Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-05-21
KANSAS COMMENT.

miles of macadam road.
AFTER Two YEARs.-Bert Guthrie,
of Reno county, who two years ago did
crooked work in cattle selling, has been
brought from Council Bluffs for trial.
LAW AT WAsHBUEN.-At a meeting
of the Washburn college trustees the
new law department of the college was
organized and will be opened next fall.
LANDSLIDE AT KIcKAPoo.-The Mis-
souri Pacific road has had trouble with
their tracks at Kiclsapoo, owing to
the floods causing landslide at that
place.
A CEMENT PLANT-Neodesha is to
have one which will employ $50 men
and have "A capacity of 1000 barrels.
The city is giving aid and SO are pri-
vate individuals. The outside capital
comes from Kansas City.
FOUND DEAD.-Samuel Fox, a
wealthy farmer and highly respected
citizen of Sumner county, was found
dead in his pasture, having been gored
TO death by vicious bull. The animal
was known to be dangerous.
FLOOD DISASTERS. Mrs. Louis Stud
der was caught in the flood in Buffalo
save some cattle and was drowned. 1t
is reported from jamestown that while
Patrick Murray and his son were cross
ing bridge over Cheyenne creek with
a team the bridge gave way and the
men and horses perished.
THE CATERPILLAR PEsT-They are
ty and threaten the destruction OF
what fruit was not killed by the frost.
The apple trees north of Topeka are
covered with the worms and in many
places they have been stripped of their
foliage. In most cases the destruction
has gone too far to be helped by spray
ing and it may mean the killing OF u
number of the trees.
ToNGANoXIE ToUCHED.-A small
twister passed through the place from
east to west, which filled the air with
flying timber and damaged a number
of buildings. The path of the wind
was about 100 feet wide and was in the
heart of of the town, passing in the
rear of number of business houses.
In one dwelling door was torn from
its hinges and thrown outward. Sheds
were demolished and overturned and
trees were snapped off close to the
ground. No one was hurt.
EVERY MAN PASSED. -Abouta month
ago several shopmen at Topeka who
belong to the railroad Y. NJ. C. A. ed
vocational classes and have been at
tending them during the winter, took
examinations in the different subjects
which they were studying. Their pa
pers were sent to New York, the head
quarters of the association, to be ex-
amined by the international commit
tee. A letter was received at the local
association which stated that every
man had passed the examination.
BANKERS AssoCIATIoN.-TheK Kansas
Bankers association will hold its 1903
meeting at Topeka on May 81 and 49,
A number of noted speakers have been
secured, including Governor Bailey,
Major Calvin Hood of Emporia, Con-
gresham w. A. Calderhead, State
Bank Commissioner Morton Albaugh,
Congressman Overstreet, of Indianap-
oils, Ind, Col. j. 6. Waters and II. j.
Allen, of Ottawa. Bankers wives will
attend and one of the addresses will be
made by woman banker. The asso-
citation has membership of 500.
ELYs' ANrTUAL. CoNvENTIoN.-The
state and territorial association held an
annual convention at Galena which
was in session three days commencing
May 10. The district comprises Kan
sas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory and the jurisdiction
numbers sixty lodges.
NOTABLE WEDDING. Miss Mabel
Swayze, the first child born in the town
of Hope, Twas married the other day in
the house where she was born, to T. r
Staff. of Lost Springs. They took q
wedding trip to California.
You've PEOPLES UNIoN-The Bap
tist Young Peoples Union will hold /;
state meeting in Topeka early in June,
This is gathering of all the young
peoples organizations in the Baptis
church throughout the state. The
meetings will be held in North Topeka
JUDGE MEETS ACCIDENT judge
Hutchinson, of the district court, me
with painful accident at Hugoton b,
which lie was confined to his rooms foI
week. In getting into a wagon h,
fell and slightly fractured the bone O
his ankle.
VIOLATED AN INJUNcTIoN.-Willia
Sanders, striker, was convicted il
the federal court of the charge OF vic
lating an injunction prohibiting hin
from interfering with the employees o
the Phil. R. Toll box factory, of Ar
mourdale, Kas., and was sentenced t,
seven months in Jail.
AT TOPEKA NEXT YEAR.-The Ma
tional Association of Mutual Co-opera
tive Insurance Companies at Chatta
nooga, Tenn, decided to hold the mex
convention in Topeka, Kansas, the frs
week in May, 1904.
PITTsBURG STRIKE ENDED.-Th
shopmen of the Kansas City Southern
at Pittsburg went on strike. Til
merchants of the town assisted then
by refusing to sell goods or supplies o
any character to the men imported t.
to take the strikers places. The com
pany announced its intention to NOV
it's shops to Joplin. That brought TIL
merchants to time and practicall
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