Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-25

DodSe City with the Sa-ta Fe'S last
est train, No 4, forty-five minutes
late, and brought it into Hutchinson
CT time. 1t was running at the rate
of rs miles an hour all the way from
Dodge City, and it is a record that
Mr.. Treadway may be proud of. He
lives in Hutchinson, although, his
runs are on Nos. and from New
ton to Dodge City.
$500 For a Muncie Man. - JOSEPH
L. White. convict who has just fin
ished term of two years in the fed
erai penitentiary at Leavenworth for
robbing a postof1ce at Fulton, Mo.
was rearrested at the gate when re-
leased. The arrest was made by
Sheriff Boyle, of Muncie, Ind, who
has a warrant charging White with
robbing a bank at Muncie three years
ago. White was identified in the pris-
on several weeks ago by citizen of
Muncie who recognized him in a big
gang of prisoners. He was taken TO
Muncie. The man who identified him
will get reward of $500.
|
the State of Kansas VS.. c. c. Hodg-
son, the Wichita contractor. charged
with violating the state labor law by
working men more than eight hours
day on a public building, was dis
missed at the cost of the defendant
when it was called in the city court.
!, was found that the witnesses for
the state had moved outside the jur-
isdiction of the court, necessitating
| another continuance or a dismissal of
the suit so the latter course was de-
| cided upon. W. l.. A. Johnson, state
| labor commissioner, vas in Wichita
to push the case, but believing that
no further violations of the law
would likely be reported in this city
soon, he decided that the best course
would be to drop t-e csse.
Which Mortgage Is First? - The
question of whether James Hart or J.
R. Carlton holds the first mortgage
on stock belonging to ]. R. Sum-
mers of Savonburg will be determin
ed in justice court in that city. Sum
mers gave a mortgage to Hart for
$19S on certain stock. In the mort
, gage it is written that it is a second
mortgage. but the words have been
scratched out Summers claims that
they have been scratched since he
signed the mortgage. Carlton also
held mortgage on the same and 9th
er stock for $500. He claims that
his is the first mortgage. Summers
upholds his contention and this ques-
ton the judge will determine and also
who scratched out the words, sec
ond mortgage" in Harris lien.
Rsdren Elect Officers. - At the
twenty-third great council of tho I'M
proved Order of Redmen at Arkansas
City the following were the officers
great sachen; E. j. Haughey, Paola.
great senior sycamore; o. ]. Nugen-
tam, Hiawatha, great junior saga
more; George w. Steam, Winfield,
great prophet; c. A Wolfe, Atchison,
chief of records; w. c. Beck, Pitts
burg, keeper of wampum. The de-
gree of Pohahontas elected the fol-
;
! Mrs. Dora Georgian, Leavenworth;
great Tocahontas, Mrs. Mary Cooling,
Usage City; great Wenona, Mrs. Jen-
/ ME Wilcox, Topeka; great Mime
haha, Mrs. o. J. Nugent, Burlingame;
great keeper of record, Mrs. c. C.
Carmony, Pittsburg: great keeper of
wampum, Mrs. Amanda Mckay, Ga
lena. Emporia was chosen as tie
next meeting place.
Goes to open" Alone. - The very
unusual thing of prisoner, sentenced
to serve from five to twenty-one
years for an assault to go to the Kan
sas State penitentiary without being
in charge of any official, occurred
when Roy NJ. Stone, white, rave
himself up to Deputy Warden Dob
son for confinement. The young man
came from Independence. Kan, a dis
lance of about also miles. 1t seems
as though Roy Stone is a very good
friend of the sheriff of Montgomery
county and that officer let him go to
the prison by himself. The officers
confidence in the young man was not
shakc N in any way.
Business Men Pleased. - Only the
kindest expressions were heard from
| the Topeka business men relative to
their trip to Wichita recently. WITCH
tia has a great future, said Major I.
]. Anderson. secretary of the Topeka
Commercial Club, referring to the
tip. wichita is going forward with
tremendous strides. She is grasping
all of that trade in the section of the
country in, that part of Kansas and
Oklahoma Territory. Her destiny no
man can foretell."
Two Die in Fire.-Fire, which de-
stroyed the residence of ]. w. Vel
kins, a farmer residing two miles
north of Deering, caused the death of
Mr.. Yelkins and his son. Mrs. Vel
kins and two daughters narrowly
escaped death.
Too Despondent to Live. Mrs. A.
C. Spicer, wife of restaurant keep
err at Newton, shot herself in the
breast and died instantly. Her hus-
band was standing near her at the
time but had no idea of her intention.
Dependency over financial matters
is supposed to have been the cause
They Fear Diphtheria.-At a meet
ing of the school board and the city
council at Kingman it was decided to
close all schools, Sunday schools and
churches and to stop all meetings of
a public nature. owing to a threaten:
ed epidemic of diphtheria. Three
! deaths have resulted from this dis
ease. two of them being in one family
and a number of new cases are re-
ported. Governor Hoch was billed to
sneak there and a travelling amuse-