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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-15

May 20, at $50 il Hall over Post
Office for the arranging of a final
Program.
Decoration and Flowers:
Thos. Barton, Chairman,
w. L. Fletcher, Henry Burford,
Mrs. Bunch, Mrs. Conger, Ada
Flick and High School, committee
Band Music:
]. P. Kelley, ]. E. Roberts, H.
H. Williams.
Finance:
T. C. Baxter, Chairman, A. E.
Sumner, f. w. Curl, L. Boehler,
r. w. Fletcher.
Members of Committees are
requested to consult their Chair
man for information in regard
to preparing programs.
Members of all Committees
will meet Tuesday evening, May
20, at $3.50 in the hall over the
Post-Office for the arranging O.
a final program.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-15
Memorial Day

PREPARATIONS are already under
way for our yearly Memorial
Day exercises. The Sons of
Veterans, assisted by the Vet
Grand and the City Schools are
devoting considerable time to
preparing a program and COM
pleting arrangements.
The G. A. r. Post member
ship numbers about fourteen.
Scattered over the county are,
at least that many more. Each
year the number grows less, and
ere many years have passed, the
Veterans will live only in mem
ory. Now, in the way of sug-
gestion, why not make special
effort this year to have every
Veteran in the county present
and in attendance at these SER
vices. This is the one day in
the year set aside for the Vet
Grams and why not have every
one in the county present. Al
the most there are not many.
With a little extra effort they
can all he induced to be present
1t will be well worth the little
extra trouble.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-15

The following charters have
been granted to Meade county
corporations by the state char
ter board:
Equity Elevator & Supply Co.,
Meade; capital $4,000. Incor-
porators: H. N. Holdeman, ].
w, Edwards, E. A. Kobs, G. II.
Perkins, w. II. Gray, all of
Meade.
Fowler Equity Grain Co., Fow-
ler. Capital, $4,000. Incor-
porators: w. A. Harvey, c. D.
McCauley, ]. F. Conrad, H. G..
Holloway, w. G. Howard, all Of
Fowler.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-15
MRS. SMITH
TAKES OFFICE
Co. Supt. Mrs. Haigh Steps
Down And Out.

Monday of this week ended
for Mrs. Matte J. Haigh, four
years of successful and salts
factory service as Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction of
Meade county.
Mrs. Pearl Wood Smith, the
incoming official, is we'll known
throughout Meade county. She
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. M. Wood, and as everyone
knows Jim Wood, has been
loyal supporter of the Demo-
cratic ticket and a business man
in this county for more than a
quarter of century.
Mrs. Smith, has always been
counted as one of the county's
best teachers. Her knowledge
of the condition of school af-
fairs, acquired by her long resi-
dence in the county, will be of
great assistance to her in con-
Quoting the affairs of her Office.
At the November election Mrs.
Smith proved a most popular
candidate, leading her ticket, the
Democratic, by large majority.
1t is our prediction that she
will make an equally popular and
efficient official.
Mrs. Haigh, the retiring Of
fetal, has faithfully performed
the duties of the Office for the
past four years. In all her de
cisions, the best interests O
education have always been par
amount.
She turns the Office over to hel
successor in excellent shape, the
schools of the county we're never
in better condition, and better
force of teachers is not in the
state. Mrs. Haigh may lool
back over the time spent with
pleasant memories and those
who elected her may say, "wel
done"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-15

ed his voice in behalf of this bill,
designed to expose the stock
jobbing crookedness of Wall
street, and put the gam blers on
the rock.
We were straining every
nerve to make this investigation
a success; Every possible OBJ
stacle was being interposed to
thwart the committee. At one
time we had thirty-six deputies
trying to serve subpoenaes.
Some of the witnesses left the
United States and went to Cam
ada; others went to Europe, and
some of those who appeared be-
fore the committee refused to
answer questions designed to
expose their illegal acts. One
witness, George G. Rogers, was
certified by the committee to
the house for contempt, and is
today under Indictment by the
grapd jury of the District of
Colum bia because he refused to
disclose the information sought.
And during all of this time our
committee received absolutely
no assistance whatever from
Bristow of Kansas, who as a Re-
publican in a Republican senate,
was in such splendid position to
render important public SER
vice.
hope that Mr.. Rogers is con-
victed for contempt in thus de-
clining to answer the commit
tees questions, and that he pays
the extreme penalty of the law
by both fine and Imprisonment.
/ say this not because l have
any personal antipathy towards
Mr.. Rogers, but because / be-
lieve men of wealth and inf1u-
ence must be made to under
stand the mighty power of the
American people, and. that ev-
cry citizen IN the land is amen
able to the law no matter how
rich or powerful he may be.
"The Committees Second Re-
commendation" next week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-15
Program.

