Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-05-14
KANSAS COMMENT.


the late Ex-Governor C. v. Eslxridge, of
Kansas, died in Kansas City at the
homeof her brother-in law, John Steel,
a newspaper man. Miss EslSridge re-
turned last November from California
where she had gone for her health.
PLENTY OF PIcKPocKETs.-Thel local
police in towns along the presidents
route through Kansas received many
complaints Of the work of pickpockets
who followed the presidents train. At
Salina IL persons reported the loss of
pocketbooks in the crowds while wait
ing for the arrival of the presidents
train.
READS THE PAPERS Schoen
is one Osborne county farmer who ev-
identity reads the papers A lightning
rod agent tried to talk business to him
but before he got fairly started in ac-
ton Mr.. Schoen told him that the
quicker he hit the road the better it
would be for his health; and Mr.. Agent
did not stop to argue the question.
ANOTHER COLLEGE OUTRAeE.-The
different societies of the M. E. college
at Winfield are in the throes of fierce
scrap over class colors. The props and
collegiates met on the campus and
fought it ont with the result that over
half a dozen collegiates were tied hand
and foot to trees and left standing in
drizzling rain for over three hours.
BROWN COUNTY FAvoRED.-Con-
gresham Charles Curtis has named
Brown county as one of three counties
in his district to receive rural mail de-
livery over the entire county. The
fifth route has just been established
out of Hiawatha, and others sufficient
to serve every farmer in the county
will soon be put in. There are at
present about twenty routes in the
county.
IN FLORIDA Phillip
Medbury, one of the most popular
young society men of Hutchinson, is
serving five years term in the Florida
penitentiary, working in the phosphate
mines. He got into a slight difficulty
there. and plead guilty to what he sup
posed was a small offense but which
was a felony as the documents set it
forth. Efforts are being made in
Hutchinson and in Topeka to secure
his release.
THREsHERMEN TO MEET-There will
be grand rally of threshernen at
Wichita on May 10 and IA. The
Threshermen's National Protective as
ISOLATION has a large membership in
Kansas and these will be there, and be-
sides these every man in Kansas and
Oklahoma engaged in the business GAS
been invited there. The committee
having the matter in charge has sent
out !, 1000 invitations and it is estimated
that fully 500 men will be here to at
tend the rally.
The ROOSEVELT GUEsTs.-Those
present at the governors dinner were
as followed: The president; Elihu
Root, secretary of war; Assistant Sec
rotary Barnes; Surgeon General Rixey;
DIR. Butler; Judge w. C. Cook, of the
federal bench; Chief Justice w. A.
johnson, of the Kansas supreme bench;
Morton Albaugh, chairman of the Re-
publican central committee; D. w.
Mulvane, Republican national commit
teemsn; Senator !. R. Burton; Senator
Chester 1. Long; n. H. Loomis, of the
Union Pacific; M. A. Low of the Rocl.
Island; 81. j. Bone, secretary to the
governor; William Allen White of the
Emporia Gazette; E. w. Howe, of the
Atchison Globe.
DROWNED IN FREsHEr.-Heavy rains
swelled the streams. At the crossing
of Salt creek, about seven miles north
west of Russell. Miss Orpha Hughes
was drowned and Ed c. Miles, mail
carrier, had a narrow escape from the
same fate. Upon driving into the cur
rent his team was swept down and
turned clear around and his load OF
goods soaked and mail sacks swept
away.
BANK ROBBED.-Robbers wrecked
the safe of the bank of Assaria, aud
left with their booty on hand car.
GIVES A GOLD MEDAI.-Bailie Wag.
gener, of Atchison, has agreed to give
annually gold medal to the Boolse,
Washington Literary society of the
Topeka Industrial institute, which
shall be contested and won annually
in boys defamation contest of rep
resentatives of the Sunday schools Of
Kansas. This contest will be held in
January of each year.
EXPENSIVE WIRE.-The lola cement
company bought three feet of platinum
wire the other day. This may not lool
very important; but it cost them $500
Or ACCOUNT OF PAIN.-Jesse NJ
Stone, a merchant of Silverton, o. T.
who was visiting his brother, George
NJ. Stone, an artist of Topeka, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself in the
temple. He left note giving the in
tense pain he had suffered from rheu
matlsm as the cause.
WANT $1,000 FOR IT.-Presiden,
Roosevelt didn't carry off the silver
trowel that he used in laying the cor
net stone of the railroad Y. M. C. A.
building, and it is now for sale. The
Y. NJ. c. A. people want So, 900 for it.
AT ABILENE.-A handsome arch wal
constructed for the passage of Presi
dent Roosevelt where school girls threw
flowers in his path and an Immense
crowd greeted him. Senator Burton
introduced the president. Several
members of the Goth Kansas regiment
acted as q guard. The decorations
were beautiful and abundant. A COW.
boy band furnished the music.