Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-03-08

.$155 for Sow.-Leon Calhoun, the
well known swine breeder of Potter,
paid $155. for SOW at the Bollin-
Aaron sale in Leavenworth.
Married Fifty Years.-Mr and Mrs.
A. B. Rigg, old residents of Arkansas
City. celebrated their golden wedding.
They were assisted by large number
Of relatives and friends.
May Yet Aid Road. = 1t is likely
that Cherryvale will take another
whack at the proposition Of extending
aid to the proposed Pittsburg railroad.
as the mayor and council have been
petitioned to call second election to
vote bonds in the sum of $4,000. This
is practically the same proposition
that was defeated in an election held
some time ago.
Interstate Shoot IT lola. - Mark
Hilles, of the lola Gun Club has re-
ceived a letter from Dave Elliott,
president of the Missouri-Kansas Gun
Club, stating that the interstate shoot
will take place in lola the first week
in August. The exact dates will be
set later This meet will bring about
rs of the best shots in Missouri and
Kansas to lola
New FIGURING Mill. - The new 500
barrel Touring mill built and equip
ped at Junction City this winter for
the Hogan Milling Company, was
completed and turned over to the
owners, who started business. In ad-
dition to the mill. which is stone
structure, the company has had an ele-
vator with a capacity for $4,000 bush
els Of grain built close to the mill.
Cavalry Changes at Fl. RiIey.-The
first squadron of the Eleventh cavalry
will leave Fort Riley for Fort Des
Moines, where it will be stationed,
and Immediately after its departure
its place at Fort Riley will be occu-
pied by the Second squadron, Second
cavalry, which arrives at San Fran
cisco the first of this week from a
three years service in the Philippine
islands.
Good Roads for Harvey.-Fully two
hundred and fifty farmers, township
officers, rural mail carriers and bust
ness men attended the good roads
convention held at the Harvey county
district court room. Men interested
in the movement to make good roads
came from every part of the county.
The meeting was an enthusiastic one
and many points in regard to good
roads were freely discussed.
Mrs. caIdweIl's Property SoId.-The
farm of Mrs. Susan Caldwell was sold
at Salina at public auction for $500.
Mrs. Caldwell is in jail, charged with
the murder of her husband on Sep
TENDER 3 Of last year, and her second
trial will be held next month. The
first trial resulted in hung jury. The
farm was sold to pay the debts of the
estate and was purchased by one of
Mrs. Caldwell's attorneys, T. C. MILL
kin.
Big Hotel for Hutchinson. - You
can say that the Santa Fe will build
at Hutchinson within the coming year
one of the finest hotels on it's line,
and one that will not be surpassed in
appearance, size or appointments by
any hotel in Kansas" That was the
statement made by J. E Hurley, gen
eral manager of the Santa Fe, who
was here. For some time it has been,
known that the SAINT Fee would build
a hotel on Second avenue and Wal
nut, Just south of the station. Part
of the land was acquired a month ago
and the last this week. THE hotel
will cost about S112 900 in addition to
the purchase price Of the land" said
Mr.. Hurley. 1.-The architect is now
at work on the plans, and the building
will probably be three stories, attrac-
tive in appearance, presenting hand
some view from the train side as well
as from the Second avenue side. Work
will begin soon. The men have be-
gun to clear off the lots. and move
the frame houses. The need of this
hotel is understood by the company
and the Harvey people, so there will
be no delay"
Didn't See Enough Flags. - Cen
eral Hugh Cameron, the Kansas her
init, despite his advanced age, walk
ed in from Camp Ben Harrison and
sity of Kansas, over Mount Dread,
distance of ten miles, to see how
Washington's birthday was observ-
ed. He noticed fewer flags than usu-
al, and says there seems to he a lack
of patriotism.
Farmers May Sue Ottawa num-
Der of the principal land owners along
the Mar as des Cygnes bottom west
of Ottawa have Joined in a petition
to the county commissioners to widen
the channel at the Main street bridge
in Ottawa. There has been a con-
tention for many years that the Otta-
wa bridge damned the waters of the
river in flood time, and it is possible
that damage actions may follow.
Wrecked Cement Plant. - The
Neodesha cement plant, which was
wrecked by a broken drive wheel, will
not be in shape to resume operations
for at least six weeks. This means
that 1900 barrels of cement each day
will be taken of the market for that
time.
Does China Know Thls2-In case of
a brush with China. Kansas could
muster 316 regiments of 1000 men
each for the fray. The census bulle-
tin shows that the state has 316,735
men of military age and every one is
born fighter. After the BIG regi-
ments were organized there would
still be 735 men for colonies and
brigadier generals.
Fish Hatchery. - II the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for a government