Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06
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III PEACE. PROSPERITY AND PLENTY Y
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THE LAND OF PEACE, PROSPER

final transfer of the Cudahy Packing
plant at Wichita has been made. and
the deed finally recorded. 1t shows
that in consideration Of $250,0OO
John Cudahy for the John Cudahy
Packing Company, transfers to the
Cudahy Packing Company the Wich-
tia plant The plant is being run to
its full capacity.
Cavaness to Get Postoffice. - Con-
gresham P. P. Campbell has an
nounced that he has recommended
the appointment of Herbert Cavaness,
editor of the Chanute Tribune. for
postmaster at Chanute to succeed D.
E. McClelland, whose second term
expires next month Mr.. McClelland
was not a candidate for reappoint-
ment
Democrats Nominate p. p. Elder.
The Democrats of the Fifteenth
senatorial S'-trict have nominated P.
P. Elder for the senatorial vacancy
caused by the resignation of Senator
Smith. Gov Elder had announced
that he will run on a platform call
ing for two-cent passenger fares. the
abolition of the pass and economy in
appropriations.
Recommend Savings Bank Law. -
In his biennial report the state bank
commissioner, John @. Royce, will
recommend the enactment by the
next legislature of state savings
bank law At present savings banks
in Kansas are operated under the
general banking law, but it is the
opinion of most banking men that
special law applying to savings banks
should be passed.
Dyer Declined Place. - Frank R.
Dyer has declined the appointment
as superintendent of the State school
for the Blind at Kansas City. tender
ed him some time ago by Gov. Hoch
and the appointment has been offer
ed to Prof w. B. Hall. supe~intend-
ent of the city schools at Abilene.
Prof Hall has accepted the appoint
ment conditionally. He will go to
Wyandotte If the school board at
Abilene will release him.
Manufacture Baskets of Glass. -
A company has been formed with
Headquarters at Canev. for tho manu-
facture of glass caskets. ]. M Stat
ford of Petersburg. Ind. rs the paten-
tee of this casket. and 1t is about the
completest thing ever designed 1t
will preserve the body thousands of
1lNu1r1 frary
cess. It can be made and sold in
competition with all other caskets at
an enormous profit.
Prisoner Is Pardoned.-A telegram
was received at the United States
penitentiary from the Secretary of
War granting a pardon to Thomas
Mulligan, military prisoner. Multi
gan was brought to Leavenworth
September 25. 1905. to serve a two
year term Mulligan was a soldier in
the regular army twenty-five years
and was serving his last enlistment
before retirement when he pawned a
revolver and pair of blankets while
drunk one night.
Found Dead in Wagon. - Eugene
Vohs. a farmer who lived northeast
of Louisburg. was found dead with
bullet hole behind his ear in the bot
tom of his wagon when his team
reached home. Vohs had been to
Louisburg to sell load of hogs and.
If killed for the purpose of robbery.
the murderer must have been fright
ened away before he could finish his
work, as the money was found in
tact in the dead mans pocket Carl
Baker. better known as Carl War
nett, about 20 years old. has been ar
rested charged with the murder.
Homer For DR.. SheIdon.-Dr. Char
over the world as the author of I'm
His Steps," has been invited by the
English Temperance Society to go to
England newt LIarch to take prom
/ inent part in the temperance cam
paign which will be started there
about March 1.
Will Ask For s1o,coo.-Mrs. Solo,
mon York. CT Topeka. has filed suit
at Junction City against Mrs. Grace
Groom, of ST. Marys, Kan. for s1O.-
900 damages for alternating the affec-
lions of her husband. Mr.. York and
Mrs. Groom were at Junction City
and Mrs York went there from To-
peka and had the papers served.
Killed a Young Prisoner. - Of1cer
Bridgeford, of Fort Scott, arrested
youthful vagrant and while taking
him to the calaboose the prisoner
broke away. The officer shot the
| fleeing prisoner through the head, in
ficting a wound from which he died
soon after being taken to the hos
pital. card in the dead mans
pocket indicated that he was Nordel
Broten. of Blue Earth, Mimi. He was
apparently about Is years old.
Died in Rooming House.-Ed Dill
Ion died suddenly in his room in the
McCarty rooming house in Wichita.
| the case was that the deceased came
to his death by heart failure, brought
! about by over indulgence in liquor
| Paroled a Convict - Gov. Hoch
has paroled Clyde Banker from the
state reformatory at Hutchinson.
| Banker has served a year in the in
| stitution for attempted assault. His
parole was recommended By Judge
]. H. Reeder of the district court.
Twenty-Three Club. Wellington
has organized "Skidoo' club. 1t is
composed of % members and gives
| its social functions on the 23rd of
! each month.
! BattIeshio About Ready. The
great battleship Kansas, named after
/ the Sunflower state through the eff
forts of the Kansas delegation in