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Meade County news., 1915-11-25
Prisoners Captured

Three prisoners escaped from
the Beaver county, Oklahoma,
jail Friday night. Saturday
night Sheriff Dobson received
word from Sheriff Jones of Bea-
yer to watch for the men, that
he considered them dangerous
mas much as they had some stol-
en- guns. The local off icials
looked for the men all day.
Sheriff Jones and his deputies
started for Liberal Saturday
morning in search of the men
and discovered them about half
way, walking. They were car
rying guns but had no ammuni-
tion. The prisoners who broke
jail are, Earl Gray, who is ac-
cused OF having stolen wheat and
sold it, and is supposed to be a
member Of the party in which
Frank Gray, who is now in the
Seward county Jail, accused Of
baving stolen considerable Of the
neighbor's wheat near Gray,
Oklahoma, and converted it into
cash for his own benefit. The
second man ls Carl Kieth, whose
history The News failed to learn
and the third prisoner is Abe
Hanson, about whom so much
has been said in number of the
papers and the proba blllties of
his being party to the murder
of Nellie Byers. He is the man
who carried the bruised face
from Dalhart, Texas, TO Liberal,
thence to Meade, thence to Wood
ward and Enid, Oklahoma, and
then was finally landed in the
Beaver county Jail some time
ago, and several inquiries have
since come as to his wherea bouts.
He is now held for having been
charged with stealing an auto
mobile.
All three men are now in the
Beaver county Jail, and they Will
be closely guarded. - Liberal
News.
Meade County news., 1915-11-25
A Correction

In the article which appeared
in last weeks News, relative to
Arthur McAlister forging a
check, we stated, "by some pc,
c liar working of the law it was
learned that he was employed on
a farm near Ashland" In this
statement we were incorrect.
We have been advised by The
Plains State Bank that the law
had nothing to do with locating
and placing the forger under ar
rest, but that all the credit is
due to Mr. r. M. Ellis, a repre-.
sentative of the VIM. ]. Burns
International Detective Agency,
who came on the job at noon FRI
day and by forenoon Monday had
the forger in jail and by Tues
day noon had a signed confess
ion. The bank considers this
excellent work, as the forged
check was an unusually neat
piece of work, and the bank had
but little hope of ever bringing
the guilty party to justice
Meade County news., 1915-11-25

they must reme mber, I hat Meade
people are ALSO entitled TO the
same privileges.
AS for Meade getting even"
or even entertaing such an idea,
our friend has wrong impress
ion. When it was decided to
have Chdutau9ua, the fact that
Fowler bad a Farm Products
and Colt Show in October was
not considered. A Cbautauq ua
was desired, that cur people
might have the benefit OF some
first class entertainment during
the summer. A large nam mber
OF people in and aronnd Meade
find IT inconvenient 10 attend
Chautauqua at Fowler, for var
ious reasons, but by having one
here, they can. attend without
any inconvenience what ever.
1t was with the spirit Of advance
ment, rather than Jealous or
get even motive which prompted
Meade TO contract 1or d Chau-
tauqua. The contract was made
with the understanding that the
dates be arranged so as not to
conflict with those OF the Fowler
Chautauqua. The large num-
ber Of Meade people who have
always patronized the Fowler
Chautauqua expect to continue
to do so. 1t seems TO us that
the proper thing for both Fowler
ank Meade to do is to each boost
for the others Cnautauqua. 1t
will pay far better in the end.
The article says, The News
has always been a booster for
the County fair and expects to
continue boosting" and the
same here, The Meade News
has always boosted for the Fow.
ler Chautauqua and bas no in
tention of doing otherwise in the
future.
Meade County news., 1915-11-25

c. H. Burford has just return
ed from Nickerson where he at.
tended the annual meeting OF
the stockholders Of the Baldwin
Standing Grain Thresher Co.,
in which be is a stockbolder.
The Baldwin Standing Grain
Thresher does just what its
name implies-it ihresbes the
gram as it stands in the field
two men doing the work form mer-
ly done by a harvest crew OF
from twelve to fifteen men, and
the cost of harvesting an acre Of
wheat, and getting II ready for
market costs 81 cents, where
the cost with The present ma
chlnery is ~ so per acre. The
price of this machine IS SO reas.
enable that every farmer can
own bis own thresher. For tur-
ther Information talk to Mr..
Burford who is the agent il this
territory.
Meade County news., 1915-11-25
Sweets Preliminary is Held

