Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-01

Wichita April 10, IL and II. Arrange
ments for the convention are now be-
ing made.
'Phone Men at Wichita.-One hun
bred telephone men, representing the
independent lines in this state, are
in Wichita attending the fifth annual
convention of the Kansas Independent
Telephone Association.
Tilted Lover to Recover. - F. w.
Oberhelman, cashier of the Citizens
State Bank at Randolph, who at
tempted to commit suicide. will prob
ably recover. He cut his throat, but
the main arteries were not severed.
Young Oberhelman was the victim
of a love affair. The invitations for
his marriage to a Quincy, ILL.,, girl
were issued before Christmas, but she
changed her mind and refused to
marry him.
Order No. 70 Is IIegaI.-Captain P.
H. Coney, commander of the Kansas
G. A. R., received word from Wash
ington that Eugene Wares famous
order No. rs had been declared illegal
by the United States attorney gener-
al Mr. Ware issued that order while
pension commissioner. 1t recognized
age as disability, and provided the
scale of pension; 81 years, Sc per
month; G5 years, IS; 6S years, $40;
10 years, $12.
Killed One Ironworker-The south
wall of the bag room, one of the main
buildings of the Oxide smelter plant
of Coffeyville, was blown down and
three men injured, one fatally. The
wall is of brick and was 40 feet long
and fifty-five feet high. There are no
partitions or floors in this great build
ing and the walls were not yet con-
nected by the steel structural work.
The three men injured were iron
workers and were at work on top of
the wall.
To Take Charge of Prison. - The
following officers were detailed for
duty at the old United States peni-
Tertiary at Fort Leavenworth when
it is turned over to the war depart
ment February 1: Major G. S. Young,
warden; Captain Clerk Eighteenth
Infantry: Lieutenant Williams, engi-
neer corps; Lieutenant Jewett, engi-
neer corps; Lieutenant Brant. Ninth
cavalry; Captain Clayton, assistant
surgeon; Lieutenant Jordan, quarter
master clerk.
Wants Long for Orator. - Senator
Long, of Kansas, has been invited to
deliver the first address to the newly
organized Kansas Association of New
York City, which has a membership
of several hundred former residents
of Kansas. The association has chos-
en- January 81 for its opening session,
that being the anniversary of the ad-
mission of Kansas as a state. Sena-
tor Long, however, will be prevented
by important matters in the senate
to attend the function.
New Indian Agent in Control. - c..
NJ. Zeibach, the new agent of the
Iowa, Sac and Fox and Kickapoo In
dams in Brown county, il now active
ly in charge. He has appointed ]. v.
Brown, who has been farmer on the
Kickapoo reserve. as farmer over all
the Indians. Mr.. Browns work will
be to teach the young Indians and
older ones as we'll how to plant their
ground, take care of growing crops
and in every way utilize their land
to the best advantage.
Found Dead in Bed.-C. c. Gatz. an
old resident of Mcpherson county,
was found dead in his bed at the
home of his son-in-law, Mr.. Oberst,
living just east of Conway Mr.. Gatz
had awakened in the morning and
seemed is we'll as usual, making no
later when he was called for break
fast he was found TO be dead. He
was 80 years old and leaves four
sons and three daughters. His wife
died about three months ago.
Hutchinson's Big Plans. - The
Hutchinson city council has called an
election to vote $4,000 bonds to the
Hutchinson Interurban Railway Com
pany to build eight miles of track in
that city. Lines will also be extend
ed to the country to Brandy Lake
Nickerson and Sterling An ordi-
nance was also passed giving the
company right of way on all of the
city's principal streets. The election
will be held February %. Local peo-
pie have subscribed $4,000 and work
is to be done by September 1.
Held for Shooting.-David German,
a special policeman, was arrested at
Wichita on a warrant sworn out in
the city court charging him with
shooting James Harvey, a fifteen
year-old colored boy.
Fine Masonic Lodge Guiiding.-The
Masonic bodies of Winfield are plan
ming the erection of lodge building
that will be one of the largest and
finest in the state. Funds have been
appropriated and location has al
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terprise a certainty. The building
will be three stories and will cost
about $4,000.
Overdose of Laudanur1. - Thomas
Griswold of Canton died from the eff
fects of an overdose of laudanum. He
was at the Edwards hotel when dis
covered under the influence of the
drug and died at II O'Clock. He had
taken the drug while at the hotel and
it is not known whether it was with
suicidal intent or not. He leaves two
grown children.
overstocked for Christmas. - Par
ker & Parker, a local jewelry firm at
Cherryvale, have been forced into
bankruptcy by few of their heaviest
creditors Ovprhi1viDc for tho Christ