Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-18
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

South Africa.
Alma is discussing the desirability of
an electric light plant.
Lindsborg is agitating sending a
prospect hole down into the earth.
County treasurers in Kansas took up
their responsibilities on October o.
erected in Kansas during the past year.
John A. Bright retires from the Office
of grand master of the Kansas Odd
Fellows this year.
Farms in Republic county, near
Scandal, are changing hands lively at
$50 to $50 an acre.
Six special trains ran out of Wichita
on the Santa Fe during Friday night
of the carnival week.
James Eek, of Cawker City, was
killed by his shot gun which fell
through his hay rack.
The corner stone for Carl Brownies
flying machine factory in Fort Scott,
is to be laid October IA.
The ladies of the Wichita Episcopal
church realized 81, 900 from the sale of
confetti at the carnival.
Wellington people raised 500 for
former resident of that town who lost
everything at Galveston.
The Leavenworth overall factory has
90 machines running and the payroll
is more than $3.50 week.
Topeka's paved streets will measure
90 miles when work now going on is
completed; sometime this fall.
The people of Whiting feel the need
of a place to hold public meetings and
talk about having city hall.
All Hallows academy in Wichita is to
have an expensive addition for which
the contract will be let October %.
The grand lodge of the Rebekah
state assembly hold public reception
in the Topeka auditorium on Oct. 10.
Twelve piclzpockets were arrested at
Cottonwood Falls. Their work was
done during the Old Soldiers reunion.
Miss Myrtle Cumback, of Dodge City,
and j. L. Miles, of Kansas City, are
married. He is nephew of General
Miles.
The locks of the Decatur county Jail
have been picked four times and the
officers are not able to find out how it
is done.
In the past four years the Santa Fe
has replaced nearly $500 bridges on its
lines, of an aggregate length of almost
40 miles.
The 43rd annual encampment, with
1,5OO delegates from the Odd Fellows
lodges of Kansas, meet in Topeka on
October 8.
The Salina Roll Corrugating and
Machine company, a new combination,
which has purchased the machinery
plant at Enterprise to move it to Sail
ma, has been chartered
The tallest Odd Fellow in Kansas is
Edward Clegg, of Derby, and one of
the shortest J. f. Houck, of the same
place. They were in attendance at
the Odd Fellows gathering in Topeka,
together.
Alva Talmadge, soldier in the Phil
ippines, wrote home to his Odd Fellows
lodge in Harrington for statement of
his account with the lodge. The mem
bers made up the amount of his dues
and a clean receipt was sent to the
soldier.
The Scottish Rite Masons held their
semi-annual reunion in Topeka, closing
with banquet on the night of October
10.
Labette county farmer bought
sucking pigs for $12 and in about 8
months sold them for $40. He esti-
mates that their entire cost to him was
less than $25.
There are entries for the big coursing
meet at Mankato from England, Ire
land, Scotland and Australia. The
prizes aggregate $1,000. The meet
opens October 16.
State Architect Stanton is now at
work on the plans of the Kansas build
ing at Buffalo. 1t will be quite diff
ferent from buildings erected in past
years by the state at expositions.
The Anti-Horse Thief association
met in Wichita October 10. The or
ganization is 81 years old. It's officers
for the past term are: J. B. gilbert
son of Sterling, president; c. G. Horn,
of Eagle, L T., vice president; j. w.
Wall, of Parsons, secretary, who were
selected at the meeting in Vinita, I. T :.
last year.
The pupils of the Burlington high
schools have bought a piano and pro-
pose to pay for it with the proceeds on
entertainments.
Brakeman Walker, who runs on the
Hutchinson and Southern branch OF
the Santa Fe, was knocked off the tor
of a freight car near Pretty Prairie,
but escaped with few bruises
Miners homes at No. mining camp
of the Western Coal and Mining Com
pany near Yale, all have electric lights
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