Dodge City, Kansas, Nov. %,
Archie Sweet who was taken TO
Grant county last night to ans
wer to the charge. of murder,
waived his preliminary before a
justice of the peace and was
brought back and lodged in the
Ford county Jail early this morn
ing. Outside of the three Grant
county officials nobody knew the
trip was to be made until after
the officers appeared at the jail
last evening to ask for Sweet.
He was taken as far as Garden
City on Santa Fe tram No. S.
There Sheriff w. B. Ladner had
his car waiting, and with Deputy
Sheriff H. A. Mccall and County
Attorney H. w. Stubbs, drove
sthe prisoner to spot outside the
Iiimits Of New Ulysses, but In
side the limits of Lincoln town
ship, the only township in Grant
county which boasts of justice
of the peace.
Justice S. A. Davis met the Of
6cers at the depot which is just
over the line in Grant county.
There, on the bare prairie, with
the lights from the automobiles
to illuminate the books and rec
ords, the justice hastily opened
a session of court at about one
O'Clock this morning. Sweet
listened unmoVed to the reading
of the charge against him Of first
degree murder in connection
with the death Of Nellie Byers,
waived his preliminary bearing
and re.entered the car to be driv
en- back to Dodge.
Sweet still maintains his lnno-
cence Of the charges against him
He didn't talk of the case or on
any other subject except upon
questioning by his guards.
When the officers first entered |
his cell to inform him that he
was going back to Grant county, |
they had hope the prospects of
the ordeal might couse him to
weaken. They hoped that if he
knew more of the crime than he
had already told, the fear Of vi
olence at the hands of Grant
county neighbors and relatives |
of the murdered girl mig shake
his nerve. They were doomed |
to disappointment In spite of
their cross.questioning they
could not wiring an discriminating
admission from the prisoner who
has spent almost month IN the
jail, all of the time in solitary
Meade County news., 1915-11-25
Mysterious Smith

we have secured an attraction
we feel safe in recon mending-
an attraction that for the last
eight years has been breaking
the records, playing to capacity
business The Mysterious
Smith Company is this season
carrying much larger com pany
than ever before, with $4,000
worth of stage equipment, and a
beautiful velvet stage setting.
There will be many new fea-
lures seen with the attraction
this year.
Never in this country has
there been produced such big
illusions and, mysteries as Mys-
terious Smith will present this
season.
Don'tgo to the theatre think
ing you will see slight of hand,
as that small work passed his
hands many years ago and is now
devotiDg his time to something
new in the way of big illusions
and mysteries.
Don't fail to see this show, as
IT is one of the greatest treats of
the season, and comes To- your
city as one of the best recom-
mended attractions on the road
today. If you desire good seats,
get yoar tickets early. One
night only, Tuesday evening,
December 7tb, at Phelps theatre
Meade County news., 1915-11-25

A pleasant surprise was given
at the home of John Sweet last
Saturday by Mesdames John and
Harry Sweet, in honor Of their
husbands birthday. The even
ing was spent with cards, after
which a delicious lunch was serv
ed. About sixteen gentlemen
friends of the boys were present
Meade County news., 1915-11-25

We are in receipt of copy of
the premium list of the third an.
nual exhibition of the Tri-State
Poultry and Pet Stock Associa-
tion, to be held at BucklIn, Kan
sas. Move m Der % to December
4th, 1915. This event is now un-
der the management of the Buck
lin Commercial Club, and is ex-
pected to be the best yet held by
The association,
Meade County news., 1915-11-25
Married

