Meade County news., 1915-11-18
BIG TIME FOR THE FARMERS
This Years Farm and Home Week
Will be More Attractive Than
Ever Before.

Farm and home week at the Kan
sas state agricultural college-Decem-
27 to January will be a big time
for not Only the Kansas farmer but
his family and any friends that he
wants to bring along 1t will be a
week of study and entertainment
there will be something doing" all
the time. The women and the boys
and girls are particularly urged to at
tend. An enrolment of at least 1900
is expected.
The tenth annual exhibition Of corn,
sorghums and other grains will be a
feature of the week. Judging from
the interest shown in this event there
will be exhibits from all sections of
the state.
More than $400 in premiums is Of
fered in premiums in the corn and
sorghums contests for boys and girls,
who have been in agricultural clubs
and contests conducted in the various
counties during the summer.
There will be special meetings for
breeders Of horses, sheep, dairy cat
tie, beef cattle, poultry and for fruit
growers and crop men.
To Mark Golden BeIt-Charles M.
Harger of Abilene, president of the
Golden Belt Road Association, met
several members of the association at
Salina recently and a meeting was
called for November 10 at Manhattan.
Efforts will be made then to have the
road marked like the Santa Fe Trail
entirely through Kansas and part of
Colorado, with iron markers showing
the distance from town to town and
other items of interest to travellers.
Mr.. Harger said that every effort will
be made to make the Golden Belt
Road the most popular highway from
Kansas City to Denver.
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Threats to Farmer.-Threats Of vio-
lence against Isaac Zeller if he did
not leave $1,000 at a designated place
and the burning Of his wheat stacks
because he paid no attention to the
threats have caused the sheriff and
county attorney of Russell county to
make an investigation.
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A New Town Booms.-Congressm
Jouett Shouse dedicated the new city
of Trousdale on the north end of the
Anthony & Northern railroad recent
ly. The city has sprung from wheat
field and in thirty days time has three
stores and twenty residences in con-
struction. The shops are now under
construction and the terminal facili-
ties will be completed soon. Presi-
dent Byers and his staff were on the
grounds. The new road is now under
construction north to Larned and west
to Kinsley.
Y. M. c. A. Secretary Resigns
Clifford Pierce, six and one-half years
general secretary of the Wichita Y M.
c. A., has resigned. A nervous break
dowH was given as the cause of Mr..
Picrce's resignation. He plans to
p leave soon for his former home in New
York.
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criminologsts to Meet. - Social
service and criminology experts will
meet at the University of Kansas No.
vember IS and 10 to discuss matters
concerning the care of dependents and
criminals.
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Prison Doctor Quit.-Dr. ]. T. Faulk'
ner recently rendered his resignation
to the state board of correction in
session in the prison at Lansing. II
will take effect November Is. DR.. P
B. Matz was chosen by the board to
succeed DR.. Faulkner.
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Must Swear to Fight.-No immi
grant need apply to him for citizen
ship papers who will not take oath
to fight for the United States when
occasion arises, Judge William
Start announced in the district court
at Hiawatha the other day.