Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-27
KANSAS COMMENT


ed twice as many tons this year. The
crop has never been beaten
Share in Dividends.-Anthony cap
ltalists have leased land near Cleve-
land, o. T., and will bore for gas and
OIL Anthony expects to share in the
dividends.
Chose Neither-With a choice be-
tween the divorce court and suicide
sure cure for domestic trouble an
lola man chose neither. He skipped
with another woman.
Causes Excitement.-Oil has been
found one and one-half miles west of
Pawnee Rock, and appears to be of
good quality. There is great excite
ment in town over the find.
Receiver Appointed.-Donald Rob-
ertson and William G. Robertson of
Mulvane have been appointed carrier
and substitute, respectively, in the
free delivery rural mail service.
More Rural Routes.-Rural free de-
livery routes to be established in
Kansas November Is: Goessel, Mar
ion county, route No. 1; Natoma, o.
borne county, routes Nos. and 2.
Much Capital Involved.-Thirty mil
lion dollars capital is represented by
nine firms of plow manufacturers who
are defendants in an injunction be-
fore the federal court at Wichita.
Unitarian CONFERENCE.-THE Mis-
souri, Valley Unitarian conference is
being held at Topeka. Some of the
principal speakers are: Prof. w. H.
Carruth of Lawrence, Mrs. ]. J. Marsh
of Lincoln, Mrs. Chas. Ferguson of
Kansas City, and Mrs. Alice Barber
Bennett of Lawrence.
Cut in Oil Prices.-The Standard
Oil company has cut the price on all
oil from the Coffeyville, Wayside and
Drum Creek territories from 80 to
20 cents a barrel. The cut went into
effect when it was announced by the
purchasing agency of the Standard.
Oil from these localities was placed
in the North Neodesha classification
Cavalry Transferred.-The head
quarters band and the First squadron
of cavalry, including more than 300
officers and men, under command OF
Col. E. 2. Steever, Fourth cavalry,
have been transferred to Fort Walla
Walla, Washington, from Fort Riley,
Kan. 1t will be relieved by the First
squadron of the Ninth cavalyry, a ne
gro squadron. The Ninth will be the
first negro troops to be stationed at
Fort Riley in almost twenty years.
Benefits From AIfalfa-Robert
Snodgrass of Shawnee county, has
honey crop of 10000 pounds, with
enough honey left in the hives to
maintain the bees this winter. Just
think of 10000 pounds of extracted
honey, will you? Five big farm wag-
on loads of honey. This is one of the
things alfalfa has done for this part
of Kansas. Before alfalfa raising be-
came general little honey was produc-
ed in this country.
Educator Promoted.-Arthur T.
Walker, professor of Latin language
and literature in the university of
Kansas, has been engaged to teach
Latin in Cornell university during
the summer session of 1906. Prof.
Walker will take the place formerly
filed by Prof. Bennett, the author of
Benefits Latin grammar. Prof.
Walker received his A. B. at the I'M
lversity of New York City, his Mater
degree at the Vanderbilt university
and his Phi. D. at the university of
Chicago.
Ask for Franchise.-Paul Morton,
secretary of the navy, is the senior
partner of the firm of Morton & Lev
ering which struck two rich gas wells
recently near Arkansas City. They
are the first wells that have been
struck in that vicinity and the people
are enthusiastic. Morton & Lever
ing are asking for franchise to sup.
ply Arkansas City with natural gas.
Not Satisfied.-Sand creek bottom
land near Sedgwick sold for s65 an
acre last week. And yet a party
left that town for Texas to look at
Southern lands.
Choice Potatoes.-A. J. Watson, who
lives near Goodland, raised twelve po
tatoes weighing IL pounds and Is
ounces. The weights of the three DO.
tatoes are as follows: One pound four
ounces, one pound six ounces, one
pund seven ounces. They are all
smooth skinned, and beautiful speci.
mems of their kind.
Died of Wounds.-Mrs Robert
Hinchman of Severance, who was shot
by her divorced husband, is dead. The
shots were fired as the result of a
fight for the possession of a child
Mrs. Hinchman fired the first shots.
Swell Garrison.-Word is received
at Fort Leavenworth that Company A,
Of the signal corps, is now on the way
here from Fort Meyer, w. Va. The
company number of 100 men and will
swell the number of the Fort Leaven
worth garrison to 1000, the largest
number ever stationed here.
Land is ooming.-Osborne county
real estate dealers are having their
hands full finding farms for the many
purchasers who have fiocked there
recently. Land is booming, and PEG
pie seem anxious to acquire homes
before the prices go any higher.
New Departmental is said that
the greatest opening for a young man
in this country right now is the
science of road building. If it proves
so, the Kansas university will nc
doubt establish a road building de
partment in connection with its
school of engineering.
Teachers Meeting.-Asst. State
Superintendent Dyer of Topeka ad
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