Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07

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Der at Enterprise.
The Madison post Office was robbed
last week of 5000.
The leaf roller is injuring fruit treel
in Greenwood county.
A hailstorm did damage in Rico
county, especially near Miles
Winfeld's population is given by the
assessor at 6,059, gain of 339.
A brother of Senator Beveridge of
Indiana, is an auctioneer at Marysville.
Ellsworth county farmers have char
tered bank with capital of SOS, 200.
Last week the Arkansas river was
higher than it has been for six years.
Fireman Hereford, of Wichita, had a
leg broken by falling wall at arecent
fire.
Assessors returns show a gain for
Wellington of 1877; the population being
| 4,346.
The Kansas State Bankers Associa-
ton met at Abilene this week, June &
and Z.
riers was held in eopeka the last days
of May.
The ladies of Parsons have begun a
movement for the erection of conven-
| ton hall.
The Epworth League of Kansas will
hold its state convention at Topeka
June 1921.
The McLain farm in Harvey county
sold last week for $3.50, or S4,7OO a
quarter section.
It is said that the Stillwen road will
cross the Kansas line south of Corwin,
in Harper county.
Miss Flora Thomas, of Paola, was
declared the winner of the prize piano
at Mexico, Missouri.
The special election in Mitchell coun-
ty to authorize levy of $4,000 to
erect a court house carried by large
| majority.
J. Q. A. Norton, who has been pro-
bate judge in Douglas county for
quarter of century was defeated for
denomination.
An Oskaloosa minister asked his con-
gregation for $225 for repairs on the
church. The congregation put up $24o
| on the first round.
The cut worm, or army worm is at
work on weeds and alfalfa in Saline
county, and around Cambria have en-
| tered the wheat fields.
The Mcpherson waterworks are to
be sold, and the people of the city held
mass meeting and decided that the
people wouldn't buy it.
Lieutenant Elliott of Coffeyville,
brother to the Kansas editor who was
killed in the Philippines, died of sum
Slroke in Manila last week.
Last fall about 100 varieties of wheat
were sown at the government expert
ment station at Halstead and expert
ments are now being observed.
There are eight business men in To-
peka each of whose individual life in
surance is above $4,000 and whose
combined policies amount to 1921, 500.
The army worm is destroying garden
| vegetables in Ottawa county and is
doing damage in alfalfa fields. 1t is
thought wheat will be ripe before dam
age can be done it.
Superintendent Church, of the State
Insurance department, in his report
says that in reduced fire insurance
rates the people of Kansas have been
saved in the last year S249, 4s4.
Lieut.. John Haisch, now in Kansas,
says that the lost soldier; Cessna, who
disappeared in San Francisco, went
back to Manila, and is alive and well,
4 working in the quartermaster's depart
ment.
has word that he has been allowed
Communication for rations and clothing
during the IA months he served as
scout, away from his company. He
had never asked for it and it was
surprise to him.
j. w. Cessna, of Franklin county, is
advertising for information about his
brother, Harry D. Cessna. Harry was
a soldier in the Twentieth Kansas and
returned from Manila, the last heard
of him being at the Russ house, San
Francisco, last December.
This year at Chapman the Memorial
sermon was preached by Father Will
liams of the Catholic church. TWENTY
years ago Williams was ragged or
phan at Chapman and was known as
"Bill Williams"
Two German farmers of Woodson
county have just shipped $4,000 pounds
of wool of this seasons cutting, get
ting 16 to 1s cents pound.
British agents took $50 horses from
the Bismark holding yards at Law
, renee the other day. United States
agents are there wanting 400 horses.
A Caldwell man met death by fall
! while drunk. The widow sued the
city for damages on the ground that