Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

* From I'LL OUer Kansas *
Carefully Prepared Readers
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5000 at the Picnic. A careful
count shows that the attendance at
the old settlers annual picnic at Hal
stead was 5000.
Telephone For EpiIeptic Hospital
The state board of control of chart
table institutions has advertised for
bids for the installation of a tele-
phone system at the Parsons hospital
for epileptics.
Day to Have Station Agent.-The
state board of railroad commission
ers has ordered the Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company to employ sta
ton agent for the town of Day. The
board decided that the business of
the town entitled it to an agent.
Frisco Brakeman Killed by Cars
George Hicks. a Frisco brakeman,
had both legs cut off while coupling
cars in the yards at Columbus. A
sudden jolting of the cars knocked
him under the wheels. He was
taken to Fort Scott in caboose and
taken to the hospital, where he died
a few hours later.
Pay Day For Oil Co. Employees. -
The Prairie Oil and Gas Company at
Caney paid out $SO,7OO the other day
to laborers on the tank farm and 9th
er branches of the oil enterprise.
There is about $50 men now en-
ployed at the farm in the various d.
visions of work. Caney now has a
monthly pay roll of about $4,000 per
month.
Too Much Water in Gas Well. -
After reaching a depth of 1,150 feet,
by local company at Wellington has
been abandoned on account of the
great amount of water encountered.
A small flow of gas was met with but
not in a volume sufficient to be util-
lied. The company will have anoth-
er we'll put down at once.
Decapitated by Train. Joe
Crown, section foreman employed
C1 'hC AhiooOuiis INahooo " 1VAoo,
went to the Frisco stock yards at
Parsons and when the eastbound
freight train approached threw him
self under the engine and his head
was severed from his body. No in
quest was held. as there was every
evidence of suicide.
Injured by Sickle Bare. Wilson.
formerly treasurer of Coffey county.
was seriously injured at Burlington
by being struck with the sickle-bar
of moving machine. The horses
became frightened and started up
suddenly. The injuries consist of a
torn kneecap and badly lacerated hip
and arm. The leg may have to be
amputated.
Saving the Remnants.-D. w. Ira
Wis, state fish and game warden, is
making campaign to preserve the
prairie chickens The state fish and
game warden has been informed that
hunters in the northwestern counties
are killing chickens out of season
and he will instruct his deputies to
put a stop to the practice. Prairie
chickens cannot be killed according
to the law until September Is.
DriIIer Burned to Death. - James
Miller driller. was burned to death
and Harry Wetherell and another
man named Heckathorn severely in
jured as the result of the sudden ig-
milton of an oil we'll in Coody's Bluff
field, near Coffeyville. Miller died
before medical aid could be sum-
moned The flow of gas and oil en-
veloped Miller and reached the boil
er where it ignited. 1t is thought the
two injured men will recover.
Auto Lines For Lawrence. - Law
renee is going to have cars running
on it's streets within thirty days. The
first car will run between the post
office and Haskell, and the second
street.
Found Mortally Wounded. U. G.
Bartlett, we'll known business man
of Wichita, was found mortally
III PldOC VI OuoiASoo oAN
was taken to the Wichita hospital,
where he died three hours later with
out regaining consciousness. 1t is
not known whether he shot himself
or was shot by someone else, but the
supposition is that it was a case of
suicide.
Exchanged Twelve Shots. - In a
revolver duel at Arkansas City John
Brice was wounded in the leg by
Bert Harris. Twelve shots were ex-
changed The fight was the outcome
of a neighborhood quarrel. The men
had a fist fight which led to the
shooting later. They live across the
street from each other and were
standing in front of their homes
when the shooting began. Brice is
under arrest. Harris has not been
arrested.
Drowned in Tub of Water.-violet
Amberg. the 2-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Amberg, of Wei
Iineton. fell into a tub of rain water
and was drowned before her absence
was discovered.
Picknickers See Fire. - The most
spectacular feature of the Old Set
tiers picnic at Newton was not down
on the bills. Only the late stayers
saw 1t. The livery stable belonging
to Cheatum & Dixler caught fire and
burned to the ground. The loss is
about 81 800 with $1,400 insurance.
Train Hopper Loses an Arm. -
Clifford ingalls,, II years of age, in
hopping a Missouri Pacific freight
train at Atchison fell under it. One
arm was so badly injured it was
necessary to amputate at elbow.
MIinRaId Man Mac Killed In a