Meade County news. [volume], July 19, 1917, Image 4

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THE MEADE COUNTY NEWS
established January II, 1900
WEHRLE WEHRLE Publi.h.r.
AGNES WEHRLE, Ownr and Editor
Entered at the poetoffice at Meade, K-anias, tor ti anmission through the mails as
Second Class Matter
Published Every Thursday
Subscription, $1.00 per year in advance
Advertising Rates: Display, .10 per inch; Locals, .05 per line.
Over fifteen lines charged for at the rate of . 1 5 per inch
HELPFUL HINTS
, AND SUGGESTIONS
From Kansas State Agrioultural College
Kansas Council of Defense
U. S. department of Agriculture
Kansas farmers need a minimum
price fixed for 1918 wheat. They
must be protected against disastrous
decline in the value of the crop in
case the war ends before the grain
is sold.
Because of high priced seed, labor,
and machinery, farmers hesitate to
sow even normal wheat acreage un
less they are protected against dis
astrous decline in prices. They
consider $2 at their station, or $2. 25
at Chicago, as a reasonable mini
mum price. This is about equiva
lent to 1 1. 75 last year and perhaps
mors than I1.25 at their station two
years ago.
An accurate survey shows that
Kansas farmers will sow 1,000,000
acres less than last year unless a
reasonable minimum price is fixed
soon. Preparation of land and ar
rangements for s:ed must be made
now.
Oil and grease on a tractor are'
cheaper than repairs plus time lost
in obtaining them and getting start
ed again. Looking over all parts of
the machine regularly is just as im
portant as regular feeding and water
ing of horses. The wrong kind of
lubricating oil wasts power and
fouls every working part. Get in
structions from the builders as to
kind and quantity of oil.
Sharp plows, it is further pointed
out by the committee, call for less
power from the engine to do good
work, hence less cost to operate and
longer life for the tractor. Length
ening of hitches between engine and
plow will often eliminate a large part
of tide draft, which is another way
of -reducing the cost of the work. A
good, headlight, moreover, will
greatly Increase the usefulness of the
engine.
There are more rats in Kansas
than there are people. The 2,000,
000 rats in the state cost the people
not less than 14,000,000 a year, as
serts, the committee on injurious
mammals, Kansas council of de
fense. Here are the charges against the
rat:
It carries the germs of bubonic
plague and of trichinosis.
It gnaws matches and the insula
tion of electric wires and thus causes
.destructive fires.
It gnaws lead pipes, ivory, shoes,
gloves, leather, rubber goods, books,
and papers making them worthless.
It eats 45 to 50 pounds of grain a
year.
Cattle Dip Treatment
Many of the small boys of the
city hav2 recently been seized
with base ball fever, and the at
tack has proven serious to Billy
:McMeel, Hollis Marshall, John
Sullivan, and Raymond Young,
in this way: These small boys
all had base ball gloves, and
some one advised them that an
application of linseed oil would
make the gloves last much long
er. In the ware room, of Mr.
Marshall's store there was a bar
rel of oil, and there was also a
barrel of cattle dip (but this the
boys didn't know). The out
come is easily guessed. Luck
must have been agtinst them.
At any rate, the application was
made from the cattle dip barrel,
and a few hours later the boys
learned of their mistake. Any
one of them will describe the un
pleasant sensation of cattle dip
in their eyes.
Fowler Chautauqua
The dates of the Fowler Chau
tauqua this year are the same as
Meade's, August 10-14. They
have another excellent program
tor this year. It is to be regret
ted that the dates are the same,
as it will prevent the. exchange
of courtesies, customary in the
past, both places feeling that
they owe their first duty to their
home Chautauqua. A nice ex
change of attendance could, and
no doubt will be arranged be
tween the afternoon and evening
programs of the two places. Be
ing entirely different courses, an
arrangement of this kind would
provide an entire change of pro
gram for those who would care
to take advantage.
