Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-11

A fire cracker fire burned six small
business houses at Carlton.
Captain Ralph Ingalls, has received
his discharge from the army.
Firecrackers started fire in Atchi
son which destroyed six homes.
The last semi-monthly pay roll OF
the Wichita street car company footed
up 81, 793.
Twenty Winfield men have put up
$3.50 each and propose to find out what
is under their town.
Near Alton harvest hand dropped
a cigarette and bnrned up so acres of
wheat and a header.
1t is claimed that prospectors have
found zinc and silver ores near Tecum-
sch, five miles east of Topeka.
John Davis, of Partridge, headed his
wheat, threshed it and had it in an
elevator in the space of 10 hours.
The percentage of school enrolment
to population in Kansas is 27.S7 which
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s. C. Sovereign was run over by a
train, at Hutchinson, and it was some
hours before he was found. His leg
was crushed.
The City Mills at Abilene caught fire
from Union Pacific freight engine
and burned, together with 10000
bushels of wheat.
]. R. Stone, of Wichita, lost four
valuable Jersey cows from their eating
sugar cane. He had been offered Si5G
for one of the cows.
The files of the At>hisou Champion
show that on June &c, in the years, 1881
1891 and 1901, the thermometer regis.
tered lO2 in the shade.
Miami county has just paid S212, OOc
to take up its bonds voted to the NJ. K.
& T. 80 years ago. The county has not
another dollar Of debt.
The farmers generally expressed
their preference for college students
for work in the harvest, as they turn
out to be the best workers.
w c. Morgan, professor of physics
and chemistry at Washburn college,
has resigned to take professorship in
the California state university.
E C. Shedd, professor of Latin and
Greek of Lewis academy in Wichita,
has resigned to take place in a pri-
vate school at Harrison. n. Y.
The clerk of the supreme court, on
July 1, turned over to the state treas
ury So, 900; the excess of fees collected
after the clerical expenses were paid.
The Frisco proposes to take a big
excursion train from Wichita to Eureka
Springs on July Is. Fare will be S.
for the round trip with ten days
limit.
w. w. Martin, OF Fort Scott, takes
Major Shocaley's place as treasurer of
the National Soldiers home at Leaven-
worth. Major Shockley retires on &C
count of bad health.
There is a mad dog epidemic in
Brown county. A number of people
and muny animals have been bitten.
Mary Norrie, II years old, died from
the effects of mad dog bite
The city ordinance of Wellington
which places an occupation tax of
$1,000 a year on druggists who hold
permits to sell liquor went into effect
on July 1. The tax is payable semi
annually in advance.
The fines of the Topeka women WHO
were with Mrs. Nation in her hatchet-
atoms were cut down to 81 each by
Governor Stanley. When asked if he
would do the same thing with the
fine OF the leader he said "Why should
l."
Contracts have been let for the con-
struction of a railroad from Fort Scott
to Gas City, a suburb of lola.
Josiah Moose lives in Winfield. He
is probably the oldest living guide,
scout and Indian hunter. His record
shows that he was born on November
o, 1901. His nerve is still steady when
he handles rifle.
Henry. G. Stahl, of kice county, en-
listed in the regular army in 1892. He
climbed up to the place of first SER
geant, and in the recent examination
at Manila for promotion to lieuten-
ancy he stood fourth in class of forty
applicants. His captain was asked if
Stahl was fit to command a company
and he said, Eyes! regiment"
Fire started in the Cottage hotel in
Augusta and guests had to leap from
windows, leaving their clothing. One
of the guests, Ora Woolworth, was
hurt when he jumped out. The fire
was carried to and destroyed the Au-
gusta Roller Mills and warehouse. A
number of other buildings took fire,
including the NJ. E church and some
residences but they were saved.
Railroad men say it takes carload
of beer week to supply lola.
Kansas cornields include more acres
than the state of New Jersey.
1t is believed that labor unions of
Wichita caused the arrest of a con-
tractor for work on school buildings,
who permitted and required painter
TO work more than 8 hours upon a GER
tain day. The school buildings must
be made ready for the opening of
sceools on September 1.
The pasture lands of Kansas are
greater in extent than Pennsylvania.
The U. S. weather bureau reports
that wheat in Western Kansas ripened
too fast.