Mr.. Herbet K. Apple and Miss
Mary VanHoesen, were married
at the home of the brides par
ents, east of Meade, on Wednes.
day evening, November oath.
Both these young people are
well and favorably known IN
Meade and nave a host of friends
who Join The News in extending
congratulations.
Meade County news., 1915-11-25
J. o. West, of Englewood, was
in Meade on business last week
transacting business.
Births

A seven and one bali pound
baby-boy arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Conwlll, of
Pratt, on Sunday, Move m Der D..
Mrs. Conwill was formerly Miss
Phyllis Furb, of this city.
Meade County news., 1915-11-25

Almond Krisle will shortly be-.
gin the erection of neat resi-
dence in the north east part Of
the city. C. H. Burford has the
contract.
Meade County news., 1915-11-25

The body of Nellie Byers was
exbumed the other day, and a
committee of physicians looked
for further evidence The case
becomes more of a mystery every
day.-Liberal News.
Meade County news., 1915-11-25

STRAYED: One S-months
old, light bay mare colt, reached
name and patch Of hair clipped
from hips, Liberal reward
David Thiessen, Phone 1909,
Meade, Kansas. 47-1pd
Meade County news., 1915-11-25

See the new mountings at the
Backe Photographs G al-lery.
They are right up 10 the min.
ute.
Meade County news., 1915-11-25
Fowler And Our c Chautauqua

AOAAO"A'6
1--WE think that it was gener-
ally understood between the peo-
pie of Meade and Fowler that
Fowler was to have the Chautau-
qua and Meade the County Fair,
and each was to cooperate with
the other in its events. In Oc-
tober the farmers, under the
auspices of the Farmers Instr
tute, held what might be termed
a fair to which some of Meade's
people took exception on the
ground that we were trying to
hold fair in which to take the
farmers interest away from the
County Fair.
The News wishes to state in
behalf OF the Farmers Institute
that if was not from a jealous
standpoint that they held this
fair but as medium through
which the farmers might get to-
gether in this vicinity to further
their interests in good farming
by ascertaining the kinds of seed
most adapta bic to this section of
the country, etc. Then too gath
erings of the farmers once q
year are becoming popular, and
are held in many places over the
state. 1t is only part of pro-
gressive Far mers' Institute.
It's our impression that after
we held the fair Meade got a
Chautauqua to get even with US.
However, If this was their motive
it was probably due to misun-
derstandlng of our event.
Notwithstanding all this Meade
has perfect right to Chautau-
qua but with spirit of a prog
ressive move ment for their town
rather than TO get even with
Fowler for holding that part Of
Far mers' Institute work.
The News has always been a
booster for the County fair and
expects to. continue boosting. A
good County fair is one of the
best advertisements there is
for county, and when the coun-
tyis benefited, we are benefited.
The trend of the above article
indicates that Fowler has a very
wrong impression of the motive
the Meade people had in secur-
ing Chautauqua for Meade,
So far as We know, or have
been able to learn upon recent
investigation, no agreement Civ
ing Fowler the right to have a
Chautauq va, and Meade the right
to have County fair, has eyer
been entered into by the Fowler
people and the Meade people,
generally. Such an agreement
may have been made between
some OF the people of both Fow-
Ter and Meade, but is not a gen.
eral agreement. The Meade
County Fair, which our friend
Mr., Perry refers to as belong
ing to Meade, belongs to the en-
tire county, Fowler included,
and is only held at Meade, be-
cause it is customary to hold
the County Fair in the County
seat.
Relative to the Farm Products
and Colt Show. held at Fowler in
October, and which is to be made
an annual event, the above ar
ticle contains the first infor ma
tion we have ever had that any
OF the Meade people took excep-
ton to IT. Such a meeting of
the farmers is held at Meade
each year, though not under the
name of Farm Products and
Colt Show, as was the case at
Fowler. So far as the people of
Meade are concerned, Fowler
has a right to all the chicken
shows, colt shows, Farmers
Institutes. and Cbautauquas they
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-01-15
As LANSING Sees It.

