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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Stole $1,000 worth of Diamonds.

New York, Dec. 3l.-In full view of
the passing crowds window in
pawn shop was smashed with Bel
gian paving block and $1,000 worth of
diamonds were stolen. Only three of
the gems were recovered after the cap
tWe of the robber. 1t is believed by
the police that several men were in the
job and that the men vino broke the
window passed the jewels to confeder-
ates. The thief caught is a bell boy at
a hotel He said that he was in debt
end wanted to pay his debts.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Mine. .ersu. Ho,n.steaders.

Guthrie. OKLA, Dec. 3O.-A dispatch
from Lawton says that six applicants
for final proofs at the land Office were
continued on account of contests or
protests by mineral filers. The miners
are going TO make hard fight to pre-
vent the proving up of what they call
mineral land, and the homesteader
.claims that lie will hold his land under
his fling. The Pawnee Oil company
Is contesting one of the homesteaders
and the terminationSof the case will
tettle the matter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Large Kansas Land Sale.

Kansas City, Jan. 5.-Franklin Il.
Brooke president of Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, investment company, closed Il
deal for the sale to eastern capitalists,
of twenty thousand acres of land in
western Kansas, which, it is stated, is
Polled-Angus cattle. The tract is sit
uated just southwest of Colby on the
Rock Island railroad system, in the
northwest corner of the state, and is
six miles wide and twelve miles
long.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
For Miners. Hospital.

Gallup, n. NJ, Jan. 1.-The CONNER
cial club of Gallup has received letter
from General Manager A. G. Wells of
the Santa Ee Coast Lines offering to
donate block % of the railroad addi-
ton of that town to the territory to be
used rs the site for the New Mexico
Miners hospital in case the legislature
decides to locate the proposed institu-
ton in Gallup. The block is 3oc feet
square, is located on the hill in the
east side of town and is the best loca-
ton within the town limits.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Ono Examiner Enough.

Topeka, Jan. kansas school
teachers want the present examination
system abolished. They want to be
placed on the same footing, profession
ally, with lawyers and doctors Once
a lawyer or doctor always lawyer or
Doctor The teachers want it the
same way with them. They are now
required to take examinations fire.
auently. They see no reason or justice
in this. One examination, they de-
clare, is enough as long as they remain
in continuous practice.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
RemarkahIe I.ife Ends.

Abilene, Kas., Dec 3o--John West.
aged % years, is dead. He had most
eventful life both in England, his ma
tive country, and in America He was
member of the police force of st.
James palace when the death of George
" was announced and marched in the
grand procession TO hear the lord
mayor read the proclamation of Will
liam w as king. He was a-member of
Queen victoria's body guard, but came
to America later. His memory was
clear until the last
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Frencb Present to RooseveIt.

Paris, Jan. 5.-A proposal has been
made to present piece of sculpture to
President Roosevelt in recognition of
his services to the cause of interna-
tional arbitration. The idea to make
this gift to the American president is
the outgrowth of the Venezuelan af-
fair und his attitude on that question.
The funds for the purpose probably
will be raised by private subscription
among European advocates of peace.
1t is proposed that the work be ex-
ecuted by prominent French sculptor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Depopulating VillaCes.

Manila, Dec 31.-Moros on.t the island
of Mindanao report that cholera is de-
populating the villages on the east side
of Lake Lanao. At Maciu there is an
average of fifty deaths a day. The
disease also prevails at Bacolod. 1t has
appeared on ali sides of Lake Lanao,
but the Visayan residents of the
island do not yet seem to have been
attacked
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Australia Needs Wheat.

Washington, Jan. 5.-One hundred
imported from wheat producing cen
ters to Australia during the coming
season, to meet harvest deficiencies,
says United States Consul Golding, at
Newcastle, in report to the state de-
partment dated November II. The
crop in New South Wales, he says, will
not reach fifty per cent of the quantity
reaped last year and Victoria will re-
quire imports of 1861, 900 bushels of
wheat to supply her needs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
,rr. Freemont,. Remain..

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 31--In ac-
cordance with her wishes the body of
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont will be
cremated. Mrs. Fremont had left in
the safety deposit vault of the Union
Bank of Savings simple but explicit
directions for the disposition of her
remains and her wishes will be carried
out so far as it is possible to do so.
Her ashes are to be buried beside the
grave of General Fremont, on the
Hudson, fulfilling Mrs. Fremont's
chief desires
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Display Ordered Out.

