Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-21


20. 81. % and 3D. The best of the corn
raised this year will be carefully saved
to be made part of the Kansas ex-
hibit at the st. Louis fair next sum-
mer On Saturday evening January
90, big banquet will be held at the
Armory for farmers and the members
of their families only
MILLS MAKE TERMs.-The millers of
of Atchison have received communica-
lions from japanese merchants asking
for prices on flour and saying that
-four in large quantities may be wanted
in Japan soon. The millers have
answered, refusing to ship flour unless
they are paid in United States money
and unless the insurance companies
will grant them war insurance.
FOUND PARALYzED.-Friends carry
ing presents to Mrs. Mary Miller at
Nortonviiie were unable to get into
the house. On forcing an entrance
they found that lady lying on her bed
alive but paralyzed and unable to
speak She had been in that condition
for thirty-six hours, had had nothing
to eat and drink and was very cold.
MANY CAsEs.-Dr. Charles Lowry,
secretary of the state board of health.
says there are many cases of scarlet
fever in the northwestern part of the
state, especially in Sherman, Cheyenne
and adjacent counties. There has been
a report sent out that the disease is
prevalent throughout the state and
this DIR. Lowry contradicts-
MARCEL IN JAIL.-Cashier ]. E.
Marcell of the broken bank, is held
close prisoner in the Doniphan county
jail at Troy, not only as precautionary
measure against his possible escape
but to insure him against bodily harm
from persons who have sworn revenge
because of their losses. Marcelfs
nerves are shattered.
ONLY Two LIvING.-Ex-Govern
Samuel J. Crawford, of Kansas, who
now lives in Washington, D. c., at the
age of sixty-eight is hale and active
mentally and physically sound, and
with the exception of Ramsey, of Min
nesota, who is past ninety; he is the
only one of the Union war governors
living.
/ COMMERCIAL INTEREsTs.-The Fed
Grafton of Commercial Interests will
meet in representative convention in
Topeka, Kansas, on the Goth day of
January, 1904. Headquarters will be
at the office of the commercial club of
Topeka, which club will furnish suit
able hall in which to hold the conven-
ton.
NEWTON is INsPECTING.-1n accord
ance with instructions from the Newton
city council, the mayor, the fire chief
and the fire committee of the city coun-
ell made an inspection of the amuse-
ment houses of the city and caused
several changes to be made in the mat
ter of exits and fire escapes.
New BANK AT HIGHLAND.-Hovey &
Ratcliffe, of the Union National bank
of Kansas City, have leased the former
banking room of the Bank of Highland.
The capital stock will be $4,000. The
Kansas City bank is expected to carry
the mule firms, cattlemen and grain
buyers of Highland
3PAID HIS BoARD.-A man who failed
to pay board bill in Cowley county
was arrested at Howard, taken to Win
| field. tried and fined $40 and costs.
| The fine and costs amounted to $40.
| The original bill was SO.
| WANT THE DENVER r. R.-Two town.
/ ships of Edwards county have called a
bond election for Feb. Is to aid the
! Wichita, Arkansas Valley & Denver
railroad to the extent of 81, 200 a mile.
| RAIN FALLs.-The first in three
months began falling over Southern
! Kansas and Oklahoma on the after
noon of January II.
| LESS SMALLPoX.-"'There is less
smallpox in the state this year than
has been recorded for several years, :"
said DIR. Lowry, secretary of the state
board of health. ''There has been but
few cases of diphthcria reported COM
| pared to the number last year"
! STOCK Misunderstanding the meet
| ing of the stock breeders Governor
Willis j. Bailey and T. J. Anderson,
secretary of the Topeka commercial
| rfai a@ 1a
banquet of the Stock Breeders held at
the 'Throop hotel.
APPOINTED RECEIVER. c.
| Norman, who is county school super
intendent in Doniphan county, has
been selected by state officials as re-
ceiver of the Highland bank, and is ap-
pointed by the court, his bond being
fixed at S25. 900.
WOMEN COUNTY OFFIcERs.--Mrs. B. E.
Boldly has been appointed register of
deeds of Norton county to succeed
Boldly has appointed as her deputy
| Miss K. E. johnson, eX-county treas
urer
SUGAR BEETs.-Sugar beets proved a
poor crop in Western Kansas last year,
bue $685.. 60 being paid in bounties, as
against s4,25O the year previous. The
legislature of 1901 enacted bounty
law paying 81 ton for all beets raised
with sugar content of IL per cent or
over. The quantity so raised appears
to have been about 695 tons.
hart, of Atchison, has had such success
from his mushroom bed of 600 square
feet that he has arranged to enlarge it
to 5000 square feet.