Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-27


ulary. A native OF Illinois, he was
raised in Kansas, and graduated from
the state agricultural college.
PLENTY OF RooM.-Haslsell county
has $40 sections of land within its bor-
ders This gives $40 acres to every
man, woman and child living in the
county and leaves Il surplus of 72 Sec
tons. That county can stand eXpan-
sion of population at least.
LIVED THERE so YEARs.-John
Smith, who lives near Burlingame, has
resided on his farm there for so years.
He celebrated the event a few days
ago. All the neighbors were invited
in and an old fashioned country picnic
was held on the lawn.
CONDITIONS IN FINNEY.-Reccnt rains
insure the forage crops of Finney coun-
ty. Grasshoppers were destroying
alfalfa in the western part of the coun-
ty, but are now reported dy ing SO fast
that further loss from their ravages is
not expected.
JESSIE MORRISON. case will be
appealed to the supreme court of the
United States, the appeal based on the
point that when. once convicted and
| sentenced the person cannot be con-
victed of higher crime in subse-
| qnent trial.
FORTY CENTS PER CAPITA.-Thes semi
| Ill 3
terest to the counties of the state has
just been made. The total apportioned
to counties is S2o2, 72s, or 40 cents for
each scholar.
COLLEGE BOYS o. K-P. A. Meyers,
county clerk of Graham county, stands
up for the eastern college boys who
went to his county to help in the har-
vest fields. He says they made excel
lent hands.
COSTLY MIsTAKE.-James johnson,
of Sharon Springs fed some poison for
prairie dogs to his horses few days
ago, thinking it was condition powders.
Four of the animals died within thirty
minutes.
SCHOOL LAws.-State Superintendent
Dayhoff has had compiled the school
laws of the state in separate volume
for teachers and school officials. They
will be ready for delivery soon.
| CANE IN 1S54.-James Shaw, one of
the Oldest residents of Lyon county, is
dead at the age of s.. He pre-empted
Il piece of land east of Emporia where
he lived until his death.
WILL SURPRISE TIE WoRLD.-Kansas
is known to the world as an agricul-
tural state; but she is going to have
mineral display at the worlds fair that
will surprise the world.
| BELLE PLANE HAPPY.-That dis
trict has bumper wheat crop and the
corn is coming out in good shape and
farmers are talking about 40 and so
bushels to the acre.
| HAReER WILL SPEAK-Kansas uni
versity has secured Charles Harger, OF
Abilene, to deliver the opening address
at the beginning of the fall term in
September.
JUSTICE AT LAsT.-Charles kirkland,
the attendant who brutality treated an
inmate of the Topeka insane asylum,
was fined $50 and sent to Jail for thirty
days.
FINDING misunderstanding to the
testimony of Lieutenant Richardson
the best raw material for sailors in the
American navy is found in Kansas.
WILL BEAT REcoRD.-Kansas already
combined but she is going to smash
her own record this time.
OLD SETTLERS DAY.-At Beloit 4, 900
people gathered at the park to cele-
brate Old Settlers day, on August 90
Poor FARM PRoF1rABLE.-The poor
farm of Sumner county is SO managed
that the county gets profit from it.
PREPARE MINERAL ExHIBIr-Pro-
fessor G. +. Grimsley, who has been
for eight years instructor in geology
and natural science at Washburn col
lege, has secured a years leave of alb
sence from the college and will devote
the time to the prepare ton of the min
era1 exhibit for Kansas at the St. Louis
exposition.
| KINsLEY JoINTIsTs. County Alter
ney Dyer, of Edwards county, caused
warrants to be issued for all local
jointists. They were placed in the
hands of the sheriff.
In WABAUNsEE.-The condition of
the crops in the high lying portions of
Wabaunsee county surprises the farm
ers. About three-fourths of the early
corn is in roasting ear, and the late
corn is in tassel. Kafir and cane are
in first class condition and there is Il
large acreage of both. The third crop
of alfalfa is extra heavy.
CATrLEnAN's PICNIC.-The fifth an
nuai picnic of the Cattlemen's associa-
ton will be held at Kingman on Sep
TENDER 8, and 10. 1t is estimated
that 80, 600 people will attend it.
HEAVY RAINs.-The Kansas river is
again in flood At Kansas City, Kas
it was doing some damage on August
16. Two pile bridges were taken out
At Bclicville it caused the wreck of a
Union Pacific freight train. At Abb
lene the water was two feet deep in
tine streets Saline county wheat in
the stack commenced coloring from be-
ing soaked.
Fatal. RUNAwAY.-Near Marion
Henry Foote'S team ran away. His
wife, aged 80, was instantly killed by
jumping from the wagon.
ELECTRIC SToRM.-A severe one Wis
ited Finnev county on SUNDAY uioht