Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-10-19
KANSAS COMMENT


was brought to a hospital at Wichita.
1t was found that a 22-caliber bullet
had penetrated his body just above
the groin, but the surgeons do not
consider the wound DANGEROUS. AL
though Akin is under arrest, Mayor
Muir said that he would not prose-
cute him.
Diphtheria Closes Schools.-At the
present time there are five families
under quarantine for diphtheria in
Fredonia. All cases are those of
school children and have developed in
the school room. Quarantine is being
strictly observed and it is not prob
able that the disease will extend from
those cases that have been reported.
1t was deemed advisable that the
school should be closed for at least
one week.
Civil Service Examinations. = Civil
service examinations for the following
positions will be held in Topeka at
the federal building on the dates men
toned: October %, laboratory as
sistant; November 1, monotype ma
chinist; Syrian interpreter; topo-
graphic craftsman; supervisor of In
dian music; Roumanian, Polish,
Lithuanian, Russian, German and
Magyar interpreter; November s, rail
way mail clerk.
Gas Well at Pleasanton.-The coun--
ty gas field was advanced several de-
grees by the bringing in of a well
having 100000 feet daily capacity
on the Carbon lease, west of town, by
the Goodspeed company. Win Butch
er, one of the best drillers in the field,
brought it in and was unable to case
it, owing to the pressure and volume.
Webb Leighty, manager of the Pleas
anton company's drill, was sent for
and, after working all day, they fin
ally got it cased, but late that evening
it blew the top of the casing off and
the company wired to Paola for more
fixtures. 1t lis the strongest well in
the field and the people are greatly
elated over it.
Neosho Gets Big Fectory.-It is all
over as far as the 100000 wagon
factory the Dealers Manufacturing
Association contemplates building and
Parsons doesn't get it. She made a
strong fight through her representa-
tive, J. F. Steele, and stood a close
second to Neosho, the successful
town, when the final vote was talk
en-. On the last vote which decid-
ed, Neosho got five, Parsons two and
q nj oct
This of course gave the factory to
Neosho.
Murderer Profited by crime.-Can
murderer acquire property by his
crime, and keep it? is a question that
has been checked up to the supreme
court. Thornton Brant killed his wife,
Kate Brant, in Jewell county, in 1903
for her money and property. Under
the Kansas law when one member of
family without issues dies the 9TH
er gets all the property. The Brants
had no children. Brant therefore
claimed all the property. After the
crime was fastened on him he turn
ed the property over to a lawyer to
defend him. He was convicted, how
ever, and sentenced to hang. He is
now in the penitentiary. Some broth
ers and sisters of Mrs. Brant, deceas-
ed, have now stepped in and asked
for the property, claiming that a muir
derer cannot acquire property by his
crime. The case was argued once be-
fore the supreme court, but rehear-
ing has been ordered. 1t is under
stood that the court is somewhat di-
vided on the proposition
Draws the Color Line. - While
Campbell Bros. circus was at Osborne
few DAYS ago a lioness gave birth
to two white cubs. The mother dis
owns them because they are white,
but they are being raised on the bot
tie. Their color makes them especi-
ally valuable and if they live they will
be worth $4,000 apiece when grown
Hold Farmers Institute. - The
farmers institute, to be held at
Hackney. promises to be of more than
ordinary interest this year. 1t will
be held the first week of December
and in connection with the institute
proper there will be a corn Judging
contest and an exhibit of farm pro-
ducts. There will also be bread
baking contest from competitive
brands of flour. All the mills of Ar
kansas City and Winfield, and the
Dunkard mills have entered the list
and the winner of the first premium
for the best loaf of bread gets 100
pounds of the best brand of flour do
mated by the milling company MAX
ing the brand of flour from which the
prize loaf has been made. The sec
ond prize is 50-pound sack of the
best -four
Many Fort Riley Deserters.-The post
records at Fort Riley show that curing
August and September 81 soldiers de.
serted from Fort Riley. Seventy-seven
deserted in August and "A left in Sep
TENDER.
Work ON Midland valIey.zWorll has
begun on the Midland Valley railroad
through Arkansas City. Two gangs of
graders are throwing dirt. The road
will be completed here by January l
and trains will be in operation. The
road will be extended northwest from
Arkansas City and the route is now
under consideration.
Ford County Land Boom.-Seven dol
lars an acre is the minimum price on
Ford county land. A few years ago it
was almost necessary to make bonus
of seven dollars an acre to give it
away.
Raise Alfalfa. Howard south of
Atchison, has made alfalfa raising
success. He has five acres from which
he has cut three crops this year, and
he says if the rains continue he will