Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-02-11
KANSAS COMMENT.

sanitary board has received notice OF
the existence of CHAMBERS in Cowley
county.
Frozen IN PoSD-At st. Francis a
sheep, cow and horse some way got
into pond and were found the next
day frozen solid.
MINE INSPECTOR Tho state miners
convention elected James.Orr, of Weir
City state mine inspector to succeed
David Castleman.
SHOWS GRowTH.-The churches of
Chanute are not large enough to hold
all who wish to attend services. More
churches are needed.
EPIDEMIC OvEE.-The scarlet fever
epidemic at Salina has been checked,
there being no new cases. The public
schools were closed for two weeks.
CONDUCTOR WHITE.-A. H. White, a
well known Santa Fe conductor, is
dead at Burlington, Iowa. While run
ming IN Kansas he had his residence at
Newton.
GAS PRoPosIrIoN.-The chamber of
commerce of Wichita, is considering a
proposition for piping natural gas to
the city from gas fields in counties
farther east.
EXTRA JURYArEN. The Norton coun-
tv district court commenced action
upon the trial of Dewey, the Cheyenne
county cattleman, by having 100 extra
jurymen summoned.
A PRoMoTIoN-Machini A. Il. Pyle
of Horton, has been promoted to the
position of round house foreman for
the Rock Island at Armourdale. He is
a son of Marshal Pyle, of Horton.
GRoCERs' TRUsF.-Six of the most
substantial wholesale and retail gro
Gerry establishments in Galena have
formed a trust. These same parties
have heretofore fought against COM
bines of any kind.
GIFT TO K. U.-Simeon Bell, of Rose
dale, Kansas, has given the University
of Kansas ZOO in Missouri land.
This is supplementary to previous
gift of cash for hospital, which has
not been utilized because of lack of
means to provide site.
CRIMINAL LAWYER DEAD.-Gharles
A. Cox, criminal lawyer and politician
of Chanute, died of Bright's disease
after long illness. He partially re-
gained his mental powers last month
and won a big damage suit in the SUI
preme court, writing his brief while in
bed.
KILLED WIFE AND SELF.-Jesse
Steppe, of Baxter Springs, Kas,, shot
and killed his wife in Pittsburg be-
Mrs. Gibson, an aunt, was badly in
jured during the fight. Steppe then
fred bullet into his own head, dying
instantly.
TRADING STAMPs.-The city council
of Wichita has virtually kicked out of
the city all trading stamps by placing
license of S75 a month upon mer-
chants using them The ordinance in
cludes trading stamps, coupons pre-
miums or any trading device furnished
by foreign companies"
PERcHERoN SALE.-The sale of Perch
eroD stations and mares held in Wich-
tia, was well attended and while the
breeders thought they were not getting
big prices the stock all went at fair
prices. L. Ami, a two year old stallion
was sold for 1905 to A. J. Moser, of
Carmen, Okla. Other stations We're
sold at prices ranging from S155 to
$40.
SAVED LIEE.-The Rev. W. E..
Biederwolf, evangelist, who is conduct
ing revival meetings at the Presby-
terrain church in Holton, saved the life
of Miss Irene Kaul, a young lady six
teen years old. They broke through
the ice and were submerged in ten feet
of water. They went with others to a
pond where there was skating party
md slzated with them.
BISHOP ZooK DEAD.-Blshop Samuel
Zoolz, of the River Brethren church,
and in charge of its western branch,
died at Abilene aged 20 years.
Hoes FROM SHERMAN-The first
shipment of hogs out of Sherman coun-
ty for two years was last week when
C. E. Swarts shipped carload to Pu-
eblo, Col. Mr.. Swarts says the scarcity
of hogs in Sherman county is due to
the attention and growth of the dairy
business. People have left off raising
pork, he says, and instead are giving
their attention to dairying and mar
keting butter fat.
TRAMP SusPECTED.-Of burning the
store of G. w. Davis, of Princeton.
Franklin county.
GEN. CUsTER's ScoUT.-Walter Scott,
who was scout with General Custer
prior to the battle of the Little Big
in Stafford by taking morphine. No
cause is assigned. He was one of the
Oldest residents in the state.
PROSPECTING AT SALINA.-The Sa-
lima Oil, Gas and Mineral company has
organized. The stockholders include
some of the best business men and
farmers of the county. The company
will begin prospecting within short
time.
CoNvIcTs DTvoBcED.-Four convicts
three in the state prison and one in the
federal prison are notified by Sheriff
Myers that they had been sued for di-
vorce by their wives. The Lansing
convicts who received this intelligence
are: Robert Borchard, of Reno county:
Frank c. Pattee, of Saline county, and
Charles Buckley, of Shawnee county.