggs produced during
the year. At Is cents dozen, which
was about the average price paid dur
Ing the year, the value of the egg crop
alone would be $152,741.55.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-22
FARMERS DAUGHTER
HANGS HERSELF

Marshalltown, May 20.-Miss AHha
Fiscus, aged 20, daughter of pron,-
nent farmer, killed herself by hang
ing in the barn of her home near Lis
comb, thirteen miles north of here at
an early hour yesterday morning. The
body Of the girl was found dangling at
the end of rope by her father today.
No cause for the act Is known. Miss
Fiscus went to her room Sunday
night, apparently in the best of spirits
It is supposed she hanged herself
about midnight.
Miss Fiscus had been out driving
Sunday evening with Harley Macy,
with whom she had been keeping COM
pany The couple spent the evening at
the home of Miss Fiscus uncle and re-
turned to the girls home about II
o'clock.
Within an hour after her return the
girl went to the yard where a sandbag
swing had been erected. With a
butcher knife she cut the sandbag
from the rope, mounted box, and
after adjusting the moose around her
neck, jumped from the box. The
coroner's inquest revealed no cause
for the suicide.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-22
GOING TO DIE WITH
SMILE ON HIS FACE
SOUTHERN BANKER, DOOMED BY
POISON, is ENTERTAINING
LAVISHLY FOR FRIENDS.

Macon, Ga, May 20.-Although
steadily growing weaker from the eff.
feet Of poison taken last Thursday,
and knowing that death will soon come,
Banker B. Sanders Walker today con-
tinued to keep open house for his
friends and to turn his last hours on
earth into a festival occas ion.
Since Friday, when physicians told
by Mrs. Walker, has been turning the
death watch into a Sort of fete.
II know I am doomed he said, "but
I don't want to go out of the world in
a doleful manner Like Mirabeau,
want to be covered with flowers and
die to the sound of delicious music,
with my friends about me, not weep
ing but bidding me godspeed to that
home to which they must follow me"
Flowers and Music FIJI House.
Following his wishes, Walkers
home has been on the surface the most
cheerful place in Macon since the doc
tors told him he could not live. After
the first shock Mrs. Walker yielded to
her husbands wishes and has been
aiding in making his last hours take on
the appearance of a festival.
The house Is kept full Of fresh flow
ers and there is cheerful music, friends
are constantly coming and going, and
all are outwardly gay. Death is never
mentioned, and the conversation is al
ways on cheerful toptics
81 know 1 must die" he said to his
friends.
1T is something that cannot be
helped, and I have made up my mind
to face it as bravely as possible. I do
not feel the slightest pain. 1t Is
strange that must die from cause
that makes itself so little felt.
Plans Death as Did Romans.
"If l didn't have so much faith in
my physicians and know that the
poison is in my system, would laugh
at my sentence to death, but l know
am doomed and I want to pass into the
hereafter in joyous manner"
Walker Is estimated to be worth
100000. He took the poison thinking
it was a headache powder. He is not
in much pain, but physicians say the
poison is slowly killing him.
In every church in Macon prayers
were offered Sunday for his recovery
and his case was commented upon from
nearly all the pulpits in the sermons,
the ministers praising the,joyous spirit
in which he was meeting death
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-22
VETERAN BAKER
OF ROCK ISLAND
FATHER OF L. RANGE is IS AND
BAKED FOR CONFEDERATE
PRISONERS.

Louis Range, the baker has a copy
of the Rock Island Union in which his
father, Louis Range ST., is made the
subject Of an interesting sketch, being
the pioneer baker Of Rock Island. The
elder Louis Range is IS years Of age,
native of Germany where he served
during the war Of 1S4S and 1S49 He
came to America in 1868, and engaged
in the bakery business in Rock Island
three years later. During the civil
war he enlisted as sergeant in a local
company and served some time as
baker of his. company. After six
months service he was discharged on
account of disability due to an injury
received in the army.
While Rock Island was used as a
prison for confederate soldiers, the
elder Louis Range baked the bread for
the prisoners. Much of the flour used
to supply this bread was sold to the
government by the late Nicholas Baker
per day for baking bread for the con-
ment established bakery on the
During the period he furnished bread
to the prisoners it required as high as
10000 loaves a day to feed them.
In 1900 Mr.. Range retired from &C
tive management of the baking bust
ness and turned it over to his son
Louis Range, Jr. For six years the
business was leased to the Korn
Baking Co.. Of Davenport and last year
sold outright. Louis Range, Jr., has
for several years operated bakery on
South Market street in Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-22
MARY A. ROBERTS
ANSWERSSUMM0NS
BELOVED WOMAN OF SOUTH or.
TUMWA DIED MONDAY NIGHT;
WAS IN EIGHTY-FIFTH. YEAR

