Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-02

Kansas. The story was prepared by
Helen G. Gill, of Vinland, Kansas. 1t
is accompanied by sixteen different
maps, showing the various county for
nations of the territory and state from
1855 to the present time. The maps
exhibit the effect upon county organ
iZations of each successive wave of i'm
migration and the organization of pop
ulation.
FoR GOOD RoADs.-At the interna-
tional Good Roads congress held at St.
Leuis during the week ending May 81,
the Kansas delegation, which was the
largest in attendance with one excep-
ton, effected a temporary organization
for the purpose of calling state con-
vention to form a Kansas Good Roads
association, to be held at Topeka on
August 2.
THIRTY-sECoND ASNUAL.-The Kan
sas university is out with its invita-
lions for the thirty-second annual
commencement, which occurs on June
8. A fare and one-third has been made
by the railroads to Lawrence and re-
turn, providing ticket for one way
the money stating the kind of ticket
paid for.
On IN MIANn.-That oil exists in
quantities in the Miami county field is
now an assured fact. The best well in
this field has heen brought in. 1t will
average seventy-five barrels a day,
natural flow. This well was struck at
a depth of BOG feet in 81 feet of oil
sand. 1t is located four miles south.
west of Paola.
TwENTY-THREE GRADUATEs.-The
annual commencement of the Sumner
county high school was held at the
auditorium in Wellington. There was
class of twenty-three graduates
The address to the class was delivered
by President j. N Wilkerson, of the
Kansas State Normal.
To EMPoRIA ALso.-Hugh Holmes,
of Kansas City, who is building an
electric line from Kansas City to CEN
trail Kansas, has written to Emporia to
know what it would do toward build
ing an electric line from Emporia to
Ottawa. The proposition is being Sc
riously considered.
AN ALFALFA FARM. T. Giles has
sold his farm of 1,522 acres six miles
north of Wichita, between the two
rivers, to A. j. Dadisman, of Denver
Colorado, for $4,000 The farm is all
bottom land, is well improved and is
sowed with alfalfa
CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY.-The town
of Moline recently celebrated the one
hundredth birthday of Grandma Boz
court. The event took place in a
crowded church, and the entire aud
fence arose and sang the doxology as
the old lady entered
MORE DOUBLE TRACKs-The Santa
Fe will double track its line from EN-
poria east to Kansas City over the cut
off. Work will be commenced at once
and for the present men will be sta
toned at Emporia.
SUMNER COUNTY NoRMAL.-One hun
dred and fifteen students enrolled at
the Sumner county normal on the first
day. This was an increase of forty
over last year.
Go TO MANH.A.-Mr. and Mrs B. o.
Peterson, of Salina, go to the Philip
pines, on missionary work They will
be stationed near Manila.
WILD GRAPE VINE.-A section of a
wild grape vim Is inches in diameter
has been sent to the worlds fair from
Butler county.
LAW CLASS OF 44.-The state com
mission to examine law students will
have class of at least A at the meet
ing June 20.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.--Mrs. Lester
Schofeld. wife of a young farmer near
Coffeyville, had been visiting her par.
ents and had driven home and Mr..
Schofeld was embarrassing the horse.
His wife gathered up articles in the
buggy, among them revolver which
fell and was discharged, the load GO
ing into her mouth and killing her.
She was only 90 years and had been
married but five months.
Hrcu
ating class this season is composed of
ten girls and one boy
WAS CHARTER MEMBER DIR. Bell. of
Arcadia recently visited his. old home
at Canton, Ohio. While there he at
tended meeting of the Masonic lodge
of which he is now the only living
charter member. Many of the sons
and grandsons of the old timers were
there.
AFTER Is YEARs.-After separation
of fifteen years Mr.. and Mrs Keys, of
Comanche county are again living to-
gether. The husband came out from
Ohio at that time but the wife refused
to come, but. finally gave in.
LIVESTOCK RAIsERs.-There was a
large meeting of live stock raisers and
feeders at Concordia in the interest of
the proposed independent packing
company. The meeting was addressed
by Taylor Riddle, of Marion, and by
local farmers. Liberal subscriptions
to the stock were made and a commit
tee appointed to solicit further sub
scriptions. After this meeting the
Cloud County Livestock association
was formed
KANSAS APPLEs.-They have been
sold this year in Berlin at Sc a bushel.
BOARD OF HEALTH.-The state board
of health meets at Topeka June 2.
This meeting will be of much more inn