Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08

the T. H. 1dyiOf uti anu EiSul W.
to install and operate an electric light
plant Nothing definite was aone by
the council, they considering it best
to thoroughly investigate the propo-
sition before taking action
High School Building Completed
The new $4,000 HoltoA high school
will be turned over to the board of
education this IN the near future. 1t
is one of the handsomest school build
ings in the state The Holton high
school lately has been accredited at
the Kansas university, the Chicago
university. Wellesley and other first
grade educational institutions,
Explosion Killed Fireman.-Engih
No. 47S of a through freight of the
Santa Fe blew up two miles west of
Bellefont, Kan; killing ]. NJ. Shell
don, the fireman, George Plumb, the
engineer, escaped unhurt. Plumb, the
engineer permitted the water in the
boiler TO get too low. No one else
was injured Sheldon. the dead fire.
man, lived at Oklahoma City,
Provost Guard for Prison. - AT
Leavenworth Major George S. Young
has been authorized to select Six SER
geants, twelve corporals and &c en-
listed men for guard duty at the mill
tary prison after the old United
States prison is turned over to the
War department. 1t is announced
that Chaplain Silver of the Thirteenth
Infantry will be chaplain at the mill
tary prison. Chaplain Axton will
continue as at present.
Escaped Convict Caught - W. B.
Haskell, warden of the. Kansas peni-
tertiary, Las received word from the
chief of police at Fort Scott that Jas.
Meese, supposed to be an escaped
convict, was under arrest there,
Meese escaped while working outside
as trusty in August, 1903. He had
nearly two years more to serve on
a two and half year term for lar
ceny. Captain Hiatt will go to Fort
Scott to identify Meese and bring him
back.
Old Bill of Lading Swindle.-A man
using The name of Gus Witt, of Hud.
son. Kan, beat the Helm Grain Com
pany out of $3.50 on a fraudulent bill
of lading for car of wheat, on which
the company advanced him check
for 81 100, which he deposited with
the Bankers Trust Company and
drew check for $3.50 on the account
before the fraud was discovered. Gus
Witt, who was impersonated, is
merchant and grain dealer
living at Hudson, Kan.
Exclusive Franchise Illegal. - The
decision of Judge Pollock, of the Uni
ted States court, handed down, al
lows the city of Hutchinson to grant
more than one franchise for an elect
ric light plant. 1t clearly states that
an exclusive franchise is contrary to
the organic law OF the state. This is
the end of the case in which the wa
ter, light and gas company asked for
an injunction to prevent the city from
into a contract with a new
beng organized to furnish
city and commercial light. II means
that either of the companies can
make contract with the city or with
the people.
Bad Weather Ahead. Gov, P. p,
Elder, one of Kansas oldest inhabit-
ants, in discussing the balmy weather
this winter, remarks: This weather
does not seem unusual to one who has
lived through as many Kansas winters
as l have. l can recall any number
of winters that have been equally as
mild as this one has and many that
have been more so. 1t has Invariably
been the case, however, that even
though it remains like spring up until
maybe the middle of February, after
that bad weather commences and the
pays fully for all the
bright, warm. sunshiny days that have
gone before
Threshermen's Convention. - Pre-
Darations are already being made for
he big threshermen's convention,
which is to be held at Wichita the
second week in April. The conven-
ion will be held Tuesday, Wednes-
lay and Thursday, April 10, IL and
IL. This convention is an annual
event in Wichita and is always at
ended by large number of thresh-
ermen from all parts of the South
vest.
Shipping Rabbits.-Hinkson & Co.,
1t Kingman, are shipping an average
If 1,500 jackrabbits daily, to the Kan
las City market. They wrap them
n paper. feathers and all, packing
orty in a barrel and ship them in
his manner. A jack will weigh on an
lverage about six and a half pounds,
10 each barrel will weigh $50 pounds
IT more, or an average daily ship
nent of more than 10000 pounds. AL
owing half for loss in dressing them
his would mean that fully 5000
pounds of jack rabbit goes out of
lingman daily to Kansas City, where
t is repacked and then shipped to
Jew York in the form of ported ham.
'otted chicken, tamales.
Holton Minister to Iowa. - Rev.
henry Shumaker of Holton has been
allied to the pastorate of the Reform
d church at Imogene, Iowa.
Crows Read the Papers.-In order
o get rid of the million or more of |
rows that were destroying crops in |
Tx county the commissioners offer |
d bounty of 5 cents for each crow |
calp. The crows heard the news
bout as quickly as the hunters and |
hey never venture into Elk county |
ny more. They seem to know the |
cad line as well as wild game knows |
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