Topeka, Jan. l. = Superintendent
Charles, of the Boys Industrial school,
put display of articles made by the
boys in the state house to show the
teachers what the boys could do in the
industrial line. The executive council
ordered the display taken out claiming
that nothing should be done to en-
courage young people to believe that
the reform school is the proper place
to learn a trade. as such teaching
would encourage crime.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
For Indian Students.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The Indian of
fee is considering plan suggested by
the superintendent of the Haskell in
stitute, Lawrence, Kans., by which
students at Indian schools may be
enabled to get employment away from
their home reservations on farms and
in towns in the west. The plan does
not contemplate getting them govern
ment jobs. Under present arrange
ments these students, after quitting
government schools, return to reserva-
tions, most of them without a dollar
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Kansas Railroads.

Topeka, Jan. 3.-Some idea of the
magnitude of the railroad interests in
Kansas may be obtained from the re-
port of the state board of railroad
commissioners which has just been is
sued. The board has been in existence
only little over year. and has trans
acted a large amount of business.
Concretely it may be stated that
there are 10, 4S3 miles of railroad in the
state, 3O.55s employees, receiving
salaries aggregating over 10 million
dollars
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
New Statehood Scheme.

Santa Fe, n. NJ, Jan. Sin an in
terview w. S. Hopewell, chairman of
the Democratic territorial central COM
mittee of New Mexico, announces him.
self in favor of admitting Arizona and
New Mexico as one state. President
Roosevelt is said to have, declared to
New Mexico workers for statehood that
he is in favor of joint statehood for
Arizona and New Mexico. Mr.. Hope
well says bill effecting the merging
of the two territories into one state
will be introdu need
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
trolley 10 Raw. Mouth.

Kansas City, Kas., Jan. 1.-The Wy
andotte county treasurer has received
from VIM. L. Winner S.. 900 which will
be used in the payment of the awards
by the condemnation commissioners APP
pointed to condemn the right of way
for the Kansas City, Lawrence & To-
peLa railroad. There are nineteen
tracts in the report, and the condem-
nation practically finishes the right of
way to Edwardsville from which point
the grading hrs already been completed
TO Bonner Springs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08

has issued a permit to the St Louis and
San Francisco Railway company to
build their passenger depot at the cor
ner of Douglas and Nosley avenues.
The building, according to the permit,
is to be two stories high and built of
brick and stone. 1t is 45x9o feet and
will cost, furnishings and all, SIS, 300.
The foundation is now completed
and as soon as the fine weather comes
the structure will be rushed to COM
pletion
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
ruentleth Century orerlng.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 2.-One of
the most impressive services ever held
in Springfield was that in Trinity
church, when DIR. E. NJ. Mills, secre-
tary of the Twentieth Century thank
offering commission made the an
nouncement that the Methodists of the
country had raised more than $50, ooo,-
900 in response TO the movement
inaugurated by the board of bishops
four years ago. About one-twenty-
fifth of the entire amount has been
given by Methodist ministers sons.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
superintendent Diokey Dead.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 31.-Colonel John
j. Dickey, superintendent of the Fifth
district of the central division of the
Wcstsrn Union Telegraph company
and one of the Oldest officials in the
service of that corporation, died at his
home in this city of pneumonia. Mr.
Dicl1ey held an official position with
the Western Union for 25 years. He
was promoter of the first telephone
company and vice president of the
Nebraska Telephone company and vice
president of American Telegraph Co.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
More Rain Less Wind.

Lawrence, Jan. I'm his meteor
illogical summary of 1902, DIR. i. ii.
Snow, of the University of Kansas, says:
SIT is fact to be emphasized that the
average annual rainfall at this station
has now passed 30 inches notwith-
standing the great deficiency of the
year 1901.
s'There is no doubt that the rainfall
of Kansas is slowly increasing, while
the wind velocity is slowly decreasing,
two points of great Importance to the
welfare of the state
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Renention to reaohers.

Topeka, Dec. 31--Over a thousand
persons crowded into Representative
hall to attend the opening of the for
tieth annual convention of the Kansas
State Teachers association. BY far
the greater part of the audience was
composed of visiting teachers
After the regular program the visit
ing teachers were given reception in
the senate. chamber, where the MEM
bers of the Commercial club and the
prominent educators OF Topeka were
in The receiving line
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Ranchman Frozen.

Gallup, n. NJ, Jan. lone mile south
of Fort Wingate, Ariz., the frozen body
of August McCue has been found in his
wagon which was in ravine off the
road with the horses still attached to
it. The horses were nearly starved
and had apparently been there week.
McCue was Zuni mountain ranchman
for twenty years. A son lives in
Winslow, Ariz.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Aaron surr's ALLEGED Pun.

Aaron Burr was fleeing Immediately
after the duel. But where will you
be next?" asked his second. Il can't
tell" returned the statesman, "wheth-
er I'll be Aaron Burr. or Burr in air. "
Stopping to kick a suggestive piece Of
rope out of his pathway, he hastily
resumed his flight.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Was Full of Oats.

