Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-16


received diplomas at the close of the
most novel and interesting commence
ment exercises ever held in Kansas.
The exercises consisted of interesting
and practical demonstrations of work
done in the normal Demonstrations
Of cookery, wood working and domes-
tic science and art were given from
the platform, and the graduates showed
the large audience how to teach cook
cry, sewing, wood working. etc. The
graduating class consisted of ten
young ladies, all IF whom expect to
engage in teaching manual training
and domestic science, and all of whom
have previously been engaged in teach
past year taking finishing work in the
Pittsburg normal.
STRIKE SITUATIoN.-So far as the
| strike situation in Topeka is concerned
there is no perceptible change. The
shops are full of men and the Santa
Fe officials say they are good ones.
The road is not doing a big freight
business at present but officials say
that a decrease of business is to be ex-
pectsd at this season of the year. The
machinists are not discouraged and
say they are more hopeful of winning
than they have ever been.
HOUSES FRUIT AND CRoPs.-In Rice
! county dozens of houses, barns and
windmills are reported turned over by
the wind. Hundreds of fruit trees are
| blown down. Some corn and Kafir
corn is reported washed out. 1t is hard
to estimate the loss, but it will be
great. About Lorraine and Sterling
many small houses were blown down,
crops were damaged and much other
damage done. Two inches of water.
fell within ten minutes.
CoFFEYvILIE's WoRsT.-While the
Verdigris river was still rising it had
reached the record high water mark.
Hundreds of people were obliged to va
cate their homes The property loss
is heavy. The North Star Paper Co. IS
plant was completely flooded, causing
great loss. The Oil fields were inun-
dated. The ice company's plant was
flooded. The city had flood water on
three sides.
VETERAN AND FAMILY.-An old sol
der, wife, son and daughter, who
were on their way to Dodge City for
admission to the Soldiers home were
robbed of all their money and tickets
to Dodge City in Salina. They went
on to Mcpherson where they were
taken in charge by the W. R. C. and
their way was paid to Dodge City by
the county.
WERE CONFERENCE.-The the peo-
pie got back to the H. 81. Coe farm
house near Ottawa after the flood had
somewhat receded, they found two
hogs and three dogs comfortably occu-
plying one of the beds upstairs.
CHAUTA UoUA ANNuLLED.-Thet TWEEN
| ty-sixth annual session of the Ottawa
Chautauqua, beginning June %, has
been annulled on account of the dam
age to Forest Park by the recent flood.
! KANSAS ILLITERACY.-The percent
age of illiteracy in Kansas, which was
never high, is rapidly growing less.
In 1870 it was 9.5; in 1880, Sc; in 1890,
40, and in 1900 only 80.
STREETS CovERED.-The cloudburst
ut Emporia, during which az inches
of water fell, covered Commercial
streets for two blocks. Easements
were filed with water.
WHEAT RUINED.-Much wheat was
ruined by floods in the vicinity of Win
field. People who were driven from
their homes by high water have re-
turned to them.
RUIN OF CROPS. - Farmers in the
Little Arkansas Valley have lost thou
sands in the ruin of crops all through
Sedgwiclk county and to the north in
Harvey.
FIRST CELEBRATIoN.-One hundred
years ago the coming Fourth of July
the first celebration was held in Kan
sas. The Lewis and Clark exploring
party was at that time in camp near
Atchison. The American flag was
raised over the camp and was saluted
by the firing of guns. A creek near by
was named Independence creek which
name it retains to this day.
STATE AccoUNTANr.-State Account.
ant Chas Bowett has reported that he
found the accounts of the Hutchinson
reformatory in good shape.
SEN I-CENTENNIAL. Leavenworth
celebrated its 5oth anniversary on June
8. The first town lots were staked on
June 8, 1854. II. Miles Moore drew up
a charter of the town company. He
was secretary of the company and is
the only member of the company now
in Kansas. Judge Kyle, now living in
Montana, is the only other living mem
Der of the company.
WILL PLANT MoRE-David Kepley
and sons, of Grant county, sold S2,64o
worth of broom corn last year and will
put in 26o acres this year.
FROM HIAwArHA.-George M Nut
ting. editor in chief of the Jayhawker
for 1904, is a Hiawatha boy. He is a
member of Phi Beta Kappa and of
Alpha Tau Omega Mr.. Nutting sue
ceeded in getting out an unusually
good Jayhawker. He has been editor
of the Kansas University Weekly and
is one of the competitors for the
Rhodes scholarship for Kansas.
On. AT PAoLA.-The Osawatomie as
and Oil company brought in we'll No.
on the Beebe farm southwest of Pa
ola. 1t will pump fifty barrels day.
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