Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


man, was killed near Effingham by an
overhead bridge.
Labette county made its first ship
ment of butter to New York last week.
The Parsons creamery sent a carload.
The Treadwell farm in Kingman
county, of 6, 100 acres, has been bought
by Wyatt Stanley, of Illinois, for $780,
600.
project is started in Columbus to
put on an automobile cab line to and
from the union depot to advertise the
town.
Binders were kept out of southern
Kansas wheat fields by the heavy con-
dition of the soil. The delay was not
long.
President Murlin of Baker university
has been given a two months leave of
absence to attend the Ecumenical con-
ference of world wide Methodism in
London in September. He is an elect
ed delegate.
r. B. McNaughton, of Wichita, put
out Is acres of onion sets, in rows so
they could be cultivated. The onions
are already as large as eggs and gar
deners predict that the yield will be
over 500 bushels to the acre.
Julia A. Hamilton, wife of c. b.
Hamilton, died in Mexico City, where
Mr.. Hamilton is doing printing bust
ness. He had large establishment
in Topeka for many years, and during
one state printers term was the part
ner of the printer elected.
Salina people raised 1000 in sub
scriptions to locate Wholesale grocery.
On the opening day of the grocery a
reception was given to the subscribers
who received back their contract and
subscriptions, with the thanks of the
company for their friendship.
A $40, 900 Catholic church was dedi-
Gated at Flush, Pottawatomie county.
1t is ia feet long and 50 feet wide with
a capacity for seating 600 people. 1t
is built of white limestone. The
church has three beautiful affairs, the
central one costing 81, 200, was donated
by John Ekart.
number of harvest hands who had
been at work in Oklahoma and were
following the harvest, were robbed in
Wellington. Two highwaymen would
corral two of their victims at time,
go through their pockets and lock
them in a box car. They would then
lay for two more.
The first Touring mill in Southwest
Kansas has now been taken down. 1t
is the old Hydraulic mill in Wichita,
which was built of pine 25 years ago
1t had capacity of ESQ barrels day
For Is years it was water mill, steam
having been added some 10 years ago
1t was too far from the railroads.
fake started at Lawrence has
caused vexation at Kansas university.
The story told of the discovery by
university professor of way to turn
black men white. The faculty is over
whelmed with letters about the matter
from everywhere, and an effort is now
being made to head off the big lie.
Harper county has developed as
among the best agricultural counties
in Kansas. A. R. Greene, now, and for
long, serving his country in the L. S.
land department, was, 90 years ago. a
traveller for the Kansas City Journal.
and then predicted that Harper county
must and would be abandoned to the
cattlemen, although his judgment
was that it would never be first class,
even for pasturage.
A linen manufacturer of Massachu-
sets, is taking notes on Bourbon coun-
tvs fax crop, with a plan to putting
in factory at Fort Scott.
Ex- Representative E. J. Turner, of
the Sixth Kansas district, is practicing
law in Washington before the con-
gressional committees and depart
ments.
The Topeka Mirror Manufacturing
company has asked the attorney gen.
eral of the United States to prosecute
the Mirror and Plate Glass trust under
the Sherman antitrust act.
John Hermes, of Pond Creek, o. T.,
paid 81 900 for an 80 acre farm four
miles north of Wichita on the Little
Arkansas river.
Kingman county has 1s6 people who
are over 20 years old; of these thirty
are past 80, three are past 90. OF the
1856 the women far outnumber the
men.
A villain threw a stone through the
window of Katy passenger coach, at
Parsons, and Miss Libby Chetelle was
struck by it and received internal in
jury.
The graduating class at Concoroia is
certainly up to date. Its motto was:
sawbuck"
Mrs. Amelia Bruning, who has been
a widow 9 years, has in that time
greatly improved her farm in Ellsworth
of which 200 acres raised a crop of
wheat this season; with other crops in
proportion. She has fruit in abund-
ance. Her house is % by 80 and her
barn 80 by 4s with sheds for 100 cat
tie.
L. w. Luellen, of Olathe. the invent
or of voting machine, is in Washing
ton consulting attorneys about organ
izing company to build the machines.
Ex-State Treasurer Hefflebower is f.
nancing the invention.
Farmers are too busy to go to town
to pay their taxes 1t was a common