Meade County news., 1917-09-27
ALL EQUAL There
All Social Lines are ObIiterated
in the Soldier Life at
Camp Funston.
CITY AND COUNTRY BOYS PALS
In One Barracks a Wealthy kansan's
Son and Former laborer
Are Bun<ies.

Democracy rules in the national
army camp at Fort Riley.
In one of the spacious barracks
where many of the drafted men from
Kansas make their home, a pampered
son of one Of the wealthiest men of
Hutchinson is sleeping in bunk next
to former ditch digger from Topeka.
They are pals now, these two young
men who came from such different
surroundings. They march side by
side each day; hear each others jokes
and confidences-and meet each other
ON an equal footing.
1t is a great thing, the. spirit of
democracy here among the men from
able how man, when it is necessary,
can fit into the changes in his habits.
Many wealthy business men from the
seven states represented here - Kan
sas, Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona, Nebraska and South Dakota
have had their habits turned upside
down.
Instead of getting up at 10 O'Clock
in the morning, they are up at $3.50
and going through setting-up exercises
before the clock strikes six. A few
minutes later they are eating good,
substantial "grub"-food they wouldn't
have thought of eating for breakfast
before they came here. BY 7 o'clock
they are hard at it, drilling, drilling,
drilling-and feeling better than they
have in years.
City men are learning that the
country boys are just as smart and
likeable as the city chaps; while the
boys from the farm are learning that
the city boys are good fellows after
all.
Uniforms for the men are coming in
the manufacturers, yet only few are
fully outfitted-some in uniform and
some in overalls and jumpers. OF guns
they have none, but are using sticks
about the length of a rifle.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood announced
recently that he did not intend to re-
sort to court martial except as an ex-
treme and final measure.
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In Kansas Food Work-H. w. Davis,
associate professor of English in the
Kansas State Agricultural College, has
been appointed as executive secretary
of the state food administration by
DR.. H. ]. Waters, federal food director
for Kansas.
The Real Labor Goat.-Frank Ash
croft, farmer, has obviated the scar
city of harvest hands by utilizing six
goats in his silos to trample down the
silage. One man handles the distribu-
ton and the goats do the rest.
Wichita Mill soId.-Hiram Imboden,
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Dead Under Motor Car.-Edward
Fitzgerald, 20 years old, farmers
son, near Hope, was killed the other
night when his motor car ran off a cul-
vert. He was found under the car
the next morning.
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Ore Strike in kansas-A sixty-foot
face ore strike eight miles west of
Baxter Springs was reported recent
ly on what is known as the Stuart
Hamilton lease north of the Blue
Mounds. Some of the drill cuttings
assayed so per cent, but it is said by
experienced miners that it will aver
age Is per cent.
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New Hotel for WinfieId.-Winfield
is to have a modern 6-story hotel op-
posite court house square. The con
tract has been signed between the II.
L. Stevens Company of Chicago, ho-
tel builders and operators, and com
mittee of Winfield men representing
a hotel organization that had raised
$4,000 for the building.
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Light Plant Burns.-The electric
lighting plant at Protection, burned
recently with a loss of $25,000 The
waterways plant nearby was saved.
The city had voted bonds for a new
plant but had not started work.
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War Reduces Aggie CIass.-With
an enrolment of approximately 1,45O
students, about 900 less than nominal
fall enrolment, due to war conditions,
classes at the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college opened recently.
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Vote for Community House.-By a
vote of more than 2 to l, the $4,000
bond issue for the proposed soldiers
community building in Manhattan car
ried at the special election held there
recently.
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Pioneer of Atchison Dies.-Alexan-
der Sackman, Sc years old, is dead at
his home in Atchison Nearly fifty
years ago Mr.. Sackman settled in East
Atchison. He moved across the river
to Atchison when the bridge was built.
several years later. He was veteran
of the Civil war and a Mason.
Killed by Fall.-Hary Mccoy, 21,