Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-07-16


sentenced TO three years in prison.
Citizens of Clyde asked for his pardon
if.he would restore the money.
SCHOOL DISTRICT BoNDs.-'' Bonds
issued by the school districts of Kan
sas, said Secretary of State Burrow, a
member of the school fund commission,
;'are as good as government bonds.
They arc always paid and never con-
tested. school districts don't issue
bonds for greater amount than they
can carry and the rate of interest,
per cent, is good.
The PARSONS AsYLUM.-The con-
tract for additional buildings will be
let August l. There are are to be
built seven cottages. a laundry and II
| residence for the superintendent. The
appropriation now available will finish
the buildings now being erected and
also complete the nine other buildings
mentioned The appropriation is $780,
600.
LAWRENCE CHANGES MIND.-The
resolution adopted by the g. A. R. post
of that city relinquishins the reunion
has been rescinded. Lawrence bust
ness men have raised the money to
guarantee the expenses OF the reunion.
CAN'T GET TEACHERS. county
is short on first class teachers. Many
of the districts are paying $50 and $50
a month, but teachers are leaving that
profession because they can better
themselves in other lines.
The THIRD TriE.-Thc Santa Fe
depot at Valley Center has been broken
into for the third time. The robbers
got some change from the money
| drawer and two boxes of whisky from
! the Well-Fargo company.
CLoUDBURsr IN KINGMAH COUNTY
1t occurred in the southwest portion of
the county and overhowed the Chiltas-
| ilia. Considerable track and bridge
were washed out along the Hutchinson
| & Southern branch.
ANOTHER OIL WEII--One of the best
oil wells of that section was shot on
the Banks farm about seven miles
southwest of Independence. Tie oil
rose in solid column far above the
/ derrick when shot.
BUILD TO EMPoHIA SooN-Franll
! Grimes, ex-state treasurer and now
fiscal agent of the Orient road in Kan
| sas, stated that grading would com
mence this week at Matfield and work
north to Emporia.
A la RIP VAN WINKLE-Eastern
scientists are charging deforestation
as the cause of the Kansas floods. They
do not know that Kansas has today Il
million trees for every one that it had
| 40 years ago
SANTA FE CUT-oFF.-Actual work on
the Santa Fe cutoff between Caney
and Havana is started. The seven
mile line will be completed in sixty
days.
A SMALL PACKING PLANT.-Arlsan-
sas City is to have one to begin work
| in October TO start with so hogs and
~ CdLJlc-
SECTION MES DEsERr.-Half of the
| Central Branch section men have de-
serted to work in the harvest.
I EMPoRTA CHARACTERISTICS stock
holders are left with deficit to meet
of between 81, 500 and $1,000.
A PECULIAR TOwN.-There were no
Fourth of July accidents reported as
occurring in Wellington.
BUILDINGS For THE FAIR.-They are
being erected at Hutchinson OH the
fair grounds.
| A BLACK EA6LE.--A large one was
captured north of Eureka by farmer
| No FESTIVAL. watermelon
carnival was knocked out by the food.
| TROUBLES OF A SCHOOL DIsTRICr-
| The Indian Creek district school in
Mcpherson county has had trouble for
three years. Two years ago their
teacher was declared insane; last year
the teacher was run over by train
and killed, and this year the school
house was destroyed oy tornado.
WHERE HARvEsrERs ARE NEEDED
The places which were most in need of
harvest hands are Lalned. Kinsley.
Stafford, Kingmau, Sterling, Great
Bend, Russell, Hays City, Ellsworth,
Lacrosse, Lincoln and Osborne.
SEDGwIcK CATCHING Ur.-During
the past fiscal year the total indebted
ness of Sedgwicls county has been de-
creased by slO3. 900 and the expendi-
lures for the year have been reduced to
sl4,o less than they were the pre-
ceding year.
REWARDED FOR HERoIsM.-John
Robb is a convict in the penitentiary
where he is a trusty. During the food
lie saved the lives of several persons
and Warden Jewett recommended his
release and Governor Bailey has grant
ed him pardon.
A HEAVY RAIN.-Ic fell in Harper
and Barber counties on July 3rd At
Sharon four inches of rain flooded the
town. Sand creek was booming and
took the Santa Fe bridge ON the Medi-
cine Lodge branch. The rain was
heavy at Corwin also.
SEIZE The .BEER.-The county attor-
ney and the local officers at Holton.
raided the local express Office on the
night of July and confiscated several
wagon loads of beer and whislcy,
shipped in for the Fourth. The ex-
press agents we're arrested.
GEN. BELL ARRIVES. Bell
has been under orders for a year to
come to Fort Lcavenworth to take
command OF the post and the general
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