Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-14
KANSAS COMMENT


spell of several weeks standing was
broken here by a heavy rain. Crops
in this immediate section were badly
in need of rain but the downpour OF
a recent date will make the wheat and
bring the corn on in good shape. 1t is
too late to save the oats, although
there will be light yield.
Many Cattle From Texas.-John B.
Baker, state live stock commissioner,
has prepared a statement in which he
says that 10000 cattle came to Kansas
from Texas and 5000 from Oklahoma
from January 1 to April l of this year.
During April and May $4,000 Texas
cattle and 9275 Oklahoma cattle were
brought to Kansas for pasturage.
Wires and Vines.-Jerry Miller, OF
Nemaha county, says that where
vines are trained on wire there is
great danger of their becoming winter
killed. The wire holds the cold and
wherever the delicate tendrils cling
to the wire they are frozen. Mr.. Mil
Ter has been using heavy rope which
he soaken in oil, to train his vines
On.
John A. GIettig Used Rifle. -
John A Glettig, well known Leav-
enworth butcher, died from the re-
suit of two self-infiicted bullet
wounds. He shot himself through the
head with rifle. Glettig had become
an habitual drunkard and had several
times attempted suicide in the past
few weeks. He leaves a wife and eight
children.
Bad Track Causes Wreck. - Two
wrecks caused by bad track have &C.
Cured in the Prosser branch of the
Missouri Pacific in two days. In the
last one, some ten miles from Con-
cordia, Conductor Sohlinger had one
leg badly crippled and the brakeman
and mail clerk were bruised. Super
intendent ]. NJ. Walsh was on the
wrecked train.
To Discuss Grave Subjects. - EN-
balming disinfection and sanitation
will be discussed by Kansas under
takers and embalmers in Wichita June
10, 20 and 81, when the Kansas Fun
eral Directors Association meets there
in annual convention at that time.
One hundred undertakers will attend
the meeting, which will be the sixth
annual held by the association.
Will Not Fuse.-The Peoples party
central committee of this county at a
meeting held at Usage City defeated
motion innnvCn tho npnnnra fin
ticket and to fuse with that party at
the convention in Topeka July 4. The
delegates selected to the state con-
vention were: James Wallace, H. G.
Jumper, Will DIETRICH. James McKin-
ley. Wesley Justice. Frank Newell, ].
X. Rodgers and G. W. Largent.
Against Beveridga Bill. - On the
ground that it would, if passed, injure
the live stock and agricultural bust
ness of the state of Kansas, the Live
Stock exchange of Wichita sent to
Washington protests against the pes
sage of the Beveridge meat inspection
bill. Messages urging activity against
the inspection bill which is now be-
ing considered by congress were sent
to Senator Chester 1. Long and Con-
gresham Victor Murdoch.
Objects to a Bond lssue.-Attorney
General Coleman and his law part
ner, F. L. Williams, have filed with
the auditor of state a protest against
the registration of 10000 in bonds
voted at a recent Clay Center cleo
ton. 1t is contended by the attorneys
that the bonds are illegal because
they were voted for the purpose of err
Getting "a heat, light or power plant"
and the law under which they were
voted provides for voting bonds for a
"heat or light plant"
Diplomas for Fifty-Four. - At the
commencement exercises of Baker
university fifty-four graduates receiv-
ed diplomas. The honorary degree
of D. D. was conferred upon Rev. c.
F. Reisner, pastor of the Grace
Methodist church of Denver, and Jo-
seph H Hill of the Kansas State Nor
NAL, also the degree of L. L. D. upon
President. Shanklin, of Upper Iowa
university. President Murlin also an
nounced that $1,000 of the $4,000
conditional endowment necessary to
secure the Carnegie gift of $4,000
had been secured and that the rest
was expected within the next ten
days.
Murray Wants $4,000. - Alfred
Murray began suit against NJ. A. E
Patton and the other stockholders of
the Peoples Gas Company, of Coffey-
vile, to recover $4,000 alleged to be
due him for putting through the sale
of the company's property to the Kan
sas Natural Gas Company for $685.
600. Murray claims he was to have
had $4,000 for making the deal, which
other brokers fell down on, and after
making it was refused his commits
sion.
concord;a's Horse Racing. - Ar
rangements have been perfected by
the Cloud County Fair Association
for Fourth of July racing matinee
with four harness and three running
races. Six hundred dollars in purses
are offered.
Street Fair at Junction City. - The
Junction City fire department has
made arrangements for holding
street fair here during the week of
June IL to 16. A trainload of amuse-
ment features will be brought here
and placed on the streets for the oc-
casion.
Salina Merchants Trade Trip.-Sa-
lima merchants will make a three
days trip through Western Kansas
The route this year will be west of
Scott City, thence south to McPher-
son. One hundred merchants will
make the trip. Last year about eighty
made q similar trim around the lnon