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

passed into history as the Marais des
Cygnes massacre.
Ex-CHANCELLoR OF K U.-Dr. Can
field, who for many years was well
known to Kansas people as chancellor
of the State University at Lawrence,
is now librarian at the Columbian uni
versity of New York, where he re-
ceives salary of $4,000 year, with
the condition that at,the end of twelve
years he will be retired on an annual
salary of $500.
ParlShurst, carrier of rural route No.
l, out of Wathena, Kans., has been
missing several days, and his relatives
fear he has met with foul play. Search
ing parties have been trying to locate
him, but without success. He is said
to have told friend a short time ago
that parties along his route had tried
to do him bodily harm.
OPENING OF COUNTY JAIL.-The new
Marshall county Jail was formally
opened with house warming. Sheriff
and Mrs. Guthrie issued invitations to
every person whose name appeared on
the county tax rolls to be present and
participate in the festivities. The in
vitations were in the shape of a sum-
mons.
CLOUD COUNTY MINEs.-The strike
in the coal mines at Minersville is
called off by the operators granting
the increase asked for by the miners.
The operators in return have raised
the price of coal so cents, ten cents
above the increase granted the miners.
All the men have returned to work.
MADE Poor FARM PAY.-For the
past year the superintendent of the
Harvey county poor farm made it pay
S274. 81 over all expenses; the first year
it has been self-sustaining. There are
six inmates, none of them able to give
him any assistance in farm work.
AGAINST THE INTER URBAN.-At a
mass meeting in Winfield a resolution
was adopted directed to the city coun-
ell and county commissioners asking
them not to grant a franchise to the
promoters in Winfield or Cowley coun-
ty. ft.- s
For SALINA.-A representative of
Pennsylvania capitalists has been be-
fore the Salina council in regard to
securing a franchise for an electric
light plant and an electric street rail-
way system.
A COLLEGE REsTAURANT.-A restau.
rant will be established in two rooms
of the library basement of the college
of Emporia, and meals served. This
has been necessary by the increasing
attendance.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED FEEDERS. "A
Kansas City bank sold 1,5Oo Texas
steers at auction at Abilene. They
were sold under chattel mortgage.
The cattle were being fed in Geary
county.
KANSAS ELEVENTH REcoRD.-The
Emporia survivors of the Eleventh Kan
sas regiment have held a meeting for
the purpose of Strengthening out the
records of the regiment.
SELF SUPPoRTING.-Three hundred
and seventy-three students in the Kan
sas university, nearly one-third, are
self-supporting. The total registra-
ton is lisa.
SERVED 80 YEARs.-Francis Schletz-
baum has served as treasurer of the
Eden school district, in Atchison county
without break since 1865.
For COMMERCIAL CLUB.-Citizens OF
Winfield at a meeting appointed COM
mittee to organize commercial club.
NEW lola BANK. b. Case, of the
Abilene National bank, and A. b. Rob.
erts of the Hood bank at Emporia will
establish third bank in lola within
60 days. They will each invest $40, O0C
aud the other S3O 900 of stock is being
subscribed for by lola men. Mr.. Rob
erts will be cashier.
EDITORIAL AssoCIATIoN.-The house
granted the State Editorial association
the use of Representative hall on the
night of February Q. The resolution
was introduced by Representative Will
liams, of Shawnee county.
New CREAMERY PLANT.-The Belle
Springs Creamery company is just com
pleting S75,O 900 plant in Abilene, the
finest in the West. 1t is equipped witt
Il complete ice making plant, twenty
five ton capacity, cold storage and the
most modern of creamery machinery.
To REMODEL MESS HALL.-The mes:
hall at Fort Riley, the largest building
of the kind ever built by the govern
ment, is to be remodeled for occupancy
of the post exchange, at cost of S25,
900. A gymnasium will be placed il
the build ing.
MORE SALT WoRKs.-The driller
are now at work on well No. of th,
Ellsworth Salt Works, and expect Il
have it completed within short time
when well No. 2 will be sunk. .Th,
boilers for the new plant are on til,
ground, and active work in the con
struction of buildings, evaporatint
pans, etc, will commence within few
days.
ENLARGEs CAPITAL-The Coffeyvilli
vitrified brick company has increased
its capital stock from $3.50, 900 to 5000,
900.
MORE GAS For SEDAS.-Gas wa
struck in good strong flow at the Bow
ers place, three miles east of Sedan il
a well that was drilled some time ag
and later abandoned. The strike wa
made by the Interstate Oil and Ga
Company, which has already built