Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-19
KANSAS COMMENT.

Prosperity ITEM-The Burns Citi-
zen says that over 5000 in individual
deposits was put in the bank there in
one day.
PROTESTS FLED.-They come from
parties in Kansas and are in opposition
to the appointment of o. L. Anterior,
as receiver at the Walseeny land
Office.
On SPECIAL TRAIN.-The Topeka
delegation to the A. o. U. W. grand
lodge at Wichita, beginning February
22, expect to make the trip on special
Santa Fe train.
KNOCKED FROM WINDMILL WIN. D.
CONNER, wealthy Reno county farm
er, met his death by being knocked
down from the top of 4O-foot wind
mill, by the wheel.
For STATE FAIR. w. Robson.
of FL Dorado. and several other breed
ers of full blood stock appeared before
the house ways and means committee to
argue in favor of n state fair.
HANDLING CATTLE.-J. D. Ryan,
who is mayor of Leavenworth, is of
the firm of Ryan Bros. Cattle company
who own a cattle and horse ranch at
Lewiston, Montana. The firm has
been sued for S117,000, cash loaned
them from time to time to be used in
handling cattle.
Governors APPOINTMENTS
ernor Bailey announces the appoint
Inent of NJ. C. Kelly, of Crawford coun-
ty, to be state oil inspector, and Phil
Kelley, of Doniphan county, and I. j.
McNeal, Usage county, as members of
the board of directors of the Hutchin-
son refo-matory.
A KANSAS SEsn-CENTENNIAL.-
ator Fred Dumont Smith has interested
himself in the proposition to hold a
semi-centennial celebration of the sign
ing of the Kansas Ne braska bill on
May 80, 1854. Senator Smith also has
a bill before the legislature to en-
power the executive council to spend
S., 900 in getting up floats illustrating
the industrial progress of the last so
years.
KANSAS GRAIN GEADEs.-Harris' bill
providing for the appointment of a
commission by the governor to estab-
1ish uniform grades for grains raised
in this state to be known as kansas
grades" has been recommended for pas
sage by the house committee on agri-
culture. For years the sale of Kansas
wheat has been materially injured by
the lack of uniform grades. The mil
1ers and grain dealers of the state are
said to be in favor of Harris bill
NORTH VERSUS SOUTH SIDE.-There
is more than one town along the Santa
Fe which has perennial jealousies be-
tween the ''north side" and the ''south
side" Among the latest instances of
Importance is one which occurred at
Newton. 1t was over the location of
the Carnegie library building. At last
the library board and the city council
have agreed upon locating on the south
side. This may and may not be taken
to the courts for final action.
To FIT THE ASElIDMENT.-Re
alive Stavely introduced bill in the
Legislature providing that the terms of
county commissioners shall be four
years and that the commissioners in
the Second and Third districts shall
hold over until 1904 and then be elected
and that the commissioners of the First
district shall not be elected until 1906.
He also introduced bill making town
ship officers elective biennially and
providing that those now in Office shall
hold over until 1904.
ATcHIsoN STRIKES IT.-The Leaven-
worth vein of coal has been struck at
Atchison. 1t is of the quality of the
Frontenac and Weir City coal. The
shaft is large, about 10 by 25 feet in
size, and cost about $40 per vertical
foot
DIED OF PNEUMoNIA.-HarryF T. Will
liams, son of Archie L. Williams, the
railroad attorney, died at his home in
Topeka. Pneumonia resulted from Il
cold and was the cause of his death.
He was assistant supreme court report
er.
CASH ROAD TAx.-So many road tax
bills have been introduced that the
House committee on roads and high
ways has abont reached the decision to
L
ject. 1t is probable that the cash road
tax system will be established by the
bill and the employment of none but
competent road overseers provided for.
Go TO JERUsALEM.-Up to date TWEEN
ty-two Kansans have arranged to go to
the Sunday school worlds convention
at Jerusalem in 1904. A round trip
ticket costs from $500 to 1000.
New BREEDERS AssoCIATIoN.-The
Southwest Breeders association of
Sumner county, Kansas, and Kay
county, Oklahoma, was organized at
Wellington with membership of
thirty-fve. The purpose of the organ
ization is to advance the grade of high
bred stock and hogs and to hold COM
lbination sales in the two counties.
ALL THEY CAN CARE FoR.-There
are 211 boys at the state reform school
and word has passed that no more can
be taken as all are there now that can
be cared for in the buildings.
The PRICE REsIDENCE.-The John
M. Price residence near Atchison,
built twenty years ago at a cost of $780,
600 is destroyed by fire. Most of the
contents were saved. The house was
frame and contained twenty rooms
If was owned nv Mr. PRICES widow