Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-18

SMART BUT WAS CAUGHT.-Sam
Shorts, the negro inmate who escaped
from the state reformatory at Hutch
inson, was captured in Dodge City and
returned in custody of an officer. The
horse which he rode away was found
south of Nickerson, where he had
abandoned it and stole another which
he left about ten miles further west.
He then boarded freight train some
where further west and rode into
kinsley. where he was recognized, but
before he could be arrested he managed
to elude the officers and rode the same
train into Dodge City, where he was
captured.
CARRYING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL,.
The validity of the law providing that
school districts shall pay the parents of
pupils fifteen cents day for the trans
portation of such pupils to school
where they live more than three miles
from the school building is to be tested
in the supreme court. An Atchison
county man sued the school district
for such service and got Judgment,
and an appeal was taken.
WANT A KANSAS TowN.-Camchester
! is north of the line between Kansas
and Oklahoma, and Manchester is
south of the state line in Oklahoma.
Both have postoffices which are mile
apart. Camchester has the railroad
station and Manchester is the oldest
town, with established business. Man
chester is working upon the people of
Camchester to move over the state line
and unite the two towns.
Know A GooD THINe.-W. G. Pine
of Naples, Ill, is making tour of
Kansas along the main line of the
Union Pacific looking over the farm
land with view to purchasing large
amount of property for parties in Illi-
nois. Mr.. Pine reports that there are
quite number of wealthy men around
Jacksonville who are DESTROYS of in
vesting in cheap lands in Kansas.
| REUNION DROWNED OUT.-Hundreds
attended the reunion at Eureka re-
gardless of the chilly weather and rain
which fell continuously. Congressman
Miller made the principal speech. The
big tent was crowded and many who
could not gain admittance to the wet
tabernacle produced umbrellas and
stayed through the speech. A camp
fire was held at night.
TRADE CHECKS SUSTAINED. Since
the erroneous statement was made that
Q. 5. District Attorney Dean had de-
clared trade checks illegal, numerous
letters have been received at the attor-
ney generals office inquiring into the
effect of the decision. 1t has been held
by the attorney general that the use of
trade checks was not in violation of
the Kansas statute.
HUTcHINsoN's Coal. RoAD.-That CITY
is to have new railroad, the Okla
homa Northern. preliminary survey
having been run from Anthony to
Fosha in Reno county, and the road
will eventually come into Hutchinson.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company is
said to be back of the line which is
projected from the Oklahoma coal
fields to Denver.
PROGRAM PosrPoNED. cold, driz-
cling rain set in at Arkansas City early
on the 18th, and caused postpone
ment of most of the program at Camp
Mckinley soldiers reunion. Charley
Curtis, p p. Campbell and II. T. Kelly
were present Chester 1. Long was
billed as the principal speaker on the
18th, but was sick at Wichita.
A METHODIST EXCURSION Meth
odist church people of Sabetha ran an
excursion train, which took them to
Leayenworth, the Soldiers Home and
the state penitentiary at Lansing.
About 500 people made the trip, re-
turning late in the evening.
KANSAS BANKERS two of the
Kansas Bankers association will meet
at Emporia on October 90. This group
includes Shawnee. Wabaunsee. Doug
lass, Johnson, Morris, Chase, Lyon,
Usage, FRANKLIN. Miami. Anderson and
Linn counties
HIS HEAD CRUsHED.-James Ingram.
of Coffey county, was working his cane
mill when his s-year-old son who was
playing about the mill, caught his
head between the sweep to which the
horse was attached, and some other
part of the mill. His head was
crushed.
DROPPED HIS GUN.-While Peter
Peters, of Ellis county, was returning
from hunting he accidentally dropped
his gun, discharging it, killing one
neice years old. and mortally wound
ing another ) years old.
IN WICHITA SEVERAL HoURs.-Paul
Morton of the Santa Fe, one of the
great railroad men of the United
States, was in Wichita several hours
the other morning. He and his broth.
err, George Morton, had been down in
the Panhandle hunting.
WROTE CHECK-Before his death
Judge Horton wrote out a check and
told his family to keep his funeral ex.
penses within the sum. He asked that
his funeral be without undue parade,
and selected the hymns which he
wished to be sung.
BAKER UNIVERSITY OPENING.
University at Baldwin opened the col
lege year formally by an address by
Congressman j. D. Bowersocl from the