Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-12
KANSAS COMMENT

ScrlDeu Dy local capitalists anu pIOp-
erty owners.
BigeIow's Wife Visits Him.-The
the former Milwaukee banker, now
serving a ten years sentence at the
United States penitentiary, arrived at
Leavenworth to visit the prisoner.
Kansas Fig Tree Bears.-The only
bearing fig tree in Kansas, standing
out of doors, is that belonging to FL
mer e. Cross, of Pleasanton. 1t is
twelve years old and has borne more
than 100 figs each year for eight
years. 1t was brought here from
Florida.
Crushed by Falling Slate. - Ollie
Kent, a well known miner of Weir
City, was instantly killed at the
Grove Coal Company mine No. 2, To-
Gated seven miles southwest of Pitts
burg, by a fall of slate. His head
was crushed almost beyond recog-
milton and the upper portion of his
body was bruised and mangled. He
was married man and leaves
widow and four small children.
Beating the Game Law. - Del
Travis, state fish and game warden,
has been corresponding with the at
torney general over a weak place in
the law governing fishing in Kansas
streams The deputy wardens in
counties along the south line of the
state are having trouble with fisher
men WHO violate the Kansas law and
set up the defense that they caught
their fish in the Indian Territory and
Oklahoma.
City Hall for WeIIington.-The city
council has appointed a committee of
three to investigate the ACCESSIBILITY
of bull ling a city building on the lots
owned by the city, corner of Seventh
and Washington. The mayor an
nounoed that he believed that a loan
at per cent could be floated among
the residents of Wellington. Council
man Hunter thought that 4 per cent
would do it. And that is what the
committee will look up.
Killed BY Frisco Train.-James
Waddle, a young man of about %
yea S of age, was found dead beside
the Frisco railroad tracks one-half
east of Oswego, having been struck
by an eastbound train. He had been
to the city and was drinking heavily.
He started for his home, which is
about one mile southeast of town, and
it is presumed he had either sat down
or laid down beside the tracks. The
fody was warm when found
$4,000 for Cooper CoIIege.-Coop-
er college library of Sterling receiv-
ed a gift of $4,000 from William
Hamilton, of Hanover, Ind. At the
same time came another donation of
$1,000 from John Hamilton a broth
er. Within the past week the col
lege library received a further gift
of a half section of land, valued at
100000 and a note for $4,000.
Friends of the institution are assist
ing to raise a 100000 fund to secure
a $4,000 fund from Andrew Carne-
gle.
Shortage in Widow crop.-H. W.
Flowers, of Mclean, Tex, has asked
the state free employment agent to
find him a young widow or old maid
in Kansas who is matrimonially in
clined. He says he wants a Kansas
wife and that he has heard that there
are good crops of wheat, widows and
old maids in this state. Mr.. Gerow,
free employment agent, has replied
that there is a good crop of wheat, but
that there is 4 shortage in widows
and old maids and that the latter
crops never remain on the market. =
Wants His 20 Per cent - John C.
Nicholson and S. R. Peters of New
ton are in Topeka to confer with the
attorney general in regard to the fee
claimed by Nicholson for collecting
back pay for Kansas soldiers in the
Spanish-American war. Nicholson
is state agent at Washington, and is
allowed 10 per cent of all collections
made for tie state. He made writ
ten contract with Gov. Bailey two
years ago to collect for 20 per cent
the amount of nay due Kansas sol
diers for the time which elapsed be
tween the date of their enlistment
and muster into the United States
service.
Prohibitionists Nominate Roberts
The prohibitionists of the Third
congressional district met in Alta
mont and nominated J. r. Roberts
for congress. Colonel j. J. Coke Of
Chetopa, candidate for governor, was
present and opened the campaign
State Chairman E. R. Dealy and Oil
yer Stewart, ex-national chairman
of Chicago, were present and made
enthusiastic speeches. The county
convention was also held and full
ticket nominated.
Accident of Galena Miner. - Johr
Barton, miner, met with a serious
accident at the shaft of Linch anC
Williams. by falling backward dis
lance of fifty feet and from the in
juries thus received his recovery i:
very doubtful.
Died in Harvest Field. = Fred Ly
ons, well known in Fredonia, and &
son of Mrs. Jacob Lamb, dropped deat
WILLY WI hihS5 III harvest IL
western Kansas. His body wa.
brought to Fredonia for burial He
leaves besides other relatives, wife
and three children.
Harvest in Cherokee County. =
Practically all of the wheat in Chero
kee county, of which there was /;
slightly increased acreage, has beef
cut and placed in shock On tn,
whole the weather has been very ia
vorable for harvesting and the farm
ers ave experienced no trouble il
getting hands to save their crop.
Oats Six Feet High.-Oats six fee
high have been grown west of Noun,