Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
KANSAS COMMENT.


County Sunday School association will
hold a meeting az Turon November
and 5. 1t will be the thirty-second an
nual meeting.
Buy WATERwoRKs.-The Wichita
city council has served notice on the
Wichita Water Company that it expects
to buy the company's plant ut the ex-
piration of its franchise.
STORM AT BERHYToN.-It took the
roofs off several houses and barns, de-
molished outouildings and tore up
trees. Farmer Leonard's house was
almost completely demolished
CLUBS DONATE BooKs.-The Topeka
Federation of Women's Clubs has sup
piled all the school children who lived
in the flooded district with school
books and other school supplies.
BARDERs REBEL.-The new barber
law gave the right to BARRIERS to apply
for license before September 1 and get
the license without charge. After
that date those having failed to apply
must pass an examination and pay
fee. The delinquents are in rebellion
now in many instances.
AVERAGE WAGEs.-The average MIN
teacher in Kansas receives SIS. 65 Il
month for six months work. Tho av-
erage woman teacher receives $50 for
six months work. Inexperienced
for such wages" Mr.. Dayhoff, the
state superintendent, says.
THAT CLoUDBUEsT.-Last week a
cloudburst did much damage about
Pratt. The Nnnescah was over mile
wide Three inches of rain fell and
put the Santa Fe tracks under water.
Lumber was on the ground for IN ele-
vator and it was washed away. The
city pumps were six feet under water.
GEN. HARDY VISITS CURTIS.
eral w. E. Hardy, of the Kaw tribe of
Indians was in Topeka for the purpose
of seeing Congressman Curtis He is
at present secretary of the Kaw ma
tionul council and is one of the chief
men of the tribe. General Hardy is
80 years old but does not look to be
more than so. As long ago as 1887 he
traded from st. Louis up to the head
waters of the Missouri river.
ELEVATORS BONDED. w. Radford,
state grain inspector, is requiring the
owners of elevators in the state to
comply with the amendments to the
grain laws made by the last Legislature
which compel the elevator owners to
execute bond for the faithful perfor-
nance of their duties. The grain in
spector has fixed $40, 900 as the mini
mum bond to be filed with the secre-
tary of state. All elevators or grain
warehouses with capacity of more
than $4,000 bushels are required to file
bonds and procure licenses.
NEW TELEPHONE SYsTEM.-The ma
terial for new toll line telephone
system has been ordered and is being
delivered. The line is to be built from
Abilene to Kansas City aud thence on
to indianapolis, with a branch line
southwest from Topeka. The material
mentioned consists of so cars of poles,
cars of copper wire, 3 cars of insula-
tors, ear of bolts and small items, l
car of pins for crossbars and four cars
of crossbars. c. P. Dewey, of Manhat-
tan, is president of the company. The
company is composed of owners of ex-
changes at Abilene, Beloit, Manhattan,
Junction City, Concordia, and Mime
apolis. Work has begun at four
places.
The MOST PowERFuI.-The most
powerful locomotive in the world has
just been completed at the Baldwin
works, and in a few weeks will be
pulling loaded freight trains on the
Santa Fe road. While the average
freight engine can draw a load of 4, OOC
tons on the level, the new locomotive
will be able to haul train carrying
5000 tons of freight.
KINGFIsHEE REUNIoN-Thc Kansas.
Oklahoma reunion which was set fol-
October s and o, was deferred to q
later date not yet fixed.
SHEET Iron STORE RooM-At the
men have begun work ON new store
room which is TO be built for storing
sheet iron east of the boiler shop. The
new room is going to be quite Largo
one, and it is stated that new five tor
crane will be installed in connection
with it. This machine will be used t.
unload and rack the iron as it arrive,
at the shops.
KANSAS RANKS TH1RD.-As n sal
producer Kansas is outranlled only by
Michigan and New York.
OTTAWA PLANNING A DAM-Plan
are being made for the construction o
new dam across the Marias des Cygne,
river at Ottawa and the installation o
plant to develop electricity iron
water power. Electrical power woule
be transmitted to local manufacturing
plants.
T. NJ. CURTIS CHANCES -HoTELs.-F
M. Curtis, who has been manager o
the Copeland hotel at Topeka for tn,
past three years, has resigned his pc
sition and accepted the management O
the new Hamilton hotel ut Wichita.
CANNOT BE ENFORCED new
truancy law of Kansas is very mich il
need of reorganization. Already +;
number of puzzling cases under it hav,
been brought to the attention of tn,
authorities, and it is evident that i
cannot be enforced to the letter.
WANT JoBBEIs' RATES. wholesal,
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