Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-03-23
KANSAS COMMENT

a day. This is the largest oil well
yet drilled in the Western fields.
White Arabian Horses. = Sumner
county this week furnished three
white Arabian horses for hauling
Missourians to the cemetery A St
Louis undertaken purchased them.
Safe Blown Open. Burglars blew
open the safe of the F. ]. Fair Lum.
Der and Hardware Company at Nick.
erson and stole $500. Tools to force
the outside door were stolen from the
Missouri Pacific section house. There
is no clew.
Gasoline Stove Exploded.-Mrs. H.
l.. Woods, wife of the publisher of
the Wellington Daily News, suffered
painful injuries by the explosion of a
gasoline stove at her home. Both
arms were seriously burned, but the
flames were put out in time to save
her life.
Died SuddenIy.-Lee Sickle, visi-
tor from Oakland, CAL, died suddenly
at Leavenworth. Sickle was visiting
at the home Of H. Levy and as he was
returning from trip to the postoffice
fell dead in the doorway. Sickle was
"a years old and was a travelling
man.
r. Consul to BarranquiIIa.-Dr. James
c. Kellogg left Junction City for Bar
ranquilla, Colombia, South America,
which point he was recently appoint
ed consul by President Roosevelt.
He received his first appointment
from President Harrison, and served
the seven years in Germany.
Stole Government Funds. AS one
of the results of the work of the court
martial that was convened at Fort
Riley to investigate the shortage in
the post exchange accounts while
Lieutenant Orson Early was in charge
j. F. Gaylor of Kansas City, an en-
ploye of the exchange, was arrested
on a warrant issued by United States
Commissioner Roark. Gaylor is
charged with taking post exchange
funds.
Gifts For University. - Chancellor
d. S. Stephens of the Kansas City
university of Kansas CITY, Kan, re-
'ceived notice that two ornamental
stone Japanese lanterns, which were
recently purchased in Yokohama,
Japan, for the university by H. j.
Heinz, had arrived in San Francisco.
The lanterns are of fantastic work
manship, are nine feet high and
weigh four tons each. They will be
placed in the university campus in
front of Mather hall.
All Joints CIosed.-All the joints in
Winfield are closed and the jointists
placed under arrest. the result of
raid by Sheriff Welfelt, County Attor-
ney Kreamer issuing the warrants.
Seven places were raided and the
doors locked. Frank Thorp, Chod
Thomas, Frank Nanny, Oscar
Schmidt, Jim Moberly, Art Schmidt,
Buck McCarty, Bert Files, Henry
Schmidt and John Beatty were arrest
ed on three counts for maintaining a
nuisance, keeping a club room and
the unlawful sale of intoxicating
liquors.
Bit Tongue in Two. - At Emporia
Henry Kleiwer, 9 years old, is recov-
ering from a most peculiar accident.
He was chasing grocery wagon to
catch a ride. when his foot slipped
and he fell to the ground, striking on
the point of his chin. His teeth were
forced through his tongue, cutting it
SO nearly in two that it hung down
on his chin. The injured member was
sewed together, but was so badly
swollen that for several days the boy
could not get it in his mouth, and he
could take no nourishment but milk,
which he was forced to suck through
straw.
Pardon For Collins. - An applica-
ton has been made to Governor Hoch
for the pardon of John Collins, who
is a hang prisoner in the state
penitentiary for the murder of his
father, of which he was convicted in
1898. For some time his sister and
his step-mother have been appealing
to the citizens of Topeka for letters
asking for his pardon. Some of these
appeals were refused, but many
brought friendly replies of one kind
or another and the two women gave
them to Governor Hoch. The govern
or told them that his time was Just
now engaged with other affairs, but
that he would give them a hearing
in about two weeks.
Smart Students Expelled. - The
four boys who egged the Ottawa uni
versity referee of a basketball game,
as he was boarding train here few
nights ago, have been discovered, ar
rested and fined The fun cost the
boys ten dollars apiece besides their
promise to bear the expense of re-
pairing the injured clothing Two of
the offenders were students in Baker
university and have been suspended
for the rest of the school year.
coffeyviIIe Unaffected. = Coffey-
vile oil is unaffected by the action of
the Standard Oil Company in refusing
to buy any more Kansas oil that tests
under 80 degrees. With the exception
of very small per cent Coffeyville oil
tests over 80, and as high as 33. The
average grade is 81. The Standard
is continuing its buying in this dis
trict, and the amount taken daily is
increasing at gratifying rate. Opera
tons are picking up steadily, and by
April nearly every company in the
local field will be engaged once more
in actual development
Dairymen Will Metz. H. For
ney, president of the State Dairy asso-
citation announced that the annual
session of the association will be held
at Salina the last week of this month.
Especial, effort will be made to inter-
est the farmer and addresses will be
largely on practical lines.
Owns Waterworks. - Topeka &C
ulired final deed TO the waterworks