Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-03-15

Saline County Convention. The
Republican county convention was
called to meet March "a. Delegates
will be selected at this time for the
state, congressional and judicial con-
ventions
May Get Federal Building. - Con-
gresham Scott received message
from Washington to the effect that
the house committee on public build
ings had recommended an appropria-
ton of 100000 for a public building
at lola.
$500 for Manus Murderers. = Gov.
Hoch issued reward of 5000 for the
arrest and conviction of two Greeks
who killed George Manus in Wallace
county on February 2. The county
has offered a reward of 5000. The
sheriff believes the two rewards will
enable-h him to catch the criminals.
Officers Laugh at Story. - The off,
GERS at Fl. Leavenworth place little
credence in the report sent out from
w " cincinnati PdpCIo
all the troops at Fl. Leavenworth will
leave soon for the Orient in command
of Gen. Bell. No hint of such move
ment has been received here and the
officers treat the matter as joke.
State Prisoners Vaccinated. No
new smallpox cases have developed at
the state prison and the prisoners
who have the disease are reported to
be getting along very well. The au-
thorities at the prison are confident
that they will be able to raise the
quarantine over the prison some time
during the latter part of the week. DR..
Grigsby has vaccinated 1908.
Psychics in Silk Farming.-Margar-
ct Sauer, alias Margaret Graham, a
psychic" who used to operate in To-
peka, has been indicted on thirteen
counts by "a Texas grand jury on a
charge of working a silk culture land
swindle. She is accused of cleaning
up about $4,000 selling stock in a
silk farm proposition in California.
She is now in Los Angeles, and the
Texas authorities are having some
trouble extraditing her.
Anthony's Big New MilI.-The bet
terments in the Kramer mill are now
practically under way. 1t was de-
cided to increase to seven hundred
making it one of the largest mills in
southern Kansas. Contracts for the
machinery, which will all be new and
of the most modern type, were let
early in January. 1t will be operated
by a 200 horse power Cross COM
pound engine of the Corliss type
which, with it's battery of boilers and
engine house will cost 5000.
More Than a Million. - The state
now has over 100000 on deposit in
the state repositories. According to
the monthly statement issued by the
state treasurer the balances in the
various funds aggregated S1,317, 900.
The receipts during the month
amounted to s267,921 and the dis
bursements $155,OOO. The state
school fund has $7,644,S57 in bonds on
hand, the university fund $146,215;
the normal school fund $217,715 and
the Agricultural college fund $464,-
PA.
Spring Resumes at Emporia.-All
the snow and ice has disappeared
from the trees and ground and beau
tiful spring weather prevails. Inter
views with many farmers in this vi
cinity show a great preponderance of
opinion that fruit has not been ma
terially harmed by the sleet and ice
formed on the trees. On the other
hand, the opinion is unanimous that
immense benefit has accrued to wheat
better condition than it will be in a
day or two, when the sun and wind
have done their work of drying out
I the superfluous moisture.
Veterans Neck Broken. - Charles
Seebold, veteran from the Soldiers
home, was instantly killed at Leaven-
worth by walking out of window in
the second story of the Delmonico TO-
tel here. Seebold had just left the
home on a ninety days furlough and
intended going to his home in Man
haitian. He was not intoxicated when
he fell and the accident was probably
due to defective eyesight. The fall
broke his neck
HoIton Water Ordinance Void. =
The ordinance for vote on the mu-
nicipal water works and ligl propo-
sition is declared void by a commit
tee of lawyers. The council will meet
to enact a new ordinance and call an
other election.
New High School opened.-Lyon's
new high school building w2s dedi-
Gated and opened up for class work
March 1. A suitable program was
rendered in the morning and a recep-
ton given the public in the afternoon.
The building is of brick, modern
throughout and much needed addi-
ton to the town. Work on a new
grade school will be commenced in the
near future.
Grants Railway Franchise. = The
city council of Parsons has granted a
thirty year franchise to the Kansas
Union Traction Company which is
building an electric interlirban line
from Coffeyville to Parsons This is
the second electric railway franchise
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Groom is es-Rride n. = mar.
riage license has been issued to Ben
iamin F. Ferguson, aged GO years, and
Hannah Swan, aged n years, of
Cherryvale. Mr.. Ferguson is a farm
er living near Morehead Each has
been married twice before.
Begin Spring Practice. = Plans are
under way for spring football practice