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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-05
National W. c. 7. U. Meets
In Largest DRY" City

Seattle, Wash, oct, 5.--More than
1000 delegates are expected here aSt-
urday when tine National w. c. T. U.
convention will open for five day
session.
Seattle, with a population of 100000
is the largest city in the United States
to be entered in the tDry" column
beginning January J., the state having
voted dry last fall The victory of the
"Wets" in Minneapolis yesterday is
looked upon optimistically by the early
arrivals among the delegates.
The next election, they claim, will
show big dry victory
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-05
Polk Wins at Pair.

Polk county won first prizes on the
school exhibit and the county exhibit
at the state foir at Salem this week
Winning Of the blue rsoon by the coun
ty is due TO the hard work Of Mrs
Winnie Braden, secretary Of the fail
association and J. +. French, who have
spent a greater part Of the summer col
lecting and sorting and preserving
fruits and grains for the exhibit. Tho
collection will be taken 20 Portland
next week and exhibited at the land
products show which will be held the
latter part Of this month.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-05
Arrested for killing Pheasantg.

S. Schaffer, J. Wright, II. A. Wright,
Harry Statnker and T. Il. Statnkcr, all
Of Independence, Were arrested Wednes.
day morning by Sheriff J. w. Orr, on a
charge of killing China pheasants out
of season. The complaint was sworn
TO by II. W. Domes, a deputy game
warden Of Mccoy and Waldo Finn. The
men were hunting on Finn Is place Mon.
day afternoon. Friday afternoon they
were given a jury trial in Justice
Hardy Holman's court and two Of the
men fined $25 apiece.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-05
AT THE OREGON BUILDING.

San Francisco. Oct 90. NJ. Clark,
Oregon commissioner to the exposition
and Mrs. Clark, werc given n farewell
luncheon today by Mrs. Charles A.
Gray hoatoss of Che Oregon building,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Clark leave tonight for
Portland. Tho Clarks will be followed
by Commissioner and Mrs r. A. Booth
OF Eugene, who win remain az the Ore.
gon building during the coming montA
mnea out of their lives, are NO nedged
about By anger and hatred and little
ness that the rest Of us can have moth
ing but pity and sympathy for them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-05
-s-aN's-------
DALLAS LOCAL NEWS
Capital journal Special Service.

Dallas, Ore, Oct. 40. c. and j. D.
Smith have purchased from w. A. Ayers
the Grand and Star motion picture
houses and will conduct them in the fu.
ture along the same lines that they
have been running the orpheum. For
the present time the shows will be run
in the Grand theatre and upon the com.
pletion Of the building to be occupied
by the 0rpheum the main shows win be
transferred to that building as it has
larger and better accommodations than
the Grand.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-05

Pttsburg Press: A good many peo-
pie thought that perhaps in the ab.
sence Of Rockefeller, Jr., the Bible class
might adopt resolution asking him 20
raise the miners wages. But evident
" the class IL still little more under
the influence Of 90 Broadway than Of
Nazareth. Anyway, IL didn't.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-05
WAR NEWS OF ONE
YEAR AGO TODAY

K There was desperate fighting
4 all along the western front with
X few changes in the situation.
X The French war office reported
X slight advances on the heights
X OF the Meuse, and the Germans
X reported the capture Of u fort
X near ~. Miniel.
X The Russian general staff re-
X ported that tho German army
X which was retreatiug before the
X Russian advance had been
X forced TO evacuate fortified po-
X sitions between Wirbalen aud
X Lyck.
X The Belgian authorities at
X Antwerp warned non.combat.
X ants that tho city was about 20
4 be b0mbarded.
X The French fleet was laying
X mines in the Adriatic TO off.
4 set similar action by the Aus
\ trians
4 Il X X X X X X X II II 4 * X X
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17
Ordinance No. Il9.
First published Iune u. 1o1s

