Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-29


of land at Topeka gridironed with
tracks.
At Minneapolis the high school grad
uating class consists of five boys and
one girl.
Some one remarks that General HUI
nudity has had command in Kansas
this May.
Pension Agent Metcalf finds scores
of pensioners on the list who bear his
family name.
The Wichita high schools graduating
class numbered 81; 43 young women
and "a young men.
Dickinson county has 81 postofices
all connected by telephone with Abb
lene, the county seat.
The Emporia school board has de-
cided to add manual training depart
ment to the city schools.
John Tearney, of Neosho Rapids,
was shot by two tramps. officers are
on the trail of the tramps.
A $50, 900 building is to be erected in
Lawrence for the general offices of the
Fraternal Aid Association.
Three boys, aged from ~ to Is years,
were drowned in the Kaw at Kansas
City, Kansas, within a week.
Lincoln Reese, a rich farmer near
Chase, is building an opera house in the
village, 90 by 4s feet in size.
S. J. Adams, for the past four years
secretary of the college Y. NJ. C. A, at
Manhattan, has been adjudged insane.
The history of the United States
selected by the the text book commits
sion was written by Prof. Davidson, of
Topeka.
The enrolment at Kansas university
on the first of May was 1890, which
was Sc more than on the same date
last year.
Major Calvin Hood has disposed of
much of his stock in the Emporia Ma
tional bank, and contemplates remov-
ing to Topeka.
Miss Emma Ellington, of Chetopa,
received a double fracture of the thigh
and lost her house, both from the wind
storm of last week.
Four Kansas congressman deliver
Decoration day orations; Long at
Wichita, Curtis at Topeka, Miller at
Wamego and Calderhead at Marysville.
There was 9.46 inches of rain fall at
Wichita between the first and the 22nd
days of May. This is eight inches
more than during the entire month
last year.
Prof. Samuels, of Topeka, has dona-
ted large lot on College Hill in the
eastern part of Wichita TO be used for
band concerts. The lot is high ter
raced tract carpeted with grass.
Mrs. Lizzie Sheldon, a woman law
yer of Lawrence, was delegate to the
state democratic convention at Wich-
tia. She thought she was candidate
for place on the bench of the supreme
court. Mrs. Sheldon is the first woman
delegate to democratic convention.
A. NJ. Horner, of Londale, Pratt
county, has farm of 1850 acres, of
which 1000 acres is in wheat and 200
acres in oats. He says that both his
wheat and his oats give promise of as
large crop as last year, which was
the banner season.
S. A. Mccoy, resident engineer for
the Santa. Fe at Ottawa, has resigned
his position and will probably go to
Montana to engage in mining en-
cheering. Mr.. Mccoy has had charge
of all the work in his department re-
lating to all the betterments which
have been going on on the cut off.
The first feature of interest to ap-
pear at the Fort Scott G. A. R. reunion
was the contest for department COM
mander. H. C. Loomis and D. R. An
thony were parties who divided the
crowd between themselves.
A new graft has developed in Nc
Pherson county. A man goes from
house to house and pulls teeth without
pay on condition that new set will be
purchased from him. few days later
he calls agrin and collects half the
price of the plate and never comes
back
The assessors of Pratt county report
that last year there were employed in
vest !, 1s6 men and 426 teams. The as
SCISSORS estimate that there will be
needed in this years harvest 1858 mer
and $50 teams.
In the district court at Cimarron il
the case of Godendine Baker VS.. Yes
per Warner, jury awarded the plain
tiff $40, 900 damages for seduction under
promise of marriage. Both prominent
society people. Defendant is the sor
of Congressman Warner, of Illinois.
An engine pulling freight trair
into the Harrington yards failed to con
troll the air brakes, and crashed into
switch engine. Fireman Butcher anC
a passenger had legs broken. A dozer
cars and the two engines were wrecked
A produce company at Moundridg,
in a years time used three carloads O
egg cases, knocked down. Each CA
contained 1000 cases.; 1900 in all
Each case holds 80 dozen eggs, giving
total of $50, 900 dozen, or 4, 800, 900 eggs
Moundridge has less than 5000 PEG
pie.
The salaries of the following post
masters in Kansas have been increased
500 year: Clifton, Colby, Columbus