Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-07
KANSAS COMMENT.


extent of Sis. 600 to restore the river to
the bed it left last June during the
flood.
CITY MARSHAL SHoT.-W. G. Jones,
city marshal of Cherryvale, was shot
and mortally wounded by Daniel
Hughes. whom he was attempting to
arrest.
TAKES CHARGE JAN. 1.-Sidney
Cooke, who has accepted the appoint
ment as governor of the Soldiers home
at Leavenworth, takes charge OF the
home January /.
COUNTERFEIT CoIN.-At Hiawatha,
during the rush of holiday trade, a
number of ten dollar gold pieces We're
put in circulation which have been
found to be spurious.
LARGE FAMILIEs.-The living de-
scendents of James Hundley and Jacob
Eller, two of the early settlers living
near Potter, in Atchison county, now
number over two hundred.
A FARMER OF CoURsE.-C. G. Mason,
farmer near Thayer, will light his
house, barn and outbuildlngs with
electricity. He has purchased a thirty
light dynamo and gasoline engine.
AN OPEN SwITcH-A Rock Island
train struck an open switch at Law
renee. The train was running at full
speed as it does not stop there. Five
cars, including the sleeper, left the
track and bumped along on the ties
for 200 feet. No one was seriously
injured.
at Wellington upon issuing S134,00o in
bonds brought out 524 votes for the
bonds and 1873 against. They are for
three purposes; one OF SIS, 900 for pros
pecting for gas, one of $4,000 for an
electric light plant, and $4,000 for
water service.
OLD MILL REPLACED.-The large
Touring mill at Hanover, which was
washed away by the June flood, has
been replaced by a new mill which
commenced grinding SANITARY l. The
milling firm has carried on the bust
ness for 20 years, shipping hundreds of
cars of flour.
CHANGE AT FoRT.-Colonel Duncan,
upon the recommendation of General
Bell, has been placed in command of
Fort Leavenworth and now General
Bell can give his whole time to his
duties as commandant of the general
service and staff college. There are
now about 5000 soldiers stationed at
the post.
PRIVATE SLAUGHTER HoUsE.-Four
Shawnee county farmers are construct
ing a slaughter house near Topeka to
supply local butchers with beef in OPP
position to the beef trust. They have
been killing little stuff around at
their farms recently and selling it to
the butchers. They cannot supply the
demand for meats. Several local
butchers have agreed to buy of them ex-
clusively.
COLORADO TOO FAsr,-Assistant At
torney General John Dawson, in dis
cussing the proposed motion of Attor-
ney General Miller. of Colorado, to ask
dismissal of the Arkansas river irri-
cation case, said: 1.-The motion of
Mr.. Miller will have no effect in de-
termining the merits of this case. Col
orado has tried to rush things. We
have not yet had replies from all the
irrigation companies mentioned in the
suit and are in no hurry to file our re-
ply until they make move"
TRUANcY LAW WoRKING.-Ata coun-
try school near Robinson pupil and the
teacher disagreed, whereupon the pupil
being at fault, was punished. Indig-
nant parents at once took the pupil
out of school,. The teacher reported
the matter to the county truancy Off
er and the pupil had to go back to
school.
BAR AssoCIATIoN.-Gove Cum
minis, of Iowa, will deliver the prin-
cipal address at the annual meeting OF
the Kansas Bar association to be held
in Topeka on January 81 to %.
Won THE PRLzE.-Mrs. Harry Brew
ster. of White Cloud, won the fifty dol
lar prize offered by the Ladies' Home
Journal for the best letter on GLOW to
be Happy Though at Home" Mrs.
Brewster saw the ad and at once sat
sent it in without remote idea OF
winning the prize.
OVER TURN TABLE.-Recently one
hundred and one engines were passed
over the turntable at the Santa Fe
round house at Newton within twenty
four hours.
STATE BEE KEEPERs.-This associa-
ton held its first meeting in Topeka
on December 30 and it was well at
tended. Many members of the State
horticultural association which was
also in session on that date, are in
terested in bee culture and are assist
ing in the movement. The organiza-
ton was formed at the state fair last
fall.
COLLEGE REUNIoN.-Baker university
graduates held reunion in the senate
chamber during the state teachers
meeting in Topeka
SrpvrNe S1rNfNoNs sheriff has
been kept busy for almost two weeks
serving summons over Brown county
on cases started by the county attorney.
A law passed in 1901 allows county at
torneys to bring suit against all parties
whose taxes have been declared delin-
quent in the past.