Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-05
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

In thirty-four days store at West
moreland took in something over 1000
pounds of butter
Jewell county had three inch rain
on the Gath, making six inches in three
weeks. The outlook for corn is fine.
Mafysv;lie reports a heavy storm
which injured crops and covered rail-
roads along the Big Blue with water.
Between April and May Is firm
of stock buyers in Wichita paid nearly
$40, 900 for horses Over $50 head were
shipped by the firm.
Saline county expects at least half a
wheat crop. Considerable wheat that
was given up as ruined will yield ten
TO twelve bushels TO the acre.
VIM. Sence declined the nomination
for state superintendent preferring to
retain his place as superintendent of
the schools of Sedgwick comfy.
Fifteen stonemasons and IL tenders
who have been working on the barracks
at Fort Riley went out on a strike over
a misunderstanding about wages.
Wind has damaged orchards about
about Wamego, and many sheds and
outbuildings were tumbled about. A
1900 bushel corn crib was wrecked.
At Lyndon three inches of rain fell
in one hour. Large hail damaged gar
dens and crops. Window lights were
broken and sidewalks washed away
Labette county farmers report pres
ent prospects excellent for the best
crop of wheat ever raised there. Still
bad weather may cut down present
promises.
One hundred artillery horses STAN
peded at Fort Riley and many of them
will have to be condemned, having
been rendered unfit for service by their
wild run.
Farmers about Solomon are unable
to do much work on account of the
rains; they are content, however, in
gazing at their three feet high wheat,
well filed.
The business men of the thrifty vii
1age of Edna have commenced macad-
amizing the streets; each merchant
paying for the work done in front of
his own property.
The financial results of the great
Messiah, Chautauqua and commence
ment festivities at Lindsborg were
smaller than expected on account of
the persistent rains.
Frank Wilson killed Abner Carter at
Arkansas City; also shooting his wife
who received wounds that may be
fatal, and then shot himself dead. 1t
was case of jealousy.
All the creeks in Lyon county over
flowed after the downpour of - inches
of rain. The Cottonwood river was
higher than for years. The Neosho
was also up several feet.
The railroads which handle the
merchandise, in and out of the Wichita
wholesale houses, have been very kind
of late in giving better rates for the
distribution of their sales in mixed
carloads.
Diamond creek near Elmdale has
been very high. Two Jews, with
wagon load of junk, attempted to ford
the creek. They saved their lives by
clinging to a tree, from which they
were rescued.
Saffordville, Chase county, is i'm
proving rapidly this year. Good stone
sidewalks are being laid, new Metho-
dist church is projected and several
business houses and fine Woodmen's
hall have been completed.
At Wichita after his nomination for
governor, w. ]. Bailey offered s. H.
Kelsey of Atchison, the position of
adjutant general and Kelsey accepted.
Kelsey was Atchison's candidate for
auditor and was defeated.
T. and Jerry Culham, farmers of
Dickinson county, have just enjoyed a
PACoouhO ny d NlSlU OI Une1r
two brothers, John Culham of Detroit,
and q. Culham of Canada, whom thew
had not seen for 25 years. They are
all over 55 years old and have all been
prosperous.
The salaries of the postmasters at
McCune and Solomon, Kas., have been
increased from 81, 900 to 81, 100, and at
Hoisington, Kas., from 81, 100 to 81 200.
Another heavy rain fell at Arkansas
City on the 25, raising the river so that
the east part of the city was covered
by water.
Orders for penitentiary binding Irvine
are pouring in with such rapidity that
the chances are it will not be possible
to fill all of them. The plant is not
running now, owing to the inability to
purchase sisal.
81. c. Loomis, the new commander of
the Kansas department of the G. A. R.,
has named the following assistants:
w. w. Dennison, Topeka, adjutant
general, and o. II. Coulter, Topeka.
quartermaster.
Rain with heavy hailstorm did
great damage over a strip of Franklin
county Is miles long and three miles
wide, extending into Miami county.
T. j. Coughlin, of Miami county, thinks
he is loser of $1,000. Twelve hours
after the storm hail stood two feet
deep in gullies on his place.
A count of the advertisements now
running in the papers shows that the
Santa Fe is advertising special rates