Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-21

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were I4s national banks reporting, an
increase in three years of 90. The in
crease in deposits, within three years
is over SEQ, 1000, 900; the increase in cap
ital is over 1000, 900; the increase in
surplus accounts over 81, 100000, while
there has been an actual decrease of
over S2OO, 900 in the amount of real es-
tate carried by the banks.
WESTERN UNION BEATEN.-The su-
preme court dismissed the Western
Union injunction suit, as the law of
1899, under which a multiplicity of
cases were brought, has been knocked
out. The court reduced the fees and
expenses of the special master in the
case from So, $50 to 81 200. These cases
We're brought by people who presented
multitudes of messages to be sent by
the Western Union, with offer to pay
the low rate under new law, which
the company refused to receive.
- BUILDING CoLLAPsED.-When the
storm struck st. John many small
buildings left their proper locations
without regard as to which way they
went. A laage vacant store room col
lapsed. Tons of loose brick and all
the fire wall of the First National
bank, being built, fell upon barber
shop from which about Is men had
just gone out to look at a wrecked build
ing, leaving five men in the shop, all
of whom were hurt. VIM. Reynolds
was the worst hurt.
GAS BUILDS TOWNS Oil makes farm
ers rich but gas builds up a manufac-
turing town. That is why lola has
outstripped its sister towns in growth
in~recent years. The big development
of gas started there in 1892. At that
time lola was town of 1900 popula-
ton. Today it has a population of
10000 on the townsite and counting
suburban towns connected with it by
trolley it has close to $4,000. Gas
alone is responsible for its big growth.
SALINA PRoTEsTs.-The citizens and
business men of Salina, through the
commercial club, have entered a pro-
test against the abandonment of the
Missouri Pacific passenger train be-
tween Snlina and Wichita. The trains
are scheduled to be taken off April "a
The commercial club has appointed
D. w. Cowden and w. S. Grosser to go
to st. Louis and make an effort to
have the train service continued.
CAME IN 1s54.-Mrs Asseneth P. Nor
gan, a member of the first emigrant
party which settled upon the present
site of Lawrence is dead at the age of
so years. The only member of this
party who is now living is General
Hugh Cameron, the hermit.
are 81 in the class which will graduate
from the college department of Wash
burn next June, % from the medical
department and four from the music
department, making total graduating
class of So.
THERE So YEARs.-George Entzmin-
ger who died in Bourbon county re-
Gently at the age of 70, accumulated
an estate valued at S15o,OO0. For &c
years he was farmer and stock raiser.
He reared family of twelve children.
ENGINE ExPLoDED.-The boiler of a
Santa Fe engine standing in the yards
at Florence exploded instantly killing
Emanuel Hahnm, the fireman, and
fatally injuring William E. Moody, the
engineer, both of Emporia.
COURT FEEs.-The fees in the Dewey
case for jurors mileage and per diem
amounted to S3,O27. so; for witnesses
$4,000; sheriff's fees serving subpoenas
$267.4O, making total for these items
of 81, o949O.
ASK CHANGE OF VENUE. attor
neys for J. E. MARCEL, the Highland
/ bank wrecker, are endeavoring to get
a change of venue for their client.
MACHINE SHOPS FENcED.-The Santa
Fe company has made preparations a,
| Newton to meet any contingency that
mar arise. Numerous special officers
have been sworn in to patrol the yards
both day and night. Arrangements
are being made to fence in the machine
shops, roundhouse and car repair yards
Immediately. The fence will be nine
feet high topped with couple of wires
| Watchmen will be stationed at the
openings and only those who have
business to transact will be allowed to
pass in.
rill township man claims to have
found gold. bearing quartz near Pony
creek. The rock has not yet been ex
amined by experts and there is consid
cradle doubt that it will show enough
gold to pay for the mining, if any
However, there are prospects for OF
and even coal in that part of the coun
try.
WEEKLY CONCERTS. bust
ness men have hired the band to give
weekly concerts. They are to pay s2t
for an hour and half of music.
EDITOR AssAULTED.-W. A Mitchell
editor of the Advocate, the leading Re
publican paper of Cherokee comfy
was assaulted on the streets of Colum
bus and is in a precarious condition
Elmer Pitserr became enraged a
Mitchell over an article in the paper
relative to an nncle who is dead. 81.
was arrested and placed under 81, oOt
bond.
K. N. G. CoMPANY.-A military com
pany to be known as Company D, FRS
regiment, Kansas national guards, ha,
been organized at Paola.