Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-11-01
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HAPPENINGS

by Ed. Walden, Cary Davis and
George Choteau. These men are the
only ones that remain of the original
oostoffice force. That they have
been tried and found true is evident
by their remaining in this position of
trust for nearly quarter of a cen
tury
Killed Himself in Jaii.-The second
suicide within three days occurred at
Hiawatha when William McGregory.
a prisoner in the county jail, cut his
throat with a penknife and bled to
death before he was found. He was
arrested for selling liquor Illegally at
Everest, and had been in Jail only
two days. He was about 40 years
of age, and is survived by a wife and
\ child. He left no note or other ex-
PLANTATION of his action.
Famous Kansas Hermit Dead. -
Peter Daugherty, one of the pioneers
of Southwest Kansas, and very
eccentric man, died at his dugout near
the Kansas-O Oklahoma line He was
"a years old and one of the most pow
erful men in the Southwest. being
over six feet tall and weighing until
recently 300 pounds. He lived the
life of hermit in a dugout, where an
acquaintance found him dead in the
midst of fifth and dirt. He was a
veteran of the Mexican and Civil
Wars
Business Men Pleased. - Only the
kindest expressions were heard from
the Topeka business men relative to
their trip to Wichita recently witch
]. 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."
An Increase of Disease.-Tubercul-
osis. typhoid fever and diphtheria are
on the increase in Kansas. according
to the report of the state board of
health for September, compared with
September a year ago. During Sen
tember, 1905, there were 81 cases of
consumption and 81 deaths. This
year there were 103 cases and 65
deaths. There were 29S cases of
typhoid fever and 81 deaths during
September a year ago and 1922 cases
and 81 deaths this year. There were
226 cases of diphtheria and II deaths
during September year ago and 261
cases and % deaths this year. All of
the cases of diphtheria were in 80
counties and % of the cases were in
IL counties. There was one death
from scarlet fever, one from smallpox
and none from measles during the
month.
From Cape Town to cairo.-W. 1.
Joseph, president of the Potwin State
Bank. accompanied by his daughter
Alice. left over the Missouri Pacific
for Beira, Portuguese. East Africa.
They were routed via the Cunard
York to Liverpool, thence the Castle
line to Cape Town and the Cape to
Carlo railway to Beir. This is the
celebrated railroad projected and par
TALLY built by Cecil Rhodes, the
South African millionaire, which is
now built as far north from Cane
Town as the Zambesi river, which
it crosses on the highest suspension
bridge in the world built just below
the celebrated Victoria Falls Mr..
Joseph and his daughter are prob
ably the first Kansans to buy tickets
over the Cape to Cairo railroad; they
are going to Africa for trip and to
see the country.
Draft Made for State Money-The
auditor of state and state treasurer
have drawn on the county treas
urers for s216.626 to be used
in paying the current expenses of the
state during the month of Novem-
Der. The amounts to be paid by the
various counties range from S74 from
Stevens county to $10,12O from wy
andotte county.
Ordered Held by coroner's Jury -
AS result of the inquest held at Ar
kansas City. when the jury found
that Clara Moore was shot and kill
ed by her husband, John C. Moore,
he was taken back from the Sedg-
wick county Jail to the Cowley coun-
ty Jail to be held until his prelimin-
airy.
Wichita Fair Very Successful. -
l. a head and head race that brought
the people in the grand stand to
their feet with shout of enthusia SIN
the Wichita and Southwestern Fair
came to a close. The fair associa-
ton are we'll pleased with the man
ner in which all events were handled
talked praised the arrangements and
the order maintained.
Elk County Court House Burns
The court house of Elk county in
Howard burned The vaults and part
of the records alone being saved.
The building cost 100000 The fire
started in one of the Offices but the
cause is unknown.
cornhuskers in Demand.-The big
crop of corn is causing farmers to
call for outside help to husk it. T. B.
Gerow, state free employment agent
at Topeki received from Norcatur,
in Decatur county. request for 200
men to help husk the corn crop of
that county.
Board of Pharmacy Will Assist. -
The state board of pharmacy will CO.
operate with the state board of health
to prevent adulteration of drugs and
to compel the druggists of the state
to obey the pure food laws which will
become effective January 1, 1907.
Salesman Becomes Insane.-H. H.
Campbell. a travelling salesman for