Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-12-17
KANSAS COMMENT.

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that city which are not provided with
fire escapes as is required by law
passed by the last legislature.
ANOTHER GR=ATEsT.-What is
thought to be the greatest oil well in
the Kansas fields was brought in at
Humboldt. 1t is estimated that the
well will yield 1880 barrels day.
Wolves KILL STEER.-A big year
ling steer on the ranch of Albert Rob-
idonx on the Smoky at the boundary
between Wallace and Logan counties
was killed by a pack of eleven wolves.
70 OBvIATE SToPs.-Tho Santa Fe
and Missouri Pacific railways are
building a tower and derailing switch
es at their crossing in Usage City.
Semaphore signals will obviate stops
ut the crossing hereafter.
SAIIaA TO CH1cKAsHA.-On Dccem-
Der 20 the Rock Island will put on
passenger train through from Salina
to Chici5asha, l. T., to take the place
of the recently abandoned passenger
train between Salina and Lexington.
SUES FOR EXTRA HoURs.-A teamster
who has worried for the city of New
ton since July /, 1902, sues the city for
S162. 10 for $40 hours of work in excess
of eight hours day, or 64S days more
than he could be required to do under
the eight hour law.
No SECTION MEH.-At Ottawa the
Missouri Pacific still has no section
men since wages were cut to S1.23
day. n Kansas City employment
agency sent q crew of Italians to OF
tawa, but they were warned by the
strillers not to work. They went back.
GRAIN SHIPMENTS CoNGEsTED.-Along
the Union Pacific in Kansas sidetraclIs
everywhere are filed with cars of
grain. The shippers lay the fault to
the railroads, while the railroads say
that the cause is the inability of Kan
sas City elevators to receive the grain.
IRRIGArIoN MEErING.-Governor
Bailey addressed the Southwestern
Kansas Irrigation association at their
meeting at Garden City. On the first
day Senator Dumont Smith spoke on
the Kansas Colorado suit. and Tho.a-ts
Lyons. OF the American Beet Sugar
Company, recommended the culture of
sugar beets.
Too Much CANDY. A neatly dressed
woman fell on the pavement in front
City, Kas., and lay apparently lifeless
until she was carried into the building.
When she revived she said: Its moth
ing. bought some Christmas candies
for the children. and have just eaten
too much of the stuff myself; that's
all"
FIRE AT PRATT The drug stores of
DIR. Peak, DIR. McElvain and W. ].
Brewster, the barber shop of Jackson
and Brown and the restaurant of Sand
burg Bros, at Pratt, valued at S12. 900,
are totally consumed by fire. Mr..
Brewster was seriously burned while
attempting to carry goods out of his
store Insurance covered almost all
the loss.
1RoAD TO ORPHANS HoME.-The last
legislature made an appropriation of
$50, 900 for the Improvement OF the road
from Atchison to the Soldiers Orphans
home, north of town. The state board
of charities wanted one road and the
city of Atchison another. The contro-
versv has at last been settled and the
board will advertise for bids and let
the contract rs soon as the city gives
the required aid.
KANSAS BANKS SoTID.-BanlS Com.
missioner Morton Albaugh said at the
annual bankers meeting: GAS a re-
suit of valuable experience, of wise
legal restrictions and improved super
vision, failures in Kansas banks have
occasioned practically no loss to the
depositors. Since March 1, 1901,
period of almost three years, there
have been but three failures of Kansas
banks"
MORE OIL Verdigris Oil & Gas
company have struck gas on their tract
of land near Neodesha at 792 feet.
HEAVY CoEN.-Theo Volgcr, of
Barnes; exhibits eight ears of corn none
of which were less than 10 inches long
and nine inches in circumference
The eight weighed Il pounds . ounces,
an acreage of over 1 pound ounces
He and another fellow made wager
on one acre of the field where the
above was grown. By measuring and
estimating it made over lid bushels to
the acre. This is upland corn.
doubts whether the st. Louis fair will
be paying investment
PRoBABLY JEALoUs.-After return
ing from talking a lady home from
church, Charles Butcher, of Pontiac,
was unhitching his horse when man
Jumped from the dark AID commenced
slashing him with razor, inflicting
ten ugly and painful gashcs. Mr..
Butcher fired twice at the man after
he started to run, but he made his es-
cape.
TRooPs' PAY DAY.-All troops at
Fort Leavenworth had about $40, 900
distributed among them on December
for their monthly pay.
BERNARD KELLY. The Rev. Ber-
nard Kelly is expected to be candi-
date for the vacant place on the board
of managers of the national military
homes, in place of Sidney G. Cooke,
who is named as governor of the home
at Leavenworth. Congressman Calder
head is IL candidate also.
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