Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-03-22

0I. BernarQ'S CdLnOllc cnurcn Durueu
recently. The valuation of building
and furniture was $4,000; insurance.
$4,000. Origin of fire unknown.
Paid 81 for Each Penny. - At the
rate of dollar for each penny he
stole, NJ. A. Fredericks. rural mail
carrier of Winfield, Kan, was requir-
ed by Judge John H. Pollock, in the
federal court at Winfield to restore
to the government the money he took
therefrom. Carrier Fredericks plead
ed guilty to opening a letter and TAX
ing 25 cents from it.
Interest on State Funds.-The state
treasurer received about 81 $50 as in
terest on state funds in the various
repositories for the month of Febru-
airy. The interest goes into the gen.
eral fund. This is at the rate of
$4,000 year. Still, the interest will
not amount to quite that much, be-
cause state funds run low during the
last few months of the year and the
interest is reduced accordingly in
amount.
Fighters Known in Kansas. - The
Sixth infantry which participated in
the fight with Moros near Jolo. went
to the Philippines from Fit. Le1ven-
worth, and with the possible excep-
ton of the goth, is probably better
known there than any other regiment
that ever was stationed at this post.
The regiment came from the Philip
pines and returned to the islands
about year ago.
Fire in Stevens County. - Stevens
county was burned over by prairie
fire. Several sheds and other out
buildings were destroyed. John Wen
EEL single man, who had home
stead five miles north of Hugoton.
was burned to death while making an
effort to save his place. Clarence
Metz lost a barn, the Hagan boys lost
stable and their feed and Will
Worthingtcn lost horse.
May Bar Fire Companies.-A dozen
fire insurance companies of the East
are liable to wake up some morning
soon and find they have been barred
from Kansas. They have failed to
turn in their fremen's fund tax for
the current year. The law provides
that the tax shall be paid by Febru-
airy %. Insurance Superintendent
Luling sent telegram to each of the
delinquents. giving them a week to
pay their taxes. If they fail to COM
nj INxyf hot he Will oh
of the state.
Pipe Line Assessments.-Tne coun-
ty commissioners of the twelve or
fifteen counties in Southeastern Kan
sas through which the oil and gas
pipe lines run will be in Topeka in a
body to consult the state board of
railroad assessors concerning the as
sessment of pipe lines this year. I'm
der the law all intercounty pipe lines
are assessed by the state board. The
local authorities in the pipe line coun-
ties do not think the assessment of
pipe lines is high enough and will ask
the state board to raise it.
Drove 1t Out of kansas.-I. l.. Day
hoff, state superintendent of public
instruction, S having trouble with
Willard E. Lyon, a. member of the
state textbook commission, because
Mr.. Dayhoff has refused to call the
commission together to drive out of
the state a concern which is selling
charts to the country school boards.
Mr.. Lyon charges that the people of
various counties of the state have
been robbed by the chart company,
which claims to have the official in
sion. Superintendent Dayhoff says
that he has driven the chart company
from the state, and that it has done
no business here this year. He says
that Mr.. Lyon kept quiet while the
company unloaded all of the charts
| there was a market for in Lincoln
county, and that he is now clamoring
to have the company driven from the
state three months after it has quit
doing business here. The quarrel has
| reached the open" letter stage.
Widow Left Bonanza. - Mrs. Mar
garet Londregan, widow living alone
near Chapman, died last week. In
cleaning up her house, in a closet of
her bed room, beneath a heap of old
clothing, was found s21,S1O in cur
rency. Much of it had been there for
years, apparently. She and her hus-
band were among the early settlers
! on Chapman creek. The husband
| died several years ago. There are
no relatives. Recently she disposed
of $4,000 worth of real estate by will
to twenty distant relatives. No one
knew that she had any other property
until recently. The money was
brought here and deposited in the
banks.
First Flour Over Midland. - The
Arkansas City Milling Company ship
ped out the first car of flour over the
Midland Valley road. The car was
a Midland Valley No. 100. 1t was con-
signed to Mclaughlin & Farrar at
Pawhuska. Thus it begins to show
what advantage the new road is to
the city. Our wholesale houses. mills
and packing houses are sending
| freight to this country, part of which
is new to our houses.
To Recuperate at Ft. Riley. The
Second squadron, nine officers and
149 enlisted men of the Second cav
airy arrived at Fort Riley from San
Francisco, where it landed on its re
turn from three years duty in the
Philippines. 1t will be stationed at
Fort Riley for the next three years
Another Gas Well Struck.-Another
gas well was struck in the field north
of Arkansas City by the drillers of
| the Arkansas Valley Oil, Gas and I'm
provement Company. The gas from