For the Meade County Sunday
School Convention to be held at
Fowler, Kansas, May 1920, '13.
MONDAY AFTERNOON,
200 Devotional Exercises lead
by Rev. Brown.
2:15 The relation of the Pull
pit to the Sunday School
Rev. Smith
2:3O How to reach TIE entire
county with the Depart
ment Message p. Hearn.
800 Round Table Conference
by State Worker
Mr.. Hutton.
3:45 How to improve the work
in the Elementary Grades,
State Worker,
Mrs. Chappell.
EVENING SESSION,
500 Song Service
$50 Address, omissions in the
Sunday School,
Mrs. Chappell.
Address, "Gleanings from
the San Fransisco Inter-
national Convention.
Mr.. Hutton.
TUESDAY MORNING SESSION
900 Devotional Exercises lead
by Rev. Jones.
9;15 Report of County Officers.
Report of Co. Committees
9:45 Symposium, talks limited
to FIVE minutes each,
Promoting Church Loyalty
Rev. Frank Moore.
Promoting Temperance-Mos-
es Black.
Promoting Wholesome Social
Life-C. E. Boyer.
Promoting Special Days-F.
II. McCauley.
Promoting Spiritual Culture
Rey. ]. Macarthur.
Promoting Evangelism-Rev.
r. A. Spencer.
17:15 Graded lessons
Mrs. Chappell.
11:0O Better Sunday Schools
Mr.. Hutton.
All meetings of the convention
will be held in the Fowler M. E.
church,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-15
Married

Mr.. Irwin ]. Riley and Miss
Ella Manages, both of -Minneola,
were united in marriage by Rev.
H. E. Stipe of that place, on Sun
day, May II.
Mr.. Elmer A. Price, of Will
low, Oklahoma and Miss Edna
N. White, of Fowler, were mar.
ried at Fowler last Monday by
Rev. ]. w. Jones.
The News extends congratu'
lations.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-15
Mormans Accused

ANAOA GASSu0Wu
Dodge City, Kans. May l2-
The verdict of a coroner's jury
that Ernest Larkey, % years
old, a farmer who lived near
Ford, in this county, committed
suicide last night by drowning
himself in pond that contained
less than six inches of water,
has not satisfied the neighbors
of the young man.
Tonight two men who say they
are Mormon preachers, are be-
ing protected by Sheriff C. E.
Argabright, who fears senti-
ment against them may lead to
violence. There were threats
against them at the inquest this
AFTERNOON. They will be held
by the sheriff twenty-four hours
until the county attorney can in
vestigate the case further.
The preachers have been
travelling through the country
holding meetings. They stayed
at Larkey's home three weeks
and it was brought out at the in
quest that Larkey was preparing
to sell his property and follow
them.
One of the Mormons went
with Larkey last night to the
farm of Ira Paulen to feed his
stock and do other chores while
Paulen was away on a visit.
This preacher, at the inquest,
testified he returned to the Lark
ey farm, leaving Larkey at Pau
lens where he was to remain
over night.
Early this morning, this
preacher says, he returned to
the Paulen farm and found
Larkey's body. 1t lay face
downward in the pond, almost
dry, the water not coming to the
mans ears. There were no
signs of a struggle, no marks of
violence on the body, but foot
prints caused much comment
from the Investigators to-day.
The only footprints around
the pond fitted Larkey's shoes.
The tracks showed that he had
gone to the pond with striding
steps-steps evidently made by
a man running But why was
Larkey running2 And why
should he want to kill HIMSELF
Neighbors can find no satisfac-
tory answers to these questions.
Ernest Larkey was young, in
splendid health and Industrious.
He leaves a young widow and a
baby. Officials who attended
the inquest believe the widow is
under astrange hypnotic spell or
is deranged with grief. She was
barely able to testify.
The two Mormon preachers
protest they know nothing about
the manner of Larkey's death
and the county attorney has re-
fused to issue warrant for them
because the coroner has pro-
nounced the case suicide, IN
spite of the fact that neighbors
do not believe it possible that
man could drown himself in
such shallow water.
Several weeks ago two Nor
man preachers were in and
around Meade, distributing lit
erature, and it is very likely that
they are the same two suspicion
ed of the above crime.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-15

