Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-02-06

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Culver, Ottawa county, has new
bank organized by business men and
farmers.
Jerry Moore, of Belle PLANE, had his
left cheek almost torn off by the kick
of horse.
The plan to erect a statue of Ceres
on the dome of the State capitol has
been abandoned.
A. NJ. Wilson, lawyer of Atwood,
is held on the charge of robbing the
county treasury.
There is no lack of candidates to fill
the place of department commander of
the Grand Army.
II. A. Drake, Missouri Pacific
brakeman, of Council Grove, was killed
at Hope. He fell from his train.
DIR. Richardson, dentist of Newton,
has brought suit against Evangelist
Williams for damages by SANDER.
The Santa Fe will reduce all grades
between Kansas City and La Junta to
a maximum of 81 feet to the mile.
The fees of the clerk of the district
court of Nemaha county during the
past year amounted to only $3.50.
Representatives of SIS local independ-
ent telephone companies of Kansas met
in Topeka to effect a combination.
Wilson turned down a peripetetic
bankrupt stock" concern. The peo-
pie of the town froze it out and it left.
Roth Diem, of Kingman county, a
boy of Is, was hauling fodder and
while taking a gun off his sled was
killed.
The Abilene Ladies' Library associa-
ton had book shower and received
$50 books; good editions of current
literature.
A fire at Abilene destroyed the office
and lumber sheds of the Badger Lum-
Der company, wagon shop, a planning
mill and two carpenter shops.
Officials of the Santa Fe have been
investigating a shortage in car load
of corn and it seems probable employees
of the company will be held accounta-
BILE.
Byron Terrell, the last of the famous
stage drivers of Kansas, died at Geuda
Springs the other day. He drove stages,
Just in advance of railroads more than
40 years.
Department Commander Martin Nor
ton of the Kansas G. A. R. rendered his
resignation and the court martial
which had been prepared for will
probably be recalled.
Prof. D. o. Jones, who has charge of
the musical department of the EN-
poria public schools, and is well known
in connection with musical contests,
fell and fractured both bones of his
fore arm.
A. J. Patterson, the Clyde treasurer
who collected S4, 900 from the joints
and refused to account for it, on the
ground that it was unlawfully collect
ed has been sentenced to three years in
prison for embezzlement.
The Rock Island depot at Corbin has
been blown to pieces. The robbers got
only $40, but did 5000 damage to the
safe alone. The noise aroused the
whole town. The sheriff went tc
Wichita after bloodhounds.
The Council Grove Congregationalists
held reception in honor of their pas
tor, the Rev. L. Armsby. 1t was his
s5th birthday. He became pastor OF
the church there in 1873 and has acted
in that capacity ever since; twenty-nine
years.
Permission has been given Sterling
man to put down in the streets pipe.
for the purpose of heating building.
with hot water, and work has beer
commenced. The heating plant will
be operated in connection with the
electric lighting plant.
The Franklin county fair board de
cided to offer S45 prize for the bes
exhibit from the county schools of con
structive work done in the school room
On Jan. 90, 1861 President Buchanan
signed the bill admitting Kansas as
state. On the same day jeff Davis anC
other Southerners withdrew from con
gress.
Henry F. Millikan is appointed reg
lister of the Dodge City land Office; ais
Chas. E. Evans as receiver at Colby ant
Lewis ]. Pettijohn receiver at Dodg
City.
C. D. Crane of Ottawa protests agains
his name being used without hi
knowledge as an incorporation of
mercantile company at Mangum, Okla
1. NJ. Yost, the Ellis miller, som
years ago sold Colorado firm flour
The firm was closed out by its Colorad
creditors. Yost went there and too
the only security there was left; som
wild land high up in the mountains
which was considered worthless. Yos
has now been offered $3.50, 900 for tn
land since rich silver mines have bee,
found on it.
The farmers of Bluff and Caldwell
townships of Sumner county hav
formed plans to go down for oil an
gas.
A wheat raiser of Kingman count
says that wheat has not been injured
but that it has good stand, heavy o
the ground and well rooted, and is nc
suffering for moisture.
]. NJ. Simpson finds that civil servic
rules protect people employed in tn
internal revenue office, of which b
has just become the head. He ca