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Meade County news., 1917-11-22
A $4,000 MAP.

In the lobby of one of Chicago's
large ofice buildings is huge relief
map of the European countries
where the war RACES, exhibited to the
public and lectured upon by a for
mer war correspondent. The main
map is 10 by 20 feet, but owing to
its convex construction it contains
an area of 800 square feet, says Pop
ular Science Monthly. 1t is a seq
ment of a 90-foot globe. 1t was
made by William Robertson, with
the assistance of ten men. 1t took
them nine months to make it. In
Guiding labor and materials, the cost
Of the map is estimated to be
$4,000.
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
MINERS LONG IN SERVICE
Some Dipgers Have Been Working Un-
dereround for More Than Sixty
Years, the Records Show.

Some interesting facts on longev-
ity among coal miners have been
compiled by the anthracite bureau of
information in Wilkesbarre. The
recent retirement from active serv-
ice of w. d. Owens, superintendent
of The Lackawanna division of the
Lehigh Valley Coal company, serves
to call attention to the number of
workers who have filed out long ca
reers in the anthracite mines. Owens
has served as foreman and superin-
tendent for 80 years, and, although
he has turned over the active duties
of his position to his successor, is to
remain with the company in an ad-
yisory capacity.
A few weeks ago occurred the
death of John T. Williams of Lans-
ford, a pioneer miner in the Panther
Creek valley. He was seventy-fve
years old, and had spent 67 years as
an employee in the mines, and had
been with the Lchigh Coal and Nav
igation company for 65 years. Dur
ing the last year, because of deaths
in his family, Thomas Parry of Nes-
queehoning decided to move from
the anthracite field to make his home
with relative. The decision to quit
the mines came after a period of
62 years had elapsed since he first
commenced work in them as boy.
A long stretch of time marks the
service period of Robert r. Smiles of
Pittston, who lately resigned his po-
sition with the Pennsylvania Coal
company after being continuously
employed for 61 years. Smiles be-
gan work as report boy, and had
filled most of the positions in and
about the mines. For "a years he
had been continuously employed as
an engineer at one mine.-Provi-
dence Journal
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
Waste of Machinery

Fully as much machinery .rusts
and rots out through poor hous.
ing facilities as is worn ont thru
hard use, in the opinion of w. +.
Grimes, assistant professor of
farm manage ment in the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Where it is at all possible the
machinery should be housed dur
ing the winter months at least"
commented Professor Grimes.
where it is impossible to house
all the machinery, the wooden
parts should be removed and put
in shelter. The working parts
which are likely torust if expos.
ed to the weather can be pro-
tected to some extent by coat
of axle grease or heavy Oil.
care OF harness IS important.
The life of a set of harness can
usually be doubled by taking
good care of 1t and olling the
leather parts once or twice a
year.
During the winter months the
work is not rushing, and the
farmer will find it to his advan.
tage TO overhaul all mac hinerv
and repair or replace all broken
parts, The farmer who has a
forge, anvil, and small set of
tools will find it very convenient
and profitable to do this kind OF
work
During the harvest or the crop
ping season machinery often gets
out of repair, snd is put away in
that condition. Unless the ma
chinery is overhauled during the
winter the parts will not be re-
paired. as rule. until the ma
chine is needed to care for the
next crop. 1t is then necessary
to stop and repair the machine at
time when time is valuable "
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
Quartermasters Reserve

The Quartermaster Enlisted
Reserve Corps requires in the
neigh borhood Of 5000 men to
serve as Clerks, Blacksmiths,
Farriers, Horseshoers, SaddIers
Storekeepers, T TIN a k RS,
Wheelwrights, w gonmasters,
Assistant Wagonmasters, skill.
ed laborers, watchmen, Packers
etc.
Any man between the ages OF
IS and As is eligible for enlist.
ment, provided he hes not been
called by his local board for ex.
animation, and is PHYSICALLY quail
flied.
Teamsters are especially wrnt'
ed.
Promotions in non.commission.
ed officers grades are very rapid
for men of ability and experience
in their particular trade.
There is being blished
near Jacksonville, Florida. a
Meade County news., 1917-11-22

Mrs. Addage-You know "a bird
in the hand is worth two in the
bush"
Mr.. Addage-And when it gets on
the hat the price doubles again.
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
Increase Widows Pension

