Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-11-24
Mother Was upheId-The state

Cain, because he refused to send his
children to the public school. His son,
Theodore, is IL years old and never
has attended public schools, but has
been taught at home by him mother.
The boy was examined by the county
superintendent some time ago and
found to be lacking in knowledge for
an 11-year-old-boy and the superin-
tendent decided that the mother was
incompetent to teach him. The jury
brought in a verdict of not guilty. The
court held that a jury can judge the
competency of the teacher.
Strike Salt Bed.-The prospect hole
being put down by the Mcpherson
Prospecting company in search of oil
or gas, struck bed of solid salt at
a depth of 440 feet. The drill had
penetrated the salt bed to a depth OF
ninety feet and is still going through
the salt. The salt is OVERLAND with
thick strata shell. The drill will not
be stopped at the salt, but will be con-
tinued in search of oil or gas to
depth of three thousand feet unless
oil or gas is reached before. The rock
salt is of the purest quality and clear
as a crystal.
Was Number 13-The Syndicate Oil
and Gas company has made an impor-
tant strike in the thirteenth well on
its holdings five miles east of Chanute.
The strike is really of double impor-
lance, first to the syndicate company,
since it has given them one of the best
oilers in the famous trans-Neosho
field, and also to the other operators
in this field, as it has demonstrated
the existence of deposit of petrol
cum below the depth of the sand at
which a majority of them have stopped
drilling heretofore.
Prominent kansan Dies-Dr. G. S.
Mosteller, aged 80 years, died at the
home of his son, Frank Mosteller, in
Pittsburg, Kansas. He was native
of Indiana and graduate of the Jack
sonville, ILL.,, School of Medicine.
short time after his graduation. he
enlisted in a Chicago regiment for the
Mexican war as surgeon and march
ed overland from Fort Leavenworth
to Santa Fe. After the war he To-
Gated in Illinois and for years was
one of the leading physicians in Macon
county.
Gen. Bells Pans.-General ].
Franklin Bell, U. S. army commandant
of the infantry and cavalry school at
Fort Leavenworth post, has sent to
the chief of staff plans and descrip-
lions in, detail of elaborate improve
ments In the college. section of this
post. General Bell utilities all of the
present buildings, arranged with the
idea of slightly charging the facil-
tiles of the institution and increasing
the accommodations for instructors
and student officers.
Governors to Feel at Home.-It is
expected that the Commercial club will
at its December meeting decide to take
steps toward making the governors Of
Kansas feel at home" in Topeka. The
club will probably decide that in the
future each successive governor shall
be an honorary member of the organ
ization and that once year a public
reception will be given to the COVER
nor by the city and the Commercial
club.
Closed the Room.-At Independence
Secretary ]. l. Gillespie, of the Ma
tional Oil Mems association, has
closed the rooms of the association. 1t
is understood that this action was ia
ken on account of financial difficult
ties and that the rooms would not be
re-opened until reorganization of the
association is effected. Secretary Gil
lespie will apply the cash on hand to
the payment of outstanding obliga-
lions.
Big Turkey shipment.-The first
carload of live turkeys ever shipped
from Lakin was loaded and sent to the
Kansas City markets. The streets
have been lined with wagons coming
in filled with choice birds and $50
fine specimens were loaded into the
car.
Had III HeaIth.-Because of contin-
ued i'll health and financial troubles
John Slama, aged about 60, commit
ted suicide at his home few miles
from Burlington by shooting himself
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his daughter He had often threaten
ed to kill himself. Mr.. Slama came
to this county two years ago from
northern Kansas.
To Good Job.-Oscar DePriest, son
of Salina janitor, has been elected
linois, at salary of forty-five hundred
dollars year.
Thrifty kansan Dies-Ernest Stock
ebrand, rs years old, is dead at his
| home at Yates Center He was one
of the richest men In the county. He
came here from Germany without
money and unable to speak English.
He owned 1920 acres of land in Wood
son county and had an Independent
! fortune besides. ESQ
Closed Their schooIs.-Every town
in Kansas has sent it's delegation to
the worlds fair, but SedgwIck suffer
ed worst. So far it is the only town
that closed the public schools to al
low the teachers to go.
Young Kansan Dies-S. L. Bowling.
son of George D. Bowling, ex-state
| Senator, died at his fathers home
near Scandia. of hemorrhage of the
| lungs. At the outbreak of the Cuban
war Mr.. Bowling enlisted. but did not
see active service. He was % years
old and unmarried. Arrangements
for the funeral have not been made
yet.
| Inspect Kansas Militia-Orders have
been issued from the headquarters
of Second Regiment, Kansas Nation
al Guards, for the inspection of the
compaRies of the regiment.
To Hold Franchise-Even Coffey-
vile has begun to look upon her pro-
posed street car line as something of
icl.a In, crdo,. hoI