Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18

price paid for beef cattle for several
weeks was paid for load of fancy
Christmas baby beeves, 81 head, ship
ped by J. Stern, of De Soto. They
were Is and 16 months old, high grade
shorthorns, and averaged $50 pounds.
They brought Sc. IL per cwt.
PROFESSORS WIFE DISAPPEARS. =
Mrs. Marshal A. Barber, wife of pro-
fessor of Kansas university, who had
been suffering from insomnia, disap-
peared from her home On the second
day 1000 university students organized
search for her, but no clue was found
on that day. On the next forenoon her
body was found in the Kansas river.
SHoRTHoRN SALE.-The sale which
was to have come off at the Wichita
stockyards on December Il, is post
poned till December -. At that time
65 well-bred cows and heifers gill be
sold. There has been large demand
for catalogues, and much special in
quiry.
CONTEST FOR SUGAR FACToRY.-To
such an extent has the beet sugar in-
dustry grown in Western Kansas DUR
ing the last year that contest over the
location OF beet sugar factory has al
ready sprung up among the towns
along the Arkansas river.
WANT STATE MoNEy.-The Eastern
Kansas Bankers association at their
meeting in Leavenworth adopted re-
solution in favor of the states loaning
its surplus to banks over the state at
the highest rate of interest the banks
could afford to give.
COVERED Mosr OF SrArE.-Rain fell
all day of December II, which was fol-
lowed by heavy storm, covering the
icy ground. This is reported to have
covered the state; yet neither the rain
or snow reached the south-central part
of the state.
BARRows KEEPS THEM.-The secre-
tary of state elect has announced that
he will not make changes in the office
force left by Secretary Clark, mainly
because new men cannot meet as we'll
the rush of work incident to legisla-
| tive session.
COOPERATIVE IRRIe ALTON. &C. T.
johnson, assistant chief of irrigation in
vestigation of the departments of agricul-
ture, has been visiting the Fort Havs
branch experiment station, with a view
OF arranging some cooperative work in
irrigation.
STILL UsINe ARMY BLANKEr.-Ben
Melchi, Wellington man, is using now
on his horse blanket which was is.
sued to him during the war by Uncle
sam and saw service on the famous
march from Atlanta to the sea.
ROOTED THE WALL DowN.-A Cloud
county farmer lost 20 head of hogs, all
OF them killed by the falling of stone
wall. They had rooted away much OF
the earth at the base, and rainy wealth
err caused it to give way.
This IS JUSTICE. Lawrence a
small boy was arrested for petty steal.
ing. He owned up, but was released
without punishment, while the Junk
dealer to whom he sold his loot was
fined $40.
ANNUAL FARMERS MEETING Secre-
tary Coburn has given out a program
for the January meeting of the State
Agricultural society which seems tc
cover about all of interest.
TROUBLE WITH CAsING.-Winfield is
having trouble casing her gas well, but
the flow continues strong as ever. BY
an accident, 200 feet of casing and 9
casing spear dropped to the bottom o.
the well and resisted the efforts of the
drillers to get out.
WEST DEcLINEs.-Judpe ]. S. Wes-
has reconsidered his acceptance of hi:
appointment as assistant attorney gen.
eral, and has concluded not to take the
place. He assigns no reason for pub
LEGATION except that he does so for pri
vate reasons.
STATE SCHOOL FUND.-An inventor,
of the state school fund shows that tn,
fund has, all told, So, $50, 900 in bonds
the interest of which goes to the sup
port Of the common schools and the
three higher educational institution.
of the state.
MONEY IN SHoATs-The Jewell Re
publican tells about man who bough
a bunch of shoats in the fall, fed then
thirty-tive days, shipped them to mar
ket-they made just a carload-and thu
proceeds Melted him $40 day for hi
work.
Topeka As YEARS OLD.-The Forty
eighth birthday of Topeka was cele
brated by the old-timers of Dec. will
basket dinner at one of the publ,
halls. The Old-Timers' association i
composed of people who came TO Kan
sas between 1854 and 1864. Over thirt,
members died last year.
RAILROAD Y. NJ. c. A.-The Interna
tional branch of the Railroad Y. NJ. C
A. will hold its annual meeting in To
peka next May. About 600 delegates
will attend. Topeka people will enter
tain the visitors free of charge.
To AID ScHooLs.-This is what tn,
state superintendent proposes; thai
when city and county high school.
reach certain efficiency the state shall
give each of them 81, 900 year.
STATE POULTRY SHow.-The anuua
poultry show of the Kansas State Agri
cultural college was one of the best