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The Dickinson press., 1915-08-28
ROADS MUST BE SAFE

The progress of a case involving re-
sponsibility for a road accident into
which a rather new element has been
officially introduced, is being watched
with interest. In a western North
Dakota county, when the roads were
slippery after a rain, an auto skidded
into the ditch, where it overturned,
killing it's two occupants, a local
farmer and his hired man. There
was no deep hole, broken culvert, or
other obstruction of that character,
but at the inquest it was stated that
the road was in dangerous condition
by reason of it's having been made
so high and narrow that careful driv-
ing was necessary to pass in safety
even when the earth was dry. The
coroner adjourned the inquest in
order that he might make a personal
inspection of the road at that spot,
the presumption being that the find
ings would be influenced by what he
found. There is thus introduced the
principle-for the first time in this
state, it is believed the principle
that there rests on the road authori-
ties the duty, not merely to see that
the highway is free from casual OBJ
structions, but to- provide a road so
constructed as to be passable and
safe under all ordinary conditions. If
this case should reach the courts their
attitude on the point would have an
important bearing in. the entire high
way situation throughout the state
'Marmarth Mail.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-28
FIND TYPHOID BACILLI
IN GLENDIVE WATER SUPPLY

DR.. D. J. Donohue, president of the
Montana state board of health, has
been investigating the Glendive water
supply. Typhoid bacilli have been
found in quite a number Of city taps.
While the situation is not serious at
present, very little { change in the
quantity Of the water might aus an
epidemic which would tax all the re-
sources Of the city.
DR.. Donaghue was of the opinion
that the city might eventually be
forced to put in a publication plant,
such as those in use in Miles City
and Billings. Quite an amount OF
sewage now finds outlet in the Vel
lowstone and this is always a menace.
At the conclusion of his talk it was
decided to send City Engineer Hand
forth to Billings in the near future to
examine into the workings of the
publication plant there.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-28
HOW TO PREPARE SAMPLES
OF GRAINS AND GRASSES

There are many inquiries for SAM
pies Of grains and grasses grown in
our county and to aid farmers who
are DESTROYS of preparing sheaves and
stalks for exhibition purposes, we
have secured through the W.. H.
Brown company, a few suggestions
and rules to follow in preparing and
caring for the same.
Here are the rules:
|, The grain should be cut a few days
before it would be ready to harvest
| with the binder.
From the standing grain cut the
straw off right at the ground so as to
get the full length.
Be careful in handling the samples
to see that the straw is not broken.
Spread it out thinly on boards or
on the floor, where it can be exposed
to the sun.
See that it never gets wet after it
has been cut.
Allow it to bleach until all the
green color is gone and the straw is
perfectly dry.
In case the samples are. to be small,
you can spread boards out and put
grass over the grain. This makes ex-
cessive heat On the grain, and bleach
es it out to a very bright color.
After the straw and grain is all
perfectly ripened by lying in the sun,
have the leaves peeled off each stalk
by itself:
In tying the samples use strips of
soft cloth of some material which will
not cut the straw, and tie them in
three or four places and once just be-
low the head.
The sheaves should be at least 3 to
4 inches in diameter.
In tying them allow the heads to
hang downward.
In relation to getting forage ex-
hibits for samples, select the most
leafy types. Cut them close to the
ground.
They should be hung in the dark
to cure, so as to obtain the color of
forage. Keep them away from the
sun to dry, with plenty Of dry air.
Then make up the exhibit bundles
q to 6 inches in diameter.
Do not strip a single leaf or
branchlet from the stem.
Tie in a neat manner with narrow
ribbons or cloth. Fasten the bundles
securely in three or four places.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-28
CASE MACHINE co,
DOING IMMENSE BUSINESS
WeIton Mcdonald q Co.