The Federated Priscillas met
with Mrs. o. h. Stevens We'd
nesday afternoon. Miss Grace
Fullington had charge of the
literary part of the program, her
subject being, Recreation. ="
The visitors present we're: Mrs.
S. L. Grigsby of Mecicine Lodge,
Mrs. ], E. Reynolds, of Kansas
City, and Mrs. f. S. Sullivan and
Mrs. John Elliott, of Meade. A
two-course lunch was served.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-15
.HILLIARD
IN BY $3.50
Former Meade Man Wins In
School Election

Colorado, contains the following:
Ben iamin c. Hilliard, attorney,
and Stephen Knight, member
of the present school board, were
elected school directors yester-
day on the face of the returns
made to Secretary Stutt of the
board of education last night.
Rilliard, who was defeated by a
narrow margin at the school
election four years ago, when he
was the victim of gross fraud in
one precinct, was yesterday car
ried to victory by vote that
placed him head and shoulders
above all the other candidates.
He ran first in fifty Of the fifty
four precincts"
Concerning this man there is
an interesting story, especially
to early Meade County settlers.
A. G. Hilliard, father of the
Benjamin c. Hilliard, mentioned
in the above article, with his
family, settled OF claim in the
north part of Meade county, and
was pioneer neighbor of A. J..
Byrns, of this city, who at that
time was also living on claim
in the same locality.
In later years the Hilliard
family bade farewell to Meade
county and took up their resi-
dence in Pratt county. In an
accident which occurred while
lcrossing stream, when the
buggy in which Mr.. A. G..
Hilliard, with two other compan-
ions, was riding was overturned
Mr.. Hilliard was drowned. His
wife, Mrs. Matte o. Hilliard,
afterward served several terms
as County Superintendent of
Public Instruction of Pratt
County.
The Benjamin c. Hilliard re-
ferred to above, was the first
Deputy District Clerk of Meade
county, under Fillmore Hudson.
When the family moved to Pratt
county Ben went to Kansas City
where he entered school, later
he married and with his wife,
attended a law school from which
he graduated with honors. He
located in Denver, Colorado and
entered upon the practice of law.
He soon became a staunch
friend and trusted lieutenant of
Senator Teller and severed his
political relations with the Re-
publican Party with Senator
Teller in 1896, when Bryan and
Mckinley were first opponents.
Later Mr.. Hilliard was mem
Der of the Colorado Legislature.
representing nearby county,
but in campaign of Reprisals,
inaugurated by the two hostile
branches of the Legislature, Mr..
Hilliard was wrongfully depriv-
ed of his seat in the House.
He was prominent candidate
before the late Democratic State
assembly held at Pueblo for
the nomination for u. S. Senator
to succeed Chas. ]. Hughes, and
while he failed to secure the COW
eted plum, he succeeded in re-
tanning the universal respect of
all factions, resolutely refusing
to become an independent aspi-
rant for place upon the ballot,
in another way provided by their
statutes.
Mr.. Hilliard is said to be
man of striking personality, a
man of high character, and in
politics, absolutely honest and
fair.
twill please his old acquaint-
ances to learn of his success.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-15
CLEARING
HOUSE NEWS
AS Given By The Money
Investigating Committee
By congressman Neeley

