Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-09-28

Fair Bucks Wild West. = At Pur-
lington with Wild West show in op-
position, the Coffey county fair open
ed with about an average first days
attendance. The exhibits are un-
usually good
Abilene Factory Moves.-The equip
ment of the furniture factory of C. S.
Upshaw, which has been in operation
at Abilene for two years. is being
packed for moving to Topeka. 1t en-
ploys 20 men and will be enlarged in
its new location
Power of the Pass. = Secretary OF
State ]. R. Burrow has the thing
sized up about right He says an OIL
cial who would allow himself to be
influenced by a railroad pass would
sell his influence cheap for cash if he
had no pass
But That's Different. = George w.
Martin, of the historical society. who
took a two months vacation on full
pay, is kicking because the state
house janitors and elevator men are
given Saturday afternoons off during
the summer months.
MiIIers at Junction City. = The
Northern Kansas Millers Association
will hold its annual meeting at the
Bartell house some time in January.
The millers and their wives will come
here for three days stay and it is
expected that there will be between
$50 and ITS of them present.
Bridge Washed Away.-At Toronto
while watching Santa Fe bridge
Glenn Kellogg, a section hand, was
caught by the high water, and has not
been found 1t is believed he was
drowned. Tom Hobbs. fellow work
man, was also caught by the rise, and
spent the night in a tree.
Cotton Growing in Kansas. - Mrs.
John Collins, of Ottawa, has demon.
strated that even cotton will grow
and mature on Kansas SOIL She has
one hundred hills of cotton in her gar
den and all are of average size, plants
being six feet or more in height. The
pods are still green but will soon
open.
New Church at Lyons. = Workmen
started in to tear down the old Pres
byterian church to make room for a
new brick one, the work on which will
be started at once This alo1.g with
a fine stone Christian church and
handsome high school building now
in course of construction. will add
quite little bit to the town.
After the Draymen.-E. D. Mikesell,
assistant attorney general, appointed
to enforce the prohibitory law in Will
son county, has taken a new tack. He
has served notice on the draymen in
the various towns of that county to
stop hauling liquor and beer from the
depots to the joints He makes the
point that they are common carriers
and can be prosecuted for aiding in
the violation of the law.
Woman Smashes Saloon.-At Cir
ard Mrs. ]. w. Wilkerson, whose hus-
band has been drinking, attacked
saloon on the south side of the square
with hammer knocking out the glass
of the bar fixtures. Her hammer was
taken from her and she was carried
out. She then went to a saloon on
the east side, but was stopped at the
door. She was allowed to go home
without being placed under arrest.
There are five open saloons around
the square.
, Place Is Promised. = Congressman
J. NJ. Miller, who is attending the
Coffey county fair, has announced
this district when there is another va
cancy at West Point, he will appoint
Ted Lang, son of E. ]. Lang, of Bur
lington, it being this county's turn
to have the appointment. 1t will be
four years before regular vacancy
occurs, but young Lang expects to at
tend school until he graduates and
then go to Kansas University
Remembered by His Mother.-Jas.
Wood, who has resided in the Chip
pewa hills of Franklin county for a
quarter of century. has just fallen
heir to $4,000. Twenty-Five years ago
Wood had dispute with his father.
a rich artist in New York city, and
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the life of hermit in the hills. His
father died later on, but disinherited
the son. The mother moved to France.
She died recently. In her will she
didn't overlook her son in Kansas
She gave him one-fourth of her
100000 estate
Remembered by His Mother.-Jas.
Wood, who has resided in the Chip
pewa hills of Franklin county for a
quarter of century, has just fallen
heir to $4,000. Twenty-Five years
ago Wood had a dispute with his
father. rich artist in New York City,
and left home, coming to Kansas to
live the life of a hermit in the hills
His father died later on, but disin-
herited the son. The mother moved
to France She died recently. In her
will she didn't overlook her son in
Kansas. She gave him one-fourth of
her 100000 estate
Fortune Came Too Late. = Several
days ago William Van Brimer, a vet
eran in the Soldiers Home at Leav-
enworth. got word that he was heir to
100000 of Holland estate, and now
he is dead. Probably mourned him
self to death over the demise of the
wealthy relative.
Drowned in Cow creek.-John Page,
a wealthy farmer living four miles
northwest of Pittsburg was drowned