D. W. Friesen, salesman and local
manager of the j. I. Case Threshing
Machine Company, reports the first
delivery of a large number Of their
machinery, which is required to
thresh the bumper crop of 1915 and
states that during the past ten days
they have sold and delivered a large
steam threshing outfit complete to
wallace Haniuk and Steve Ewoniuk
OF Gorham, and a separator to Nick
Ra6anuk Of Fayette; John Holler of
Dlcklnson; Josef Kudrna of South
Heart, L. w. Schmidt and H. O.
Schmidt of Dickinson and sold a large
outfit to Nick Struchynski of Gorham
and have several more orders yet to
be filled.
Mr., Friesen states that business in
their line is exceptionally good on ac~
count of good crops and that the
Case line of machinery is we'll and
favorably known in this part of the
country and especially for their
standard line of goods and they carry
a very complete line of extras and re-
pairs at the Dickinson branch which
is a great advantage to the farmer
and thresherman, that there is no
delay in getting repairs which is so
essential in threshing time.
The company has several outfits and
separators on hand here with which
they expect to fill late orders, and
judging from the crop outlook there
will be a ready demand for them.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-28
CAPTURES STRANGE BIRDS

An ornithologist is wanted to name
the strange bird which was caught
alive by Fred Lundin. 1t was discov-
cred Saturday evening, perched on the
roof of the Barrett house. Mr.. Lun-
din shot at it, breaking the right
wing so that the bird was taken alive.
It is now in the Lundin chicken coop,
where it has been seen by scores of
people, no one Of whom has been able
to tell what it is. Some of the
hunters think it may be an Alaska
Fisher though a search through the
books has produced no picture nor
description that corresponds. By
what strange fate the bird drifted in
here and from what far cline it
may have come, are food for inter-
esting conjecture.
The creature is about the size CT a
small wild goose, measuring close to
three feet from its head to the tip of
the tail. The feet are large and
webbed. It has a long neck and a
beak about three inches in length.
The upper bill is hooked. The lower
is colored bright orange. The bird is
very dark brown, almost black with
diamond shaped markings. These
are especially pronounced on the
breast. It will touch no grain nor
vegetable food but eats meat raven
ously. It does not seem particularly
wild, living at present in quite friend
ly fashion with the chickens in the
coop.-Watford.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-28
LOOKS LIKE THE PUBLIC
LIKES TO BE FOOLED

On Tuesday of this week a strong,
husky-looking man canvassed the
town and no doubt gathered in quite
a little coin from the kind-hearted
people. He made the rounds on
crutches and probably was as lame
as he appeared. Like all profess
sional cripples, he needed money for
an operation and very cheerfully took
every dime or quarter rendered him.
Why shouldn't he? He could clean
up ten dollars in a few hours where
the ordinary working man has to
buckle in for ten hours to get a quart
er of that amount. But just why our
good people encourage this kind of a
swindle is a question. Probably very
few who handed out money to this
plausible beggar took the trouble to
ask him where he was from. When
asked the question at this office, he
was from Ward county. To others he
was from Butte, Mont, Seattle, WASH,
Portland, Oregon, etc., etc. 1t makes
no difference where he was from, he
got the coin. The good people didn't
stop to think that Ward county never
refuses to take care of it's deserving
poor and that there are dozens of fine
hospitals in Butte, Seattle and Port
land. If this man was deserving it
would not have been necessary to
travel way up to the end of this
branch line to get help. A censorship
committee is surely needed in this
town. Let's have n and get rid of
these professional beggars.-Hetting-
err County Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-28
MRS. r. BURNICK AND BABY
BURIED IN ONE CASKET

Mrs. Richard Burnick Of Daglum
died week after her little son, Roy
Williams, was born and a day after
the baby~closed its eyes in death.
Both; were placed in the same ,casket.
The. funeral was from Bethel Nor,
wegian Lutheran church and burial
was in the cemetery at Daglum.
Deceased was twenty-three years
of3 and came to Daglum from
Little Falls, Minnesota, as a teacher
several years ago, becoming the bride
81 MI. Burnick about a year ago.
Her: mother and two sisters from
Little Falls, a sister from Caring
ton, and another residing at Daglum
were with her husband at her bedside,
The death is indeed a sad one and
the relatives have the sympathy OF
all.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-28