The following important cir
cular letter has been sent out
from the Pension Bureau:
Department of the Interior,
Bureau Of Pensions, Office
of the Com missioner, Wash
ing1on, Oct, 9, 1917:
The Congress on Oct. 3, 1917,
adopted an amendment to the
pension law increasing the rate
of pension for a widow of an Of
fcer or enlisted man of the Army
Navy or Marine Corps of the
United States who served in the
Civil war, the War with Spain
or the Philippine Insurrection,
to S25 per month. This does
not include widows of men in the
Regular Army, Navy or Marine
Corps who did not serve in said
wars; it does not include the
widows of men of the War Of
1912, the War with Mexico, the
Indian Wars, or Army Nurses,
because they are not named in
the amt n lment.
Applications are not required
from those entitled
Prompt action will be taken IN
the Pension Office 20 make paw.
ment of the increased amount.
Gaylord NJ. Saltzga Der,
Com missioner.
The widows Of the war of 1872.
the war with Mexico and the In
dian wars are now receiving $40
per month pension provided they
are 20 wears of age. The next
congress will probably increase
their pensions to SIS per month.
All Civil and Spanish war wild.
ows who are placed on the roll
in the future will receive S25 in
place of sl2 per month,
There are about 100000 civil
war widows and 400 Spanish b
war widows now on the pension
roll who will receive the increase.
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
School OF instruction

Wednesday was the biggest
day in the history of Meade
Chapter No. 3O4, o E. S.
A School of instruction was
held by Grand Matron, Lila B.
Lennon, of Ness Kansas, Grand
Matron of Kansas, Grand Chap
ter, o. E. S.
The first session was held in
the Masonic Hall at 800 p. m.
This consisted OF a question
naire and lecture by the Grand
Matron.
The evening session was call
ed at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Eliza beth
Webb received the degrees of
the order, work being eXempli-
fed by the Local Chapter o ficers
Session closed with addresses
from all visitors, who were pres
ent as follows: Eight from Lib.
eral, five from Plains, two from
Hugoton, one from Hjawatha,
one from Wheaton, one from
Ness City, and three from Miss.
ler.
The Red Cross served supper
in the Masonic Banquet hall,
cafeteria style.
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
Certain Cure For Group

Mrs. Rose Middleton. of Green
vile, Illinois, has had experience in
the treatment of this disease. She
says, "when my children were small
my son had Group frequently.
Chamberlain's Cough Remeds al
ways broke up the attacks immed-
lately, and was never without it in
the house | have taken it myself
for coughs and colds with gsod re-
suits. "
Meade County news., 1917-11-22

camp for the training Of Quar-
termaster Enlisted men, and it
is contemplated sending all men
enlisted in the Quartermaster
Corps to that camp for training
in Quartermaster Corps work.
Further information and ap.
pllcation blanks will be gladly
furnished on request to Ralph
B. Inns, Captain, Q. M. u. S. r
Room 555, Federal Building,
Chicago, Illinois.
Meade County news., 1917-11-22

The 25th anniversary of our
company was celebrated by
erecting the most modern safe
factory in the world. Wide.
awake men who received our
special selling inducement,
rendered Unnecessary to double
our output. We are spending
many thousands of dollars en-
larging our sales organization,
but to learn all particulars, il
will cost you only the price Of
q nostal card.
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
CURIOSITY WAS NATURAL.

81 spent the first part of my vaca-
ton on a motorcycle
"And in what hospital did you
spend the last part?"
Meade County news., 1917-11-22

l good roam short horn milk COW
l good red durham milk COW
. stock cows with calves by side
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
A PROOF TO THE CONTRARY.

electricity was not well known
to the ancients."
"Why wasn't it? Didn't Noah
have arc ights?" .
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
HIS CLASS.

"Your husband is always chatting
one, isn't he, Mrs. Comeup?"
"Yes, indeed. | tell him he is
quite chauffeur
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
TOO HIGH FLOWN.

"Shall we have some osculatory
diyersions?"
"Oh, no; just let's have some plain
kissing games"
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
WHY NOT MAKE $4,000 A MONTH = That's
5000 Week, almost 5000 Day

plotting them through factory Men appointed
aesmen advice and Instructions for selling Safes Civ
convincing talking points which impossible for prospect
don't YOU be the first to apply from vicinity before
We favor only salesman out OF each locality.
Meade County news., 1917-11-22
QUESTION OF TIME.

