Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-11-02

have become great-grandmothers OF
|. the twenty members six are widows
and five are wives of soldiers Alto
egther they have sixty-two children
-eighty-four grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren
One Year Wasted.-Sam Workman
spent nearly $1,000 that he made here
and years time, says the st. Fran
els Herald, looking up a better place
to live than Western Kansas, and at
ter travelling from the golden shores
of California to his native state of
Kentucky, he is now thoroughly salts
fed to remain in Cheyenne county the
remainder of his life, and own as
much real estate as he can get hold
of.
Fort Riley Contracts Let. - Con-
tracts have been awarded at Fort
Riley for the construction of one
double set of non-commissioned staff
officers quarters. The construction
work will be done by Ziegler Dalton
of Junction City. GRADER Bros. of Law
renee got the contract for plumbing
and Newberry & Co. of St Louis the
electric wiring. The contract was also
let for underground electric lighting
wires for TIE hospital
Bankers Must Pay eiII.-At Wichita
Judge Wilson has an order in the dis
trict court against the Kansas Bank
ers' association for 1920, costs in a
case in which the police of the city
turned loose because the association
would not prosecute him. The costs
were charged first to the chief of po-
lice, Mr.. Cubbon, who refused to pay
them. A test case is to be made if
the association refuses to pay the
costs.
Zinc Ore Off $3.50 More.-The high
est price reported as having been paid
for zinc ore in the Missouri-Kansas
district was $3.50 per ton. This price
represents a reduction of $3.50 from
that paid last week. In two weeks the
price has been cut $3.50 per ton. Many
of the largest producers have decid-
ed to hold their ore for a basis price
of $50 for GO per cent ore, claiming
that the price of spelter is high
enough to justify them in taking this
position.
Inducements to Join MiIitia.-Gen-
eral ]. w. F. Hughes wants 500 war
riors for the Kansas national guard.
There is room for that many in or
der to bring the militia up to it's full
strength. The general agrees to fur
nish each man uniform and gun,
give him 25 cents week for drilling
and SO year for attending the en-
campment providing an encampment
is held. He will also give him ten
days rations during the encamr
ment.
Half Fare For Veterans.-Depart-
ment Commander Coney, of the Kan
sas G. A. R., has sounded all of the
Western railroads in regard to the
proposition of giving half rates to all
old soldiers. He says that all of the
roads, except the Rock Island turn
ed the proposition down fiat, but that
the Rock Island still has the matter
under consideration. He believes it
City-Leavenworth electric line has
granted half rates to the veterans at
the soldiers home.
May Shut DevIin Quit is claim
ed in Pittsburg, Kan, coal circles that
action has been taken by the South
western Coal Operators association
to eject c. ]. Devlin and his associat-
ed companies from membership in the
Southwestern association for nom
payment of dues to the association
On account of the tie-up in the Dew
lin matters the connection with the
association has been severed. 1t is
stated that the difficulty can be ami
cably settled without involving the
miners
Kansas in Need of Rain.-Kansas
is in need of rain. Reports from sew
eral counties scattered over the state
show that the ground is dry and that
moisture is badly needed, not only on
the new wheat, but also for pastures.
In several counties the wheat plant
ed in September hasn't even sprout-
ed and may not come up now until
that all of the wheat has not yet been
sown. Unless moisture comes within
a short time now there will be no fur
Their wheat sowing this year.
Death of Pioneer Settler. - George
f. Brown is dead at his home at Man.
haitian and burial followed in Man.
haitian cemetery. Mr.. Brown was one
of the pioneers of Kansas, settling at
Manhattan in 1855, and has been con-
nected with the industrial and mer-
camille interests of the state for many
years. From ST. Louis the trip to
Kansas City was made by boat and
thence by team to Topeka and thence
by boat to Manhattan. Upon reach
ing Manhattan he found but two
houses and those built of logs. There
were but few settlers anywhere in the
county.
Death of DR.. McCarthy.-Dr. D. S.
Mccarthy, one of the leading physi-
clans of Leavenworth, died of brain
fever. He was about 40 years of age
and unmarried. He belonged to the
Elks club and was a prominent Cath
olic
County Attorney Dead. - Otto G.
Eckstein, county attorney, died at st.
Francis hospital in Wichita, after an
operation for appendicitis. He had
been in the hospital two days. This
was the fifth time he had been operat-
ed on.
Lift Quarantine Nov. is. = There
have been a number of inquiries as