Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-12-17
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ton City late ut night and disappeared.
His cane was found on bridge, bro
ken and split and with a blood stain
on the handle. The heavy frost dis
closed tracks which indicated u scuffie.
When he left Junction. City he had
considerable m oney with him. In the
early COS Mr.. Willes was associated
with the late Congressman Davis in
the newspaper business at Junction
City.
AFTER BooDLERs.- Wyandotte
county grand jury is investigating the
charges which have been pade of Off
cial boodlinS in Kansas City. The first
charges taken up are against the city
administration preceding the present
ono, including charges against the
school board. Judge Fischcr's inst-nc-
tions covered nine typewritten pages.
The investigation may take month.
To GOO SHARrs.-Thc Central Kansas
Fair Association, which organi cation
gave the Kansas state fair this year at
Hutchinson, at it's annual meeting
elected II. S. Thompson as president,
and A. L. Sponsler secretary. The
capital stock was increased to GOO
shares and stock dividend of 100 per
cent declared.
THREE LEFT.-Of the 30 original
members Eof the Leavenworth town
company which Incorporated the city
June IS, 1854. three are living. They
are W. II. Adams, of Independence,
Mo-; a. 7. Kyle, of Lansing, and H.
Miles Moore, still citizen OF Leaven-
worth
They WENT ARMED.-Chauncey
Dewey and two of his men started to
Cheyenne county to stand trial for the
murder of the Berry family They
were well armed as they had been
warned of danger to occur during their
40 miles ride after leaving the railroad.
SCHOOL LAND SALES. Many sales
are being recorded i'll the office of State
Auditor Wells. Most of the land which
is being taken up is i'll the counties in
viz A'OA WI SoSSAh POI VI VIC oSttbS, JIG
heavy crops raised in that section this
year having attracted buyers.
CHANGE OF VENUE. -Chauncey Dewey
and his men charged with killing the
Berrys in Cheyenne county, went to St.
Francis for trial, bnt were given
change OF venue to Norton county,
where the case will come up ON the
first Monday of February next.
FORTUNE For KANsAN.-Edward D.
Thompson, of Lawrence is one of seven
heirs of the late Frank Thompson, of
Bailston Spa, n. Y, formerly of New
York City, who was rated as million
airc.
FIRST AS 4 PRIvATE.-J. NJ. Ellis, OF
Nortonviile, enlisted as Il private in
the, army. He is now superintendent
of bridges and buildings over most of
the Philippine archipelago.
LoBDELL SELLS RANcu.-Judge C. E.
Lobdell, of Lane county. has sold his
ranch southeast of Scott City, for 81, 500,
but retains several hundred head of
cattle.
KINGMAy CITIZEN. Nell
son Durant, civil war veteran and an
eX-trcasurer of Kingman county, died
suddenly ut his home in Kingman.
GALENA MISERs.--Thc entire Galena
mining district resumes work on De-
cenber Il, the outlook being for
strong market for lead and zinc.
TRAVELLING MEN TO Do Ir.-Travei-
ing men who make Salina their home
have decided to raise money to erect
all auditorium in Salina.
CHURCH AT DERBY.-The Evangelical
church of Derby is planning to build IL
SO, 900 church immediately.
BUILDING REcoRD.-At Goodland 46
homes and eight business houses are
being constructed.
SOLD TRACK. Hutchinson street
railway has sold it's track.
LIGHT PLANT SoID.-W. Fl. Whitfield,
of Denver, has bought the Salina gas
and electric light plant from Judge W.
C. Hook, of Leavenworth. Mr.. Whit
ted, backed by Denver capitalists. will
rebuild the plant and put in operation
an electric street railway.
STEER For TIE PooB-B. L.
Henry, of Plainesville, Kas., has DO
mated a fat steer each year for three
years, for the annual Christmas din
given by the salvation army for the
poor OF Kansas City. This year Mr..
Henry's steer weighed 1, 400 pounds
BAI.Y BURNED.-The 1o-months-old
child of Emil johnson, living near
Kaclsley was left in the house with
two other small children, and it is sup
posed they set fire to its clothing. The
mother discovered the blaze in time to
save the house but too late to save the
child.
A LAND SAI.E-Two hundred and
fifty acres of land adjoining the city OF
Chanutc on the southeast has been
transferred to e. C. Haywood, of Den
yer, and his associates for considera-
ton of $50, 900.
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK Secretary
Wilson estimates the total value of live
stock in the country at, in round fig
urcs, $500 million dollars. Mr. Co.
burn estimates their value in Kansas
at 155 millions, or something more than
onc-twenticth of the whole.
CUSTODIAN NAMED. Kansas
worlds fair commission has named j.
A. Holiday, of Lawrence, as custodian
of the Kansas building at st. Louis.
For the half dozen minor places to be
filed by the commission there are sew
eral thousand applicants