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Save The Waste and Win The War THE MEADE COUNTY NEKIS The Only Demociatic Paper In Meade County Official County Paper VOLUME XVIII. MEADE. KANSAS. THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1917. NUMBER 30.

Meade Chautauqua, August 10 Don't Get Excited Don't let the "minimum-wheat-price" scare you. All it means is that the goverrment is going to protect the farmer case peace is declared, so he will be safe in putting out a big acreage. Wheat may go to $2 50 or $3.00 if cooditionsareTight regardless of what the minimum prce may be. Every indication points to higher prices, as the world's wheat supply is far short of the demand -only about two-thirds- nd Kansas could raise a quarter of a billion bushels without mal ing up the loss caused by the "war. Get it clear.

There is nothing to worry about as long as the government does not set a low MAXIMUM price. The minimum only means the LOWEST. It can be anything above that. Base Ball Last Friday the Minneola ball team came down and defeated the home team by a score of 4 to 3. Sunday the home team went to Atwater wTiere they won by a score of 8 to 3.

Wednesday the boys played a return game at Minneola where they lost by a score of 3 to 1. The next game will be played Sunday at Mo itezuma. The Kismet team will play a return game at Meade next Wednesday, August 1st. Med Crois Notes rue regular meetings ortoe Red Cross are held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon in the basement of the Baptist church. Tuesday is regular work day and Thursday work and the i easiness meeting are comomea.

A delegation will go to Fowler this evening for the purpose of organizing a branch or an auxiliary, as the Fowler people At the present time the Meade Chapter is working on field hos pital supplies. Red Cross (Second Commissioner District) Contributions are dueand and to facilitate collections complete list of contributers has teen placed in each bank in Meade, and subscriptions can be paid at ither place. If you contributed and your name does net Appear on the list, please let me hear from you. Llewelyn Jones, Treasurer. FOR DINNER: Try our Merchants Lunch.

Home made bread and pies. At Layton Cafe 1st door north of Opera House Phone'269 FOR Lots 6 to 13 inclusive Block 4, Wichita Addition Lots 2 to 6 inc. Block 1, Brown Bigger's Addition Lots 2 to 11 inc. Block 2, Brown Bigger's Addition All under fence. Good well, mill and reservoir.

Number of trees. Will make ideal poultry or truck farm. Good deed. For further particulars call at The News office. No Departed Mrs.

Minerva Smith, mother of L. A. Smith, of Meade, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. G.

Buffin, Danville, nois, Thursday July 19, 1917, Rhodes Smith and family settled two miles south of Fowler, early in the year 1882. Six years later the family returned to Hoopeston, Vermilion county, Illinois, and which has since been Mrs. home. She is survived by lour ren; Mrs. Marintha D.uffin,' Dan ville, Illinois, Frank Smith, Mad Tnjiaoa, Lewis Smith, of James Gouty bv a former marriage of Covington, Indiana Twice within a week'tbe Grim Reaper has visited the Martin Buck home.

On Tuesday, July 17th Martin Buck departed this life, and on Sunday, the 22nd, his wife followed. Mrs. Buck had, not been in perfect health and the shock of her husband's death was too great for her to withstand. While attending his funeral she suffered a stroke of paralysis, from which he never recovered. Rebecca Eckhoff wa born January 26, 1861, was married to Martin Buck, August 28, 1882 Seven children were born to this union, six of whom are living.

Deceased came to Meade coun ty with her husband in 1886 and has since made it her home. Those who survive are; two daughters, Mrs. Geo. Boehling and Mrs. Wm Cordes, of Uneda, four eons, Ed, Ben.

Or mood, Albert, all at home; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Daily, ef Seattle, Washington, and Mrs. Mary Pickett, of Rageo, Nebraska, and three brothers, Lewis, John, and Will Eckhoff, of Wilcox, Nebraska. Funeral services were held at the German Lutheran church at Uneda, Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Knocke, of Pratt, and interment made in theptone School cemetery.