First published June II, 1915.
AN ORDINANCE relating to the
construction of sidewalk, and curb
and gutter, and providing for pen
atty.
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Meade, Kan
sas.
SRCTIoN /. That a sidewalk of
not less than four feet wide be con.
structed of cement or brick and no
other material, abutting and adjac-
ent to the following lots On the
north side of lots number One.
Twenty-Five, Twenty-three, Twenty
four, twenty-five and Twenty-six in
Block Twelve (12), o. S. in the
City of Meade, Kansas. That the
said sidewalk shall be laid with the
outer edge six feet from the lot line,
and shall slope downward from the
side next to the lot to the side next
to the street at the rate of I-6 of an
inch to the foot.
SECTION 2. That curb and gut
ter of the specifications hereinafter
stated, be constructed on the curb
lile which is fifteen feet from the lot
line, abutting and adjacent to the
following lots: On the north side
of lots number one to eight inclusive
in Block A; on the south side of lots
number fifteento twenty-six inclusive
in Block Eight (S) and on the east
side of lots number one, four, five,
eight, nine, twelve, thirteen and
twenty-six, in Block Eight (8),, O.
S. in the City of Meade, Kansas.
, SECTION 3. That the said curb
and gutter shall be constructed of a
cement concrete, grout mixed five
to one with one inch top mixed
three to one. The depth of the back
of the curb shall be sixteen inches;
the depth of the face of the curb to
the top 6f the gutter, ten inches; the
beadth of the gutter shall be twenty
faur inches and both curb and gutter
shall have a uniform thickness of
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17
Street Improvement

Ordinance No. 1l9, relating to
the construction of sidewalk,
curb. and gutter, and providing
for penalty, appears in this issue
of The News.
The question of side walk is
by no means a new one in Meade
as there is no city in the state
the size of Meade which can
boast of more miles of cement
side walk. The curbs are yet
in their infancy, as but one
business block and one residence
block are as yet so improved.
The cement cutters are a new
addition and a neened one. Our
city is so situated that with a
proper system of street grading
all the unattractiye mud holes
and fish ponds" could be elimi-
mated.
The street improvement cov-
cred by this ordinance is step
in the right direction and our
city administration is 10 be con-
graduated.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17
S. S. Convention

Last Wednesday and Thurs.
day the Meade county Sunday
school convention was held at the
M. E. Church in this city. A
good attendance was present
from Fowler, Plains, and sur.
rounding country schools.
Numbers on the program of
unusual interest we're: the adj
dress at each session by F. E.
Gates, of Topeka, State Rural
Superintendent, and Mrs. Keef-
auver, of Bucklin, whose Mis-
siopary Demonstration was most
helpful. Officers elected were:
Pres. c. S. Hulburt, Meade
v. Pres. Moses Black, Meade
Secy. & Treas. Mrs Curl, Meade
Elementary Supt. Miss Glessie
Holmes, Plains
Secondary Supt. Miss Mary Pat
ton, Mlssler.
Adult Supt. Mr.. L. B. Beady,
Fowler.
Teacher Training Mrs. Bertha
Mendenhall, Fowler
Missionary Mrs. John Gray,
Fowler.
Home Dept. Mrs. A. L. Driver,
Plains.
Temperance Mrs. John Keith,
Meade.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17

Gilmore Brown who has just
scored a tremendous success
with his second annual Hutchin-
son Drama Festival giving "a
Midsummer Nights Dream"
and "The Piper" and who is we'll
remembered for his many APP
pearances here has been secured
by the Arena club to put on the
famous comedy of ancient athe-
nian times "Pygmalion and
Galateo" with large cast and
many children together with
elaborate stage effects.
Mr.. Brown is skilled artist
and his return to our local stage
will be welcomed. His present
play was first made famous by
Mary Anderson and has since
been reproduced in many coun-
tries and many languages. 1t is
a witty and clever satireon many
of our present day convictions
and will make delightful and
pleasing entertainment.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17
Cudahy Branch