Mary A Roberts, for sixty years a
resident of Wapello county, died at 5
o'clock Monday evening at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. w. s. Russell,
101 South Willard street. Mrs. Rob.
erts was in her eighty-fifth year, and
senility was the cause of her death.
The funeral services were held at
the Russell home Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock. Burial was made in the
Agency cemetery.
Mary A. Roberts was native of
Pennsylvania, and was born August 4,
1928. Sixty years ago she removed to
this state, locating in Dahlonega,
where she lived for some years. Upon
the death of her husband three years
ago at Eldon, Mrs. Roberts came to
Ottumwa to make her home with her
daughter. She was member of the
Willard Street M. E. church. She is
survived by four daughters, as follows:
Mrs. Russell of Ottumwa, Mrs. Mary
Rogerson of Eldon, Mrs. F. H. Baker
Of Lincoln, Neb., and Miss Allie Rob-
erts of Los Angeles, Cal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-22
DES MONIES DOCTORS
IN FEDERAL COURT

Des Moines, May 20.-Drs. Lowell
Allen, E. N. Johnson and w. H.
Chreisinger pleaded not guilty before
Judge Smith Mcpherson in the federal
court yesterday to Indictment charg-
ing them with using the mails for the
fraudulent sale of alleged fake medi-
cines and remedies.
Allen and Johnson furnished bonds
of $4,000 each and were released.
Chreisinger was locked up. The men
were arrested late Sunday. It was
stated at the federal building today
that three other physicians, who were
indicted by the federal grand jury are
under bond in Chicago to answer in
dictments returned by the federal
grand jury in that city. Three other
doctors under indictment are yet to be
apprehended. ~.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-22
RAILROADS ARE
GIVEN DIRECTIONS

Des Moines. May 90 Three de-
cisions in railroad cases we're handed
down by the railroad commission yes
terday.
The Milwaukee and Northwestern
railroads were advised to build a con-
Meeting line between their tracks at
Akron. The complaint was made by
the Akron Milling Co. Unless action is
taken by the railroads within thirty
days the commission will order the
tracks put in.
The commission recommended that
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
railroad build depot at Ritter and
furnish an agent for that place. No
order was made. The Farmers Ele-
vator Co. made the complaint.
The Burlington has been ordered to
construct platform at Linby and to
stop passenger trains Nos. 3, 4, 80 and
90 for the interchange of passengers
with the Milwaukee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-22
BROKE HIS LEG
THE SECOND TIME

Williamsburg, May Chichester
Davis, of Pilot township, met with an
accident last Friday in which he sus-
tanned broken leg. 1t will be re-
membered that on March 1 he had his
leg broken by the upsetting of sled;
this confined him to his home for
weary weeks and for the past month
he was getting along nicely and was
able to move around with the aid OF
crutches Friday he was at neigh
boris where he purchased some hogs
and in attempting to climb over the
fence he lost his balance and fell, land
ing on a hog trough and breaking the
leg right where it was fractured before.
DR.. Schug was called and the limb
was again adjusted and placed In its
plaster coat. This was an unfortunate
mishap and it will be weeks before the
man can leave the house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-22
BRIDGES DAMAGED
BY HEAVY RAINFALL

Ames, May 20.-Reports to the Iowa
commission from Shelby and Carroll
counties today are to the effect that
the rains and storms of the past week
have caused much damage to bridges.
The Shelby board Of supervisors tele-
graphed that seventy-five bridges have
been swept out in that county. and the
Carroll board gave the number Of
bridges in Carroll county destroyed at
fifteen.
The commission sent engineers to
those counties today to direct rebuild
ing of bridges under the emergency
provision of the new law. The commits
sion has no estimate of the loss, which
is believed to run high into the thou
sands Of dollars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-22
ALL VETERANS ARE
WELCOME At CAMP
NO NECESSITY FOR ILL-FEELING
AMONG G. A. r. RANKS-WANT
ALL TO ATTEND.

There Is considerable feeling
throughout parts of the state regard
ing the coming state encampment OF
the G. A. r. and this is making some
trouble for the organizers. All G. A.
r. men are most welcome and it is
hoped that all attend the encampment
at Des Moines.
The impression has obtained among
some Of the outside veterans that the
thirty-nfnth annual encampment will
be an exclusive affair for Iowa veter-
ans, and that preference will be man.
ifested for the Iowa veterans, while
the vetehans who fought in other than
Iowa regiments will receive scant at.
tention.
This belief has developed a spirit OF
resentment which the Des Moines vet
Grams are making every effort to COM
bat. The most positive assurance Is
being sent out that every veteran has
a cordial invitation to attend and that
he will be shown every courtesy re-
CARELESS Of the regiment or state he
was identified with.
1t is believed the trouble arises over
the fact that the invitations Of Gov
ernor Clarke and Mayor Hanna, were
not sent to any but the Iowa veterans.
The committees explain this act by the
fact that they have the addresses of
only the Iowa veterans and could not
therefore reach those who are not en-
rolled on the Iowa lists. The reunion
is for all veterans, and this fact Is be-
ing emphasized by the invitation COM
mittees. Des Moines is anxious to
have every veteran present who can
attend and every one Of the old SOL
diers regardless Of what regiment he
fought with will be assured every con-
sheraton
A special invitation is extended to
the tenth cavalry of Missouri which
served with the Iowa third and fourth
cavalry in Winslow's brigade. General
Wtnslow himself has written from
Paris and announced his intention Of
being present.