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Meade County news., 1918-04-04
24-hour old Calf Sells For
$4,000

Meade Red Cross Chapter has
the record broken for high'priced
cattle. Last Saturday Ed Blau
donated a calf and in the after
noon it was sold, redonated, sold
again and so on until the total
of all the sales amounted to $3.50
Oscar Latschar was the last one
to purchase the calf, and having
once purchased it and donated
it back, he concluded to keep it.
The age of the calf was twenty.
tour hours.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
Bonnybelle or Cinderella's
Cousin, April the 18th

Thursday night April II, the
02eretta "Bonnybell or Cinder-
elias Cousin" will be given in
the School Auditorium under the
direction of Miss Flora Rogers.
The next night, April II, the
Spring Festival will be held.
All the grades will take part, in.
cluding the High School Girls
Gymnasium class. This will
consist of Folk Dances, songs,
solo dances, May-pole dance, a
big chorus, and the GROWING OF
the Queen Of May. Come aud
enjoy yourself, and show your
com munity patriotism.
A small fee will be charged for
the Operetta, as there will be
some expense in putting it on,
but the Festival will be free to
all
Meade County news., 1918-04-04

Lawrence Carlow left Tues
day for Leavenworth where he
will enlist in the army as a wire
less operator. With his wife, be
has spent several weeks here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. T. Carlow, his home being in
Grand Island, Nebraska, and
while we can't claim him as a
citizen Of Meade, we are none
the less interested in his welfare
and the same we'll wishes of our
people go with him on his journ-
ey as have gone with all our boys.
His wife will remain with his
parents 10 Meade until his re-
turn.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
JUNCTA JUVANT.

The outlook wasn't t brilliant
for the Allied troops that day,
their forces were outnumbe bered
BY the outlaw Huns in grey. And
when the English backward reel
ed and the French defense was
la me it really seemed as though
we were outclassed in the game.
A struggling few lost hope and
sank in deep despair; the rest
clung to that hope which springs
eternal in the human breast; we
thought if only our own boys
could get into the fight the score
would be quite different when
the game was closed at night.
But Haig was not yet hopeless;
and there was Ferdie Foch; the
former was a lulu and the latter
death on Boche. And so the
waiting multitude hung on with
nerves we'll drawn and hoped the
tide of battle would change at
early dawn. Then Haig made
some advances which we hailed
with glad acclaim, and Focb, the
doughty Frenchman once more
got in the game. And when the
smoke had cleared away and we
saw the slaughtered Hun we felt
as though the fight had just bout
begun. Then from a million
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
Senior Play Proceeds To
The Junior Red Cross

To morrow evening at the
school auditorium, the Senior
play, "Tbe Fascinating Fanny
Brown" will be given. The en-.
tire proceeds will be given to the
Junior Red Cross, the expenses
which this play was to be given
to defray having been met from
another source. Come out and
encourage the 1918 class and at
the same time help good cause.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
90 is
OUR SHARE
To Be Raised During The
Third Liberty Loan Drive
Begins April 9th

The campaign for the Third
Liberty Loan begins April the
6th-and marks the first anni-
versary of the United States en-.
tering the war.
The amount of this loan will
be S3,OOO,OOO,OOO and bonds will
draw ~ percent interest. 1t Is
only an opportunity to loan to
the government what money you
feel that you can, and for which
you are given the best security
on earth, Liberty Bond.
OF the total amount Meade
County's share in $4,000. If
the amount seems large, just
compa it with the amount al
ready invested many of our
best young men-and it is moth.
ing. Help max the drive sue.
cess in any way you can.
Meade County has more than
measured up to every test so far
and she will go "over the top"
in the Third Liberty Loan pro
viding you and every other loyal
citizen helps.
If you don't help Uncle Sam
you help the Kaiser.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
MORE MEADE
BOYS TO WAR
This Week More of Meade
Cornty's Best Leave To
Help Win The War

The two boys who went from
Meade county to Camp Funston
on an emergency call were Har-
ry Gaddy and Cecil M. Walker.
The boys were to entrain on the
10Th of March. At that time
Mr.. Gaddy was IN Miami, Okla.
homa, and went from there.
Mr.. Walker will go from Clarks
Summit Pennsylvania. Meade
county will get credit for these
boys even though they go from
other states.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
us. WILL SEIZE
ALL WHEAT MAY |
State Administrator Innea Asks Farm
ers to Market 1917 Crop and Save
Government RequisiticnA

