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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27
Love and DEVOTION
Ceremonies OF Memorial Day Re-
mind Youth OF Their Duty
to Their Country. 7

Again the thirtieth of May, with it's
flood of memories both sweet and sad.
Our national memorial day!
Who can fully grasp all that the day
Leans to our population OF 100000,
900?
Though ne may have scanned the fu-
ture with a view to divine what would
result from g plan he promulgated
for Memorial day ceremonies through
the order Issued forty-seven years ago,
there Is reason to doubt that>Gen. John
A Logan, then the third to mold the
office OF commander in chief of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. mad an
adequate appreciation of what the re-
suit would be-of the rich and abun-
dant fruit the tree would yield,
Certain It IS that the many thou
sands of young men in 1868 fresh
from service to their country in the
great war, who formed IN thousand
cities and villages and marched to
cemeteries to lay floral tributes upon
the graves Of their comrades, had no
thought that May 80 would become the
ration's most notable day for opening
memory's book and recounting deeds
OF the past, for placing higher and
higher value upon the results of
the great war whose many battles had
to be fought in order that the nations
life might be preserved.
While we still pay distinctive trib-
ute to the soldier dead, custom that
should never be abandoned, Memorial
day does more than that in these days,
and 1t will, let US hope, continue to do
more as time passes. Each recurring
Memorial day adds to love for and de-
votion to country that is essential.
There never can be an oversupply of
such love and devotion. Efforts in that
one direction have paid million times
over for all of the trouble and expense
Of Memorial day ceremonies the last
AZ years; the cost Of the parades, the
millions upon millions of wreaths and
potted plants, the addresses and songs,
the planting of flags at graves, the
patriotic services in thousands OF
churches the Sunday before the day Of
memories, the tens Of thousands of pa
triotic demonstrations and addresses
in public and other schools.
About the fondest hope that the sur
vivors Of the war have upon the down.
hill journey of life is that all of these
patriotic customs will continue.
Another beautiful and impressive
custom has become notable. and is
moving in harmony with the Grand
Army custom Of strewing flowers upon
the graves Of its patriot dead. Multi.
tudes, now, who did not use to do 80,
go to cemeteries to visit the graves Of
their dead, and leave blossoms to
show that they, too, have been re-
membered.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27
FOR NATIONAL day
Plea Is Made That Memorial OBJ
SerVance Be Made Gen.
eraI Throughout Country.

EORTY-SEVEN years ago tender and
patriotic hearts first consecrated
one day to the tear and to the
laurel. The grass on the graves of
the blue and the gray had shown green
but two seasons after the close of the
great Civil war when the mournfui
duty of decking the last resting place
Of the departed brave formally began.
Since that time the beautiful me.
mortal plan has expanded until now,
on the day of the annual remembrance,
hundreds of thousands of the living
place flowers on the hallowed mounds
Of hundreds Of thousands of dead.
But 1t Is a melancholy fact that
while the reverent custom has con-
stantly spread In observance section
alism has attended the yearly remem-
brance, is the comment of Richard G.
Conover. Not in the way of narrow
ness of observance, for both in the
North and the South the graves of for
mer enemies have not been forgotten
in the local decoration. Blue and gray
alike have received their equal quota
of respect. 1t is in the deliberate set
ting apart of different memorial days
that the traces of sectionalism re-
main. A country united .or half
century has not yet fixed day of
common tribute to brave men who
died for a principle.
Time Ripe to Unite on Day.
With the coming of the northern
Memorial day of 1915 there also comes
from veterans and patriotic men and |
women desire to unite in one great |
national holiday every year the task |
of honoring the Federal and Confed- |
crate fighting men who have Joined |
the great majority.
That the time is ripe for the accom-
plishment of such fitting project was
evidenced at the half century reunion
of the blue and gray on the battlefield
Of Gettysburg There where they had
frantically sought to shed each others
blood fifty years before the grizzled
veterans, many on both sides clad in
the same uniforms, embraced, drank
from the same canteen and reposed at
night, shoulder to shoulder, under the
same tent
Any differences there might have
been remaining between the living
Federals and Confederates were then
and there forever banished. On the
same day North and South met to pay
tribute to valor In the same way It
Is proposed now to have the blue and
gray, all over the country. mourned
annually on the same day.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27
GEN. MEADE'S RANK
Writer Thinks He Has Not Been
Accorded His Proper Place
by Historians.
BY J. A. WATRoUs.

