Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-23
KANSAS COMMENT.

dered over to l. l.. DleSemS. MT. DE-
sem, boy and a dog tried to drive
him away. The bull turned on them,
knocking Mr.. Diesem down two or
three times, breaking a bone in his
shoulder. The bull was dehorned.
Mr.. Diesan has brought suit against
the owner of the bull for damages.
KANSAS MUTUAL DEMANDS.
trustees of the Kansas Mutual Life In
surance company have made formal
demand upon the officers of the Kansas
Union for the return of SO, 467. 65,
which, it is alleged, the Kansas Union
used from the funds of the Kansas Mu-
tual between December IS, 1902, and
February 90, 1903 The money went
for salaries of officers. for clerical force,
legal expenses and other expenses
A DIscoURAGED STUDENT -Discour-
aged after three years effort to work
his way through Northwestern Medical
school, of Chicago, S. B. Hourly, of
Halstead, Kansas, attempted to end
his life by jumping into the lake.
Hourly went to Chicago three years ago
and has paid his expenses in college
by delivering papers. For three
months he has been studying hard and
putting in long hours preparing for
examinations.
DAMAGE SUIT UPHELD.-The supreme
court in a decision holds that telegraph
companies are liza bic for damages for
the non-dclivery of death messages.
The suit was brought by Moses Law
ton of Lyons, against the Western
Union Telegraph company. He sent
death message. 1t was not delivered.
He sued and obtained damages. The
telegraph company appealed. The de-
cision of the lower court granting dam
ages was upheld by the supreme court.
KANSAS BANK DEPOSITS bank
deposits of Kansas now amount to So,
900, 900 more than any previous high
water mark according to the quarterly
statement of Kansas banking institu-
tions, issued by Bank Commissioner
Albaugh. High water mark in the
states bank deposits heretofore was on
September 30, 1901, when they aggre-
gated Ss7, Isl. 194.14 The deposits are
now more than 500, 900, 900, over $50
for every man, woman and child in the
state.
PARoLED PRISONERS are fif-
ty-one prisoners paroled from the Lam
sing penitentiary who are still under
ceived from fifty of these. The one
whose report is still lacking is excep-
tionally we'll vouched for and, it is
supposed that there is some good reason
ing are employed and apparently doing
well. and the fact that there is but one
whose report was not received strictly
on time is considered to be very graf
flying commentary on the success of
the system.
CITY PROPERTY NOT TAxABLE.-The
question of whether a waterworlls
plant owned by a city can be taxed by
the county has been much debated
one, especially where the city furnishes
water to private consumers. The SUI
preme court held that water plants
owned by cities are free from taxation.
The question was brought up from
Sumner county. The city of Yelling
ton owns a water plant. Sumner coun-
ty attempted to tax it. The city
brought suit to enjoin it and secured
judgment The county appealed and
the supreme court now decides in favor
of the city.
To REFORM SCHOOL GIRLs.-A, pack
age made up by the Kings Daughters
of Wichita, was sent to the girls from
Wichita in the reformatory at Beloit,
and each of the twenty-four girls wore
on Easter morning at the chapel new
hair ribbon and carried handllerchiefs
bearing their initials.
MINERAL PAIST.-Arl1ansas City's
gas well, now being drilled, sprung
another surprise upon the drillers
when they struck an eighty-foot layer
of mineral paint. 1t is being tested
and so far has proved to be excellent.
DEPOT SAFE BLOWN OPEN.-The safe
in the Missouri, Kansas s. Texas sta
ton at Paola was blown open with
dynamite. The robbers entered the
depot by removing a plate of glass.
Two holes were first drilled in the
safe. No money was secured. The
safe was wrecked.
NEW GRAIN INsPECroR-J. W. Rad
ford, of Kansas City, Kas,, was APP
pointed grain inspector, succeeding Il.
J. Northrup. Governor Bailey and his
new appointee went to Kansas City to-
gether.
UNTIL MEANS UP TON an appealed
case from Norton county the supreme
court decides that the word until in
contracts means up to a set date. Thus
if man had until July to pay GER
tain debt, he would be compelled to
square accounts not later than June 80.
WILL BE FREE OF DEBT-The Ma
sonic bodies of Topeka have voted to
at once begin the erection of strictly
modern four-story building on their
property az Oeh anu QuiHCy- Inc ot'lJ0-
ing will be one of the finest in the
west and completely free of debt.
NEW TELEPHONE CoMPANY.-A new
telephone company known as the
DeweyWareham Telephone company,
has been organized to operate in Cen
trail Kansas, and has taken charter.
Its capital stock is $50, 900, the greater
part of which is held by c. p. Dewey,
of Chicago, and H. P. Wareham, of
Manhattan, Kas.
KANSAS FLOUR. Touring mills