Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-03-10

been practically no moisture for two
months The fields are brown and
show little sign of crop. Pastured
or not, the fields all look the same.
The wheat appears to have rooted well
and may possibly turn out all right if
sufficient moisture comes within the
next two weeks. The acreage is very
large.
SwENssoS's SUccEssoR.-Thef follow
ing educators are spoken of in connec-
ton with the presidency of Bethany
college to succeed the late DIR. Carl
Swensson: Prof Pihlblad, Lindsborg,
the present head of the institution;
DIR. Granville, of Yale; DIR. Abraham
son, Chicago; DIR. ]. A. Brandelle, Den
yer, and Prof. Frank Nelson, ex-state
superintendent of public instruction.
FRAIRIB FIRE LOSSES re-
ports are coming in from Kansas coun-
ties telling Of heavy losses from prairie
fires. In almost every instance the
fires were caused by the people burn
ing stubble and pasture land. The
high wind came unexpectedly and the
fires were beyond control in a short
time. Many narrow escapes from
death are reported.
FARMERS Decentralization county,
the banner wheat county of Kansas
for 1908, shows a condition of prosper
ity perhaps unrivaled in the world.
With a population in the entire county
of .13, 500 men, women and children,
the deposits in the eleven banks in the
county aggregate the sum of 81, $50, 900
or S166.66 for every man, woman and
child in the county.
PUZZLE FOR CARRIER.-A rural car
rier at Frankfort has SO Johnsons on
ment. Mail Carrier Simpson, on Rob-
inson's route No. s, says he has SO
Moore's on his list and if there were
more Moores more Of them would re-
eeive more Moore mail than the whole
johnson tribe.
To ENJOY HER PRIzE.-Mrs. N. Pers-
son, of Hiawatha. has gone to Ores
den, Germany. A few years ago, for
her excellent sketching and landscape
work, Mrs. Person was awarded q
81, 900 prize which entitled her to a
four years scholarship in the Dresden
art school. She goes to take up this
work.
WAS His SECRETARY.-Govern
Bailey has appointed Herbert Jordan
Of Seneca, as stenographer in the ex-
ecutive Office. Mr.. Jordon is news
paper man and was secretary to Bailey
when he was congressman-at-large.
PRODUCE ExcHANeE.-The carload
shippers of poultry, eggs and butter
have organized the Hutchinson Pro-
duce exchange, They will meet at II
o'clock each day and regulate market
prices.
of Stafford, is home from the Philip
pines, having been discharged after
three years Of service in the army. He
likes the country and will return.
EMPoRIA's FEDERAL BUILDINa-The
secretary of the treasury announces
that the public building at Emporia
will be ready for occupancy on April /.
HAS SOLD OUr.-The Wellington
athletic association, which has been in
the lead, has disbauded and sold its
paraphernalia to parties in Garnett.
STATION IS PRoUD.-Captain John
Seaton, of Atchison, is proud of the
fact that he was reprimanded and pro-
NOTED by General Grant in the same
speech for fighting without orders.
SCATTERED CORN SHocKs.-In the
Kaw valley corn shocks were scattered
and limbs blown from trees. The sand
storm.came with the velocity of a tor
nado.
STARTED FIREs.-A bad prairie fire
started north of Ellsworth and burned
over a strip of ten by five miles during
strong wind.
HAD A REcoRD.-Father Anton Josef
LeGrand, once Episcopal bishop at
Rome, died at Wichita February 49,
He was chaplain Of st. Francis hospital
and was II years old. Father LeGrand
was an Episcopalian until about TWEEN
| ty years ago when he was converted to
the Catholic faith. He was born and
educated in France and served in the
French army. He was Of noble birth.
RICH FABMERs.-According to the
Leader-Courier, there are 135 men in
Kingman county who are worth from
$4,000 to more than S1OO, 900 each.
DELINQUENT TAxEs.-The county at
toruey Of Sedgwick county has com
menced suit in the district court by
| which he seeks to recover $50, 800 on
delinquent tax warrants since 1892,
which were bought by the county. In
| his petition he asks to have the claims
declared prior lien against the prop
erty involved, after which foreclosure
proceedings would be instituted.
PIN MoNEY.-A Pottawatomie county
farmers wife has averaged $50 pin
money monthly this winter from the
sale of eggs.
! WEALTHY HEBMIr's William
Perry, an English hermit who lived on
an island in the Kaw river at Silver
Lake, died after 30 years residence
there. His dwelling consisted of a
two room dug ont and his only COM
panions pack Of hounds. Perry
owned several hundred acres of good
land besides deposits of nearly $50 ZOO
In the banks.
HUTCHINSON WANTS A BRANCH
That city is DESTROYS Of being connect
ed by branch with the main line of
| the Orient railroad.