Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-13

for Europe in couple of weeks on a
financial proposition.
Sees Money in Land Simon
Shank of Rose Valley, near st. Johns,
went to Gray county the latter part
of last week for the purpose of clos
ing deal for 800 acres of land. Like
many others, Simon sees money in
western Kansas land, and is willing
to back his belief in that country's
future with money
Horse Thieves in Marion County,
There seems to be an organized band
of horse thieves operating in Marion
as stolen horses are frequently re-
ported to Sheriff Evans and that Off
Ger is on the go chasing clues. The
latest victim is John B. Skinner, who
lives 6 miles south of Marion. A fine
team of mules was stolen from his
barn.
Alleged JeweIry Thieves.-Charles
Medley was arrested at Hutchinson
and Fred Cole at Newton. charged
with stealing a gold watch, a diamond
ring and other jewelry from Newton
homes one day last December. Both
men are colored. and are believed by
the police to belong to an organized
gang that has been operating in Cen
trail Kansas for several months.
Knocked Down by Train. = Milton
Weathus, man 65 years old, giving
his address as Leavenworth, was
knocked down and dangerously hurt
in the Rock Island yards at Harrington.
A switch engine bumped a string of
cars against which he was leaning,
knocking him under the trucks, crush
ing his right arm and chest. His
wounds were temporarily dressed and
he was sent to the hospital at Abb
lene
Want Assistant Attorney General.
Word comes from Topeka that
many Prohibitionists at Leavenworth
have requested the state officials to
appoint an assistant attorney general
for Leavenworth county. The move
ment is to have the assistant attorney
general appointed before the conven-
ing of the grand jury April 10, so as
to secure indictments against saloon
keepers.
Suggests Standard Oil. - 1t has
been suggested that if a bottle of
champagne is used in christening the
battleship Kansas, Carry Nation be
permitted to smash it with her hatch
ct, but as Carry is busy and Govern
or Hoch is against 60 firewater there
would really be nothing wrong in u.s.
ing a bottle of Standard Oil and per-
hitting Tom Lawson to do the smash
ing act with his hammer.
Western Kansas Booms. - Condi-
tons for sugar beets and for cattle
were never better at this season of
the year which is a month in advance
of the usual time. A huge sugar fac
tory at Holly, on the state line, and
extensive irrigation experiments by
the government near Garden City are
encouraging to all western Kansas.
Heavy rains have been soaking west
ern counties weekly.
To Build Parochial SchooI.-Fath-
er M. ]. O'Farrell, priest in charge of
st. Teresa's Catholic parish in Hut
Crimson, has raised $4,000 to build
parochial school and work will be
started on the building at once. Pat
rick Martin, retired merchant, gave
half of this amount, providing the
other half was raised, which has been
done. 1t is expected to have the
building completed this summer.
Illness Causes Suicide.-In a fit of
mental alteration. George Lemler, who
recently came from Pittsburg to Fol
som Camp. committed suicide at his
home by shooting himself through the
head. The young man had been sick
for long time. and his illness preyed
upon his mind until he became men
tally unbalanced. He shot himself
in the head. using a revolver. The
bullet entered the temple
Light Frost Hurt Fruit. = At Nc
Pherson on April 5 the thermometer
at the government station registered
80 degrees. A light frost covered the
ground and all early garden plants
suffered and the early fruits, such as
apricots and plums. Some of the
farmers in from the country report
that the late sown oats that were Just
coming up will be badly injured. The
prospects for the wheat crop never
looked better, the stand is heavy and
the wheat has good color and the
ground is full of moisture.
Will Double Rural DeIivery.-The
quarterly report issued by Postmaster
Guthrie to the postoffice department
shows that the rural mail carriers
going out of Topeka have delivered
the first three months of the year
about 100000 pieces of mail and that
they have collected about 10000 let
tiers and papers. This is a decided
increase over the last quarter of more
than 5000 pieces of mail delivered by
the carriers. The report from the
officials is that the rural delivery is
increasing all the while and that it
will not be more than year before it
is doubled.
In Hands of Receiver. - o. F.
Lyngar has been appointed receiver
of the Chicago Crude Oil company of
Chanute, one of the oldest companies
in that field. The company owns 25
wells on a $50 acre lease. Most of
them are said to be good. There is a
mortgage of $4,000 against the prop
erty. 1t will probably be three months
before the receiver can ascertain
whether the company will be able to
clear itself of the $4,000 indebted
ness, or whether the sheriff's ham,
mer will be necessary to satisfy the
judgment
Unlike The Old Ones. = The new
Union Pacific coal chute which was