Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-13


queer way Noble tried many doc
tors, but got no relief One day he
picked up a piece of chalk used in
marking cars and absentmindedly ate
it. To his surprise he felt better at
once. The next day he ate more and
continued the chalk habit until finally
the railroad clerk hid the chalk when
he saw Noble approach. But the chalk
cured Noble and he now eats anything
without discomfort
Trouble With Postmaster.-The lit
tie town of Baker, in Brown county,
is having troubles of his own. The
citizens of the town are at outs with
the postmaster and they refuse to
mail any letters at the postoffice
there and have been mailing them on
the train until the postmaster got onto
the fact and appealed to the author
tiles at Washington. The postmaster
general has issued orders to the mail
clerks on the trains to take no mail
up at Baker other than that in the
mail bag. The citizens now carr the
mail to the train and watch for some
one they know and give them the mail
to post at the enarest town.
Lucrative lnvestiment.-The Rocks
county poor farm has proven quite
lucrative investment this season.
The oats yielded 60 bushels to the
acre and barley So bushels. The wheat
went Is bushels, but graded very high
and brought the top of the market
There are between 5000 and 1000
bushels of corn on the place. The
farm has thirty head of the best grade
cattle in Rocks county. The operations
of the farm will come pretty close to
paying for the new building this year
alone.
Hotel Keeper Shot.-M. NJ. Brooks,
proprietor of the Kankakee hotel at
Garden City, is dead as the result OF
gunshot wound which he received
while standing in front of his hotel
The gun, a 45-caliber Colt was in
the hands of Ormal Finch, who
claims the shooting was accidental
The post-mortem showed that the bull
let entered the body just below the
armpit and passed out at the back
Farmer Shoots HimseIf.-Ioseph
Conway a farmer living ten miles
south of Leavenworth committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the fore
head with a small rifle. He told his
girls that he was taking the gun to
shoot rabbits, when he stepped into
the stable and killed himself. Conway
has been in poor health. of late. He
was "a years old. He was a widower
and leaves two grown daughters.
New Electric line.-L. H. P. Nor
thrup, the electric railroad promoter,
was granted a fifty-year franchise,
with the city of Wellington, having
the option of buying after the expir-
alton of thirty years to operate an
electric railway. The franchise is al
most the same as the ones granted to
Mr.. Northrup in Arkansas City, Win
field and Geuda Springs, and the in
tention is to make them all one line
Fencing CIass.-The latest fad in
athletic lines at the Washburn college
at Topeka is fencing among the girls.
A class in this sport is now being or
gained by the girls athletic associa-
ton and practice work under the
direction of the physical director at
the Y. w. c. A. will be begun as soon
as the necessary equipment can be
secured.
Escaped Trooper Caught.-At Leav-
enworth word has been received at
the post of the capture of w. L.
George, who escaped from the guard
house. October 2Gth, last year. George
was formerly a soldier in the Four
teenth infantry, and was serving an
eighteenth months sentence when
he broke away. He is now held in
st. Joseph.
Anthonys Together-Miss Susan B.
Anthony and Miss Mary B. Anthony
have arrived at Leavenworth to visit
their brother. Col. d. R. Anthony, who
is still quite weak from his illness in
July. This is the first visit of Miss
Susan B. Anthony to this place in
nearly two years, and since her tour
in Europe. She is ST years old. Col
Anthony is so and Miss Mary B. An
thony is IS.
Annual Session.-The North Cen
trail Kansas Teachers Association
will hold its annual session on Novem-
Der "a. % and 20 at Salina.
Report Denied.-Santa Fee officials
at Topeka deny the report that a con
ference was held with the striking ma
chinists. The coming of Third Vice
President Kendrick to the city gave
rise to the report. The officials state
that there is not the least inconven-
fence in the operation of trains and
that nobody could ever know that a
strike existed on the road.
Sold Two Lots.-Until last week
Admiral Dewey owned property in
Topeka. He sold lots 1877 and 139 on
Tenth avenue to Emma Foster for
81, $50.
Five Days Late.-Secretary of State
Burrows has received the nom
ination certificate of Rev. C. E. F.
Smith of Butler county, who was nom.
mated for representative on the pro
hibition ticket on May 10. but will
return it with the explanation that il
is five days late, according to the le
gal limit. Mr.. Smiths name will not
go on the official ballot.
Won Premium.-School district No
"a won the prize for the best attend
ance in Butler county in '03. And now
school district No. "a is luxuriating in
library of thirty volumes.
Old Settler Dies.-After an illness