Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-11-19

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strong vein of water was found, but
drilling was continued to provide
good supply, and ut depth of so feet
a crevice in tine rock was encountered
and the forty feet of water in the well
sank out of sight, and with a mighty
roar gus rushed from the well, and
continues TO rise to Il considerable
height above the veil. the vapor can
be distinctly seen, lilsc waves of heat.
TEACHERS HusIISG CoEN.--Whcn
the pupils of - rural tiistrictin Ncmaha
county went to school the other morn
ing they found the school honsc locked
and this piac.,rd tackled on the door:
Quit teaching and gone 20 husliing
corn.--GeorSc EichmoHd." And this
tells the story of tine shortage of school
teachers in Kansas ut the present tin1et
Most any employment is more rcmuner-
ativc than sc!,orl teaching.
MAY BIZ Mo. PAc.-Au electric or
steam railway company is being or
ganizcd to build :; line from Topeka to
Frankfort, Marshall county. The Mis-
souri, Pacii lie is believed to be behind
this project. 1t proposes to connect It's
Northern Kansas line with its line rum
ming from Topeka to the coal fields of
Southeastern Kansas.
EFFECTS TEIEPnoHE.-'rhc supreme
conrt has rendered Il decision of far
reaching Importance TO telephone com
panics operating in Kansas. 1t hollis
that IA telephone company must make
its peace with adjoining land owners
before using Il country road us right-o of
way for its telephone line
IMMIGRATION INSPECTOR. The i'm
migration inspector bureau of the Uni
ted States has designated Wichita as .
point for an office of immigration in
! spection. Thomas v. Kirk, of Calves
ton has arrived and is having suite of
rooms fitted up for an office in the fed
erai building.
ers who never have paid much attention
to the fish business are row preparing
to raise all the fish they can. There
are thousands of private ponds under
construction in Kansas and the de-
mand upon the state hatchery will be
great.
LEGISLATOR INDICTED. grand
| jury of Labettc county returned two
indictments to the court and were dis
charged. One indictment charges ID.
+. Campbell, representative from Bour-
Don county in the last legislature, with
soliciting bride.
FELL UNDER THAIN.-J. W. Brown,
a wealthy farmer and stoclsman who
had just returned to Abilene on the
night train from Kansas City, where
he had been with shipment of cattle,
fell under the train at the depot there
and was killed.
NEw ENGINES AREIvING.-Of the leo
passenger and freight locomotives or
dered by the Santa Fe tweuty-ii five
have arrived at Topeka from the Bald
win Locomotive works. The new en-
gines are arriving daily.
REFORM SCHOOLS INCOME. -Superiu-
tendent Charles of the Topeka reform
| school turnel into the state treasury
and produce. The rcform school farm
is on Il paying basis.
/ MILLION AND HALF rcI Riley
Since the improvement of Fort Riley
began u little more than II year ago the
post has got nearly $500, 600 of the
army's appropriation fund.
WAIT For DECISION. No truancy
officer will be appointed for Shawnee
or Leavenworth counties until the law
has been declared valid by the courts.
CLERK Fol-, SENATOR I.oNG.-Cecil c.
Lewis, of Hutchinson. Kansas, has
been appointed clerk in the office OF
Senator Long.
/ BREAKS TIHEsnINe EEcoED.-R, A.
Anderson, of Summer county has done
it. He threshed 81 ,5O4 bushels oil
wheat and set his machine nine times
in nine hours Wheat is making IN
average of 3715 bushels per acre Mr..
Anderson has over $4,000 bushels OF
wheat to thresh in Ness county as soon
it be comes dry enough.
TRUANCY LAW VALID.-County At
torney Otis Hungatc, ofShawnce coun-
iy, has given as his opinion .hat the
truancy law is valid, and Il truancy Off
Ger skill probably be appointed.
LIBRARY DEDICATED. The State Lii
brarians association met in Emporia in
annual session. The 100000 normal
library, which has been in use since
September, ;.as dedicated. +. NJ
Crundcn, librarian of the st. Louis IL
brary, made the dcdicatory address.
KAasAs CHORAL SOCIETIES. -Sevcral
of them want to furnish the music on
Kansas day at st. Lonis. 1t is sug.
gcstei that these societies hold, state
tournament and compete for the honor.
the o,fe taking first prize to go to the
fair.
4 MORRISON CASE APrEA!.ED-H. W.
Schumacher, of Ell Dorado, and 4. L.
Redden, of Topeka, attorneys for Miss
Jessie Morrison, now serving twenty
five year sentence in the state peniten-
tiary, are preparing Il record of the
case, preparatory to filing an appeal in
the United States supreme court. The
appeal will be on constitutional
grounds.
A PROMOTION George, who
has been night yardmasier at ArlSan-
sas City, has been promoted to general
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