Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-25


The new Carnegie library at Leaven-
worth is to be built like Grecian tenn
pie.
Mrs. M E. McClintock fell under the
cars at Emporia and was horribly
mangled.
There were 1854 old soldiers in the
Leavenworth home, at the last report
given out.
Tonganoxie, with about ZOO popula-
has collected since January 1, 81, 200
from joint keepers.
It is asserted that the coal vein at
Atchison is thicker than is the same
vein at Leavenworth.
It is said that there are II, 900 insur-
ance agents in Kansas. but there are
few who will believe it.
Marshall county already has twelve
rural delivery mail routes in operation,
which accommodate 5000 people.
The city of Washington, Kas., decid-
ed by an almost unanimous vote to is
sue bonds to put in a water works
plant.
Garrett officers compelled q man to
come forth from his place of hiding by
the use of loud-smelling disinfectants,
thrown into the room.
6The last session of the district court
in Marshall county had but one jury
case and that was decided by the court
before it went to the jury.
Levi Mclaughlin, of Wichita, who
died the other day, raised twelve chill
dren of his own and another even dozen
of children which he adopted from time
to time.
A church and Sunday school census
was taken in Wichita on October 20.
The work was mostly done by ladies
and was so partitioned that it could be
completed in one day.
The Conway postoffce and the store
in which it is located have been robbed.
Stamps and cutlery seems to be what
was wanted. Two horses were stolen
from barn near by the same night.
Last week Freight Agent Torring-
ton, of the Santa Fe, at Wichita, had
orders of $50 more cars than he could
get to ship freight from the wholesale
houses and commission men of that
city.
S. S. Bandy, the colored preacher of
Arkansas City, who tried to kill girl
there whom he had seduced, cut his
own throat in Jail in Chicago, where he
was being held for removal to Arkan-
sas City.
A contract has been signed between
the city of Wichita and the Cudahy
Packing company for the use of the
old Whitaker packing plant in Wichita
by that company as soon as necessary
repairs can be made.
The second annual excursion of the
Rock Island for homeseekers drew
large trainloads from Illinois, Indiana
and other eastern sections. Many
went into Oklahoma and a great num-
Der to western Kansas.
George w. Smith, Salina volunteer
in the Twentieth Kansas, who came
home without scratch, had finger
bitten off by SOW, and was also bitten
on the arm and leg. He was driving
the SOW with her progeny.
3. w. Woodward is dead. He estab-
| lished the first drug store west of Kan
sas City about 1856 and afterwards put
in a wholesale drug store in Kansas
City. Mr.. Woodward is noted for his
talent in literature and love of art.
Superintendent Atkinson of the Phil
| ippine schools proposes to send young
native teachers who can speak some
| English to some of the state normal
| schools. He has written to President
A. R. Taylor of the Kansas Normal for
terms.
| The Washburn college foot ball team
played with a team of soldiers at Fort
Riley and the score was 80 to o for
| Washburn.
There have been five golden we'd
dings in Oskaloosa in less than twenty
two months; or one for every 200 in
habitants.
@Old time breaking plows, which were
used to turn prairie sod in the early
days when from to 6 yoke of oxen
pulled them, are now quite curiosity
in Kansas. There is one on exhibition
in Dodge City; "a inch pillow.
Frank Rockefeller and his family are
on their Kiowa county ranch. He is
negotiating for some of w. w. Guthrie's
polled Herefords.
Earl w. Evans, of Governor Stanley's
law firm, was married in Toronto, Can
ada, with Miss Maud Balfour, of tina,
place. They became acquainted while
attending an Epworth League conven.
ton.
The first enclosed coursing meet tc
be held in Dickinson county will occur
October %, "a and 25. Famous dogs
are expected from long distances.
Erastus A. and Rhoda A. Pollard, OF
Harvey county, have celebrated theil
sixtieth wedding day. They were