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

coun IT,, was Shot and al
most Instantly killed while sitting in
the Kitchen of his home az about $50
j. sl., by an unknown assassin. who.
crcpt up close to the window ard shot
him in the back of tic head. The crime
was committed in the presence OF his
family. In Sm;tle's family WIS a young
daughter who had been married and
who vas separated from her Husband.
This is the only clue.
RiGnTs OF THE DIvoEcI.D.-The sa-
premc eourt has reversed Il decision of
the appellate court. which has been de-
funct for some years, and the supreme
court.declares That. after divorce is
granted neither one of the divorced has
Any interest in tic estate of the other.
The appellate court had held that
where one of the divorced persons died
before the divorce became absolute.
after six months. the survivor has prop
cr:y rightsein the estate of the deceascd.
LI&BiE FoH AGENTS AcTs.-The SUI
preme court has decided a case involv-
ing the liability of wholesalers for QUO
t;ltions made by their travelling repre-
A hardware ccsnpany of
Baxter Springs gave an order for Il
carload of wire to a travelling sales
man and with the wire came Il bill alta
higher price. The court held that con-
tracts made Dy the agent must be car
ried ont
GRADUATE OF X. U.-Rcv. John A.
Gregg. pastor of an African Methodist
church. has accepted call to the
South African mission field and will
soon leave for Cape Town. lie also
win be an Instructor in Il mission col
legc near Cape Town. Mr.. Gregg is
one of the few coiored graduates of
Kansas University.
SWEET CIIEsTxU rs.-Clarls Wylsert,
OF Wathera, has about thirty American
Sweet Chestnut trees that have been
bearing four or five years. He usually
sells Il good many chesinuts. They
bring 81. so Il bushel of 60 poands or
1211 cents pound and the quality is
better than those shipped from the
east.
PAYS IL ADvANcE.-StateT Treasurer
T. L. Kelley received draft for ST. 500
from tine county treasurer of Sherman
county to be applied on Sherman coun
tvs taxes next year. The taxes for
1903 are not due until january 10 hut
Il numbe of counties often ay in ;ld-
vance.
Town ADOPTS TRADE MAi;K.-Thc
liiawatha merchants and manufactur-
crs have adopted an Indian head as :,
trademark to be placed on all articles
to 6e sent ont of the town. The trade
mark was designed by Miss Buclah
May, who has been successful in mod
cling.
FLYAND GRAssnopPEl,.-Thc Hutch
inson Gazette says almost all the farm
ers in Reno county report the Hessian
fly ut work in the wheat that is early.
The gr;sshcppers are also doing dam
age.
A SUPPLY HoUsE.-'fhe NJ issouri Pa
cihc has established supply house at
Wichita which will give work to twelve
men. All the trains of that road which
leave Wichita will draw the supplies.
PIPE ORGAN FAcToRY.--A pipe Or
gan factory has been started at Abb
lene. The firm expects to complete its
first pipe organ before the holidays.
POLITICIAN RoBBfp-J. Mack Love,
a politician Of Arkansas City, was held
mp while going home and robbed OF il
gold watch ard diamond ring.
TELEPHONE GIRLS The Wichita
Telephone company nov employs IS
girls; that number being required to
manage the local and toll lines.
Loss S2oo, 900. -rhe burning of the
grange block in Olathc caused loss
now estimated at $500. oco.
FcBr LIGHTED. Fort Leayenworth
is now lighted by electricity.
ANlHoSY HATES BY order OF the
state board Of railroad commissioners
Il differcntial rate OF six cents per hun
bred pounds over the rate charged to
Wichita has been established for An
thony, Kansas, on all fourth and fifth
class freight from Missouri river points.
STERIxe's New DEpor. OPEN
ing OF the new Santa Fc depot at S cr-
ling ON November Is viii be attended
with appropriate ceremonies. The cit
liens will tender a reception Mt eight
o'clocll and II banquet will follow an
hour later.
MoRE RURAL Routes. ID. f. Dolan
of Washington. D. c., has made his
headquarters at Emporia and will es-
establish new rural mail routes in this
state. There are ten petitions for new
routes in Lyon county and hundreds
of them throughout the state.
WoRLD's LAYING CONTEST DR.. j.
Martin. of Wichita, shipped pen of
his Rhode Island Red CHECKERS to Mel
bourne, Australia, where they will b,
entered i'll tie worlds laying confess.
So far rs known Dr.. Martins are the
only Kansas birds to take part
LOCAL TELEPHONE Co,IpANY.-The
business men of CORTLAND, with
number of farmers, have organized a
local telephone company and made ap-
plication for "a charter. They propose
to put in a local system in Cour,land
and to build rnral lines on every coun-
try road within ten miles of that town.
Mrs. BALL IL LARSED.-Mrs. Isa-
bella Worrel Ball, of Washington. D.
C., associate editor of tue National
Tribune, has been called to harned to
attend the bedside of her mother, re-
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