Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-18
Kansas Events
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MEETING OF 56ERs.-The meeting of
the STEERS, or those who came to Kan
sas in that year or before, in Lawrence
on the 18th, was an interesting one, as
the program was made out some time
ago. and the necessary committees ap-
pointed to do the work. Among those
who are ON the program were Rev. DIR.
Cordley, Z. G. Elliott, Robert Morrow,
Paul r. Brooks, William Jones and ].
C. Horton
CAPTAIN Rowan AT HoME.-Captain
Andrew $. Rowan, the distinguished
soldier who recently returned from the
Philippines. will arrive at his home in
| Atchison next week to remain some
weeks. Captain Rowan has been offer
ed the position of military instructor
at the Manhattan, Kansas, Agricul-
tural college and will likely accept.
STATE FIRE MARsHAL.-The mutual
fire insurance companies of Kansas in
convention at Topeka, adopted reso-
luton urging the legislature to pass
law creating the position of state fire
marshal. 1t will be tie the duty of such
run down persons guilty of incendi-
arisln.
CONGESTION OF FREIGHTs. Service
on the Colony branch of the Santa Fe,
which was suspended August 20 on ac-
count of the bridge at Neosho Falls
collapsing, owing to the high water,
was resumed Sept. IL. The railroad
yards at Colony were congested with
freight for Yates Center and Neosho
| Falls.
Is 160 FEET HIGH.-The chimney for
the new power house at the Santa Fee
shops in Topeka, which is being con-
structed has reached height of 100
feet. 1t seems to be pretty well up in
the air now, but there arc still sixty
feet to be added to it before it is COM
pleted.
UNUSUAL CANDIDACY.-It is an I'M
usual fact, but exU. s. Senator Baker
and ex-Member of Congressman Kirk
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bership of the legislature; Senator
Baker from Leavenworth and Mr..
Kirkpatrick from Wilson county.
HORSE THIEVES AGAIN.-Horse
thieves are at work about Emporia. A
valuable sorrel horse and surrey be-
longing to Fred Kreuger was taken
from the hitching rack at the A. o. U.
W. hall. So far no clue has been OBJ
tanned as to the thief.
Orient trains will be running into
Wichita in the last week of September
over the Missouri Pacific tracks.
The Santa Fe's Topeka shops have
fitted up two wood burning locomo-
tives for the Orient railway.
Mrs Mary Longwell and her daugh-
ter were chloroformed and robbed in
their own home in Wichita.
w. J. Bergman, of Lincoln county
had foot cut off by moving ma
chine. He may survive.
Farmers of Shawnee cohnty are los
ing alfalfa crops on account of scarcity
of farm help.
Thomas Black. of Valley Center, died
from lockjaw caused by splinter in
his hand.
The new federal building at Kansas
City, Kas., was forally opened on Sep
TENDER /.
A board of trade has been organized
at Wichita with David Heenan as sec
rotary.
Labette county molasses mills have
started grinding.
Judge W. T. Bland, of the Atchison
district court, has rendered his resig-
nation to take effect October l. He
leaves the bench to wholesale drugs.
Congressman Jackson is probably
forced to quit work in his campaign
for reelection by his broken leg. His
right leg is broken just above the
ankle.
The Missouri Pacific had two freight
wrecks which caused delay, although
they were not serious One was on
the Kiowa branch and one near To-
wanda.
Elmer Coffey, of Peoria, Franklin
county, was gored by bull and re-
ceived injuries that may prove fatal.
Since 1889, AZ boys and 81 girls have
been graduated from the high school
at Fredonia, nearly every one of whom
arc now filling good positions as teach
, ers, bool1lleepers, clerks, farmers,
seamstresses, station agents, mer-
chants, ministers. lawyer, doctor,
, a mail clerk and an editor. The Citi-
zen sums up his mention with: There
is not professional loafer among the
entire number of graduates.
A Brown county man has taken two
complete threshing outfits to North
Dakota to finish his seasons work.
This is the second season he has threshed
in that state. He took over % men
with ten teams
/ Baxter Springs had 20 passenger
trains every day to handle the reunion
, crowds; 1a carded trains and IA spe.
Gals.
The reunion of the Twentieth Kan
sas at Burlington was interfered with
by rain. General Metcalf spoke; Gen.
eral Funston failed to arrive.
! Contract for the Carnegie library
building at Ottawa has been let fol-
S1l, 9lO; not including the heating and
plumbing. which was let for s.. 7S3.