Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26

Track Layers at Work.-The track
layers have reached the city limits
with the steel for the Pittsburg elect
ric line. Ties have been distributed
ahead and poles for the wire are
ahead of the track layers.
More Deserter Than vasrant. =
John Barnes, a deserter from Fort
Leavenworth, has been arrested at
Salina. Barnes left Fort Leavenworth
sold his uniform at Kansas City and
started West. He was arrested
among some tramps and was in dan
ger of being run out of town when he
told the officers that he was desert
er.
New Kansas charters.-The follow
ing charters were granted by the state
charter board: Coffeyville Baseball
Association, Coffeyville; Edmond Mu-
tual Telegraph Association, Edmond;
Park Mercantile Company, Coffey-
Vile; Dorothy Oil Company, indie
pendence; Almena State Bank, AL
mena; Peoples Amusement Company.
Leavenworth.
Buying More comanche Bonds. =
The state school fund commissioners
purchased s22, 700 of Comanche coun-
ty bonds. The bonds were issued by
Coldwater township and bear inter-
est at the rate of IL per cent year
The school fund commissioners had
frnf,h1n af fhe.ir pnli-
tical enemies year ago over the
purchase of Comanche county bonds.
1t was charged that the bonds were
not worth par
Horse Afraid of Train.-Mrs. Abner
Nichols and Mrs. Hugh Russell and
baby were driving near the railroad
tracks on their way to Eureka. The
horse became frightened at an ap-
preaching train, swerved sharply to
one side and threw the occupants
from the buggy. Mrs. Nichols left
arm was broken and she was injured
internally. Mrs. Russell's face was
lacerated and her body bruised. The
baby escaped injury.
Higgins Indictment FauIty.--Judge
Pollock has sustained the demurrer to
the indictment returned against John
w. Higgins, charging him with en-
bezzling $1,375 while assisting his
father, who was postmaster at Lam
sing. The money was returned by
check shortly after the discovery of
the shortage. Judge Pollock held
hof he ind in
that it did not show the capacity in
which young Higgins was employed
about the postoffice.
Anderson County Boys Farm. -
There will be about 125 boys in the
boys corn contest this summer. The
corn for the contest has been pur-
chased of C. E. Hildreth, the noted
Kansas corn breeder, and will be dis
tributed to the boys. Each boy is re-
quired to fill out a statement and
bring it back next fall telling how he
tended his corn. This contest will be
of great value to the boys of this
county and Anderson county will see
some fine samples of corn next fall.
Good New Well at Tyro.-Tyro has
three new oil wells, just brought in.
One is owned by Mccormack &
Sheets, and flows from 600 to 700 bar,
rels per day. One struck by Galbraith
& Co., was shot with a fine flow A
new well was brought in by McCor,
mack & Banks. There are eleven 9th
er new wells being started south OF
Tyro. Gas pipes are being laid for
the newly incorporated city of Tyre
and for the new brick yard. Gas has
been contracted at 2 cents per 1,00C
feet
Rural Carrier freed. - T. ]. Soud
ers, mail carrier between Eureka
and Flint Ridge, came near losing his
life while crossing swollen stream
He drove into the stream and when
near the center the lunging of his
excited horses caused the doubletree
to break The current washed the
buggy against a tree, where it hung
for a moment, and Souders, securing
the mail sack, climbed into the tree
from where he was rescued two hours
later by a farmer who threw a rope
to him and dragged him ashore.
A Kansan in Holland. - A former
Sumner county girl and her husband
went to Holland about year ago. The
the couples transportation expenses
and agreed to pay their fare back to
America should they decide to return
After living in Holland about three
months they decided they wanted to
come back home. But the relatives
refused to pay their way back as
agreed and the husband having nc
money, had to go to work. He receiv
ed sixteen cents a day for labor as
an experienced machinist. 1t costs
the two people eight cents a Gay tc
live, leaving balance of eight cents
a day to save to pay for their coming
expenses.
Simmons Out Under Bond.-David
Simmons, who is serving term in
the penitentiary for murder, was re
leased on $1,000 bond The crime
was committed in Geary county and
DCIOTO d lIdHSCIlpI VI the case COulu
be prepared the court stenographer
died, and it was impossible for other
stenographers to read the notes and
prepare the transcript in time to file
the appeal. The appeal will now be
allowed.
Carnegie Library at McRnerson. -
Mcpherson college has secured the
money from Mr.. Andrew Carnegie tc
build a library. They have raised
nearly $4,000 new endowment for its
keep. AS soon as they arrange plans
! and specifications they will be ready
to let the contract.
Gasoline Lamp ExpIodes. - Fire
caused by the explosion of a gasoline
lamp used in heating coffee urn, de
stroyed the brick building in which