Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-07-23

1iidu uoushk oiilS SuLHihcT. IlcTC 10 eiiC
lis.: Stockton jubilee, July "a; Downs
anniversary, July 81; Lincoln Park
Chautauq:ia, August LII; Smith Cen
ter fair, August 1921; Logan jubilee,
August 1928; Osborne jubilee, Septen-
Der l; Lebanon jubilee and e. A. r.,
September Ia; Jewell City old settlers,
September .; Manlxato fair, September
14-17; Beloit fair, Sept. 80 to Oct }.
ScAB ATTACKS APPLEs.-Recently
the ''scab" las attacked the apples in
the northeastern part of the state
where the largest crops have hereto
fore been produced. The apple grow
ers are using every remedy they know
but seem unable to check its destruc-
ton of the green fruit According to
the reports of apple growers, the fruit
did not revive after the killing frost as
rapidly as the smaller fruits and its
progress since that time has been very
slow.
HIT By LIGHrSING.-Mr. and Mrs.
d. G. Millison, who lived in the south
part of Wichita, both received a severe
shock from lightning, at the same tn-
slant. Mr.. Millison was unconscious
for a few minutes. Mrs Millison re-
manned unconscious for nearly an hour
and it required incessant work to bring
her to consciousness. The charge is
supposed to have been led to the house
over tho tclenhone viva
ALLOTMENT liz KANsAs.-W L. Hon
neil, for MANY years agent of the Pot
towato.nies and Kicliapoos in Kansas,
has oeen promised by the Indian bu-
reau that the surplus lands of the
Pottowatomies be divided among the
children of the tribe born since the
former allotment, and to absentees.
There are about 10000 acres of ural-
loted lands, which will give each child
about so acres
WHY DEPOSITS INCLEAsE. - Bank
Commissioner Albaugh says that ''it is
impossible to givea specific reason why
deposits should haze increased so much
in recent months. 1t wasn't the sea-
! son when farmers were selling any
stuff. 1t was their planting season;
the time WHEN they draw money out
instead of putting it in. The only rea-
son for the growth of deposits is the
increase in the general development OF
| the state"
/ For LE6IsLATIvE EXPENSES. The
members of the legislative committee
| which investigated conditions at the
different asylums this spring, will
have to wait until the next legislature
to get their pay. OF the $4,000 APP
propriated for legislative expenses only
! S2T9 now remains in the treasury
This will not pay the stenographer's
fec for taking and transcribing cvi-
dence in the investigation.
RICE COUNTY Towns. to
the spring census the towns of Rice
county have the following populations:
/ Sterling, 2,117; Lyons, LIS; Geneseo,
| 44s; Little River, 44O; Chase, 25j; Fred
cricll, 2l4; Bushton, 1877: Raymond, 125
HARVEST HONE PICNIc-At Lucas
the annual harvest home picnic was
held on July -. Hundreds of farmers
and their families from Russell. Os-
borne and Lincoln counties spent the
day rejoicing over the big crop.
JANETs PRODUCING BEST A larger
| part OF the horticulturists in the east
crn part of the state where the largest
! orchards are, report that the Janet
promises to yield better than any other
variety of apples,
TwESTY-NINE DENTISTS. - That is
the number of them practicing in
Wichita. This is said 70 head the list
of Kansas towns in that particular
FOUND FLooD MoaEY-A St Mary's
man found two $50 bills sewed up in a
dress skirt washed up in the flood.
BUILDINGS Fox The FAIR.-Thev are
being erected at Hutchinson on the
! fair grounds.
LEADING SHEEP CoUNTIEs-Rilcy
county leads in sheep, with 24.49O;
Wabaunsee is second with 1882:
Mitchell third with 1860, and Reno
| fourth with II, 1911. Kiowa county has
| only three sheep in it and Osborne
only 30. Sheep are assessed from 40 cents
TO So 4 head. The average is about -
cents.
WORTH MORE THAN THE LAND
There are many farms in Western Kan.
sas which have produced more dollars
worth of wheat this year than would
buy the farms.
WATER Tower COLLAPSED. Phillips
county was soaked by heavy rain.
During the storm a strong wind blew
| from the east SO hard that the
city water tank and tower in Phillips.
burg collapsed and fell to the ground,
smashing it into fragments.
SMALL FRUITS DID WELL-Reports
| which have reached the office of the
state board of horticulture indicate
that the yield of small fruits and Der.
ries was larger in the state than was
anticipated after the he heavy frost OF
last May.
SuPr. OF AsYLUM-Dr. VI. L. Perry.
of Milledgeville, Ga. has been appoint
ed superintendent of the new state in
sane asylum at Parsons, by the state
board of charities. The Parsons asv.
lun will be used exclusively for the
treatment and detention of epileptics
and DR.. Perry is a specialist in that
line.
THEEsHERs ARRESTED In Sedgvicls
county warrants were issued for the
arrest of certain threshing crews who
failed to plank bridges before crossing
with their heavy outfits.
SEVERE ON QUAILs.-This has been a