Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-05

X. NJ. G. Elect officers.-Company
G. of the Kansas National guard at
Fort Scott, has organized by the cleo
ton of Senator Charles I. Martin,
captain; George P. Bradley. first
lieutenant, and w. C. Anderson, sec
ond lieutenant
carnesie's Offer Accepted-The of
fer of Andrew Carnegie of a public
library to Arkansas City was accept
ed. The election resulted in vote
of 4 to L in favor of the proposition
to levy taxes to support the institu-
ton. Carnegie's gift will amount to
$4,000 for the building.
Exonerate Supt. Marshall. = Philip
Kelly, of White Cloud, a member of
the board of managers of the Hutch
inson reformatory. said that no at
tention will be paid by the board to
the charge against Superintendent E.
E. Marshall which have been made
by Charles Peck, a discharged en-
ploye.
Death From ExpTosion.-Mrs. Bert
Sanders, the wife of a young farmer
living five miles southeast of Pea
body met death recently from an ex-
plosion of kerosene. Her husband
and the hired man had gone to the
barn to do the chores when the lat
ter saw smoke issuing from the
house. The two men hurried in
and found the building full of
smoke.
Dr.. Shows Expedition. : For the
twenty-ffth time DIR. F. H. Snow, of
the University of Kansas, has gone
out on collecting expedition for the
university museum. His expeditions
cover the past thirty-three years and
have added to the collections 100000
specimens, many of them of very rare
value. This expedition, which will
cover the next six weeks, is to the
southern boundary of Arizona, right
on the Mexican border.
The Crops in Sumner County. -
Threshing has begun in Sumner coun-
ty and the reports from the first ma
chimes sent into the fields have been
looked for as forecasting the probable
average for the county. A field of
forty-seven acres belonging to ]. H.
Demory. yielded 900 bushels, or an
average of over nineteen bushels an
acre. The field is not believed more
than an average one, and figuring on
this basis, the 292,711 acres of wheat
rGf Cd Nv h. !
a crop of $500 900 bushels for the
county as a whole.
Student Engineering Camp.-Every
summer a camp near Lawrence is
maintained by the school of engineer
ing of the University of Kansas,
where the students in that school are
required to do a certain amount of
practical field surveying. Four weeks
each summer is devoted to this work
and credit is allowed the student on
his regular college work The camp
this summer is the largest ever made
by the school, about twenty-five of
the students taking the work. All the
work is done under the instruction
and direction of two of the members
of the engineering faculty.
University Employment Bureau. =
AS usual. the officers of the Univer-
sity of Kansas are receiving hundreds
of letters from prospective students
who wish to earn part of their ex-
penses while in the university. Many
students do earn large part of their
expenses, but the demand for work
always exceeds the supply. The en-
ployment bureau maintained by the
university Y. NJ. C. A. last year plac-
ed nearly 100 students in positions
during the year and the total amount
earned by these students was sever
al thousand dollars. The university
contemplates the organization of a
regular employment bureau in order
that employers may not be imposed
upon by unworthy applicants for
work and that worthy students may
receive the greatest help.
Cabbage Crop Near Columbus. -
The local prosperity of Columbus and
vicinity is being greatly benefited by
the growing of cabbage. 1t is expect
ed that by the close of the week it
will run up to ten tons per day. There
are several extensive growers of cab
bage near this city and the principal
shipments are from about eight men.
KoontZ brothers, T. A. Blake, Mr.
Rice and brother and T. ]. Skinner
and Mr.. Thomas all living close to
that city contribute over three
fourths of the cabbage marketed
there. Mr. Koontz probably holds the
record this summer. He planted two
acres in cabbage and grew %, 500
heads, most of which he marketed
early for eight cents per head His
two acres produced him about 81, 500
this year in clear money.
Labor Saving Mixers Used. = One
of the most interesting and success
full experiments at the state agricul-
tural college is milking of COWS by
machinery. Two COWS are MIXED in
seven minutes by the use of one ma
chine attached to both cows at a
time. The machine has pulsating
motion. initiating sucking calf, and
is driven by gasoline engine.
coffeyviIle Is Growing. = The city
assessor, M. D. Landers. finished his
work on the census and his returns
show Coffeyville has 16,467 popula-
ton. The council passed a resolution
making application to become city
of the first class. Coffeyville has
gained 3.O05 in population in the past
year.
Eagles Gave Clam Bake. = The
Eagles gave their first annual clam
bake at Arkansas City and entertain
ed a crowd of 5000 visitors from
Northern Oklahoma and Southern
Kansas towns.
Heavy Rain at Kirwin. = Rain fell