Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-29
KANSAS COMMENT.

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FoR LIBRARY SITE.-The Masonic
lodge of Winfield has donated $50
toward site for the library offered by
Mr.. Carnegie.
Will, LEAVE RANsAs.-Judge A. w.
Dennison, late Populist member of the
appellate court, has sold all of his be-
longings- in Butler county and pur-
chased a farm in Pennsylvania where
he will make his home.
A SALINA WOMAN. riding in
hack transferring from the Choctaw
to the Rock Island depots at Ell Reno,
o. T., Mrs. A.. lowell of .5alina was
stricken with an. attack of heart tron-
BILE and died while lying in the arms of
her daughter, who was accompanying
her on trip from Holdenville, l. T., to
Salina. fs&e a.
SIX COWBOYS IN HoUsE.-There are
six cowboys who are the ''real thing"
in the house CT representatives.. NJ.
Beeson, of Ford; w. II. Weldon, of
Clark; w. w. Martin, of Morton; Fred
Friar, of Wichita; R. b. Campbell, of
Meade, and Sherman Williams, of
Stanton. "ChallS" Beason is dean of
the outfit.
A GENERAL SHUT DowN.-The coal
famine threatens to be the cause of the
shutting down of the electric light
plant at Wellington. No street lights
were burned for two nights because
there was only a three days supply of
coal at the power house. Mills and
the ice plant also complain of scarcity
of coal.
AFTER HIS FEEs.-In the Leaven-
worth district court a jury in fifteen
minutes brought in a verdict acquitting
a young man who was accused of as
sault with intent to kill; and assessed
the costs in the case against country
constable who had legged on" man
TO prosecute in order that he might get
$40 or $50 in fees.
ARRANGING For OIL WILL. w.
jesse is completing arrangements for
having an oil well drilled on his farm
near Olivet. well of water on the
lessee farm has contained such a pro-
portion of oil that an analysis has been
made, and oil found in paying guam
titles. The find has created much in
terest along the Marias des Cygnes
valley, and drilling will begin at once
KILLED Alta DANCE.-Art Richard
a farmer, was killed by B. C. Single
ton, at dance at Spivey, Kingman
county. Ill feeling had existed be-
tween the parties fer some time. Rick
ard was about thirty years old and
leaves wife and three children.
Singleton is not married and is 81
years old. Joe Raney was arrested as
an accessory.
KANSAS FARMERS IN CLovER.-J. w.
Robson the Butler county importer
and breeder of Percheron horses, says
that it is impossible in France to raise
as much alfalfa on land costing $500 an
acre as on land in the Arkansas valley
which can be purchased for consider
ably less than 500 an acre. Robson
says that in France stable manure fire.
quently sells for as high as $50 wagon
load. .eN -t' -'.
KANSAS MARKsMEN.-Ed O'Brien, of
Florence, won two of the biggest events
in the gun tournament at Ell Paso,
Texas. Champion Herr of Concordia,
and Harry Anderson, of Salina, with
tives at the shoot, and they succeeded
in securing first and second money in
several of the best events. The shoot
was attended by large number OF
Western sportsmen.
GUsHER AT PERU.-The Interstate
company has struck big oil gusher at
tie Peru oil fields Unless it be Mo
line, Sedan is the farthest west of any
Kansas town that is burning natural
gas which shows the steady expansion
of the gas field. --...,
INCUBATOR FACToRY.-There is such
an establishment at Hiawatha which
employees % men and the manager
states that the business of the company
will require IS men within year.
The company is asking for inducements
to move its PLAINTIFF Topeka.
WHEAT IS PooRLY.-Farmers coming
into Clay Center from every part o.
the county report that wheat is no.
looking well. The winter has been {
dry one, and coupled with the vino
which has prevailed of late, has in
jured the crop Many fields appear
almost barren of wheat. None of it i.
being pastured as the farmers have
plenty of forage.
BOND CLERK.-Captain T. j. Hayes
of Kansas City, Kas., has been ap
pointed bond clerk in State Superin
tendent Dayhoff's office,
LITTLE RIVER PROSPEROUS. -Severa
buildings are going up, among them ;
Masonic hall % by so feet North o
town fifty-three acres, without build
ings, sold for $500. The buye
bought it for stock pasture. 1t il
set in alfalfa. s.,
BROWN COUNTY Our OF COAL
The coal dealers of Baker kept tn.
price of coal down and men drove from
Horton, ten miles away, and from
other towns, soon exhausting the sup
ply there. Most of the towns in tn,
county are out of coal
ONLY ONE TIcKET.-At a citizel
mass convention held at Atchison a
the call of both the, Republican ant
Democratic central committees, the en-
tire present city administration from
Mayor Orr down was renominated b,
acclamatiorA y1she central committee