Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-11-13

all Such propositions. NOT gamollng
layout was permitted to do business.
Some Kansas towns have formed the
idea lately that fair or carnival can
not be success unless tough midway
and a lot of gamblers are allowed to
work their gratis. The Elks' fair at
Chanute was success; but there were
no gamblers; neither was there tough
midway.
NEW TELEPHONE BUILDING.-The
Missouri &c Kansas Telephone company
has let the contract for 5000 tele-
phone building in Wichita which is to
be 90 by 80 feet, the front to be pressed
brick and Carthage cut stone and the
entire building is to be of hard brick
laid in cement. The building alone
will cost SIC, $50, while the dynamos,
batteries and appliances will bring the
total cost of the building and its equip
ment to over $4,000.
SENTENCED FOR OLD CRIME.-Several
years ago a Geuda Springs butcher,
while looking in thiclket for steer
he owned, shot cow belonging to an
other man. To cover the crime he
butchcred the animal and sold it. Soon
after he went east. Recently ne was
located in Toledo, Ohio, and brought
back to Sumner county for trial where
he was sentenced to year in the peni-
tertiary.
PROPOSED UNION OF SEcTs.-The an
nual conference of the United Brethren
church of the Neosho district, compri-
sing southern and eastern Kansas and
northern Indian Territory, was held
at Pittsburg, the session lasting a
week. The conference favorably con-
sidered the proposed union of the Uni
ted Brethren and Methodist Protest
ant churches.
WHEAT SOWING RETARDED.-The
sowing of wheat in Woodson county
has been greatly retarded on account
of the wet season. Farmers are from
two to three weeks behind with this
crop. 1t was thought at first that
there would be only a small acreage
successfully planted, but the indica-
tions now point to almost the usual
number of acres. The conditions are
very backward.
WAS KIND TO AN OLD MAN.-Miss
Lizzie Boyce, of Padonia, number of
years ago, took care of an old man who
became suddenly i'll while passing her
home and Miss Boyce did not hear of
him again until the other day when
she received word from Seattle, Wash
ington of his death. He had on ac-
count of the kindness shown him left
Miss Boyce his entire fortune of one
million dollars.
A BIBLE AND BoTTLE.-Henry
Farnum, an old resident of Franklin
county was found dead in his room in an
Ottawa hotel. Heart failure was cause
of death. On chair near his bed Law
an open Bible. In the old mans pocket
was found an empty whisky bottle.
Farnum was about 70 years of age and
had some money.
FORTY M1LEs-Nor A RED.-A Con-
cordia minister drove 40 miles to marry
a couple and the groom was too modest
to say anything about compensation
for the minister's services.
JEWELL COUNTY LAND.-The Burr
Oak Herald tells of a farmer near that
town who refused $4,000 for his 16o-
acre farm short time since. This is
close to $40 an acre.
THE ELBERTA PEACH.-It was named
for Kansas woman. A Kansas man
raised the first Elberta peach tree from
the seed and named it for his wife.
The new peach became such a success
in Texas that a town was named for
1T, the town of Ell Berta, whose people
do not know where the name origina-
ted.
SHIPPING CHEESE WEsr.-The CHM.
maron cheese factory is shipping about
1000 pounds of cheese weekly to Colo
RADIO, New Mexico and Arizona. This
is new short grass country industry.
ELECTION BOARDS GET MoRE.-Elec-
ton judges and clerks receive more
compensation this year than in years
past. Their pay now is put on ''per
voter" basis. They are each allowed
$3.50 for the first $50 votes or less and
81 for each additional 100 votes OF
fraction thereof.
AN OLD TINIER.-H. w. Cochran, OF
Linn county, is 81 years old. Mr..
Cochran has never ridden on a rail.
road train or on a street car. He boasts
thai in all his life he never attended a
wedding save his own.
DIPHTHERIA CLOSES SCHooLs.-It is
epidemic in the country north of Atch.
ison and three schools have been
closed. From one to four children in
the families of John Myers, Albert
Spears. Ferdinand johnson, Louis Nell
son and Jacob Schaffer are down with
the disease.
NATURAL GAS DID IT.-La Harpe
has healthy pay roll for town Of
but 600 or 700 inhabitants. The smelt.
err, rolling mill and brick plant pay
out every month between $4,000 and
$1,000
SECOND CROPS OF FRUIT. Pratt
Union says: ''W. C. Briant left a
sample of his second crop of grapes al
this Office Tuesday. There are several
punches on the vine and this is the
second crop for this season. He also
has second crop of peaches and OF
cherries all grown to quite good
size