had handy begun its work when
it realized it was woefully lack
ing in power. All big stock
Juggling operations are conduct
ed through some bank, either
private, state or national. Nor
gan's bank was private concern
and therefore not subject to
either state or national examina-
tion, and although we found no
difficulty in securing the coop
Grafton of the New York State
Banking Department in ivesti-
eating state banks, the comptroll-
er of the currency hesitated
when we requested that he dis
close to us the monumental
stock-jobbing operations of GER
tain national banks and referred
the matter to President Taft.
President Taft in turn referred
the matter to the attorney gen.
eral. and after repeated requests
upon the part Of the committee,
the attorney general decided
that Under the law it was entire
ly discretionary with the presi-
dent as to whether or not the
comptroller of the currency
should comply with our request,
and President Taft therefore
denied US the information SC
earnestly sought.
The committee was not deceiy-
ed by these dilatory tactics, and
an the 18th day of May, 1912, the
banking and currency com nit
tees unanimously reported H
r. 24153, designed to amend the
law so as to confer authority up
on a committee of either house
Of Congress, to compel the Civ
ing of pertinent inform nation in
the possession of National banks.
The Rules committee Immediate
ly reported a special rule giving
this bill precedence over other
legislation; it was forthwith TAX
en- up, and unanimously passed,
not a single vote being register
ed in opposition. The bill then
went to the Senate where 1t was
referred to the finance commit
tee, whose chairman was Boies
Penrose of Pennsylvania, prince
of standpatters. Penrose was
away from Washington cam
paigning in behalf of President
Taft, and Joe Bailey of Texas,
smeared with Standard Oil from
his head to his heels, was the
ranking Democratic member.
Bailey fought the bill and we I'M
portuned senator after senator
TO help us get it out of commit
>tee, but without results, until
finally the com mittee made an
adverse report on the bill, when
Representative Byrnes and l
prevailed upon Senator Hoke
Smith of Georgia to file minor
ity report, and thus get it on the
calendar of the senate.
BRISToW FAILS TO AID.
Congress remained IN session
until the oath of August, and
ad iourned. 1t re-convened Dec
ember 2nd, and remained in ses-
sion from the 2nd of December
until it expired by operation of
law on the 4th of March, having
been in session for over six
months after our bill was unani-
mously passed by the house and
sent to the senate, and during
all of this time Senator Joseph
L. Bristow of Kansas, repre-
senting the most enlightened and
progressive constituency in the
union, sat silent in his seat, and
neither raised his hand ner lift
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-15

Fishing parties have been in
evidence of late.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24
CHRISTMAS DAY
AT THEATRES

Under Two Flags will he. the Christ
mas offering at the Grand theatre.
presented by the Stock Co. George
Halliday, under whose direction the
play is presented, has put special time
and effort on this play and made it a,
timely Christmas offering. All the
members of the company will take
part and the play will be n of the
best offerings of the season.
The Orpheum.
Manager Fowler Of the Orpheum
theatre has secured two good bills for
Christmas week, the headline attrac-
ton for both halves OF the week are
something Unusually good. The bill
for the first half of the week Is as
follows: Aliens Original Cowboy
Minstrels, a good scenic singing offer
ing: Cora and Robert Simpson, come
DIV sketch on Woman's suffrage, We
Want Our Rights: Mullen & Herbert,
in a smart comedy skit; Miss Evelyn
Dare, novelty singer, and The Salam-
Dos. electrical and dynomatic wonders.
For the last half Of the week. the
bill consists of the splendid attraction,
The Queen of the Saharas, a novel ori-
entail Offering; Gary O'Reilly, the
Barney fiddler from Ireland; Havana
Japs. acrobatic wonders; Joe Birnes.
poetic story teller, and Miss Evelyn
Dare, novelty singer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24
AUTOMOBILE MEN
HAD Big MEETING
EVERY AUTOMOBILE DEALER IN
TIE CITY MET AT FARGO CON-
MERClAL CLUB LAST NIGHT TO
ARRANGE FOR BIG GATE CITY
AUTO SHOW.

Every automobile dealer in the cit
les of Fargo and MOorhead met at the
Fargo Commercial club last night to
make arrangements for the big Gate
City Auto show which will be held In
the Fargo auditorium from Jan. II
to IT.
It was a most enthusiastic meeting
and every dealer feels that the show
will be a tremendous success. Space
for each dealer was allotted at the
show and work will start at once on
the plans for the individual booth and
exhibits.
The contract for the sign painting
for the show and the general decor
alton work was awarded to the Cook
Sign Co of this city.
Baernstein's Concert orchestra was
engaged to play at the auditorium ev-
cry afternoon and evening during the
auto show.
Everybody present was highly prais
ing the work of the Avery CO.. and the
J.. I. Case Co. for their work in adver-
Using he show so extensively through
out North Dakota and in twelve coun
ties Of Minnesota.
In every particular does the Gate
City Auto shOm bid fair to be a grea'
| SuCCeSS
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24
PLAN SKATING CARNIVAL
| New Kinks in Park May be Used in
Month Of February for Costume
Vs. %' Carnival,