Because of the great need OF wheat
by the Allies the U. S. Food Admins
tration will seize all wheat " hich is
not sold by May l.. Following is the
text of an order issued by Walter P.
Innes, U. S. Food Administrator for
Kansas, to the farmers of this state:
1T is now necessary for the govern
ment to demand the immediate deliv-
cry of all wheat to the market.
1T is estimated that Kansas farmers
are holding about two and half mil
lion bushels of wheat from the 1917
crop and some few scattered lots from
the 1916 harvest.
"All wheat must be marketed before
May 1. Holders of wheat are herby re-
quested to advise this office at once
il for any reason they will be unable
to market their wheat before the time
limit. Each case will be investigated
and II reasons are deemed sufficient
extra time will be given.
Failure to deliver or have permit
from this office before May l will
be considered sufficient reason by
the government to requisition any and
all wheat held by the farmer.
voluntary marketing of the wheat
is urged as a patriotic duty. Pro-
ducers will thus tighten the burdens Of
government officials and very mater
tally help to win the war.
Where requisition is necessary
charges for transportation from the
farm to the elevator will be deducted
from the price of the wheat at the ele-
vator, and wide publicity will be given
to the seizure.
I'VE have a few instances where
farmers are boarding their wheat out
Of a desire to obstruct the government.
II is not fair for them to prejudice
loyal members Of our community.
"Our Kansas farmers, we know, will
respond promptly with their character
istic loyalty.
WALTER P. INNEs,
U. s. Food Administrator for Kansas"
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
Notice To Parents

A number of children have the
habit of Jumping on my truck
while same is in motion. There
is considerable danger in spch
practice, and therefore this will
be taken by all parents as suf-
ficient notice that will not be
responsible for accidents grow
ing out of such practice.
A. 0. Rosenberg.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04

James Byrns has resigned his
position in the post Office and
with his family expects to leave
Sunday for Portland, Oregon,
where they will make their fut
nre home. James has been "a
most faithful employee of the
government, and he will be MISS
ed by the many patrons of the
Office. The best wishes of The
News go with Mr.. and Mrs.
Byrns to their new home.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
WANTED

Teams with drivers to haul
silica. Good wages paid. For
further infor nation call on M. T.
Carlow at Nc CURES Eoomlng
House, or phone 235..
National Silica & Pumice Co.
Meade Kansas
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
Look Here!

Let me take your subscription
for the daily or the weekly Kan
sas City Star. 1t will cost you
just the same and you save a
stamp. John T, Truax,
Distributor
Meade County news., 1918-04-04

Don't wait until Uncle Sam says
Come" but have your picture
taken now and have the pleasure
of giving them to your friends
before you go. See Backe at
Meade, he makes the best.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04

Another good rain last Friday
greatly improved conditions, and
many of the wheat fields which
were completely gone, now give
promise of making a stand.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
Action OfDistrict Board

Action of District Board on
cases where classification was
changed.
The following registrants were
originally placed in Class 2 by
L zeal Board.
IL
Bruce Roy Keller, Fowler.
Lester Earl Johnson, Fowler.
Dan Edmond Harvey, Fowler.
Frank c. Wood, Meade.
J.3
Fred Hageman, Fowler.
Fred M. Stalder, Meade.
Herbert Kent Apple, Fowler.
Neal Gabriel Boucher, Fowler.
Oren R. Silvers, Meade.
Alva H. Taylor, Lakeland.
George S. Doerksen, Meade.
Fred Baker, Montezuma.
John Phillip Francis, MlSSler.
Elmer Ray Kitchin, Englewood
Ross Bebo Drinnen, Meade.
Claud H. Beckett, Copeland.
Herman Christian Bender, Plains
ca
Harry Ernest Bellamy, Meade.
The following change was
made in Class 3.
ca
DeEarl Dalgarn, Plains.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
Who Is The Higher Priced
Your Local Dealer or
Mail Order House?

