Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-05-21

tween SEQ, 600 end S25, 900. The insur-
ance is light. The town, which has
about $50 Inhabitants, is entirely with
out fire protection except bucket bril-
gade. Two drygoods stores, grocery
store, and the postoffice were burned.
Very little of the contents, except in
the postoffice, were saved. The fire
was presumably of incendiary origin.
KANSAS SUNDAY ScHooLs.-State
Secretary Engle in his Sunday school
report states that the state has Ass
schools, gain of 165 over last year;
membership, a3e,175, gain of 1881
over last year; added to the church
through the Sunday school, 1899.
The treasurer. r. NJ. White, reports
money on hand for all liabilities, thus
closing one of the most prosperous
years in the states history.
A both KANSAS SoLDIER.-Word has
come to Ottawa from tine Philippines
that Christian Grossman, of Ottawa,
lieutenant and inspector of police in
the Philippines, had been shot through
the hip and fatally wounded by ma
tives. Grossman served with the
Twentieth Kansas and afterwards en-
listed in one of the regular regiments
and entered the police service.
MAJ FESTIVAL PAYs.-The Topeka
Choral society will have something over
$500 to put in the treasury from the
profits of the May Music festival.
While the expense for attractions was
very large the returns at the door more
than covered all the expenses. The
total receipts for admissions was about
$1,000.
VALUABLE TRAINLoAD.-The train
of 80 cars of threshing machinery from
the ]. 1. Case factory carried $50, 900
worth of freight. There were on it 81
threshers, 55 separators and 12 horse
powers with attachments. The train
was great attraction while in Wich-
tia during the Threshermen's meet
ing.
BLUE GRASS IN THE WEsT.-The wet
season has increased the blue grass on
the ranges in Southwestern Kansas to
such an extent as to cause the cattle
men to fear that they must seek other
pastures. Their cattle, they say. pre-
fer the buffalo grass and thrive better
on it than ON blue grass.
The THREsHERMEN.-Gear county
won the first prize at the American
Threshermen's meeting at Wichita. 1t
was for the presence of the greatest
percentage of the members from a
county. Sumner county sent more
members but not SO large percen tage
as did Geary.
OIL INSPECTION REvENUE.-M. C..
Kelly, State oil inspector, turned into
the state treasury $2,e20.2 5 in fees col
lected during April for the inspection
of oil. The expenses of his department
for the month were S463. So, leaving a
balance of 81, 1851
BRIDGE GONE AT CDYDE.-The pas
senger train on the Central Branch
westbound, returned to Atchison after
going as far as Clyde. At that point
the bridge over the Republican river is
washed out.
A BABY SHow.-A feature of the
Winfield Chautauqua this summer that
will 10 doubt attract a great deal OF
attention will be a baby show open to
the wee ones of Kansas and Oklahoma.
STEWARDS ROYALTIES. -Senator
Stewart, of Allen county, has oil wells
on his farm near Humboldt which
yield him royalties to the amount OF
$3.50 monthly.
GETS LIFE PAss.-The Santa Fe
has issued to James Owens, of Newton,
life pass over their lines as reward
for thirty years continuous service.
Fun FOR FOUR DAYs.-Independen
is preparing for four days street fair
and carnival on May 2O-23.
REroRTs EXAeGERATED.-Hutc
son claims that reports of smallpox
there have been greatly exaggerated,
that disease. The disease is confined
to two houses which are thoroughly
quarantined. The trade of the city is
being injured by the untrue and SEN
sational reports.
BY A SINGLE STRoKE.-During a re-
cent storm in Lane county every one OF
bunch of 81 cattle strung out along a
wire fence was killed by single stroke
of lightning.
PARAMOUNT GETS 81 ,oOO.-A disI atch
was received at Paramount college,
Wichita, from n. j. Morrison, an.
nouncing that Boston friend gives
81 900 for furnishing chapel" The
room will seat about 500 people and
Mr. Morrison has ordered about 4OC
chairs.
TELEPHONE AssEssMENT.-The state
assessors have increased the assess.
ment of the toll lines of the first class
companies from $40 to $50 per mile
For tile other classes the assessment is
not changed.
Gov. BAILEY TALKED.-The FL Do
RADIO high school graduating exercise:
were held in the handsome high school
auditorium. The class consisted o.
nineteen yonng women and four young
men. Governor w. ]. Bailey made
the address to the class. After the
graduating exercises a reception wa:
given Gov. Bailey in the auditorium.
| NEGLIGENT STUDENTS stu
dent officers at the Fort Leavenwortl
military school are being and are to bt
tried by court martial for, negligence
in attendance and study.
GIVES ANOTHER 81, COW. G. Hoo