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


T. NJ. Trop on the night of February
were located and caught through
the efforts of Sheriff Pitsenburger at
Dunlap. From indications they are
old hands at the business.
A. o. U. w. at Leavenworth. -
The grand lodge of the A. 0. U. W.
of Kansas held two business sessions
at Leavenworth. E. NJ. Forde, OF EN-
poria, was reelected grand record
er for the twenty-fourth consecutive
time and F. E. Fearl of Wichita was
elected grand financier.
Guaranteed Teachers. - Owing 10
the fact that the teachers have been
quarantined for smallpox in Emporla
for the past week, the pupils IN the
primary department of the Neosho
Rapids schools have been dismissed.
The teachers came to Ottawa to visit
friends who we're Quarantined after
their arrival.
While Doing Housework. - Mrs.
William Beissel, wife of William A.
Beissell, postmaster of Westphalla,
dropped dead of heart disease while
about her household duties. the
families are quarantined in Garnett
with the smallpox and will not be per-
mitted to attend the funeral. Mr..
Beissell is a prominent Republican
politician in this part of Kansas.
Collision at Atchison.-A Santa f e
freight train collided with Missouri
Pacific passenger train in the Atch-
ison yards, causing damage estimat-
ed at $500. The passenger train
was empty, having just unloaded its
passengers at the Union depot. 1t
was being backed to the shops when
the collision occurred. Nobody was
injured.
Threw Eggs at Referee. - L. c.
Smith, an Ottawa university student,
was egged by four Baker students at
Baldwin. Smith refereed in the Otta-
wa-Baker girls basket ball game, and
dissatisfaction over his decisions
prompted the action. Strohn, a
Baker official. said the decisions were
fair. Two Ottawa players were struck
with eggs. Score: Baker, 10; Otta,
wa. II.
Got the Small Ones.-John Atyeo,
a cattleman at Emporia, has brought
suit in the district court against Ma
ton Bros, cattle dealers for $1,240.
He claims that he and the Nations
last December bought 500 head of
Mexican cattle and that Mr.. Nation
so arranged the shipment that the
small cattle were left at Atyeo's
farm in Chase county and the Ma
tons got the large ones.
Payment For Burned Ice House.
A jury in the district court at En-
poria awarded w. C. Fithian $1.4S5
damages against the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railroad for his ice
house, which burned down last De
cember. The ice house. which was
the largest in this part of the state,
was set on fire by the railroads sec
ton hands while they were burning
grass on the right-of-way.
Makes Standard Pay.-The Arkan-
sas City Oil and Gas Company, oper-
ating in the Peru field, is one of the
few companies in Kansas that has
a hold on the Standard Oil Com
pany and expects to take advantage
of it's position. The former company
supplies gas for power in the Stan
dard's pumping station for the pipe
line at Peru and has the entire sup
ply. 1t forces the Standard to pay
$3.50 month for the same supply
that it receives in other fields for
$40.
Nearly Killed by Gas.-The family
of Henry Kehn was very nearly
asphyxiated by coal gas in Newton.
The coal gas came from a stove in
the room in which the family was
sleeping and the two smallest child
rem were nearly dead when discov-
cred. Several hours work by physi
clan brought them out of danger.
New Church Opened. - Prestons
new church was opened with a debate
this week. or the peace of the con.
gregation it is hoped that this will not
set precedent
Plan to Improve Roads. - w. D
Kreamer, county attorney of Cowley
county, secured the conviction of two
young men for vagrancy and they
were fined 5000 and sentenced tc
;xyfry IN, hn 10; 4
is the plan of the prosecuting attor
ney to get about twelve young men
in Jail. then go before the commits
sioners and have them hire a guard tc
take charge of the prisoners and work
them upon the county roads. 1t is
estimated that during the summer
months a large amount of road i'm
provement could be made.
Masked Men Rob. - Five masked
men entered the Adcock boarding
house at Kirkwood, coal camp neal
Pittsburg, and held up the occu
pants. In the fight that followed the
robbers shot and seriously injured
Richard Ebbs. They made their es
cape and the omcerS nave no clue
They secured about $3.50.
Give Masked Carnival. A mash
carnival is to be given at yelling
tons skating rink. Judging from the
antics of patrons up TO date, it will be
necessary to nail the masks on i
there's to be secrecy of identity.
Negro Kills White Man.-With ap
parently no cause whatever, Arch
Macklin, negro, drove miners picl
into the brain of Frank Emmons, ar
aged white man. in the shadow o.
Joplin's station. Emmons died dur
ing the night at the hospital. The
murderer has been captured and taker
to Carthage for safe keeping.