Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-03-01
KANSAS COMMENT

kansan Killed in Utah.-A telegram
received at Concordia from Salt Lake
City announces the killing of Charles
Lawyer. a railroad man. whose home
is in this city in a railroad accident
there.
Basketball at Manhattan. = Coach
Ahearn is getting his baseball squad
into shape at the State Agricultural
College. Just as soon as the weather
will permit, the team will begin prac-
ticing
Farmers Block Gas Lands. The
farmers in the gas territory north
east of La Harpe have completed the
work of blocking together 5000 acres
of gas land for the purpose of leasing
the whole 5000 acres to one factory
or corporation
Boy Accidentally Shot. - '!-ictor
Fleming, thirteen-year-old boy, went
out hunting at Sterling and while car
rying the shotgun it was from some
cause unknown to the boy discharged.
shooting OF almost the entire calf OF
his leg. He was taken at once to the
hospital, where the wound was
dressed.
A ScaIplees WoIf.-Jacob Pitzer, of
Greeley county, killed several wolves
and brought their scalps for their
bounty, that is, he brought the scalps
of all but one. This one had been
well scalped two years before, and
the skin had grown over again. 1t is
probable that the wolf had been
caught and was apparently dead, and
the scalp taken off and collected for,
of course, and then Mr.. Wolf came to
life.
Ready to Market Kerosene. - The
Rollin refinery, five miles southeast
of Chanute, is now ready to market
kerosene. The first oil which it turn
ed out for commercial purposes was
tested by the local inspector ami ap-
proved. The Oh is of good quality,
and is very attractive in appearance,
being clear as water. The Rollin re-
flnery is the first one in Neosho coun-
ty to begin the manufacture of oil. 1t
will be kept in operation continually
from now on.
Heart on Right Side.-The doctors
say that not more than one person in
a million has a heart located on the
right side. Arcadia has the man. Dr.
Fleming examined Willic1 Easter
and found this abnormal condition
heart and stomach. on the right side
and liver on the left. Drs. Moore and
Runnion were called in and confirmed
DR.. Fleming's statement. All of them
had read of such eases. but this is
the only one they have ever seen. Mr..
Easter says this condition YVES MOTTO
ed by his parents when he was six
months old. 1t has never caused him
any pain or inconvenience.
HoIyrot ! is Growing. - Hollywood
challenges any town in the Kansas
wheat belt to show more improve
ments now under way. A lew 800
barrel Touring mill is started with
$4,000 raised by popular subscription
in less tlan a day. A large hall for
y.
1t would be called an auditorium in
cities. ]. H. Davis is moving his CT
gar factory there, and handsome
hotel building is under way. The
streets are being macadamized and
cement walks and crossings are 60
ing in. score of residences are I'M
der contract for spring. good COM
mercial Club, backed by Editor Allen
of the Banner and Conductor James
Ross of the Santa Fe, is making Holy
rood, at present a terminus of the
Santa Fe, one of the important towns
of the state.
Fair February Busness.-The in
dependent oil refneries of Kansas
are doing little business right .ong.
The Uncle Sam company sold lao
barrels of oil and 15G barrels of gaso-
line in Kansas last month The Paola
refinery sold 654 barrels of oil and
fifty barrels of gasoline. The SUI
perior refinery sold Gil barrels of oil
and sixty-nine of gasoline. The Web
ster sold 20S barrels of oil. This
made a total of 3,213 barrels Of oil
and 275 barrels of gasoline The
sales to other states are not included
here. The figures were given out by
the state oil inspector. who only has
jurisdiction over oil and gasoline sold
for consumption within the state.
Stimulating lndustry.-The boys
corn growing contest, which was
started by the state agricult al col
lege at Manhattan, has been taken I'D
by County Superintendent Henderson.
of Lyon county, and he has added
something to increase the interest.
He has arranged for a bread baking
contest among the girls who attend
the county schools, and will also ar
range for plain stitch hand-swing
contest.
In Prison 20 Years.-Aaron Wells.
one of the oldest convfcts in the Kan
sas penitentiary, will be released af-
ter serving few days within twenty
years. He was brought to the peni.
Tertiary from Cloud county February
2S, 1886, to serve a life sentence for
murder in the first degree. Wells
was model prisoner during his long
confinement. He has no black mark
against him and was never in the
hole" in all that time His life sen.
tence was committed to a twenty-five
year term by Gov. Bailey. With full
allowance for good time this gives
him his liberty now.
I To Prevent Kaw River Floods. -
To avoid Kaw river floods in the flu
ture the people of North Topeka have
asked permission of the county COM
missioners to organize drainage dis
trfct containing thirty-two square
miles of territ0rv opd enood e,oo ooo