Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-07

than sufficient to supply all local needs
was subject discussed at the meeting.
| Twenty-Five members of the club were
present. From the best information
obtainable it was learned that there is
at this time from :, 300, 900 to 10, 900, 900
bushels of the 90, 900, 900 bushels of the
1903 crop of wheat still in the hands of
the farmers.
| EGG BUYER HELD UP.-A. L. Fro
hook, of Peabody, produce buyer,
was held up near Hillsboro by two
men and robbed of 500. A man asked
Frohoclz for a match. While getting
it for him the other covered him with
| revolver and the first man secured
the cash. Mr.. Frohock had contracted
for car of eggs and poultry to be
| shipped from Hillsboro and was driv-
ing there to pay for and ship his
goods,
Loss FROM GAsoLINE.-A mistake in
| filing lamp with gasoline instead of
kerosene caused an explosion that set
on fire the Congregational parsonage
in Wellington. The inmates had
narrow escape with their Ilives. The
building was completely wrecked, but
the church adjoining was not damaged.
The loss is 81 900 with $500 insurance
PEACE BETWEEN RoADs.-The Santa
Fe and Orient railroads for several
years, while the old Santa Fe-Orient
oaca ova,. tho ,1occaccio,, Of +ba 1aDd Of
Central avenue and West street, EN-
poria, was pending, were at logger
heads. Now that the old case has been
settled the two railroads evidently are
on the best of terms.
EXTRA DETEcTIvEs.-Unite States
District Attorney Dean has requested
the federal authorities to detail num-
Der of extra secret service men in Kan
sas to secure evidence against the Kan
sas City liquor men who evade the
Kansas prohibitory law by sending
liquor into the state by means of the
express companies.
A PROMINENT ODD FELLow.-George
Beck, pioneer citizen and well known
Odd Fellow, was buried at Republic
City with grand lodge honors. He had
been an Odd Fellow for many years
and was conductor of the grand lodge.
Conner Davies, grand master, and other
leading Odd Fellows were in attend
ance.
HERMIT BURNED.-Near Longford,
Cloud county, August Summers, an
old soldier, "a years of age, who lived
hermit's life in a dugout, was prob
ably fatally burned, his clothing catch
ing fire as he slept He was a mass of
flame when he reached creek and
plunged in and extinguished the fire.
JOINTS ASSESSED S1OO.-The fines of
the joints in Kansas City, Kansas, are
doubled. The chief of police announced
that after April 1 every person found
operating ''joint" in Kansas City,
Kan, will have to pay into the police
department fine of 500 month.
For PACKING CoMPANY.-The South
western Cattlemen's association in ses-
sun u ~ DONASO OAOJs was ehIOOiiuCN ny
several hundred cattlemen. The first
report says that considerable stock in
the Independent Packing company
would be subscribed.
NEWTON GIRL WINs-Miss Ethe
Chandler, a Newton girl, won first
honors and Sl2 to boot at a declama-
ton contest at Baker university.
ENGINEERS GIVE BALL.-The Horton
division No. 346 of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers will give their
second annual ball on April 20.
SOLDIERS MONUMENTAL monument
to veterans of the civil war has arrived
at Kingman and is to be dedicated on
Decoration day.
WAS % YEARS OLD.-The old Dis
patch hotel of Clay Center is to be
torn down. 1t was built in 1881.
CHARITY OF THE ELKs.-During the
past year the Elks lodge in Lawrence
has paid out in charity S6Os.s5, an av-.
erage $50 month. 1t was paid out
for the relief of the distressed-women
and children who were suffering for
the necessities of life. The good work
was done without show, the members
not asking that credit be given them
for the work. Other lodges over the
state have the same kind of a record
SEDAN IS GRowING.-There are IS
new houses in the county capital of
Chautauqua county.
BATTLE OF MISUNDERSTANDING are
several survivors of the battle of Win
chester living in Shawnee county, and
they have formed an association and
hold meetings on every anniversary of
the battle, on March %. This year
the reunion was held at the residence
of Mrs. R. NJ. Curtis. 1t will be re-
membered that this battle was the
only one in which Stonewall Jackson
was defeated.
EARLY GRAss.-In Meade county in
the short grass country that invaluable
plant is reported 80 days ahead of time
OLDEST BUILDING BURNED.-The first
brick structure in Galena, owned BY
P. c. Millilzen, is burned, and but for
fine work of the fremen good por-
ton of Main street would have been
wiped out. The building and contents
will aggregate loss of fully 81 500,
with no insurance. The fire was in
cendiary.
MET EUEpv d Al
Frazier has sold out his bus line at
Eureka. He met the first train that
came in over the Santa Fe there &c
years ago and has done so ever since.
A SwINDLER's WoRK.-A man in
Duncan, o. T., has been selling leases