Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-02-28

SON.
Eugene Calhoun Wichita boy, has
enlisted in the British army at Cape
| Town.
Thirty men and women broke into
and broke saloon outfit at Newman,
/ Kansas.
! The late fall of snow is said to have
been the heaviest in central Kansas
since 1872.
The state bank commissioner has
taken charge of the Citizens Bank of
La Cygne.
| A colored barber in Atchison has
spent $3.50 in reaching the 32nd degree
in Masonry.
County Attorney Berry, of Marshall
county has commenced the work of
closing joints.
In Pittsburg every one of "a saloons
are closed and the police prevents the
back door business.
At Winfield everything remains quiet
on the surface but the undercurrent
feeling is still intense.
Two or three wagon loads of jack
rabbits are not an uncommon thing
in the streets of st. John.
The Masonic grand lodge at the ses-
sion in Wichita selected Fort Scott for
its next annual meeting.
Francis n. McCallum, of Kansas, is
appointed as assistant surgeon of vol
unteers with the rank of captain
More senators and representatives
have their wives with them in Topeka
than has been usual in the past.
The automobile is spreading out over
western Kansas; D. w. Blaine, of Pratt,
has one and has learned how to man
age it.
Mayor ALBRIGHT, of Winfield has
aroused much feeling by referring to
the temperance people as religious
cranks.
Governor Stanley has appointed Ben
jamin ]. Northrup, of Wyandotte coun-
ty, to succeed A. E. Mckenzie as state
grain inspector.
The governor has appointed as man
ayers of the state soldiers home at
Dodge City, George Burton, Cherokee;
T. N. Hancock, johnson; James Datro,
Woodson.
A travelling salesman for Pittsburg
meat house, was discovered dead by a
bell boy in Parsons hotel 1t is sup
posed to be a case of suicide He had
been drinking heavily.
Senator Baker is asking congress to
provide for leasing the government
lands in Kansas for periods of five
years without withdrawing the lands
from homestead entry.
The law providing for the appoint
ment instead of election of marshals,
street commissioners, assessors, attor-
neys and clerks of second class cities,
came in force on February 90, by pub
LEGATION. This prevents these officers
from being elected this spring.
The national banks of Wichita, ac-
cording to their statement for February
5, held as deposits, So, 963, 664.s4. Their
last preceding statement was made for
December -, last, which showed de-
posits of 2,46s, 529.7l. This shows an
increase of SAT-, 1875. 10 in less than two
months.
John West. an aged resident of Abb
lene, says he was on police duty in
front of st. James palace when the
death of George " was announced,
and that he was also on duty when
William " was proclaimed king from
the same balcony from which the death
was announced.
Senator Wulfel1uhler, of Leaven-
worth, is sick at Topeka
The Troy Chief says that Mrs. Ma
ton was the wife of Captain Cheno-
weth, of Company \, First Kansas
Volunteers, who was a partner with
Frank NJ. Tracy and D. W. Wilder.
when they published free-soil paper
in st. Joseph. Mo. The firm were
driven across the Missouri river and
the then Mrs. Chenoweth got out the
last issue of the paper ON April 10. 1861
just before the printing plant was
thrown into the Missouri river.
Miss Della Corder. a graduate of the
Atchison high school, has been named
to a good position as teacher in the
| Manila schools.
Judge Hazen, of the Shawnee county
district court, has granted Is injunc-
tons against joints and IS more cases
are before him.
Senator Hopkins, of Sheridan coun-
ty, says publicly that before the con-
test of his seat was begun he was
offered $500 if he would not accept his
certificate of election; and that Webb
McNall brought the offer to him
The proprietors and clerks of four
drug stores in Eureka are under bonds
to apper at the March term of the dis
trict court.
Major Calvin Hood; of Emporia, has
been appointed one of the aides to
General Green, in charge of the inaug-
ural parade.
The celebrated Treadwel cattle
ranch in Harper county, of $3.50 acres,
has been purchased by Wyatt Stanley,
of Illinois The ranch is all enclosed
and divided into pastures. The price
was over 100000.
j. Eber Zook, who went from the
Dickinson county high school as mis-
sionary, is dead from smallpox at Cal
cutta, India.