Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-12

Gets High ShcooI. = At the recent
election proposition was voted up
on in Trego county to establish a
county high school. There were 933
votes cast for president. Only AGA
votes were cast in favor of the high
school, while 317 were cast against it.
The authorities didn't know whether
the proposition carried. The attorney
general rendered an opinion that it
took only majority of the votes cast
on the proposition and that 1t had car
! ried.
To Drill For Gas. = An ordinance
granting H. G. Brown a franchise to
bore for natural gas and minerals on
tract on the Missouri levee at Kansas
City, Kansas, was passed by the coun-
Gil. Brown agrees TO pay to the city
20 per cent of the proceeds of the sale
of natural gas, 10 per cent on the sale
of oil, IA cents per ton on coal and
10 per cent of the money derived from
the sale of any other minerals.
Secures Glass Plant. - Among the
new industries that Chanute has Sc
cured is glass plant, to be installed
by West Virginia syndicate. Sever
al months ago large tract of land
was purchased north of town. Drill
ing was commenced. resulting in the
bringing of big gasser and then the
intention of putting in the plant was
made known. The plant will start
with fifty employees.
Fight Gas Company.-At Independ-
ence a mass meeting was called by
the mayor to formulate a plan to Sc.
cure municipal ownership of gas wells
and establish city plant The legis-
lature will be asked to pass a bill au.
thorizing the city to issue bonds to
the amount of s250,0O0 to buy the
present plant of the Kansas Natural
Gas Company or to establish one in
competition.
Kin to Conger.-Since the death of
John Dillon at Salina by his falling
downstairs, it has developed that his
name was Conger, and not Dillon. It
Is also said that he is highly connect
ed in Indiana, and that he is a rela.
tive of Minister Conger, who repre-
sents the United States in China. In
diana relatives have been notified and
the body will be held pending an an
swer.
Struck BY Live Wire.-On January
while Ex-Governor w. E. Stanley
was driving past in front of the Man
haitian hotel, at Wichita, a live wire
fell and struck him on the shoulder.
He did not receive any of the current.
AS the wire glanced off from him it
fell on the horse. The shock knock
ed the horse down. Its injury was
slight.
Engine Starts Fire. - An oId-fash-
toned prairie fire caused great deal
of excitement near Medora, in Reno
county. 1t was started by a Frisco
/ engine and swept over parts of three
farms before 1t was checked, doing an
unusual amount of damage to crops
stacked in the fields. 1t was finally
stopped by blowing.
To Seure Right-of-way. - Hugh P.
Brawley. representative of the Kan
sas Natural Gas Company, was at OF
tawa to apply for a right of way
across the county highways. The
county commissioners granted the ap-
plication. The contractors will begin
excavation for laying the pipe on
January TO-
A Great State. - Many of the little
| towns over the state that never
! thought of such thing are now enjoy.
ing the luxury of burning gas. In
many of the towns drillers are at work
| prospecting and drilling for gas and
oil and they are invariably success
| full. Kansas is. indeed, becoming a
| great state
Secure Combination. - Carrie Ma
ton is expected to arrive in wichita
| in few days and as the gambling
houses have been closed it is expect
ed that she will try to secure the keys
in combination with a dead lock Oh
| the saloons.
| Burned to Death. - John Victor, rs
years of age and for fifty years a resi-
dent of Olathe, was burned to death
at the residence of his son-in-law
James Hoover. Hoover and his wife
were away from home and the old
man, it is supposed, tried to start a
fire and used the gasoline can in
stead of the coal oil can. Neighbors
discovered that the inside of the
house was aflame. Victor ran for the
door, broke it down and fell outside
on the porch, where he died in a few
minutes. His clothes burned off and
he was charred from head to foot.
Fears Foul Play. - J. G. Galloway
for thirteen years Santa Fe opera
tor, left Blue Rapids, Kan, six weeks
ago for the home of his parents ir
Mississippi, and for five weeks moth
| ing has been heard from him. Up till
two months ago he was Santa Fe
agent at Kent, Kan, but, as it is al
legged, his mind beginning to fail him
he came to Blue Rapids with his
/
family and remained only short
time before he started for Mississippi
He was last heard from near Topeka
five weeks ago and his wife fears his
| life has been taken.
Annual Installation. Sedgwicl
Camp No. II, Woodmen of the World
held their reunion and installation Of
officers at their hall on North Main
street, at Wichita, on January 8, aftel
which an elaborate banquet was Civ
en- at the Baltimore hotel. The camp
has membership of $50 and a large
number was present.
Good Postoffice Record.-The long
est record for continuous service In
the postoffice department is fifteen