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

line state DOafQ OF cndrlLleS speaks
very highly of the manual training de-
partment established at the Industrial
School for Boys and of the domestic
economy department at the Girls in
dustrial School. Both, the board
thinks, will result in much good, not
only because they give the inmates
some employment, but because the in
mates are, as result of the training,
enabled to earn living after they are
released.
COUNTY JAILs DIsGRACEFUL.-The
state board of charities in their annual
report declare that most of the jails in
the state are a disgrace to civiliza-
ton" because they are unsafe and un-
sanitary. They suggest that the leg
islature give the right to inspect the
jails, condemn them if necessary.
They also suggest that no Jail should
be erected until the plans are approved
by the board.
WILD CAT INsURANcE.-State Insur-
ance Commissioner Church, though
vigilant, is unable to keep wild cat
companies from issuing policies in
Kansas. He is now after Mcpherson
agent for unlawfully writing policies
for wildcat concerns" who is subject
to fine, for the American Underwri-
ters of Chicago, combine of two such
companies.
COLLEGE CoNsoLIDATIoN.-C
university at Hoiton proposed to con-
vey to Lane university of Lecompton
all its holdings, amounting to SITS, 900,
Lane to pay Campbell 1000 for APP
paratus, dormitory, etc. The Kansas
conference of the United Brethren
church accepts the offer and the deal
is expected to be consnmmated next
June.
RUN OVER AND KILLED.-The Swear
old son of Luther Moore, of Auburn,
was run over and killed by a team
while playing in field on his fathers
farm. The boy was picked up by his
father and taken to the house, a short
distance off, but died before he reached
there.
WAMEGo FIGURING MnL~-Work on
the new Touring mill being erected at
Wamego is progressing rapidly. C. w.
Lord, the proprietor, expects the build
ing to be completed by December 1,
and to begin work the first of the
year. The boilers have been put in
place.
FOUR ORPHANs.-Charles Hooper and
his wife, of Independence, had been
divorced and eheir four children given
to their mother. There was trouble
about that The man and wife met in
the postoffice building and he shot and
killed her and then killed himself.
DEATH OF KANSAS MAN.-Word was
received in Lawrence of the death of
Charles K. Carmean, at Tucson, Ariz.,
of consumption. Carmean was born
and raised in Lawrence and has very
wide circle of friends there.
81 IRISH GIRLs.-There were that
number of Irish girls in the party di-
rect from Ireland bound for the Sisters
of st. Joseph school at Wichita Their
ages range from 16 to 25.
A GENERAL RAIN.-The rain of No
vember 1st is reported to have fallen in
numerous places in the state. 1t was.
in some sections, the first rain in four
weeks.
HOTEL FIRE.-The Stafford hotel of
Stafford, is burned to the ground. All
the guests escaped without injury.
RUINED HER SoN.-Mrs. Margaret
Mullady, a widow of Topeka, served
notice on Mayor Parker, that she pro-
posed to sue him for damages because
he has allowed the joints to run, there
by causing the downfall of her son,
who is her only support. ''The Off
Gals have let the joints run and ruined
my son." said she, land now I'm going
to make them pay for my keeping"
RENO HOLDS RECoRD.-Less than 5000
of the personal taxes of Reno county
are in arrears. This is said to be the
the best record in the state.
RETIRED FARMERs.-The total num-
Der of voters registered in Wichita as
retired farmers is 435. There are 37s
railroad men registered, 397 carpen.
tiers and 200 commercial travellers.
There is large number of the last
named who did not register.
STORY OF MoRrGAeEs.-In Dickin-
county, which is near the center OF
Kansas and solely an agricultural
county, 1876 mortgages were foreclosed
in 1892, 90 in 1898, 81 in 1894, SO in
1898, 16 in 1899, "a in 1900, 10 in 1901,
and in 1902 only two mortgages.
Friends UNIvERsITY.-At the an.
nual meeting of the Friends church
held at Indianapolis President Edmund
Stanley of Friends university was
made member of the standing com
mittee on education. Miss Martha
Woodward, of Wichita, is member Of
the board of foreign missions
SIXTEEN BERRY DIsHEs.-At the
wedding of a very prominent couple il
Topeka the presents included sixteen
cut glass berry dishes At the same
wedding the police scattered chariva.r
mob carrying noise producers.
POLAND CHINA Hoes.-At sale o.
thoroughbred Poland-China hogs in
Clay Center fine young animals from
| all over that section of Kansas were
brought and many breeders of state
| renntntion were nresenf The hnn.