Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-07
Action of Humane Society. :

Page, a farm hand, was arrested at
Winfield, charged with beating and
killing a colt the property of his en-
ployer.
Burglars Broke Into Postoffice. =
| Burglars broke into the postoffice at
Pomona, Franklin county. They ig-
nored the stamp supply, but took
about 50 in cash.
Head of High School,. P. Terrill,
for two years principal of schools at
Solomon, was elected principal of the
Dickinson county high school, sue
ceeding H. S. Myers.
Abilene School Bonds Illegal. =
Judge Moore of the district court de-
cided that the $4,000 school bond is
sue is illegal. through lack of for
malties in the proceedings. A new
election will be called and the bonds
revoted
lola Man Sells Patent.-SamuelM Nc
Knight, an lola inventor, has closed
deal with a company of a crude oil
burner invention of his for the round
sum of $4,000. Besides this, Mr.. Nc
Knight retains an interest in the bust
| ness.
Parsons Man Gets Fortune. The
will of the late H C. Rouse. million
aire president of the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas Railway Company, which
was admitted to probate gives the
Rouse building in Cleveland, Ohio, to
Benjamin L. Rouse of this city.
Decapitated by Train.-Mrs. Will
liam Gaddis was killed by a Frisco
| freight train near Laneville, station
nine miles east of Parsons. She was
crossing a trestle and would have
reached the end had she not fallen.
The engine passed over her, severing
her head and killing her instantly
Pittsburg Continues to Grow. -
Pittsburg has a population of 1884,
according to the census Just complet-
| ed. Pittsburg has made a gain over
last year of 942 in population. And
this in spite of a coal strike which
naturally took many away from the
city, and prevented many others from
locating here who otherwise would
have been here.
Lay Cornerstone at SaIina.
The cornerstone to the new cathed-
raj of the Episcopalian church here
was laid. The church is to cost $751;
600 when completed and will be a
handsome structure, one of the prin-
cipal buildings of the Episcopal de-
nomination in the West The address
was made by Bishop Williams, of
Omaha, Neb., and the stone was laid
by Bishop Griswold, of Salina.
Immense Berry Crop. - Beginning
June 1 from 1000 to 1000 extra berry
| pickers will be needed in the Wathe-
ma district in Doniphan county. The
territory Immediately surrounding the
little town is one vast berry bed, and
for nearly three months the berry
pickers will be busy. While the straw
berry crop will begin to ripen next
week it can be handled by the local
pickers for a time. Then outsiders
will be necessary and the growers are
already advertising for 1000 extra
pickers to take care of the immense
crop promised.
Many Counties Will Lose.-In the
district court at Holton Judge En-
right set an important precedent by
deciding the suit of John Kaul against
| Jackson county in favor of the plain
tiff. Jackson, like many other Kansas
counties, has been conducting a Wig
orous campaign to collect back taxes,
ranging over a period of from one to
| four years. Raul was behind in his
| taxes over two years and after they
had been so collected sued to recov-
er on the ground that the county had
no right to collect taxes which had
been due for more than two years.
Judge Enright sustained this conten-
ton. If the supreme court does not
reverse Judge Enrights decision all
taxes which were collected in Kansas
after payment had been due for more
than two years will have to be refund
ed to the property owners. This will
mean loss to Jackson county alone
of $4,000.
Santa Fe Summer ScheduIe.-The
various division superintendent and
other higher officials of the Atchison,
|
in session at Topeka, have practically
| completed the summer time card,
which will go into effect June II. One
of the features will be the establish
ment of a local passenger train be-
tween Dodge City, Kan, and La Junta,
Col There will be- practically no
changes in the through overland
| Tito 7 ir,1ifo1 will
be run daily this summer, where last
season it was run as a semi-weekly
train.
More Trouble for Convict. - When
William Smith steps out of the fed
eral prison a free man he was imme-
diately rearrested on United States
warrant charging him with biting an
ear off Frank Hood, fellow convict
| last December.
Linn County Hay crop.-Good rains
have fallen in this part of the state
within forty-eight hours. There is
general good feeling among the farm
ers over the precipitation, although
the hay crop was somewhat cut short
! by the dry weather.
Burrows Investment. - ]. R. Bur
row, secretary of state, and several
other Kansas capitalists. are negotiat-
ing for 100000 acres Of timber land in
Old Mexico. Mr.. Burrow has gone to
inspect the property and close the
! deal, if the thing looks good to him.
Sad News of Husband. - Speeding
westward through Colorado on a Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train en- route
to meet her husband at Starbuck,
Wash, Mrs. Charles Strum of Cald-
well, Kansas, was stopped at Pueblo.