Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-11-10

Prints for IdentiHcation.-Wil Nc
penitentiary, has just completed TAX
ing finger print records of all the pris.
oners confined in the big prison. The
task has taken several weeks, but the
records compiled are most valuable
The finger print method of identif-
cation is being used in all the fore
most prisons over the country now and
many police departments are keeping
the finger prints of all criminals who
pass through their hands The records
are made by having the prisoner lay
his finger tips on a piece of glass
liked with printers ink He then
pressed them on record sheet, in des-
ignated spaces, and the sheet h filed
by peculiar system and held for fu-
ture reference.
PIainviiIe prospers.-This town gets
two free rural routes on and after
December l. One of them is ~ miles
long, has 107 houses, and contains a
population of 42S, The other is 29
miles long, with lip houses and 44S
population. The acreage of wheat
sown on Paradise Flats, of which
Piainville is the center, is large and
nearly up to the acreage sown two
years ago. The crop is growing fine.
and the season is unusually favorable
for it. Some fields are already being
pastured. The corn crop has COM
menced to move. The yield is larger
than for several years.
Flaw in BaIIots.-It was discovered
! that the ballots for Bourbon county
had been printed wrong. The square
| was printed after the words No Nom
nation" as provided in the old law.
The mistake was not discovered until
after the ballots had been delivered to
the county clerk They will be re-
printed but cannot be delivered to the
county clerk five days before cleo
ton day as the law provides.
Given Satisfaction.-Dr. Dinsmore,
of Troy, has held the position of cor.
oner in Doniphan county for Is
years and has been nominated for
another term. He has given satisfac-
ton to the living and the dead have
made no kick.
Ware to Resign.-The report that
Eugene Ware, pension commissioner.
is to resign, has been started again.
James L. Davenport is named as his
successor after Roosevelt's election.
Davenport is first deputy commission
er.
Candidate Suicides.-C. c. Rhodes.
candidate for justice of the peace
in Emporia township, committed sui
eide by drinking carbolic acid. Des-
pondency over business reverses and
his i'll health caused him to end his
life.
Horses Burned-Henry Harrington's
barn at Junction City was burned to
the ground. There were twenty-five
fire broke out and all but four of
these were burned.
Feared Insanity.-M. B. Shields, IS
years old, a bookkeeper in the J. B. |
Lynn's dry goods store at Winfield for
% years, fearing he was becoming III
sane shot out his brains. i
Kicked by coIt.-N. G.. Marsh, well |
known horseman at Cedarvaie, was
kicked in the solar plexus by colt,
from the effects of which he died
Native of ireland-Thomas Buckley,
native of Ireland and a pioneer res
ident of Leavenworth, is dead. He
leaves a son and two daughters.
big vessment.-Pension Commits
sioner Ware has purchased the John
Knox property north of Potwin, for
SIT 900, as an investment.
Fatal Accident.-Charles Mcmillan
a prominent citizen or Mcmillan, was
fatally wounded by the discharge OF
a pistol.
Must be Vaccinated.-The board of
health has ordered that all the pupils
of the Branner school at Topeka be
vaccinated.
He Moved on.-Fritz Durein, a To-
peka jointist, called at the county Jail |
to chat with some friends. He paus-
ed in front of the cell occupied by
Blanche Boise, the home defender, |
and gaZed at her. She asked him to |
move on. He declined. She grabbed |
up handful of red pepper and threw |
it in his eyes. He then moved for |
doctors Office.
Dispute Over Account.-Dr. H. r.
Smith, one of the oldest physicians in |
Kansas, was fatally shot |
by Milt Conner, a young farmer. They
disputed over an account.
Requires Requisition.-LilIie Cald-
well, a colored woman arrested at To-
peka some time ago on the charge of
robbing Charles Beigley, a street car
of 500, jumped her bond,
but she has been located at Enid. She
requires a requisition before re-
turning. ~
Escaped From JaiI.-Three prison
ers, William Allen, Gilbert Morris and
Ray Campbell, escaped from the Sum-
ner county jail at Wellington and were
not missed for twelve hours. Allen
had been sentenced for burglary to
five years in the penitentiary.
Struck Gas.-Gas has been struck
400 feet from the surface in a we'll
near Strong City, which is being drill
ed by public subscription The guam
lily is not considered sufficient and
drilling will continue, in the hope of
oil. A fund of $4,000 was
raised for this purpose and the well
will be sunk 1000 feet.
First Oil Company.-Charlie Stew
ems, of Paola,. has blank certificate
If stock of what is probably the first
Dill company organized in Kansas. 1t