Lieutenant Colonel U. s. Army (Retiredl
HIS great achievements, towering
I'LL military genus, steadfastness OF
purpose and his natural and ac-
CURED ability successfully to handle
vast armies and win great battles
never losing a. great battle, placed
General Grant at the head of the long
list OF military heroes developed IN
the Civil war. He will hold that rank
In history for all time.
But what of his lieutenants? It
mas come to be common in speaking
OF few to give rank as follows: Sher.
man. Sheridan, Thomas and Meade.
Other distinguished characters follow,
but in this paper their names need not
be recalled. Were one to say that Maj.
Gen. George Gordon Meade should fol-
low the name of Grant in enumerating
important characters in the army one
would endaDger himself to a mob But
would that be so far out Of the way?
The greatest single victory won dur
ing the war was achieved under the
leadership Of Meade. Grant won no
single battle that would compare with
Gettysburg In Importance and its IN
fiuence in settling the mighty contest.
Vicksburg, in its influence, ranked
next to Gettysburg. Even Grant con-
ceded that the battle of Gettysburg
was of vaster importance and had
greater influence in the work of crush.
ing the Confederates than that Of
Vicksburg. Sherman won no single
victory equal to Gettysburg, yet he
will always be recognized as one OF
the greatest generals of his age, and
Justly stands next to Grant Sheri
dams victories, even the greatest of
them. bear no comparison to Gettys
burg. Thomas splendid conduct at
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27

Chickamaugua and his great victory
at Nashville will always be regarded
as proof of generalship Of an exceed
ingly high type. Yet they were not
such victories as Meade won at Gettys
burg, under the most trying circum-
Observation-Disclosures as depressing
almost as those under which Thomas
won his greatest battle, that of Nash.
vile.
No one would suggest that the roll
be called in this way: Grant, Meade,
Sherman, Sheridan and Thomas, or, as
| think it should have been called
from the start: Grant, Sherman,
Meade, Thomas and Sheridan. l am
only saying that which hope will
have some bearing in the future to.
ward giving to Meade the high rank
his superb services entitled him to-
the credit that is his due.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27
Appreciated and Honored

Among the many acts which the
Grand Army of the Republic has com.
mitted in its half century of organfza.
ton, none have been more purely in.
spired by patriotism and high senti-
ment than this annual testimonial to
those who served their country in its
time of need The service of the men
who saved the Union was a stern and
hard one. 1t cost many thousands of
lives, another myriad of losses of
limbs, and years of severe and patrf-
otto services. For the half-century
since the war closed the country has
annually testified its appreciation and
honor for the sacrifices Of patriotic
men In that struggle.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27
THE GRAND ARMY.

Hark to the stirring sound
or fife and drum,
AS slowly up the fiag-draped streets they
comeI
Once more the day rolls round
When. hating, weary, gray and glory
crowned,
These heroes OF an epic grand.
These men whose boards were singed by
cannon flame,
Who fought the bravest foemen known
to fame
Until the glad truce came,
Pass in review before the land.
Memories bitter-sweet and deep
Thrill through the veterans breast
AS, wind-caressed,
The nations banner waves
Above the peaceful, hower-strewn graves
Where comrades sleep.
Soon they must all be tenting on one
ground.
Before they go
across the river in the shade to rest"
IT'S well that we. their sons. should let
our sires know
How hOnOred in our hearts they are and
blessed.
John q. DoIsen. in National MaCazlns.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27
Their Example VIII Live.

It was faith in the great things of
life that inspired the soldiers Of the
nation in the Mexican and Civil wars.
and the story of their heroism will be
told when their last encampment is a
thing Of the long ago. And so, while
the veterans disband and their asso-
Citations cease to exist, the inspiration
of their example will live and be
among the most precious possessions
Of the nation. And a people which
lives up to such examples need not
lear for the perpetuity or solidity of
American institutions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27
GERM OF IMMORTAL ADDRESS
Proof That Lincoln Long Had In Mind
Right Idea Of What the War
Meant.

