Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-19

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total male vote cast was 5, 943, of which
there was prohibition majority of
CPS; making a total majority of 1859.
A $500 TooT.-A Dickinson county
woman has brought suit for divorce
against her husband. The couple live
on a fine farm which is the wife's prop
erty. The story goes that she gave
him $500 secently and sent him to town
to buy horses. He filled npin Abilene,
went to Junction City in order to get
better facilities for a big toot and blew
in every cent of the money.
APPOINTMENTS Bailey has
announced the appointment of c. A.
Mcneil, of Columbus, and L. D. DEN
man, of Osborn, as members of the
State board of charities; NJ. C. Camp
bell of Wichita, as chairman of the
State live stock sanitary board, and j.
b. Dobyns, OF Elk county as member of
the board of managers of the Dodge
City soldiers home.
MUD SToRIEs.-An Ottawa doctor
tells of a trip in the country during
which in many places the axles of his
buggy scraped the top of the mud. At
an Ottawa funeral it required four
horses to each carriage to go to the
cemetery. Pittsburg grocers have quit
deliveries at mining camps, it being
impossible to deliver goods on account
of the mud.
FINED 500 AND CosTs.-One Nico-
demus, who has second hand store in
Newton, was found guilty of receiving
stolen property and fined. He had
bought quantity of brass from num-
Der of boys who stole it in the rail-
road yards
ASYLUM OUTRAGEs.-The legislative
committee appointed to investigate the
reported outrages and scandals at the
Topeka and Osawatomie insane asy-
lums will meet in Topeka on April 20
for the purpose of commencing its in
vestigation.
FISH lHATCHERY.-It is stated that
the state fish hatchery will be located
at Pratt. The power to locate it rests
with the governor and the fish warden,
and the governor has appointed Dell
Travis, of Pratt, as warden.
To CLEAN THE TowN.-At Salina a
Ci=ic improvement League has been
organized, and an active campaign in
the work of cleaning up and beautify-
ing the town was commenced prompt
ly.
For SITTING OLD ScRIP.-Both houses
passed bill for appointment by the
governor of a commission to pass npon
all outstanding "Union Military" scrip
and report to the next legislature.
To Buy COAL LANDs-The legisla-
ture appropriated S25, 900 to buy the
Green farm, adjoining the penitentiary
for the purpose of extending the prison
coal mines under it.
GETS A WRITE UP.-The Robisons of
Towauda have secured quite a reputa-
ton in Chicago for their draft horses
The Livestock journal of Chicago gives
them a write-up
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.-The con-
vention of that party to nominate
candidate to succeed Chester l. Long
City on April 8.
FARM For $50, OOO.-The Ford Harvey
farm eight miles west of Emporia, has
been sold to V. b. Wright. The price
is $40, 900. 1t is one of the finest farms
in the country.
STRUCK QUICKsAED.-The first days
boring at Arkansas City struck quick
sand and halt was called until casing
could be procured.
LARGE CONvENNnoN,- will be
191 delegates in the Seventh district
Republican convention.
PAY OF SOME INCREASED. The house
and senate reached an agreement on
the executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill, which increases salaries of
some state house officials, among them
the salary of the curator of the Goss
collection of birds to $500 a year.
SLOT MAcHINEs.-The house has
passed the senate bill, prohibiting the
use of slot machines in Kansas. Gov
ernor Bailey says he will sign the bill.
Under the provisions of the new law
the operation of slot machines is re-
garded as a felony.
CONFERENCE AGREEMENTs.-The diff
ferences between the house and the SEN
ate over the st. Louis worlds fair and
state printers bills and the bill pro-
viding for the election of railroad COM
missioners by popular vote were settled
by conference.
A. TEACHERS PLUCK.-A Newton
young lady school teacher started to
drive to her school one day this week
and got stalled in the mud. She I'M
then walked the rest of the way to
school.
WIDOW GETS So, 600 Brakeman
Blarney requested that the usual with
holding from his pay check of dues on
his life insurance should be skipped at
last pay day. His request was not
needed on account of its making extra
work on the books Two days later
he was killed and by this close shave
his wife gets $4,000 on the policy.
For DAVIS EYEs.-Tke house passed
an appropriation of $500 to Bert Davis,
a member of Battery A, K. N. e., at
Wichita, for injuries to his eyes in the
premature explosion of a cannon.
ALL TALK AT ONCE.-Clarence An
derson, of Lindsborg, says he has in
vented an electrical apparatus for
telephone system by which twenty-five
telephones can be used on one wire