Below compare few prices taken from Montgomery
Ward Co.'S Catalogue No. SS. Their prices aref o. b.
Kansas City, Mo-, their warehouse. Our prices
f. b. Meade. Our profits spent in Meade. Profits
you pay any mail order house lost to this
ity forever.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
FOR SALE
Meade Kansas

IL head of horned Registered
Herford bulls 2 and 3 years old.
S head Polled Registered bulls
yearlings.
Price 5000 and up.
Also prairie and alfalfa hay,
baled or loose.
Baled prairie $2l 90 per ton.
Baled alfalfa $1,000 per ton.
Loose hay $500 per ton less.
VIM. Miller
Crooked L Ranch Meade KS.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04
Patrons Day

Patrons Day will be observed
at the school building next Sat.
urday afternoon beginning at
2 O'Clock. Each room will have
on exhibition work done this
year. A short program will be
given. Patrons and friends of
the school are invited to attend
and see what has been accomp'
lished during the present term.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04

Some few are yet contending
with the measles.
Meade County news., 1918-04-04

Help the Junior Red Cros s
Friday evening.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-16
LIST is CHANGED
Men Called to Colors Revised in Ac-
cordance With New Orders

New instructions in regard to ex-
emptions having been received from
headquarters by the Gem county
board, the list of men called to train
ing camps, as published in last weeks
Index, has been revised. Four of those
given previously have been elimin-
ated and four others substituted. The
revised list is as follows:
August Brotvold, Emmett.
Frank Kiesling, Emmett.
John Haley, Montour.
Phillip McCool, Emmett.
Ellef Brotvold, Emmett.
Leo Nye, Emmett.
Everett Chaplin, Emmett
Harry Bean, Sweet.
Earl Modin, Emmett.
Oscar Lindgren, Emmett.
Paul R. Hoffman, Emmett.
Lorenzo D. Allen, Ola.
Emmett Ireton, Sweet.
Lynn holland, Montour.
Fred Spear, Emmett.
Those temporarily exempted and ELI
from the previous list are:
Hardie Shane, Henry Norwood, Ar
.hur Tschudy and Herbert Spencer.
These men will report between May
IS and May 30, the exact date not be-
ng known yet.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-16
NEWS OF OUR SOLDIER
BOYS
Interesting Letters from Our
Boys at Home Camps
and Abroad.
From Joe Kelley.

J. W. Burton and his associates in
the garage have received letter
from Joe Kelley, from which the fol-
lowing extracts are taken:
May IL was on the rifle range
last week for the first time and quail
fled for sharpshooter. l think if |
could get on the range oftener | could
pull down a marksman badge, but
there is no telling when l will get on
the range again. stole away last
night and went down to see Harold
Gorton and Dan Fry, who is in Co.
C, 316 Supply Train, and think that
by the time the next new bunch comes
in / will be ready to transfer to the
supply train (all motor trucks, as l
am beginning to feel the call for the
scent of grease and the feel of the
steering wheel, and that suits me bet
ter than being a non-commissioned Of
ficer anyway. / haven't seen any OF
the last bunch of Emmett boys that
came here. The recruits have been
rolling in here at the rate of 1000
per week lately, so you see 1t is
regular sea of humanity and l very
seldom get away from my own COM
pany to see anyone else.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-16
High School Graduates

Twenty-eight high school seniors
will receive diplomas at the COM
mencement exercises on May 80. A
carefully prepared program is to pre-
cede the event, beginning with the
baccalaureate sermon by the Rev.
Finley at the Methodist church May
26. Class day exercises are to be
held at the Liberty theatre on May
30. Graduates are: Susie Surber,
Elizabeth McIntire, Harry Creswell,
Alta Darnielle, Dora Knox, Claire Nc
Donough, Myrtle Smith, Eldon Graves,
Ferol Flesher, Frank Wills, Mary
Gamage, Helen Love, Irene Brown,
Elsie Suit, Ruth Twilegar, Harry
Knox, Maud Burt, Nellie Knox, Leota
Wilson, Raymond Cronk, Karen Jen-
son, Lynn Barrett, Raymond Bowers,
Anna Field, Hubert Knipe, Hugh
Crabtree, Norma Langroise, Effie
Dexter
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-16
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
OPENS SUNDAY
Prominent Speakers at Liberty
Theater-Grand Parade Pre-
ceding the Meeting

The opening gun in the Red Cross
campaign for Gem county's quota OF
the national fund of 100 million dol
lars will be fired Sunday, and will
take the form of a grand patriotic
meeting in the Liberty theater, with
speeches by Sherman Coffin and ). +.
Pope of Boise, singing by the Choral
Union, and other appropriate exercis-
es.
Preceding the meeting, grand
parade of the Red Cross workers,
fraternal organizations, school chill
dren and citizens will be given headed
by the band. The parade will start
from the schoolhouse at 2:30 o'clock.
All organizations are requested to be
on hand soon after 2. Lodges re-
quest all members to report at lodge
rooms at 2 o'clock sharp.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-16
FARMERS TO INSPECT
SILOS
Silo Excursion Planned for Fri
day, March 17@Starts
from Sweet at 8

