Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-11-27
KANSAS COMMENT.

HIDES A RABBIT.-There is a good
deal of wheat in Kansas now which
has made growth that will ''hide a
rabbit
YOU'VE PROBATE JUDGE.-Kingman
county claims that John McKenna,
aged 90, is the youngest probate judge
in Kansas.
WHERE ARE THE BooKs.-Winfield is
wrestling with the question,-where
are the books to fill the Carnegie IL
brary to come from?
WHY BALDWIN LosEs.-That town
is to lose its mitten factory, which goes
to Leavenworth in order to secure
lower freight rates, and because OF the
scarcity of help at Baldwin.
MAYOR SALTER OF AReoNIA.-The
first woman mayor, Mrs. L. A. Salter,
of Argonia, is now resident of Car
men, Oklahoma, where her husband
has been appointed postmaster.
R1LEY's VorING REcoRD.-Less than
two per cent of the ballots cast in that
county were thrown out for imperfec-
tions. The papers of that county
think that the method of voting pro-
vided is simple.
FOURTEEN IN A YEAR.-Kansas had
that number of postoffices advanced to
the presidential" grade within twelve
months. Kansas towns are growing
but their business is growing faster
than the towns are.
AGED WoMAN's NECK BRoKEN.-Mrs.
Henry SALESMAN, an aged woman living
in Ottawa, fell while entering stable
door and broke her neck. The woman
had been dead for some time before
the body was found.
Swiss CELEBRATION.-The Swiss So
ciety of Marysville celebrated the an
niversary of the independence of the
fatherland on November Is. Several
hundred Swiss people came from far
and near to enjoy the occasion.
LAST GAP OF ExTENsIoN.-Two hun
dred men are at work on the Santa Fe
extension from Ralston, Kansas, and
will rush it to completion. This is the
last gap in the Eastern Oklahoma line,
joining Kansas City and the gulf.
A MIsTAKE.-It has been published
that Curtis received more votes for re-
election to congress than Bailey re-
ceived for governor in Bailey's own
county. This is mistake. Bailey re-
ceived 1856 votes and Curtis AGRA
ROBBED THE SHERIFF.-While Sheriff
Davis, of Kingman, was searching for
burglars in another part of the town
the man he was after broke into the
sheriff's residence and carried off every
thing he wanted which he found there
THREsHING MACHINE INSURANCE.
There is not an insurance company au-
thorized to do business in Kansas which
will insure a threshing machine outfit.
Threshing machines are extremely bad
risks, and for this reason a company
proposing to insure them should be in
vestigated. otherwise" says Insur-
ance Commissioner Church, ''the per-
son taking out the policy is likely to
be buncoed out OF his money"
AS FATHER OF THE HoUsE.-Cyrus
Leland succeeds John Seaton in that
distinction. He was member of the
house in 1865, when % years old, and
there is no other member of the legis-
lature of 1903 who dates back so far
Senator John C. Carpenter is next hav-
ing been a member in 1869. He also
served in three other senates. Leland
only served one term; could not afford
to accept more terms; had too much
business
A $780, RANcH.-Peter Gingrich,
of Hamburg, Iowa, bought a 6OO-acre
farm near Wellsville and paid in cash
$780, 900 for it. The farm was sold by
W. II. and s. D. Moherman. There is
getting to be quite colony of wealthy
families from Iowa about Wellsville.
THE HOME INsTINcT.-A horse be.
longing to a Beloit man turned ur
missing A few days later it was To-
Gated at the home of a Jewell county
farmer from whom it had been pur
chased. The horse had not been neal
the place for three years.
NEW SALIVA FACToRY.-Salina is tc
have shirt and overall factory which
will begin operations within short
Tho 10 haap
and a building rented in which the
factory will be located until the bust
ness demands larger quarters.
A PoTATo KNEW. H. Drum heller
of Erie, is referred to as a ''potatc
king" by the people of Neosho county
As he has just finished digging crol
which amounts to something over ID,
600 bushels, it will be admitted that hi
has good claim to the title.
SUGAR BEET HARvEsT.-In Kearney
county it is in full swing and the beet.
are going into the cars for transporta
ton to Rocky Ford at the rate of sever
to ten cars per day over the Santa Fe
About 4, 900 tons will be the extent O
the crop in the county. The beets arr
Of fine quality and superior to thos,
grown last year.
HEREFORD SALE.-The first annua
sale of Marshall county Hereford
breeders was held at Blue Bapids OF
November IS and 19.-There were 15C
animals on exhibition.
STOCK TRAIN WREcKED.-A heavily
laden stock train on the Panhandle di
vision of the Santa Fe was wrecked
two miles west of Wellington BY