Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-21
KANSAS COMMENT.

to the graduating exercises OF the city
schools.
GRADING STREETs.-Anthony's streets
are being graded by steam power. 1t
is claimed that it does better work for
less money than by teams.
NEW ELEvAToR.-The Wellington
Mill & Elevator company is putting up
new elevator. 1t will have storage
capacity of 100, 900 bushels
COOP SHALE THERE. w. Smith
and E. P. Elliott, of Chanute, are look
ing for a location to manufacture brick
ana will probably locate at Wellington.
There is much good shale along Slate
creek.
CHILDREN WED.-The probate judge
of Harper county married couple
having the ages of II and IA. And
local paper is indignant because he
didn't spank them and send them
home.
A RoUeH RIDER.-M. L. Newcomb,
of Salina, IS dead. He was one of
Roosevelt's rough riders at San Juan
and was badly wounded and left on
the field for dead. He never fully re-
covered.
For DOUBLE TRAcK.-Final arrange
ments have been made for building by
the Union Pacific of double track be-
tween Kansas City and Topeka. The
Rock Island will have trackage right
over them.
THE AETNA SETrLEs.-The accident
department of the Aetna Life Insur-
ance company has settled the Dr. Nc
Clellan claim to the satisfaction of the
beneficiary, Miss Lena Mcclellan, and
also to the state insurance department.
The superintendent of the department,
has renewed the license of the Aetna
company to transact business in Kan
sas.
BARNES REPoRr.-"The recent snow
and wind storm did not injure the
fruit crop generally" said w. FL.
Barnes, secretary of the State Horti-
cultural society. sit may have hurt
some of the trees where they were in
full bloom, but this was only in spots.
Indications point to good crop of all
kinds of fruit, except peaches. Re
ports from different sections of the
state show that peaches are badly
damaged by the severe winter"
Two PAPERS LEFT.-The Fort Scott
Monitor plant, including bookbind-
cry, has been sold to Editor George w.
Marble of the Fort Scott Tribune The
Monitor is one of the oldest papers in
the state, having been published since
1869. Among those who have been
connected with it in an editorial ca
pacity are: Colonel W. A. Germany,
w. c. Perry, now of Kansas City; Eu-
gene Ware, now United States pension
commissioner; Colonel John Fl. Rice,
Judge W. R. Biddle, F. C. Raney and
W. C. Lansdon.
FEES AND Observation-Disclosures SUI
perintendent Luling has turned into
the state treasury so far this insurance
year about S15s,OOO as fees and Ii
censes collected from insurance COM
panies doing business in Kansas. This
is about S2s, 900 more than was collected
last year at this time. The insurance
year begins February 1. Kansas col
lects per cent on gross premiums.
Under the law, if any other state col
lects more than that per cent from
Kansas companies, Kansas will charge
the same amount to companies from
that state.
Book COMPANY WINs.-The American
Book company won in the suit started
at the instigation of Crane & Co., to
cancel the contracts made at the last
state bookletting, on the ground that
the company had not complied with
the Bush corporation law when it con
tracted to sell books. The court said
the contracts are valid.
FLORENCE REJoICING.-Over the de-
cision of the Santa Fe officials to build
fine $500 pressed brick depot at
that place. 1t will be erected block
west from the old site.
FORMER KANsAN.--Mr. Hemenway,
of Indiana, chairman of the appropria-
tic n committee of the house, "the
watchdog of the treasury" formerly
lived in Harper county and teamed
from Wichita. And Senator Bever.
idge, of Indiana, was also formerly a
resident of Kansas. He practiced law
at Dighton, in Lane county.
STORM AT PRATT.-The recent storm
at Pratt is declared the worst in the
history of the town. Barns were un.
rooted, trees uprooted and windmills
blown down.
ABILENE LACKS FUNDs.-The city
council of Abilene discussed the propo
sition Of levying an occupation tax.
Since the joints were closed about a
month ago and revenue of S2,7Oo q
year was cut off, the city officials have
learned that some action must be taken
to raise necessary funds to run the city.
SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS SUI
perintendent of the schools of Shawnee
county expects a shortage of 30 or 4C
teachers unless better wages are paid
The teachers can earn more in Other
pursuits.
FEDERAL PRIsoN CROWDED.
United States penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth has 1,1oo prisoners, with
IGNORE added from Indian Territory
and so more waiting for transports
ton. The warden promptly wired te
Washington the request that they be
taken to the penitentiary at Atlanta
Ga.
TEN MILES IN Two DAYs.-Althouph