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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-26
Housebreaker Gets Ten Years.

Nevada, March 25.-7-At the opening
of court Clark Mckee, charged with
larceny from a building. waived ar
raignment, pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced to serve an indeterminate
term of ten years in the reformatory
at Anamosa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-26

Fifteen Drowned When Ferry Sinks.
Koepenick, Germany, March u.s.
Fifteen people were drowned here
when tug ran into and sank small
ferry-boat crowded with workmen and
their wives.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-26
Close LiedrIok school.

Hedrick. March 25.-- The schools
are closed here on account OF small
pox Two cases are reported.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

my friend w. Y. Morgan, my
other friends William Allen
White, M. F. Amrine, and still
others of like prominence, for
example. Of course this dispar-
ity in the matter of representa-
ton may have been accidental
and there may have been no in
tentlon on the part of Republican
Governors of paying political
debts with these honorary and
important positions, but when
this administration is unjustly
accused of playing politics with
the big schools of the state, the
Press Bureau cannot help point
ing out a circumstance from
which it might easily be inferred
that the defunct Boards Of Re-
gents were used as political
asset by our Republican friends.
My critic is borri6ed at the
idea that the new Board of Adj
ministration should venture to
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

disturb the old order of things
under which the Agricultural
College has attempted to be also
University, the University to
be a Normal School, and the
Normal School to be a sort of
University and Agricultural Col
lege. The new Board is trying
to eliminate all these expensive
Implications and restore these
schools to the several purposes
for which they were created,
and it is succeeding; and the
Press Bureau repeats that these
big schools never had so much
money for maintenance purpos-
es, never had better faculties,
and never were doing work 50
good as now.
S. T. SEAyoN.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22
Notice

The Monthly Farmers Insti-
tute will be held February 7th
at 2 p. M. This is the meeting
the boys and girls are requested
to list for the coming year, also
the seed proposition for the boys
will also be considered March 6
and Z, The Institute Officers
will be with us and a full attend
ance is desired at this time so
that preparation may be made
for a rousing annual meeting.
So come out. Providence is
smiling on the Meade county
farmers. Attend the Institute.
Special invitation to the farm
ers wives and ladies' of Meade to
attend the Farmers Institute
March 9TH at 2 p. M.
r. W. Campbell, Pres.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22
Weather Forecast for 1914,
free for the asking.

Crane & Company, of Topeka,
Kansas, are celebrating their
forty-ffth anniversary ir busi-
ness in Kansas, by furnishing
their friends and customers with
C. C. Blake's Weather Forecast
for 1914, free of charge, with the
exception of postage, &c, which
should accompany requests for
this Forecast. They have been
publishing these Forecasts for a
number of years, charging 81
each for the same. Mr.. Geo. w.
Crane, who was the head of this
firm for forty-five years, up to
the time of his death in January
of this year, watched and checks
ed the Forecasts of Mr.. Blake
for the past twenty-five years,
and found them to be accurate
and reliable.
Mr.. Blake is seventy-four years
old, and his calculations are the
result of over fifty years of study.
lie is highly educated math-
ematician, and his calculations
are based on astronomical laws.
Mr.. Blake predicted the drouth
of 1913 more than a year in ad-
vance, and said that the drouth
of 1913 would be longer and more
severe than those of 1911 and
1912.
He predicts that the winter of
1884 will be an exceptionally
good one for winter wheat, and
gives great deal of other val
liable data regarding the coming
year, which is going to be an ex-
ceptIonally erratic one, and
dangerous for the farmer accord
ing to his representations.
Crane & Company have one of
the largest printing, publishing,
binding and office-supply houses
in this Western country, and
they have adopted this meansyof
helping their customers and
friends in celebrating their aO-
niversary Of forty-fve years of
successful business IN Kansas.
Any subscriber to the News
will be forwarded a copy Of this
Forecast by writing to Crane &c
Company, Advertising DePart-
ment, enclosing a &c, postage
stamp.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

