Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-27
It Happened p X a n S a S
OUR WEEKLY c1sT OF CONDENSED ITEMS

Finley Gets Short Term.-Govern-
or Hoch has appointed Gordan L. Fin
ley. of Dodge City, as Judge of the
Thirty-frst judicial district to sue
coed Judge Madison, who resigned to
run for congress. Judge Frank
Price, of Iceland, has been nominal
ed for judge of the district, but he
did not care for the short term APP
pointment. His friends Endorsed Fin
ley for the short term.
Prairie Chickens Ripe. The
prairie chicken season is open in
Kansas and the slaughter is expected
to begin in western counties. The
birds are said by the state game war
den to be more plentiful this year
than they ever have been. The state
law does not permit hunters to shoot
on farm until he has permission
from the proprietor, and number of
the farmers are determined to pro-
tect its birds from the raids of the
city hunters. The season will last
thirty days. The quail season is from
November Is to December Is.
Segregation Is SuccessfuI.-The at
tempt of the Wichita school board to
separate the white and negro school
children of that city proved success
full, although out of over 500 negro
pupils in the city but thirty enrolled
at the building designated for them.
The rest went to school buildings
for white children and were refused
admittance. At mass meeting of
negroes it was decided to enjoin the
school board from maintaining sepa-
rate schools. Money was raised to
fight out the case in the courts. AS
the result of the action of the teach.
ers in refusing negro children admit,
lance at other schools than the one
designated by the board numerous en-
counters between negroes and white
people have resulted.
TerrilI Is Turned Down. - C. C.
Coleman will not help Ira N. Terrill
prosecute the wardens of the Kan
sas penitentiary or help him collect
$4,000 which he claims is due him for
work while in the penitentiary Some
time ago Terrill called upon the at
torney general and asked him to
bring actions against E. B. Jewett, w.
H. Haskell, ]. B. Tom,inson and H.
S. Lands, wardens, for alleged false
Imprisonment. He also wanted three
guards of the penitentiary prosecuted
for taking from him some poetry. He
also complained of Lee Bond, county
attorney of Leavenworth county, for
his refusal to prosecute the men, and
he wanted the attorney general to ad-
wise the board of directors of the
penitentiary to pay Terrill $4,000. The
complaints were all made in writing
by Terrill and the attorney general
replied to it, saying that he would do
none of the things asked.
Put 1t Out of Sdsiness.-C. H. LuI-
ing, state superintendent of insur-
ance. has revoked the license of the
Topeka Cooperative Burial Company
and the concern is now without legal
right to transact business in the
state. Mr.. Luling's action is based on
a recent decision from Attorney Gen
eral Coleman to the effect that the
Topeka company and all similarly
organized are operating in violation
of the Kansas antitrust laws. The
notice served on the Topeka company
of the revocation of it's license is
simply the forerunner of similar no.
tees to be served on a number of
other associations. Under the former
plan of operation the face of the pol
icy has been paid to the official I'M
dertaker of the association and the
beneficiary has been compelled to go
to this official undertaken for burial.
Under the new ruling the amount
of the policy must be paid to the
beneficiary or those legally repre-,
senting him.
Electric Lights For Little Town.
The town of Chapman. which. by
the way. is credited with less than a
thousand population, is making az
rangements to install electric lights.
A Is year franchise was granted by
the Chapman city council to Arthur
Williamson and he will use a mill
dam for power. Chapman is greatly
excited and it has reason to be. The
East can brag of few cities of less
than 1000 population using electric
lights, save where they are suburbs of
large cites.
Mcpherson Ladies to Entertain. -
The City Federation of Women's
Clubs of Mcpherson is making big
preparations to entertain the district
federation which will hold it's annual
meeting there on October 9, 10 and
II. The club ladies of Mcpherson
have a strong federation and will do
their best to entertain the visiting
club ladies royalty. 1t is expected
that at least one hundred delegates
will BE- there. Mrs John D. Milslhen
has offered her elegant home for a
place in which to hold the reception.
The other sessions will be held in the
Congregational church.
Escaped Prisoners Arrested.-C. H.
Haskell, an officer of the federal peni-
Tertiary at Leavenworth, arrested
Fred R. Mason at Hutchinson and
took him to Leavenworth. Mason
escaped from the penitentiary on
August %.