Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-04
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Leg Cut Off by d Train. = Percy
Mackay, Santa Fe brakeman. whose
home is at Florence, Kan, was run
over six miles from Dodge City.
Mackay's right leg was cut of close
TO the body. He was taken to a hos
pital at Dodge City. He cannot re-
cover.
Brings Big Price.-John Stems Of
Hiawatha shipped one of the most
valuable carloads of farm products
ever sent from there. 1t contained
600 bushels of clover seed and brought
Mr.. Stems $1,000. He bought the
seed from farmers, paying from S5.75
TO Sc a bushel for It,
Murdered by the "Black Hand -
The body of Frank Riona, an Italian,
aged "a years, was found lying in the
en-inch wound in the abdomen and it
is believed that R1ona was murdered.
The police believe the crime was
Sblack hand" murder.
DIphtheria Closes Schools. - On adj
vice of physicians all city schools at
Lawrence were closed as a precau-
tionary measure, because of an cpl
demic of diphtheria. Two physicians
visited each school and examined pu-
pills. They felt justified in advising
that the schools be closed at present.
For Larceny and BIeamy. - David
Mackley, wanted at Casper, Wyo. on
charges of grand larceny and bigamy,
was arrested at Garden City. Kan. by
the sheriff of Natroma county, Wyo.
It is alleged that Mackley stole seven
car loads of horses in Wyoming and
that he has three wives.
Wichita to Have Catholic College,
A Catholic college second to none in
the state Is to be built at Wichita be-
fore the end of the coming year.
Bishop Hennessy confirmed the re-
port, stating that $4,000 more was
needed for the required amount neces
sary in the erection of this institu-
ton.
Kansas Horses Fer Cuba.-A juno
ton City horse buyer has received an
order for several car loads of small
horses which are to be shipped as
soon as possible to Kansas City. He
says the order comes from the Cuban
government and that about fifteen
hundred of these horses will be
bought in the state.
| Two Lucky kansans. - William q.
Hatch and George H. Baldry, two Hia-
watha men, are taking over $1,000
week from a gold claim they have in
Alaska They went to the Klondike
] during the rush and until recently
have worked at their. trades. Both
visited their families here last spring
and returned to work the claim which
| they had located just before coming
home. The water supply will not last
much longer this season but next sum
ner Hatch and Baldry expect TO pan
out over $4,000 a week. Both are
sending considerable money to their
| families here.
| Left Town Under a Cloud.-Wi,l,am
Brooks a tailor, of Salina. left town
it is claimed, to escape being charged
with bigamy. Brooks was married to
/ q Swede girl about a year ago and
they have lived together happily. a
few weeks ago a letter was received
| from a woman in Atlantic City, n. j.,
asking about her husband, sending a
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the father of her children. Later
| letter was received from a man in
PHILADELPHIA who said he was Brooks
son. The picture and description fitted
Brooks and a mate to the photograph
was found in his home. 1t is alleged
that he confessed.
Natural Gas ExpIos'on. - An ex-
plosion of natural gas at Cherryvale
demolished the Edgar zinc smelter,
killing two workmen and injuring five
others, three of whom will die
Brought in Another Gasser. - An
other gas well has been brought in in
the field north of Arkansas City by
the Arkansas Valley Oil, Gas and I'm
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mated at 10000, 900 cubic feet daily.
Cattle Co. Is Fined.-In the United
States district court at Wichita the
Boyce Cattle Company entered plea
of guilty to four counts on an indict
ment for maintaining fences on gov
eminent land. Judge Pollock sen
etnced the company to pay fines
aggregating 81 $50. The cases against
James w. McClain and M. c. ComE
were continued until next term. There
were originally IS defendants, but the
other cases were dismissed when the
defendants removed their fences &C
cording to an agreement with the
court. The Boyce Company had re
moved a part of it's fences, but moi
enough to satisfy the district attorney
and the court.
Standifer Caught. - William B
Standifer was arrested at Forum. o
T. as a fugitive from justice. He was
wanted at Topeka to answer to Z
charge of perjury. He was working
in a logging camp when arrested.
Paraded in Pajamas.-A line of X
L. students a half mile long, arrayed
in night robes and pajamas paraded
the streets of Lawrence between and
20 O'Clock 10 celebrate the football vic
tory over William Jewell. The mer
were freshmen and sophomores who
now parade annually instead Of hold
ing a class fight.
Has Gas of Its Own.-Augusta has
gas wells that probably will supply
enough gas for the town. When the
Wichita Natural Gas company was
laying a pipe line from here to Rose
Hill. Augusta refused to let the pipe;
he laid thrnneh the TORN