Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-02

provements for the manufacture OF
window glass
Shows Ambition to Grow. = The
business men of Harrington have
formed an organization to reach out
after more improvements for the city.
The town will be advertised all over
the East and improvements and new
enterprises will be sought. The popu-
lation is now nearly 1000 and grow
ing faster than any town in that part
of the state.
Is Now Millionaire. = Claude E.
Leppleman, a dry goods clerk in
Wichita has been notified that he is
among the heirs to an estate valued
at nearly S3S,O00,O00 According tc
letter received by Mr.. Leppleman
his share of this estate will be about
$4,000, 900. he being one of eleven
heirs. 1t was by the death of
York City, that Mr.. Leppleman will
become independently rich.
Pumping Station Burns. - Fire OF
unknown origin badly damaged the
pumping station of the municipal wa
ter works system at Burlington, but
did not materially damage the pumps
which were in a deep pit and were
soon covered with water from burst
pine The boilers also escaDed
serious damage. The entire roof was
burned off and the brick well dam
aged. The plant was able to resume
operations.
Properties Will Be Closed Out. -
The properties of the Devlin estate
will be closed out completely by the
first of next year, is the announce
ment which Cyrus Leland, one of the
trustees of the estate, made.
This will take with it the discharge
of the trusteeship of the estate
In less than two years the entire
estate of over 100000 will have
been closed out to the satisfaction OF
numerous creditors
Lucky Wichita Man. Miss Helen
Gould has written to Wichita man.
Fay w. Stevens, who has invented
child's seesaw, and requested him to
go to New York and there place one
of his amusement apparatuses in
every public playground in that city.
These seesaws are to be paid for by
Miss Gould Mr.. Stevens will leave
for New York as soon as he can make
arrangements to have the machines
delivered to him there.
Held Without BaiI.-The coroner's
jury empannelled to hold an inquest
over the remains of John Dauron, the
Crawford county farmer, who was
shot and killed on his farm near
Cherokee. rendered a verdict charg-
ing his wife, Mrs. Pella Cauron. with
the murder The inquest was held
before Justice of the Peace C. L. Nor
ton and upon receiving the verdict of
the jury Justice Norton issued
warrant charging Mrs. Dauron with
murder in the first degree and order
ed her committed to the county Jail
at Girard without bail, pending her
preliminary hearing.
Goes Mad From Cat Bite. - Sch
Day, a farmer living seven miles
southeast of Topeka, was taken to the
county jail a victim of a cat bite re-
ceived sixteen years ago. He is a raw
ing maniac and has been locked in the
padded cell of the Jail. Physicians
say that he has every indication of
hydrophobia. Sixteen years ago Day
found in his barn a cat which seemed
to be having a fit. Mr.. Day picked it
I'D by the tail to throw it out of the
barn when it bit him on the wrist. His
arm began to trouble him and he went
to Kansas City, where he was told
that he had hydrophobia. A mad
stone which was applied adhered for
forty-eight hours. Physicians also
told Day that he was liable to suffer
a return of his trouble. He has brood
ed over this prediction and members
of his family believe this is partly re-
sponsible for his present condition.
Would Build Inter-Union Line. -
]. P. Carroll, of Kansas City, is trying
to interes: the Salina Commercial
Club in an inter-urban street railway
from that city to Concordia. The club
has not yet taken any action.
Mccroskey Goes to Wellington. -
The board of trustees elected Profes.
SCR w. c. McCroskey. for several
years principal of the Sumner county
high school to succeed Professor T.
W. Butcher, who resigned to accept
the presidency of the Central Okla
homa normal.
e. H. Phillips Commits Suicide. -
f. H. Phillips. proprietor of the
South End Feed Mill and Grocery
Company of Winfield, committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the head
with a pistol. The act was the re-
suit of a fit of evaporation at being
served with a bench warrant for fail
IRE to appear as witness in liquor
case. Officer Dick Kreuger served
the papers and Phillips refused to
recognize him because he was an ex-
iointist and had been indicted for
gambling. Mr.. Phillips was a re-
spected citizen ard was a carpenter
and contractor for years.
Veterans at Dodge city.-The 18th
annual reunion of the Southwestern
Association will be held on August
IS. 30, so. 81 and September l, 1906,
in the Wright park, at Dodge City
Baccas May Give Bond.-A writ of
habeas corpus ordering the sheriff of
Barber county to release Ohio Baccus
on bail was issued by Chief Justice
Johnston of the supreme court. BAG
Gus is charged with the murder of
John Mills at Harper, June 1. Mills
was found at the rear of a livery
stable, his head crushed by a blow
from a neckyoke.
Crushed by Fall of Rock. - Louis
Focco. an Italian coal miner employ