Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-12

county shall take observations of the
temperature and of the barometer
three times day and record them; also
record the daily precipitation, the ac-
ton of the wind, the current daily
| prices of grain and live stock; also
shall record any local event of general
interest; all of which shall be open to
| public inspection. All of this work to
be done without any compensation.
G. A. z. MoNUMENT.-The bill in the
legislature to erect a state monument
in memory of the soldiers and sailor S
of the civil war is backed by the Kan
sas G. A. z. 1t provides for an appro-
! priation of 5000, 900 for that purpose
The monument is to be erected on the
capitol square, Topeka The money is
TO be raised by direct taxation. Only
Sl9, 500 is to be raised each year. This
will take sixteen years to complete the
monument.
WORRY OVER CORN. NJ. Black
well, a Lyon county farmer, has been
adjudged insane. He is 46 years old
and has a wife and nine children. His
insanity is due to worry over his corn
| crop. He has 100 acres of corn not vet
gathered and threatened to kill anyone
who gathered it before corn raised to
| 30 cents a bushel.
Wo1sK ON TAX BILL.-The first point
decided upon by the big joint commit
tee of IS on the tax bill was that the tax
commissioners should be appointed by
the governor instead of by the execu-
tive council as the draft of the bill pro-
| vided. The vote was IL to 10 which is
SO close that it may be changed.
No HIGH School FEE.-In district
court in Douglas county, Judge Smart
| held that the legislative enactment elu-
towering school boards of cities of the
second class to levy high school tut
ton fee is unconstitutional.
The DOG CANE BACK.-A Wathena
man gave his dog to Il party in Okla
| homa last September and the other
day he found it at his own door, The
distance is 500 miles.
HAVE 1000 POPULATION -Governor
Bailey has issued proclamations de-
claring Scammon and Lexington cities
of the second class Each has reached
over 1000 population.
OUT OF DEBT For YEARs-The Oslsa-
loosa Independent says that Jefferscn
l.
rants-free from debt and has been
many years.
A BOUT Gov. MORRILL,. is going
the rounds: Ex-Governor Morrill, is the
largest man in HiaNatha save one. Mr..
Morrill, is six foet tall and weighs 234
pounds.
BARBER COUNTY PRINTER. Repre-
sentative Nichols, of Barber county, is
asking for the repeal of the Barber
county printer law, with prospects of
| success.
THE WINFIELD WELL.-The we'll at
Winfield has been cleared of the wreck
age and the town will have to put up
its $40, 900 as soon as the casing is put
| in.
WAIT SECRET SERvIcE.-A petition
| from Labette county, with about 100
signers, asks the legislature to create a
secret service department for the state.
GIFT TO BAKER.-The w. C. I. U. at
Baldwin has presented a Iife-size pict-
ure of Miss Frances E. Willard to
Baker university.
FORTY OF THEM.-The payroll elbows
that there are over forty sergeants at
arms serving the Kansas house of rep
resentatives.
No LIENS ON GRAIN.-The farmers in
the legislature cut out, in committee of
the whole, the bill for liens on thresh-
ing grain.
HAD 500 LEFT.-The Wichita Poul-
try association had S1CO left after pay
ing all prizes, premiums and expenses.
BOARD OF CHARITIES. -Governor
Bailey has announced his inten ton of
reappointing Henry ]. Allen, R. Vim
cent and G. w. Kanaval as members of
the State Board of Charities. No ap-
| pointments are settled upon for success
sion to the two other members, Chas
| F. Yoe and John Hannah.
| AFTER OIL IN SALINE COUNTY,
| Wealthy capitalists of PENNSYLVANIA
are negotiating for five year leases of
1000 acres of land near Brookville to
prospect for oil. They offer to give 10
per cent of the profits for leases.
MILITIA APPOINTMENTS. Bailey
has commissioned Albert C. Van Der
Veer, Newton, second lieutenant D
company, Second regiment; H. ]. Hille-
brant, Osborne, first lieutenant, G COM
pany, Second regiment; Charles Lander,
, Lindsborg, captain, K company, Second
regiment.
For A KANSAS EXHIBIT. SUI
perintendent l. L. Dayhoff has asked
the ways and means committee of the
house to recommend an appropriation
| of $50, 900 for a Kansas educational ex-
hibit at the st. Louis worlds fair.
COMMON TALK EVERYWHERE
condemnation of the state legislature
for paying about three times as many
employees as there are members in both
houses is not confined to opponents of
the ruling party. This practice origi-
ginated in the legislature of 1893 and
each succeeding legislature has followed
the example then set and increased the
number of dead heads who draw their
So a day.
messiah" WEEK,-This year the
date for it at Bethany college at Linds-
borg is set for April 7-12.
| New PRISON OccUPIED.-The first