The new parcel post ruling
went into effect January l, 1914,
and under its provisions parcels
weighing so pounds or less may
be mailed for transportation in
the first and second zones. Fur
ther than this packages weighing
20 pounds may be sent through
the nine zones. Amy fraction OF
a pound will be regarded as a full
pound. Packagesweighing four
ounces or less may be mailed in
to any zone at the uniform rate
of one cent per ounce.-Ex
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22
r. W. Campbell, Pres

A card from Tot McClelland
written Saturday stated that her
father, Tom McClelland, was op-
Grated on Saturday morning and
they found cancer on his liver
and stomach. When the card
was written he had not come out
from under the influence of the
anaesthetic and we don't know
how he is getting along Santa
Fe Monitor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22
Married

The Hutchinson Gazette, of
January 10th, contains the fol-
lowing.
Marriage license issued yester-
day by Probate Judge Charles
Fulton to Fred Danielson, 20,
Hutchinson, and Helen Farley,
19, Hutchinson.
Mr.. Danielson is we'll known
in Meade, having resided here
for several years with his mother
Mrs. Cora Barton. Miss Farley
comes of an excellent Hutchin-
son family.
The News, along with Fred's
many Meade friends, extends
congratulations.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22
Educational Department
Pearl Wood Smith, Co. supf.

PeaFI Wood Smith, Co. Supf.
Topeka, January 17.-Kansas
teachers want the Kansas schools
taken out of politics and placed
on the same plane as the Judici-
ary. The educational council,
composed of delegates from all
the district, county, and city
teachers associations, at the
meeting here today adopted a
resolution asking that all the
state and county school officials
be removed entirely from politics
and elected on a non-partisan
ballot.
The council decided to make
fight from now until the next
legislature for the following prop
ositions, in addition to the nom
partisan school elections:
Providing for the school dist
riots to own the school books and
providing for the use of the sup
Elemental books; fixing a stand-
ard of professional training for
teachers at not less than a 4-year
high school course; providing for
the county instead of district
unit of organization; standardize
all high schools and provide free
tuition for every boy and girl.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

Mr.. John Robert, of the XI
Ranch, accompanied by his
cousin, Mr.. James Chisum, of
Roswell, New Mexico, and his
friend, Mr.. Hans Josue, of
Buenos Ayers, South America,
motored to Meade last Friday.
The party returned to the ranch
the next day.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

Miss Eva McClelland, niece
of Mrs. Miller, who taught here
four years ago, was married in
Colorado last month, to ]. l..
Townsend, of Wigwam, Colo.
Her numerous friends here wish
them much joy.-Santa Fe Mon
itor.
Miss McClellen IS also niece
of Mrs. VIM. Backe, of Meade.
She spent the summer here few
years ago, and during her stay
made many friends, who with
The News, wish her well.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

Photographer Backe is send
ing out some very neat calandars
to his customers. If you have
had your picture taken during
the year that has just passed,
you will get one, and if not, you
had better haye some taken and
get your name on the list for
next year. Backe is the best
photographer in the country.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

Messrs Bennett, Brannan and
Williams, Of the telephone COM
pany, attended the meeting Of
the stockholders Of the Long
Distance lines, held in Pratt last
week f. I. Bennett was re-
elected President, h. A. Bran
nan was reelected as a member
of the board of directors, and H.
II. Williams was elected as one
OF the board.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

Mrs. e. H. Boyer, who was TAX
en- to Kansas City last week for
medical aid, is reported greatly
improved.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

Mr.. James Chisum, of Roswell
New Mexico, was the guest of
his uncle, DR.. w. W. Simpson, a
couple of days last week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

c. E. Boyer the Plains tele-
phone man. was in our city the
fore part of the week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

Co. Supt. Smith visited the
Plains schools the first of the
week and reports them in excel
lent condition.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22
Special Correspondence


