Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-03-15
KANSAS COMMENT

Oldest Watch.-Mrs. 8. NJ. Holden,
of Montgomery county, owns probably
the. Oldest watch in Kansas. 1t has
been in her family for more than $50
years
Child Bride Reecrcd.-Edith Vots,
the 14-year-old Gas City girl who left
the school room for an hour a few
weeks ago to marry Harry Munger,
35 years cid, was freed the other day,
when the district court annulled the
marriage.
Charged With Bigamy.-B. L. Cald-
well, an auctioneer, was arrested in
Parsons on the charge of bigamy. His
first wife lives in Coffeyville, where
he has three children. 1t is charged
he deserted them two years ago and
went to Newton. where he was mar
ried to another woman. Both women
are now after him and he will be ta-
ken to Newton for trial.
Train Through Shower of Oil. =
At least one Santa Fe train is well
painted with oil from tie Thayer
field. There was a break in the high
pressure oil line north of Thayer near
the railroad, and the oil was being
thrown high in the air as the train
came along. The wind which was
very strong from the southwest,
threw the greasy fluid in a thick
spray all over the entire length of the
train.
Kansas Elevator Fire. - The large
mill and elevator of H. S. Edwards &
Co., in Chetopa was totally destroy
ed by fire. The mill had shut down
for the night and no one discovered
the fire until too late to save the
building. A heavy thunder storm pre-
ceded the fire and it is believed the
elevator was struck by lightning. The
estimated loss is $4,000 for the mill
and elevator and $4,000 for $4,000
bushels of wheat.
Rain Saved Kansas Town. Har-
mon Bros. grocery store and contents
were burned to the ground at Efing-
ham. The stock and fixtures were
valued at $1,000 and the building at
$4,000 The insurance on the stock
and building was $4,000. The build
ing was one of the oldest in the city.
The origin of the fire is unknown. A
heavy rain assisted in saving the bal
ance of the town, which was in great
danger for a while.
Burglar Alarm Saves Bank. = The
First National Bank at Lebanon has
been burglarized. The burglars Sc
cured entrance through back win
dow and later pried the front door
open with a crowbar. The vault on
the inside of which was a time lock
safe, was attacked, but as it was fit
ted up with an electric alarm system
as soon as it was tempered with the
alarm went off and, it is presumed,
scared the burglars away, as no fur
ther damage was done.
ALLIGATOR as Watchdog.-Ed Kelley
is going to open up a new industry in
Kingman, it being nothing other than
an alligator farm. This week he re-
ceived from Frank Weinschenk, who
is down in New Orleans, pair of
genuine French alligators, by express.
They are male and female, and it is
Kelley's intention to make a business
of raising them for sale. AS is well
known, an alligator makes one of the
most reliable watchdogs, if such they
may be called, there is in existence,
and they can be trained to keep off
all varmints and even suspicious per-
sons from the premises. They can be
taught to bark like a dog and their
bark much resembles that of a genu-
inc bulldog, and owing to their I'M
couth or repugnant appearance there
is nothing that will venture upon the
premises where they are located
cherryvaIe to Vote on Bonds.-The
city council has ordered that at the
regular city election to be held here
regular city election, to be held here
April 8, the proposition to vote
$4,000 bonds for the proposed Pitts
burg, Independence G Oklahoma rail.
road, will be submitted. The propo-
sition has been materially changed
from the form in which it was voted
upon and defeated at a special cleo,
ton held December %.
Diptheria on the lncrease:-Diph-
iberia is on the increase in Kansas.
During TIE month of February there
were 220 cases and twenty-nine deaths
as against flfty-fve and ten deaths for
the corresponding month last year.
The report of the state board of health
Issued today shows that there were
also ninety-three cases of tuberculo-
sis and thirty-seven deaths during the
past month; 102 cases of typhoid few
er and fifteen dealt S; 125 cases of
scarlet fever and five deaths; 12S
three cases of dysentary and no
deaths; 1877 cases of measles and six
deaths; and two cases of cholera in
fantum and two deaths.
Auto Owners Must Pay.-A case of
interest was decided at independence
when Il jury brought in a sealed ver-
dict awarding Mrs. Amanda Brock,
wife of eX-Sheriff ]. T. Brock, $4,000
damages for injuries received In a
runaway caused by an automobile
driven by George Francis, manager of
the Coffeyville Brick Company, and
his son Charles.
Concordia's New Tleater Begun. =
Work has actually begun on the site
for the building of the new Brown
theater which is to be erected imme-
diately by Col. Brown of this city.
I Want Better Country Schools. i
Residents of three school districts
near Salina have voted to disorganize
their single districts for the purpose
OF later uniting as one consolidated
district and therein maintain a school.
that Will not only teach all the bran
ches of a common school hut will alec