Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-12-29
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! buying TlSutS-OI-Wdy lTOHl INC ldi iHCio
along the proposed route. The com.
pany will use the Santa Fe right-of
way in several places. but will not
follow that line all the way. 1t will
cut across the country wherever the
distance can be shortened. The Kan
Chanute gas field. hut also the indie
pendence field, and. if necessary, will
be extended to Indian Territory. The
| company owns several thousand acres
of leases in the Indian country and
will develop them next summer.
Working Up G. A. R.-Charles Har-
ris, department commander of the
Kansas G. A. R., has been touring the
state, working up interest in the order
during the past month. There seems
to be great revival of interest among
the soldiers" he said, land we are
recruiting new members everywhere.
/ In some places the increase has been
more than fifty, while scores of posts
have taken in from ten to twenty new
members. No effort is being made to
increase the number of posts, but to
enlarge the present posts and estab-
lish outposts."
Don't Want Exhibits. - Secretary
Coburn of the agricultural depart
ment, doesn't want the agricultural
exhibit which has been shipped home
from the st. Louis fair by the Kansas
commissioners. After the fair was
over the commissioners gathered up
| all the movable agricultural exhibits
and shipped them to Topeka for dis
play in the agricultural rooms. Coburn
says his display rooms are full now
of as fine exhibits as the ones from
the fair and he doesn't care to take
on any more.
Want Grand Jury.-Petitions are be,
ing circulated at Arkansas City by the
temperance people asking for a grand
jury. and their hackers think the re,
quest will be granted. The petitions
now have several times the required
400 names of taxpayers. The district
Judge will act on the petition the last
day of the present term of court.
Cutting Down Production.-As a re-
suit of the recent cut in price of crude
oil the Coffeyville OIL operators are
talking very seriously of shutting
down entirely. The most of them
have shut down already and what few
are running 1t is said will stop their
rigs and keep their oil in the
ground.
1900 Teachers Expected. - State
Superintendent Dayhoff expects about
1,2O0 teachers at Topeka next week
to take in the annual meeting of the
State Teachers Association. The
Commercial Club is arranging to give
the visiting teachers a reception in
the state house.
Applied For Charter. - The Ran
dolph State bank, of Randolph, Riley
county, has applied for a charter to
the bank commissioner. When he ap-
proves it the state charter board will
issue the charter. The bank wants to
begin business with the new year.
Temperance Union to Meet. - The
annual convention of the State Tenn
perance Union will be held in Topeka
the 18th and 10th of February, 1905
The officers are planning for one of
the best conventions in the history of
the union.
Lecture on Journalism.-At Law
renee B. B. Herbert, of Chicago, edi-
lectured to the University of Kansas
school of journalism.
Academy of Science.-The Kansas
Academy of Science will hold its an
nual meeting December 20, 80 and 81
There are sixty papers on the pro-
gram.
Conductor Robbed-Conducto Car
ter, of the Santa Fe east-bound freight
train, was held UP and robbed of SAT
at North Ottawa junction. Carter
was in the act of signaling his train
out when the men held him up. The
highwaymen had their faces covered
with handkerchiefs. They are be-
lieved to have gone west Carter took
his train out after the robbers let him
go.
Joints Starting Up.-District Judge
Hazen has knocked out Topeka's
search and seizure ordinance. The
joints are starting up again.
Robbery is charged.-The H. D. Lee
Mercantile Company, of Salina, re-
Gently started an investigation and as
a result seven men, some old and
trusted employees, did not report for
work Monday morning. They are ac-
cused of systematic robbery. Some
of the men discharged are highly re-
spected.
Mother Of Grant GiIIett Dies
Mrs. NJ. j. Gillett, mother of Grant
Gillett, died at woodbine. Her hus-
band died ten years ago. Grant has
never been back since his flight to
Mexico in 1898.
Course in Farming-E. w. Albright
a farmer living near Goodland has
rented his farm and will take special
course in scientific farming at the
State Agricultural college. He is 40
years old and has already made a sue
cess of farming. When he finishes
his course he will return to the farm.
Cattle to New Mexico.-Two thou
sand New Mexican cattle are being
driven to Wichita County for the win
ter. The owners are paying seventy
five dollars a night to farmers along
the road who furnish them with fields
for grazing.
Ritchey Leaves Wichita.-The Rev.
j. d. Ritchey has accepted the call