Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-16

during the war OF the reoelllon. COL
Sn yder was the commander of the
Ninth New York artillery throughout
the war. An error was made in the
muster rolls during the year 1854,
which has just been located, and the
government owes him s5s.56 for SER
vice.
LIKELY TO BE LONG STRIKE.-In the
opinion of w. L. A. Johnson, state
labor commissioner, the strike of the
Kansas City Southern men ut Pitts
burg is likely to be very long drawn
out affair. Mr.. johnson spent almost
week at Pittsburg, trying to effect
some arrangement looking toward
settlement of the strike, but has been
altogether unsuccessful.
NIoTAzE OIL ZELDA new oil field
was opened near Niotaze, in the east
ern part of Chautauqua county, when
a well owned by the Chautauqua Oil
company was ''shot." 1t is estimated
to be a fifty-barrel well. 1t is the first
one drilled there. Drills are now rum
ming all around Sedan, and Chautauqua
county is being thoroughly explored
for oil, gas and minerals.
DIED ON 18TH BIRTHDAY.-Mrs. Rob-
ert Dobson, living near Tyro, Mont
gomery county, died at her home dur
ing family reunion. 1t was Mr.. Dob
sons 18th birthday, and a reunion of
all the children was held at the old
home. Just as the guests were depart
ing Mrs. Dobson dropped dead, sup
posedly of heart failure.
PUBLIC LIBRARY VOTED DowN.-The
proposition to levy tax to maintain a
public library at Junction City failed
to carry by ten votes. The proposition
received majority of the votes cast,
but ninety-six blank and defective bal
lots knocked it out. The 5000 high
school proposition was carried by Cos
votes
OMNIBUS BARNS BURNED.-The barns
of the Arkansas City Omnibus company
burned to the ground with loss of
81, 500, partially covered by insurance.
Origin of fire is unknown. Several
small buildings and barns in the neigh
borhood also burned. Vehicles and all
stock in the big barns we're all saved.
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS-
democratic convention held at Dodge
City nominated C. F. Clyne, of Stafford,
on the third ballot, as candidate for
congress from the Seventh district.
There are now three candidates in the
field to be voted for in May; Murdoch,
Babb and Clyne.
BURIAL AssoCIA TIoNs.-Th attorney
general Ii as decided that the burial as
sociations operating in large number
of Kansas cities and towns, should
properly be classed as insurance or
CARNATIONS and come under the insur-
ance laws of the state.
Gov. st. JOHNS DAUeHTER.-Mrs.
Henry L. Page, a daughter of ex-Gov-
ernor John P. st. John, of Kansas,
died at Fort Scott of Inflammation of
the stomach, caused by poison eaten in
some canned fruit recently at St Louis.
BREWER TO SPEAK.-Justice David D.
Brewer, of the supreme court of the
United States is to deliver the COM
mencement address at Kansas univer-
sity. The subject he has announced is
THE Triumph of Justice"
GETS A FoRTUNE.-Mrs. Margaret
Lauver, of Niclzerson, and her eight
children have been left by her grand
father 500, 900 in cash and 100 acres of
land.
SALINA VOTES FOR SCHooL-The
proposition to issue $4,000 bonds for a
new school building for Salina carried
at the election by s45 majority:
WALNUT Loes-Grcenwood county
mas started thirty carloads of walnut
logs to England.
SALT VEIN OF 10 FEET.-It has been
found at Ellsworth. Numerous veins
have been found at different depths,
but this vein, 10 feet thick, will have
salt works in operation soon, as there
are so carpenters and stone masons ut
work upon the buildings.
COMPANY c, FALL mo. L. Davis,
an old soldier of Lynn county, with
Mrs. Davis, will keep open house on
April 81, 1903, from to p. IN, 1t be-
ing their fiftieth marriage anniversary.
All of Company C, 18th Kansas are an
vited to fall in.
To DRILL FOR On--The North To-
pelsa company, which was organized to
drill for oil, will commence work as
soon as an engine can be secured TO
operate the drill. The drill has been
secured at cost of $3.50. The company
has not yet decided upon the place but
it will be selected within a short time.
MAsoNs' REUNION. 31st semi.
annual reunion of the Scottish Rite
bodies of Kansas will be held at Wich-
tia April 21-23 From present indica.
tions this occasion will be remarka BILE
IOT Tie. Hulu OcT III bIJcuQduCC.
Do BETTER IN KANsAs.-An Alien
county man who heard the smooth talk
that is put up regarding the ease with
which one can make money on Cali
foInia orange farm, went out there
with view to locating. He cane
back. He says a man can do better
raising apples in Kansas than oranges
in California
KANsAN IN CHARGE.-W. S. Belden,
a Brown county man, has been given
complete charge of all the weather
bureau stations in Mississippi with
headquarters at ViclSsburg.
GAS AT EUREKA.-A good flow of gas
was found at depth of 400 feet This