Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-12

Frank Howard Acquitted. - Frank
Howard, of LaCygne, was in the dis
trict court acquitted of the charge OF
murder in the first degree. Howard
shot his brother-in-law, George Hud-
son. to death II he streets OF that
town last August. -.
Mcpherson Civic League. = The
Civic League of Mcpherson county
met in the court house and after
temporary Organization permanent
officers were elected. The organiza-
zion begins with eighty of the princi-
pal business men of the city and sur
rounding country.
No New Trial. - In the Douglas
county district court Judge c. A.
Smart denied a motion for a new
trial in the Incubator baby" case,
first because the matter is now be-
yond the jurisdiction of this court,
and, second, because of the tendency
of the action in the supreme court.
Railroad Bonds Carried. = At the
election at Cherryvale the proposition
to issue $4,000 bonds for the propos-
ed Pittsburg, Independence & Oklaho-
ma railroad carried by vote OF 425
for and IT'S against. The same propo-
sition in a slightly different form was
defeated at a special election last De-
cember.
Stealing Their coaI.-Fort Leaven-
worth has coal supply sufficient to
last for a few days only. OF a ship
ment of thirteen cars from Weir City
the Frisco railroad is said this week
to have confiscated six. The remain
ing seven arrived here. Weir City
operators are under contract to sup
ply the post coal for a year. The con-
sumption is mere than fifty tons
daily.
Pardons Egg Stealer. - Gov. Hoch
issued a pardon to Robert Graham.
who has been serving six months in
the Atchison county Jail for stealing
two cases of eggs out of freight car.
Graham's term will expire in the lat
ter part of April. and as his father
is seriously i'll in Kansas City, the
pardon was issued on condition that
Graham go to Kansas City to take
care of his father.
Lays Off Railroad Crews. - While
Fort Scott will not suffer directly from
the coal strike that is launched all
over the country the Frisco road will
reduce it's operating force. A large
pc, cent of the Frisco's business in the
coal belt is the transportation of coal.
With this taken off. large hole will
be made in the receipts of the COM
pany. Eight crews have been laid off
out of Cherokee and this will have its
effect. There are five men in a crew.
To get some idea of the coal business
done by this road. it must be taken
into consideration that the Frisco had
eleven crews out of Cherokee.
Model Boxcars as Exhibits.-An ap-
peal has been filed in the supreme
court by the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Company from the decision in the
Sedgwick county district court. The
suit was brought by Henry Brinkmet-
er who received judgment in the low
err court for $4,000. He was injured in
Hutchinson, Novembe r II, 1900, while
he was making coupling. He alleges
that the drawbar for the railroad COM
pany were defective. The attorney
for the railroad company has filed two
miniature box cars with the court to be
used as evidence in showing that the
coupling was not defective.
Had Faith and Pitched In. j. R.
Blythe, who lives four miles south OF
White City, added another section OF
land to his holdings, making 5000
acres that Eo now owns. Mr.. Blythe
landed in Morris county twenty years
ago without any money to speak of
but at the present time can count up
his possessions thusly: Three thous
and acres of land, 400 head of cattle
thousands of bushels &C corn and
wheat, scads of money in the bank
and he doesn't know how many hogs
If anyone wants to know how he
made all this they will tell you he
had faith in himself and in Kansas
pulled off his coat and pitched in.
kansan on Panama Road. - Franl
Wickham, formerly of Mound City
has been made foreman of copper
smiths on the Panama railroad head
quarters Empire, Canal Zone. Wick
ham writes to his kin here that the
climatic conditions there have beer
largely exaggerated. He says the
temperature is not particularly dis
agreeable. Wickham says that the
American sanitary commission is do
ing vast amount of work there cut
ting away brush and draining. He
says the buzZards are as thick a:
sparrows in Kansas, and that the!
are valued and protected as scaveng
ers, fine of $25 being imposed fol-
killing one of them.
Ahead of Time.-Doyle township =
Marion county is rushing the season
1t has nominated its township officer:
already and certified their nomina
tons to the county clerk. Township
officers are usually nominated in Sep
TENDER
To Employ rs Moro Men. - TIL,
Cherokee-Lanyon SIN 1lter at Gas Cit.
will in a few days start another blocl
of their works which will give EN-
ployment to about rs Ioen.
Abilene School Bonds Good. - At
torney General C. c. Coleman. in al
opinion made public sustains tn,
validity of the school bonds issued b!
the city of Abilene. Mr.. Coleman
holds that under decision OF the su
preme court the word erection" al
applied to a school house may includ,
the purchase of land for the build
ing.
Rails on tho latcrurban. = After
wait of several months. active opera
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