The debate with C.esco last Friday
evening proved to be very interesting
to all those present. According to two
of the judges the Lansing boys did the
best work and were given the decision.
The Cresco boys took their defeat very
gracefully while they remained in Lam
sing, but eince going home they have
decided that there must have been
something wrong and protested the de-
bate. They claim to the District chair
man9that there was some irregularity
in choosing of the judges. OF course
we Lansing people appreciate the in
situations that are being made.
The world needs about so many sore
heads in order to relieve the monotony
of life. We take it for granted That a
few of the tribe have settled in Cresco.
Word was received this morning by
Prof. Vorheis from the District chair.
man at Independence stating that Cres-
co.'s protest as to irregularity IN select.
ing the judges, was not allowed. and SO
Lansing will continue in league.
Arrangements are now beAg made for
debate with Elkader or McGregor. =
Lansing Journal.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-01-15
Odd Fellows Install Officers.

Cresco Lodge No 269 installed off,
GERS on Monday evening with E. J.
Taft, D. D. G NJ, as installing officer.
Following installation, there was a
short musical program opening with a
selection bv the Fiske. Graf orchestra,
followed by vocal solo by Mrs. E. H.
Allen, piano duet by the Misses Reba
Counsellman and Mary Young. quar-
tette by Mead. Allen and Mead and
Messrs. Patterson and Mead, and a vi
solin solo by Mrs. Ellis Glass. Mrs.
Will Nichols and Ellis Glass were the
acca9panists.
The psoSfam was followed by boun-
tiful banquet including some of H. W..
Young's own brew of coffee, the
magnet which draws the boys to lodge
% regularly.
L. E. Emmons, N. G..
c. D. Taylor, v. c.
Geo. R. Story. Secy.
H. w. Young, Treas.
w. H. TilIson. R. S. N. G.
C.. w. Reed, L. S. N. G.
F. D. Mead, R. S. v. G.
Clint Farnsworth. L. s. V. G.
Walter Gleason, Warden.
ii Fred Mitchell, Conductor.
Carl Thayer, R. S. S.
Andrew Smith, L. S. s.
Lee Loughrey. !. G.
A. B. Converse. o. G.
Max Thuerk, Chap.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-01-15
Patriarchs Militant.

Capt. W. H. Snellenberger, of Nora
Springs, will be in Cresco next Tues
day, the 18th, to install the officers of
Cresco Canton No. IL, Patriarchs Mill
tant at Odd Fellow Temple that even
ing at o'clock. To this ceremony all
Odd Fellows and their wives are in
vited. Refreshments will be served.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-01-15
RebekdhS.

The installation of the officers of Re.
bekah lodge was held Thursday even.
ing of last week. Following is the list:
Bernice Church, N. G.
Mary Nichols, v. G.
Susie Martin. Secv.
Mabel Shumway, Treas.
Lillian Bowers, w.
Virginia eager, Chaplain.
Nettie Strawn, Conductor.
S. A. Converse, r. S. of N. G.
Geneva Clark, L. S. of N. G.
Matte Barker, R. S. of v. G.
Fife Sanborn, l.. S. of v. G.
Susie Converse, Inside Cd.
Celinda Harvey, Outside Cd.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-01-15
A Grocery Saving.

F. C. Woellstein has bought the
grocery stock IN the Geo. Owens store
and for the next 80 days will give a
discount from regular prices. Special
low prices on oranges of which he has
car load in stock. Don't forget the
place-the Woellstein grocery.s
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-01-15
New Fish Market.

On Jan. Is, 1915, w. E. Bowers and
son will open fish market six doors
west of Arlington hotel. where you will
find all kinds of fresh and smoked fish.
Phone call 1871. 2ltf
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-01-15
Hides Wanted.

