Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-03-30

pull along before the Standard
came.
Making Good Start.-Kansas never
started out to make bumper wheat
and corn crop in more business-like
manner than she has this spring.
Club to Have Home.-The Topeka
Club, the swell club of the city, has
purchased site and will build a
100000 club house on the corner op-
posite it's present quarters.
Fell Under the Wheels. - Emmett
Clemens of Manhattan while attempt
ing to board freight train at Abilene
. fell under the wheels. Both his legs
were cut off and he may not recov-
er.
New Glass Faetory.-C. H. Ely OF
Sandusky, o., has definitely decided
to build $4,000 plant for the manu-
facture of window glass at Independ-
ence. The plant will give employ
ment to $50 men.
Ordered to virginia.-Harry Bous-
field. national board member of the
United Mine Workers. left Pittsburg,
Kan, for West Virginia, having been
ordered to duty in the fields in that
state which are as yet unorganized.
On Independent Ticket. - At Peru
Mayor VIM. Geiser, president of the
Interstate Oil and Gas Co., represen-
tative of the Standard Oil Co., etc.,
was renominated by reclamation for
mayor on the Independent Citizens
ticket
Wichita Man For Chaplain. - The
president appointed the Rev. Father
Frank joyce of Wichita a chaplain in
the army. with rank of first lieuten-
ant. today. The Rev. Father Joyce
was selected to fill a vacancy caused
by the resignation of the Rev. Father
William Colbert of Minnesota.
Memory of Bishop Fink.-The ami
versary of the funeral of the late
Bishop L. M. Fink was commemorate
ed in the cathedral at Leavenworth
Bishop Lillis of this diocese officiat-
ed and said pontifical requiem mass.
The cathedral was crowded. A num-
Der of clergymen from neighboring
towns were in attendance.
Verdict of MansIaughter. - In the
district court at Lyndon, the trial of
Shorty Evans for the murder of
Sherman Kelly in Burlington last De-
cember which has occupied the atten-
ton of the court since March IA, was
concluded. the jury finding a verdict
of manslaughter in the fourth degree
The murder was the result of feud
between the parties which was ended
by Evans shooting and killing Kelly
when they met on the street of Bur
lingame.
Must Put in New RaiIs.-The state
board of railroad commissioners has
made an order requiring the Missouri
Pacific to put in some new ails in its
road between Downs and Lenora on
the western end of the Central
Branch. Some of the people up there
reported that the road was in bad
condition. and the board made an in
spection a short time ago. 1t found
the roadbed and most of the ties all
right, but there were a good many
broken and worn rails. These the
board has ordered taken out and new
ones substituted
Ministers Are Anxious.-At lola the
ministers of the Methodist conference
are greatly interested in knowing
who the successor to the Rev. C. T.
Dtrr @f
Ottawa district. is to be. Rev. Dur
barrow has served six years as pre-
siding elder. which is the limit of the
term. Somebody must be selected by
the bishop to succeed him, and just
now the question that is agitating the
minds of the ministers, and adding
zest to the proceedings of the confer
ence, is who the successor to Rev. Mr..
Durborraw will be. There are
number of aspirants, for it is regard
ed as signal distinction and honor
to be presiding elder. to say nothing
of the enlarged field of usefulness
which the position affords.
A. H. T. A. Make Catch. - James
Smith is alleged to have stolen a team
of horses at Salina He started for
Kansas City and got as far as Tee
umseh when several farmers belong
ing to the Anti-Horse Thief Associa-
ton rounded him up at the point of
shotguns and held him until the
sheriff could come and get him. He
was taken to Salina.
Brakeman Killed by Train. - A
Rock Island brakeman, whose name
from papers found on his person, is
supposed to have been ]. c. Muller,
was killed at Perry, Kan. The suppo-
sition is that he fell and was caught
beneath the cars. His body was hor-
ribly mutilated. 1t is not known
where his home is. The remains were
taken to Topeka.
Into Burning culvert. - Train No.
"a on the Missouri Pacific ran into a
burning culvert three miles west of
Salina. The engine and the baggage
car were demolished. but the train
crew escaped dangerous injury. Char
les Walton of Geneso, the engineer,
suffered bad salp wound and Char
les Sherman, the fireman, was bruis-
ed about the face and legs and one
hand was scalded.
Library For McPherson.-The Ger
man Baptist college of Mcpherson is
making preparations to receive the
gift of library from Andrew Carne-
gle. A canvass of the residents of
the town is being made by friends of
the college for gifts of books to make
the library as large as possible. 1t is
expected that Mr.. Carnegie will make
large appropriation for the benefit
of the college.
Safe-BIowers at Work.-Safe-blow-
ers secured 5000 from Fairs lumber
and hardware establishment at Nick
erson one night this week.