Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-03-02

infantry, was placed in the federal
penitentiary at Leavenworth to serve
a two years sentence for conduct I'M
Mcdonald was brought from Fort
Lawton, Wash, in charge of Lieuten-
ant H. F. Merely and two sergeants.
Mcdonald was tried by court martial
in Seattle and found guilty of dupli.
eating his pay accounts, obtaining
money under false pretenses, giving
mortgages on furniture that did not
belong to him and with making false
statements
Patent on Typewriter.-George w.
Winters, student in the Wichita
Business College, has secured pat
ent on typewriter that in many re-
spects is a great improvement over
any others. In size it is very small
and can be doubled up SO as to be
laced in the pocket. The letters are
situated on a typewheel, which is
operated by gripping a lever. The
speed is not as fast as the ordinary
typewriter. but the inventor is posi-
tive that the work will be as good.
Groom Has 20 Children. - George
w. Chandler, aged Ga, and Miss Ida
Ellis, aged As. were married in the
office of Probate Judge Evans at En-
poria. Both parties live near Olpe.
The groom owns a farm there and is
said to have more children than any
man in Lyon county. Twenty of his
children, ranging in age from 40 years
TO childhood. are living. He is one of
the Oldest residents OF Lyon county
and has been married twice before.
Monument For Tom Allen.-At a
meeting of the Commercial Club at
Junction City a movement was start
ed toward the erection of a monu-
ment over the tomb of pioneer
kansan and the late city marshal, t.
A. CulliDan, who died in Kansas City
last summer. T. A. Cullinan was bet
ter known in the state as tom
Allen He was one of the few bor-
der town city marshals to die nat
ural death. He was marshal in juno
ton City for over thirty years.
Summer Bible Class. A meeting
of ministers of Eastern Kansas to-
gether with representatives of the
Ottawa Chautauqua assembly, was
held at Ottawa and plans We're
agreed upon for a summer Bible
school to be held at Forest Park July
10 to %. DR. G.. Johnston Ross, of
London; Dr. John Robertson, of Scot
land, and a number of prominent
Bible authorities in this country have
been invited to take part in the pro-
gram.
Fire at Sabetha. - Fire broke out
in the rear end of Humans shoe
store about s o'clock this evening,
and before it could be controlled
had completely destroyed the stocks
of the Haman shoe store, Roberts &
Clothier, general merchandise, and
destroyed the building occupied by
them, the Citizens State Bank and
a building occupied by Kepner &
Kinney, furniture. The buildings
were insured. The loss is about
$4,000.
Want Grand Jury. Six hundred
and thirty-fve taxpayers of Leaven-
worth city and county have petition
ed Judge J. H. Gilpatrick, of the dis
trict court. to call a grand jury to in
vestigate violations of law in the
city and county. Among the
signers TO the petition are some of
the wealthiest and most influential
business men Of the city and the lar
gest property owners in the coun-
ty.
Representative to Task. - One
western county is taking its repre-
sentative to task for not being pres
ent to vote for the refinery bill.
There seems to have been good mar
ket for oil stock in the short grass
country.
Small Frisco Collision.-Two freight
trains came together in a head-on col
lision in the Frisco yards at Alta.
mont. Both engine crews jumped and
saved themselves from possible in.
jury. The principal damage was done
to the locomotives. A dense fog was
probably the chief cause of the
wreck.
Anxious About Job.-The Standard
Oil Office boy at Wichita desires to
know of the state legislature if it will
be necessary for him TO commit muir,
der in order to retain his steady
job.
Burlington Wants Gas.-Burlington
again has hopes for gas The city has
granted a franchise to the Ohio-Kan-
sas Oil and Gas Company. The coun-
Gil vote was a tie and it required the
vote of the mayor to pass the ordi-
nance. This company has oil and gas
wells about II miles southeast of here
and will pipe gas in if it accepts the
franchise as amended by the coun-
Gil
Blair For Mayor.-B. W. Blair, as
sistant general attorney of the Union
Pacific. has been nominated for
mayor OF Topeka by the Democrats
Negro Cavalry to March. The
Ninth cavalry negro troops at juno
ton City have been ordered to Wash
ing for the Inauguration of President
Roosevelt The headquarters band
and the first squadron of the regiment
which are stationed at + ort Riley, will
leave for Washington February %,
Colonel e. S. Godfrey will be in COM
mand
Watch For Flood.-The amount of