WeIson Mcdonald q Co.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-28
@amaM Dyspepsia
49, Tablet

will relieve your indigestion. Many
people in this town have used them
and we have yet to hear Of a case where
they have failed. We know the for
mula. Sold only by us-25c a box.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29
An Auto Accident

ID. B. Sutherland and wife,
Mrs. A. M. McCay, and Mrs.
VIM. Bean participated in an
automobile accident last Mon
day while returning from Grant
county. The accident happen
ed about twenty-five miles north
west of Meade. The recent
rains had made the roads quite
muddy, and Mr.. Sutherland at
tempted to turn out of the main
travelled road. The front wheels
turned but the rear ones skidded
and caused the car to turn COM
pletely over, piuning the occu-
pants of the car beneath it and
it was with considerable difficult.
| ty that Mr.. Sutherland released
himself and raised the car suf.
hciently to allow the other mem.
bers of the party to escape.
While all were quite badly shak-
en- up, Mrs. Sutherland was the
only one injured, and she not
seriously. The car in which
they we're riding, a Ford, was
quite badly damaged. About
fifteen miles an hour was the
speed they we're travelling when
the accident happened.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29
A Soaking Rain

This section of the state has
again been generously remem-
beted with ram. Saturday was
an alienation of sunshine and
showers, but during the after.
part of Saturday night aud most
of the day Sunday steady down
pour predcminated. About an
inch and half of raun fell and
the ground received another
thorough soaking, and since the
sun has come out you can almost
see the grass grow.
The wheat, too, is growing
nicely, and the farmers gener-
ally, and also everyone else, are
delighted with the present pros
poets. A largeamount of spriag
crop is being planted.
The season for high Winds has
passed and so far there has been
no damage by rail reported, so
1T looks Eery mach like aoodher
bug mbeat crop.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29
The Oh Wen

j. c. Mahoney, representing
the Short Grass Oil & Gas com.
paoy, is here today, and reports
the prospect we'll at Minneola is
at the depth of sO07 feet. The
formation is lime, sand, mixtnre
with Is per cent Para6ne.
The company is now I'm need
of funds to farther the work.
Experts insist that it will pay to
sink tine we'll at least another
1000 feet, and the company must
have the funds to do this, and is
asking for subscriptions.
FortY-two citmensat Minneola
have answered the new call for
subscriptions, aud the neighbor-
ing towns will be called upon to
help. The people of Bucklin
have already expeadedover $16,-
600 in the hole, aud they will not
be asked to do more. For every
cent given in this project, stock
will be issued This is the first
deep we'll that has been drilled in
westera Kansas, and now since
the well is down at over 5000 feet,
the people ought to help drive
the hole a little deeper to remove
all doubt about the matter which
has been under discusssOn for
many years. If oil is found, and
we are assured that prospects
>arc good, no one will lose cent,
and profit will come to stock.
holders. See Mr.. Mahoney re-
gardihg the situation. Liberal
News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29

|
1ofthat ancient political faddh.
1 His entry in Colorado politics
was AN appointment TO the Office
l0f County Attorney of Elbert
county. His eostrangem emf
from Teller because OF his, Tel
Eer's eubservancy to the unterests
of high finance, ~idened, till
MIR. Milliard so0u became known
as the advocate of the masses
.aGd NOT for the classes He de-
yelopeG the ordinary abikty of
tke Meade county PiOaeeT to ex-
press lhxmself on his feet in the
practice of his profession and
| political argument as the gears
passed aAsd is now recognized as
DeEserTs Orator, to be- used
whenever. Denver is to make a
state or National impression
Becoming the friend 2ud po-
litacal associate of Judge Lindsy,
Patterson, ct al, in the fight for
good government in Denver, Mr..
Hilliard was Placed on the school
board by Appointment, and when
time for reelection x0ame he was
"a marked man, so much so that
the ringsters fORgbt him with all
the weapons of an entrenched
political city gang. He was de.
clared beaten, but again ran for
the position aud was again OPP
posed by the ring butOVerwhelm-
ingly elected. His services onthe
board resulted in his being call.
ed into wider sphe res of action
for the people, and an election to
the legislature. The people be-
lieved in him and elected him.
Again partisan politics intersen-
ed between him and his electo-
rate and after a terrific arraign-
ment of the interests in speech
upSn the floor and service in
the Legislature of thirteen days,
the Republican majority took
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29
Humane Sunday

