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Meade County news., 1916-05-04

The Archie Sweet trial will be
Fheld at Syracuse, on May az. 10.
formation to this effect was re.
ceived today in a letter from
County Attorney H. W. Stubbs,
of Grant county.
1t had first been thoughtSweet
would be tried at New Ulysses,
the county seat of Grant county,
where the crime occurred. Lat
er plans were made for a change
of venue to Dodge City, which is
in another judicial district.
Judge George J. Downer is the
judge of the judicial district
where the crime was committed,
and be lives at Syracuse, where
the case has been set for trial.
The trial of Archie Sweet prom
ises to be a spectacular one.
Thr youth is charged with the
outrage and murder of Nellie
Byers, school teacher, who was
waylaid by some ruffian, and
whose nude body was found hid
deu in a ravine.
The only evidence against
Sweet is the purely circumstan-
tial evidence that he was near
the scene Of the crime, by his
own admission, and saw the
school teacher at a distance, as
she was starting for home the
afternoon of the tragedy.
Other than this, there is no
evidence against Sweet. On the
contrary, prints of the teeth
marks on the girls body abso-
lutely do not fit the mouth of
Archie Sweet, according to the
dentist who made the cast.
Sweet Is poor and has no fund
with which to employ lawyers,
but he will be defended by ]. /.
Shepherd, an attorney Of Fort
Scott, where Sweet formerly
lived, who has volunteered his
services. County Attorney
Stubbs will be assisted in the
prosecution by Attorney Gener-
al Brewster Hutchinson News
April u.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

Emporia, Kansas April 28th,
Enrolment fig lures for the Kan
sas Normal at Emporia have
amounted this year to a grand
total of 1907, according to figures
just issued by Register W. S,
Bixler. This gives Kansas the
largest normal school in the
United States. The years en-.
rollment shows a gain of 490 or
about II per cent over the last
years figures of 32l7. The en-
rollment by classes is: College
2l68 of which 81 graduate, sen.
iors 14l; juniors 21e; sophmores
$50; freshmen 1893. The Hig b
School has: seniors 1874; juniors
1866; sophomores 1872, freshmen
149, total $50. The training
school has 2S9, music l04; un'
classified and irregular Al; cor.
respondence BIS and night school
100.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

Regarding the Schubert Sym
phony Club, announcement of
which appears elsewhere IN this
issue, we quote the following
from the Nevada State Journal:
1.-THE concert given last evening
in the assembly, hall of the high
school under the auspices of the
Lyceum committee, marked an
epoch in musical circles in Reno.
The program was a diadem of
gems, rare and exquisit. In solo
duet, or trio, the three voices
we're distlnctand blended with
unusual harmony that evoked
prolonged applause by those who
appreciate good music"
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Blind Boon Co.

The Blind Boon Concert Co.
will appear in Meade, Wednes.
day evening, May 3lst.
With the company in Blind
Boon of whom most all of our
readers have heard or read. Mr..
Boon was born May IL, 1864,
weighs 265 pounds and is IN the
best of health, and is playing his
thirty-sixth season, Remember
the date and don't miss this rare
treat. m
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Saturday Night Thoughts
BY R. M. PAINTER

All alone in the solitude of our
own thoughts this Saturday night
comes fleeting DER our mind
these principals of pure living,
the thought of the brotherhood
of mankind. No man has right
to demand of another a greater
measure of right Lying than he
himself exercises toward his fel.
lows. Before any should assume
the attitude of a teacher of right
living he must be clean, spotless,
Law abiding, exercising charity
towards those with whom he
comes in contact. Before any
man assumes the role of para
g0u of right living, his own life
should be a living example, of
right doing and that because it
is right and not for the reason
that the law compels, unreserve-
ably, cheerfully, gladly doing
those things tbattend to the bet
terment of mankind, always hav-
Ing in mind that decency means
cleanliness, respects for the
right of others not a license to
criticise and scold others for the
things he himself rndulges in.
Purity of living speaks louder
and goes farther toward the
worlds betterment, than much
speaking by one posing as a
teacher and who demands a
stticter observance of statutory
or moral law than he observes
himself. No one should claim
immunlty from the rules of right
living he exacts from others. No
man is an exception to this rule.
Nor does the advocacy of the
same meet the requirements of
good citizenship, one must meet
the full measure of right doing.
The teacher of righteousness to
be effective must do righteous
ness, must respect the feelings
of others and obey the law as an
example to his fellow man, hav-
ing faith IN the people where he
sojOurns. Mans purity in his
everyday life his sunshiny and
charitable disposition will add
much to mans bettermeut. The
teacher or preacher who is
always faultfnding, grouchy,
scolding in his disposition ques.
tionIng and charging others with
wrong doing will never be able to
lead men to right living. Man
will never be lead to the paths
that wind upwards to the land of
the LeaI by those whose lives
don't come up to the standard of
tkeir teaching
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Obituary

