Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-05-26

6pOnQent, ana VINO was married H.
New York to Lester Ralph, son ~
Julian Ralph, the famous correspond
emit, is Kansas girl. Her maiden.
name WAS Elsie Reasoner and her sfs-
ter, Florence Reasoner, now Mrs. DIR.
Miller, of Leavenworth, taught his
tory and languages in the high school
there for several years. Both the sis
tiers were noted for their exceptional
brightness and natural wit.
AT ENCAMPMENT.-Cong w.
A. Calderhead filed the place of Gen
eral Miles, who was to have presented
silk banner to the Emporia high
school on behalf of the Moments Re-
lief Corps. Nearly half an acre of peo-
pie turned out to hear Congressman
Calderhead, who made a regulation
G. A. r. address. Miss Blanche Cum
mings, dressed as Columbia" received
the banner for the school and made a
pretty reply to Mr.. Calderhead's ad-
dress in accepting the banner.
For NEXT YEAR.-The encampment
at Emporia votedlto hold the G. A. R.
reunion next fall at Paola and the en-
campment next year at Parsons. G.
w. Reed, of Topeka, was named as one
of the committee on administration.
Mrs. Apple, of Paola, was elected de-
partment commander of the Women's
Relief Corps and Mrs. Weidle, of Otta-
wa was elected department president
of the Ladies of the g. A R.
DEAD AT SEDAN.-W. F. Wade, dead
at Sedan, was one of the pioneers of
Chautauqua county. He taught the
first school in the county. He was one
of four brothers who went into the
Union army from Iowa, and three of
the four were killed in battle.
have Topped off 40 per cent of the as
sessment in the flooded district along
the Kaw in Shawnee county. This
was done on account of the loss sus-
tanned by the people in the flooded dis
trict last year.
STURDY OLD AGE.-George Yarnell
justice of the peace. of Ellsworth
county, although IS years old, does all
of his own farming, chops his own
wood, prepares his own meat each win
ter and takes care of his own stock.
A KANSAS MAN.-Postmaster Gem
eral Payne has sent to the president
the name of William E. Cochran, of
Topeka with the recommendation that
he be appointed the first purchasing
agent for the postoffice department.
DIED AT s1.-William Hutchinson,
81 years of age the Oldest clerk in the
pension Office and formerly of Kansas,
died after a weeks illness, as the re-
suit of an attack of congestion of the
stomach and lungs at his desk.
MILES AT General
Nelson A. Miles and company with
General Baird, visited Coffeyville to
investigate the oil fields. The general
in an interview said that he might To-
cate permanently in Kansas.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS. - Con-
gresham Victor Murdoch and Charles
Harger, of Abilene, will be the COM
mencement speakers at Bethany col
lege, Lindsborg, June 1. A large class
will be graduated.
GET WEEKS PAY-The striking
Santa Fe machinists at Topeka re-
ceived their first weeks pay fran the
national organization. The married
men get 81 week; the single men S..
OLD MAIDS RAISE S1OO.-Liberal fur
nishes a practical woman's club. 1t
gave an Old Maids convention and in
creased the town hall fund by 500.
KANSAS CoRN.-The crop for 1904 is
nearly all planted, though a percent
age of it will require replanting.
CHANUTE GoowINe.-The town has
gained 2,s2O in population the past
year. Gas is responsible for this.
EIGHTY GRADUATEs.-Th largest
and one of the strongest classes ever
leaving the Topeka high school will
carry away their diplomas May 81.
The class is made up of eighty young
men and women who have made good
records in the past four years,
RUN OVER BY Four TRAINs.-Alonzo
Kicker was killed east of Marysville
on the railroad track. Four trains
had run over him in the night before
his remains were discovered. He was
drunk and it is supposed he went to
sleep on the track.
BALL GAME OF .1s74.-Salina and
Minneapolis mines played brace of
games. D. R. Wagstaff was pitcher
for the Salina nine and w. A. John
ston for the Minneapolis team. Wag-
staff could not now stoop to pick up a
ball and Johnston is now chief justice
of the Kansas supreme court.
GRAND LODGE K. OF P-The Kansas
grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias
in session at Hutchinson, had nearly a
thousand visitors in attendance. The
grand temple, Rathbone Sisters, was
also in session with 300 delegates.
STATE BOARDS ExPENsE.-State Aud
itor Wells requires members of state
boards to comply with the law requir-
ing them to file receipts with their ex-
pense accounts. The rule is ANNOYING
to some board members, especially
those who ride on masses
AT ARMoURDALE.-The Santa Fe
strike situation in Armourdale remains
unchanged. Fifteen more machinists
have been imported by the company.
This makes total of % now employed
whereas before the strike only nine
teen were at work.
HAIL DAMAGE.-The late hail storm
| in Barber county is reported as beino