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

REFUSED CnARTER.-Thc National
Bond Company, of Denver, was refused
authority to do business in Kansas by
the state charter board. This is the
second time the company has attempted
to gain admission to this state. 1t con-
ducts u business somewhat on the line
OF building and loan association.
payable in instruments and mature in
100 months. When ma:ured they are
payable in cash.
Two DAYS SLRIkE.-After strike
of two days eighteen snappers en-
ployed at the Kansas window glass
factory at Coffeyvillc returned to their
work, their demands for higher wages
having been accedcd. The snappers
at the big plant of the Coffeyville
window glass factory also made the
demands. They were granted at once
and no strike was ordered.
Rock IsIA.D SYsTEM.-The operating
department OF that road has been di-
vided into three districts The South
western district comprises the Mis-
souri,, Kansas City term nails, Kan-as,
Ell Paso and the Oklahoml divisions.
]. NJ. Gruber will be general super n
tendent of the district, with head
quarters al Topeka.
FIRST TO REMIr.-Sherman county is
the first of the los counties of Kansas
to remit any 1908 taxes to the state
treasury; Mcpherson is the second.
These taxes are not due from county
treasurers until January 10. Last
year Sherman county paid its entire
taxes when only the first half was due.
KEPT UP WITn HUsBASD.-Sadie
Wright, of Usage township, Allen
county, has shuclsed corn all fall along
side her husband just because she likes
the work. She frequently mas siluclled
fifty bushels from sun to sun and could
do even better than that if there were
any money in sight.
OFFERED A BRIBE.-Mayor Gilbert
told the Wyandotte county grand jury
that lie had been offered bribes to APP
point certain man as counsel who
would favor the Brick Paving trust
in awarding contracts
GoEE TO VERIFr.-S T. Butner, pro-
prictcr of small store at Hiawatha. is
supposed 10 have been left a valuable
estate by bro .her-n-law, n Spaniard.
Butner has gone 10 Spain 70 verify the
story.
TAX FERRETs.- Lawrence Ga
ze tie says that after the county COM
missioners had employed tax ferrets
men have come in and paid tie county
something like So. 500 taxes on property
not listed
ATCHIsoN SHoCKED.-Two or three
explosions were heard in Atchison and
for several miles around. No cause
has been found and it is believed the
sounds came from an earthquake.
DIED AWAY From HOME. r.
johnson, who served two terms as
sheriff of Barton county, went to Ari-
zona to regain his health, where he
died few days since.
INSPECTORS FEEs.-For The mont til
OF November Grain Inspector Radford
turned in The sta treasury sea. O5s,
it be ng the largest November receipts
for eight years.
CHAMPION HUsKER will Munson, of
Alden, holds the banner lis the cham
zion corn husllcr of Kansas. One day
he huslsed ninety-two bushels of corn
in five hours.
AGAINST PAROLE LAw.-The Anti
Horsetilief association asks for the re-
peal of the law providing way to
parole prisoners in the peni entiary.
A PossUM RoAsr.-This year the an
nual banquet given by the Hiawatha
commercial club to the city fire depart
ment is to be possuiD roast.
STOCK DEALER DEAp.--J. w. Rob-
son, a member of the Butler county
firm of j. w. and j. c. Robson, died at
his home in Towanda.
LEASING OIL RICH rs.-T. Il. Woods,
Pennsy lvania oil man, is in the vi
entity OF Bonner Springs leasing the
oil rights under the farms. Onc of the
provisions of the lease is that the own
err shall receive one tenth part of the
oil that may oe found. 1t is not known
when he intends to start boring.
GROCERY STORE FIRE.-Charles At
tridee's large grocery store at Mime
apolis vas Quilted by fire. The build
ing was of stone and the fire did not
spread. The stock, worth about SIS, 900,
was fully insured.
No U. P. DEMONSTRATION
in Kansas City indicated that there
was little, if any, foundation for the
report from Junction City that block
ade on the east end of the Union Pa
cific had caused the road to .sidetrack
grain cars bound to Kansas City.
Go TO CAPE TowN.-Mr and Mrs. ].
A. Gregg, of Lawrence, have started
for Cape Town, South Africa, where
Mr.. Gregg is to take charge of an A.
NJ. Z. college. Gregg was born and
raised in Lawrence and is a graduate
of the University of Kansas.
RAILROAD Y. NJ. C. A.-Over So. 800
worth of furniture has been purchased
for the new railroad Y. NJ. C. A. build
ing at Topeka, and three loads have
arrived. Some of the furniture in use
at present will be revarnished and
placed in the new building, also some
of the bath tubs and radiators which
are in the present quarters.
SCORES LAwYERs.-Judge Madden
denounced the Emporia lawyers on the
overdue amount of scandal that gets