Laura Elizabeth jenkins was
born July sth, 1871 at Chetopa,
Kansas. Died April 27th, 1916
at her home in Ellinwood. Kan.
sas. She was married to Frank
D. Stivers, December IS, 1891 at
Meade, Kansas, Rev. Mr.. Crouch
officiating. To this union one
child was born. She united with
the Presbyterian church at
Meade, Kansas in 1891. In 1895
she and her husband united with
the Baptist church at Emporia
Kansas and she was still a mem
Der of that church at the time of
her death. There being no Bap.
tist church in Ellinwood, she
identified herself with the Pres.
byterians and was faithful work
es as long as her strength per.
mitted.
She was a member of chapter
No. S, o. E. S., at Newton, Kan
sas, and a member of Chapter
F, P. E. o. Sisterhaod, at Kan
sas City, Missouri.
She leaves to mourn her de-
parture, her husband, F. d. Stiv'
ers, and little daughter, Frances
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w
jenkins. of this city, two sisters
Mrs. A, F. German, of Liberal
Kansas, Mrs. Roy Twist, of thi:
city, and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held a
the home of her sister, Mrs
Twist Sunday afternoon, con
Quoted by Rev. c. ]. Spiers, o
the Baptist church, land inter
ment was made in Gracelan'
Cemetery.
"Home, home, she cried exuliing!
Death is glorious birth;
Then gently slipped her shackles,
And slipped away from earth;
The angels caught her softly,
| And bore her up the steep,
| The Golden gates clcsed behind her, :
And we remain to weep. Z
Beside my grave, o weep not;
Nor say I'm lying there,
Turn up your faces Heavenward,
| Into the sun-lit air;
Thinkhow Pm far above you,
lp the Everlasting Spring,
In the Imperial CITY,
And presence Of the King.
The trumpet note of welcome
Is always on the blast.
II has no time to die away,
The souls come in so fast;
Then faint not ye beloved,
But let hope conquer sorrow,
These Golden Gates shall open,
And let you in tomorrow"
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Married

Mr.. Alva Marshall and Miss
Maggie May Heironimus, both
of Meade, were united in mar.
riage Sunday evening by Rev. c.
J. Spiers, at the Baptist parson-
age.
Mr.. C. c. Wedel and Miss Hell.
en- Ratzloff, both of Plains, were
married Tuesday by Judge
Marrs at his Office.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
BIG DEMONSTRATION

OIL. H. C. Oil Burning. tractors
Saturday May 18th. Two or
three sizes of tractors will be
plowlng one fourth mile west of
Meade.
Everyone is invited to see the
tractors at work. We burn ker.
osene and distallate and will
show you how to save money IN
yonr farming operations.
J. T. HELM
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Card Of Thanks

We desire to thank the friends
and neighbors for the thought-
full kindness shown US at the
death of our beloved wife, daugh.
ter, and sister; and for the many
beautiful floral offerings.
F. D. Stivers,
Capt. and Mrs. E. W. Jenkins
Mr.. ann Mrs. A. F. German
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Twist.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
To Our Customers
To Whom it May Concern:

| ~ oboA StuS III oS q uCW III u0S IudL
we would make known our terms
later.
Our experience in that it takes
one dollar to carry a stock OF
goods and two dollars to carry
credit accounts, or, in other
words, "We have three thousand
dollars invested, one thousand in
merchandise, while it takes two
thousand dollars to carry the
credit sales. 1t is our desire to
overcome this situation, If pos
slble. We have frequently. been
asked by customer, why is It
that you charge me the same
price for an article that you
charge my neighbor, when al.
ways pay cash and he gets the
article charged on your books
from three to six months and of
ten for a longer timer"
The only way we could honest-
ly answer this question was by
saying, you must help to pay
for our carrying this nelghbor's
account" Is this right3
The farmers of to-day are
teaching we Hardware and I'm
plement dealers how to do busi-
ness. Go out to any farmers
sale and what do you find in the
way of terms? Signs posted
conspicuously here and there an
nounce them after this fashion,
"All sums under $1,000 are cash.
Sums over $1,000 a discount of a
certain per cent will be allowed
if settled by cash. Amounts not
settled by cash must be settled
for by bankable notes. No goods
to be removed until settled for
with the clerk of the sale"
We borrow money at the bank
to carry these accounts, which
we cannot afford to do. This is
also a discrimination against the
cash buyer. One customer pays
cash, another asks for time; and
we wantt the trade Of both and
will gladly extend credit to any
one deserving it.
In consequence we have adopt
ed the following plans: 1t costs
US ten per cent to borrow money
with which to carry credit ac-
counts, and it costs US from two
and one-half to three per cent to
pay a book keeper to keep ac-
counts straight, including the
cost OF necessary day books, led
gers, etc.
AS a result, this IS our an
nouncement to our trade:
We will give every customer
discount of FIVE per cent on every
purchase if settled by cash on
date of sale or delivery of goods.
On all accounts charged or
posted to our ledgers we will
give discount of two and one
half per centif paid within thirty
days.
On accounts which are settled
in full after thirty days and be-
fore the expiration of three
months, our regular retail price
will be charged. No discount
whatever allowed.
We will give every customer
who is worthy of credit, ninety
days time without interest.
After an account has run for
ninety days we will charge ten
per cent interest on same.
In other words, we will give
more than our cost of bookkeep-
ling, which is about two and one
half to three per cent to the cash
customer who has no account to
keep.
Is this not fair?
These terms will take effect
on the 10th day of May, 1916.
! w. F. CASTEEN & co.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
State Encamppent

The State Encampment of the
G. A. R. meets in Dodge City,
May 16 and II.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Teachers Employed

The following teachers have
been employed for next year:
First Grade Mrs. Backe
Second Grade Miss'ShafeE
Third Grade Miss Ott
Fifth Grade Mrs. Bodle
Sixth Miss Jones
Guy Armstrong has been en-
ploged as Superintendent of the
schools. Misses Peugh, Greer,
and Wickstrum have been re.em-
ployed to teach in the high
school,
A number of other positions
in the school are yet to be filed.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Births

TO Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Dittle,
May 3, q boy.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

Pasture toilet. See J. A. Dens-
low, Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news., 1916-05-04
Big Land Bargains

go acres, all level land, good
deep rich soil, about $4,000
wOrih of improvements S IL
miles from Elkhart, Kansas
Price $3.50, cash.
$40 acres ten miles east of
EIkhart, Kansas, good level
land, house, well, and wind
mill, some fence, some wheat
Price g. 300 cash.
no acres 1.2 miles from
KIhhart, good level land
Price 5000 Write
Tyler Mullins Land
Company
E.KElART> KANSAS
Meade County news., 1916-05-04

A dollar or two down will put
a Victrola in your home.
M. & M. Drug Co.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13
IN RATE
FOR MEMBERSHIPS

A reduction In the price of member
ship for cash payments and the INSTALL
ing of a class for women twice a week,
upon the demands made, were two
radical changes made in the Y. NJ. c.
A. management today at meeting Of
the board of directors of the associa-
ton held at the Boise Commercial
club.
The changes were made upon the
recommendation of r. e. Randall, the
new secretary. The $40 membership
was reduced to SO il cash is paid, but
will remain tho same on payments.
The young boys membership was re-
duced from Sc to IS for cash, but to
remain the same on payments. The
older boys membership was reduced
from & to Sc for cash with no change
on payments.
The special class for women is being
taken on as an activity OF the asso-
citation upon a demand made to Dr.
Marshall. physical director These
classes will be on Tuesday and Friday
morning from 10 to IL o'clock and all
ladies interested are invited to Join.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13
(ftYB112f5