May % will be Humane Sun
day in the churches throughout
the country. On that day min
isters will preach sermons in
which they will make an appeal
for sympathetic treatment for
all dumb animals. The request
that the ministers observe this
day by delivering such sermons
has been sent out by the secre-
tary of the American Humane
Association, which has its head
quarters in Albany, N. Y.
E. K. Weeks, president of the
Kansas City Humane Society,
has been chosen chairman of the
Missouri state committee of the
American Humane Association.
He has sent out requests to
the ministers of the city and to
others throughout the state re.
questing that they observe HUI
mane Sunday in their churches
and that there congregations 90
serve the Humane Weekday
~ to the 22nd.-Kansas City
Star.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29
Auctioneers Co.asng

The State Auctioueers' asso.
citation will hold its regular meet
ing this year ia Meade, FRIDAY,
April 80 aud Saturday May lst.
In last weeks issue it was stat
ed that the meeting had been
postponed Indefinitely, but after
The News bad gone to press
A0ctioneer Stamper received in.
formation TO tine effect that up.
on Reconsideration, the PRESS
dent and the Secretary had de-
cided to bold the meeting here
as originally planned. This latc
arrangement leayes the tiGne
an which Mr.. Stamper has to
prepare for their eutertainment
short. This meeting will be an
advertisement to our city and
our peeple~should see TO it that
the visiting auctioueer$ are roy.
ally entertained.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29
Alfalfa In Kansa.

Kansas City, April 24.--"Ai.
falfa has done more to project
Kansas and Nebraska into the
center of the map and has sold
more land at high prices than
any one other growth, commodity
or influence" declared f. D. Co.
hprn, former Secretary of the
Kansas state board of agricuh
ture, in an address before the
Knife and Fork club here to.
night. The entire talk was a
eulogy of alfalfa, which he called
the incompatible" hay.
Twenty years ago this hay
was scarcely known on the Kan.
sss City markets." said the
speaker. Last year IL, ,55S car
loads of it were sold on the mar.
ket here. Since alfalfa was
brought to Kansas the output of
tame hay hay has jumped from
$1,000, 900 to $4,000, 600 year.
Lands that we're formerly bur-
den at SIS valuation have sold
quickly at from $40 to 500, and
alfalfa is now paying a return of
10 to 40 per cent annually on
them.
Nor is the value of the crop
cut from the ground, a large part
OF the total value Of the crop. Al
falfa Is most wonderful soil re-
juyenator and also makes val
liable lands still mere valuable
by the nitrogen IT collects and
the siibsoiling it effects. The
man who declares that his land
will not raise alfalfa should con-
sider whata humiliatipg depre-
;iatlng thing he is saying about
his farm. New York has grown
tfor' years in clay and gravel;
Nebraska grows it in her west
srn sand hills, without plowing,
IS does Nevadain the sage brush
iesert. The depleted cotton
ands OF the south and the rich
;orn lands of Kansas, Missouri
md Illinois respond with profit
lble yields.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29

la1,m kindly hut firmlv bU the mach
"A nd threw him ou, IN re.,a;s,
Ih;on. tbe ,democrat M, io,,,,v r.,
the SENATE ~ y,ronntlv du,o ned
n renu4sl;can ont Of th.t hodx
] Thpns,s were TINS evened .n in
] the governing ho6v but not no.
| tore THE nsouIe. and Mr.. Hi,liard
WAS again o,a and IN IN. t~Mt
against the oorrupt pract;ces of
ring poimics.
The election of Mr.. H;lliard 10
Congress gives a elimOse into
politicsl method s in Colorado ana
of the esteem lin which hts fellow,
citizens hold ,hin.
I'm the party council Mr.. Hill
hard being .onoosed bv the RING
s4ers received but one more than
enOpgh votes toolace mis- mame
upon the ticket at the primaries.
Bat IN the primaries he w,nn az
he always has before the oeonle
However a contest was cooked
ND znd the court decided to omen
tha ballet ho~A. W,h;
of the contestor. A count of the
bailOts seemed to show that he
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29
THE SCHOOL
| BONDS CARRY
On Tuesday of This Week
Voted $l5,OO0.OO For A
New School Building

