Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-10-02

I deacon of Bethany church; secretary
of the board of deacons; member of the
conference mission board; treasurer OF
the conference; president of the Swed-
| ish Mutual Fire Insurance company:
member of the school board of his dis
| trict; is the administrator of several
estates, and acts as guardian for a
number of minors, besides successfully
run ming his farm.
| ARMY BARBERs.-At Salina num-
Der OF BARRIERS are being enlisted by
the army recruiting officers. BARRIERS
in the army are only required to per-
form half duty, and the remainder OF
their time can be devoted to their trade
which is quite profitable in most cases,
besides getting the pay of a private.
There are two BARRIERS to company
ar about thirty to a regiment.
! HONORABLE DIscHARGEs.-In the
order issued by Adjutant General Fox
dishonorably discharging the First
regiment band at Ottawa, there were
two exceptions. Honorable discharges
were given c. E. Gormley, leader, and
W. P. Felix, manager of the band,
who wished to obey orders. 1t is the
intention to designate some other band
as the regimental band.
BoYCoTT is ENDED-The soldiers
boycott on the Junction City & Fort
Riley electric railway has been broken
by general order from Colonel Carr
commandant of the post, against any
attempt to coerce the company or a
boycott on any of the company's civil
| lam patrons. The soldiers commenced
riding on the cars accordingly.
MORE GAS AND OIL.-Capitalists of
Illinois and Texas have secured large
holdings of gas and oil leases around
Neosho Falls. They engaged w. P
Sturms, Beaumont, Texas, expert, to
develop their holdings. There has
been drill put down 500 feet. Both
oil and gas have been found in the
past in that vicinity
BUGGY LOAD OF PENNIEs.-A rural
mail carrier brought to the Newton
postoffice bag full of pennies to the
number of 625 One of the farmers
along his route had given him the
money to pay for a money order The
force at the postoffice took day off
and counted the money.
ANOTHER TWENTIETH KANSAS MAN
A letter has been received from Chris
tian Grossman, an Ottawa boy who is
| in Manila, stating that he has been
made chief inspector of police in that
city. Grossman was member of the
Twentieth Kansas
JUDGMENT FOR Sc, 3OO.-The breach
of promise suit of Alice Biery against
Robert Kennedy, a wealthy farmer of
Chapman, ended with Judgment for
the girl for $500. She sued for S1O,-
900. Kennedy is abundantly able to
pay.
AFRICAN NJ. E. CoNFERENcE.-The
27th session of this conference was held
in Wichita last week. A number of
general officers were in attendance
from Washington, New York, Philadel-
phia and Nashville.
GOES TO MISSOURI. Professor Z. j.
Tuthil. of Salina has accepted the
position as professor of history in the
University of Missouri.
ANOTHER OLD DocToR.-Dr. +. w.
Whitlock, whose father built the first
mill in the territory of Iowa, is dead
aged 80 years.
PRovIso IN CoNTRACT.-Before Sc
curing their positions the teachers in
the Downs school were required to
sign contract. one clause of which
reads as follows: mo teacher shall
engage in dancing or card playing dur
/ ing the continuance of this contract,
nor attend any formal parties during
the school week
Fort ScoTT's WOMAN PAsToR.-The
Rev. Gertrude l.. Ewes is nowin charge
of the Methodist Protestant church in
Fort Scott; the first woman to occupy
such position in that city.
BAPTIST AssoCIATIoN.-The Solomon
Valley Baptist association, covering
Northwest Kansas, held three DAYS
session at Asherville with seventy Fl We
ministers present. Officers chosen:
o. A. Foote, Asherville, moderator; Z.
E. Barber, Lincoln, secretary. Next
years meeting will be at Beloit.
Two DAYS AT FLoRENcE.-Rainf fell
at Florence for two days, with good
prospects of continuing indefinitely
During the two days over an inch and
half of water fell. Fall seeding is
greatly hindered.
43RD ANNUAL MEETING.-Thc Kan
sas Baptist State convention will meet
in Wichita on October IA. a good at
tendance is expected. Baptist state,
home and foreign missions and Bap-
fist educational matters will occupy
the attention of the convention for sew
eral days.
FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR.-The
Franklin Agricultural Society cleared
up about $500 on its fair this year,
with practically only two days fair.
The last two days had but small at
tendance on account of rains.
FELL FROM characterization Rosen-
berry, one of the earliest settlers of
Meade county, was killed by fall
from a water tower building at Meade.
He fell 40 feet He was 81 years old.
HARVEST HoME.-The Harvest Home
picnic, held at Lecompton, was pro-