Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-02-25
MARR1Ep IN PR1sox-Iohn Sherman.

mon law wife, Mary ]. Peugh. Sher-
man is from Indian Territory and is
dying from consumption. He has
some property and wishes his wife to
inherit it and for this reason he chose
to be legally married to her fearing
that the common law marriage under
which they lived might not hold in
case of his death.
PENSION PAYMENTs.-The Topeka
pension Office issued between February
and ID pension vouchers to the
amount of $3.50, 441.2s to 1885, pen
vouchers were issued to inmates of the
Soldiers home for S11O, $40. SO; making
a total amount paid of s., 646, 800. 81.
The district paid from Topeka includes
Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mex
leo, Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Snow ON ASH WEDNEsDAY-In the
early hours of Ash Wednesday a storm
of sleety snow swept over Topeka and
that region covering. the ground to
depth of two inches. An east wind
prevailed with an announced temper
AZURE of 20 degrees at the government
weather bureau. Experts say there is
enough snow to form blanket for the
wheat, giving it moisture and excluding
the cold.
AFTER WIFE BEATERs-Clad Hamil-
ton, police judge, and Mr.. McCullom,
CHEZ of police, adopted new policy
which they believe will have tend
ency to stop wife beating there. They
have decided to inf1ict on men convict
ed of beating their wives the heaviest
penalty possible and to shaclsle them
with ball and chain and put them to
work on the streets.
JOINT LINE PRoPosED.-There is a
persistent rumor in railroad circles
that the Chicago Great Western and
the Missouri Pacific will build joint
line from st. Joseph to Atchison on the
Kansas side of the river. Both lines
will use the track, and the Great West
ern will use the Missouri Pacific line
from Atchison to Kansas City.
| FARMERS ORGANIzE.-The farmers of
Rush county have completed an or
ganization at La Crosse for the pur-
pose of handling grain and coal. They
have purchased lots near the railroad
and expect in short time to have their
| business working.
New GRAND MAsTER.-At the meet
ing of the Masonic grand lodge in To-
pel5a, Thomas G. Fitch, of Wichita,
was elected grand master to succeed
Bester G. Brown. Perry G. Hoising-
ton, of Newton, was chosen grand high
priest.
A FINE TIME.-"We just had fine
time" were the words used by the chill
dren of the Masonic home at Wichita
when they arrived home after spend
ing two days at Topeka as the guests
of Grand Master Bestor G. Brown.
A CLOSE SHAvE.-State Treasurer
Kelly says the state will have close
shave next fall to keep from stamping
more warrants mot paid for want of
funds" 1t took s664,57O of the 1904
tax money to pay off 1903 bills.
| SAFFoRDvILLE GRowING.-The Orient
depot is to be in the center of the town
near the Santa Fe. Twelve residences
costing from 81 900 to $4,000 have been
built this winter and seven more are
to be built in the spring.
K. N. G. OFFICERS. Cen
eral Kelsey, of the Kansas national
| guard, says that several officers of the
| guard want to go to the Orient and
join the japanese army.
| BRIDES LEG BRoKEN.-A couple were
married at parsonage in Holton and
on leaving the bride slipped on the ice
and broke her leg.
| A PRECAUTIoN.-The Santa Fe COM
pany is wrapping its steam pipes in
the Newton station with asbestos.
| FIRE AT GALENA.-The home of
Thomas Murphy is burned. The loss
is $1,000. The insurance is 81 900. Ow-
ing to a low pressure of water the
flames spread to the two story double
apartment residence of w. A. Potter
which is badly damaged. The fire
originated from defective fue.
SERVED ONE SENTENcE.-Miss
Blanche Boise, who has served a SEN
tence of 30 days in Jail on the first of
five cases of window smashing in To-
| pelza, has received a similar sentence
on the second case
| PRAIRIE CHICKEN PEsT.-The fire
that swept over the Fort Riley reserva-
ton drove the prairie chickens onto
the surrounding farms. The reserva-
ton has been game preserve for years
and the chickens have become pest
to the farmers who want to kill them.
but they are prohibited by law from
doing so.
BULLET IN LUNG.-Wm. Coggswell, a
| 16-year-old boy of Greenwich, shot him
self, the ball remaining in his lung
He is steadily improving and his ply
sicians say he will recover.
MUTUAL TELEPHoNEs.-Mutu tele-
phone companies are increasing over
| Central Kansas. Three such compan-
les have already been formed in Dick
inson county, each with 40 or so mem
bers. The farmers do all the work of
building the line and some country
storekeeper usually conducts the switch
board free in order to get the farmers,
trade
FARMERS PACKING HoUsE.-A move
ment is begun in Mcpherson county
among the farmers to put up a small
| cooperative packing house.
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