Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-10-23

it will be but short time until all the
smaller towns between these points are
put in connection with the toll line
In many of the smaller stations the
telephone is superseding the telegraph
and the telegraph companies are closing
their offices at these places on account
of lack of business.
WELLINGroN's New MuL.-The con-
tract has been let at Wellington for a
new 400 barrel flour mill, which is to
be built by local capital for about $780,
coo. A local contractor secured the
contract and the building is to be fin
ished within thirty days. With the
new mill in operation the output of
flour from the three mills there will be
in the neighborhood of ], 800 barrels.
PHONE TO HUGoToN.-The liberal
News remarks that when the telephone
line is extended from there to Hugoton
that Stevens county will probably be
annexed to the Union. Stevens county
is little out of the beaten track. 1t
has no railroad mileage at all, and is
given almost entirely to the cattlemen,
the population amounting to not much
more than GOO
SCALDED BADLY.-John OFT, while
working on the boilers at Cudahy's
packing plant in Wichita, was almost
scalded to death. Steam and hot
water struck his back and left side
taking the skin off. 1t is said by those
who understand the work that but for
Otis presence of mind, he would have
been killed
LOST A HAND.-Jobn Tally, an en-
gineer living in Topeka, was injured
in Florence and had to have his left
hand amputated at the wrist He was
examining the CROSSROADS of the engine
when his left hand caught in the dri-
wing bar and was badly crushed. He
was taken to the Santa Fe hospital on
the fast mail.
MAJOR THEo. STERNBERG.-This pay
master of the regular U. S. army has
arrived at his home in Ellsworth, after
spending several years in the Philip
pines. He is now stationed in San
Francisco. In the early days he was
stationed at Fort Hays.
The CHANUTE DEPoT.-The work on
the Santa Fe depot at Chanute which
is being built by w. r. Carter, the
Lawrence contractor, is progressing
very well. The concrete work is all
done and the stoneworl1 on the foun-
dation commenced.
WHOLE VILLAGE OUT.-Two hundred
people of Longford wrecked the build
ing in which Riseman's Joint or il
licit saloon, was conducted, smashed
20 cases of beer and 10 kegs of whisky
and tarred and feathered a woman in
mate.
MAIL CARRIER ARREsTED.-Henry
Parsons, star route mail carrier, from
the depots to the postoffice in Lawrence
was arrested while attempting to set
fire to property owned by him on
which heavy insurance was carried.
A New JUDGE.-Governor Stanley
has issued commission to B. Z. Hud.
son as judge of the Atchison district
court to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Judge w. I. Bland.
UNION PACIFIC GENERoUs.-The Ellis
band has been given 81, 100 for new in.
struments by the Union Pacific.
CHAMPION TRAP SHoT.-W. II. Herr,
of Concordia, broke 100 targets straight
at the Arkansas City shoot.
GAIN IN MAIL DELIVERY. years
ago the first delivery was made on
Route No. l, out of Frankfort. The
number of pieces of mail handled the
first month slightly exceeded 2,400.
For the month just closed the carrier
handled 1894 pieces; a gain over the
first month of 1850 pieces.
KANSAS GRASS FOR DECORATION
Mrs. Roosevelt asked that the wonder.
full display of Kansas grasses at Kan
sas headquarters be given for decora-
ton purposes to the new Grace church
during its dedication.
SHOW PRINTING.-The Newton Kan
san turned out 10000 show bills re,
qrtiring 20 reams of paper, in one night
The Kansan has already filled several
orders for show companies and print
ing matter made in Newton, Kansas,
U. S. A" has been scattered in hun
dreds of towns in the central and west
ern parts of the country.
ASSESSED ONE-NINTH.-The Salina
Republican tells of farmer of Saline
county whose farm is assessed at 81 900;
yet he has been offered $4,000 for the
farm.
$780, STOCK IN SEVEN MINUTES
The large dry goods store of F. E.
Noyes in Wichita was set on fire by a
torch used to light gasoline lamps.
The heat soon exploded the lamps and
almost in an instant the stock IN the
front half of the rooms was blazing.
The fire department put out the fire in
just seven minutes from the time it
started. Over half the stock is burned
or damaged
ohOhi oN bAeES--Oaoodges are
being shipped into Kansas from Wis.
consin in large quantities.
CORN CUTTERS WANTED
Gerow of the state employment agency
is pressed to supply corn cutters. Pot
tawatomie county alone asked him for
100 men. Gerow says this is sample
of the demand all over the state for
worlkmen.
PUTTING IN 1000 ACRES. w. II. Will