victory at the meeting of the
State Grain Dealers Association
at Hutchinson recently.
The meeting was called by
Secretary Smiley for the express
purpose of denouncing compul-
sorry state inspection of grain.
When the argument began,
Smiley had about half the grain
dealers with him. When it was
finished, the Smiley Resolutions
received only one vote-that of
Mr.. Smiley himself, and the
Grain Dealers were with Inspec-
tor Ross.
The press reports IN the last
few days have reported Mr.. Smi-
ley as suffering from severe at
tack of indigestion.
We know that Mr.. Ross gave
Smiley some trim ming, but we
did not suspect that it was bad
enough to put him to bed.
Mr.. Ross has been doing a
great work in the Grain Depart
mept and has put it on it's feet
again under the most adverse
circumstances. When the next
legislature meets, Mr. Smiley
will not be able to block the pass
age of an effective state inspec.
tion law.
Harrison Parkman, the State
Fire Marshal and his Deputies
are doing great work and by
their. vigorous prosecution of
sire bugs" are making it pos
sible to reduce insurance rates
in Kansas. Fifteen persons have
either pleaded guilty or been con-
victed of arson in the past eight
months and prosecutions are
pending against nine others.
Fire losses have been decreased
by almost a million and a half
dollars.
Looks like Parkman was earn
ing his salary. Parkman is one
of the hardest workers about
the State House and he keeps
something dong all the time in
his Department.
Professor Blackmar of the
tate'University, who was some
time ago asked by the Governor
to investigate conditions at the
penitentiary and report to him
the necessities of that institution
fled his report last week.
The report recommends the
rebuilding of the penitentiary in
installments, but on a definite
plan determined upon before
hand so that when completed it
will be modern prison. Gov
ernor Hodges has indicated that
he will appoint Commission of
criminologists to visit the prisons
of neighboring states and to con-
suit with the State Architect who
will be directed to draw plans
and make estimates as to the
cost of rebuilding the peniten-
tiary so that when the legislature
meets in January, 1915, it will
have full information before it
upon which to act.
The school laws of the state
are in state of almost inextric-
able confusion and Governor
Hodges will ask a number of
school men and lawyers to get
together and prepare a codifca-
tion of school laws, suggesting
such new provisions as may be
deemed necessary and the next
will be asked 10 pass
this revision.
There are stand patters. aud
ultra conservatives in the matters
of education as well as in politics,
and it is but natural that people
so minded should criticise the
press bureaus statement with
reference to the good work which
is being accomplished by the
49, Dad &c ATnnintS+rafior
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

recently went so far as to assert
that no educator of any note had
declared for the one board sys.
tenn of managing the big educa-
tional institutions of a state.
In this the gentleman is great
ly mistaken. The greatest and
most disinterested authority in
matters of this kind in the Unit
ed States IS Henry S: Pritchet,
who IS at the head of the Carne-
gle foundation for the advance
ment of teaching and the espec-
ial business of which is to pro-
mote educational efficiency in the
schools, both large and small, of
the United States.
Mr.. Pritchet favors the one
board plan of management as
adopted in this state and has
slgnified his willingness to come
to Kansas and put the forces of
the Carnegie foundation behind
it.
Another who favors the plan is
Kendrick c. Babcock, specialist
in higher education with the
National Bureau of Education at
Washington ana a long list of
others eminent in profession
might be named.
The gentlemen alsostated that
the plan had failed in all the
states in which 1t has been tried,
and in this he is mistaken. The
one board plan is successful in
Oklahoma, West Virginia, and
in Iowa, Notwithstanding political
stories to the contrary. These
are all the states that have adopt
ed the plan aside from Kansas,
in New York state the
one board plan for state institu-
tions of like character is being
strongly urged and will likely be
adopted.
There was further criticism
Of what was said by the Press
Bureau as being reflection up
On the disinterested patriotism
Of former Boards of Regents,
and indeed, in looking over the
roster of these extinct Boards,
he press bureau notes many
distinguished names;-men for
whom the writer has personally
.he highest regard, and many of
hem are his personal friends
out the Press Bureau cannot
1elp noting that almost invari-
IDLY, of the eighteen men, COM
posing the three Boards of Re-
gents which governed the Agri-
cultural College, the University
ind the State Normal respective
y, fifteen have been prominent
ind active Republican politicians
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

Bishop Griswold will be here
for his annual visit, Sunday, Feb
ruary !, and will hold evening
service.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

o. T. Wood, of Liberal, IS in
Meade today.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

J. A. Vickers, of Liberal, was
in Meade last Friday.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22
MOVING PICTURES
EVERY SATURDAY
Free The Merchants Treat To Their OutOown Customers
Something You Cannot Fail To Appreciate