There was no necessity for
asking any questions, as it was
easily understood that the bonds
had carried from the ringing of
the school bell, the beating Of
drums, and the variety of un.
earthly noises which the school
students, both high and grade,
inflicted upon the public until
after midnight.
The total number of votes
cast was 24S, of which zoo favor.
ed the proposition and AZ oppos.
ed.
In addition to being an abso'
lutte necessity for our growing
school, this handsome, new
$4,000 school building will be Z
valuable addition to our city.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29
Our President

How well he seems to have managed it
this whole sordid business Of gong to war;
how fair he has been; how patient, how Dig
nifed, how infinitely gentle and kind. No
bluster, no threats, 40 snicker of anticipation,
no licking Of nations chops; just simple.
souled, brave, soft t.hearted, hard.headed man.
1t is sad enough to go into war of any kind at
any time, but is less sad TO go knowing
that every honorable means has been taken
to keep away from war. And this consola-
ton President Wilson has given US by his
wise forbearng, christian attitude before the
provocaton of a foe, mad and desperate and
foolish
The good God, who knows all, watches
over all and directs all, was in our hearts
deeper than we knew when as nation we
choose this serene soul to lead us. = William
Allen White.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29

in his devotion to the country, in
his analysis Of its needs, and in
his power to solve and right its
wrongs, is second to no states
man in the Union. And in his
official capacity he is second only
to the man who is the inspiration
of a liberty loving and the sole
hope of a material and war
stricken world, and whose place,
God so decreeing, he would oc-
cupy in the same full measure of
the confidence of his country
men-the Vice-President of the
United States, Thomas r. Mar
shall"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29

Mr- James Smith returned last
Friday from Hutchinson where
he had taken his son ALBERT who
was hajured while working on an
:autoRobile in the Meade Motor
Co. Rzchine shop The impress
sion OF many is that Albert's
back was broken, which we are
glad TO state is a mistake. Mr..
Smith informs US that two verte.
brae were crushed together,
which caused his back to have
the appearance of being broken.
He il. improving. nicely and ex.
poets to be out of the hospital IN
a short time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29

J. c. Armstrong had a little
experience with electricity one
day last week. His residence
had recently been wired aud by
some mistake, il was connected
with the man wire. Fortunate
ly the burning of a drop-cord or
two was the only damage.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29

Karl Simpsons Comedians
are here under canvas for a
weeks stay, and are playing TO
large audiences each evening.
The company is well balanced
and the class of plays they are
presenting are pleasing the peo-
pie.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29

Mr.. J. +. Riness and family,
of Grand Island Nebraska, have
located in Meade, and viii live in
the John Wehrle property. Mr..
Riness will have charge of the
Silica beds west of town from
which a large amount of silica is
being shipped each week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29

X. M. Painter, of Lakeland
has taken up his residence in
Meade, and will open law oGfice
in the First National Bank build
ing. Mc. Paincer is an old-timer
iu Meade county, and has spent
che greater part of a Lifetime
in the practice of law. The
News welcomes him to Meade.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29

The Right Reverend S. M.
'(ariswoEd, Rshop of the District
.of SaEDa, assisted by Reverend
Father Cox, will hosd Divine
Service at St. AugustiOe's Epis-
'Copal cjhurch on Tuesday eveu-
ing, May Attn at soc p. m. A
SPECIAL invitation is extended to
all. Communion "Wednesday
mOrabng at 500 a. m.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-29

Mr.. Joe Corvallis, of indiana
polls, Indiana, arrived III Meade
lastiFriday and will visit at the
home of his sister, Mrs. John
Wehle, for month or more.