Hay referred to Browning's sug.
gestion that the North should sub
jugate the South, exterminate the
whites, set up black republic, and
protect the negroes while they raised
our cotton"
Some Of our Northerners seem be-
wildered and dazzled by the excite
ment of the hour" Lincoln replied.
"Doolittle seems inclined to think that
this war is to result In the entire
abolition Of slavery. Old Colonel Ham,
ilton, venerable and most respect
able gentleman, impress upon me
most earnestly the propriety Of en-
listing the slaves In our army" q
told him his daily mail was thickly
lnterspersed with such suggestions.)
For my own part" he said, 81 con-
slider the central idea pervading this
struggle is the necessity that is upon
us of proving that popular government
Is not an absurdity. We must settle this
question now, whether in free govern
ment the minority have the right to
break up the government whenever
they choose. If we fail, we will 20
far to prove the incapability of the
people to govern themselves. There
may be one consideration used in stay
Of such final judgment, but that is not
for US to use in advance: That is that
there exists in our case an instance
Of vast and far-reaching disturbing
element which the history of no other
free nation will probably ever present.
That, however, is not for US to say
at present. Taking the government
as We found it, we will see If the ma-
jority can preserve it."
This statement, spoken offhand to
his secretary, reveals the foundation
of Lncoln's judgment on the Civil
war; there was at stake something
more precious than the preservation
of the Union, something more urgent
than the abolition of slavery-and that
was democracy. Two years and half
later, in his address at Gettysburg, he
put into one imperishable sentence
the thought of which this was the
germ.-From the Diary of John Hay,
edited by William Roscoe Thayer for
Harpers Magazine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27
Day Should Always ee Cherished.

The Constitution for which those
brave men fought was dearer to them
than their lives 1t has done more for
the amelioration of the conditions of
living than any other political system
that ever was established on earth. 1t
is right that Memorial day should be
cherished not only by the dwindling
membership Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, but by citizens In general
young and old-as day dedicated to
the memory Of patriots and the revival
Of patriotism.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27
Would Make for Perfect ACCORD.

At no place or spot is the human
heart more touched than when bend
ing over a grave If spirit of good
will and forgiveness is generated at a
halIowed spot its influence is far
reaching. If animosities are recalled
at the grave, the bitterness is apt to
increase. A uniting all over the land
on the one day in remembrance of the
brave dead starts at the grave. the
holy work Of perfect accord.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27

Down the perspective OF the years
The purple mlsts transform the past:
The path along wars blood-red mereS.
Blooms bright with fragrant flowers ct
last
Tho echoes OF the battles roar
Are heard no more
Are heard no more;
But In their stead, the birds o'erhead
Are singing requiems for our dead
Requiems and praises for our dead!
The Digit OF years
Has Quenched our tears,
And given US love and hope, for fears!
No more our land is rent with strife;
No more does passion blind our eyes:
No more we seek our brothers life,
No more his valor we desplse.
We hold him at his real WORTH
Flower OF the earth
Flower OF the earthi
And hand clasps hand through our land;
Brothers united now we stand
Brothers forever more we stand.
The flight Of years
Has quenched our tears
And given us love and hope for fearsti
Marching together, let us bring
Fair wreaths of victory for our dead,
Placing them gently as we sing
Their virtues. DER each sleeper's head.
What matter whether Blue or Gray2
We're one today
We're one today!
Old Glory streams in beauteous CLEANS
Above the nation OF our dreams
One flag, one country-fondest dreamsi
The flight of years
Has quenched our tears.
And given US love and hope. for fearsi
william Anwyl Jones.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27
GREAT DAY
Surely Runaway Youngsters
Footsteps Were Guided by a
Special Providence.