Realizing that the farmers the foundation upon
which the of the city rests that they largely
responsible for the advancement and beterment of the
country and mark of appreciation for their patronage
in the past, the Meade merchants have devised plan
whereby they will be in position to enter all outoftown
people each Saturday afternoon regardless of whether you
are from Fowler, Plains Mssler, Uneda, where
else.
You wondering what their plan is no doubt. Per-
haps you will say graft that the proposition has
string to it; that it is scheme of sort. Now
you say it scheme you have guessed correctly that
just what it sa scheme to entertain youand here it is:
1t is acknowledged fact the H. B. Phelps has the
best moving picture show in the west The Meade mer-
chants have arranged with him to give show every Satu
day afternoon They pay all the expense and
vititors will be admitted FREE. The show will begin at
800 p. and last until 500 p Next Saturday after
noon the first show will be given and each Saturday
afternoon thereafter.
The merchants have arranged for this attraction
siderable expense to hem but the object they have had in
mind the entertainment of their outoftown custom
ers when you visit Meade next Saturday. remember
that you invited to attend the show Also remember
that you do not have to purchase pennyS worth
title you to ticket All that necessary for you to
call any of the business houses whose appear be-
low and get many tickets you need. No tickets
be obtained the opera house. get them any of the
following places they yours feel free ask for them
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

First National Bank
C. B. Leslie's Drug Store
B. E. Keown Barber Shop
Fletcher Furniture Company
Roy Twist Oil Company
r. A. Mcclure Gen. Store
K. A. Sumner Meat market
Meade State Bank
H. E. Hoon Barber Shop
A. o. Rosenberg Transfer
]. II. Helm Implements
Kelley Optical Company
w. F. Casteen, Hardware
B. G. Wasson Livery barn
John Sweet, Co. Treasurer
Frank Sullivan Co. Atty.
The Meade Globe
Martin & Son Meat market
f. w. Flick Gen. Mdse.
r. A. Twist Elevator
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

1t impossible for the committee see everyone in
favor OF the proposition any whose does
appear in the above list may have it added.
Mr.. Phelps first conceived the idea, he presented the
proposition the Commercial Club and the club is
made up of the merchants the idea grew with the
above results.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1914-01-22

H. G. Marshall Mercantile Co.
r. w. Cowan, Tailor shop
Mitchell Evans Bowling Alley
M. & M. Drug Company
Home Lumber & Supply Co.
Sutherland & Cooper Feed Store
L. N. Braden Groceries
B. S. McMeel Clothing Store
]. M. Wood Lumber Company
Southwest Telephone Co.
Stevens Mercantile Co.
Willis Wolfe Band leader
S. d. Adams Hotel
+. A. Schmoker Cafe
John Elliott Clerk Dist Court
]. l. Stamper Auctioneer
The Meade County News
COOPERATIVE Elev. & Sup. Co.
]. B. Amphlett Dentist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
WHICH SHALL 1T BE?
Fawcett or Stoever-which?


o. the eoruef and tn interests
isd PEG are
iquoa Especial
The has lremainso
pu
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him
whats done 70
andPe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
PLANS READY
FOR 1ST UNIT
COLDSTORAGE

Cold Storage Engineer Corbin
has completed his plans for the
first building of the cold storage
plant for the city to be erected
under the 18th street bridge and
he estimates the cost at from
$17, 900 to $4,000.
The building is to be leased to
the Bay Island Producers and
they will pay 1900 a year rental.
This building will be the first
unit of a great municipal cold
storage plant. When the city
erects the cold storage plant for
a municipal enterprise then the
Bay Island people will move into
the main building and they will
turn the present contemplated
structure back to the city to be
used as a fish freezing plant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
A SUSPICIOUS MOVE
TO HINDER VOTERS

All of sudden it has been pro-
mulgated that no one will be al
lowed to cast a vote tonight after
the polls close at s o'clock no
matter If they are in the polling
place.
The question was raised, City
Clerk Edwards says, by a man
named Appleby. He asked Judge
Stiles and the city attorney says
voting must stop at plumb 8.
1t has been the rule heretofore
to allow all to vote who were in
side the polling place at o'clock.
Whether this new rule so sudden
ly sprung Is to. shut out several
hundred Fawcett voters in the
wards where laboring men are
strong does not. appear but 1t
looks very suspicious.
In one precinct at the primaries
where Fawcett had about five to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
Award Contract
For Road

