Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-12-18
Kansas Events
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as bonus to secure its location there.
The bonds were accepted and turned
over to the permanent school fund, and
are still SO held. Lawrence has never
made any payment on the bonds, even
for interest, and is still delinquent.
The state claims that the contract still
holds good, and collection by proceed
ings in court are to be attempted.
DEMAND FOR REAL EsTATE.-'The
great demand for real estate has been
factor in strengthening the money
market of the West" said Banker
Hood. SIN Kansas, particularly, and
in the territory, the number of real
estate transfers has been enormous. 1t
merely shows the faith of the people in
the state. They are placing their
money in farms and ranches instead of
leaving it to their credit of the banks
PAID CHURCH DEBIT For several
years the Ladies Society of the First
Congregational church of Emporia has
been carrying number of shares in
building and loan association. These
shares have matured and sort of jolli-
fication ensued at the meeting of the
society, when it was announced that
every cent of debt owed by the church
had been paid. The salary of the pas
tor was raised $500.
INTEREST CUT DowN.-C
with four counties whose delinquent
bonds are held in the permanent school
fund have been effected. The counties
of Greeley, Seward, Wichita and Ness
were delinquent on their bonds to-
gether with quite large amounts of in
terest. The interest has been cut down
and the counties agree TO keep up in
terest and to provide for taking up
their bonds.
A TELEPHONE STRIKE The tele-
phone workers of Pittsburg have form
ed union, and, with the aid of the in
dustrial council and other labor unions,
are making fight for more wages.
unions majority of the telephones in
use have been ordered out.
WELLINGTON WANTS A WELL.-The
business mems club of that city has
made a proposition to the parties who
put down the we'll at Winfield, to give
them SIS, 900 for sure enough gas well
there.
For FEDERAL BUILDING.-The Sec
rotary of the treasury has awarded
contracts for construction of public
building at Emporia, Kas., to Latimer
& Belning, of Kansas City, at S34, 657.
NELSON ADvIsEs.-The state super
| intendent advocates a stricter COM
| pulsory educational law and believes
pupils should be taught gardening and
! flower culture in the common schools.
POULTRY SHow.-The Poultry, Pig
con and Pet Stock show at Salira had
500 fowls on exhibition, on the first
day, with prospects of many more.
FIRE AT STAFFORD. - 1t destroyed
the hardware store and residence of
John Garvin at Stafford. The loss is
estimated at S35, 600.
| HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDAAcE.-Only
II per cent of the pupils in the public
schools of Kansas ever get to the high
schools.
| ALFALFA SEED.-It is scarce in Kan
sas and next years seed must come
from other states.
| SMALL AMOUNTS. Aside from Law
renee bonds the delinquents are in
small amounts.
SEMI-ANNUAI. CoNTRAcTs.-The state
board of charities took most of the
week ending December Is in awarding
contracts for supplies for the next six
months to the state institutions. Kan
sas bidders get large proportion of
the contracts. The Kansas City, Kans.
packers get most of the meat contracts.
GOVERNORS SECRETARY.-Govern
elect Bailey has offered to employ
Harry ]. Bone, of Clark county, as his
private secretary. He has held the
place of assistant U. S. district attor-
| ucy III tle past.
SAME AS LABOR DEBTs.-The thresh-
ers of Mcpherson county have organ
lied Threshers' Protective association.
the object of which is to secure legisla-
ton along the lines of collections. As
the law stands now a thresher cannot
collect his bill until mans exemptions
are paid. The desire of the threshers
is make their claims the same as labor
debts.
MILL AND LIGHT PLANT.-The peo-
pie of Perry propose to bring to their
town the Thompsonville Touring mill,
also to put in an electric light plant.
MAKE IT WARM For FAkIRs. The
Abilene city council will pass an ordi-
nance making licenses on street fakirs
and auctioneers of goods on the street
high enough to bar them out Concordia
has done this and a general movement
to shut out fakirs is on in that part OF
the state.
THREsHING ENGINE ExPLoDEs.-
Piercebarger, Swede employed by L.
d. Smith & Sons implement dealers of
Wichita, had his leg broken by the ex-
plosion of threshing engine. He was
also badly scalded.
SALE OF STATE LANDs.-The sales
during the year of state school lands
amounted to SITS, 427, and the rentals
for unsold school lands were $50, 100.
This was the first year that school
lands could be lawfully rented or
leased.
CHECKED Much BAGeAeE-Sunday,