Fort Dodge, Ia, Jan. 5.-The grain
elevator of the Great Western Cereal
company with Il capacity of IFS, 900
bushels is burned causing loss of
SloO, 900 fully covered by insurance.
The elevator contained 100000 bushels
of oats and "A large amount of valuable
machinery, all of which is total loss.
Several employees escaped with diff
Guilty and succeeded in saving the
cereal mill. The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
MANY New Stars

Within historical times. there. have
been no fewer than twenty-six record
ed appearances of new stars. One of
the most brilliant was that which APP
peared in the constellation of Cas-
siopeia in 1872. a short time after the
massacre of ST. Bartholomew.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Eriscn to New orleana.

New Orleans, Jan. President b.
+. Yoalum of the Frisco, system has
announced that his railroad will enter
New Orleans inside of year if the city
government makes certain concessions
which will be asked soon. The Frisco
has been quietly at work for months
and has purchased property over three
miles, costing million dollars, as part
of the terminal system to be'established
here
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
wireless 1eIearaphx in Paris.

In Paris it is proposed TO establish
central station, from which wireless
telegraphy will be used to transmit
the news to subscribers in different
parts Of the town. The Societe Fran
caise de Telegraphie Sans FIJI has been
organized with this end in view. and
the experimental stations which have
been installed in different parts OF the
city appear to work satisfactorily.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Mistrusted the Word.

Lord Halsbury, the lord chancellor
CT England, recently in the house OF
lords while listening to an appeal fell
foul of counsel for using the extreme
ly useful word practical" "Practi-
cal?" interrupted Lord Halsbury
briskly. Il always distrust that word
practical When anybody says
thing is practically so and so know
it is not so and So"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
First apalmatianv Powder.

German newspapers ,call attention
to the fiftieth anniversary of bug
powder, or "Dalmatian" powder.
German woman named Anna Rosseur
found out the fatal effects of chrys-
anthemum flowers on insects. She
told druggist of her discovery and
the insect powder trade is now worth
millions to Dalmatia.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
saII searinos for RaiIroad Cars.

A railroad company is said to be
conducting a series of experiments
with freight car the trucks of which
are fitted with pail bearing journals.
These, it is claimed, make the car run
so easily that a single person can
move it. If they prove practicable.
train loads can easily be doubled and
hauled with the same power now used.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
To Grow Up with the Country.

Tams Bixby. for many years lead
ing Republican politician in Mime
sofa and lately a member of the
Dawes commission, has determined to
settle in Oklahoma. He will start
paper, grow up with the country and
endeavor to go to Congress after the
territory assumes the dignity of state
hood
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Trees in ENGLAND.

Christmas trees were unknown In
England until the reign of Queen Vic
toria. The first one was ornamented
by Prince Albert for the amusement
of the Princess Royal and the Prince
of Wales, who were children of 8 and
4 wears old at that time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
recommends "voIcano Cellars"

Prof T. A Jaeger, Jr., Harvard.
who has been making Investigations
of the eruption of Mont Pelee. believes
that people of volcanic countries can
escape destruction by building cell
lars or chambers of masonry in which
they can seek shelter when the erup-
tiOns occur
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
In This ciIded Ane

Now it's to be a $7,500,O00 hotel
in New York. The man who went
to the Waldorf-Astoria and was afraid
to put his boots outside the door of
his room lest the porter Iould gild
'em will have renewed occasion for
apprehension.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Iona Past Century Mark.

In an official advertisement pub
lished in Vienna citing a Baroness
Bourscheid to declare her where
abouts and appear before court of
law. it is mentioned that she was
born in February. 1875.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
BitumInous ,nIiners Next.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec 31.-The
bituminous miners of the country are
preparing to ask for an increase OF
from is to 20 per cent in wages at the
coming session of the national conven-
ton. 1t is admitted by the leaders
in the different states that an increase
of about this figure will be demanded.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Bribery in Kansas.

In making affidavits of his election
expenses. Marion county candidate
reports that he paid his wife 90 cents
for getting up and making the fire five
times. Things must be coming to
terrible pass in Kansas. We want to
change.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Work of American Astronomers.

Within twenty-five years American
astronomers have won as many an
nual medals of the Royal Astronomt
cal Society of England as astrono-
mers of all other countries. except
England. combined.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
chamberIain's Trip to Africa,

One hundred thousand replicas of
special medal struck to commemorate
Mr.. Chamberlain's tour have been
ordered for the Cape.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Superstition in Venice.

There is a curious superstition in
Venice that if a stranger dies in
hotel the number of his room will
be lucky at the next lottery.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
The LARGEST Holly frees.

The largest holly-trees in the world
grow. in the Northern United States
and in Canada. where the tree attains
a height of 70 feet, and girth of
six to eight feet.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Long Lawsuit Decided.

