Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-04


the mill before another harvest as soon
as there is reasonable assurance that
a good crop will be raised.
ENDOWMENT PROVIDED FoR.-The
synod OF Kansas appointed an endow-
ment committee. That committee re-
solved to move at once to raise in the
synod for the endowment of the college
of Emporia by June /, 1903, $685. 1t
was further resolved to raise an Alum
nj Life endowment, somewhat after
the plan adopted by the alumni of
Oberlin college.
FAMILY WITH A RECoRD.-John A.
Reeds, of Fort Scott, is of family
with fighting record. His great
grandfather was a soldier in the ReTo-
luton, his grandfather served in the
war of 1912, his father served in the
Mexican war, he himself spent four
years in the civil war, and his son was
volunteer soldier in the Philip
pines
NOO-Nll IMAM l. hA<NSAlAcA@.
The commissioners of Harvey county
decided 10 grant a franchise to the
Union Electric Railway and Construc-
ton company for the building of an
electric railway through Harvey coun-
ty. The route proposed will be through
Sedgwick City and Halstead.
brick front wall fell just as crowd of
children were passing. They had, all
but two, just cleared the space of dan
ger; two boys were hurt as also was
j. Fl. Neweller, the jeweller. It's said
that one step further would have
brought instant death.
BUILDING AT HERINGToN-Thes stock
holders of the Bank of Herington will
put up a $40, 900 store building. c. II.
Schilling's new building, just occupied,
cost about S25, 1000. Over 200 dwelling
houses have gone up there in the last
two years still it is hard matter to
find vacant house.
A $500 CALF.-John Lyands, of DON
| iphan county, has Hereford bull calf,
which, though but month old, is
valued at $500. He was sired by the
$4,000 bull which took all the first
prizes at the American Royal Stock
show this year.
NEW Town IN KINGMAN.-The Orient
company has bought Il quarter section
in Kingman county. 1t is about one
mile west of Milton, and between Mil
ton and Norwich. 1t is at the crossing
of the Orient and Missouri Pacific rail.
ways.
DEATH From HEART TRoUBLE.-Jer-
ONE Pitney, prominent and wealthy
ranchman of Pottawatomie county, is
dead after an illness of only three days.
Kis death is supposed to have been due
to heart trouble.
EXPENSIVE GRAND JURY.-The
Thomas county grand jury, which has
been in session for ten days, returned
fifteen indictments, mostly whisky
cases. 1t will cost the county about
1900.
KILLED BY GUN SHoT.-James NJ
Gist, a 17-year-old son of Alfred Gist
of Oxford, while ont hunting, was sho
and killed by the accidental discharge
of n shotgun over his brothers Shout.
der.
INDIAN School IN BROWN COUNTY
government school has been estab
lished on the Sac and Fox reservation
in the north part of Brown county, fol
the Indian children, although the chill
dren of white residents will also b,
permitted to attend. Miss Winnie Sc
burn, of Hiawatha has been appointed
teacher. A substantial school building
will soon be put up.
OVER 81, 600, OOO.-The national bank
of Wichita, as shown by a statemen
called for and which was made on No
vember 25, show deposits, 81, ESQ, 80 90
MUsT PAY THE FIDDLER
are complaining on account of motto
that rates go up at Copeland County
Rooms which accommodated two il
winter. If a politician wants room
for himself he must pay for it at tn
increased rate.
Work OF TRUANT OFFIcER.-Th
first months work of Wichita's ''truan
officer" shows that he has increased tn
school attendance about per cent;
better showing than it was believe,
would be made
PROPOSED ELECTRIC LINE-Survey
ors for a proposed electric line iron
Topeka to Emporia by way of Aim
and Allen are at work on the Allel
road in Lyon county. The survey
but preliminary. If the road can b
bonded it will be built
BAcHELoRs' YEAR-Considerab l
has been said about Governor-elect w
]. Bailey and Lieutenant Governor
elect D. J. Hanna being single mel
but it is worthy of notice that five O
the county officers elected in Rock
county have never married.
ANOTHER GIFT TO BAKER.-Georg
e. Nicholson has authorized the an
. nouncement that he would make gif
to Baker university at Baldwin, o
$500 This action has a peculia
and pathetic interest for the reasol
that the gift was originally planned b
Mrs. Nicholson not long before ne
death.
, FREE EIEPHoSEs.-Rivalc ompanie