Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-12-08
KANSAS COMMENT

posed primary election bills. He de-
clares that some of their provisos, ii
passed, will completely deprive many
of the smaller counties from any voice
in the nominations.
Corn Husking Record.-R. S. Mess
mer, of Hiawatha, claims the corn
husking record of Kansas for this fall.
While at work in the corn field of
John Hart he shucked 205 bushels in
ten hours. Messmer's home is at re-
donia. He husks on an average more
than 100 bushels of corn every day
Grocery Bill Case.-State Treasurer
Kelly has filed an answer to the man.
damus proceedings begun by Govern
or Bailey in the supreme court to
compel Kelly to pay the governor s
grocery bill out of state funds. At
ter the answer is filed the court will
fix a time for the hearing. The case
will no doubt be heard at the Deem
Der term of court
$1,000 Shortage.-At Wellington A.
o. Baker, who recently resigned as
electric light works, it is alleged, has
been found $1,000 short in his ac-
counts. An examination of his books
by an expert accountant is now in pro-
gress. The city is protected by sur
ETY. bond and will allow the bonding
company to settle with Baker in any
way it may see fit.
Teachers Association DR.. E..
Benjamin Andrews, chancellor of the
University of Nebraska, spoke before
the Southern Kansas Teachers asso-
citation at Wichita on Problems of
opening day of the associations an
nual meeting. About 500 teachers
are in attendance from the various
counties in the district.
Killed by Train.-John P. Hurst,
who gave his address at 2631 Brook
Ign avenue, Kansas City, was struck
by freight engine in the yards at
Florence and both of his legs and
his arm mashed into a pulp. While
waiting on a train he was walking
of the way of passenger train step
ped in front of the freight engine.
Wheat Needing Rain.-Wheat in
the southern part of Kansas and the
northern part of Oklahoma is badly
in need of rain and is considered by
many farmers to be in ba,. condition.
In many cases in this state the wheat
has not come up at all and the pros
where it has grown the Hessian fly
is doing damage.
Investigate charses.-A petition is
being circulated in Topeka for a
grand jury for the January term Of
court. The object of the grand jury
is to probe into the charges of cor
ruption around the state house and to
get after the Topeka jointists. To
get it requires the names of 400 tax
payers to the petition. Nearly that
rest will be obtained without much
trouble
He Will Recover.-T. D. Powell, the
machinist who was attacked and
stabbed by three union machinists in
Newton, will recover. He received
three bad cuts, one of which was
close to the spinal cord The city
council was called in special session
and passed a resolution deploring the
affair and instructing the police to ar
rest all persons using offensive Ian
guage toward any of the strike break
ers employed in the shops. =.
Babies to SchooI.-Caney mothers
send their babies to school with the
older children on days when their
clubs meet. The unreasonable
schoolma'ams object on the ground
that they are not hired to conduct
nurseries.
Cotton Burned.-At Wichita spark
from a passing engine set fire to car
load of baled cotton standing in the
Rock Island yards. 1t was raised in
Oklahoma and was billed to an East
ern market. 1t burned so rapidly that
the fire department could not save it.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Stock Sale.-At Hope the seminar
nual sale of the Dickinson and Mar
vim shorthorn and Hereford breeders
was held in the new pavilion and was
very successful. The stock was above
the average and prices ranged from
$45 to s125, averaging s62.50. These
sales are to be made a permanent fea-
ture.
county coal mine is putting out thirty
tons day and as the working room
is increased the output will grow.
The citizens have no fears of a cold
winter.
Died in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. letters
from army officers to relatives have
been received here telling of the death
of Sergeant Arthur Menicke, hospital
corps, in Samar, Philippine islands.
Sergeant Menicke was born in Prus-
STA, but lived in Leavenworth nearly
all his life previous to joining the
army.
DiSAVn Agony. The 3-year-old
daugeA2of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Price
swallowed some mercurial tablets
that she had got hold of in her play
and died in great agony a short time
afterwards.
Mystery unsolved.-As far as their
respective families will admit moth
ing has been heard from H. C. Nc
Chung or Miss Kate Dorsey, who dis
appeared from Wichita. The opinion
is general that they went together
and that their flight was planned care
fully, though no one has been found
who says he saw them so.
Back to Cape Town.-W. R. Big