After a strenuous discussion
Monday forenoon the county com
missioners in the afternoon disre-
garded the lowest bid on the
building of the concrete road ex-
tending for six miles on the
Mountain road beyond Spanaway
and awarded the job to the
Washington Paving company.
Their bid was s115 higher than
that of the Erickson company.
Gust Carlson, e. F. Matson, An
drew Erickson and Jacob Ander-
son of the Erickson company bit
terly complained of what they
term unfair discrimination
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21

of the Third 20.
It ran about that way through
out the city. In the laboring men 8
wards the vote was smaller in
the first hours of the opening of
the polls and in the North End
precincts the vote was coming
about the same 1t did two weeks
ago.
There was little indication Of
excitement or change in the vot-
ers from their previous choice and
apparently it will be up to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21

With another bright election
day indications were at noon to-
day that approximately the same
vote that came out two weeks ago
ut the primaries would be cast in
the finals and 10000 ballots are
expected before the polls close.
Practically the same vote was
shown I'm most of the precincts.
In the third of the First 60 had
voted at noon. In the eighth of
the Second 43, in the eleventh Of
the Second 30 and in the fourth
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
and Perkins?

donkey now under control.
"How dost thou remove this
helmet?" queriedr the brunette
gallant. "My fingers are mon
strous clumsy, forsooth." -
"A can-opener would be handy,
Steve" grumbled Wearicus, as he
struggled with the visor, to at
last rip 1t off De Hairdresser's no.
BILE features. Gee, he is about
all in. Let us take him to yon
garage"
(To Be Continued.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21

one and promises to have about
500 votes today the voters are
laboring men who cannot get to
the polls early. In a close vote,
to shut out this army of toilers
might change results.
Fawcett voters should take no
chances with this sort of q game.
Let every voter go to the polls
Immediately after quitting work
and insist on voting at once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
File Information

The prosecuting attorneys Of
flee has filed an information
against Ed Carson, alleged to
have. broken into a Japanese
lodging house, threatened the
landlady with a loaded revolver,
then tied her to bedpost and
robbed the place.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
WATCH TIMES BULLETINS

The Times usual will flash the
tonight big front the Times office,
streets Results from smaller
by $3.50 o'clock complete returns should be
ballots
did during the primary. The ballot isn't a long.
The Times commended by hundreds of
and with which the public the first
primary
election tonight
will be issued during the evening.
Times Ninth
night enjoy the show
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
Stiles OFF
TO SEE ABOUT
!. | CITY BONDS

}City Attorney Stiles will go to
Olympia this afternoon to appear
before the supreme court to pre-
sent the case of the tideflat street
car bonds. IL the street car
bonds are held valid by the court
the local banks will take them
and the deal will be completed by
which the 100000 of city
bridges are turned over to Stone
Webster for nothing and the city
will pay the company a bonus to
operate street railways on the
tideflats.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
GET IN AND WIN.
LATE POLITICAL NEWS.

People under 81 years of age
will not be allowed to vote today.
In voting for mayor you can do
two things. Cast a ballot for A..
V. Fawcett, or throw your vote
away.
Remember, this is the night we
have the eclipse of the moon.
Nick Lawson's employees are
glad the campaign is over. They
will get little chance to sleep
nights now.
In addition to Swan Samson
and FIR, lont Campbell, Emil
Stenberg Is praising Nick. Here's
three votes, anyway.
Ham Gronen doesn't think he
will vote for Nick himself.
Charlie Atkins and Willy Stew
art are still busy with the All
phonse and CASTOR stuff.
Nobody cares whether Stoever
chases jackrabbits or not. Taco
ma is electing mayor, not a
game warden.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-21
O'NeiI Arraigned

Robert O'Neil, alleged to have
sold liquor to an Indian, and
Charles Williams, accused of rob-
berry, we're arraigned before
Judge Clifford this morning and
given until Saturday to plead.