Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06

ing near Hamlin, received letter
through the mails in which was
threat that if he did not soon place
$500 in gold and $500 in silver IN
spot near the Eglin farm, his house
would be dynamited and himself ano
family destroyed. The letter was mall
ed at Hamlin, but it is thought 1t was
written in Morrill, Mrs. Heise pc
came excited over the letter and Is
now quite sick Heise has the nerve
to refuse such a fool proposition and
none of his friends fear for his safes
/ ty. ~
Another Good WeII.-The Kansas
Petroleum company was notified by
telephone that the first well drilled on
their property near Coffeyville, was
brought in. The drillers and others
present were enthusiastic over the
showing made and declare it to be
one of the biggest in the district. The
exact depth cannot be determined UNI
til the well is shot. The oil sand was
struck at depth of 600 feet and the
strata was thirty feet deep and OF
exceptionally fine quality.
Suicides While Drunk.-David Hen
nessey, % years of age, whose par.
ents reside near Summerfield, Mar
shall county, blew out his brains while
drunk He was travelling in a wagon
with his wife and five children on
the way to his home and killed him
self in their presence.
Attempt Jail Breaking Walter
Scott, Thomas Bean, Clyde Bean and
John Osborn, prisoners in the coun-
ty Jail at Atchison made two desper-
ate attempts to escape. Scott was
killed in the second attempt.
New Telephone Office-The st. JOIN
Telephone company is constructing a
new central Office and will install a
hello" Office in place of the present
automatic system, which has not
proved satisfactory.
Raid Gambling Den.-A raid was
made at gambling den at Meade and
the gamblers routed. The police
have, promised to suppress the names
this time, likewise the gambling.
Bore for Gas.-The directors of the
Mcpherson Prospecting company have
ordered 1000 feet of casing and the
drilling machinery. The drilling will
begin in about two weeks.
Small Tornado.-A small tornado,
accompanied by hail and rain, passed
over a strip of country six miles
east of Ellsworth, doing damage to
crops and farm property.
Robbed Store.-At Chanute Roy
King has been arrested on a charge
of robbing a till at Osawatomie.
King was identified as the right man
by cut on his thumb.
Opens it's Doors.-The Potwin State
bank will open it's doors on Oct Sd.
The capital stock is $4,000. The
president is C. R. Joseph and the
cashier H. ]. Coppins.
Peach Thieves.-The peach orchard
ed during the night and every peach
taken from the trees. The crop was
valued at 5000.
After More Gas.-Arkansas City g
second oil well is being drilled. 1t
is located on land north of the city.
Gas from the first well is being used
for fuel.
Honored by Lodge.-At Lawrence
Ttr6c nrrI Tr-
pointed district deputy for the grand
lodge, B. P. o. E., for Kansas.
To Begin 8usiness.-The Farmers
National Bank of Kingman has been
authorized by the comptroller of the
currency to begin business.
Many Years Sexton.-R. S. McFar
land, who has been sexton of Oak Hill
cemetery in Lawrence for the past
twenty years, is dead.
In Saloon Row.-Two Italians liv
| ing at Chicopee, near Pittsburg, were
shot and perhaps mortally wounded
| in a saloon fight.
Pleasant Memories.-The farmers
free fall festival of Mitchell county
has come and gone and with it only
pleasant memories are left behind.
1t was purely gotten up by the Beloi
people, who subscribed over $1,000 tt
give the people of Mitchell county &
free show and plenty of entertainment
for full week.
Made His Escape.-Larren Turn
baugh, arrested at Havansyille at the
instigation of Marshal county people
for house-breaking, escaped from the
officers by leaping the back fence O.
the Jail yard.
Quiet Wedding.-Miss Jean Bower
sock, daughter of Congressman ant
Mrs. ]. D. Bowersock, and Elio
Blackwelder, son of Mr. and Mrs. l
S. Blackwelder of Chicago, were mar
ried in Lawrence at the home of tn,
bride. The wedding was a Quie
one.
Foot Mashed.-R. F. Bowen, mai
clerk on the Santa Fe, fell while try
ing to get on train II in the yards a
Arkansas City and his foot was crush
ed. Physicians were called and fount
that his foot and leg were so badly in
jured that amputation was necessary
Body In kaw.-Two fishermen
found the body of dead man in tn,
Kaw at Manhattan. The body was il
a bad state Of decomposition. H
was unknown and there was nothin;
about the clothing by which he coul.
be identified. He was middle-aged
wore corduroy trousers and a blacl
shirt. There was large scar on tn
back of his head.
Hurt in Class "Scrap."-Hugh Yal
of Belleville, had his back hurt an,
both legs paralyzed in the annua
class scrap" at Lawrence between
the Freshmen and Sophomores.