Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-09
KANSAS COMMENT

Promised Them a Convention. =
Gov. Hoch has promised a delegation
of Topeka negroes that he will use
his influence to bring the convention
of the National Negro League to To
peka in 1907. The governor has writ
ten to Booker T. Washington and 9TH
er leading negroes asking them to
hold their convention in Topeka next
year.
Black Hand Causes Suicide.-Driv
en- to desperation through fear that
he had been marked for death by the
BLACK Hand" to which he belonged,
John Cross. of Pittsburg, Polish
miner about 35 years of age, commit
ted suicide in North Frontenac by
hanging himself in a barn on the
premises of George Rice, where he
roomed and boarded.
Shot Through the Leg. - Warren
Fauver, the eleven-year-old son of j.
s. Fauver, who lives at Wichita, shot
himself through the thigh with re-
volver. He was playing with the gun
when it was accidentally discharged,
the bullet passing entirely through his
leg. Although the bone was not brok-
en- the wound is a bad one and may
prove quite serious.
Will Use Auditorium. - The Cham
Der of Commerce of Wichita has COM
pleted the negotiations for the use of
the auditorium October II. IS, 10, for
the Anti-Horse Thief Association. On
those dates that organization will hold
a state meeting there. 1t is expected
that there will be over 1000 members
of the association in attendance. Rufe
Cone is the local chairman in charge
of the arrangements.
Negro Killed by Train.-The body
Of negro was found west of Wells
vile, near the Santa Fe track He
had evidently fallen from a train and
the wheels had passed over him just
above the hips. A memorandum book
gave his name as Charley White. A
sisters address was given as 619
Charlotte street, Kansas City. His
mother. Mary White, lives at Lexing-
ton, Mo.
Charter For Omaha G. Denver. -
The state charter board has granted
authority to the Omaha & Denver
Short Line Railroad Company to
build a line through Northeastern
Kansas. The company, as it's name
indicates. is constructing line from
Denver to Omaha. 1t is to build the
line through the counties of
Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton
and Phillips in Kansas.
Investigating Fence Case.-Cattle-
men in western Kansas who have not
complied with the order of the federal
court requiring them to remove their
fences from around government land
are to be made the subjects of inves-
tigation by the interior department.
Blake Franklin, an agent of the in
terror department has started on a
tour of the ranches of the state and
will investigate the reports that the
cattlemen have not removed their
fences.
Accused Man Out on Bail. Ohio
Bacus. who was arrested and held
in Jail charged with the killing of
John Mills at Harper several weeks
ago, has been released on $4,000 bond
At first the court refused to admit
bail, but the matter was taken up to
the supreme court and he was admit
ted to bail. Mills, the young man who
was killed in a shed back of a livery
barn at Harper, where he worked,
was so well liked that subscription
paper has been started there to Sc
cure money with which to erect a
monument.
Doctors Are Prosecuting Huff. -
Complaint was made in justice court
at Ottawa against Joseph Huff, living
near Rantoul, for violating the medi-
cal laws. Huff is charged with pre-
scribing paste for the cure of can
Ger without having physicians Ii
cense. The county medical society is
backing the prosecution.
Caught Under Automobile.-W. S.
Kretsinger, of Emporia, had a narrow
escape from instant death at Colorado
Springs while returning from the
Broadmoor cacino in an automobile
The machine went over an embank-
ment and captized, Mr. Kretsinger
and his chauffeur. Joseph Monahan,
being pinioned beneath it. The
former was injured, but Monahan
escaped.
Window For Volunteer Soldiers. -
F. ]. Straub is collecting subscrip-
tions to the fund to place a memorial
window dedicated to the memory of
volunteer soldiers and, their friends
in the new M. E. church at Cherry
vale. The window will cost SIPS,
and will contain the full length figure
of the Volunteer soldier with a mus
ket and standing at parade rest.
Will Have Sewer System. - A city
council meeting was held at Junction
City and it was decided to establish
a sewer system in the business and
residence portion of the city The
cost of the system will be between
$4,000 and 100000. Property own
ers will have ten years to pay their
proportion of the cost
Soldiers Victim Dies.-Martha Ar
terbridge, who was shot by Private
Robert ]. Tellies. of the Ninth Cav
airy band at Fort Riley, died. Tellies
WAS captured and will be turned over
to the United States marshal.
Sheriff Says They're HoId-Up Men.
Three unknown young men have
been jailed at Kinsley by the sheriff.
they are charged with robbing har-
vest hands along the Santa Fe rail
road between Great Bend and Dodge
City. They were we'll armed.
Kansas Couple Married 63 Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sewers. of Atch-
lSnn celehrated their H2-d urndlin.-