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

of women's clubs at Salina selected
Wichita as the place of meeting in May
1903.
Santa Fe and Rock Island officials
report that the trouble over high water
in Western Kansas was over late last
week.
st. Johns military school at Salina
has paid $40, 900 of its debts in the
past two years, leaving only a mort
gage of $4,000.
Dean Minnicls, Is years old, son of
DIR. w. A. Minnick, of Wichita, has
been named by Representative Long as
a cadet at West Point.
Marion Rogers has sold his 500 acre
sheep ranch near Cheney for $4,000.
Two Iowa men bought the land and
will use it for general farming.
The largest representation of the
colored people of Kansas in a state
convention, was at Wichica last week,
where there were forty of them.
Thomas Hensley, of Kearney county,
was drowned in the Arkansas river.
He was on bridge watching the flood
when the bridge was swept away.
The people of Liberal are petitioning
the secretary of the interior to rescind
his order TO remove the fences around
government land in Seward county.
Eastern parties have contracted to
establish rug factory at Coffeyville;
to build three story brick, 40 by $50
feet. The plant is expected to employ
125 men.
Among the relatives of General
Leavenworth who attended the re-
burial of his remains at Fort Leaven-
worth was Mrs. Mary L. Smith, of Eu-
rela, Kansas.
The Catholic church at Hutchinson
has purchased property near their
church which is to be remodeled for a
school building. The school will be
opened about Sept. 1.
Colonel Loomis, the new department
commander of the G. A. R., says that
he will work especially for the up
building of the Sons of Veterans or
ganization in Kansas.
The recent storm struck Paola and
street lamps, awnings, trees and Chin
ney tops suffered. The strawberry
crop was destroyed. Wheat was laid
fat and washouts are common on
farms.
J. NJ. Evans, who has been chief
machinist of the Ossawatomie asylum,
has been transferred to the Boys In
dustrial school at Topeka to take
charge of the industrial department
there.
While firing a salute on Memorial
day by the Wichita artillery company,
their cannon exploded and fatally in
jured Geo. Halter. Bert Davis was
dangerously injured, and G. w. Lomax
somewhat hurt
1. L. Dayhoff, of Reno county, after
he was nominated for state superin-
tendent, was overcome by the hard
work of the campaign and the excite
ment of the last act. He soon felt bet
ter, however.
George w. Miller, charged with the
murder of Santa Fe Detective G. C.
Montgomery, waived a preliminary
examination and gave $1,000 bond
His trial will occur in the district court
sometime this month.
A negro assaulted Mrs. ]. T. Ham
mond, the wife of a wealthy farmer
near Osawatomie, after knocking down
Mrs. Hammond's sister with a revolver,
seriously injuring her. A large mob
commenced search for the fiend at
once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Jones celebrated
their golden wedding at their home
near Everest with their seven children
and twenty grand children. The ven
cradle couple has lived on the same
farm since 1857, having pre-empted the
land.
John Keegan, state mine inspector
of Kansas during Governor dwellings,
administration, was instantly killed at
a coal mine three miles east of Jewell
City. He was being lowered into the
shaft when a rope gave way letting
him fall one hundred feet.
Four carloads of brick have arrived
from the state penitentiary for the new
insane asylum at Parsons. The state
board of charities held session in
Parsons approving contracts and mark
ing sites for the buildings.
William Broze, a young clerk of Eu-
rel1a, was found drowned in Fall river
near the pumping station. Broze went
fishing with a companion but failed to
return. When he left town he had
nearly S25. When found his purse con-
tanned only one cent. His companion
has not yet been found.
Charles House, a veteran over 80
years old, left Paola bound for the
Leavenworth Soldiers home. When
the train reached the Kansas City
Union depot a brakeman went to
arouse the old man and found that he
was dead.
Eighteen years ago Mrs. John J.
ingalls, gave ''baby' party at Atchi-
son. All the kids in the Ingalls, circle
were on hand in bib and tucker. Now
the good lady is arranging for re-
union of those same babies in another
party at her home.
Alexander Carr, living near Arkan-
sas City, was drowned while trying to
save cattle from HIGH yvater StaDbaD