Meade people will recall that
about two years ago the Cudahy
Packing company of Kansas
City had surveyors on what was
formerly the Simpson farm IN
the Artesian valley, for the pur-
pose of determining the quantity
of silica deposit therein. When
their work was finished they
folded their tents and quietly
moved away, aud no information
was given out as to the quantity
or value of the deposit.
Within the past few weeks
part of the plans have come to
light. Representatives. have
again visited that community
but this time to offer handsome
prices per acre to some of the
Arterian land owners, and this
is what it all amounts to:
The packing company will
build spur line, joining the
main line east of the Fowler de.
pot and running west along a
line with the Bunyan Hotel to
a point northwest of the Leach
farm from where it branches
south to the silica beds. 1t is
the rerort that this branch will
be built within the next three
months; that contract calls for
the shipment of ten cars of silica
per day tor ten years; also that a
plant for the drying the silica
will be built, costing one hundred
thousand dollars. Meade coun-
.ty people await further develop.
ments with interest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17
Best In The World

Word was received this week
from ]. E. Mackey at the San
Francisco Worlds Fair that the
bushel of wheat which was ex.
hibited by Chas. E. Williams, OF
CImarron, at the international
Exhibition at Wichita last fall,
and from there taken by the
management to the Panama-P IA
cific Exposition, had been award
ed second prize in worldwide
competition, and that first prize
had been taken by the Kansas
State Experimental Farm at
Manhattan. He also stated that
Kansas won the grand prize in
kafir corn, which probably
means that Gray county helped
to win that prize also, as the
authorities drew heavily from
the Gray county booth at Wichi-
ia for the Kansas exhibit.-Cim-
arron Jacksonian,
The above information is a big
boost for Kansas. The fact that
wheat grown in this state took
first prize over samples EXHIBIT.
ed from the entire world, and
first prize on kafir under the
same condition, is something tc
be proud of. Truly, there is nc
limit to the possibilities of the
great state of Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17

not less than six inches. The outel
edge of the gutter shall be four inch
es higher than at the base of tht
curb. The upper edges of the con
crete shall be rounded to radius ol
one half inch.
SECTION 4. That all owners oi
lots or parcels of land touching the
line of said sidewalk and curb and
gutter are hereby required to con.
struct sidewalk or curb and gutter
as provided herein, in front of OF
adjacent to the said lots have desig-
mated, within thirty days of the mail.
ing of notice of this ordinance ad.
dressed to the record owner or own
ers of SAID lot or lots of parts thereof
touching the line of said sidewalk or
curb and gutter, and In default
thereof the City of Meade shall fur
nish the material and construct said
sidewalk or curb and gutter or may
enter into contract for the furnish
ing of said material and the con-
struction of said sidewalk or curb
and gutter or any part thereof, and
the cost thereof shall be assessed
against said lot or lots or parcels
thereof, together with a penalty of
twenty-five per cent for the failure
of such record owner or owners to
comply herewith, and said City shall
collect the eaid cost and penalty as
provided by law for the collection of
taxes, but the owner of any of said
lots may pay the amount to the City
Clerk in cash at any time before the
cost and penalty are certified to the
County Clerk.
SECTION s. That this Ordinance
shall take effect and be in full force
from and after its publication in the
Meade County News.
Approved this sixteenth day of
June, T9I5.
S. ID. ADAMS,
Attest. Mayor.
Seal. +. Z. INNS,
City Clerk.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17

May, the four-year old daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Pad.
get, who live south of Fowler,
died in the Office of DIR. Fee last
Saturday morning, following an
operation for the removal of ad-
noids and tonsils. A weak heart
is said to have been the cause OF
the little ones death.
The funeral was held last Sun
day from the Christian church
in Fowler and the remains were
laid to rest in Fowler Cemetery.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17

Mr.. H. r. Walmsley, whowith
his wife: and sister-in-law, Miss
Harriet U. Andrews, has been
camped at the lake southwest OF
Meade for the past week, has
discovered a White Heron there.
This bird belongs to species
which due to the fact that il has
been so persistently hunted and
killed for its plumage, is almost
extinct. A few of these birds
are still to be found in Florida,
where the law protects them.
The White Heron at the lake is
perhaps the only one in the
Mississippi Valley and will be
permitted to remain unharmed
at the Country Gu b lake.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17
Motorcycle Race

