Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-26

ed by the county officers
The old style agricultural fair is to
be resurrected in "a Kansas towns this
year.
Oswego has put in a mile of macad-
am from the Frisco depot into the
city.
The Masonic lodge of Conway Springs
has laid the cornerstone for their new
hall.
Kansas apples this year are large
and of fine quality although thin on
the trees.
J. P. Wharton, travelling salesman
of Atchison, was accidentally shot and
killed at Leon, Iowa.
A windstorm in Labette county on
June 20 scattered wheat shocks and
blew down standing wheat.
The safe in the Santa Fe station at
Minneapolis was blown open in the
night and few dollars taken.
rare coin CRATER has been arrested
at Mcpherson. He gave the name of
J. L. Mcdowell of Tonganoxie
| The Home Riverside coal mines at
! Leavenworth have been attached by a
hank which holds claim of S34, 1s5.
The new glass plant at Cherryvale
on the first day in practical operation
( commenced on tumblers and wine
glasses.
| The jury to try Jessie Morrison at
Ell Dorado consists of eleven farmers
and one laborer. The trial began on
June 90.
A. A. Nelson, of Labette county, sold
a bunch of steers at Kansas City aver
aging Lab pounds, for s765 hun
dred pounds.
Representative Bowersock, of Kan
sas, is member of seven committees,
which is more than any other member
of the house.
The Methodist church at Hutchinson
has become reconciled to its new pastor
and has raised his salary from S4OO to
81, 500 year.
Senator Burton was one of the two
senator's who made speeches in the eau
Gus of Republican senators against Gu
ban reciprocity.
Thirty-five union carpenters of Atch-
ison who struck against local contract
ors, went to work again having failed
to gain any one of their demands.
The Santa Fe depot at Ellinwood
was struck by lightning on June 20 and
destroyed. The storm on that day
was general in southwestern Kansas.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brandenburger, who
came to Marshall county in 1860 died
recently. During her residence there
of 40 years she was not outside of the
county.
Coffeyville claims to be the greatest
wheat market-for one day, when the
records show that Chicago received As
cars, Kansas City 80 cars and Coffey-
vile AZ cars.
Mrs. Geo. Leary, wife of young
Douglas county farmer, was struck by
lightning and killed while she was try
ing to get her young chickens under
cover. Mrs. Leary was married last
fall
James Dalton, one of the famous
Dalton outlaws, has been brought from
! Texas to Marysville, where he is
charged with killing Sheriff Patterson
four years ago. There were prospects
of an attempt to lynch him.
Several thousand rounds of ammuni-
ton has been received at Hutchinson
to be used in a sham battle on july 4.
Company E. will go into camp at the
fair grounds from which the visiting
companies will be fed. Companies are
expected from Newton, Sterling and
Wichita.
| Cowley county harvest is delayed by
the ground being too soft for machines
to work over it. The same conditions
extend over the state line into Kay
county, Oklahoma.
The both annual catalogue of the
state agricultural college at Manhat-
tan shows a total enrolment of 1896
students. Of these 1,136 are in the
four year course and 3l9 in the short
courses. This includes SO twice count
ed. There are 90 Kansas counties rep
resented by 1884 students and 60 come
from II other states.
Commander II. c. Loomis and past
commander o. II. Coulter have gone to
Washington to invite President Roose-
welt to attend the semi-centennial of
the G. A. R. in Topeka on Memorial
day, 1904.
The railroads expect to handle 1,5OO
carloads of potatoes grown in the Kaw
valley this year. Shipments will COM
mence about July l.
The first Presbyterian church of Sa-
lima has just installed a new So, 200 or
gan. The organ was purchased by the
women of the church
Rev. Albert Watkins, of the Salina
Episcopal church, has accepted the
archdeaconry of southern Missouri.
with headquarters at Springfield, and
he will leave in few days for his new
field of church work.
Dan Ruth, a farmer near Mound
ridge, has, with Mrs. Ruth, started on
a long tour of Europe They expect 20
spend more time in Germany and
Switzerland than elsewhere. On their
trip they will visit their son who is at
tending school in Chicago and also visit
relatives in Cleveland
| p. p. Campbell the nominee for CON