Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-10-05

Died of lockiaw. = W. R. Haslett,
aged ~ years, died at Wellington of
lockjaw, caused by stepping on
rusty nail while repairing board
sidewalk
SWiped House. - Andy Uric was
arrested at Ellis for stealing a whole
granary from farmer near town. He
promised to return the building and
pay the costs, and was released.
Hopeless Lot. Smith county mer.
chants have blacklisred 119 deadbeats.
If this thing keeps up in the land of
the free and the home of the brave.
what will become of the deadbeats.
anyway? They are one outfit that can
not be reformed
Held Winning Hand.-Sheriff Davis,
of Rice county, played an important
hand in game of poker at Geneseo
the other night. He not only raked
in all the chips, but captured the
kitty" cards and other paraphernalia
and took the players to Jail.
Lawrence Y. M. C. A. Buildna.-
The Y. NJ. c. A. building committee
has received another offer of $1,000
for the completion of the new build
ing, under the same terms as the
Crutchfield gift was made When the
balance of the money needed is rails.
ed, then the two gifts of 81 900 each
will be available.
One License Enough. = Wallace Y.
Smith. of Montana, who procured
marriage license some time ago in
Coffey county and was deserted by
his intended bride at Lebo on the eve
of the marriage, has returned the IL
cense, with the statement that he has
no use for it. He adds that he has
Montana hunting license which will
do him.
War on DandeIions. - At yelling
ton relentless war is to be waged on
the dandelions at the court house.
The beautiful grounds surrounding
the building are being plowed up to
destroy this pest if possible. Later,
earth from the excavation for the
county high school will be placed on
the grounds. the whole leveled over
nicely and an ideal lawn produced.
3oth Wedding Anniversary R.
Saunders and wife celebrated their
3Oth wedding anniversary recently at
Pleasanton, dressed in their wedding
finery. Mrs. Saunders donned white
dress, made by the natives of Ceylon,
and purchased by the Kansas couple
while they were on a trip around the
world. 1t is doubtful if there is an
equal to this masterpiece of wearing
apparel in Kansas.
Fuel Oil AdVanced.-At Chanute the
Pairie Oil and Gas Company announc-
ed sensational advance of 10 cents
per barrel on fuel oil This will help
the Chanute, Humboldt and other
heavy oil districts in the Southwest
ern field. The present schedule fol-
lows: Oil of 80 degrees gravity. 81
cents; 81 IL degrees, IS cents; 81 de-
grees. 45 cents; 80 1-2 degrees, So
cents; fuel oil, 80 cents.
Dayhoff Loses Finger.-State Super.
intendent of Schools Dayhoff lost a
finger the other night in a peculiar
manner. He was standing IN the YES
Thule of Pullman car on the Santa
Fe road near Hutchinson. He caught
hold of an upright iron post to brace
himself when the engineer threw on
the air and the brace he was holding
to bumped up against a similar brace
on the next car, cutting off his fin
ger.
Ottawa Mans MISUNDERSTANDING,
E. E. Mendenhall, of the Ottawa mills.
has in operation an improvement to
the lubricator used in the engine and
for cutting the scales in the boilers.
The attachment is an invention of Mr..
Mendenhall's and it's use results in a
great saving. The ordinary lubrica-
tor uses about one gallon per day of
lubricating oil that costs 40 cents per
gallon, and in the same time six gal
Ions of compound oil that is equally
expensive. Mr.. Mendenhall's appli-
ance permits the substitution of crude
petroleum for both purposes at total
cost of 81 cents per week.
Wheat Is Moving.-The wheat NOV.
ing season is now on and the rail.
roads are rushed. To move the big
crop along the Lincoln branch the
Union Pacific has put on two special
wheat trains. These trains make a
trip up and down the branch every
day and do nothing but haul wheat
The trains pull from thirty to forty
cars of wheat each trip.
Fined for Being Consistent. - TIL.
trades and labor council of Topeka
has suspended the BARRIERS union and
fined it $25 for failure to march in the
Labor day parade. The BARRIERS re
fused to march because the trades
council didn't employ Marshall's band
union band, instead of a non-union
band from Eskridge
To Grow Sugar Beets.-The Arkan
sas City Sugar Beet Company was or
ganized with these officers: E. Kirk
patrick, president; S. Spore, of New
kirk, vice-president; A. H Denton
treasurer; N. D. Saunders, secretary
Directors: G. Luther Brown, J. Mach
Love, A. J. Hunt, J. H. Hamilton anC
R. c. Howard. 1t is expected thai
5000 to 10000 acres for the growing
of sugar beets will be leased.
Beat the Game.-A few years agt
George Bowman traded a team for &
farm in Jewell county. That old con
fidence game was worked on him
When he wasn't watching the mar
slipped in another farm also into the
deed. Bowman recently sold the
farm that was slipped in" on hin
for $500.
Still at 1t. - William Campbell, o
| Dickinson county, has been teaching
| school for forty-Seyen years. thirty