Card of Thanks We desire to thank our neigh-b rs and friends for their many acts of kindness during the sicl-ness and at the death of our parents. Buck Brothers, Mrs. Geo. Boehling and family Mrs. Wm Cordes and family Hot and dry is right.

SALE MEADE COUNTY SEED WHEAT COMMITTEE Organized Last Tuesday Representatives From All Parts Of The County Present If You Want To Help Sign Coupon Below And Send It In At Once At a meeting held at the Court House in Meade beginning at 2 o'clock on Tuesday, July 24, the following men who were repre- sentatives of the firms appointed by Governor Capper over Meade County to constitute an organi- zation for the Meade County seed wheat committee: F. W. Curl Meade Louis Boehler Meade A E. Shanks A. J.

Plush Meade J. H. Collingwood. Plains R. C.

Moore Plains O. T. Plains D. E. Wooddell Fowler A.

R. Upp Fowler C. M. Gates Meade W. T.Gray Meade Geo.

D. Hall Fowler F. D. Morrison Fowler W. F.

Casteen Meade E. E. Innis Meade A. V. Angel Plains Frank Armatraut Plains Fred Fowler M.

M. Way Fowler L. O. Webb Missler Emery Missler W. L.

Griffin At this meeting the following men were elected: Co. Chairman. Vice Vice Sec.Treas J. Plush J.F. 1).

Morrison John Sweet Geo. D. Hall W. T. Gray Frank Armantraut Meade WIUB Fred Fowler The above named men were elected an executive committee to administer the affairs of the Meade County seed wheat committee.

The State seed wheat committee has prepared general rules and regulations under which seed wheat can be secur ed on a crop share basis. It is very essentia bet every acre of Do you wish to obtain seed How many bushels? Do you wish to buy seed wheat through the commjtte'. at the market price? How Description of the land intender for seeding State the condition of the land How many acres summer fallowed? How many acres in spring crop? How much seed wheat do you have on har.d? How much more seed wheat havp you on band thiin you will need for your own sowing? State at what railway station you will take the When do you commence sowing? Name and address of owner of the Your name and The State Seed Wheat Committee will guarantee the quality of the seed wheat wbicb tbey furmsb to be free from ryeand other foreign seed. Chautauqua Meeting There will be an important meeting of be Cbautatqua guar antors next Monday evening at 8:00 o'clock on the Chautauqua grounds. This is important.

land which is fit for wheat be sown this fall. Now that the minimum price is guaranteed to fanner he. is safe in going lahead and putting in as lai-ge an acreage as he can properly farm. In order to expedite affairs it will be necessary that every 'farmer who desires to take ad- vantage of the crop share plan for procuring his seed wheat to answer the questions found in this issue so that the committee may have this information in its hands right away. It is earnest ly urged that you go to any bank or elevator in Meade County or toanyof the above named com mittee and give item this full information.

Cards have been sent to each of this committee and tbey will be glad to have your report. They also have cards for sub scriptions to the 20 per cent fund for Meade County. The plan is for Meade County to furnish one-fiftbof this seed wheat fund and toe State committee will furnish four fifths. The man who subscribes to the County fund will share pro-rata in one-fiftbof the profits drived from wheat raised in this County, and any one subscribing to the State committee will share pro rata in four fifths of the crop raised in Meade County. All officers are giving their time gratis to this work and there will be but very little ex pense in getting together the information necessary, and only actual expenses will be charged for.

Answer the following questions if you desire to obtain wheat for 6eed in Meade County on the crop share plan. Kindiy fill out and hand to any bank or elevator or send to Geo, D. Hall, Secre tarv: wheat on the one-filth share plan? maty bushels? Free Delivery Maybe A representative of the Si postal department yas in the city this week getting facts regarding free delivery for Meade. Should such come to pass our readers will be duly informed. Boys Called Herbert Jones and Bernard McMeel both of whom bad their applications filed at Ft.

