Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-26
KANSAS COMMENT
KANSAS

Victim of Pneumonia.-H. G. Shat
er, hotel man. proprietor of the Lin
del hotel at Cherokee, died of pneu-
monia, after an illness of three days. 5
$1,000 Damages. A verdict for
one thousand dollars damages was
given in district court at Abilene to
Mrs. ]. W. Brown against the Union
Pacific railway Her husband, cat
tleman, fell from a passenger train
and was killed. She sued for ten
thousand.
Cutting Ice at Atchison.-The Arm
our Packing company, Woods Bros,
Swift & Co. and the Yates Ice COM
pany, all of Kansas City, which own
big ice houses at Bean and Sugar
Lakes near Atchison, began the ice
harvest with forces aggregating 700
men. The four concerns will put uD
5000 tons of ice daily.
Couldn't Face Charges. = Albert
Gray, a Missouri Pacific engineer,
stood in front of an undertaking es-
tablishment at Fort Scott and shot
himself through the heart. He was
arrested recently, charged with en-
ticing a 14-year-old Wichita girl TO
that city. Gray left note directing
the disposition of his body and say
ing he was innocent.
Quarantine Threatened.-The Kan
sas Live Stock Sanitary commission
is working hard to create sentiment
against the threatened move to aDol-
ish the commission. DIR. d. f.
Luckey, state veterinarian of Mis-
souri,, has written letter to M. Y.
Campbell, president of the commits
sion, stating that if the commission
be abolished, Missouri will quaran-
tine against all Kansas cattle.
Preparing For Meet. - Kansas has
settled down to hard work to get in
shape for the Kansas-Missourl track
meet which is to be held in Conven-
ton Hall at Kansas City. March IL.
Kansas was defeated by narrow
margin last year in this annual in
door meet, but the good supply OF
seasoned material that came in this
wear has raised the Jayhawkers' hopes
greatly.
Commencement Orators. - D..
Frank W. Gunsaulus, of Chicago,
president of Armour institute. known
as one of the best American speakers
of the day, will deliver the commence
ment address az the University OF
Kansas in June. DR.. Samuel A. Eliot,
a minister in Boston, president OF the
American Unitarian association, and
a son of President Eliot of Harvard,
will deliver the baccalaureate SER
mon.
Oil Manager Disappears. AT EN-
poria a state warrant has been is
sued for the arrest of ]. w. Travis,
local manager of the Webster Oil
company, on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. He is
alleged to have sold the oil COM
pany's wagon and interests here for
$3.50 and left town. Mr.. Webster,
president of the company, of Hum
boldt. is here endeavoring to settle
matters.
Explosion of Gas. - At Garrett an
explosion of natural gas in the FASH
ing Bakery killed two men, hurt four
others and wrecked the three build
ings, besides damaging score OF 9TH
ers. Frank Johnson, who occupied
room over the bakery, was killed out
right. His body was found in the
basement. ]. w. flashing, the owner
of the bakery, died of his injuries af-
ter several hours of suffering. The
other injured are Mrs. ]. w. flashing.
Edward Stewart and two children of
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. flashing. The lat
ter are not dangerously hurt.
Grand Jury Discharged. - The
grand jury was discharged at Wichi-
ia. 1t was in session four days after
being sworn, though the longest sit
ting was two hours, and one was less
than thirty minutes long. Only
few complaints were filed and these
were by the county attorney. Those
who asked that the grand jury be
called ignored it entirely, presumably
because they contended it was drawn
illegally.
Wants His Bill Repealed. - Two
years ago Waggener, of Atchison,
got through bill giving his county
authority to raise funds to secure
better railroad and terminal facili-
ties. Evidently that measure was
not very popular at Atchison, for he
has introduced bill in the senate to
repeal it
Convicts Freed Pete'' Ever
EFT, known as Mexican Pete, -
and Thomas Tracy, pugilists, were
discharged from the United States
penitentiary at Lansing. They had
lust completed serving sentences of
a year and day for violating the
federal law which makes prize fight
ing a felony.
Army Man killed.-Artificer Frank
Fie, of the Seventh battery at FIT.
Riley, was killed two miles east of
Junction City. He was walking on
the railroad track and was struck by
a train. File had served eighteen
years in the army and came from
Philadelphia.
Fields Get Benefit. At Concordia
during the cold wave the thermome-
ter reached 10 degrees below zero.
The snow was evenly on the ground
and as there was no wind, the fields
reaped the benefit. Cattle and other
stock were well protected.
Would-be Suicide Insane.-J. D. Nc
AIlister, the Kansas City travelling
man who attempted suicide at Salina.
is still living and the physicians say
he will recover, but his mind is a
wreck. 1t is now certain that insan-
ity caused the attempt on his own
life.