Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-04-18
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


been blown away.
Ed. c. Ellet, of Ell Dorado, is chosen
chairman of the new penitentiary
board.
The brigadiers and other Salvation
army notables. will hold ministerial
council in Wichita on May 46.
1t is figured out that the refusal of
people in Crawford county to be vac
cinated has cost the tax payers IS, 900.
Justice Johnston. of the supreme
court is setting good exampls to
toyoung people by studying the Span
ish language.
The acts passed by the last legisla-
ture will be out in book from about
May IS. They will make larger book
than ever before.
The ministers of the Northwest Kan
sas conference have pledged per cent
of their salaries to pay off the debt on
Wesleyan university at Salina.
Spearville, with census population
of 157, with less than 5000 in the coun-
ty, during the month of February
shipped s9O5.72 worth of eggs.
c. Q. Chandler, of Wichita. owns the
controlling interest in ten of the Kan
sas banks; the last one purchased by
him is the Hazleton State bank.
c. ]. Devlin, the coal operator, has
bought the controlling interest in the
First National bank of Topeka, from
l.. u. Letter, of Chicago, for 81 Sc, ZOO.
General James l.. Mcdowell, who
was the first United States marshal for
from Manhattan to Elkton, Colorado.
An Abilene dealer was tried at Min
neapolis and sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary, for misrepresenting
the value of land he traded for stock
of goods.
The Union Pacific is said to be pre-
pairing to build s14, 900 depot at Man
haitian. That city has suffered in more
or less patience for many years for this
much needed building.
The prison binding Irvine plant has
600, 900 pounds of Irvine on hand. The
capacity of the plant is $50, 900 pounds
a month. Irvine will be sold direct to
farmers at cents a pound less than
last year.
Condemnation of right of way across
the farm of L. NJ. Todd, of Franklin
county, for the Santa Fe double track,
was resisted by Mr.. Todd with gun.
He was not satisfied with the sum
awarded him by the appraisers.
Mrs. Rose May Bedford, of Cherry
vale, soon after her marriage, was sep
arated from her husband by the law
which placed him in the penitentiary
for burglary. She secured his release
on parole and only few days after
his returning home he got drunk and
struck her. She informed the govern
or that her husband had broken his
parole and he was taken back to Ian
sing, while his wife commenced pro-
ceedings for divorce.
The literary scientific and musical
clubs of the Fourth congressional dis
trict have organized a district fedora
ton. at delegate meeting in Council
Grove. Their officers are: President,
Mrs. R. II. Morehouse, of Council Grove;
first vice president, Mrs. Sadie Grisham,
of Cottonwood Falls; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. F. E. Rogers, of Marion;
recording secretary, Miss Florence
Snow, of Neosho Falls; treasurer, Mrs
Ida NJ. Irwin, of Emporia; auditor.
Mrs. A. w, Dennison, of Ell Dorado.
The news of Funston's feat reached
his mother on her 6sth birthday.
w. E. Blackburn. an old and always
mp and doin' citizen of Anthony, has
made arrangements to procure from
the Mount Vernon estate, where is the
tomb of Washington, limited number
of walnuts and acorns which are to be
given to churches and schools, to be
planted by them. One nut or acorn
will be given for each 20 trees that are
alive and thrifty by the first of next
October, not more than six to any one
church or school
The supreme court sustains the claim
of Walter +. Anderson of So, 900 for in
juries received by heavy safe door
falling upon him in Salina. The city
of Salina must pay the judgment.
The McCracken elevator at Derby is
burned at an estimated loss of $40, 900,
with only $1,000 of insurance. Two
cars filed with grain were also burned
Near the elevator there were stored in
a small building four barrels of gaso-
line which was removed by five mer-
chants of the town. at the peril of their
lives.
A Jackson county farmer wanted to
pay off $4,000 mortgage and the hold
er did not want the money. The Ger
man farmer offered SEQ bonus to the
creditor if he would permit the pay
ment, and it was settled that way.
1t is reported that Del Keller, the
old business manager of the Capital,
has ordered fine new plant for re-
publican afternoon daily in Topeka,
including perfecting press and limo
types. Topeka has not had a republi-
can evening daily for about twenty
years.
Joseph Bates, wealthy farmer and
stockman, living north of La Cygne,
hanged himself, the cause, as is be-
lieved, being i'll health.
Scottish Rite Masons meet, with
April 1918. Great preparations are
made for this centennial of the supreme
council.