Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-06-29

Rains in Wheat Belt. - Rain was
| general throughout the wheat belt of
Kansas. In Cowley county and in
Northern Oklahoma it has greatly
benefited
who for the past five years has been
pastor of the First Christian church
of Parsons, has resigned and will be-
gin the practice of law.
Pioneer Citizen Dies.-Alonzo Cot
| trsIl, one of the Oldest citizens of
Marysville, is dead. He was born in
Boston in 1888 and came to Potta-
watomie county in 1854.
Killed by Gas. - Rolla Noel, en-
| ployed by the Kansas Natural Gas
Company, was asphyxiated at the
regulator house of the company two
miles west of Independence.
Wants New Trial. = Attorneys for
Florence Akers, convicted of murder
ing Herbert Porter, in Chanute, Kan,
has asked for new trial. The mo-
| ton was set for argument
Verdict in Porter Case.-Florence
Akers was found guilty of man.
ing killed Herbert Porter, at Chanute.
The jury was out eight hours.
Supposedly a Deserter.-Joe Voeh-
ringer, supposedly a deserter from
the United States army, was arrest
| ed at Emporia. He is about "a years
old and is well known to the officers.
Gasser at Arkansas city.-Another
gas well, which it is estimated will
per day, was brought in by the Ar
kansas Valley Oil, Gas and Improve
ment Company. The well is north of
Arkansas City, and is in the proven
field.
TrebIes Capital Stock.-The Prairie
Oil and Gas Company, the Kansas
branch of the Standard, increased its
capital stock from $2,50O,O00 to
| S7,500,000, paying the state a fee of
$1,100. This action bears out the re-
port that the Standard will resume
heavy operations in the Kansas field,
Pitt Todd, 81 years old, is dead at
Horton. He was one of the old set
tiers of Horton. He came to this
town in 1887. Mr.. Todd took an i'm
portant part in the development of
Horton. He served as councilman
and in other town offices.
Talks Municipal Ownership.-A pc
tition signed by more than 400 tax
payers has been presented to the
city council at Abilene. 1t asks that
the city appraise the waterworks
plant preparatory to purchase under
the terms of the franchise. Under
the new law cities may issue bonds
up to Is per cent of valuation for such
purposes.
Lion Was Angry. - Mrs. Dot Ellis
worth had her scalp laid open and
! her left arm shredded from the
shoulder to the elbow by blows from
the paws of a lion in the menagerie
of the w. P. Hall circus at Chanute
| The woman was stroking the lion,
something she had done before with
out mishap. She turned her head
and the beast reached out through
the bars and seized her. A small ar
terry was severed in her back and she
came near bleeding to death.
Objects to Jurymen. - At Emporia
County Attorney Roberts filed mo-
ton in the district court to compel
| the discharge of the jurors handed
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and mayors over the county and the
selection of a new jury list. The
county attorney claims that twenty
four of the jurors from Emporia are
not on the city assessors list, as pro-
vided for by law, and says while the
cases of the other jurors have not
been investigated this is too fragrant
violation of the law to pass I'M
noticed.
Forger and Horse Thief. - John F.
Anderson, alias Frank Allen, was con-
victed of horse stealing in the dis
trict court at Paola. He pleaded
| guilty to the charge of forgery and
will begin to serve his sentence for
this offense as soon as his term for
horse stealing expires. Judge Shell
don sentenced him to the penitenti-
airy under the indeterminate law, the
| limit under each charge being seven
years.
Agricultural Regents. The Agri-
cultural college regents who have
been in session adjourned at Manhat-
tan to meet at the branch experiment
station at Fort Hays July 6. Perfect
harmony existed between the faculty
and regents. There were no dismis-
] sails, but several assistant professors
were promoted. Considerable time
was spent in apportioning the funds
to various departments.
Place at West Point.-Cliffor0Le
of Junction City, who was chosen two
months ago as an alternate for the
appointment to West Point, was no.
titled to report at West Point June
| "a. The principal for the appoint
ment has resigned.
Harvest in Franklin. = Franklin
county has begun the harvest of what
is probably the heaviest wheat crop
in the history of the county. The
weather is ideal for harvest. Through
out the bottom lands, which were
drowned under last years flood, the
crop is so heavy that binders can
scarcely make Roadway with it.
Build Drainage canaI.-At Hutchin-
son the recent high waters have
stimulated work on the drainage
canal. Several hundred feet have
been excavated and work will pro-
! gress rapidly.
After Factories.-At a special meet
ing of Pleasanton Commercial club
| a camnaion WAS started with the view