Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-25

the best known in the county. Mrs
Ploughe's father was brother of Com
modore Preble, of the United States
navy, for whom Preble county, Ohio,
was named. Her mothers maiden
name was Marshall, and she was des-
cendant of John Marshall, the first
chief justice of the United States SUI
preme court
BOUGHT 10000 BUsHELs.-Georgc C.
Richardson, of Leavenworth has
bought all the apples in two of the
Wellhouse orchards: the 50O-acre or
chard in Leavenworth county and the
soo-acre orchard in Usage county. 1t
is estimated that these orchards have
10000 bushels of apples. Richardson
buys them on the trees, but the price
is not stated. Both orchards are car
rying the largest crop they have ever
yielded.
FRIsco's IMPROVEMENTS st.
Louis & San Francisco railroad COM
| pany has purchased much land sur
rounding their old terminals in Wich-
tia, and has had vacated several por-
tions of streets for their use in the con-
struction of a new depot, new freight
house and the enlargement of their
yard facilities. The expenditure of
500, 900 upon these new terminals has
been authorized and work is to be
pushed.
NEW MAIN LINE.-The directors of
| the A. L. &. S. f. railroad company
have given the management full power
to build line from Albuquerque to
connection with the Pecos Valley road.
| This will make a new through line from
Newton, Kas., to Albuquerque, which
avoids heavy grades, and also has
shorter route; passing through Wich-
tia; through Oklahoma and the Pan
handle of Texas.
INSURANCE AGENT IN TROUBLE
Mrs. L. b. Graves, of Parsons, charges
C. P. Borders, an insurance agent of
Lawrence, with getting her cash by
| false represen tations. He wrote life
policy and collected a premium of
about $4,000 and she says the charac-
ter of the policy was inisrepresented
to her, and charges that he collected
| $3.50 more than the correct amount of
the premium.
EMANCIPATION DAY.-The colored
people of Topeka will celebrate eman-
cipation day with a big outdoor picnic
at Garfield park on September %. Ad-
dresses will be made by w. I. Vernon,
j. H. Guy, ]. NJ. Brown, r. F. Hayden,
w. R. Carter and w. w. Fisher. Paul
Jones, the silver-tongued colored or
ator of Kansas, will speak that day at
an emancipation celebration at EN-
poria.
A $1,000 REsIDENCE.-The home of
| Prof. Fl. I. Stevens in Kansas City,
Kas., is burned to the ground, and but
little of the contents saved. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stevens and their five children
escaped. Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Stevens
mother, was burned about the face
while trying to save some of her per-
sonal belongings from her room. The,
building was valued at about 81, 900
and was partly covered by insurance.
| BOYS FOR THE NAvY.-Twenty-tw
Topeka boys enlisted in the United
States navy last week. Those who en-
listed as landsmen were sent to San
| Francisco and the apprentices to New
| port.
KANSAS BAPTIsTs.-The Baptist con-
gregation of Walnut, a Crawford coun-
ty town of 800 population, sent in a
contribution of S11O. And the Baptists
of McLouth, town with a hundred
less population, sent in sos. If the
larger towns hold up their end as well
Ottawa university will soon be in as
good shape as before the fire.
A JOINT FOR EVERY 403.-A campaign
has commenced against liquor in Sa-
lima, where eighteen joints pay $50
apiece into the treasury every month;
one joint for every 4O3 inhabitants.
BorHERING BoNDs. -Wabaunsee conn
ty is trying to find a plan to evade the
payment of $13s, 900 in bonds issued TO
aid the Manhattan, Alma & Buriing-
anne railway. The bonds fall due in
1910.
LADY CLERK OF CoURT.-In Nemaha
county the Republican candidate for
clerk of the district court is young
lady; Miss Blanche Magill. As she re-
ceived majority of 1,o92 two years
ago. three times the average majority
rolled up for the other Republican
candidates, she isn't worrying any.
FEEDS 5000 LAArBs.-C. w. South
ward, of Wichita, bought 5000 lambs
in New Mexico and northern Colorado
which will eat SedgwiclS county hay
and corn next winter He has demon
strated that there is money in getting
the sheep from the western ranges to
feed. In 1895 Mr.. Southwark went
west and got 700 sheep and fed them as
an experiment. The next year he fed
$500 and in 1897 he fed 5000. The ex-
pertinent was so satisfactory that in
1s9S he fed 10000 and in 1000 he had
Il, 900 sheep in his feed lots.
A WHOLESALE GRocERY.-The An
thony Wholesale Grocery company of
Anthony, Kan, was incorporated by
the state charter board with capital
stock of $40, 900. The stockholders in
the company are John McGeown, Frank
E. Brooks, William McNaughten and
! William E. Brooks.