Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-12-15

in the Toler Auditorium. This is
the first large exhibit of pure food
products ever shown in the South
west. It will be given under the aus
pices of the Wholesale and Retail
Merchants Association and many ex-
hibits will go direct from the
Worlds Fair" to Wichita fer that
occasion. Demonstrators of the diff
ferent food products are to be made
every day and thousands of samples
and souvenirs will be given away
free.
Pipe Line Probable. = Indications
are that, as development in the Pa
ola oil field progresses. new pipe
line will be built from there to Kan
sas City, where an Independent re-
finery will be built. At any rate
there has been much discussion the
last few weeks in regard to the sub
ject. A representative of the Pure
Oil and Producers company of
Pennsylvania has been here looking
over the field to ascertain the total
output of the wells and their lasting
qualities. 1t is said that his report
was very favorable.
May Be Murdered.-Mrs. H. D.
Knox, resident of Arkansas City,
has sought the aid of local officers in
an attempt to locate her husband,
whom she believes, has been murder
La nnfnhnr
"a and she has not heard from him
since. He has some valuable mining
claims in the Wichita mountains,
and before leaving there is said to
have had trouble with his partner.
He is supposed to have left Luca for
the Wichita mountains overland with
team.
Needs Reorganization. Carrie
Nation went from Arkansas City to
Winfield, where she held quiet
meeting on the streets. She did not
attempt to smash any saloons, but
lectured the proprietors who stood
in front of their places. The doors
were locked. During the afternoon
she appeared on the streets and ad-
dressed the mayor, big crowd fol-
lowing her. She spoke in church
to a small audience. She said the
town needed reorganization.
Preacher a Forger.-A. A. Arthur.
who came to Hiawatha several
months ago, purchased property and
fn1 a
was retired preacher and evange-
list, has been arrested by Frank G..
Braley, a Pinkerton detective from
st. Louis, on the charge of forging
a $4,000 check at Paris, Tex. Ar
thur later confessed.
Another One Dies.-Robert Vine
yard, young business man of Well
ington, died Of typhoid fever con-
tracted at the wedding of the daught-
er Of Ex-county Treasurer Winner.
More than fifty Of the guests of that
function, nearly all people of prom
inence, were taken down with the
disease, believed to have been caus
ed by some impurity in the food serv
ed by the caterer.
Patterson's Albi.-Monroe Patter-
son, who Is accused of killing Mrs.
Nickum at Topeka, says he will be
able to show conclusively that he
was in his own room when the muir
der was committed. His alibi, he
says, will be strong enough to con-
vince the prosecution of his inno-
cence.
Kidnapping Charged.-W. B. Ellis
was arrested at Wichita, charged with
kidnapping his stepson, Herbert Hick-
man, II years old, from the child's
father at Los Animas, Cal. The boy
is the son of Mrs. Ellis, who was di-
vorced from Hickman, to whom was
given the custody of the son, Her
bert.
Shipped Corn.-Corn is being ship
ped from Barber county. 1t is not the
first Kansas county to become a grain
exporter for the first time.
Election Contest. Another con-
test proceeding has been started at
Marysville, the result of the recent
election This contest is over the Of
flee of trustee of Noble township. 1t
is the third contest to be started.
Two are for township offices and the
other is for sheriff.
Emporia Student Dies. Frank
Money, son of DR.. ]. w. Money, who
has been attending college at EN-
poria, died of typhoid fever. He was
brought home ill a week ago. I'M
pure water is supposed to have caus-
ed it.
Will Be Put to Work.-Sixty miners
arrived in Pittsburg from the Utah
strike district and will be put to work
as fast as places can be found for
them National Board Member Chris
Evans, who has charge of the strike
in Utah, sent them by orders from the
national board
Will Do Something.-People living
near Troublesome creek in Coffey
county are tired of building their
houses on stills to get away from
the overflow and are going to do
something. One man suggested that
they bury it.
Oil at Winfied.-The discovery OIL
oil in the city's well at the fair
grounds at Winfield is causing great
excitement. This well was drilled
under contract for the city last win
ter. At depth of 1000 feet oil sand
was struck and found to be thirty-five
feet thick.
Farm Brought ss,5oo.-C. T. Estes
sold his farm ten miles north of Abb
lene for $500. 1t is the farm known
as the Ball farm, and is one of the
finest pieces of land in Dickinson
county. There are ITO acres in the
farm, making the price $50 an acre.