Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-11-06


vember 9Th at the Toler Auditorium.
following his custom of presenting the
best vocal and instrumental talent in
conjunction with his band, Mr.. Sousa
offers as supporting soloists two young
women, new to the Seusa audiences,
who viii admirably maintain the ar
tistic balance of the organization, Miss
Estelle Liebling, a brilliant young
American soprano, who has achieved
conspicuous success in Germany as
well as home, and Miss Grace Jenkins,
a violiniste of distinction and charm.
Mr.. Arthur Pryor, trombone, remains
as in former years, the chief band SOLO
ist
HAPPY WELLINGToN.-The town has
secured a plow factory and feels good
over it.
WICHITA REGIsTRATIoN.-The num-
Der of voters who registered in Wichita
was 7.741.
LAND VALUES HIGHER. along
the Arkansas river in Western Kansas
has doubled in price the past year.
TOPEKA REGIsTRATIoN.-The total
registration aggregates $3.50 as against
1o,164 two years ago, loss of over
500. This is due to apathy.
TARIFF ON CAR LoTs.-Smith Center
has imposed tariff of So day on the
outsiders who come into that town
with car lots of apples to peddle out.
NEW GOVERNORS SEcRFTARY.-Gov-
ernor Stanley has announced the ap-
pointment of w. D. Ford, of Galena,
to succeed Luther Burns as his private
secretary. Mr.. Ford, who is As years
old, is the congressional committeeman
from his county.
RESULTS OF ELKs' CARNIvAL.-At a
special meeting of Parsons lodge of
Ellxs the deal for two lots in the best
part of the city was closed and the
property purchased. Calls were issued
to architects asking for plans, specifca-
tions and cost of building a handsome
club house, work to begin within the
next ninety days. This is one of the
net results of the carnival held here
recently.
Down A THOUSAND FEET.-The gas
construction for three weeks has
reached depth of 900 feet and work
is progressing slowly. Large water
supplies have been found and indica-
tions of asphaltum, but not gas or oil
yet. 1t is expected that the well will
be put down to the depth of 1000 feet,
the deepest of any experimental well
in central Kansas.
GOOD WORKING WEATHER.-Thep past
three weeks have been exceptionally
good for farm work in Clay county and
much wheat has been sown and hay
put up. Farmers have been rushing
in their wheat at great rate and
while much has been put in of late the
acreage will not be so large as it was
in the past two years. Corn is being
gathered and is showing good yield.
No BANK FA1LURE.-All told, there
are $40 banks in Kansas. During the
last fiscal year not a solitary bank
in the state went to the wall.
TYPHOID AND MALARIA.-Dr. Lowry,
secretary of the state board of health,
says that Kansas is in the clutches of a
regular epidemic of typhoid fever and
malaria now. Reports from local
health officers contain nothing but
cases of typhoid and malaria. Lowry
says the prevalence of those diseases is
due to the cold wet weather which the
state had for a couple of months.
KANSAS ART EXHIBIT. Kansas
art exhibit for the worlds fair has
been placed under the management Of
Mrs. C, T. Dassler, of Leavenworth.
SHIPPING CHEESE WEsr-The CHM
maEon cheese factory is shipping about
1000 pounds of cheese weekly to Colo
RADIO. New Mexico and Arizona. Thi.
is new short grass country industry
FEDERAL BUILDING SITE.-Assistant
ecretary Taylor, of the treasury, ha,
announced the selection of site fol
the public building at Lawrence, Kas
The location of the proposed new build
ing will be at the northwest corner Of
Winthrop and New Hampshire streets
and the price paid for the site wa.
Se,5O0
EDrcnA Sr -Tha
load of material FOR the new Frisco
passenger station at Wichita has ar
rived and Contractor Goodlander has q
force of men at work upon the new
building. The old depot has beer
moved off the ground and located hal
dozen blocks farther south.
For BETTER RoADs.-Business mer
of St. Paul have started movement t
have the city buy rock crusher, enc
many farmers have promised help il
the work for good roads by hauling
stone.
FIRE IN PAPER MILL.-Fire brolS,
out in the Lawrence paper mills ant
did damage to the extent of $4,000 o.
$4,000. The fire was caused, probably
by the friction of belt which hat
slipped from its position. The mill il
owned by Congressman J. D. Bower
sock. The loss is covered by insurance
OVER M -Thoma
Nelson, aged "a, son of Christian Mel
son, blind broom maker of Leona
Brown county, drove over an embanlS
ment at Geary City and was Instant,
killed.