Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-01-28

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artists in the world Mr. Pieper is
widely known, having been a promi-
nent player for many years in the or
chestras of Theodore Thomas, DIR.
Damrosch, Anton Seidl and Frank Won
der Stucken. He studied under DIR.
Kullack, of Berlin, and is considered
one of the best performers. Pieper
settled on his homestead several years
ago. He occasionally goes to Denver
to take part in high class musical
event
CosT OF MANEUvERs.-The claims for
damages to private property by the
troops in the fall maneuvers at Fort
Riley are So, O12. The cost incident to
the mobilization of the regular troops
was S116,752 and the cost of the militia
S62. 2ss. In connection with the selec
purposes the general staff is consider
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of purchasing land
to be used exclusively by the troops in
stead of leasing it from the owners as
was done last year.
LARGEST OF THE KIND.-The work OF
wrecl>ing and clearing away the old
quartermaster's storehouse, one of the
last of Fort Riley's old wooden build
ings to be torn down to make room for
a modern stone structure, has just been
completed and. the building that will
10 +ol % ~ 1,a thal low
and most modern guard house that the
United States has ever built at any of
its army posts. The old storehouse
was built in the early sos.
MARCELL's TRIAL.-It is on at Troy.
Three charges were filed for hearing.
Two notes of $4,000 each signed by
Hutt and Shongoin favor of the High
land bank were introduced as evidence
and both gentlemen swore positively
that the signatures were not theirs,
nor had they signed the notes. B. P.
Williams also testified that similar
note of SO, 900 purported to be signed
by himself was rank forgery and not
his signature.
For Duty WITH K. n. G.-Brigadier
General Henry B. Freeman, retired,
has been ordered to report to Governor
Bailey at Topeka for duty with the
Kansas National Guard for period of
four years unless sooner relieved. 1t
Freeman will be the inspection of the
various militia companies scattered all
over the state. While on that duty he
will receive the full pay and allowances
OF his rank.
TORE Down A JAIL.-Frank Alexan-
der, an insane patient from Hamilton
county, was taken to La Crosse recently
for safe keeping. Hamilton county
has no Jail and it seems that in his de-
lirium Alexander almost tore down
the Rush county Jail at La Crosse.
The county attorney of Rush county
has presented claim of S242 to Ham
ilton county for damages done to the
Jail.
FOURTH DIvIDEND.-The employees of
the Wichita Railroad & Light company
received on Monday their fourth divi-
dend, which is the largest ever dis
tributed so far and amounts to S665. 81.
This sum was dividedamong fifty-eight
men as reward for good and faithful
service.
BROUGHT BAcK.-Fred Dodsq an
Abilene youth, charged with attaching
young woman and who started for
Denver was caught as the train
reached Oakley and taken off by the
city marshal. He was brought back
for trial.
KANSAS ALFALFA.-Every county in
the state, save four, is represented in
the list of counties growing alfalfa,
with acreages ranging from 16 acres in
Marion county to 3s,51s in Jewell
county
NINE OVER sO.-Hiawatha has nine
! citizens who are over so years old.
THE RoUP SToRY.-Secretary Hughes
of the state poultry association says
there is no truth in the story published
in Topeka paper that fowls at the
poultry show were sick with roup.
There has been one death; rooster
died of old age, and two chickens had
colds.
For THE FRIENDLEss.-The Kansas
Society for the Friendless will hold its
third annual convention in the First
NJ. E. church in Topeka, beginning
Tuesday evening, January &c, and
closing Thursday noon, January %.
Nor AUrHoRIzED.-TheE lkhart Life
Insurance company is not authorized
to do business in Kansas and if Super
intendent Luling is able to secure evil
dence he may institute prosecutions
against the agents. Agents who So
licit business for an unauthorized COM
pany are liable to a fine of $500.
5000 POUND STEER.-Tne State Ag-
ricultural college proposes to exhibit
about seven-eighths Sho-thorn and is
expected to weigh more than $500
pounds when fat.
CATTLE BURNED.-Eighty-th head
of high bred Hereford cattle We're
burned to death in one of the big barns
on Sunny Slope ranch owned by c. A.
Stannard. Many of the cattle which
took prizes at the International stock
show We're bred from the animals
burned. Loss SIS, 900.
KANSAS FAIR AssoCIATIoN.-It was
organized at Topeka during the week
of the large gatherings there, first, to
avoid conflicts in dates for fairs, and
for advertising the different fairs in
stock nanerS