Why We Advertise
A prominent business man of
Michigan explains why he uses
newspapers for the purpose as
follows:
"I advertise in the newspapers
because I am not ashamed of my
work and to let the people know
about myself, my store and my
stock; because I cater to the in
telligent class, and they read the
newspapers and I believe in in
creasing my business; because I
can talk to more people through
the newspapers at a greater dis
tance in less time and at a more
reasonable price than any other
way; because my newspaper ad
vertising lias brought me great
er returns for the lastexpendi
ture of any , advertising. When
I write an "ad" I am not too
stingy to pay for placing it in
the best possible medium or to
have it inserted so it is attrac
tive; because I know my "ad" is
seen and the paper goes. Ex.
Real Estate Transfers
Maggie E Winson to Noel S
Oren, NW 32 34-26, 725.00.
B II Cordes to Jacob Cordes,
NEtf 35 33-29, 750.00.
P S Scheib to Mark R Scheib,
NW 16 32-29, 4400.00.
K C Hoff to Jos J Lanbacb, lot
6blk 131, Plains, 10.00.
Retta White to E A Schmoker,
35 acres off the east side of
NW 7 31-26, 2625.00.
Hartha Reinhold to Geo B
Cones, SWj 29-33-26, 1.00.
L F Schubmacher to J E Van
Kirk, S1, 28-33-26, 1 00.
Geo B Cones to Baok of To
peka, SW; 29 33-26, 1.00.
J A Denslow to Walter S Dens-
low, S of N and Ntf of Stf
and lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 sec. 2 twp
34andSE 28-33, all in Range
28, 1.00.
Help Win The War
The U. S. Department of Ag
riculture is doing everything in
its power to persuade the women
of this country to help win the
war by conserving our own food
supply in order that we may
send more to our allies who are
so much in need of it.
We feel sure that every woman
reader of this paper wants to ,ldo
her bit" along this line and in or
der to assist we have published
on another page in this issue a
handsomely illustrated article on
the subject of "Profitable Dis
position of All Surplus Fruits
and Vegetables." It is well
worth reading and we hope will
be of assistance to you. If you
cannot make use of all the infor
mation contained in the page
this year, we would suggest that
you cut it out and file it away for
future use it's bound to come
in bandy some time.
Missler Items
We are having dry weather
again.
Fred Avery is now working on
the Rock Island.
Mr. Wm. Bailey returned from
the harvest field Sunday.
Mrs. Lee Hatch spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Fahrenwald.
Mr. Lon Cumbac, Mrs. Luella
Bird and Mrs. Mae Hughes made
a trip to Dodge City, Sunday.
Mr. C. C. Reiss and family
visited with Mr. Gulderand fam
ily twelve miles south of Plains,
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Basinger and
daughter, Cora, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. Fahrenwald visited
with friends in Satanta, lat
Thursday.
Quite a suspicion was aroused
last Sunday when an unmarried
couple went to Dodge City The
question is in the air, "Did they
get married?"
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dalgarn
and son, DoEarl, returned last
Friday from New Mexico, where
they have been on a business
trip. They report a pleasant
journey and, also, that the con
ditions in that country are fair.
Money to loan at low rate of
interest. Wehrle & Wehrle at
The News office, Meade Kansas
Oregon & California Railroad
Co. Grant Lands, Legal fight
over land at last ended. Title
revested in United States. Land,
by Act of Congress ordered to
be opened under homestead laws
for settlement and sale. Two
million three hundred thousand
acres. Containing some of the
best Timber and Agricultural
Lands left in United States.
LargeCopyngbted Map slowing
land by townships and sections,
laws covering same and descrip
tion of soil, climate, rainfall, ele
vations, temperature, etc., Post
paid One Dollar. Grant Lands
Locating Co., Portland, Oregon.
Elder Samuel Bu'terfield from
Herrirhan, Utah, President of
St. John Conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints will be with us
next Sunday and preach at both
services morning and evening.
Pres. Butterfield is an old work
er this being his third 2 yrs
mission he is filling, he is worthy
of your hearing. Come and hear
him at Missler per announce
ments of regular services in
church columns in this paper.
