Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-19

| He was a '49er in the first rush to Cali
fornia. His sister, Mrs s. S. Cooper,
who was in the hotel business for years
in OslSaloosa, while her husband con-
Quoted a mercantile business next door,
died of paralysis of the heart while
looking at the body of her brother.
INSANE INMATE KILLED. -Amos L.
Maxwell, aged so years, an inmate of
the Kansas asylum for the insane, sud-
denly died as result of a severe beat
ing alleged to have been given him by
Earl Neal and NJ. w. Peterson, two
| guards Governor Bailey said there
would be no whitewashing and if the
guards nre guilty they will have to
suffer.
ZINC SHELTERS SoLD.-It is said that
the Cranky Smelling and Mining COM
pany has purchased the big Lanyon
zinc shelters at Neodesha, Kansas.
| The consideration is not known. Three
hundred thousand dollars is to be ex-
| pended at once in enlarging the works.
The new smelters will employ 600
men.
| ENROLMENT AT BAKEB.-President
Murlin of Baker university, granted
the students holiday in honor of the
colleges enrolment reaching 900: the
largest in the history of that institu-
ton. The enrolment represents 80
counties of Kansas, eighteen states and
territories and five countries.
OIL NEAR WAMEGo.-It was struck
at depth of $50 feet and was forced
mp through 900 feet of water. Until
the well is cased and the water pumped
out the flow cannot be ascertained.
thousands of acres. No stock is offered
for sale as yet
AN IRRIGATING PUMP.-Nathan Full
Ter, of Lallip, has contracted for
pump which will raise 500 to 1000 gal
Ions of water a minute. The pump
will be run by an eight horse power
gasoline engine, and will supply water
enough to irrigate Mr.. Fuiler's large
beet fields.
JUDGES HOLD OvEB.-Attorney Gen
eral Coleman has unofficially affirmed
Godard's declaration that Governor
Bailey cannot appoint successors to
the judges whose terms expire this
year, but that they will hold over until
the election of 1904.
PosTMAsTERs CONFERENCE.-THE sem
ate has confirmed the appointment of
the following Kansas postmasters:
james NJ. Morgan, Osborn; C. w. Smith,
Washington; G. j. Barker, Lawrence;
T. e. Thompson, Howard; G. Delaney,
Axtell.
New SO, 600 CHURCH. months
ago the Methodist church at Sabetha
was destroyed by fire. A new church
which has cost S1o,O to build and
equip has just been dedicated. 1t is on
the old site and is entirely free from
debt
SEVENTH DISTRICT VAcANcY.-Gov-
ernor Bailey has announced that he
will not call congressional election
in the Seventh district until the time
for holding conventions is fixed.
WAS From KANsAs.-Mrs. E. S.
Slower, wife of ex-Licut. Gov. Slower,
of Kansas, died of paralysis at Albu-
querque on the 18th. The Stovers
have lived there 20 years.
state insurance commissioner, has APP
pointed John H. Upton, of Wichita, to
be state insurance examiner.
VERMILuoN WILL BoRE.-The peo-
pie of that Marshall county town are
proposing to bore hole 1000 feet deep
in search of oil, gas or coal.
CUT HIS THROAT. Fl. johnson, of
the Central hotel of Medicine Lodge,
cut his jugular vein with a pocket
knife and died speedily.
OIL AT New ALBANIA report in
dictates that considerable of an oil boom
is being started in New Albany, south
| of Fredonia. Investors are entering
the field and leasing right and left at
whatever prices are asked. This part
of the field is continuation of the
Chanute territory but has been over
looked.
Thirty YEARS IN SERvIcE.-Post
Quartermaster Sergeant Louis P. Ra-
ham has retired from the army at Fort
Riley after service of thirty years
He has splendid record as a soldier.
FROM GAS REvENUE.-The city coun-
ell of Chanute voted to install an cleo
trio light plant in that city of b, 100 arc
and 5000 incandescent capacity. The
plant will be paid for by an appropria-
tions of $1,000 a month from the rev.
enues of the city gas plant, which is
now paying the city over $4,000 a
month clear.
THE CLAY CENTER MAsoNs have pur-
chased building which they propose
to convert into Masonic hall. 1t
| is double one and will be reconstruct
ed to great extent.
ROBBED AND KILLED.-B. w. Knott,
a wealthy citizen of Bird City, was
found lying dead in pool of blood in
his bedroom. He is supposed to have
been murdered on the night before.
He came from York, Neb., where he
has brother, ]. S. Knott. Robbery is
the motive assigned.
| CoURsINe MEETING.-It is to be held
at Clyde April 16. 1t will be 16 dog
race, open to all, and entries will close
just as soon as filed. Charles Sterling
of Clay Center, has been selected as
judge.
HITS FORT ScoTT.-The decision of
the district court at Lawrence, holding