Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-11-10

Santa Fe 6alIasting.- Raymond,
aperintendent for the Chanute divis-
N Of the Southern Kansas, stated
.at the road between Chanute and
dependence was being ballasted at
il rate of so cars Of ballast day.
lie work is being done as fast as two
crshers can produce the ballast and
VIM it has been completed will make
tneSouthern Kansas one of the best
roas in the west. New ties are also
bein installed and as fast as the
tract layer can do so, new steel is
beinsput down. The Howard branch
is beng practically rebuilt.
AnhaI Meeting.-At the annual
meeting at Parsons of the board of
directSs and stockholders of the Mis-
ouf1. fansas & Texas railway, which
was attended by President Finney, a
supplemental mortgage to the first re-
funding J mortgage Of 100000 900 of
bonds recently authorized was ratified
and confirmed. A first mortgage was
authorize at meeting of the stock
holders august 81 for the purpose of
refunding outstanding bonds and de-
fraying tn expense of buying new
rolling steSz and other incidentals.
Ute Fact<y FIooded.-At Leaven-
orth the Broadway manufacturing com
pany preseted claim for $1,000
before the city council. The concern
claims to hive been injured to that
amount by tie overflow of a creek this
summer and the city is held respon-
sibie for obtructing the channel of
the creek, theeby causing the water
to back up and diced the big Easements
and warehouse of the plant. The
claim was referred to the proper COM
mittee.
Two Engines 4emolished.-A head
on collision between an east bound
freight train and a west bound work
train on the Rock 1iland three miles
west of Topeka resulted in both en-
gines being demolished and the track
torn up for 100 Bet: Traffic on the
line was delayed for several hours.
The engineer and fireman of each en-.
CINE jumped, All escaped injury but
Fireman MayertX \who sprained his
ankle
Gives Leeacies.-Mrs. Caroline
Moore a wealthy widow living near
Springdale, Leavenworth county, has
sold one of her largest farms for cash
and divided the money among her
four children and seventeen grandchil-
dren, Her husband came in the ear.
ly days and by hard labor and Judi.
cious investments accumulated quite
a fortune.
Collar Bone Broken.-Wiil Leland
son of Cyrus Leland, had his collar
bone bfoken in a practice game of
football between the Topeka high
school and the second Washburn team.
He is getting along all right, but will
be out Of the game for the remaindei
der of the season.
Has Written Book.-william J.
PinEertoh, a switchman employed by
the Santa Fe at Argentine, has writ
ten a book which is singuIarly in
keeping with the discussion now going
On all over the country regarding the
frequency and awful fatality of rail-
road accidents.
Debate Arranged.-Washbur and
Baker university have entered into
contract for a joint debate between
students each year. Washburn has not
been taking any part in college debates
in recent years, but will get back in
to the game.
Cut His Throat.-The lifeless body
Of w. H. Rider of Beloit was found in
wheat field near Solomon. He had
cut his throat with a razor Rider
had been working in the mines of Col
orado and was on his way home.
Postal Receipts GroW.-The receipts
of the Kanaas City, Kan, postofice
Tor October amounted to $13,642.45, an
Increase of "a per cent over the re-
ceipts of October, 1908, when they
we're $10,16O.O4.
Quivira Shaft Dedicated dedi-
cation services of the Harahey monu-
nent erected by the Quivira Histori-
cal society of Alma were held at the
court house and the monument was
turned over to the county. ]. v. Brow
er, OF st. Pau, Mimi, made the princi-
BAL speech and in it he told of the work
lone. He gave some interesting his
DRY regarding the ancient tribe of
aarahey. The shaft is of granite.
Run Over by Train.-Clara Wilker-
son, a colored girl 16 years old, was
'un over by Frisco passenger train
1t Fort Scott and killed.
Going After Oil.-The Kan-OkIa. Gas
Ind Oil company have begun opera
ions in the vicinity of Arkansas City,
starting its drill just north of town.
rhe first hole is to be on a high
ill. This makes the third rig that
s in active use within five miles of
own.
Gas Proposition.-L. c. Boyle, OF
Kansas City, presented to the Fort
scott city council a proposition to
'ipe natural gas to their city. The
company offers to furnish gas for do
nestle purposes at 25 cents and for
plants at cents.
Breaks Jail.-Son Partee, a Galena
legro, who was held in the county
all at Columbus on a charge of muir
er, escaped from that institution.
'artee is said to have murdered Bod
Wagner, at Scammon early last
pring. While Guy Cooter, an employee
t the Jail, was giving the prisoners
heir supper, four or five of them at
empted to overpower him, but Partee
Tas the only one successful in getting
way.
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