Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-21


the state auditor. Atchison county
looks for a raise 1t doesn't want the
raise to be higher than 10 per cent.
Hamilton county wants a decrease
of so per cent on its real estate. Bar
Der county want a 20 per cent reduc-
ton on both personal and real es-
| tate. Dickinson wants slight re-
duction. Sumner asks that its land
| valuation be reduced to correspond
with the assessment of land in ad-
joining counties Morton wants its
assessment lowered 25 per cent. Nc
Pherson, Ellsworth, Marion and An
derson want to be left alone.
Gets Rhodes Scholarships. W.
Murray was elected to the Cecil
Rhodes scholarship to Oxford college
by board consisting of Chancellor
Strong of the university, President
Plass of Washburn, and President
Murlin of Baker. Out of the five who
took the examination in May, three
passed it. They were e. w. Muir
ray and George Nutting of Kansas
university and Mr.. Elbright of Baker.
Murray ranked high in every branch
of the examination. The scholarship
| consists of a three-years' course at
Oxford. England, with 300 pounds
per year. Residence at Oxford will
begin in October.
Insane Through Fear of Flood
Mrs. Will Hartman of st. Joseph was
placed in the Wells asylum at Atchi-
son, insane, as a result of fear of
the flood in Kansas City year ago.
She lived in the flooded districts
of Kansas City at the time, and was
sick during the flood. The fear that
she would be drowned in her bed
when the water came around her
house, caused an excessive nervous
ness, which she has been unable to
overcome, and which has finally de-
veloped into insanity.
Nine Wells on One Farm-The
Wyandotte Oil and Gas company, of
Kansas City, brought in La Rue oil
| well No. l, two and one-half miles
west of Toronto. 1t gives promise of
| being one of the best wells in the dis
trict, and extends the local oil field
more than mile south. A contract
calls for nine wells on the same
/ farm. Pumps were put on Stone
siphe's No. for the first time, and
pumped more than thirty barrels in
five hours.
Struck a Handcar-A freight train
ran down a handcar near Emporia,
on which four persons were return
ing from the country. John Owens
was killed and Arthur Denham and
Mae and Pearl Miller were fatally
hurt. The freight train, after strik-
ing the handcar, passed on without
stopping, and Owens body and the
injured were not found until two
hours later. Owens and Denham
were round house employees.
Soldiers and Settlers Reunions
Preparations are being made for the
Old Soldiers and Old Settlers re-
unions, which are to be held in Eu-
reka this fall. The dates are August
80 and 81, September 1 and 2. The
old settlers will have charge of af-
fairs the first day, and the old sol
diers will have charge on the other
three days.
Reports From Shawnee County,
Farmers say that from so to 80 per
cent of the wheat will be saved, al
though little of it will be of infer
ior quality. Corn is growing very
rapidly and will turn out much better
than was expected. The weeds are
bad in many corn fields, but the farm
ers think they can manage them.
Aged Kansan Dies.-W. P. Dock
ray, who during the Civil war was
captain of the gunboat De Soto of the
Atlantic blockading squadron, is dead
at his Douglas county home, aged SO
years.
Oldest Woman in County.-Mrs
! Elizabeth Lupton, the oldest person
in Sumner county, is dead at the
home of her son, R. w. Lupton, near
Riverdale, Kan, aged 81 years.
Santa Fe Official transferred.-Al-
fred Lowell, assistant superintend-
ent of motive power of the Santa Fe
has been transferred from Topeka to
Chicago.
Cutting Wheat-Many upland farm
ers in western Kansas are trying to
SuI WhCdI, anu z uoluS HSduSIS III
stead of binders where possible. Bot
tom lands can not be entered for some
| days.
To Prospect For CASA complete
drilling outfit has been unloaded at
Neal, twelve miles of Eureka, and as
soon as the machinery can be set
up the work of prospecting for gas
and oil will be begun at that place.
Property Greatly Damaged.-Much
| property in towns all over the state
has been damaged by the flood.
Corn Looks WelI.-The upland corn
over the entire state is looking well,
and the prospect is fair for a big
crop. Potatoes that were not over
flowed are said to be in a fine con-
! dition.
| the flood no news reached Lincoln
| Center from the outside world for
three days. Farmers are unable to
get into their fields, and wheat is
suffering badly.
Fruit Going to Waste.-Fruit is said
to be going to waste in Rice county
because of the lack of a market.
Reports From SterIing.-The last
few days of warm dry weather have
improved harvesting conditions and
the farmers are busy cutting the
grain. There will be 25 per cent loss
| on account of the wet weather.
Body Recovered.-The body of Ray
NJ
in the water near the Arkansas City
mill. The boy was drowned while
swimming.
Postoffice Discontinued.-The post
Office at Terryton, Finney county, has
been discontinued, the mail going to
Knauston.
Harvest Held in check.-The wheat
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