Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-08-31
KANSAS COMMENT

Bidding ON state Money.-Although
the treasury board doesn't award state
money or name state repositories nm
til August 90, bids are beginning to
come in State Treasurer Kelly stated
that four bids had already been re-
ceived. Governor Hoch hopes that the
banks of the state will come forward
with bids so that the new depository
law will be made success
Reform School Investigation - The
board of control will investigate the
charges lodged against Superintendent
Charles, of the Topeka reform school.
DR.. Eva Harding, the woman doctor,
who filed the charges. has been sum-
moned to appear with her proof. The
board will also make a trip to the in
stitution to investigate the records
and take testimony of witnesses.
Hemorrbage From swimmiug.-Clar-
ence Duckwall, IS years old, son of r.
R. DuclSwaIl, of the Union Pacific
water service, died at Manhattan as a
result of overexertion while swim
ming Six weeks ago he swan across
Blue river five times, and the sixth
time became exhausted, and in strug-
Cling to reach the shore caused hem
orrhage from which he did not recov-
er.
To Use Steam ShoveIs.-Two steam
shovels will be in operation on the
Santa Fe in very short time. One is
already at Arkansas City and another
one is expected in few days. One is
owned by Langtry &c Sharp of San
Francisco, and the other by Contractor
Elgy of Chicago. 1t is likely that.one
of the big machines will be sent to
Winfield, where the grade is being
changed and put sto work. There is
about ten days work there.
probate judges of the state are COM
planning because the board of control
does not accept every youth whom
they try in the Juvenile courts. They
threaten to appeal to the governor.
1t will do them no good, however.
81 take it that the board knows what
it's duties are" said Governor Hoch
tonight, "and if it rejects an applicant
for the reform school, it has some
valid reason for it. Therefore I will
not interfere"
Guaranteed The CattIe.-W. c. Will
son, P. NJ. Stansberry and w. j. Hous-
ton, stockmen of Butler county, have
asked the board of railroad commits
sioners to take up the matter of the
government quarantining cattle from
Kansas at the st. Louis stock yards.
Three men shipped cattle to st. Louis
last week and the cattle were held
under quarantine at that place by the
order of DR.. Clancy, federal quaran-
tine officer. The stockmen say that
the superintendent of the stock yards
informed them that the quarantine
against Kansas cattle had been order
ed by the federal authorities June l.
Attack Street Audience.-After ex-
hausting her vocabulary of epithets
and finding even a horsewhip inef-
fectual as a weapon of offense, Mrs.
Myra McHenry of Wichita, first lieu
tenant in Carrie Nations staff of
"joint smashers," attacked a street
audience with broken paving stones
at Hutchinson. Three persons were
struck and one, H. w. Cox of Plevna,
was dangerously injured. Women
supporters of Mrs. McHenry emptied
market baskets of eggs at the crowd,
but their aim was poor, nearly all of
these missiles striking the orator I'm
able, finally, to resist the onslaught
of jeers and shelled bullets, Mrs. Nc
Henry jumped into buggy and drove
rapidly away, eluding both the police
and the now thoroughly angered con-
gregation.
Receives Delayed Letter. - Mrs.
Clemmence Maiginan, a French
woman of Coffeyville, has received a
letter forwarded from Bristol, Eng
land, which was picked up by an Irish
fisherman off the Irish coast in July
The letter had been written to her by
friends returning from the Worlds
Fair on the steamship La Savoie 1t
was dated December 81 and wished
her happy New Year. 1t had been
placed in a bottle and sealed and
thrown overheard. 1t was written by
a party of Frenchmen, who exhibited
an airship at the Worlds Fair Mrs.
Maiginan was an interpreter for the
French exhibit during the fair.
Neosho River Does Damaee.-As a
result of the storm at Chetopa and
the heavy rainfall the Neosho river
Iof Lott
been rising rapidly ever since, over
flowing the wide bottoms for five or
six miles, doing considerable damage
to corn and running the bottom hay
that is uncut or in stack. The rain
has ceased falling and it is hoped the
river may fall shortly, although it is
rapidly approaching the high water
mark now.
All Night in Ice House.-Harry Dow
dali, 14-year-old boy of Junction
City was held up and robbed of few
dollars by two tramps He was then
thrown in the Union Pacific ice house
and the door locked. The boy was
found in the ice house nearly frozen to
death. A search is being made for the
tramps.
Banner Wheat County.-Barton coun-
ty- claims to be the banner wheat
county again this year. 1t put in
259,623 acres and secured an average
yield of sixteen bushels, making a
total of 4, 154, 900.
Engine Derailed at PaoIa.-A Mis-
souri, Pacific engine was derailed
north of town. > 1t had been pushing
passenger train up the grade. Geo.
Burton, the conductor. was thrown
from the cab and suffered a broken
hip and several deep gashes on the