Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-28
KANSAS COMMENT.

spring instead of in the fall.
ATTEND NIGHT SCHooL.-Greelzs who
work on a section near Hope attend a
night school to acquire the use of the
American vocabulary.
In A PRAIRIE FIRE.-Blanch, the s.
year old daughter of George Hatfield,
living three miles south of Rock Creek,
was seriously burned in a prairie fire.
CHILD BURNED-Arthur Bird, a
farmer near Coffeyville, lost his 216
year-old daughter by the explosion of
an incubator lamp. The high winds
caused the loss of his home also.
KANSAS G. A. R.-The department
of Kansas G. A. R. will meet at En-
poria for its animal encampment May
IS, 10 and 20. The city expects 1000
visitors and will be decorated accord
ingly.
BUCKET SHOP CLosED.-Mayor Wha-
len, of Concordia has compelled the
local agent of the Donovan Commission
company, of st. Louis to close up shop
and take no further orders for futures
on grain or stocks. The mayor says it
is form of gambling and he will stop
gaming of all sorts.
OLDEST PENsIoNER.-The Oldest pen
sioner on the lists of the Topeka agency
is Thomas E. Scott of, Webb City. He
is approaching 1o1 years of age. He
served in the Seminole, the Mexican
and the civil wars, and his pension is
$50 month. He still works regularly
at his trade of shoemaker.
RUINED BY RABBIrs.-E Ed Winner,
who lives nine miles north of Atchison,
had four hundred six-year-old apple
trees ruined last year by rabbits. He
let the grass and weeds grow profusely
in the orchard and the rabbits were
harbored and literally ruined two
thirds of six hundred trees
Ell DORADO F1RE.-The fire started
in livery barn and burned three
buildings in the business portion and
for time threatened to destroy a num-
of other buildings. The Metropolitan
hotel, the largest in the city, caught
fire but was saved. The horses in the
livery barn were saved, excepting one
Baden's poultry house was total loss
in which were stored nearly 200 cases
of eggs, also poultry and egg cases.
A SOCIAL EvENT.-The five firms
controlled by H. D. Lee, of Salina.
ployes and their families in the new
five story Lee wholesale hardware
building. The fifth floor was trans
formed into mammoth parlor, while
the fourth floor had been made into a
huge dining room. The music was
furnished by the Salina Military band,
and no expense was spared to make a
pleasant evening for the employees.
WILL OF A RECLUsE-A. P. johnson,
q Swede had lived alone at Baxter
Springs 81 years. He had no con-
fidants and never spoke of former
home or family. After his death a
will was found. 1t bequeathed $500 to
the blue lodge and $500 to the Masonic
chapter. 1t gave SIS, 900 to the town
for library on condition that the city
government would provide site and
raise fund for the maintenance OF
the institution. In case the town did
not do this, the $1,000 was to go to the
Masons-S3, 900 to the blue lodge and
$4,000 to the chapter. The remainder
Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist
boards of foreign missions.
FEWER County FAIRs-On account
of the st. Louis worlds fair a number
of fairs and fall festivities in Central
Kansas will probably be abandoned
this fall. A number of fair boards
have already reached this decision and
others are contemplating passing up
the usual fall amusements for this
reason.
PECULIAR CoUNTY-Scott county,
though it raises watermelons and
sweet potatoes, has not one negro citi-
zen. The county has neither poor
farm nor county poor house.
SOLD FOR 81, 900, ooO-N. C. Pulliam
and Henry Stamper, two residents OF
Harrington, several months ago be-
came interested with dozen other
men in mine in Old Mexico. They
have sold the property for 81 ZOO, 00C
and the share of the Herinpton men is
$50, 900 each.
THE PEOPLE OaJECr.-The Santa Fe
has withdrawn its agent and operator
at Dale, the railroad station at Seely,
and discontinued that office The
farmers md merchants are making
objections.
FORTY DOLLARS FEEs.-During the
past two weeks the register of deeds
of each county in Kansas through
which the Rock Island railroad passes
has recorded mortgage for S163, O00,-
600 given by that road to the Central
Trust company of New York City. The
fee in each county recording the mort
gage amounts to over $40.
ANOTHER KANsAN. = Congressman
Fowler, of New Jersey, the recognized
authority on finance in the national
House, once ran creamery in Mitchell
county.
GRATIFYING FAcT.-It is is crafty
ing fact that the state banks have on
hand in cash and sight exchange A
per cent of their deposits, when the
legal requirement is that they should
have from 20 to rs per cent. The ma
tional banks had on hand 80 per cent
of their deposits when the national
law requires from Is to IS per cent.
NEW PosToFFIcE.-Lind is to