With the object of promoting in
terest in silos among Gem county
farmers, a silo excursion has been ar
ranged for tomorrow friday, and
will include all the territory from
Squaw creek to Letha and Bram-
well. The farmers from the north
part of the county will leave Sweet
at o'clock tomorrow morning pass
ing through Montour at $3.50, reaching
Emmett at 10:30 and ]. /. Guthrie's
at Hanna by noon, where war lunch
will be served and his fine Shorthorn
herd inspected. Then the party will
go Letha and Bramwell-
The silo is considered one of the
important factors in the live stock
industry. Increasing the number Of
silos is one of the aims of the Farm
Bureau. Elmer Rose of Bramwell the
silo man on the executive COM
mittee of the county Bureau.
Mr.. Rose built a pit silo and
used it all through the past winter
and is now one of the most enthusi-
astic silo advocates in the county.
Various kinds of silos will be visited
along the way and many interesting
and valuable facts will be brought out
through discussions with those who
are using the silos.
If YOU are interested in livestock
and silos join the party somewhere
along the route. In the afternoon it
is planned to go over into Canyon
county and visit some of the silos that
have been in use for number of
years to investigate the length of life
of the different types of silos.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-16

dex we had was dated February 7.
Dad has been writing about the
turkey and trout and the other good
things to eat that you have had, and
then in the next paragraph he tells
me what an awful time he has to
keep from starving to death on the
Hooverized meals he is getting. So
must get even with him by telling
what we had tonight for supper. You
know the Sunday suppers are just
lunches, so as to give the X. P.'s
Kitchen police) a chance to get thro
work early. We had canned salmon,
cheese, pickles, bread and butter and
apple sauce. l was late in getting to
the kitchen, so the apple sauce was
almost gone. So the cook dallas
Burt) gave me big piece of peach
cobbler, the remains from the noon
meal. Then l came back to the hos
pital, and as the patients had three
layer cake with whipped cream, l had
to sample that, and the sample was
about twice the size of what Mamma
would allow me at home. (His mother
says that piece of cake must have
been at least 10 inches square). Then
went over to the new hospital across
the river and Jess Meyer gave me a
half dozen doughnuts. Thus I was
able to live until the next morning.
Things are going on here as usual.
We have about the same work to do
all the time. Everybody is busy, so
there is no shifting jobs. When some
new work shows up we have to have
a man transferred here to fill the job.
The other day some one needed bar
Der, so they took our barber away
from US, and John Gamage was taken
off of the mail orderly job and put to
work cutting hair. John was appoint
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-16
CHORAL UNION SCORES
Big SUCCESS
Opera Captain of Plymouth"
Produced in an Artistic and
Pleasing Manner

The presentation of the comic opera
Captain of Plymouth" by the En-
NETT Choral Union was distinct sue
cess. Never before has Emmett musi-
cal talent undertaken task of such
proportions and never before has its
efforts been crowned with such Won
derful achievement. There was not
hitch in the entire two and a half
hours performance, and the audience
that filed Liberty theater to the doors
showed their pleasure and apprecia-
tion by generous applause.
The opera is of a rather difficult
character and required 20 people, be-
sides 16-piece orchestra, to produce
it. That it was well done is attested
by the praise of everyone who at
tended. The singing was splendid, the
Interpretation accurate, the dancing
artistic and the scenic effects beau
tiful The orchestral accompaniment
was especially good.
Eight characters stood out in bold
relief They were Chas. L. Gamage
as Miles Standish, E. F. Cove as John
Alden, Roy Keithley as Elder Brew
ster, Fred Amsbaugh as Erasmus, Z.
Mortensen as chief of the Pequots,
Mrs. Newcomer as Priscilla, Mrs. Lee
Miles as the Indian princess and Miss
Vera Shaver as Mercy. As was ex-
pected, Gamage's makeup was IL
resistible. and his wooing was cold
and calculating. One woman in the
audience complimented him by declar-
ing that his treatment of such a dear
little squaw as Katonka was nothing
short of cruel and she would not have
the princess if she had stuck
4 knife between his ribs over the
heart Mr. Cove was in splendid voice
md his portrayal of Alden was digni-
led. Roy Keithley hit off the Puritan
.haracter to nicely and his pessi-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-16

