Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-15

the thirteenth annual meeting of the
Kansas Improved Stock Breeders as
ISOLATION, to be held at Topeka on
January IL, Is and IA, has every prom
Use of being record breaker in attend
ance. Secretary H. A. Heath, of To-
peka, is the busiest man at the state
capital.
OLD PEOPLE PROVIDED FoR.-Mr
and Mrs. A. ]. Rinl1er, two old people
of Arkansas City, have fallen heir to
an estate in Illinois and their share of
the property will be over SIS, 900. They
are very poor and live in a shanty in a
poor part of the city. Both are very
feeble and this will be enough to keep
them comfortable for the balance of
their days.
CANNOT DEPEND ON WINDs.-The
Union Pacific is preparing to install a
gasoline engine at every tank station
in the state where the water is pumped
by windmills, in order to be certain of
water supply when the wind power
fails. The company has found that it
cannot afford to risk placing its de-
pendence on the winds.
PIPING GAS TO CITY.-This work is
progressing at Pleasanton. There are
too good wells which have about Is
pounds pressure. The buildings are
being plumbed and within few weeks
the stores and many residences will be
lighted with natural gas.
LEASES ON 1000 acres.-Senator w.
8. Fitzpatrick, of Chautauqua. is at
the head of a syndicate of Sedan men
which has acquired oil and gas leases
on about $1,000 acres of land in that
section of the country.
CLAY BALLAST CONFERENCE.-THE
Rock Island has let a contract for
100000 yards of clay to be used on the
tracks northwest of Herington. The
contracting company will burn O,oOO
cubic yards per month.
HAS THREE HosPIrALs.-This may
be said of Winfield. Drs. Holcomb
and Boyle and Miss L. A. Wells have
bought the Jaquins home on College
Hill and will convert it into hospital
and Sanitarium at once
BIG FARMER BoYs.-Two of them
made trouble in a Nemaha county
school. The teacher had them arrested
and they were sen tenced to 60 days in
Jail. An appeal was taken to the
supreme court.
PAST THE CENTURY MARK--Dr. John
P. Wood, of Coffeyville, celebrated his
1o1st birthday on January 4. He has
practiced his profession until few
years ago; never used glasses and reads
the papers.
New COURT HoUsE.-The commits
sioners of Douglas county have ap-
proved architects plans for the $50, 600
court house to be built in Lawrence.
Bids will be opened February TO-
ANOTHER STATE BoARD.-The auc-
tioneers of Kansas met at Topeka and
ask the legislature to create a state
board for examination and registra-
ton and to give certificates
FLOUR MILLS OUT OF CoAL.-At
Atchison it has become impossible to
secure coal to supply local needs A
fearing mill has been shut down and
the others will have to-
OCCUPATION TAx-Winfeld has an
occupation tax which produces revenue
to the amount of about 81, 500 annually.
Each railroad entering the city puts
up $50 a year.
FREIGHT TIED UP.-The Santa Fe
is said to have 5000 cars of freight on
the sidings between Hutchinson and
Ration which is tied up on account of
the rush.
OTTAWA TO PAvE.-The city council
of Ottawa voted to pave eight and one
half of the principal blocks in the main
part of the town.
CITIES OF SECOND CLAss.-A call has
been issued for a meeting at Topeka
on January Is of the mayors and city
attorneys of cities of the second class
to discuss and agree upon changes to
be made in laws relating to their cities
which will be presented to the legisla-
ture.
A SHUcKER's FEAT.-Lew Rassmus-
son, of Lindsborg, shuclzed 4,5OO bush
els of corn, making an average of lis
bushels a day. He took care of his
team did all the hauling and shoveled
it all into the cribs.
ARTEsIAN WELLs.-Mr. Sunday has
completed well at Coolidge Big feet
deep which has an abundant supply of
good engine water. The well has an
artesian flow. The Santa Fe has Or
dered one dug under the supervision of
Mr.. Sunday at Syracuse.
OUT OF CoAL.-Aside from what is
stored in private bins there was not
ton of coal in Ottawa on January :;
the condition having existed several
days Cobs and pine boxes furnish
many homes with all the fuel they
have.
BARN AND HORSES BURNED. oseph
Anderson's transfer barn at Atchison
burned, together with six horses. The
loss is $4,000. Mr.. Anderson was
burned severely in trying to get out
his horses.
PROBATE JUDGES MEET.-They held
their annual meeting at Topeka. They
discussed legislation needed in their
line and elected these officers for the
coming year: President, II. D. FEEDER,
Barton; vice president. w. F. Musser,
Salina; secretary and treasurer, w. E.
Pagan, Shawnee.
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