On July 3rd, the Second An
nual 300-mile Motorcycle Race,
for the Championship Of the
World will be held at Dodgc City
Kansas. The race will be held
under the rules and with the
sanction of the Federation of
American Motorcycleists and is
open to the world, for machines
with maximum piston displace.
ment of sixty-one cubic inches.
The race is to be run over the
famous 2-mile track Of the Dodge
City Motor Speedway Corpora
tion, located about two miles
northeast of the city. 1t is un-
questioned that this is the finest
track of its kind in the world.
There is practically no limit to
the speed possible on it.
1t is predicted by those ac-
quainted with Motorcycle riding
and the coming event at Dodge
City that the Worlds record es-
tablished at Venice California,
will undoubtedly be broken, ow-
ing to the excellent condition of
the speedway, and the mum Der
of prominent riders who are to
enter this event.
The grandstand is so con-
structed that the entire tracks,
plainly visible from 1t and will
accom- modate more than 5000
people. The bleachers will cas-
Ily accommodate 1000 people.
On either side of the grandstand
md bleacbers will be set off
parking places for cars and car
riages. Ample space will be
parked off for fifteen hundred
:ars.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17

An exchange contains the fol-
lowing: why don't the com
mission do something for our
street crossings, was overheard
in conversation last Thursday,
as two women we're wading mud
on their way down town to do
some trading. Every time it
rains IN - the crossings are a
fright, feel like trying the mail
order houses by way ofrevenge"
retorted the other, as she was
seen to mistake safe footing
and slip, half shoe-top deep into
a mud puddle. "Just look there
my slippers are ruined, said the
other, as she slid into a pool of
water upon the sidewalk" 4"
"Why don't they work these
tramps. ! can't understand it. Z"
And the same suggestion well
might apply in other small cities
in Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17
Departed

John h. Keith was born in
Perry Co., Illinois, October 3rd,
1S43, departed this life at Fow-
Ter Kansas, June 18th, 1915.
Accepted Christ at an early age
and has been a constant Chris
tian ever since, telling the writ
er during his late illness that he
would soon be with his Savior
as had been promised.
He moved to Russell county
Kansas IN 1878. settling on a
claim. Went to Kingman for a
short time. Settled in Clark
county in March, 1885 and again
proved up a claim. Moved to
Meade County about 1891 and to
Fowler in 1906.
He knew all about the hard
ships of a frontier, always bear
ing the hardships and gIving a
word of cheer and dividing the
JOY with the other fellow.
We miss him IN the form, but
his life and deeds will remain
with US and make us better. So
let us bow to the will of the One
who doeth all things well and
say, Thy will and not mine be
done"
He had been preceded by his
companion and FIVE children.
He leaves two daughters, Laura,
Of Fowler, and Mrs. Nellie Mar
tin of Meade, one son, Willard,
Of Fowler, one brother, Marshal
of Luray, Kansas, and one sister
Mrs. Nancy White of Allen Kan
sas, one grandson, James Rich
ard Kieth, of Fowler, two grand
daughters, Mrs. Ora White of
Fowler, and Miss Jennie Martin
of Meade, and one great.grand-
son, Elgie White of Fowler and
host of friends and neigh bors
TO mourn his loss, or better to
say as Paul, ''Fog> him to be with
Christ is gain Xxx
The funeral services were held
at the Christian Church in Fow-
Ter Tuesday morning at ten
o'clock, Reverend Jones officiat-
ing. Interment was made in
Graceland Cemetery, where the
Masons, of which order Mr..
Keith had been a member for
over twenty years, took charge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17
Card of Thanks

We desire in this way to thank
The kind friends who in different
ways during the illness and
death of our father have done so
much to make the load lighter.
Laura Keith
W.. S, Keith
Mrs. Nellie Martin
Mrs. Ora White
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17

We wish to correct an error,
made in our last issue. We stat.
ed that Mrs. Roy Twist was in
attendance at the P. E. O. con-
vention held in Pratt, as a dele
gate from Meade chapter, in
which we were in error, as Mrs.
Amphlett was the appointed del
egate and Mrs. Leslie the regu-
lar delegate. Mrs. Twist at
tended, but not as a delegate.
Mrs. Leslie was appointed as
chairman of the Credential COM
mittee.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17


