Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-14

storm, accompanied with the most
startling lightning. The government
station Of July G registered over an
inch of rainfall. This makes a total
rainfall for this section from May
to date of 1924 inches. The farmers
all over the county are discouraged
over the prospects. The wheat is
ripe and it is utterly impossible to
get into the fields with machine.
There is probably not hundred acres
of wheat cut in the entire county and
it is impossible to move machine.
Gloomy OutIool%-The food condi-
tions at Manhattan are proving dis
astrous to many farmers in the val
leys of the Blue and the Kaw rivers.
Water is three feet higher than last
months raise Corn fields and other
growing crops are submerged in To-
cations. Farmers are leaving their
homes and are moving their stock to
high land. Cedar creek was higher
than ever before. Farmers left their
homes in the night and sought refuge
in schoolhouse. Union Pacific trains
are running on the Rock Island track
btween Manhattan and Topeka.
Voted Bonds For Coal.-A special
election was held to vote on the ques-
ton of issuing $4,000 in bonds in aid
of coal mine being put down at Atch-
ison. The bonds carried by a vote of
to 1. The city will be given stock
in the company to the extent of $780,
coo. The shaft is down over a thous-
! and feet and the uncovering Of a
three-foot vein of coal is expected
hourly.
Adopted New System-The Burling-
ton railroad has just adopted a sys-
TEN which the patrons of all the rail-
roads would be glad to see generally
adopted. 1t is the custom of all the
railroads to haul private cars at the
rear of trains. this shuts off the view
| from the observation compartments
of the rear cars and has been the
source of many complaints from pas
sengers.
Florence Fears FIood.-There has
been great excitement over the pros
| poets of another flood. A heavy rain,
estimated at from three to five inches,
| fell in that vicinity and the Cotton
wood river has been rapidly rising.
East Florence is flooded now, and re-
ports are coming in from up stream
that heavy rise will strike the
town.
Changed conditions.-Only a few
years ago a man would have been
called on to show cause why he should
longer remain on the outside, for even
limiting at it, but now some papers
are advocating that Kansas schools
should teach the use of life savers like
are used on the ocean.
Growing Alarming.-Harvey county
received another soaking rain. The
farmers are alarmed Rain has fallen
almost every day for two weeks, and
the farmers cannot get into their
fields to cut the wheat, which is now
ripe and ready for the binder.
Good Harvest Ruined.-Many acres
of fine wheat have been ruined by
the floods. Thousands of acres were
entirely washed away after it had
been cut and shocked. 1t is feared
that much sickness will follow.
Attempted Suicide. D. Crawford
of Winfield attempted suicide. His
chances of recovery are very slight.
His son took his own life last fall.
This probably affected his mind.
10000 Driven Out.-During the high
water 10000 people were rendered
homeless at Kansas City, Kansas.
Flood conditions are beginning to as
| sumo the aspect of year ago.
A Record Breaker.-Lizzie Howard
of Atchison county picked 10 boxes
of strawberries in one day of nine
hours, not counting what she ate.
Higher Water Than Last Year..
| The people in central and southern
Kansas experienced higher water this
year than last.
viii Irrieate.-A ditch 6.1CO feet
long, will be dug to drain 1000 acres
of land near Sugar lake, Atchison
county.
| Flood Station.-The United States
Neosho river flood warning station
has been established at lola, with F.
| c. Howard as director. Mr. Towards
duty will be to keep a record of the
| stage of the river, and also of the
/ amount of rain fail The river will
be measured every morning and, dur
ing flooded times, as much oftener as
need be, telegraphic reports being
made to the station at Fort Smith,
Ark
Bailey at Girard.-W. ]. Bailey de.
livered the Fourth of July address at
this place.
Will Bore at Horton.-The business
men of Horton have circulated a pc,
tition and raised $4,000 for the pur-
pose or boring prospect hole for
oil, and an organization will be eff
fected in few days. The state ge.
ologist will visit Horton and recon-
mend place for the boring.
Oil Field connected.-The Chautau.
qua county oil field was connected
this week with the Bartlesville pipe
line. The district will now be able to
dispose of the daily production as
well as 10000 barrels that have to
be stored in tanks.
viii Raise Sheep.-Fred Dold, OF
Wichita, will go into the sheep rails
ing business on large scale if his
alfalfa turns out as bountifully as
he is expecting it to. He has an acre
of the finest alfalfa that has been seen
in this section of Kansas. His idea
is to buy small amount of corn and
feed 1000 head of sheep on the al
falfa.
Reformatory Turns In-The reform.
atory at Hutchinson will turn back
into the, state general fund s7,09T.SS
OF this $1,709.O9 was unexpended sal
airy appropriation.
First Steam Turbine-The Lawrence