Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-03-09

| by fire The fire caused a loss of
about $4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
The fire originated in the roof of
Charles Yager's drug store and de-
| stroyed Mark Newton's barber shop,
| A. NJ Rounds general merchandise
| store, E. McCord's blacksmith shop,
w. H Routh's Touring mill, Edward
Halls livery stable and the Airing
ton hotel, owned by George Howell.
Library for Penitentiary.-The pen
| al committee of the lower house OF
the Kansas legislature inspected the
state penitentiary at Lansing. The
| members discussed plans with the
| officials for the new prison library.
They also agreed to urge special
appropriation to provide special
prison hospital for the care of con-
victs with pulmonary diseases so that
they will be separated from others 6
Fruit Safe at Winfield. = Samuel
Hotchkin, a local nurseryman, says
the statement that fruit buds and
tree limbs were killed by the late cold
weather is not true. He has made a
careful investigation and finds all
buds safe and sound as yet and the
limbs not hurt at all. Many farmers
in the vicinity had started trimming
their fruit trees under the belief that
the limbs had been blighted.
For Postal Robbery.-The local au-
thorities have arrested four man liv-
ing in Floral on suspicion of having
been implicated in the postoffice rob-
berry there. One of the men was
traced by a crippled footprint in the
soft ground about the building. They
are all residents of Floral and stoutly
denied that they are guilty. They
are being held pending investiga-
ton.
18th Celebration.-March End was
ST. David's day among the Welsh peo-
pie, and members of that nationality
in Emporia and Lyon county held
their fifteenth annual celebration of
the day at the Second Congregational
church. A large portion of the people
of Lyon county are Welsh, and they
came from all parts of the county to
attend the celebration.
Killed by Train.-Dr. Walter T. Nc
Coy was struck by a Rock Island
train near Partridge, Kan, station
10 miles southwest of Hutchinson, and
instantly killed. The buggy was shat
tered and McCoy's neck and left leg
were broken. The train stopped and
backed I'D and took the remains to
Partridge.
No Candidates Out.-There are. no
candidates for town offices and the
Commercial Club has been called to
draft suitable candidates. The call
Of the political parties for candidates
secured no response. This is thought
to be a record for Hiawatha OF
1000 inhabitants.
Atlanta's New Bank.-A new bank
with a capital stock of $4,000 has
been organized at Atlanta, with M.
NJ. Parish as president; H. 1. Wilson,
vice-president, and w. H. Pauley, OF
Benedict, Kan, cashier. 1t will open
for business March 10.
$1o2.5o Per Acre.-Rasmus Jansen
sold his farm of so acres, several
miles northwest of Atchison, to
Henry Hagen for $4,000, s102.5O an
acre. This is the highest price by
several dollars ever paid for farm
land in this section.
Cooperative Store Closes. - The
Herington Cooperative association
has closed it's doors. This was one of
the original Vrooman stores and is
the last of several similar established
in this section to close its doors.
Hard to Beat.-Pratt has a citizen
who swore off on New Years and has
since bought home for his family.
John D., nor Andy, either, could have
beaten that.
Has Been Secured.-The 5000 acres
necessary to insure prospecting by
the Mountaineering Oil Development
Company have been secured by Wei
lington people.
Kansas Farmers Crime. William
B. Hart. farmer living four miles
north of Newton, shot and killed his
10-year-old daughter, Myrtle, as she
was dressing and then went to his
room and shot himself through the
right temple. Hart had been acting
strangely of late. but the family did
not think him crazy. He seemed per-
fectly rational before the shooting.
His wife died a few years ago and
his youngest child a year ago, and
another loss is supposed to have I'M
settled his mind He had lived in
Harvey county many years, and was
highly respected throughout the
county.
Will Pay Old Debts.-At a special
meeting of the Kearney county board
of commissioners arrangements were
made to issue $4,000 in gilt edge
bonds to compromise the DEGREES and
| judgments and settle in full the in
debtedness incurred during the coun-
| ty seat war of years ago. The bonds
will bear five per cent interest and
are issued by authority of a special
act of the legislature. 1t is expected
| that the county will now be enabled
| to do business on cash basis.
Pension For Dead Man. - Notice
has been received that the govern
ment has granted to Adam F. Fisher
pension applied for at the close
of the war. The pension dates from
1862 and back pay amounts to more
than $1,000. Fisher died a number
of years ago and the money goes to
his widow. at Ottawa.
Together 60 Years-Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Olden. of Muscotah, Atchison
county celebrated their sixtieth we'd
ding anniversary. They moved from
Lake Geneva. Wis, to Muscotah eight
| years ago.