Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-11
KANSAS COMMENT.


Oil and Gas Co. has commenced drilling
upon one of the company's leases at
Peru.
CHAPMAN A LAKE.-The floods from
rains have done thousands of dollars
damage about Chapman. The whole
city of Chapman is lake.
TRoUBIEsoME TELEGRAPHISe.-The
operator at Holiday was driven to the
top of the table by three feet of water
on the floor of the depot
SOLOMON FIooDED.-The rain has
flooded the city of Solomon and hum
dred homes are under water. The
damage to crops is immense.
THREE MILES WIoE.-Considering
that the Kansas river at Topeka covers
an area over three miles wide, the rise
is almost beyond comprehension.
KAw on RAMPAeE.-Thisi is true at
Lawrence, with danger to the bridge.
Parts of North Lawrence are flooded.
The Union Pacific abandoned all trains.
Water covers Santa Fe tracks about
Lecompton but local trains go through
it.
To SAVE HIS LIFE. NJ. Woods,
the negro arrested at Yates Center
charged with assaulting farmers
wife, was taken to the Wichita Jail
to prevent lynching there. The mob
threatened the jailer at Yates Center
but was held off at the point of revolt
vers.
ARMY RATIoNs SENT.-Colonel Minor,
commanding at Fort Leavenworth, is
sued 10000 rations to Kansas City,
Kansas He also has asked Adj. Gen.
Corbin to make Fort Leavenworth
central point to meet the demand, and
send rations there in unlimited guam
titles
MORE HIGH WArER-The streams of
Montgomery county are the highest
ever recorded. The two railroads en-
tering Independence are both under
wide and many farm houses are de-
serted. William Burke was drowned
while trying to cross Sycamore creek.
MEDoRA SURRoUSDED.-Little River
became mile wide at Medora. Every
building in town is surrounded and
water is over the floor of the postoffice.
Thousands of acres of wheat and al
falfa are flooded and hundreds of farms
are under water. Many people have
moved to higher ground. Cow Creek
washed out the Missouri Pacific and
Santa Fe bridges north of Sterling and
traffic is at a standstill.
SHAWNEE AssEssIENT.-The raise in
the personal property assessment of
Shawnee county will. it is thought
when all the returns have been COM
piled, show an increase of at least $780,
900 over the assessment of last year.
The assessment of property in the
townships has been compiled and this
shows an increase of S2O6, 705 over last
year and it is thought the city will
raise this to the amount mentioned.
The SOLOMON VAILEY.-The Solomon
river has been rising the past four days
necessarily. Thousands of acres OF
wheat III the Solomon valley are under
water and many farmers have been
compelled to vacate their homes. No
mails have arrived at Minneapolis for
several days. The river covered Verdi,
and farmers are moving stock to high
ground. The wheat on the high lands
is all right, and stands well, and will
make good crop. Barnard is three
feet under water and traffic is carried
on in boats. The Santa Fe trains can
70 no farther than Manchester.
KANSAS VETERAN SPEAKs.-J. D.
Snoddy, of Pleasanton, Kan, who
served in the Civil war with the 18th
Kansas infantry, (the Jayhawliers)
was the orator of the day at the Decor
alton day services at Covington, KY,
under the auspices of John C. Fremont
post No. 4, G. A. r. His address was
listened to by several thousand people.
HAIL II BARBER.-A heavy rain with
some hail and strong wind swept
through the county extending as far
east as Whitfield No serious damage
only to small grain.
INDIANS GAVE WARNINe.-Marion
situated at the confluence of foul
streams, has been suffering badly from
the flood. About 40 people took din
ner in the public school building. The
Elgin hotel served its meals upstairs
The Indians told the early settlers
never to build a town there, and nov
the people wish they had listened.
SUFFERERS FED-The distress of til,
Topeka sufferers is being dispelled
Those who are still in North Topel1;
are receiving food and are in no dan
ger unless it be from sickness
HIGHEST IN 20 YEARs-The water
along the vermillion valley is the high
est in twenty years. Many families
were compelled to move to higher
ground. A heavy rain sent the water
over the crops on the low lands and
great damage will result.
BY SANE STEoKE.-At Hutchinson
Lampman Stricllley and A. Jarvis
were struck by the same stroke o
lightning; one of them at the sigma
tower and the other in the station, tn,
lightning passing over wire. Tine,
both survived.
BRIDGES IN DANeER.-The Frisco a
Ellsworth was flooded and the loss o
bridges was feared. Four Union Pa
cifc passenger trains were tied up a
Ellsworth. That road had four mile
of track SO washed that it could not b.
used; and the Frisco had two miles o
track out
EIFrY DRoMNEp.-In the floods alonl