About, the-only thing that can
prevent wheat crop being har.
vested in Meade county, is bail.
The fields are all headed and fill
ing nicely. The abundance of
rain this spring has stored the
ground with moisture to an un-
usual depth, so there is do dam
ger of it becoming too dry be
tween now and harvest time.
Owing 10 the unusual coolness
of the first few weeks of spring
harvest will be little late.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17

Following the success of the
Dry Farming Congress held in
Wichita last fall, comes the an
nouncement of the First Annual
international Wheat Show, to be
held under the auspices of the
Wichita Fair and Exposition,
October 4th to 18th next. This
is an event which promises great
things for the farmers of Kansas
and the neighboring states as
well. Interest in the coming
Show extends to almost every
country in the Western He mis-
phere and many of those coun.
tries will be represented by ex-
hibits, delegates and visitors.
From Alaska to Argentine prep
arations are going forward which
will bring this section of the
country into international prom.
inence. The various state
boards of agriculture outside of
Kansas are working unselfishly
to make the international Wheat
Show one of the most interesting
events ever held. 1t is some
thing through which everyone
will benefit.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17

The present season has been
more favorable than usual to the
growing of all kinds of vegeta-
tion, and the weeds have not
been an entire failure, in fact
in parts of the city where they
have been permitted to grow un-
molested they give evidence Of
making an excellent seed crop
unless, theyare cut.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17

On Monday morning at 9
O'Clock Charles d. Atkins aud
Miss Beatrice Snodgrass both of
Missler, were united in marriage
at the M. E. parsonage, Rev.
S. M. Hunt officiating.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17

Fred c. French, cashier of the
First National Bank of Hutchin.
son and Pet Nation, one of the
directors, are in Meade looking
oyer the country and the crops.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17

James 7. Walter and family,
of Oklahoma City, arrived in the
city Sunday evening. They
came in an automobile. starting
Saturday morning. They will
remain for several weeks at the
home of Mrs. Florence Walter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17
European Losses

Washington, D. c. June l5-
Based on the official statements
of Premier Asquith that Great
Britain,s casualties to date
amount to 25S,069, military ex-
perts here figure that the cas-
ualties of all the armies involved
in the European war total more
than 100000 men. OF this
mum ber proba bly, 100000 have
been killed, 100000 wounded
and the rest are missing.
A large part of the men re-
ported as missing are military
prisoners. The statement on
Great Britain's losses shows
that there are approximately
three soldiers wounded to every
one killed. Military authorities
of the United States say that a
considerable number of patients
cared for in European military
hospitals are returning to the
front.
1t is generally believed here
that England's losses are not as
great, proportionately, as those
of the other countries involved
in the conflict, but by pro-rating
her losses in the armies the con-
clusion is reached that the cas-
ualities of the land forces are as
follows:
Germany and Austria 100000
Russia $500, 900
France l,500, 600
Great Britain 25O,000
Servia $50, 900
Turks, South Africans, East
Africans, Italians 1000, 600
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17

J. M. Brannan left Wednesday
for Joplin, where he will visit a
sister.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-17
100000
Total

Wal ftOOO,OVO
AT this rate of $50, 900
"a month--a simple calculation
reveals that in little more than
TIVE years from the beginnipg of
the war the entire military es-
adjustments of all those coun-
tries as it stood on July 81, 1914,
will have been wiped out. If the
war extends into 1917, it will be
conducted by what in the begin.
ming was the unorganized
strength of the countries engag-
ed. Of this raw material Great
Britain has commenced organ
izing on large scale. The un-
organized men of war age in the
various countries at the outbreak
of hoStilities was as follows:
Germany 5.5SO,OO0
France 100000
Russia IL, 900, 600
ria-Hungary 100000
Italy 100000
Great Britain 3,700. 900
Turkey 100000
Total 27,52O,OOO