Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-06

worlds fair to take part in the Kan
sas day exercises. Two coach loads
of citizens went from Wellsville, num-
bering 81. Badges, banners and fol-
ders advertising Kansas were taken.
Wellsville is proud of its record in
this respect, and thinks that no other
town of $50 in the state could do as
well.
Mammoth Ciover-J. S. Fisher, one
of the progressive farmers near Jew
ell City, is harvesting his Mammoth
clover and is enthusiastic over the
crop. Mr. Fisher claims Mammoth
clover is the best crop that can be
raised in western Kansas. Nothing
bothers clover whereas a serious trou-
BILE with alfalfa is that grasshoppers
eat off the blossoms and prevent it
from seeding.
C-ptured by Cavalry.-George w.
Jones, a negro soldier, who, with a
companion now under arrest at Kan
sas City, is wanted for the murder of
a soldier at Manila, was surrounded
and captured by detachment of the
Eleventh cavalry at Fort Riley. The
cavalry was resorted to after futile
effort of an officer to take him single
handed.
To District court.-Geo. S. Scantlin
and S. E. Watson, the two special po-
licemen who are charged with the kill
ing of Bert Bean in Pratt on circus
day, have been bound over to the dis
trict court The preliminary hearing
brought out the fact that, in all prob
ability it was Scantlin's shot that hit
Bean.
Smashers Jailes.-Carrie Nation
and her clique started out on a sa-
loon smashing expedition at Wichita
other day and were promptly TAX
en- to Jail by the police. The attack
was made on the Mahan Supply COM
pany, but as they had been warned,
not much damage was done.
Watson in Topeka.-The national
committeeman of the peoples party for
Kansas has received word that Thos.
E. Watson, the presidential candidate
will speak at Topeka on October a.
This will probably be his only speech
in Kansas.
Camping Thieves.-The country in
the vicinity of Atchison is overrun with
campers this fall and farmers are
complaining that they were stealing
chickens, corn and hay and ransack-
ing orchards.
Corner Stone Laid.-At Coffeyville
the cornerstone of the new hall was
laid on Sept. goth by the local Masonic
lodge, Grandmaster Thomas G. itch
of Wichita officiating. The building is
to cost 5000.
Buried With Honors.-The body of
Private Thomas D. Williams, who shot
himself in the head with a Krag-Jor-
genson rifle, was buried in the Nation
al cemetery with military honors at
Leavenworth.
Inferior QuaIity.-The Standard Oil
company has cut the price of the Way
side, Coffeyville, Cherryvale, Drum
Creek and Buffalo oil 20 cents bar
rel, because of its inferior quality.
New Bank.-The comptroller of the
currency has approved the applica-
ton to organize the Peoples National
bank of Sedan. The capital stock is
$4,000.
New M. e. Church.-The new Meth
odist Episcopal church at Elbing will
be dedicated on Sunday, October g.
Rev. Jerry D. Botkin will officiate
Jail Breaker caught-Will Scott, one
of the men who escaped from the OF
tawa Jail, was caught at Lawrence and
is now in the Douglas county Jail.
Died From Wounds.-J. T. brennan,
who was accidentally shot by compan-
ions in a box car at Arlington, last
week, is dead from the wounds.
First Well a FaiIure-The juno
ton City Oil and Mining company's
first prospect well has turned out to
be an artesian salt water well.
Want Oil Refnery.-There is a
movement on foot in Woodson county
/ to establish an Independent refinery.
Woodson county has about a dozen
oil companies operating at Yates Cen
ter and they have some ninety wells.
The Standard has not shown much in
clination to furnish pipe line so the
producers can dispose of their oil.
Drank laudanum.-Neils Hansen,
SO years of age, farmer living near
Thayer, comitted suicide by drinking
laudanum because a threshing ma,
chine he had purchased turned out a
disappointment.
Coed Rains.-Good rains are report
ed throughout the state Many farm
ers were obliged to abandon their
! wheat sowing until the ground was in
a more favorable condition, and now
| they can go ahead with their fall
work. Stock, too, has been greatly
benefited, as many of the pastures
were running down..
| Cut His Throat.-Jacob J. Marty
formerly representative from Clay
county, killed himself by cutting his
throat from ear to ear. Absolutely nc
cause unless i'll health can be as
signed for the deed.
Music Teacher Suicides.-Miss An
ME G. Stewart, music teacher of Gil
rard, Kansas, committed suicide BY
strangling herself with a pair of sus
penders. 1t is supposed that i'll health
and dependency, brought on by ov
erwork, were the causes for her act
Miss Stewart was AZ years of age.
Fatally Burned.-At Usage City fire
destroyed the home of Roman Cellier
and his twelve-year-old daughter was
fatally burned. The father was al
work and the mother in the yard ant
it is supposed that the little girl triet
to kindle the fire with coal OIL