Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-02-25
prpHrHER,A IN GEARY.-piuhtheria

DIPHTHEBIA IN GEARY.-Diphtheria
of a most malignant nature has broken
out in the community along Clark's
of Geary county. A large number of
children are afflicted with the disease
and several of them have died from
it in the past few weeks. The schools
for many miles around have been closed
and every precaution is being taken to
keep the disease from spreading.
For NEW RAnRoAD:-An election
voting 81, 900 bonds per mile to aid the
Arkansas Valley & Denver Railroad
company was carried in all the town
ships in Edwards county from Kinsley
to the east line of the county. This
will amount to about $4,000. Most of
the right of way has also been promised
through these townships.
SLEET IN GEARY.-Sleet fell nearly
all day in Geary county with a cold
east wind. The wheat growing farm
ers are greatly concerned about the
continued lack of moisture. There
has been practically no moisture on
I he fields since November. Wheat will
be badly damaged unless there is a fall
of rain or snow soon.
FEAR SPRING RAINs.-M. ]. Wells, of
Woodston, writing to the board of
railroad commissioners, says there still
is lot of wheat piled on the ground
in his section. The farmers are unable
to get cars, he says. He expresses fear
that if the wheat is not shipped by
April l, the spring rains will destroy
it.
HOTEL MAN DEAD.-C. c. Coltrane,
proprietor of the Windsor hotel at
Garden City, is dead after a brief ILL
ness. Grief caused by the, recent death
of daughter fastened his death.
KILLED BY A FAIL.-O. johnson, one
of the first settlers of Kansas and for
thirty-four years a resident of Miami
county, was killed by fall from hay
loft on his farm near Paola.
HAS CRAZY MoTHER.-A Rice county
boy whose mother has been sent to the
asylum six times has been adjudged in
sane and sent to an institution for the
feeble minded.
MILL AND DEPOT BURN.-The new
-four mill of Edward Guldner and the
Frisco depot at Frederick are destroyed
by fire. The loss is 81, 400; the insur-
ance, 1000.
SUES HASKELL CoUNTY.-Geo. H.
Holzbog, of Indiana, has filed suit
against Haskell county for bonds val
ued at So, 900 with interest from Jan.
1, 1902.
MORE HOTEL RooMs.-One of the
large hotels in Wichita is having an
addition erected which gives the hotel
1o1 rooms, all provided with fire es-
capes.
No NIeHT STUDYING pupils in the
Abilene schools are required to study
at night. The object of the rule is for
the benefit of the health of the pupils.
CARRIED s5,OOO.-One insurance
agency in Topeka carried ss5, 900 on
the Parkhurst-Davis property. The
agency has eight companies.
AT WOODEN MILL.-One of the two
wooden mills of Topeka gives employ
ment to "a men and boys and % women
and girls working full time.
HORSES BURNED.-At Miltonvale,
fire destroyed the large livery barn of
Thos. Mcneil. Sixteen horses and
many vehicles were burned.
A LARGE MoRTGAGE.-The Topeka
Street Railway company has issued a
mortgage for 81, 25O, 900 to secure the
payment of new bonds
HAvEN's LoDGEs.-Haven claims to
lead the towns of its size in the way of
lodges. About Is orders hold regular
sessions there.
COOPERATIVE SToRE.-An organizer
is working among the railroad men of
Emporia to organize a cooperative
store.
STOCK TRAIN DERAILED.-A Missouri
Pacific stock train was derailed be-
tween Reese and Rosalia, Butler coun-
ty. The cars that left the track con-
tanned ore and SALT. and the stock was
uninjured. Passenger traffic was de-
layed few hours which was about the
only harm done.
GooDLAND BANK SoLD.-Secretarv of
State Burrows, of Smith Center, and
E. E. Ames, Charles Sawyer and C. J.
Shimeall, of Norton, have bought the
First National bank of Goodland. 1t
has capital of S25, 900.
Ness CITY MILL-An electric light
company has been organized at Ness
City and will begin at once installing
machinery in the -four mill, and will
furnish power by the dynamos The
plant is expected to be in full operation
in two months.
G. NJ. BrTTMAN DEAD.-George NJ.
Bittman senior member of the
wholesale grocery firm of Bittman,
Todd & Co., of Leavenworth, died of
diabetes at his home there. Mr.. Bit
man was a native of Germany and was
70 years old.
No NoAuNATION.-The first senatorial
Republican district convention held at
Troy adjourned without making a
nomination, until March IA. There
1926 ballots taken, Doniphan casting
its ten votes continuously for Aten and
Brown county for Nugent.
AFTER SIX YEARs.-An Ohio man
has sent for his marriage certificate to
a Kansas probate judge, which he
failed tn take with him when he 1yae