Twill buy hides of all kinds and pay
the highest market price in cash.
Phone Davis Corners l6.
JOHN KoLIHA.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-01-15
Title Brown left Saturday for Aus

Cora Field was up from Ridgeway
Saturday.
Phil. Sanborn went to Lime Springs.
yesterday.
Elizabeth Byrnes returned to Deco
rah Monday.
Mabel Gunderson was up from Ridge
way Saturday.
Erma Parchman went to Lime
Springs Monday.
Dave Thomas was down from Lime
Springs. yesterday.
Miss Alice Fjelstuld was up from
Ridgeway Tuesday.
Rob Owens and wife were down
from Bonair Tuesday.
E. H. Black made business trip to
Cedar Rap;ds .raesday.
Mabel Gund6lson came up from
Ridgeway, Wednesday.
Erma Haxey returned to her. home in
Lime Springs Saturday.
Celia Baldwin went to Chester Mon
day for visit at home.
John A. Klein has sold his new resi-
dence to Charles McNally.
J. C. Webster made business trip
to Lime Springs, yesterday.
Miss Freda Lund returned Monday
from visit in Minneapolis.
Mable Murtha went to DEBORAH Fri.
day for visit with friends.
John scbarnwebsr spd wife we're
down from Chester Mqrday.
Grace Garrett and q bic Nielsen. were
down fsamGbs.ss. S torday.
W. E. Bnxton 81 &ife were down
from Lime Springs. Yesterday.
Wanted-Aboutf 500 bushels corn.
Phone Eureka 6. w. j. Webster.
\
S. A. Christensen left Tuesday for
an indefinite stay at Veblen, S. D.
Luella Stienmetz went to Calmar
Saturday for visit with relatives.
Mrs. orvine Ms1(ogh LETT Saturday
to spend few days in Minneapolis.
J. B. Barthelme returned ednesday
from visit with relatives in esian.
women's Comfy Slippers. g. grade.
only 45c. ALIENS SHOE PRE-.
For Sale-Two stacks Of timothy
hay. Phone Olive 10. Chas. Munger.
Mrs. F. A. Paul of Liaa. Springs,
was a Cresco visitor Friday and Satur.
day.
Wanted-Good man to do chores on
farm during Owintsr. Enquire at this
Office. pa. 4
Mrs. John Walker went to Chest er
Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. c.
norsy. ~
Mira. Irry Hill came down from
Lime lings Monday for visit with
Mrs. Charles Sobolik went to Mason
City Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Kraasc.
Mrs. Mabel Walker went to Bonair
Saturday to visit her sist er, Mrs. John
Dotzler.
Mesdames Frank Jewell and Wohl-
ford of DEBORAH were Cresco callers
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Eschweiler and
babe, of LIE Roy, were Cresco callers.
yesterday.
Mrs. Persis Hall went to Bonair,
yesterday. to assist in the care of Wm.
Woodward.
WANTED-Married man to work on
farm, must give references. Enquire
at this Office. 2ltf
Mrs. v. Hardy went to Bonair,
yesterday, to visit her aunt, Mrs. Mar.
garet Friend.
Mrs. ]. w. Plat went to Lime
Springs Wednesday to spend the day
with friends.
Mrs. Auchmoody and her daughter,
Mrs. Robelt Thomson. returned from
DEBORAH Friday.
Miss Margaret O'Aalley, who he's
been visiting at home, returned Fri.
day to st. Paul
Mrs. H. A. Essen, came down from
Lime Springs Friday for . visit With
Mrs. C. Harvey.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-01-15
fOTaSdle.

For Sale.
Standing timber on the Will Friend
farm h9sHtbaA New Oregon Cemetery.
Enouiip Of &c. AARDY.s Phone 239.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-01-15

