Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-06


police were forced to disarm a man
representing himself to be a govern
ment detective The police know that
the government needs all its men.
Big Hotel Hurns.-The Aetna hotel,
large frame building, was discover
ed to be on fire at Wellington. So
rapidly did the flames spread that the
guests narrowly escaped with their
lives. The building was entirely de-
stroyed. Estimated loss above insur-
ance. $4,000.
Fisher Register of Lands.-George
w. Fisher, former register of the To-
peka land Office, will be reappointed
to that position to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Captain
c. H. Titus. Governor Hoch has ap-
pointed Captain Titus election COM
missioner of Topeka.
Cut Price of OiI.-The Standard Oil
Company has cut the price of crude
oil for the Kansas field, affecting all
grades of oil cents. Thirty-two de-
grees- gravity and above is now quot
ed at 6S cents and 30-degree oil. the
lowest grade the Standard is now buy
ing in Kansas, at IS cents. The quo
tations for % to 2S degree oil is pc
cents.
To Mine in CaIifornia.-The New
ton Mining and Developing Company,
organized at Newton and incorporat-
ed under the laws of Arizona, has
leased mineral and timber claims in
Plumas county. Cal. The officers
are: President. John C. Nicholson;
vice-president, P. NJ Hoisington;
secretary. S. D. Williams; treasurer.
]. d. Nicholson.
Oil Strike at Piper.-Farmers from
the vicinity of Piper, Kan, just over
the line from Leavenworth county, re-
port that oil has been struck on the
farm of ]. E. Scott at depth of 600
feet. The well is close to the Chicago
Great Western station The farmers
have commenced to organize COM
panies to prospect and the value of
oil leases has scared out of sight ::
Escaped From Reformatory.- Otto
Koontz, sent up from Wyandotte
county three years ago for grand lar
ceny; Cleve Culberson. sent from
Dickinson county three years ago for
burglary, and Roy Harvey, sent from
Gray county last November for rob-
bling a Santa Fe freight car, escaped
from the reformatory at Hutchinson
and were recaptured just after noon
in an abandoned salt plant across the
Arkansas river. They were taken
back, and Koontz may have to spend
his remaining two years of conf1ne-
ment in the Lansing penitentiary.
Abreast With the Tide.-The rail-
roads of the southwest are using their
great tide of homeseekers from the
east and north. This is the announce
ment by w. ]. Black. general passen-
ger and ticket agent of the Santa Fe.
Mr.. Black says the Santa Fee has ia
ken more people to the cheap lands
of the southwest this season than
ever before. Most of the homeseek-
erS are going to western Kansas,
Colorado, the Indian Territory and
Texas. west and southwest this seas
on than ever before
Orders Against Farmers. Judge
Pollock of the United States district
ing orders against farmers who were
seeking to prevent the construction of
the Kansas City-Topeka line of the
Union Pacific, making A restraining
orders now in effect. The date for
hearing the cases is May 1. This will
give the road good chance to get the
grading completed before having its
legal rights settled The work will
proceed as rapidly as possible and as
another line is needed on account of
the large amount of Rock Island traf-
fic going over the Union Pacific
lines.
Baldwin to Have Gas. - The city
council of Baldwin granted a gas
franchise to George L. Pattison, rep
resenting the National Gas Company,
to pipe gas through the streets of
Baldwin. 1t is a twenty year fran
chise at forty cent per thousand
maximum rate. Work will be begun
within thirty days.
Farm Houses Burned. - prairie
fire started near Leon, Kan, and ow-
ing to strong wind, much damage re-
suited. The farm houses of w. Creas-
on and j. Davis were burned.
Captain Cuts His Throat.-No rea-
son is known for the attempted sui
eide of George w. Coleman. of Sa-
betha, at his home in that town. At
ter building the kitchen fire he de-
liserately cut his throat a number of
times with a razor. Surgeons man
aged to check the loss of blood, but
it is thought his life cannot be saved
lie fought the surgeons and tore the
bandages from his throat. Coleman
is % years old. He is captain of
Company G, Kansas national guards.
which is to be inspected by Colonel
Wilder S. Metcalf. First regiment, K
n. G.. and two army officers.
Farmers to Run Bank.-Next week
state banks will be started at Smolan
and Falun, Saline county. The CAPT
tai stock of each will be 100000, and
the principal stockholders of each in
stitution will be farmers in the COM 4.
Both these towns are small,
but in the center of rich farming COM
munities.
Asks Ottawa Gas Franchise.-A. C.
Stick, of independence, Kan, has Sc
cured the Kansas Natural Gas Com
pany's rights at Ottawa and presents
an application for a franchise The
maximum rate is fixed at % cents.
Breach of Promise. - 1t has been
quite time since there has been a
breach of promise suit in Sumner
county, but one was filed in district