mism was in sharp contrast to Fred
Amsbaugh's jubilant optimism. Mr..
Mortensen's portrayal of the Indian
character was the hit of the evening,
and the Indian war dance was very
fine. Mrs. Newcomers Interpretation
of Priscilla was excellent and she
maintained her reputation as sweet
singer. Mrs. Miles represented most
difficult character in a most pleasing
manner, and Miss Shaver, by her per-
feet acting captivated the audience.
The choruses and dances were pleas
ing in the extreme.
The task of training this company
fell to w. w. Nusbaum, musical di-
rector, and Mrs. Blackler, stage di-
rector. How well they succeeded is
evidenced by the splendid results. 1t
was labor of love well done.
The receipts amounted to $3.50, all
of which go to the Red Cross and Y.
M. C. A. war funds.
This evening the company will give
a performance at Ontario for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross of that town.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-16
Get Out and Get Under
THE RED CROSS FLAG

of your local paper in the list of "Red
Cross Slackers."
Cash contributions for any amount
will be received at any time during
the week at the Red Cross Headquar-
ters in your community and receipt
given for it. Insist upon the receipt.
Pledges for any amount less than
$5 will not be accepted.
If you do not want to see your name
in the "Slacker" list get out to your
meeting when it is called, get under
the Red Cross Banner and help roll up
the Second Red Cross War Fund of
$100, 900 in record time as our
offering to mercy, humanity and chris
tianity.
If you cannot get to your meeting
hunt up your Red Cross chairman or
treasurer and make your contribution
before the drive closes. But bear this
in mind; you are not going to save
yourself from publication by giving
a dollar if your circumstances en-
titles you to give more.
And remember while you are giving,
that in all the years the Red Cross has
stood as an emblem of mercy and re-
lief to suffering humanity on thou
sand battlefields, and through hun
dreds of cataclysyms and holocausts,
no one but the Hun has ever sunk low
enough to desecrate it. Think of this
when some one tries to tell you that
Red Cross funds are misappropriated,
squandered or used for graft. The
records of expenditures are published:
their books are audited periodically
by the U. S. Government; every cent
of every dollar received for the Red
Cross War Fund goes for war relief.
This can be proved to you at any
time and at any place.
It's your duty and my duty and a
privilege for every one of US who are
safe behind the lines to help rehabili-
tate those who have been crushed by
wars horrors.
Help save the shot and shell torn
soldiers who have sacrificed for you.
Open your hearts and pocketbooks
TO the war widows and orphans.
Succor the starving in invaded
France and Belgium.
You cannot pretend any longer that
t is none of your business.
Get into the game and play your
part
There are few of US so poor that we
,annot spare some time or strength
II money for this work.
"Get Out and Get Under" the Red
Cross Drive and the Red Cross work
n your community.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-16

The Gem County Red Cross Chapter
starts it's drive for its quota of $4,000
on Sunday, May 10, with a Grano Red
Cross Rally at the Liberty Theater.
Everybody within reach is invited and
expected to be there. There will be
speaking and music and other things
you will want to hear or ought to hear,
whether you want to or not. Come
prepared to give all you can toward
the cause of suffering humanity.
A series of similar meetings will be
held in every community in the County
in order to give every one an oppor-
tunity to come and give voluntarily to
this great organization of mercy.
The officers in charge of this drive
hope, by this means, to raise the
greater part of the quota with little
expense and loss of time. This is a
busy season of the year for everyone,
and to make house to house canvas
of the territory would require many
days time of many persons. No one
gets paid for this work and it is not
just to penalize the patriotic citizens
who have volunteered their services
for the campaign, by requiring them
to sacrifice any more time from their
business than is absolutely necessary.
If everyone gives little of his time
and substance a more equitable dis
tribution will be had.
1t is your cause just as much as 1t
is mine, and there is no reason why,
when the call comes, we should not
go to the appointed place with our
tribute to mercy instead of waiting
to be solicited.
When we think of the billions that
we are forced to spend in destruction
for the protection of our liberties, we
ought to feel it a privilege to be al
lowed to come forward and give what
we can to alleviate the miseries be-
ing wrought.
But do not think Mr.. or Mrs. Tight
wad, Pro-German, Pacifist, l. W. W., |
or any other members of the Stacker
tribe, that this plan is going to give
you chance to stay home and LET
George do it." If you do it is going
to show you up.
The receipts and pledge cards taken
at these meetings are going to be
checked up by committees against
list of residents of your precinct, and
if your name is not among the list
Of contributors you will be personally
and unless you have
yery good excuse for not bringing in
your contribution, your name IS go
ng to be published in the next issue