Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-20

Smallpox in SchooIs.-An epidemic
of smallpox has broken out among
the children of South Topeka, and
two schools-Garfield and Van Bur
en-have been closed by the authori
ties. Eleven cases have already been
reported.
Secured Right-of-Way. - The Kan
ed the right-of-way for it's pipe line
to Topeka city limits. A city fran
chise has also been granted them
The line runs from the Chanute field
via Ottawa and Lawrence The COM
pany say they will be furnishing gas
to Topeka by September.
No Oil Indictments. = At Topeka
the federal grand jury adjourned af-
ter returning nineteen indictments
for minor offenses. No oil investiga-
ton was gone into. Commissioner
Garfield will gather up what data he
can find and if he discovers anything
of criminal nature the department
of justice will ask for a special grand
jury to probe the matter
No Foreign ointments.-"There
is kick being made because Kansas
does not get any foreign appoint
ments.' said Charlie Finch, the well
known Kansas editor THE state is
entitled to seven, but so far as heard
from we have but two, the other five
going to some state where the men,
bers of congress do not have to spend
all their time trying to hold onto
their own jobs
Swedish Lutherans Meet = The
Kansas conference of the Swedish
Lutheran Church is in annual session
at Fremont, six miles west of Linds-
borg. The conference includes the
Swedish Lutheran Church and college
work in Kansas, Colorado, Missouri
and Texas The conference owns and
controls Bethany college of Linds-
borg college at Austin, Tex, and the
orphans home at Mariadahl, Kan.
Even Break in Book Fight. = The
fight between the American Book
Company on one side and the indie.
pendent concerns on the other side
for the contract for reading circle
books for Kansas teachers resulted
in sc dog fall. - The American got
one book-Nivers History of Eng.
land-and Silver, Burdette & Co. got
the other-Puttnam Pedagogics
The teachers use about 5000 copies oil
each. The books will sell for 80 cents
each.
Central Kansas AppIes.-William
Cutter, one of the most extensive
fruit growers in Central Kansas, says
that present indications are that Cen.
trail Kansas will have an abundant
crop of apples this year. He says
that on account of the partial failure
of the crop in the past few years this
years crop should be exceptionally
fine. Pears, Plums and Cherries
are also showing up well,'' says Mr..
Cutter, 80 in fact, all fruits are trying
to make up for the loss of our peach
CROP
Would Squander Her Money.-Mrs.
Lizzie Armstrong was adjudged in
sane in the probate court at Wichita
oilV NhtCi lulAo lllC pCNhlldl AdIluSlhd-
ton that three unknown men are
about to sell her property at La
Crosse, Kan, and squander the
money in a law suit. She says the
fact is hourly communicated to her
by spirits. The woman has neither
slept nor eaten anything for the
past three days. She will be ia
ken to Ossawatomie for treat
ment.
New Court House For Troy. - The
board of county commissioners met
at the court house at Troy to discuss
the building and location of new
court house. Many taxpayers from
different parts of the county were
present and are unanimously in ia
vor of work on the new building COM
mencing at once and it was so de-
cided by the board. The new court
house is to be built on the site of the
old one in the center of the court
house square and will cost not to ex-
coed $4,000. The present court house
was built in 1865
$4,000 For Kiss.-Dr. ]. B. Alex.
ander, who is attending court in Gov.
ington, KY. being sued by Miss Ber-
tina Mitts for $4,000 as the price of a
kiss, is reported to be one of the most
wealthy citizens of Mcpherson county.
He is owner and proprietor of the
New Merchants hotel, owns several
brick business buildings and is lead.
ing member of the Baptist church Of
that place.
Presbyterians Meet. = The Presby-
terrain Missionary society of the Ar
kansas Valley Presbytery, began
two days session in the United Pres
byterian Church with large number
of delegates in attendance The dele
gates represent all the towns of i'm
portance in the Arkansas river val
ley in this state.
May Be An Internal Machine.
Santa Fe workmen found what is be-
lieved to be an internal machine be-
side the track at North Ottawa. 1t is
a metallic cylinder about six inches
long, and the ends are closed. Mar
shall Collins will attempt to explode
it. 1t may have been intended for use
at North Ottawa, or some of the
tramps who frequent the place may
have dropped it.
Wichita Wants Refinery. = The
Commercial club of Wichita has re-
ceived proposition from an oil and
gas company to establish an oil refin-
cry at this point The representative
of the company will arrive in Wichi-
ia today to place the proposition be-
fore the commercial organizations.
Is For Taxation.-The railroads are
making their returns to the state