Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-09-14
KANSAS COMMENT


Rain Is GeneraI.-It is a pleasure to
know that the recent rains in and
around Wichita are general.
Late With Report. = 1t is thought
that the annual report of the Atch-
ison, Topeka and Santa Fe, for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1905, will
be issued to the public about Septem-
Der Is.
Coal Find Near McPherson.-A vein
of coal from 25 to 80 feet in thick
ness has been discovered at a depth
of 1880 feet by a company drilling
for oil near this place. The discov-
cry is considered an important one.
Gas Well Caught Fire. - While Ar
thur Bowen and Henry Graves were
working on the Prairie's Cryderman
gas well No. 1, east of Neodesha, put
ting it in shape for use, the gas caught
fire burning the derrick and severely
burning Mr. Bowen about the face and
hands. Mr.. Graves was slightly burn
ed
Requisiton for Jointist.-Assistant
Attorney General E. D. Miskesell of
Wilson county, has filed requsition
with the governor for Frank Smolarek
who is wanted for selling liquor on
thirty-seven different counts. Smol-
arek is said to be tending bar in Jop-
lin, and the requsition will have to go
to Governor Folk of Missouri.
Bonds Voted Down. = The election
held in Rosedale to determine wheth-
er bonds should be voted for a new
$4,000 city hall and $4,000 worth of
water improvements resulted in the
bonds being voted down. The total
vote on the city hall proposition was:
Seventy-four for, $50 against. The
totals on the water works proposition
were: Seventy-seven for, 176
against.
Promotions on Rock IsIand.-Gener-
al Manager D. E. Mccain, of the Rock
Island railroad, announced the ap-
pointment of w. H. Davidson to be
engineer of the Southwestern dis
trict at Topeka and H G. Clark to be
engineer of the Choctaw district at
Little Rock. Mr.. Davidson comes
from Chicago and Mr.. Clark from Ok
lahoma City. Both have been con-
nected with the Rock Island for sew
eral years.
Is State Depository.-The citizens
bank of Axtell, one of the oldest banks
of northern Kansas and one of the
newly appointed state repositories.
shows deposits of $4,000, with cap,
ital stock of $4,000. Glenn Hostutler,
cashier, is deserving of much credit
for the success of this growing institu-
ton. The Citizens bank is the only
bank in Marshall county to become a
state depository.
Delayed by County cIerks.-Secre-
tary Coburn is delayed in his census
work by the neglect of few county
clerks over the state. Under the law
the county clerks are required to GER
tify the assessors returns on certain
things to the board of agriculture by
July /. Most of them comply with the
law promptly. But there are a few
who always ignore the law. A few
never even reply to the letters OF
Secretary Coburn asking them for the
information.
: Cutting Corn in Geary.-In all parts
of this county farmers are busy cut.
ting their corn crop. The county has
over $4,000 acres of corn this year
and Notwithstanding the past six
weeks of drouth the crop for the most
part is in excellent condition. The
corn on. the bottom land has not re
ceived any perceptible injury, and it is
estimated that the crop along the riv-
ers will average sixty to seventy-five
bushels per acre.
Victim of Wood Alcohol. - Scott
Barber, colored porter at the Upton
hotel at Downs, died the other night
from the effects of an overdose Of
wood alcohol Some time ago Barber
found that three or four drops Of
wood alcohol in a glass of sweeteneG
water made a cheap and charming
drink. He tried to mix up drink
in the dark the other night and go
too much wood alcohol, and as re-
suit he died in great agony.
Bad for Duck Hunters.-The basi1
west of Mcpherson has gone dry fol
~,
ceptionally long dry spell and the ho
weather of the past two weeks have
completely absorbed all the water
and many of the farmers holding lant
around the basin are blowing up the
land, prepatory to putting it into fal
wheat Several of them have bull
large bikes on the boundry of theil
land, so that should the basin fill III
in the next season they expect this tt
keep the water out and enable them tt
harvest a crop. The entire countr!
has been as dry as at the presen
time.
Shot at Fair Grounds.-John WEIGH
a bar tender, and Henry Drake, cool
4udllOlCQ III IhO SiOuAQo at
Bend and five shots were fired. Mrs
WEIGH was badly injured, and her sis
ter, Mrs. George HORNE, the latter:
small child, Madame Reno, a forum,
teller, and Drake were hurt slightly
WEIGH and Drake had trouble few
days ago and renewed the quarre
when they met last night. Welcl
says Drake fired three of the shots
He says the shooting of Mrs. Welcl
was accidental.
Kansan Dies in Philippines. = 4
cablegram from the interior depart
ment says Harvey Engle, who wen
from Abilene to the Philippines a
teacher in the government service
died there recently of smallpox. H
will be buried at Manila.