Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-01

present term of court.
WouId-Be Missionaries. There
/ are twelve students in the University
| of Kansas who have volunteered to
go as foreign missionaries when op
portunity offers.
Case Has Been Dropped.-After a
week of agitation and the closing of
| four of the more prominent places,
the fight against gambling at Wichita
is at an end. The injunctions against
the gambling houses have been dis
missed on motion of the prosecutors
and the cases have been dropped.
Cheek Pierced by BuIIet.-A spent
| bullet from rife pierced the cheek
of Mrs. Bruce Saunders while she
was driving near Holton. The wound
| is not dangerous. Some boys were
seen running across field after the
shooting and it is supposed that one
of them is, responsible for the acct
| dent
kansan in Washington. - Fred w.
| Willard, postmaster at Leavenworth,
has arrived in Washington. He is
| here looking after his chances for
re-appointment. Postmaster Willard
| is warm friend and devoted adj
herent of Congressman Curtis. 1t is
his opinion that Mr.. Curtis will be
the next United States senator from
! Kansas.
PaoIa Catholics New church.-At
meeting of the members of the
Catholic church it was decided to
build large brick edifice. modern
in every detail to replace the one
burned week ago. Although no
plans have been made, the new build
ing will probably cost $4,000 or $780,
900. 1t will be built on the site of
the old church.
College Student at So. = ]. ]. Nc
Cray, ex-county superintendent of
Nemaha county, is probably the old
est college student in the state. He
has entered the Kansas State Agri-
cultural College at Manhattan, where
he is taking the farmers short course.
Mr.. McCray is more than 50 years
old. He has two children taking the
regular course in the same institu-
ton.
10000 Government Bonus. - Secre-
tary of State Burrow purchased $780,
900 in government bonds for the
state sinking fund. to redeem state
bonds outstanding when they be-
come due. Under the law at least
$4,000 in government bonds must be
bought each year for the sinking
fund. The state has a $685.. 900 bond
ed debt. 1t is all held by the state
school fund. When the bonds fall
due the government bonds will be
sold and the proceeds used in paying
off the state bonds.
lnterferes With Business. - j. W.
Robinson, president of the state
| board of railroad commissioners. an
nounced that he will not ask for a
denomination, on the grounds that the
Office conflicts with his private bust
ness, to which he must devote all
his time. He and his son own one
of the largest ranches in the Unittd
States, and are among the leading
importers and breeders of Percheron
horses in America. Butler county
may have another candidate for a
place on the state ticket.
Another Cut in Lead Comine.-The
mining industry in the Missouri-Kan-
sas district this week experienced a
serious setback on account of the
snow storm during the first of tie
week. 1t is estimated that the week
ly output of zinc ore has been cur
tailed to $500 tons. In the ore mar
ket the basis price of zinc ore was
fixed at the same price paid last
week, $50 per ton of 60 per cent ore.
This makes the highest grades worth
S54. In the last two weeks the price
of lead ore has declined from sSO.5O
to S76 per ton. The demand is light
and another cut is anticipated.
For Storage Tanks.-R. R. Sutton,
of Cherryvale has purchased a tract
of land near the tanks of the Stand
ard Oil Company, beside the right-of-
way of the Santa Fe road at Hutchin-
son for the Uncle Sam refinery and
will at once erect tanks for the stor-
age and distribution of oil locally.
Stopped County Seat Wharf.-The
voters of Rawlins county declared
themselves almost three to one in
favor of issuing bonds to builI a new
| court house at Atwood. When the
old one burned recently there were
rumors of county seat. war, which,
however, did not find much favor.
The new building is 20 cost $4,000.
Kind to the Aged.-William VIM
mer, Smith county farmer, was
alighting from passenger train at
Athol. Before he stepped from the
injuring himself. He got judgment in
the district court for $4,000 damages.
The supreme court affirmed the de-
cision Although the railroad proved
that the train stopped the usual time,
| the court held that it was not long
enough to enable an old man to
alight.
To Arrange Fair Dates. - A meet
ing of the north central Kansas fair
and racing circuit, comprising Riley,
Geary, Saline, Clay, Cloud, Mitchell,
Rocks, Republic, Jewell, Smith and
Norton counties, has been called by
the association, to be held in Concor-
dia, February 1, to arrange dates of
the different fairs and to adopt a uni
form list of purses for harness races
Tonganoxie Votes Waterwork5. -
The proposition to vote $4,000 bonds
to build a waterworks for Tonga
| nnxie was submitted to the nennIa