"Was that Jack | saw, with his
arm around you?'
81 don't know. How long ago
did YOU look ?"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
BeanSh Peace RumorS Dying
Out More BUyI0g,
CHICAGO GRAIN Apo PROVISIONS

CHICAGO. Jan. II Considerable
strength developed today ~ the wheat
marf~t after some show ~ heaviness NJ
the outset Much or the buylny was aD
psrcntly based on the absence Of any con.
firmstion OF yesterdays beHrish rumors
about peac. and submarines. tOmius-
sion houses were the chief purchasers
Opening quotations which ranged from
l.c OF to NJ advance, with MAY at
81 sat1 q s3is and July NJ 81 49, " ! i7L
were followed by Substantial gains all
around and then something Of q reHc-
tiou.
Subsequently. Wall street weakness and
news of the sinking OF the British wa.
ship COrnwall- made values dap. but AZ.
crvArd large clearances at N" seaboarh
and buIliph snticips tions as to the rspl,
sharp upturn The close wHr strong, ~
&C. net higher. with MAY Ni 81 SI}.G
sli4 and July ~ $l5lgl.5lL.
Corn rose mainly A. a result nt con-
timed damage reports from Argentina.
Colder weather tended also tn help the
huiir After opening = TO Y cent higher.
IN" market reacted little. hut later
scored a decided advance
Scarcity OF rural offerings acted as a
handi'ap on the bears The close was
strong a. ihdlAc net advance.
Oats hardened with other grain Dc
mend. however. WAS only ~ scattered
sort
Absence of support led 20 declines In The
provision market There did no, seem,
however, 80 be any urgent pressure 10
sell
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
closlro Quotations
City Furniture
Totally Wrecked

Three beds. chairs and the rest Of
the furniture in the woman's deten
ton room on the third floor Of the city
Jail building were reduced TO wreck.
age some time between | o'clock and
Q o'clock this morning,
Mrs. A. D. Conally, proprietor Of a
roomine house at Ola North Broad
way. the lone occupan, of the room,
was arrested on COMPLAINT OF Pete
Rabstnck. jani,or, charged with de-
s,roylng city property Judge Splitter
ordered her turned to the county"
Mrs. Conallys and two men we're
taken into custody at o'clock this
morning at her rooming house A
complaint charging occupancy Of \
room for immoral purposes was pre-
fcrred against them.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
CAPITOL WILL HAVE
COMPLETE LABORATORY

4 complete laboratory for use by the
state board OF pharmacy in giving prac-
teal demonstrations when conducting
examinations will he installed III the
new capitol, i, was stated this morning
by " K Jarrett secretary oi the board
This will be done without any expense
10 thcGtate. he said. the cost being
paid out Of the boards fund made up
IN ices collected by the board
The board Iva, been in session in Ok
lahomo City since Monday. conducting
examinations oi twentv.sN applicants
for pharmacists certificates, and will
complete IT'S work tonight
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Climbs Top
of Oil Derrick

CARNEY, Okla, Jan. ll--(SpeciaD
Mi" Bcrnice Buck is the first and
only young girl to climb to the top OF
the new oil derrick. One of the oil
men iokingly Offered 81 to The young
lady who would make the climb Miss
Buck took up the offer and uuaidcd
climbed the entire height Of the eighty.
four foot structure while a great mum
ber OF spectators looked on. Miss Buck
is pretty liyear old miss and is in
the eighth grade at school.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
LAW7ON EXCITED
over Deep TEST
Wildcat Well Now Approach
ing Sand, It Is Thought

LAWTON, Okla, Jan ll-(Sperial)
Great interes, among oil men N par
,icular and the Lawton public in gen
,eral iSIbeing taken IN the drilling OF
The next few hundred feet in the Frank
lin & Johnson deep test well east OF the
city. Franklin X Johnson. oil pro
ducers from Ardmore, are agreeing to
go at least 5000 fee, II necessary
Tuesday they had drilled 1900 feet and
were in formation composed OF. blue
shalc and sand. which the OIL men say
is very favorable formation |, Is
expected that a strike will be made in
the next few hundred feet
In the Keys well, southwcs, OF HUI
len, the machinery has been shu, down
two weeks at depth OF little over
800 feet, awaiting some necessary re-
pairs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
GENERAL MOTORS
LOSES IS POINTS


NEW YORK. Jan 81 Another breaE
of o. points iu General Motors makry;
u total lnsl ~ 80 poiut, nu- far thUi
week WH tive central feature uf 90.
days cary op'rIt ions, which Vrre char
Rctorilcd by further hrrguL. .rty IN other
active issues Bethlehem steel recovered
half Of Yesterdays 20-polrt loss and
lui'Gd Statos Steel VA, fraCtipnally
higher. with kindred iudustrals Cop
pers. shipping and petroleums also inn
proved moderately. but mercantile mhtine
preferred was rather erratlc. H,,ila were
gerfrallN heavy, notably 81 Paul Cana
dian Pacific and New Haven
Further tcCoveries TOOK pace during
N" active noon hour. steel more than re.
tricving It's losses while General Motors
was hid up 7 points against Tho shorts,
With allnOs, as much for Texas Com
pany aud 10 . points eisvherc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
More Compensation
Claims Looked for

