Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-08-04
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is filled to overlooking. The parole
agent is unable to find homes for the
old inmates as fast as new ones come
in. Last year he secured homes for
fifty-seven. About & hundred boys
were received at the school When
ever a good home is found for boy
he is paroled. The legislature next
winter will be asked to provide ar
additional building at the institu-
ton.
To Prevent FIood.-Steps of some
kind to prevent floods in the Kaw val
ley will be taken by the legislature
next winter. The leaders of all par
ties and all factions of each party
are agreed on this, so it doesn't mat
ter who controls the legislature, some
thing along that line will be done. 1t
will probably take several years and
vast sum of money to carry out
whatever plan is adopted, but start
will be made next year.
Escaped Convict Drowned.-Jerome
B. Macklin, an Oklahoma convict, who
escaped from the Kansas state prison
at Lansing, met his death while try
ing to swim across the Missouri river
to Missouri The fact was not known
until the body washed ashore at a
point below the prison. Macklin was
Al years of age and was serving a
ten-year sentence The badly decom-
posed remains were buried on the bar
where they were found.
Fight Standard OiI.-The oil pro-
ducers of Kansas are organized for
a fight against the Standard Oil COM
pany, and they are organizing $780,
100000 corporation as starter. Pro
ducing oil, transporting oil, refining
oil, marketing oil, all these are in
cluded in the great scheme which the
producers are bending their energies
to perfect.
Big Damage Suits. H. Nc
Cullough, county commissioner of
Dickinson county, brought suit for ten
thousand dollars against the Union
Pacific railway company for the death
of his 15-year-old son, who was killed
by a passenger train while crossing
the track at Solomon with load Of
grain.
Will Ask Legislature.-AtI ndepend-
ence a movement is on foot to ask
the next legislature to advance $780,
100000 for the construction of an oil
refinery, pipe lines and storage tanks.
The projectors are encouraged by the
fact that the state aided the Irvine
enterprise.
Lights Fire With OiI.-Clara Mont
gomery, the 19-year-old daughter of
Henry Montgomery, died as the re-
suits of burns received from the ex-
plosion of can of coal oil which she
had used in lighting fire.
Indians To Dance.-Great prepare
lions are being made in the Wyandotte
nation for the fifth annual Indian re-
union, barbecue and green corn feast
which will be held at Wyandotte, Aug
ust 4, 5 and 6.
Manual Training.-Miss Mabel Rob
son of Pittsburg, Kan, has been en-
ployed by the board of education OF
Arkansas City, to take charge of the
manual training school. The salary is
$50 month.
Bumper Corn crop.-Saline county
has just had another good rain, which
was needed to help the corn. A bumper
corn crop is assured in Saline county
even if no more rain should fall.
Will Report Soon.-Over two-thirds
of the los county clerks have returned
to the Kansas State Board of Agri
culture their 1904 abstracts of agri
cultural and live stock statistics.
Died From Burns.-Mrs. Ollie Whit
taker wife of Sheriff Wake Whitaker
of Wilson county died at ST. Mary's
hospital from the effects of burns in
a lamp explosion.
Got a Good Soaking.-The western
part of the state got a good soaking
1t will help the corn, but will delay
the threshing of wheat to some ex
tent.
Negro Convict Escapes-John
Smith, colored, escaped from the state
reformatory at Hutchinson. He was
sent up from Ottawa.
Aged kansan Dies.-Judge Burton
L. Kingsbury, one of the oldest and
best known settlers at Burlington, is
dead at his home, aged ~ years. He
preempted the townsiste of Burling
ton, served in the legislature, was
regent of the State Agricultural col
lege and was probate judge and clerk
of the court.
School Teachers Scarce.-There is
decided shortage of school teachers
in Jefferson county, and the various
country school boards are experience
ing much trouble in securing teachers
for the coming terms
OIL Near Toronto.-Davidson and
Roxburgh, of Corsicana, Tex, brought
in Sprankle oil well No. II, and it is
good producer. Oil and sand was
found at about LOO feet. The well
is about eighty rods from the Sample
oilers. More holes will be put down
on this farm. The new well is just
over the Greenwood county line
Oldest Woman Living-Reno coun
ty claims to have the oldest woman
on the globe. Her name is Mrs. Anna
Owens, colored, and she is alleged tc
be 121 years old. According to the
census returns she was born in 1888.
G. A. r. Reunion.-Departmen
Commander Charles Harris of the
Kansas G. A. R. has issued an order
calling attention to the twenty-frst an
nual state reunion which will be
held at Paola on September CLIO. He
has secured reduced rates on all the
Kansas railroads. Tents will be fur
nished to all comrades.
Corn Prospects-Corn is reported
to be in fairly good condition every
where, while the oats crop is said tt
be a failure. 1t is the opinion O.
those posted in the matter that whea
prices will rule firm this year.
Swedish Convention.-The annua