E. Basinger, Elder in charge.
Much Better.
Good management la better than
food income.
Spend Your
Vacation
this Summer on the
Northern
Lakes
' Countless resorts in the
woods and lake region of
Northern Iowa, Minneso
ta, Wisconsin, Michigan,,
and numerous famous
outing places along the
Atlantic Coast.
Reasonable expense,
low round-trip fare and
hotels to fit every purse.
Let us tell you just where
to go, what to see and
how little it costs. See
ticket agent or write
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j. a. stcwast
OhwiI Pihmh Aat
id. Ma.
Safety and Service First
O. J. Dettle, Agent.
The Whole Family Would
Enjoy This
Get your mind off the war, the butcher, the banker and the rent collector. Pull
yourself out of the daily grind and with a few days' let up, a few deep breaths and
a short rest, you will get back into the harness FRESHER, and you'll feel better for
it. The Meade Chautauque will give you a chance for a little easing up these hot
summer days. Knock off some of the work and get under the tent for a good
physical and mental bracer.
Brought Right to Your Door
And there's the family, too. Traveling in hot weather isn't alto
gether pleasant; but a vacation BROUGHT RIGHT TO YOUR DOOR
isn't bad, is it? The big music of this five-day festival of music ought
to appeal to them. And if they "never liked lectures" the Chautauque's
got a surprise for them! And then, there are the entertainment num
bers, all these ten great programs for a few cents each. Remember a
season ticket cuts the cost in half, and a season ticket bought now in
sures your attending all sessions.
The Chautauqua promises a world of delights for the young peo
ple boys and girls, too. Not a dry or dull minute in'it anywhere, but
plenty of good, clean, wholesome entertainment and profitable instruction.
A Whole Family and Community Affair
The Chautauqua is essentially an affair for the whole family and
the entire community. The committee's hope is to make it an event of
special interest to father, mother and the young people. There are
numbers on the program that will have a special appeal to the business
man, the farmer, the lawyer, preacher, doctor, manufacturee, the clerk,
the laboring man and the bank president. The mother will find many
features especially helpful, and the boys and girls will get a little dif
ferent look at life through these great inspirational numbers. And
there will be entertainment for every one.
A profusely illustrated Chautauqua Herald and a program booklet have been issued
that give full particulars, prices of tickets, description and list of talent and the
program for each day.
Wouldn't it be a fine thing to give yourself and the family a five day treat right here
at home;? Then get season tickets (Adults $2.00, Children $1.00.) and attend the .
Meade Chautauqua, August 10-11-12-13-14
W. H. Lytle, Secretary
Meade Chautauqua
If the signs point right, we are
going to have a most successful
Chautauqua this summer. It is
a little early perhaps to go into
details of the Chautauqua plans,
and in fact many of them are not
yet decided upon, but with the
announcement of the program
and the general interest which is
already manifest, the indications
are that the week will be not only
one of pleasure and profit, but
one in which a great many peo
pie will be immensely interested.
The program is nicely varied
with features that will be of
special interest toeveryone, with
an abundance of music and en
tertainment to make the week
delightful and highly entertain
injf throughout.
We are looking for a good num
ber of farmers in Chautauqua
week. This is a splendid time
for them to ease up a bit on the
work of the summer and take a
few days to enjoy some of the
good things without which farm
life becomes a tedious drudgery.
It is expected that there wiil
be a good attendance from our
neighboring towns.
As to the sale of the season
ticsets. every live business man
in town will bave tickets to sell
when the time comes. No one
need be troubled about finding a
place to get tickets.
The whole thing of putting on
a Chautauqua as everyone
knows, is a public spirited work
and for that reason eyeryone
should do what they can to make
the work of these public spirited
citizens as easy as possible.
Meade is known as a town of
splendid churches and good
schools, and along side of these
should come a good, strong
Chautauqua, appealing to all
classes of people and including
all the people of the entire com
munity. Such a. Chautauqua
we propose rraking this.
The Chautaqua dates 'are
August 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
.Xvf OMPoSSf
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