Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-05-05

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year on valuation of s593, so5, that is,
the telephone companies which oper-
ate in more than one county. These
are assessed by the state board of rail-
ROAD assessors. The others are asses
sed locally. The general companies
last year paid on a valuation of S542,-
700. The increase is S51, los.
TELEPHONE SALE,-The Olathe Citi-
zens' Telephone Company has been
sold to Oscar Ayers, of Gardner, for
100000. Ayers is the owner of the
Gardner Telephone company, but he
will move to Olathe and manage his
new company, of which he is president
and general manager. Connections
are to be made with the Home Tele-
phone company of Kansas City.
MINES ARE FLooDED.-The heavy
rains are causing considerable I'M
easiness among the farmers who have
crops on the bottom lands about Pitts
burg. They were submerged. Mines
are flooded in all parts of the district,
and work was at standstill for week
or more. Damage to electric light and
telephone wires by the storms was
considerable.
Is Now HERo.-James McDade,
who was mentioned il the press dis
patches as being the hero of the bat
tleship Missouri, at Pensacola, was
Saline county boy. He enlisted from
Gypsum. His friends have received
papers published in Pensacola telling
of the young mans heroism during the
disaster, and predict congressional
recognition.
Has 1900 TULIP PI.ANTs.-Dean
Kaye has 2,2oo separate plants in
bloom at the deanery in Topeka.
There are eight beds arranged by
colors. There are more than 600 va
rieties. A great many persons visit
the deanery every day to see the
tulips.
LEvEEs BRoKE.-The crest of the
great flood that had been devastating
Allen and Neosho counties, reached
Chanute but soon subsidized, due to the
breaking of levees below which re-
leased an immense body of water.
COMMANDER SMITH.-A. w. Smith. of
Mcpherson, department commander of
the Kansas G. A. R., fell off load of
hay and dislocated his left shoulder
He may be unable to attend the Elm.
poria- encampment next month.
CHANGE OF CLMATE.-In shipment
from Texas to Butler and Greenwood
counties one shipper lost one hundred
head of cattle. The change of climate
and the long distance is thought to
have been the cause.
A SLEEP WALKER.-William Zehn-
der, a prominent German farmer,
walked out of a window in Atchison
while asleep and falling upon a brick
sidewalk, suffered injuries from which
he died.
The LATE FLooD.-Thousands of
acres of farm land in Miami county
We're inundated, crossings washed out
and small bridges swept away and
crops damaged to large amount.
FELL Down SrAIRs.-James w. Nc
Comb, of Alma, fell down a fight of
stairs at his home and when found was
dead. He had lived in Wabaunsee
county 33 years.
RAILROAD AssEssMENr.-Thein increase
in the valuation of Kansas railroad
property this year will be about s.
100000. The total last year was $50.
1885,
PEOPLE MovED.-At Washington the
food was higher than the June flood
of last year. Trains were blocladed.
People moved ont of the bottoms.
CAME IN THE 5O's.-There are quite a
number of people living in Wayne
township Doniphan county, who were
there in the SOS.
FREIGHT CAR BY TRoLLEY.-A Wa
bash freight car loaded with building
material for the construction of the
new buildings which will be erected
at Vinewood park the coming season,
was shunted onto the Topeka Railway
switch at the foot of Jack
son street and taken to the park over
the company's tracks.
COAL AND GAS CoMPANY.-The OF
lava County Coal and Gas company
has organized and secured its charter
1t is said the company secured control
Of 200 acres of land.
VICTIM OF BASE BAII.-Guv Harsh
berger, former student of the Uni
nersity of Kansas, is dead as a result
IF injuries received in a football game
four years ago. Mr.. Harshberger has
been in very poor health for the past
four years. He was severely bruised
n the abdomen in a football game and
as result his liver was affected. He
was student manager of the football
5eam in 1901.
A LARGE SAFE.-The state bank of
aolton has just put in 1850 pound
safe
Will. SERVE Two YEARs.-E. Grit
18th, who stole a registered package
$4,000 at Great Bend, and
Who pleaded guilty in the United
States court is in the federal prison at
4eavenworth. He will serve two
ears.
EDITORS PRoeRAM.-A program has
'een prepared Tor the Kansas editors
It the Kansas building, st. Louis, May
6. Gov. Bailey for the state, Senator
'imons for the state commission, and
Ewing Herbert for the editors will
peak. There will be refreshments.
SCARLET FEVER-Au endemic of