Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
KANSAS COMMENT

Ter Oh the COlDy ldHu OHlce Inc pres
ident may not appoint successor.
The interior department has plan
on foot to consolidate the Colby and
Waukeeney land offices. If this is
done, another land office man will
have to retire.
Explosion in Laundry.-At Clay
Center an explosion occurred in the
Star Steam Laundry which wrecked
the building and set fire to it. So vi
client was the explosion that it blew
out the windows of the building and
windows in adjoining buildings. The
fire was confined to the laundry. No
one was injured.
School Question Settled.-The col
ored school question which has been
troubling the school board and the col
ored citizens of Coffeyville for the past
few years, was settled when the
school board adopted the plan of set
ting aside five rooms in the city for
the exclusive use of the negro chill
dren. Colored teachers will be en-
ployed. The colored citizens agreed
to the plan and the utmost harmony
prevailed.
Joint ScandaI-The campaign in
Clay county has developed into a
joint scandal. A liquor seller named
Krugg at Morganville claims he had
a deal with the county attorney for
protection at $40 per month per pro-
tect He has asked the attorney Cen
eral to prosecute the county attorney.
He offers to turn states evidence. The
attorney general has taken the matter
under advisement. County Attorney
Miller denies the charge and says it
has been ribbed up to injure him.
An Interesting case.-The hearing
of the evidence in support of the COM
plant made against the Rock Island
and Santa Fe railroads by the Or
iental Grain Trade Association, of
Wichita, Kansas will be held next
commerce commission. The COM
plant alleged unjust and discrimina-
tive rates on export grain from Kan
sas points to the gulf of Mexico. The
case is attracting much attention from
grain dealers throughout the south
west.
kansan Dies in Japan.-A telegram
was received by Prof. w. H. Carruth,
of the University of Kansas, announc-
ing the death of Charles S. Griffen at
Toxic, Japan. Mr.. Griffen was
drowned while in bathing. Griffen is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Griffen
and his parents live at Lawrence. He
is a graduate of the University of
Kansas, took a masters degree from
Harvard. where he was also a fell
low for two years, and at the time
of his death and for several years
previous, he has been a lecturer in
political economy in the imperial un-
versity of Japan, at Toxic.
New RaiIway.-The proposition of
the Commercial Club to secure the is
suance of $4,000 in bonds from
Chanute and Tioga township for the
construction of the Arkansas, Missouri
& Kansas Rilway has been accepted
by President Hoxie on behalf of the
railway company, and the Commercial
club at its last meeting pledged itself
to use its best endeavors to secure
the adoption of bond issue of this
amount by the city and township. II
is understood that the bonds are not
to be turned over to the railway com
pany until the Kansas division, which
will extend from Chanute to Joplin
is completed and in operation, and
that when they are delivered to the
company, the latter corporation is tc
issue to the township and city its
bonds in the same denomination anC
of similar amounts, dollar for dollar.
Another njustice.-Another injus
tice suffered by Kansas at the hands
of Colorado is the neglect on the par
of the Colorado lawyers to arrange the
hearing of the Arkansas river suit 81
that the Kansas lawyers can take
their families on an outing and heal
Colorado's side of the case on one
trip.
Fatal Stabbing.-Lewis William,
quarreled with Matthew Thomas, ne
gro at Parsons and was stabbed, re
ceiving wounds from which he died il
a few hours. Thomas was ARRESTED
on charge of murder.
Divorce Case.-David Matteson, ex
mayor of Abilene, one of the wealth
lest citizens of Dickinson county, Sc
cured divorce after a two days tria
from his second wife. He married twt
years ago. She accused him of cruelt.
and was given $4,000 and costs. Sh,
had sued for $4,000.
Loop the Loop.-At Wichita Samue
v. Day, amateur, attempted to loop tn
loop on a bicycle. He failed and fel
but was not fatally injured. H
claims the bicycle was too light. H
says he will try it again when he re
covers.
For Convention HaIl.-The Band
Rosa concert at Salina netted tn
local U. c. T. organization S3,61E
with some receipts to hear from YET
1t is thought the total will be abou
$4,000. This money will be placed il
the convention hall fund where Their
is already nearly $1,000. 1t is tn
intention to raise at least $4,000 be
fore the building shall be started.
Voted for Henry cIay.-S. H. Be
den of Horton will have voted at SIX
teen presidential elections on Noven
Der 9Th. Clay got his first vote an
Roosevelt will get his last, probably
Electric Plant Burns.-The plan
of the Arkansas City Gas and Electri
Light Company was totally destroye
by fire. The blaze originated in
pile of slack in the engine room an
the plant, being outside of the fir
limits, had no protection. The plan
was valued at $4,000.
Successful CarnivaI.-The 18th al
nual reunion and carnival closed a
Arkansas City with firemen's toul
nament. 1t is estimated that 1900
persons saw the races. The frs