Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-03-08
KANSAS COMMENT

Husks for Tamales.-John Connors,
Cherokee county farmer. raises corn
husks for hot tamales Twenty punches
make a gunny sack full, worth about
50. The best husks are selected and
bleSShed to white color by new
process. Packing houses are also u.s.
ing corn husks for casing sausages.
Basket Ball Teams Dates The
management of the Fort Riley basket
ball team has announced the following
dates on which the team will play
Ottawa university, March L; Emporia
State Normal, March II; Newton.
March 16 The Fort Riley team arc
the Kansas City Blue Diamonds will
play some time in the last week in
March
Jarbers May be Pardoned.-An APP
plication for a pardon for Martin Jar
bers, who has served longer term
than any other convict ever served
in the Kan=as penitentiary, is now
before Gov Hoch. 1t is understood
that the application will come up for
consideration soon, and practically
every official at the penitentiary hopes
it will be granted.
Fighting competition.-The Stand
ard Oil trust has adopted a novel plan
of campaign against the Independent
re1neries. 1t has agents going from
20 rrix fro tim q
showing the good qualities of Standard
oil and poor qualities of Independent
oil. After the demonstration is over
the Standard agents give a banquet to
the business men.
Gas at Emporia by Jan. IA COM
nittee of the Business Mems Associa-
ton has returned from Burlington,
where they went to investigate the
natural gas situation. They report
the outlook even better than reported.
The gas is of the very best with an
inexhaustible supply. Everyone in
Burlington is pleased. ]. A. Drake,
manager of the company, says he can
have gas in Emporia before January
next.
Met With Serious Aceident.-Prof.
]. o. Hamilton of the State Agricul-
tural College is at home suffering
from injuries received in an accident.
While working at the college, adjust
ing an electric belt, a ladder upon
which he was standing fell to the
floor, letting him down with terrific
force, fracturing the superior maxil-
larry bone, cutting cash in his chin
and fracturing bone in the left arm.
He was lying unconscious when found.
Investment That Paid. - In 1895,
along in the years of drouth, Mic Ber-
scheidt, living near Ellinwood, pur-
chased a section of land for $1,000.
His neighbors had doubts as to wheth-
er he had any business ability. They
even congratulated him on the fact
that he was able to get through the
deal without having two sections
palmed off on him. Today, ten years
later, he wouldn't accept 100000 for
the place, and he has had the benefit
of years of good crops, too.
Farmer Burned to Death. - Fred
Cullisen, prosperous farmer living
six miles south of Lawrence, was
burned to death while burning the
old grass off his pasture. 1t is not
known how the accident happened.
Cullisen was subject to heart trouble,
and it is supposed he was overcome
by heat and fell When found his
clothing was entirely burned off, and
both feet burned so badly the flesh
dropped off. He rallied and lived
about five hours after the accident.
but was unable to tell how it happen
ed.
Producers Are Putting Up. Oil
producers of the mid-continent fields
have guaranteed considerable fund
for the purpose of inducing some COM
pany, Independent of the Standard Oil
Company, to come into this territory
and establish a system of refineries,
tank farms and pipe line to the Gulf
of Mexico.
Looking Forward.-George Hook, of
Sabetha, doesn' propose to be caught
mapping. Apprehensive of the danger
of coal famine incident to the threat
ened strike of miners, he has laid in
his supply of coal already for next
winter.
With Their Threats Cut.-William
Arnold and his wife were found with
their threats cut in the home of H. H.
Arnold, an engineer, in Harrington.
The husband was dying from his
wounds when discovered The body Of
the wife indicated she had been killed
several hours before the discovery.
William Arnold was a railroad man
who came here short time ago from
Rock Island, ILL.,, and had been work.
ing at Mcfarland. His wife had been
staying here at the home of his broth
err No reason for the deed Is known,
Shortage Explained. = No wonder
there is a shortage of hired girls in
Kansas. The census shows that there
are $500 more males than females
In the state. The grand scramble of
men to escape being bachelors makes
1t almost impossible for hired girls
to pursue their peaceful vocation in
somebody else's kitchen.
Nebraska Defeated Baker. - The
University of Nebraska basketball five
defeated the Baker team at Baldwin
in fast game, which closely resem-
bled football, by score of 80 to
81.
Fatal Fracture of SkuII.-Quincy C.
Green, late member Of Company B,
Twentieth Kansas Volunteer Infantry,
died at the hospital at Leavenworth
from effects of butting his head
against the bars of the city Jail,
where he was confined for insanity.