Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-12-24
KANSAS COMMENT.
KANSAS

A Fifty BARREL. MIIL--Conway
Springs is to have one to be ready to
grind the crop of 1904.
CuURcI1 AT DERBY.-The Evangelical
church of Derby is planning to build a
So, 600 church Immediately.
Col. MAUs ARRIVES. -Lieu. Col.
Maus has assumed charge of the medi-
cal department at Fort Riley.
NEARLY FINIsHED.-It is thought
that the government building at EN-
poria will be completed by May, 1904.
To ZION CITY-A Delphos merchant
who was leading business man there,
sold out and took all he had to Zion
City. Several families of Marion coun-
ty have done the same.
MEAT TO EUEoPE.-The Cudahy
packing house at Wichita shipped, u
few days since, four cars of its product
to Europe; one for Liverpool. two for
Glasgow aud one for Rotterdam.
AGAINST ATTORNEYS FEEs.-The SUI
preme court decides the law unconsti-
tutional which singles out property
otgners and makes them pay an attor-
ney's fee in suits brought for labor
Ellis.
HAVE TIE ITcH-Most of the pupils
Mt the Lansing school near the peniten-
tiary have the itch. The school is
maintained by direct appropriation
from the state, the pupils being mostly
the children of prison officials.
COAL NEAR ONAGA.-It is claimed
that coal in paying quantities has been
discovered near 0naga. Onaga is on
the proposed route of the Topeka &
Northwestern railroad, which is To
connect Topeka with the Ceh3ral
Branch at Frankfort.
SUDDEN DEATH.-W. II. Burns died
without a moments warning while sit
ting in chair at home in Wichita.
Mr.. Burns Ind been a conductor on
the Santa Fe for many years and for
come time had been running the train
west from Wichita to Pratt.
STATE POULTRY SHow.-The appro-
priation of 81, 900 by the last lcgisla-
ture for this years poultry show will
be probably the greatest factor in
making it complete success. This
money is to be devoted toward paying
the expenses of the show and the offer
ing of premiums. The show is to be
held at Topeka commencing Jan. IL.
PRICE RAID SCRIP.-Senator James
L. Allen says lie has received about
5000, 900 in Price raid scrip to pass
Judgment on as scrip commissioner.
He expects at least another 500, 900 to
show up before he makes his final re-
port to the next legislature. He will
begin January 1 an investigation of
the scrip and determine if the owners
really arc entitled to pay on it.
KANSAS HAS MoNEY.-With fully
one-half the wheat crop still unsold,
with the big corn crop still in the
lots and pastures full of cattle Kansas
has $40, 900. 900 more cash in bank than
she had at this time last year. The
total deposits in the national, state
and private banks aggregate sos, 24O,-
757.77, or So per capita, according to a
statement issued by State Bank Com
missioner Albaugh. The deposits are
about So, 600, 900 less than they were in
T1ie &c It,n 70 he Of
movement of the crops and the invest
ment of funds in lands, cattle and other
things.
MCPHERSON GETS IT.-That city has
captured II Swedish evangelical mis-
sion school and ]. D. Milliliin says it
will soon develop into one of the larg-
est educational institutions in the state
1t has been chartered and SIS. 900 is in
bank to apply on cost of building.
HUTCHINSON PosToFFICE. -Prelimin-
airy work has begun ON the site for the
so feet in size, one story and basement,
so constructed that another story may
be added. 1t is to be of stone and the
plans show 4 handsome building.
MISSOURI PACIFIC PLANs.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific is planning an extension
from Concordia 20 Salina and from Ne
Pherson to Marquette. The El Dorado.
Elk City extension would give that
company direct line from the south.
eastern coal fields to Central and north
western Kansas.
HAS INCUBAToR--Mrs. Sidney Case,
a Norton county farmers wife, during
the past year. sold 5000 worth of eggs
and poultry and still has large flocl,
of hens. She operated an incubator
and raised over 700 chickens.
DEAL IN On. LANDs.-M. V. Coons, a
banker of Cleveland, o., who has been
in the Southern Kansas oil fields for
ten days inspecting the oil outlook, has
just completed deals for over 10000
acres of oil lands in Montgomery and
the eastern part of Chautauqua coun,
ties by purchase and lease. Leases
alone represent an investment of over
$4,000
SHIP MULEs.-On the strength OF the
large shipment of mules from Highland
that town hopes to get some railroad
to make it point
HEREFORD PRIcEs.-Fifty head OF
the finest young cattle on the Sunny
Slope farm in Lynn county were sold
at auction. Prominent Hereford breed
ers from all over the country attended
the auction but the prices were low.
The finest animal sold brought only a
trifle over 5000.
SAILNA TO CHICKAsHA-On Dccem.
Der 90 the Rock Island will put on /,
passenger train through from Salina
to Chicliasha, ]. T., to take the place