Frank Miller.
Mrs. Mary Hemmer, Of Calmar. who
hiss been visiting ut the home Of her
daughter. Mrs. v. N. Gender the past
week, went to Austin Wednesday to
visit another daughter.
The heifer advertised by me in the
Plain Dealer wss claimed BY Jos. E.
Malek. Party that can prove mark on
left leg can find the same there.
2Ot3 James F. Machovsky.
Talcott & Talmadge, the latter .
former West Union newspaper man,
are the new proprietors of the Lime
Springs Sun. Mr.. Talmsdge was a
caller at the Plain Dealer Office this
week.
On Friday, Jan. 9Th, number OF
our young men gathered at the home
of Chap Marshall, Jr., to spend the
evening to celebrate his 2lst birthday
anniversary. A very pleasantly spent
evening was the verdict of all in at
tendance.
For Sale-Duroc-Jersey male pigs.
Having sold all of our March male pigs.
we have a number of April. May and
June pigs for sale yet, also one year
old hogs and two last part Of January.
Come early as they won't last long.
Mrs. Joseph Bouska & Son,
RI 2, Calmar. Iowa.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
NOTICE..
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that
l will conduct an examination, as per
resolution of the Police Jury adopted
June 9Th, 1915, for contestants fos cadet
ship to the State University and the
scholarship to the State Normal School,
some time during the first week in Aug
ust. The exact date will be named later
but not earlier than the date named.
Contestants for the cadetship can pre-
pare themselves for an examination in the
following subjects: English, Il refer the
contestants to page 35 in the L. 8. U.
catalogue for 1879, Algebra, Plane Ge-
ometry, Advanced Arithmetic, American
History and Civics, Botany, Physiology,
Zoology and Physics.
Contestants for the scholarship to the
State Normal School can prepare them
selves on the following subjects: Ameri-
can History and Civics, Geometry, Al
zebra, Advanced Arithmetic, English
Grammar, Composition and Literature.
Those who wish to contest for these
scholarships will file written notice with
me of your intentions.
Ii any contestant wishes any further
information l will gladly furnish it.
THOS. NJ. WADE, Supt.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11

Town Of st. Joseph |
State of Louisiana
Parish Of Tensas
st. Joseph, La, June lst, 1915.

st. Joseph, La, June lst, 1915.
BE 1t known and remembered that thi
being the lst day of June and the frs
Tuesday in said month, and the day fo
the regular meeting OF the Honorabl,
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of sale
Town, said Board met at the office of tn.
Mayor this day.
There were present: Hon. w. NJ. Da.
wilson, Mayor; and Messrs. Jos. Curry,
+. j. Walton and Louis Buckner. Jr..
members. Absent: B. F. Young and Or.
car Levy.
quorum being present, the meeting
was called to order by the Mayor.
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
This being the first meeting of the new.
ly elected Board, all members present
presented their commissions and oath of
once and were duly installed in same
Election of officers for the ensuing term
being in order, the following were elect
ed:
Mayor pro tem-JOs. Curry.
Street COm'n'r-Louis Buckner. Jr.
Treasurer-R. H. Whitney.
Clerk-Josiah p. Scott.
On motion, duly seconded, the Tensas
Gazette, was elected official organ of the
Town of st. Joseph for the full term of
this Board at the present contract, viz:
Forty Dollars per year.
The Town Treasurer presented re-
port OF his disbursements since April 18th
to June lst, inclusive, which was ordered
published.
On motion the following were allowed:
Frederick Disinfectant Co. -. $500. 90
Louis Hoffman Hardware Co.. -. 2.A
w. X. Baker & Son. 27.34
Mark Manufacturing Co. ........ $40
Pamela Plantation, corn and hay. 6s.75
And there being no further business.
On motion the Board adjourned sine die.
w. M. DAVIDSON, Mayor
Attest: JOSIAH P. SCOTT Clerk.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11

A pail of gloom hung over our
entire town on Tuesday when the
news of the death of Mrs. Rob't. Y.
Newell became known. She was a
loving wife and mother, a good sis.
ter and faithful friend and her sud.
den taking in the MONDAY of life.
when her career of usefulness was
only at it's zenith, is indeed hard,
and affords additional evidence Of
the inscrutable ways of Divine Prov
idence who doeth all things we'll.
To her loved ones the heartfelt
sympathy of our entire people is
earnestly extended. May God COM
fort them is our prayer! Her body
sleeps quietly in the beautiful Gem
etery at Natchez,-her soul has re-
turned to Him who gave.