Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-14


and parks Now only about "a dozen
are living. But they, are from sixty
TO 100 feet high and four feet in: di
ameter.
Sugar Beet Culture. The, sugar
Eeet is not a difficult crop to raise
says Western real estate dealer
They are planted by machinery and
thinned by hand. If the process was
reversed sugar beets would be an
easy crop to raise.
Dedicated $500 Parsonage. The
First Methodist church at Parsons
dedicated the largest parsonage build
ing in the state, costing $4,000. Rev.
Bernard Kelly conducted the dedica,
tory services. and last. might raised
the entire amount of the indebted
ness on the building.
Gets Much Money. Richard S.
Lille of Perth is reported to have fall
len heir to million and a half dol
lars, half Of an estate left by Louis
Lille of California, the Sumner coun.
ty mans uncle. And now Sumner
county doesn't care whether the
sheaves are gathered in or not.
Protecting Fish.-State Fish War
den Travis has taken steps TO pre-
vent the destruction of fish in the
Caney river. A .nitroglycerin factory
at Peru has been dumping its pois-
onous refuse into the river. killing the
fish. Mr.. Travis has ordered the fac
tory to find another dumping ground
Big Damage Suit. - A damage suit
for 100000 against the Baden Pro
duce company of Winfield has result
ed from just one Thanksgiving SER
vice, which the plaintiff in the case al
leges that he performed in Texas I'M
der contract with the defendant for
so much hundred pounds of turkey
meat
Austrians and Italians Celebrate
st. Barbara's day was celebrated at
Frontenac by the Austrian and
Italian miners of this district, as we'll
as a number of others working at the
Mount Carmel shafts The shafts
were idle in Frontenac and Chicopee.
Celebrations were held all over the
district.
Oil Custer Case Continued. = BY
agreement of attorneys the quo war
ranto proceeding begun by Attorney
General Coleman to GUST the Stand
ard Oil trust from doing business in
Kansas were continued in the SUI
This suit was brought under the anti
trust law.
Huskine contest.-In corn. husk-
ing contest lasting, one hour fifteen
women belonging to the Ladies' Aid
Society defeated fifteen women be-
longing to the Presbyterian church,
set husked flfty-three and one-half
bushels while the church women husk-
ed only forty-six and one-haIf BUSH
els.
Grinds on Fence Cases. The fed.
eral grand jury is now busy grinding
on fence cases. Topeka hotels, are
filled with Westerners here to, either
testify as witnesses or to watch the
proceedings. The authorities expect
TO grind out the first batch of indict-
ments within week Then the jury
will be excused until the inspectors
round up some more violators.
Wichita Issues Big Permit. - a
building permit for the most expen-
sive building ever erected in Wichita
was issued by Fire Marshal Browne
well to the Simmons Hardware COM
pany. The cost of the building. as
shown by the permit, will be $3.50, 900,
and 1T will be finished by April /.
The building will be 14Ox146 feet and
four stories high. 1t will be the only
structure in the city which the walls
up to the third floor are twenty-one
inches thick. At the rear of the build
ing will be boiler house and power
plant 40x60 feet.
8attery's Long March. - The Sec.
ond battery of field artillery arrived
at Fort Riley after completing an
overland march from Fort Sill. Ok.
The battery, which has been regular
ly stationed at Fort Sam Houston,
Tex, went to Fort Sill for drill last
July. While there an. order was is
sued from the War department for
It's transfer to Fort Riley, and the
of the. Sixth battery from
Fort Riley to Fort Sam Houston.
The Sixth battery is now on its way
overland to the Texas post, 1000
niles distant. The Second battery
arrived at Fort Riley in good condi-
ion.
Entitled to MiIeage.-Attorney Gen.
eral Coleman has rendered , an
opinion that county commissioners
Ire entitled TO ) cents mile for ev-
cry mile travelled in going from their
homes to. the county seat to attend
official meetings or for travelling over
he county on official business. In
ne past. commissioners have not
irawn mileage for the trip to and
rom home, but after this they will
Ill do it.
,.
No Sunday Visitors. - The officials
1t the state prison have issued an Or
Ter that no more visitors will be adj
nitted to the Sunday chapel exer-
Uses. This rule is to be strictly in
orced with the possible exception of
distinguished persons who will have
o present admittance cards signed by
he warden or deputy.
Two Deserters Are Captured. -
Sheriff Boyle captured two deserters
rom Fort Riley. The two soldiers
lad been working on the Rock Island
the past two weeks at Bala