J. The. large number of skaters in the
city will be pleased to know that a
skating carnival is being tentatively
planned for the month of February.
The plan is to have a costume party
on the new Kinks in the park. These
two Kinks, with the warming house,
are now in use, and are proving very
popular, though they will be in much
better shape inside of a few days
more, than they are now.
The teboggan slide which is being
constructed is nearing completion, and
will: be used as L feature OF the
carnival, if there is sufficient snow so
that it can be put in operation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24
SPECIAL PRIZES
FOR CORN SHOW
PROF. GORDON W. RANpLETr
HAS RECEIVED SPECIAL pREMl-
uMS FOR THE APPROACHING
CORN SNOWFLAKE EXHIBITS
LATER TO DALLAS.

Gordon Randlett of the extension
department has received three epe~
cial premiums for the corn show.
Nash Bros. of Minneapolis donate $500
to school pupils class only.
Tho Northern Pacific Railroad Co.
gives $50. $25 as a. premium to the
farmers in the southwestern counties
and the other $25 to those Of the
southeastern counties.
The Northern Trust Co. of Fargo
has donated IS in gold for the best
ten cars of corn in the show. open to
all.
The best exhibits here will be taken
to Dallas, Tex, by Professors Dynes
and Porter to compete in the Sixth
Annual National Corn exposition on
Feb. 10.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24
SPOKE AT DAVENPORT
Prof. A. p. Hollis and w. C.. Palmer
Addressed Farmers Club at
Davenport Last Night.

Prof. A. P. Hollis and w. c. Palmer
Of the agricultural college extension
department have just returned from
a short trip.
Professor Hollis gave his illustrated
lecture on Consolidated Schools for
North Dakota at a Farmers club
meeting near Davenport, where they
contemplate consolidating three dis
tricts.
Mr.. Palmer spoke at a Farmers
club meeting at Russell on the subject,
Meeting the Market Demands.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24
PARCEL POST EFFICIENCY

The efficiency of the parcel post is
clearly shown in an incident Of the
holiday season. A Fargo oma Or
dered some goods from Chicago on
Saturday last, and was rather doubt
full whether they would arrive on time
for Christmas. When she and her
husband came down stairs this morn
ing they found the package on the
table, where the parcel post man had
left it. Which is about as quick as
could be expected at any time of the
year, and unusually rapid considering
the heavy traffic of the holiday sea-
son.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24
EASTERN JUDGES
FOR DOG SHOW
SERVICES OF EXPERT DOG FAM
GERS FROM EASTERN STATES
SECURED BY SEC, PoRRlTT OF
NORTH DAKOTA KENNEL ASSN.
FOR SHOW HERE JAN. 21.23.

Secretary Porritt of the North Da-
kotA Kennel association today an
nounced that three eastern judges will
be here for the big dog show to be
| held Jan. q, %, and 20. The premi-
UNI list Is about completed and will
be sent to anyone on application.
The prizes this year. which consist
of fifty silver cups, $50 in merchan-
| disc and $500 in cash. are the best ever
offered by the club. All entries for
| the show must be in the hands OF
Secretary Porritt by Jan. II.
The Wheelock garage on N. f. ave-
nue. will house the kennel show this
year, the same as before.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24
VERDICT FOR
THE PLAINTIFF
DIRECTED VERDICT FOR NORTH
ERIN SAVINGS BANK AGAINST THE
DEFENDANT, JOS. M. KELLY ET
=, AL, SECURED THIS MORNING IN
DISTRICT COURT.

In the case Of the Northern Savings
bank VS.. Col. Joseph NJ. Kelly and the
Courier-Forum Publishing Co, Judge
Pollock this morning directed a, YER
dict for the plaintiff, the Northern
Savings bank, for the face of the note,
the interests, and costs.
Colonel Kelly bought stock in the
CoIrier-Forun Publishing Co, and
paid for it with q note for $4,000. The
note was sold to the bank, and the
SUIT was for the collection OF the note.
AS this Is the last case on the calendar
for this term, the Judge dismissed the
Jury i~nnmediately following the verdict
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24
GUARDING AGAINST GROUP.

The best safeguard against Group is
a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound in the house. P H. CHM.
Middleton. Ga, writes: my children
are very susceptible to croup. easily
catch cold. I give them Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound and in every in
stance they get prompt relief and arc
soon cured. We keep it at home and
prevent Group" For sale by all drug
gists.-Advt. Q