Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-10-05

DSdtn OF A9co wichita man. - w.
Henderson. SO years old, died Satur-
day afternoon at the home of his
daughter Mrs. E. G. Grinstead
Peru Factory Burns. = The Peru
lamp globe factory at Peru. little
town twelve miles west of Caney. was
destroyed by fire from the smoke
stack.
cowIey's Rolling Ad-Cowley coun-
ty proposes TO send an exhibit car
through the East. 1t will contain
sample Of everything Cowley county
produces.
Mecca For Wholesale Houses. = 1t
can lie said without fear of coItradic-
ion that wichita is the mecca for
wholesale houses. having more than
any other city of its size in Kansas or
Missouri.
They do" Pay.-Dan Stone of Bar
Der county has settled the do hogs
pay" question for all time. He made
two large shipments this summer, the
last of which was yesterday and they
made him s3,1O0. with enough left to
stock Re ranch for next year.
seedIess Melons. = w. C. King. a
farmer in Scott county, has discover
ed how to grow seedless watermelons.
pile some dirt over the young vine
about a foot from the root" says he.
THE vine will root again under this
dirt, and when it does, cut off the orig
inal root. The melons have no
seeds"
Spiritualists at Ottawa.-The Spir-
itualists of eastern Kansas are hold
ing their eighth annual camp meet
ing at Forest park, Ottawa, with a
large attendance. Several prominent
| lecturers and mediums from differ
ent parts of the country are on the
grounds. The meeting will continue
several days.
Shot a Farmer.-An old man named
Barck came to Independence and gave
himself up to the officers He got in
to a quarrel with another farmer
named PEBBLES and shot the latter
! twice with a pistol, perhaps fatally
wounding him. The families of the
| two men have been living in the same
/ house on a farm in Cherry town
y ship.
| Went to Sleep at Party.-Miss Kit
! tie Ives, junior at the Wesleyan uni
! versity, fell asleep at social func-
ton at the university, and despite the
( efforts of physicians, was not awaken
ed for &c hours. Miss Ives has just
recovered from a severe attack of APP
! pendicitis. and has been doing some
hard work in her studies. The physi-
clans state that the sleep was natural
and needed.
! Fatally Shot Her Friend. - At Az
tell Mrs. Norman Cone. wife of a
druggist. was attempting to unload a
revolver when the weapon was acct
dentally discharged. The bullet pass
ed through Mrs. Cones hand and
struck Miss Emma Eighleman, who
was standing nearby, in the side. Miss
| Eighleman was mortally wounded and
lived only forty minutes. She was "a
years old and was Mrs. Cones COM
panion and friend
Killed by Crane.-A peculiar rail
road accident occurred on the Frisco,
near Oswego, one day last week. A
crew was at work repairing a bridge
across the Neosho, when a large crane
used on a car to lift heavy timbers
was toppled into the river by the
weight of an iron beam which was
being swung into place. The car and
,, several workmen went with the crane
into the river, and bridge carpenter
named Floyd Yarbough was killed.
May Shut Off Winfield Gas. = The
Bourdette Development Company, a
district court for the recovery of gas
royalties and for a receiver for the
Winfield Gas Company. Mismanage
ment of the gas company's interests
is the alleged grounds. Bourdette
owns the natural gas which the gas
company distributes through its
mains and it is feared the suit may
deprive the city of its supply.
To Meet in Topeka. - Announce
ments have been issued regarding the
annual stockholders meeting of the
Rock Island which is to be held in To
peka October 5. The terms of sew
eral members of the board of direc
tors expire at this time but all Of
them will probably be reelected. 9th
er matters of Importance will come
up for consideration at the meeting
among them the proposition to dis
pose of the line, either by lease OF
sale, to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe.
Tough on Missourians. - Missouri
school teachers cannot fill the short
age in Kansas unless they take the
Kansas examination. Teachers from
most other states are not required t.
take an additional examination. Blu
Kansas and Missouri have no recipro
cal relations. Kansas wanted to en-
ter into such relations a couple o
sas is shy on teachers now. Missouri
has a surplus. Several of them hav,
applied for Kansas schools, but non,
will be employed unless they have
Kansas certificate. Other states ar,
furnishing teachers for the vacancies
The First Frost.-Syracuse report
the first frost of the season. 1t wa
very light and did growing vegetation
no damage. 1t will take a regula
blizzard to kill those big crops raise,
by irrigation around Syracuse thi
year.
, Ribs Purctured Lung. Jaco
/ Britschge, a ranchman near Manhat
tan, died from effects of being kicF
ed by a horse. The wound was in
, flicted under the left shoulder blade