The ownership of plot of land
near Brooklyn has just been decided
by the courts after lawsuit of thir-
ty-five years.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-08
Eew cburohooers in London.

The bishop of London says that
only one in every eighty of the popu-
lation of London go to church or
chanel
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-19
BURIAL.

Last Monday week the spirit OF
Mrs. Nels Bundle living up by the
Stanley school house Was severed
from its house of clay and winged
it's flight to the mysterious region
of which we know only by faith and
hope. The funeral service was con-
Quoted by Rev. Jersild on Thursday
and the body inferred in the ceme-
terry at Elkhorn.
The deceased was born in Denmark
thirty-eight years ago and like hun
dreds of others found in this her love
and adopted home, her last resting
place. She leaves a husband to
mourn her departure. Her loving
parents during the last six months
knit their souls in close communion
Three small children will never know
the kind sympathy and loving watch.
tul care that mother gives and will
know her only as they receive from
other lips which always fail to tel
half that they could learn by living
with her and knowing her.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-19

acres of land and eight cows, the in
crease from which was applied to sup
port the schools -Four years later the
number of COWS had increased to forty.
Pennsylvania was settled by Penn on
the Delaware river in 1851, and the
same year a free school, which is still
conducted under the auspices of the
Friends, or Quakers, was established
in Philadelphia. Among the declara-
lions OF Penn in his frame of govern
ment' he asserted this immortal truth.
long since forgotten by the men who
have been responsible for the govern
ment of the commonwealth: "Any gov
eminent is free to the people under it,,
whatever be the frame, where the law
rules, and the people are party to
those laws. More than this is tyranny,
olisarchy and confusion" This SEN
tence is inscribed in bronze tablet i'm
placed in the walls of Independence
hall.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-19
A SURE THING.
An Enthusiastic rlass Meeting in
kimbalIton last Saturday.
Funds Raised. Survey
to be made.

The meeting of the share holders
and friends Of the new rail way
scheme from Manning to Kimbalton
was well attended last Saturday and
all are sanguine of its success and en-
thusiastic in supporting it. Over
half the funds have been raised and
the promoters are now intending to
have it surveyed so that the cost of
construction can be accurately esti-
mated, then the bonds can be foated
and the work pushed to completion
w. Q. Elliott of Audubon was out
and gave them some very valuable
pointers in railway building that he
has learned from his connection with
the railway in the southern part of
the state.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-19
THE CITY OF MEkiNEz.
One OF the Royal Residences of the
Sultan of Morocco.

One OF the Royal Residences of the
Sultan of Morocco.
There is no more interesting city in
Morocco than Mekinez. Founded and
built by Mulai Ismain, the tyrannical
sultan who reigned through the middle
of the eighteenth century, it still dis
plays the extraordinary buildings which
he caused to be erected, largely by the
aid of Christian slaves. Today it is i'm
possible even to guess the purposes for
which many of these masses of mason
ry We're constructed. Walls of great
thickness, some wide enough to drive a
in the most unexpected places, running
here parallel, here at right angles to
one another, and seeming as though
built for no purpose except for the en-
ployment of the vast number of forced
laborers that Mulai Ismain always kept
at his court. Here and there are gate
ways of great beauty, such as the deli
cate tiled gate of "Mansur el-Alj," with
its large marble columns and Corin-
THAN capitals, supporting buttress of
gray stone and arabesques, but on the
whole it is rather the vastness of the
buildings than any artistic value that is
remarkable.
The old palaces of Mulai Ismain are
in ruins today, and each sultan in his
turn has erected new residences till
| the imperial palace today consists of a
collection of buildings of every shape
and size, scattered among gardens in
closed by high walls. A tower, which
was uncompeted at the time of the late
sultan's death, remains today just as
the workmen left it, with the scaffold-
ing still standing. Adjoining the pal
ace is large park, In which are kept
a number of mares, ostriches and ga
zeles
The city itself is tolerably clean, and
possesses no particular features that
are not common to all Moorish towns
The entrance Of the principal mosque
is striking, with great bronze doors said
to have been brought by the Moors
from Spain The shops are compare
| lively few, and the trade never large
| London Times.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-19

Lauritz G. Sangesen, j. A. Peterson,
j. G. johnson, Christian Hansen Doe,
John M. Jensen and Martin E.
Andersen.
The boys and girls at the Elkhorn
High school 90 and come from classes
now to the chimes of new bell as
the old one has been laid away its
tones silenced forever by the ruthless
hand of misfortune. thas long rnng
out to call youth to duty. Has
cheered them when Respondent, has
sounded notes of ambition that has
placed some on fame's ladder, has
knelled the hour of parting when
school broke up; has seen the silly and
the gay, the grave and the studious,
the young and the old, but now lives
only in the memory Of those who in
former years have been associated
here. May the associations that will
cling to the new bell be as pleasant as
the old.