Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-14

4 DOdTu VI couCdIlOn ldQ SOllC1tCd 2AcO
through his brother, L. III. Rose, for
the formers re-appointment as public
| school teacher The money was re-
fused, it was stated and Rose failed to
receive the appointment.
PRICE DoUBLED.-A half section farm
purchased eight years ago for $1,000
was sold at Abilene for S14, 200 cash.
1t is located east of town on the bot
tom lands and has during all the eight
years paid big rent. 1t was bought
by northeastern Kansas farmers.
They pay large prices and usually
cash.
Nor ENCoURAGING.-The wheat in
Sumner county is beginning to suffer
for rain. In the southeastern town
ships great damage is reported from
the Hessian fly, especially to the soft
| wheat. The crop outlook for next
season is not encouraging.
WATER FRANCHIsE.-The water COM
pany of Lawrence has secured an ex-
tension of its charter to enable it to
raise money to make improvements on
its plant. The old franchise expires in
1907, and the extension is for 20 years
! more.
TREATED FOR PNEUMoNIA.-A. J.
Woods was shot at Chanute while try
ing to enter house. Bullets entered
his lungs. He was examined by ply
sicians but, as he concealed his wounds,
the doctors treated him for pneumonia.
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS. = Secretary
! Resting has issued the official call for
the second annual convention of the
Kansas federation of commercial in
terests. The convention will be held
in Topeka January 30.
CASHIER Arrested. E. MARCEL,
cashier of the Bank of Highland, has
been arrested charged with forging
notes to the amount of 100000. The
bank is now in charge of the state bank
commissioner.
NEW FREIGHT HoUsE.-A building
permit has been taken out by the Santa
Fe railway for the construction of the
new $50, 500 freight depot and office
building at Topeka. The building is
under contract.
DORIS OPEN OUTwARD.-The EN-
poria city school board adopted a res
olution to have fire drills in all the
schools once week, and will have all
school house doors made to open out
ward.
GLASS WORKS REsUME.-The Midland
Glass company has resumed work at
Independence after being idle eight
months. Glass blowers were brought
from Indiana to take the place of stri-
kers.
FELL 81 FEET.-George Dobson of
Galena, miner, fell so feet to the bot
tom of the shaft where he was working
into three feet of water and was not
killed.
RESULT OF FLooD.-Joseph Seagrave,
a farmer near Edwardsville, lost heav-
lily in the flood, and has since become
| respondent and has at last shot him
| self.
DIED AT 107.-Mrs Elizabeth Nc
Lean, who has for the last twenty
| three years lived with her children at
! Scammon, died at the age of 1O7 years.
MILL RoBBED.-While the Caldwell
mill was running burglars blew open
ba fa tool nj CQO Tho
| plosion was not heard.
PAYING TAXEs.-On January s, the
treasurer of Sedgwick county wrote
receipts for $4,000 for taxes and re-
ceived the cash.
WANT A HoTEL.-The 5000 people of
La Harpe, Allen county, are strenuous
ly pleading for hotel, having none
now.
CARE OF PooR.-Cowley county S poor
cost the taxpayer S42s less in 1903 than
id 1902.
SOLD STOLEN STAMPs.-The federal
authorities are looking for a woman
who has been offering stumps for sale
to merchants and others about Topeka.
She is believed to be disposing of
stamps stolen from postoffice in the
northern part of the state.
EXPOSITION STAMPs.-Several of the
suggestions of w. P. Pierce, Salina
merchant, have been accepted for de-
signs on the series of postage stamps
to be issued by the government in COM
memoration of the Louisiana Purchase
| exposition.
DAYHoFF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Dayhof wished to have the county SUI
perintendents adopt a course of study
as prescribed and arranged by him.
The county superintendent refused to
consider the proposition and criticised
Dayhoff's scheme on the ground that
he had copied the course of study used
in Illinois and had the books in which
the course of study was prescribed,
printed in Illinois, and that he wished
to sell them to county superintendent
and teachers in Kansas at Is cents
each.
ONLY THREE LEFT.-Sidney Clarke
was the only representative of Kansas
about 40 years ago. There are only
three present members of congress
who were members when Clarke was.
They are Senator Hoar, John II. Ketch-
UNI, of New York, and W. H. Bingham,
of Philadelphia.
Go WITH CArTLE.-Walter Darling
ton and L. NJ. Newbury have started
two carloads of cattle for London,
England, from Atchison. Several
young men accompanied the cattle and
worked for their fare.
SERVED In THREE WARs-Qn the