OILY had been promised that he
n should be taken to the cemetery.
The blue-coated troops, the boom
ing OF the cannon and the grave dec.
orations united in forming a most fas
cinating occasion for Billy as each
Memorial day returned with its sacred
associations. Needless to say, he
pouted and fretted, and was not at all
an ideal Billy when grandma said her
head ached too badly to take him.
Why did she have to have headache
on Memorial day? Why couldn't
Sarah get dressed and take him?
Why couldn't he go alone? But
grandma was obdurate, and three
hours Of nursery and toys were pre-
scribed for Billy instead of bright
green stretches of marvellous burial
ground. laundering of cannon and
crowds of wonderful brass-buttoned
soldiers.
For an hour Billy engaged in guild
ing his tin soldiers to a hastily made
cemetery, where they shot imaginary
guns off over impromptu graves dec
Grated with paper flags Suddenly a
solemn roar penetrated the sunny
room. Billy's heart bounded. Five
minutes later a chubby figure In gray
coat and cap, barehanded, his gloves
being dropped in his haste. let himself
quietly out Of the front door and made
his way to the spot from which the
glorious sound had emanated.
He passed in the gates unnotlced,
and was soon in the heart of action.
How splendid 1t was. Hundreds Of
pretty flags and some that were not
30 pretty. Billy heard man say that
the holes in them had been made by
powder and bullets. So many soldiers
So many flowers!
He stood on grassy mound, pic
ture OF profound attention, brown curls
flying in the wind, eyes fastened on
the enchanting scene. Suddenly an
old gentleman in uniform stepped up
and. pinching his cheek. said: And
your name, little MANI"
BILLY Martin"
The old gentleman echoed the name
slowly, shaking as though he had the
palsy. "And do you know cny OF the
soldiers?"
mo, but grandpa fell at Apple Mad
docks, and grandma and always come |
to celebrate. but she's sick, so l came
alone
Apple Maddocks was rapidly trans
lated in the old mans mind to Apo
mattox.
"And your father?'
Haven't any. Haven't any mother
only grandma"
People passing wondered to- see
tears raining down the cheeks Of the
old soldier and wondered still more
when, after few words with one of
his comrades, he grasped tightly the
hands of the boy, and they passed out
together. Billy was an adept at an
swering questions. A little later an
excited child broke into the sanctity
OF grandma's room with startling an
There's a soldier downstairs says
he knows you. grandma; wants you to
come right down" Grandma, all in a
fiutter, made hasty toilet and de-
scended
"Will!"
Yes, it is indeed l, Margaret. A
year in southern hospital. a shat
oh |
after many years; then weary search
made almost hopeless on account Of
your later marriage But 1t has ended
happily"
Billy danced around in a maze OF
Joy He had new grandfather, grand
ma didn't have headache and
crown of delights-he wasn't going to
be scolded for running away.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27

In their country's wondrous story
Learned they Of the greater glory
Yet to be:
And this faith. all else transcendinE,
Bore them onward to the ending
Victory.
Shall this faith find all fruitIonf
Had these souls holy mission
To unfold7
Are the people bravely keeping
All their heritage. or sleeping
AS OF old?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27
Taps: ''Lighfs Out!''
Tn Ttlelncriali1 Iels
Dy tReOeR.cK X. MfReS

Uy 6HGDEBhCk N. mEkES
Dead
no more a smile IIlnms$ the face,
10 more In their accustomed place
Will they appear
Our comrades dear,
Cbeir mortal clay
IVill $ccn decay
Our friends are DEAD.
Dead.
II eannct be-tbeTr frallty
Ea$ put on immortality
find With the sun
ES ages run
Oh Blessed thought,
BY Jesus bought.
obey live.
obey liver
Tn this the present age
Our prayers and hopes pre$age
Cheir masters welcome vcIce
IUiIl bid them all rejoice,
Proclaim the victory won
lind " them say ''lUell done"
Chou hero,
CIVIL lasts
CHS nation grand viii be
From stain Of slavery free.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-08-09
WELLS ITEMS FROM
THE WELLS HERALD

Supreme Judge p. A. McCarran
and family arrive the fore part of
the week from their home in Carson
City and are visiting with friends and
relatives in Glover valley. They came
overland by automobile.
Mrs. II. II. Coryell. who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Elan
iSan AT M~arshfeld. Oregon, for sew
eral weeks. returned on Friday of last
week to her home in Wells. Mrs.
Coryell returned by way of San Fran
cisco. where she took in the sights
of the fair.
A. Wiseman lies in hi. home at
Wells in a very critical condition
from an attack of congestion of the
lungs and there is very grave danger
that he will not recover. During the
latter part of last week he became
suddenly III and the congestion rapid
ly developed. Drs. Olmsted and West
have been in constant attendance and
everything thai is possible to be done
is being done. His age is against
him and it will be little short of
miraculous if he RECEIVERS. Up 10 the
time of going 10 press last evening
there was hut faint hope for him.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-08-09
02156
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko, Nevada, Land Office

