Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-14


Clarke, had a QUARREL with her STEP
mother and left home. Her father
was only struggling farmer and the
girl in anger vowed never to acquaint
| her folks of her wherea bouts She
went west and supported herself, some
times wnrl1ing as a domestic and thus
drifted all over the west. After the
daughters departure the father pros
pered and when he died over a year
age left fortune of about $40, 900.
He had no other children and the
stepmother and daughter were the
only heirs. Miss Clarkes share of the
estate will amount to over $50, COO, and
she was entirely unaware of her good
last week
PERU HAS s4.-There are "a oil wells
doing business on its townsite. There
is no Sunday in Peru. Church ser
vices are held on the ''first day of the
week" but the music of the choir and
the words of the preacher are drowned
by the thug Of the oil drill, the squeak
of the oil pump or the noise of the
rigs. Eighteen months ago Peru was
a little hamlet of three or fonr small
stores and 200 people. Today itsis a
town of 1900 inhabitants and about
fifty business houses. Four lumber
yards are doing a furnishing business.
Within radius of two miles 5000 peo-
pie are located.
GOVERNORS APPoINTMENTs.-G
ernor Bailey has appointed ]. Il. John
son, of Whiting, as member of the
state livestock sanitary commission to
succeed f. H. Chamberlain, of Sedan;
F. A. Snow, of Topeka, on the state
board of pharmacy to succeed John
Moore, of Lawrence; C. L. Breclzley, of
Ottawa, reappointed on the state phar
macy board; Mark Tulley, of Independ-
of penitentiary directors.
EARLY PLANTINe.-The farmers of
Geary county have finished planting
their oats and many of them have al
ready put in large acreage of corn,
which is unusual for so early in the
spring. Corn planting in Central Kan
sas does not usually begin until about
the middle of April, but in the warm
weather last week farmers near juno
ton City made the experiment of put
ting in an early crop.
MTT d A 70,
tive Miller has named as midshipmen
to Annapolis, George L. Weyler and j.
R. Bacon, both of Emporia and both
principals. He also named Carl c.
Duhn, of Clements, Kas., cadet to West
Point. The appointments were made
as the result of a competitive examina-
ton made at Emporia last month.
Mr.. Miller has not yet named the al
ternates.
A FARMERS BoYcoTT.-More than
500 farmers have signed an agreement
to stop trading in Wellington until
the joints are closed. This action
was started by the death of Abraham
Markham, who was killed by his wag-
on upsetting upon him when he was
driving home in a drunken condition.
Sta TON RECEIPTs-The receipts of
the Santa Fe station at Cottonwood
Falls will run about SO, 500 for March
This is the largest amount for any one
month since the road was built
TRAVELLING MEN Connective Pull
man sleepers full of travelling men
will go from Hutchinson to the gather
ing in May at Oklahoma City. Their
wives go along.
DUG UP CODA Waterville boy
digging in the back yard for worms
unearthed two five dollar gold pieces.
No NEGROES THERE.-Vermillion is
one town in Kansas that never had a
negro as citizen of that place.
WEALTHY PIONEER DIEs.-Ed Basse,
wealthy farmer and pioneer of King
man county, died on April 1.
COMPANY H ALL RIGHT.-Company a
Second regiment, Kansas National
Guards, of Ellsworth, w. E. Sheriff
commanding, was inspected by Briga-
der General H. C. Freeman of the reg
ular army, and Colonel Perry n. Hois-
ington, commanding the Second regi-
ment. General Freeman compliment
ed the officers and men.
DEATH FROM While start
ing fire with gasoline instead of coal
oil at the home of NJ. G. Manley in
Lawrence, Mrs. William Fugate re-
ceived injuries from which she died.
A. D. WALKER ELECTED-The ex-
ecutive coun neil elected A. D. Walker,
of Holton, railroad commissioner to fill
the unexpired term. All the members
voted for Walker except Governor Bal
ley who voted for ]. w. Robson, of
FL Dorado.
CLYDE HAS A DERRIcK.-The pro-
moters of the Clyde Development COM
pany are building a derrick 60 feet
high to commence active work in drill
ing for oil, gas and coal, which it is
believed underlies the region surround
ing Clyde.
Towns FIRST MARsHAL.-The G. A.
r. and pioneers have decided to dedi-
cate monument to Tom Smith, the
first marshal of Abilene, on May 80
A great boulder has been secured for
his grave. T. c. Henry, of Denver,
and w. S. Stambangh, of Fargo, N: D.,
old-timers, will make the addresses.
GOLD SHALERs QUIT.-The business
of the gold shale company in Ellis
county is closed up The assets were
sold at auction and $1,000 worth of
material and machinery brought less
than $500.