Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-23

put an end to further growth of
corn.
A band of cattle thieves, IS in num-
Der, has just been broken up in Meade
county.
Saline county politicians of all par
ties are advertising for candidate for
coroner.
One day recently there were 65 cars
loaded with wheat on the sidings at
Ellsworth.
The Union Pacific depot is erecting
new passenger and freight depot at
Rossville.
Kirwin has about 700 people, yet it
is reported that $4,000 were in town
on circus day.
Germans for 200 miles around will
gather for picnic day at Marysville,
September 1912.
A Lawrence man who breeds Poland
China hogs, received an order for one
from South Africa
Niles Wiseman, of Ford county, has
pasture fenced with wire. S.cMe one
cut the fence in 4s1 places.
Abilene has 80 manufacturing ccn-
Germs which will make exhibit at the
street fair there this fall. y
The Wichita Presbytery, in session
at Wellington, voted to depose Rev.
Mr.. NJ. S. Mayse, late synodical evan
gelist, for unbecoming conduct.
Bartlett, Neosho county, Is nearly
swept away by fire. The Presbyterian
church; storage hay barn, two .eleva-
tors and other buildings were de-
stroyed.
VIM. Smith, of Sedgwick county, lost
large barn and granary, with 1000
bushels of wheat by fro. He had been
active in the anti-chicken and horse
thief association.
P. J. Conklin leased his eighty acre
farm liz Sedgwick county for one-third
of the crop. The tenant planted 60
acres of wheat and twenty of oats.
Mr.. Conklin sold his third for $422. rs.
Arkansas City's smallpox expenses
amounted to $4,000 Winfield paid out
just half that sum. The towns have
asked the county commissioners to re-
imburse them for the money thus ex-
pended.
]. w. Robinson, president of the
Kansas Cattlemen's association, says
that their picnic at Kingman was the
biggest affair of the kind on record.
On two days the crowd numbered about
IL, 1000.
VIM. McLelland escaped from the
penitentiary II years ago, having then
IA months to serve. He recently pre-
sented himself TO the warden and told
his story. His record was examined
and found to be true. Governor Stan
ley has granted him pardon.
Judge Stephen J. Osborn has returned
from England, where he went to in
vestigate the Rev. James legacy.
Judge Osborn states that that there is
nothing there at present to show that
there is fortune in store for the Oak
ley minister. Other heirs had posses
sion.
John E. Frost, formerly land COM
missioner of the Santa Fe, has been
chosen president of directors Of the
Kansas Exposition company. The OBJ
iect of the association is to hold an ex-
position in 1904 in celebration of the
semi-centennial of the formation of the
territory of Kansas.
Fort Scott electric cars will stop
running September 1, because the COM
pany cannot agree with the city coun-
Gil about light plant in connection.
The proprietors say the line could be
made to pay if it had light franchise.
The two new batteries of the K. n.
G. are to be supplied with two modern
breech loading guns, each, of the model
of 1897.
Mrs. James W. Galloway, an aged
resident of Wathena, disappeared and
later her remains were found in the
Missouri river.
N. ]. Dalton has 1000 apple trees
near Granville, just come into bearing
this year. 1t is very profitable crop,
being plentiful and in fine condition.
A. W. Flora, of Mcpherson county,
had crop of wheat producing % bu-
shells to the acre which tested So pounds
to the bushel. He was paid one cent
over the market on account of its extra
quality.
Work is well under way on cream
cry at Palco in which farmers in that
vicinity have taken stock to the amount
of about $4,000
S. o. Spencer, the state OIL inspector,
turned over to the state treasurer
$1,214.15, the amount collected by his
department during the month of July
Jacob Miller, of Sumner county,
planted 80 acres of a new wheat called
"Oregon May" which has threshed out
1925 bushels; almost As bushels to the
acre.
Charles T. Rooster celebrated his ar
rival in Marysville 40 years ago by
hosting flags on his home and on his
many business buildings in the city.