The body of Mrs. Diza Wells, who
died the first OF the week. was taken
out today to Mountain Home and from
there will be taken to Mountain City,
New, for burial.
The first dance OF the season will be
held by the Elks tonight at the Elks'
Home, corner of jefferson and Ninth
streets. Music will be served by
Tompkins orchestra Lunch will be
served during the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Freeman left
yesterday for Tacoma to make their
home. They traded their grocery store
in the east end for Tacoma property,
being obliged to leave Boise on ac-
count of Mrs. F'reeman's health.
Miss Marie Irwin, secretary of the
state humane society, states that al
though an appeal was made some time
ago for funds to send delegate east to
the meeting of the national society, no
subscriptions have been received and
unless they come in Immediately, Ida
no will have to go without representa-
ton.
The county commissioners today re-
sumed their grind on bills after having
given over a portion of two days to
matters pertaining to the Gem State
fair and settlement of bills as agreed
for the association and the listening
to petitions for q new road. Further
matters pertaining to the fair are to
come up later after a full statement Is
made to the board. . II
Lee Estes of the Tate insurance
agency, is just home from a several
weeks business trip in the east. dur
ing which he visited Kansas City, va
rious points in Iowa and als) at Dem
yer. On three trains on which he
Travelled, straw votes were TAX en- on
fhe presidency and in all three Wood
row Wilson won out by quite ma
jorlty. he states. The east is BOOM
Ing, stated Mr.. ESTES and people are
talking more business than politics
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13

the relations between the United
States and Mexico, whose rfch valley
was threatened with utter destruction
by reason of shortage of water. Mex
leo has cancelled her claims for dam
ages amounting to millions of dollars.
and in lieu thereof will accept a sup
ply of water drawn from the reser-
voir. BY special treaty the United
States has agreed to deliver to Mex
leo 10000 cubic feet OF water annu-
ally without cost m return Mexico
valves all rights to the waters of the
Rio Grande from the New Mexico
Chihuahua line to Fort Quitrnan. Tex.
a distance of approximately 10 miles.
The cost of the dam, originally esti-
mated at 100000. has reached near
ly twice that figure. The farmers
whose land is to be irrigated are to paw
the government $50 for each acre OF
land on which the water is to be used.
This will reimburse the government in
large part for the entire cost of the
project
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13

w. A. Brodhead, chairman Of the
state highway commission, was a Wis
itor at the state house today and con-
ferred with the state highway depart
ment regarding highway matters.
George L. Ambrose of Mackay and
Junius S. Ross of Kellogg were today
appointed notaries public by Governor
Alexander.
An appeal was filed in the supreme
court today in the combined case of the
Pacific Coast Pipe company and War
rem G. Swendsen versus the Blaine
County Irrigation company. the Blaine
County Investment company. Martin
II. Woods and John S. Parks. The
plaintiffs seek to force the sale OF the
Blaine county irrigation project and
from the proceeds receive sf0,103.29
which represents the balance due for
piping and other material furnished
the company for the projects construc-
ton.
Secretary of State George r. Barker
way conference at Lewiston this week
mission, of which he Is secretary ex-
pended $941,940 on highway construc-
ton in the state during the past three
years. The conference decided to ask
the next legislature for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 to go toward construc-
ton of the north and south highway.
A. l.. Freehafer is the only member
OF the public utilities commission in the
city at the present time. President
Ramstedt and Commissioner Graham
having gone to northern Idaho to con-
duct a number of hearings. They are
expected home tomorrow.
Application for n certificate Of con-
venience and necessity was made to
the public utilities commission today
by A. E. Uhl for the construction and
operation of a domestic water system
in the village of Albion. Uh. plans to
spend $4,000 for the installation Of the
plant. 1t is set forth in the application
that Albion is without a water system
to supply 1t with water for domestic
or fire purposes at the present time.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13
CENTRAL PACKING OF
APPLES IS PROPOSED