Compensation claims will flood the
office OF the state industrial commits
sion now that the law has been upheld
by the state supreme court This is
the opinion Of W. L. Blessing. member
Of the commission. based upon the fact
that the commission received numerous
telephone calls today from attorney.
who have been holding off presen,a-
ton OF claims pending the decision OF
the court
"The decision has no, been suifi.
cien,ly advertised to allow LAWYERS In
the country districts to know Of il yet"
Mr.. Blessing said today, hut within a
lew days We will have a perfect flood
Of clsims--and we have all the work
we can attend to now"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
STREET CAR CONDUCTOR
ASKS $20,500 DAMAGES

w. n. Harmcr. street car motor
man. today sued the Rock Island rail.
road for S10.s00 damages Tor alleged
injuries sustained at the hands Il
,rarps a, Fl Reno on June 0 last year
Harmcr was riding from Oklahoma
City TO Wellington. Kan. He CLAIMS
that the conductor o' the train did not
warn him 10 change cars at ~ Reno.
but forced him to leave the train at a
railroad crossing notorious as con
gregaticn point for hoboes and dcspcr-
ate characters. lie alleges he was sho,
BY tramps during a fight
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
FIRST FLY CAPTURED;
BILLION LESS IN 1917

NEW YORK Jan. ia wild anil
un,amed ,pecimen 81 common housefly
has beca traced 20 ms lair after de
termincd rmpsign The capture is
the first officially known OF the year,
and MIS-, Catherine Brennan has off
ciailv laid claim 10 tho reward which
has been offered by Edward Hatch jr,
Chairman OF the Merchants association
committee an pollution. for the official
taking OF the first winter houscily OF
the year
M,ss brennan has verified the ac-
count Of ,hcr cNploi; by an Sldayis.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Jan - The cotton mar
kot showed continued nervousness md
irtreuiaritS early today The opening
WAS unchanged To points lower und r
overnight setting orders and iu respae'sC
to lower cables. There was good deal
Of covering. however while ihcr" also
spcHrod to ho some fresh conmlsfion
buying on overnight Sdvices, aud after
selling al 1876 cents ON the olll, May
soon rallied to lS ~ cents or points
net higher Offerings Increased ahoy"
the 1872 cents lcScl with Liyerpool II
seller and there were reactions before
the end Of the flr-t half hour SOM"
Of the local brokers said they expected
n more or lees unsettled mHtkei pending
~" publication Of the allied note,
Tho market hec9mo very nervous .bh
unsettled during the middle of the morn.
ing ard stop orders wore uncovered on
the break To II 9ic FOR March and IL 2'r
foi july ot about 20 10 n points net
lower. Except far nervousness over M"
pOli,lcsl situation there seemed II h"
no particular factor discussed sround
the ring. however and the market rallied
several points hate IN the morning on
covering and spot house buying.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
COTTON MARKET
HAMMERED Down
Traders Fear Allied Peace Re
port Unfayorable,

NEW ORLEANS. Jan II Tho cotton
market here opened today 40 q small a.
cline, losing 5a9 p'lu;s around 'rc rrst
call In sympathy with poor cables. bu'
good support was met and prices soon
siiffencd up a, the end OF the iirt'
half hour of business the market stood a.
points above yesterdays close
Heavy hnmmering developed on the rr-
port that the entente reply tu lh" la.
note from this country contained uDfa -
vorHbl. features and the market dropped
back 10 a level lsuH poluts under No.-
tcrdays final figures ON this decline Hu
opersold condition developed and earl
sellers found littlo offering when they
tried TO take profits. Gradually the mar
kct camr back mud late In the morning
1t stood at net rise Of 2ml points
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Diamond No Good
as Subway Fare

NEW YORK. Jan. ll-Therc's no
use trying to beat the lnlerborough
Rapid Transit company Of New York
They won't take even perfectly good
Solitaite> a. substitutes for subway
tckeS, Miss Anna Robins discovered
last night
Lost in the maze OF rosy dreams, Miss
Robbins was saun,ering by the tickc,
box at the Manhattan street station.
Ticket, please" yelpcd the chopper
In her haste to make good her blund
er she cast her ticket and her ring with
i, into the box.
She recovered the ring after the box
had been taken TO pieces and the ring
extricatcd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
HOUSE C0NGRATULATES 4
QUADRUPLETS' PARENTS

resolution extending ngratulae
ton, ol the house To Mr.. and Mrs. y.
NJ Keys Of Hollis, parents OF quadrurS
lets, who visit the Oklahoma State Fair
each year in connection with the better
baby contest was adopted by the house
this afternoon The title OF the resolu>
tIuu is, "In Re The Bunch OF Keys a
Hollis"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Bodwell Resigns
Unitarian Pulpit

