Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-05-04
KANSAS COMMENT

Ottawa to Get CASA contract was
flosed by the Rantoul Gas and Oil
Company. one of the local organiza-
lions doing business in the Rantoul
field to pipe Rantoul for gas. The town
is underlaid with fine quality of
trick shale and it is believed several
factories may be started there this
spring.
Register 1000 Degrees of Heat. =
The chemistry department of the
University of Kansas has recently re-
ceived new instrument for measur-
ing temperature from $50 degrees.
centigrade. to over 1000 degrees. This
apparatus is to be used in measuring
temperature in the assaying and me-
tallurgy laboratories
No Successor to NUDGE. w.
Kendrick, third president of the
Santa Fe, said that the successor to
General Manager Nudge had not yet
been decided upon and that it was
matter that would be settled at Chi
cago. Railroad men, generally. be-
lieve that the place will go to ]. E.
Hurley, now the general superintend-
ent
Sells Pardon Hearing May Gov
ernor Hoch has set May l as the time
for hearing arguments on the applica-
ton of Willie Sells for pardon. Sells
has been in prison since 1886. He was
convicted on circumstancial evidence
of killing his father, mother, sister
and brother. He has made several
unsuccessful attempts to secure a
pardon. He is hang man.
Indians For Assembly. - The COM
ing Winfield Chautauqua assembly
promises to be the most successful
in the history of the association,
which now extends over nineteen
years. Among other attractions the
Chilocco Indians have been secured
with their Worlds Fair band, their
Worlds Fair display and a real In
dian village. Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell has
been asked to become a guest of the
association of women and may &C
cept.
Paola Is to Celebrate.-The Fourth
of July will be celebrated at Paola this
year with racing tournament, provid-
ing the necessary funds can be rails
ed. There will also be other features.
At a meeting of the Fair Association
it was decided to hold the races July
and 4. Committees were appoint
ed and are now at work. A large
amount has already been subscribed
These races will not interfere with
the usual fall races at the time of the
county fair, September IS, &c, 81 and
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Man With Ideas Wanted.-A much
talked of project is an electro road to
run from Atchison to Highland, max
ing big loop and taking in Horton,
Eaawatha and Severance and other
nearby towns. Highland has no rail-
read connections at all and there is
no direct line from Horton to Hiawa-
TIA, though both are good towns with
in a short distance of each other in
the same county. 1t is understood
that if some capable man can be Sc
cured to work out the idea the money
for the road will be forthcoming.
Hospital For Emporia. - Plans are
poria and all the funds raised except
a few dollars. The institution is to
be under the control of the Sisters
of the Sacred Heart, superior of
which will arrive next week to as
sumo active charge of the work. About
$4,000 has been subscribed by citi-
zens of this and neighboring towns
toward the project. The Catholic
church owns a building which was
once used by them for hospital This
will be enlarged.
Gets Conditional Pardon. - Govern.
or Hoch has granted a conditional
pardon to Mary Marshall, sent up
from Shawnee county in 1900 for a
term of thirteen years for holding up
and robbing man of a gold watch.
Mrs. George w. Veale, wife of the
we'll known Kansas politician, agrees
to give the woman permanent en-
ployment, and to vouch for her be-
bavior.
X. U. Regents Meet.-The board of
regents of the University of Kansas
began their session. All were pres
ent save Regent Crowell, who was de-
tanned by business at Scott City and
could not get here in time. Regents
Potter, White and Mitchell were
sworn in, and general discussion of
business followed. Today's meeting
is devoted to the medical school situa-
ton. The distribution of funds and
the matter of salaries for the coming
two years will be considered at this
meeting, together with the letting of
the contract for the completion of the
law building, the consideration of pre-
liminary plans for the gymnasium
faculty changes and additions and 9th.
er matters.
New Santa Fe Time card.-Santa
Fe officials are arranging new time
card. General Superintendent Hur-
ley announces that the changes will
go into effect on June 4. On that date
the California Limited will become a
tri-weekly and Nos. 9 and 10, better
known as the California fast mail
will be made Colorado summer
trains.
Fixes Pardon Days.-Governor Hoch
has fixed the first Tuesday and Wed
nesday of each month as pardon
days. During those days he will lis
ten to all applicants for pardons.
Compromised the Suit. = At En-
poria the mother and sweetheart OF
Walter Valentine have agreed to di
vide his insurance equally between
them. Valentine was accidentally
shot while hunting last winter and
after his death, it was found his in
surance was made out in favor of his