Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-13

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on, the Orient railroad bonds on Deem
Der 20.
Shorthorns worth 81, 900 each live
high on NJ. A. Lows farm in Brown
Comfy.
There is among the cadets at the
Salina military school youth from
Havana.
The organization of a cooperative
store is talked about, to be installed in
Garden City.
Large quantities of shelled corn in
roe pound sacks, is being shipped from
Kansas to Cuba
The number of books relating to
Kansas, published since 1854, is 224;
about six year
91at of the ten games played by the
Haskell Indian team the young braves
lest but one game.
Wichita packers are paying close to
Kansas City markets for hogs and do
not get all they want.
Il is said that the Missouri Pacific
and the Burlington railroads will sink
cesl shafts at Atcl1ison.
He Santa Re is expanding over 81
se9in ftting up reading rooms for its
employees at Dodge City.
Rev s. s. Estey, pastor of the Presby
terrain church of INDEPENDENCE, has ae-
eexted call hen SaIina
The first count of the proceeds of
charity badges sold by Wichita ladies
was $3.50 with more to come in.
VIM. r. Miller, of Kansas, has been
given position IN the copyright divi-
si6n of the congressional library.
Farmers about Cedarvale were har-
vest1ng their fourth crop Of alfalfa
during the last week in November.
Clay Center is to have broom fac
tory in operation by the first Of jan
uary which VIII employ thirty men.
j. M McCaaln, of Syracuse, delivered
to Coulter & Hatcher, of Finney county.
semules, to be placed on their ranch.
Fire did S, 900 worth of damage TO
ShS Nicholson sme1ter in lola It was
caused by putting ore in bins while it
waA too hot.
Eineen graduates of Kansas Univer-
sity were elected November to Office;
dys to the legislature, one probate
jnage, one clerk of court and eight as
cef1nty attorneys.
Ehe governor has called a special
election on January s, in one of the
Shawnee county Legislative districts
for the election of a successor to Repre-
sentative Elect Stafford, deceased.
Farce of the justices of the supreme
court have rooms assigned them on the
second floor of the south wing of the
state house. and the four new justices
will occupy rooms on the third floor
At the last sale of the Manhatta
Livestock and Sales company there
were representatives from all the lead
nag Kansas City commission firms and
many buyers from neighboring towns.
The attendance upon the murder
trial of Miss Morrison at FL Dorado is
daily crowded with women. The men
OF the town say they get few meals at
hesne. Interest in that trial is extern
size throughout the state.
A postoffice Inspector recently re-
ported the Topeka postoffice unclean
and a new custodian has been appoint
ed. The work upon the new addition
and the changes in the building was
the cause of accumulated dirt.
Frank D. Brooks, of Lawrence, is
vice consul, now acting consul, at
Smyrna, the Turkish port visited by
the battleship Kentucky.
Near Kirwin Mrs. Robert Williamson
fell down a deep well with child A
rope was lowered and the mother tied
her child to it and its life was saved
Mrs. Williamson then fixed the rope
about her body and was drawn out.
II was then found that both her legs
were broken, one of them twice, three
ribs were broken and the breast bone
was crushed.
The Dodge City commercial club has
requested the governor to recommend
to the legislature "as large an appro-
priation as will enable Kansas to show
herself as she is-the most PROMISING
star IN the Union," at the 1904 exposi-
ton.
Captain Chas. Riley. who recently
died at his home ia Saline county, was
a.ssilor in his youth He was regular
soldier before the civil war, and was
ons Of Sheridan's body guard on his
famous ride from Winchester. He was
mustered out In 1866.
Morton Albaugh has accepted John
Credentials invitation to make the
bank commissioners Office his head
quarters until he assumes the Office OF
commissioner himself, on March 1, for
the purpose of getting acquainted with
the duties of the office.
The Southwestern Stock Growers
association, at meeting in Dodge City,
by resolution approved of the appro.
priation by the legislature of $500, 600
tn enable Kansas Fl, he rroy,arlv ra1ra.