Rev Charles $ Bodweil has re-
signed the pas,ora,e of the First I'm
tartan church. to take effect a, the end
OF March He plans to return To New
Haven. Conn. and probably U'll not
seek another paStorate until iall
Counting the two months service
here III the spring OF 1915. when. On
leave of absence from Harvard, Mass,
Mr.. BodwcIl will have served here two
years in March.
The resignation has not been acted
upon nv the church. Mr. Bodwell will
nfcach ncNi Sunday
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
''LIFELESS BABY" FROZEN
IN ICE, ONLY A DOLL

BURLINGTON. \. ]. Jar. ll-M
his tram was speeding over the Broad
stree, bridge, X ! Andrews. engineer
on the Pennsylvania Railroads Mount,
Holly branch. was horriiied to observe
what looked like the bod, Of a scantily
clothed infant partially frozen into a
cake of ice near The shore.
Operators Crist and Southwlck or.
ganlicd a party oi husky freight handl-
crs, formed a human chain and crcp,
ont on the ice toward the body The
hair was ripped from its head a, h,
Icrkcd it from the frozen cake. II,
was the wreck on lie. size doll
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Wounded Negro Recovering.

LAWTON, Okla. Jan II -lNpcc'all
Henry Dickson the negro who re-
sisted arrc,, SUNDAY. and who was shot
m the arm by ratro'man Bill Riggs. IS
resting quietly IN the cuts baS,ilc. wait
ng Tor hl, wound and bruises to heal
The city physician extracted the bullet
from the arm Monday
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Methodists to Meet.

LAYTON. okla. Jan Special
That he mia year meeting OF the
board OF the West Oklahoma confer
cnce oi the Methodist church, south,
will be held in l.awton March Il and
IS, is announced b, Rev J s Lamar.
presiding elder This meeting will be
attended by more than 100 pastor, from
various town, on the western side II
the state Extensive entertainment for
the visiting pastors and delegates IS be-
ing planned by the members OF the
Mcthnhl,t chnrch nL aMtnn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Breeders 10 Orlanise.

LAWTON, Okla, Jan, ll--(SpeciaD
An effort is being made among cat
tie breeders in Comanche county to
organize a county breeders association
whose object would be to advance and
protect the interests OF all different
breeds OF livestock in the county. by
holding educational meetings, inducing
the raising and breeding OF better
stock, aud look after such other ma,
tiers as the association might deem
proper,
fiIis Is onC organization that is bad
" needed in Comanohe county as no
one in particular pays attention TO
their livestock breeding, only a few
farmers in the county having regis
tered stock.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
LIVE RPooL

LlVHPp9L, Jaw ~ COTTON; ,sno'.
ll.2ld. low mlddlrs 1904 Sales 5000.
oo0 for speculation and export rrcolp,s
~ ono. futures easy, JanuhrN 10 i3d
January- February 10 53d February Msrcn
70 7jd March April 10 ;ad, April MAY
10 sod Mas June H. SD. June JUN loN2d
July- August i0Sld, August September
10 5td. Septernher. October ~, l1d OctO-
her. November I0.lld, November Dcc"rl- o.
her 10 DAD. December January 3'Nd,
InpiiarN February aPad
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Want a Trip to
New York? Just Say
You Killed Officer

NEW YORK, Jan. ll.--lts easy TO
get . free trip to New York these days
Just confess you are the slayer of Po.
liccman William McAuliffe, who was
mysteriously murdered on the street
here Six men have already beer
brought TO this city after having ad.
mitted the crime was committed by
them.
A detective was jus, on the point Of
starting for Weston, W. Va, TO bring
back the seventh prospect for free
transportation. when Il was learned the
prisoner could not he the man wanted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-11
Horse Kick Fatal

LINDSAY, Okla, Jan. ll.-(Spt
oiaD-Robert freeley jr., 9 years old.
son of Ben Freelcy. a farmer living
near Alex, died Tuesday as the result
OF being kicked by one Of his fathers
horse whic he was attempting to drive
from pasture to the barn lot.