Riley for admission into the second officers1 training camp, have received notice to present them selves for personal examination before officers of the United Statesarmy atGarden City, Aug-sut first. 8oo men from Kansas will hi examined and from this number 288 will be selected to be sent to to Ft. Snelling Min nesota training camp. 29 men will be chosen as alternates These men will be given three months training and at the end of that time those who pass the required examination will be giv en commissions in the United States Army. It is the hope of TheNewa that our boys succeed.

Mrs. A. V. Bateman, of this city, has received a letter from her son Charlie, statin? that he had enlisted in Co. 2nd Mon tana Infantry.

He is now in the William IlenryjHarrison training camp at Helena Montana. The Home Guards The Home Guards now meet regularly for drill. At their last practice two veterans of '61, Messrs Kelley and Griggs, took part in the drill and we are ad vised stepped" with the boys. Tbe guards recently or ganized in Meade, is not tbe first organization of tbat kind in this county. Tbe following, taken from Tbe Pearleit Call, dated June 1Mb, 1879, records a previous one: "The Meade County Guards now bave over fifty members.

Tbey have received twenty stand of arms, and will get forty more next week The officers are: R. A. Milligan, captain, and Messrs Brown and Gantz lieutenants, The company met for drill and other purposes on the 11th and adopted a name Milligan Guards." A later notice reads, "The Mil Ijyan Guards will meet for drill and other business on the third Monday of each manth hereafter The next meeting will be held at tbe residence of Mr. L. T.

Phillips on which occasion it is vaguely hinted the Captain intends to set up five kegs of beer for the boys. A full attendance is hoped for, to tbe end that tbe beer may not Le allowed to spoil." Please pay your delinquent subscription right now. WE NEED THE MONEY Statements have been sent to all subscribers whoe subscription is not paid in advance, and it is the hope of the management that all will respond with remittance promptly. Delinquent subscriptions will not pay our bill during war times or at any other time Dear readers, it takes cash and we trust that you will not delav in sending remittance, Remember, tbe price remains the same One dollar a year in advance. If your subscription remains unpaid August 10th, there will be an (x) in tbe above square THE MEADE COUNTY NEWS Big Free Show On Monday afttrnoon, July 30 there will be a free show at the opera bouse.

Tbe following will give an idea of tbe nature of A Kansas parable of tbe sower who went forth to sow has been made into a moving picture play and the actors are eleven real Kansas farmers, not the whiskered caricatures found in every so-called rural drama. Their.actions are perfectly nat? ural, for they know the difference between a silo and a separator. No farmer can go away from this picture show with the disgusted saying that it doesn't look like tbe real thing. I Did you ever eat a mid-after-! noon lunch in the harvest field? Tbat is one of tbe things shown land it is really artistic because it is so perfectly natural. The photoplay has a love plot and there is a touch of the military in it, but the main theme is "Winning With Wheat'' which serves as a title.

A young man gets interested in tbe appealof the Kansas Council of Defense for more and better wheat, and tries to get bis father to get into the game. Tie old man ridicules the idea, but allows bis son to try out bis 4 fool notions." Tbe son raises 36 bushels of weeat to the acre 1o bis father's 15 and he marries the girl and all goes well, but there is so much to it tbat you'll bave to see it. It has all the modern tricks of moving pictures, fade-outs, close btsv' dissolving views and beautiful Kansas scenery with everything real from tbe horses pulling the binder to tbe cat on tbe front steps. Competent cr.tics who bave seen it say that it is better than many of tbe standard productions. It's a real story with real facts for a plot and it is intensely interest ing.

Tbe wheat film will be shown at Meade on July 3Cth, 1917, at 1:30 p. without admission charges through tbe kindness and patriotism of II. B. Phelps, at the Phelps theatre." "The Builder of Bridges" "Hesper of the Mountains" at Phelps theatre next Tuesday and The Builder of Bridges" Saturday. Both are reted among the best in moving pictures.

Marriage Licenses Mr Kalph A. Bennett and Miss Voyza B. Graves, both of Plains. July 21. i.