Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-08

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some glass sand beds in Wilson and
Montgomery counties In the past
these concerns have had to ship their
glass sand in from Illinois. The glass
sand rock discovered is near Fredonia
and Caney. A $4,000 crrsher is to be
put in, with all necessary machines,
the cost of the plant to be divided
among the glass companies
GETS $50, Ooo.-Principal Musician
John G. Nievergelt, of the Sixth in
fantry band ut Fort Leavenworth, has
been notified that his uncle, who died
in st. Louis recently, requested in his
will that john should receive $50, 900
He will probably receive this amount
in about three months, when it is said
he will be discharged by favor. He
has oecn with the Sixth infantry band
about six years.
STEHEoTYPER BURNED. Dali
by, stereotyper employed by the To-
pelsa Capital, was badly burned from
the explosion OF Il metal pot. His clo-
thing caught fire and his shoulders,
neck and arms were burned severely
before it could be torn off. The burns
are not deep but are very painful. His
condition is not necessarily serious.
HAS Nor REs1eNED.-W. E Ward,
of Sharon Springs denies the report
that ue has resigned as receiver of the
land Office at Colby to accept position
with the Union Pacific as land agent.
He says he has not resigned and has no
intention of doing so, but lac intends to
handle land for the Union Pacific.
On. LEASE SPECUI.ATIoN.-Ag great
deal of it has been carried on in Mont
gomery county recently and it has be-
come u very profitable business. Par
ties would lease a big block of land
and then sell the leases at "a good
profit to some company coming into
the field to operate for oil or gas.
WATER IS BAD.-The water at Wash
burn college has been pronounced I'M
safe and the girls who board on the
campus at Written and Holbrool1 halls
and who have been drinking the well
water ever since school opened. have
been ordered to drink only boiled
water.
REFUSE TO ArrEND.-Thcre are 81
colored children in Chanute who have
been attending the schools with white
children. A room was fitted up nicely
for them, with new desks, but the col
oredr people would not allow their chill
dren to attend Il separate school.
ARRANGING TRANSPORTATION. Adj
jutant General Kelsey is arranging for
transportation of the Kansas troops to
the Fort Riley maneuvers. 1t will cost
about S12, 500 to move the Kansas guard.
The war department will pay the bill.
MAJORITY ARE INDIANS -During the
year there were thirty deaths at tine
federal penitcntiary at Leavenworth.
OF these twenty-five, or eighty per cent
we're from lung diseases and u majority
were Indians.
CROWD OF OLD SOLDIERS
big crowd at the Southern Kansas
old solliers' reunion and encampment
ut Wichita. Congressman Victor Muir
dock and Fred Dumont Smith were
the speakers.
GETS FREE DELIvERy.-Olathe has
reached the necessary postal receipts
which enlitlc it to free mail delivery,
which will be installed Novemb Der 1,
with two carriers and one substitute.
ANOTHER 90 YEAns-The comptrol-
Ter OF the currency has extended the
corporate existence of the First Ma
tional bank of Holton, Kansas, until
September 20, 1923.
WooDBINE HOTEL BURNS. The hotel
at Wood bine is burned. C. B. Gemeny
was the proprietor. The loss was
about So, 1000, fully insured.
An APpoIyTAIENT.-Samu w. Rid
dell has been appointed u storellccper
and gauger in the Kansas internal rev.
enue district.
OLD LANDMARK GoNE.-The Pacific
hotel, an old landmark of Salina, has
been sold and will be moved. The
building was built thirty-six years ago
and it has very interesting history.
1t was here that Mother Biclferdylle.
after the war, FIRST kept hotel and
where she entertained General Sher-
man and other prominent army officers
on his famous buffalo hunt.
GIFT TO UNIvERsITY.-Mrs- Mary
johnson. of Barton county, has given
the Kansas Wesleyan university S25,
900 worth of land.
KANSAS WHEAT EXPORTED
40 per cent of the Kansas wheat crop
is utilized by Kansas mills and con-
siderable portion goes to mills in other
states for blending with soft whcats,
but millions of bushels go direct to the
great markets for export.
A WIDOW INJURED.--Mrs. Samuel
Davis a widow vino conducts n livery
stable at Fort Scott, was thrown from
carriage by n runaway horse and her
skull was crushed. Her only son is
steward on the government transport
Sheridan, nov at Manila.
KANSAS CHARITIES I'm Kansas there
are 5000 insane, $50 deaf, 100 blind,
400 idiotic, 200 orphans and 500 incor-
rigibles cared for by the state; total,
4 $50. Engaged in caring for these
are more than 1000 attendants or about
one attendant for each four of the
charges.
FOOTBALL AT HASKELL. The Indians
at HASKELL, the Indian school at Law
renee, played football with about the
usual results -Four players are already
in hospital from injuries received while
practicing.