Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-10-20

WOW WHICH CiOSeu On luS hlChdPOO
reservation, in Brown county, was the
sun dance, a religious ceremony.
There are two classes among the
Kickapoos: those who believe in Chris
tianity and those holding to the tri-
bal beliefs. The Presbyterian church
tribe, and this influence, together with
the government school has changed
many from the old way of living. 1t
is claimed these sun dances counter
balance much of the good being done
for the Indians by the whites. But
this is from white mans standpoint.
Representatives of three tribes joined
with the Kickapoos in the ceremonies.
The visitors were Pottawatomies, Sac
and Fox, and Iowas.
Into Boiling Waterford has been
received of an awful accident that
happened eight miles south of Fort
Scott to the 3-year-old-child of j. w.
Grim. The mother was washing and
was heating the water in a large iron
kettle in the yard, when the child in
playing walked backwards against the
kettle and was thrown into the boil
ing water.
Garden of Eden.-The story of the
apple crop in Reno county is a long
one this year. For this part of the
country has been a veritable garden
of Eden for the production of apples
this season. Of juicy Winesaps, lus-
cious Jonathans, rich Grimes Golden
and ruddy Ben Davis there is no
end.
District Court.-The case of Jasper
L. Kellogg against John T Stewart
is being tried in the district court.
Kellogg is suing for about $4,000 as
balance claimed by him to be due
on some bank stock, which he charg-
es was obtained from him by fraud.
No Trace of OiI.-In Reno county
the well on the Vincent farm in the
sand hills and that on the Chrisman
farm are down about 1900 feet with
out a trace of OIL Much trouble is
being experienced in cave-ins and
lost drills.
Quarterly Report.-Secretary Co.
burn of the Kansas department of
agriculture issued his report for the
quarter ending September, 1904 The
report is mainly devoted to statistics
concernig potato growing in Kansas.
For Stealing Wheat-Geo. Campbell
and Miner Martin, Jr., both colored,
are being held in jail at Pratt on the
charge of stealing wheat from an ele-
vator. They had seven bushels of
grain in their wagon when caught.
Hangs HimseIf.-A. W. Stone, a pa
tient at the Topeka asylum for the in
sane from Mankato committed suicide
by hanging himself to window frame
with a rope made from bedclothes.
Violated Prohibtory LAW. w.
Sample of Sawyer, was arrested on
charge of violating the prohibitory
law and was taken to Pratt, where he
was released on $500 bond
Another New Route.-Word has
been received at Sedan that a rural
free delivery route is to be establish
cd out of Waunetka, Chautauqua coun-
ty on November Is.
First Rural Route.-Ramona's first
rural free delivery mail route is to
be established Nov. Is. Route No.
2 Will be established out of Tampa
at the same time
Elect Officers.-At the Solomon
Presbytery at Abilene Rev. ]. S. Es-
sick of Ellsworth was elected modera-
tor and Rev. A. T. Aller clerk for the
ensuing year
Want Them Paroled.-A petition.
asking for the release from the peni-
tertiary of Clyde Wood and VIM.
Schaben is being circulated at Ness
City.
Rural Route.-Rural free delivery
Fredonia Nov 49,
Woman Hangs Herseif.-Mrs. Fee
Hcia Lambotte, widow aged SO, COM
mited suicide at her home near
Ii OOiNN NclllhC SOUulN ny udnSlnS
herself to the rafters of a barn. Mrs.
Lambotte lived alone on a farm with
her small son. All the other children
had married and moved away. 1t is
thought that this caused dependency
which is attributed as the cause of
the deed
Second OiIer.-At Ottawa Giles.
Lamb & Afford company has brought
in second oiler in the new Rantoul
field.
Shot Observation-Disclosures Callow
living near Fort Scott accidentally
shot and killed himself. He was now
ing cane and had a rife to kill rabbits.
His wife was taking him water and he
was unhitching the team when he
dropped dead. He was forty-five years
old and leaves a widow and six chill
dren.
Rare Portrait-W T. Bland. of
Atchison. Kans. has a portrait of
George Washington that was painted
from life. He inherited the painting
from his parents, who were Virgin
ians, and it is valued at $4,000.
Best in County.-The best oil and
gas well yet struck in Woodson conn
ty is Ohio-Kansas company's No. l
we'll shot at Yates Center. 1t is Iocat-
ed about eight miles north of Yates
Center. Two hundred and fifty feet of
oil stood in the well, which is 1.O4O
feet deep. when it was shot
Caused Excitement.-The mother or
an clipping girl went through the
Santa Fe station at Hutchinson the
other night and for fifteen minutes
there was more excitement than dur
ing the entire strike of the machin-
lists.