Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-15
KANSAS COMMENT

ton City on charge of forgery.
Brown County TripIets.-The first
set of triplets on record in Brown
county arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Hays Hinchman of Horton.
The babies were all boys and were
born alive. All died soon after birth
Was Elected Secretary. = At the
meeting of the State Miners Society
Frank Gilday. of Usage. was elected
secretary. This carries with it the
job of state mine inspector. Tie job
pays $1,000 year and expenses.
Reward For Horse Thieves. = Ne
osho county is going to be very I'M
healthy for horse and mule thieves.
In response to request of the Ne
osho County Anti-HorseThief Associa-
ton, the county commissioners voted
to offer a reward of $50 for the arrest
and conviction of any horse or mule
thief.
To Revive Ireland Case.-The State
Society of Labor, the central organi-
cation of all the labor unions of Kan
sas, will make an effort to induce
Gov. Hoch to pardon Arthur e. Ire
land, the labor agitator, who is. serv-
ing six months Jail sentence at Win
field for assaulting a non-union ma
chinist.
Church Caught Fire.-The First M.
E. church of Kingman caught fire
while Sunday school was in session
and a panic among the pupils was
narrowly averted. No one was badly
injured. The fire did considerable
damage to the building before it was
extinguished. 1t originated in the
furnace room and burned to the audi
torium.
After IoIa's Mayor. - Assistant At
torney General Evans, who has been
appointed by Gov Hoch 10 enforce the
prohibitory law at lola, has served no
tice on H. V. Dresbach, mayor of lola,
that he intended to institute custer
proceedings against him for the posi-
ton he has taken on the liquor ques
ton. The difference between the two
officials is of some months stand
ing.
Just f. Show She Could. - Charles
Graves. Hiawatha man, has a black
Langshan hen which has laid giant
egg, larger than a goose egg, nine and
one-fourth inches around the long
way and six and seven-eighths inches
the other. 1t weighs five and one
fourth ounces. or about three times
as much as an ordinary egg. The hen
is still alive and laying common eggs
as usual
No Discounts Now.-There was a
time in Kansas when the local banker
would go to public sale and make
money discounting notes given by
farmers for the purchase of stuff.
But that time has passed. The farm
ers now all pay cash for the stuff they
bid in. Local papers report more
than dozen public sales during the
past week where every purchase was
paid for in spot cash.
Water Plant Doubled. - The first
few weeks of 1906 have been full of
promise that the year will be one of
great improvement for Coffeyville
One of the improvements and one
charging the capacity of the pump
ing plant of the water works. The
rapid growth of the city in the past
few years has increased the demand
for water until in many seasons of
the year the old pumps were not able
to furnish an adequate supply. The
new machinery which is now being
installed will more than double the
capacity of the plant.
Springtime at Lowemont. Uncle
John" Hand, a well known farmer of
Lowemont, says that the sap is I'D
in the naples, box elders, elms and
other trees the same as in the spring
of the year, and that the buds are
not only swelling. but are in many
instances almost leafed out. and that
cattle and other stock are feeding on
them with relish. He says the fruit
buds are also swelling, and he fears
that severe cold spell will ruin what
is otherwise an excellent prospect for
a fruit crop. Dandelions are report
ed to be blooming and grasshoppers
may be seen when the sun is shin
ing. This. is believed to be a record
breaker for the last week in Janu-
airy.
Test Street SprinkIing Law. = At
Abilene the Union Pacific Railway
Company has brought an injunction
suit to test the street sprinkling law
proposed by the legislature in 1905.
The law provides for assessment of
property to sprinkle streets on a basis
of front footage. The Union Pacific's
tax was s149, and it refuses to paw
the amount, saying that the law is un-
constitutional
Cars of Wheat DeraiIed.-A broken
journal caused eight cars of wheat to
jump the track on Missouri Pacific
freight train near Oak Mills, north
of Leavenworth. Passenger trains
were run over the Burlington tracks
all day. The wheat cars were badly
wrecked.
Missionary to India. = Rev. w. D.
Schermerhorn and family left Salina
for Hyderabad, India to take up the
work of the missionary under the SUI
pervision of the Methodist church.
Rev. Schermerhorn is one of the well
known divines in Western Kansas.
Jointist Was Dismissed. = Lon
Townsend, known as the ''king" joint
list of Topeka, was acquitted of SELL
ing liquor by jury in the district
court.
To Build creamery.-Swift G Co.,
who have poultry, packing and feed.
ing station at Hutchinson, have
bought the large building which was
rented by tie company, and on other
lots along side will erect n larua