Elko, Nevada, Land Office
July 6, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that
George Hunter, Of Elko. County Of FL
ko, State OF Nevada, has filed in this
Office his application to enter under
the provisions Of Secs. 1905 and 2307
of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, the following described land,
viz:
The NWA of the NEA Of Sec. "a,
TWP. SO NJ, R. SO E., NJ. D. B. & NJ,
containing 40 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or desir-
ing 10 object because of the mineral
character of the land, or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their affidavits OF protest
in this office, on or before the 3lst
day of August, 1915.
JOHN E. ROBBINS.
Register.
First publication July 10, 1915.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-08-09
First publication July &c, 1915.
0213S
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko, Nevada, Land Office

Elko, Nevada, Land Office
July End, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that
James Russell, Jr., of Deeth, County
Of Elko. State of Nevada, has filed in
this office his application to enter un.
der the provisions of Sec. 1906 or 1907
Revised Statutes of the United States,
the following described land, viz:
The SWA of the SEA of Sec. Is,
and the NEA of the NWA of Sec. %,
Township AZ North, Range So East,
NJ. D. B. & NJ, containing 80 acres,
within the Elko. Nevada. Land Dis
trict, County of Elko, State of Ne
vada.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
verseiy the lands described, or desir-
ing to object because of the mineral
character of the land, or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant,
shoIid file their afiidaYits of protest
in this office, on or before the 21st
day of August, 1915.
JOHN E. ROBBINS,
Register.
First publication July .. 1915.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-08-09

the provisions OF Secs. 23os and 1907
of the Revised Statutes OF the United
States, the following described land,
viz:
Lot 4 OF the SwA OF Sec. IS, Twp.
36 N, r. 81 E., NJ. D. B. & NJ, con-
tanning 1894 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or deslr-
ing to object because OF the mineral
character Of the land, or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their affidavits OF protest
in this office, on or before the 31st
day of August, 1915.
JOHN E. ROBBINS,
Register.
First publication July 10, 1915.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-08-09
NO. 34s6

Notice Of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State Of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the
Bird day OF July, 1915, in accordance
with Section SO, Chapter 40, of the
Statutes of 1913. n Richard L. Wood
OF Wells, County of Elko, and state of
Nevada, made application to the State
Engineer of Nevada for permission to
appropriate the public waters of the
State OF Nevada. Such appropriation
Is to be made from Woods Creek, at a
point in the NEA NWA. Sec. 7 T. SO
N, r. 63 E. NJ. D. B. & NJ. by means
OF a dam and ditch and 1.6 cubic feet
per SECOND is to be conveyed to the
NWh NWA, Sk NWA, NWA SWH,
Sec. 8 T. SO N, r. SO E. NJ. D. B. & NJ.
by means of bitches and there used
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-08-09
APPLICATION NO 1912

Notice Of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of TIE State of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of July, 1915, in accordance
with Section SO, Chapter 40, of the
Statutes of 1913, one Frank A. Raup,
of Midas, County of Elko, and State
of Nevada made application to the
State Engineer of Nevada for permits
sion TO appropriate the public waters
Of The State of Nevada. Such appro-
priation is to be made from unnamed
springs at a point in the SEA of
SWh, Sec. 81, 7. 80 N, II. As E., NJ.
D. B. & N. by means of dams and
bitches, and 20 cubic feet per second
is TO be conveyed to the SEH of
NEH, Nh of SEA, Sec. 10, SWA of
NWH, Sec. II, T. SO N, r As E., NJ.
D. B. & NJ, by means OF bitches, and
there used for irrigation and domestic
purposes. Water not to be returned
to stream.
w. NJ. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
First publication July "a, 1915.
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O2lS7
021S7
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko. Nevada Land Office

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko. Nevada Land Office
July %, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that George
B. Williams, Of Eastgate, County of
Churchill, State Of Nevada, has filed
in this office his application to enter,
under the provisions OF Sections 23O6
and 2307, U. S. r. s., the following de-
scribed land, viz:
SEX of SEA of Sec. ., Twp. 81 NJ,
Range Sc E. NJ. ID. 3. & NJ, contain
ing 10 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or desir.
ing to object because of the mineral
character of the land, or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their afidavits of protest
in this Office. on or before the 3Ist
day of August 1915.
JOHN E. ROBBINS.
Register.
First publication July &c, 1917.