Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-13
HANS A ITEM S
SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS


the charge of killing her husband,
Captain H. N F. Read, November
81. Her bond was placed at $4,000
and she is still in jail.
Farmer Commits Suicide. = Enoch
Pearson, a farmer, II years of age,
committed suicide by shooting him
self in the head with a revolver.
There was no apparent reason for the
act. Pearson lived five miles south
west of Coffeyville
One Dead, the other May Die. =
At Leavenworth James Gray, ne
gro, was accidentally shot through
the abdomen by negro deputy sher-
if named Richard Nichols. Sanders,
another negro who was shot by Mich
OILS at about the same time, is not
expected to live.
Narrow Escape From Death. =
Orvie Rhea, of Wichita, paper car
rier, narrowly escaped death when
the horse which he was riding slip
ped on a live wire which had fallen
during the night. The animal fell
down in its tracks and Rhea struck
the ground within few inches of the
wire.
Tried His Own Son. - Something
Unique in court procedure occurred at
Wichita hen Probate Judge Enoch,
as judge of the juvenile court, issued
a formal warrant for the arrest of his
own son to be brought in before him
for trial. The lad, like many others,
is mischievous and makes trouble in
school and the judge thought a little
judicial discipline supplemental to
parental training might be helpful. 1
Child Burned to Death. - Vern
Miles, the 5-year-old son of John
Miles. of Garden City, died of burns
received while assisting his brother
in starting up a furnace fire. The
boys used a gallon can of kerosene,
which burst into flames, terribly
| burning the little fellow. Flesh and
skin fell from the entire front of the
body.
Wild Cat Attacks Section Hand. -
| One of the section men on the Mis-
souri, Pacific road had quite al ex-
citing adventure near Arkansas City.
He, with several fellow workmen,
was employed in repairing the track
when a wildcat attacked him. The
man grabbed a track wrench and for
( several minutes, with the will cat for
a partner. executed a new dance. He
finally struck the animal a crushing
blow on the head, killing it instant
ly.
State Auditors Report. - Seth G.
Wells, state auditor has completed
the estimates which he will recon-
mend to the legislature for the thir-
teen state institutions. The state
law requires that the auditor make
his recommendations of expenditures
for all institutions and departments
of the state in his biennial report,
and according to the statement given
out it will require about $2,74S,370 to
maintain, pay for repairs, salaries,
incidental expenses and for new
buildings in these institutions, which
do not include the university and col
leges under state control. Mr.. Wells
estimates the expenses of the state
for the next three years at $6,177,-
69322. This will, he thinks, be need
ed to pay running expenses, make
necessary repairs and improvements
at state institutions, salaries and de-
partment expenses for 1907. 1t will
take S1197935 more than was ap-
propriated by the last legislature to
pay the expenses of 1907. The esti-
mate for 1908 is s3,245, O9712, and for
1909 S2,93O,617.75. The legislature
will be asked to appropriate these
amounts.
To Notify Citizens. - The city au-
thorities of Arkansas City are going
to take steps to alarm the citizens in
case of another robbery or shooting
similar to the Breene case or the ST.
Charles Hotel murder. AS soon as
the alarm is turned in to the police
1.-THE engineer at the waterworks will
be notified and he will blow the fire
whistle The whistle will not sound
any box number, but will simply
sound one long blast and this will
be continued for sufficient time to
warn the people. 1t is believed that
in this way the citizens can get out
and everyone will be expected to
keep his eyes open for suspicious
characters. The plan looks like a
good one.
Soda Plant for Hutchinson. -
Enough money has been subscribed
to make it a go. and the plant is GER
tain to be built Up to this time the
subscription has reached $91, zoo and
there are others yet to be seen. 1t
is the intention to get the amount up
stock will be sold in Hutchinson, IN
less the plans are changed from the
present.
Both Legs Cut Off,. P. Smith, a
switchman for the Missouri Pacific,
was run over and both legs cut off
on the Kansas Portland switch of the
Pacific at lola.
Counties That Owe for Seed.-Dur-
ing the past three years the Western
Kansas counties which owed the
state for seed grain furnished them
in 1891 and 1895 have paid s11 ,907. SO
of their debt and the amount now due
from four counties is s1,997.37. The
counties which have not paid their
debts are Garfield, now a part of Fin
ney; Seward, Haskell and Stevens. 5
Number of School Children. - The
number of children in Kansas of
school age is 509,79O according to
statistics compiled in the Office
of l. L. Dayhoff, superintendent of
schools.
About to Be Captured. = Realizing