Walla Walfa, Oct. 13.-The federal
office of markets is investigatin the
problem of central packing houses and
the standardization of fruit grading.
w. M. Scott, specialist in fruit
grading and Standardization, together
with c. T. More, specialist OF the in
vestigation Of grades and standards,
both of the office of markets, have
just completed an extensive trip
throughout the northwest with a view
to familiarizing themselves with north
western conditions.
Mr.. Moore has returned to the east,
where he was called by the depart
ment, while Mr.. Scott will remain in
tho northwest throughout the coming
apple season completing his investiga-
tons.
houses is an important one for the ap-
pie industry. If some efficient and
satisfactory plan can be evolved where
by all the fruit in a particular sec
ton can be sorted and packed at one
house. the problem of packing will not
only be simplified, but greater eff
cheney and Standardization will be pos
sible.
The central packing house Is al
ready being tried by some of the dis
tricts of the northwest.
This problem is only one OF many
which Is being studied as the result
of the activities of the Fruit Growers
agency.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13
A Busy Night for props"
(Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.

(Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.)
Marmaduke Buskin, the fallen star
actor. was touring as property man
with a thrilling melodrama.
Throughout the evening he would
stand In the wings. and there he would
make the thunder, lightning and rain,
gallop like horse. shrek like a wom-
an, wall like baby, howl like a mob
and boot like a motor car. All for
SIS per week.
On the Saturday night the play was
going merrily to a packed house,
Marmaduke was letting off shrieks Of
terror. laundering with one hand,
working the hailstorm with the other,
while with his right leg he worked
the wailing wind and with his left
reproduced the crashing of falling
trees.
Then the leading man, who was
pursued by invisible bloodhounds,
stuck his head round and roared at
Marine:
Bark, you fooi-bark! Why don't
you attend to your job, you lazy
shirker?"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13

This treasure was brought to the
United States by Captain de BODY, a
young Dutch explorer who has just
arrived from four months expedi-
ton in the West Indies.
Captain de BODY found the death
God" in cave where ii had stood
long before the days Of Columbus.
The natives were afraid Of caves. and
consequently It was never found.
There is only one other in the
world. that a female" said the ex-
plorer. "This one Is a male and
much larger than the other"
The jar together with large num-
Der Of other specimens brought by
the captain will be placed in the
American Indian Museum. New York.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13
ANOTHER COUNT IN
VOTE AT MAJESTIC

Wilson 23S, Hughes 1853, Benson o,
in the presidential race; Davis 212,
Alexander IT'S. Triplow IL in the gov
ernorship contest, was the result of
todays count in the vote for candi-
dates being taken at the Majestic
theater and which is attracting wide
attention. The judges today were John
Alden, Martin d. Fleming, Edwin
Smith and A. S. Parker.
The last count will be made Monday
at which time the final result of the
total vote will be announced. The total
vote so far cast is as follows: Wilson
ST. Hughes 401, Benson 81. Hanly 2,
Davis sos, Alexander 376, Triplow "a.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13
PARKER SEES MCCORMICK.

New York, Oct. 13.-John M. Parker.
nominee for vice president on the Pro-
gressive ticket. was the guest Of Vance
{. Mccormick, chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee, at a private
dinner here last night. The other
guests were Colonel E. NJ. House, close
friend and advisor of President Wilson
and S. r. Bertron. who is associated
with Mr.. Parker.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13
LEGAL NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Diana Mines Co., Ltd. will be held at
AS Yates Bldg, Boise, Idaho, on Sat
urday, Oct. 2Sth, at 10 o'clock a. M. for
the purpose of electing a board of d.
rectors to serve for the coming year
and the transaction of any other BUSH
ness that may properly come before the
meeting. II. s, NORRIS. -
Adv-OSA Secretary.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13
BUTTE
dam NOW READY
FOR DEDICATION
Elaborate Ceremonies Will
Mark the Formal Compile
ton of Great Work on the
Rio Grande.
ELEPHANT BUTTE SOME
DAM

1t is 31S feet high from found
alton to top of parapet wall.
1t is 1914 feet long at the top,
contains $4,000 cubic yards OF
concrete. and weighs one million
tons.
Placed on city lot 125 by %
feet the dam would make q
block of concrete lacking only
90 feet of being a mile high.
The reservoir, when filled.
will contain S56 billion gallons
enough water to cover the state
OF Delaware two feet deep.