Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

of Scammon, a young man about q
years of age, committed suicide by
blowing out his brains.
Was Killed by His Wife. - John
Donahue, a wealthy farmer, was shot
and killed at his home near Coy
vile by his wife. whom he had at
tackled with a butcher knife. Dona-
hue was 20 years of age and had
lived near Coyville more than a quar-.
ter of a century. Mrs. Donahue has
not yet been arrested
Will Again Be Continued. The
Caldwell murder case at Salina will
be continued until the November
term probably owing to the shortness
Of the August term. Mrs. Caldwell is
charged with the murder of her hus,
band, ]. H. Caldwell, on the night of
September 8, 1904. She has been
tried twice and the jury disagreed
both times. Mrs. Caldwell has been
in jail since the murder.
Incendiarism Is Charged. - Harry
Ross and Frank Durham have been
arrested charged with setting fire to
the Toothman livery stable at Ha-
vana, which was burned about three
weeks ago. Six head of horses to-
gether with the other contents of the
barn, were destroyed. There have
been several mysterious fires at
Havana. Both are under bonds for
their appearance for preliminary hear
ing.
Question of Clerks Fees. u D. w.
Travis, state fish and game warden,
says the law provides for the collec-
ton of a license fee of 81 from ev-
cry hunter, and a number of the
clerks are retaining 25 cents out of
the amount They claim that they
are allowed this much money for u.s.
ing the seals of their Office. The
warden and the auditor of state hold
that this fee is not lawful, and that
clerks can be prosecuted for collect
ing it.
Cause of Fire Unknown.-The store
of Stevenson & Son burned at Oneida;
cause unknown. Mr.. Stevenson's son
is night operator in the telephone
of the store. He was awakened by
| the explosion of a tank of kerosene in
a back room and when he looked out
| the fire was burning from all the win
dows both in the cellar and ground
| floor. The building and goods were
entirely consumed. Both are covered
by insurance.
Stabbed at a Ball Game. Roy
| Walters, a young man of Nashville,
fifteen miles east of Pittsburg, was
stabbed. it is charged. by another
young man named Callahan, and is
in precarcious condition. The fight
occurred at the baseball park. Wal
tiers was stabbed in three places, one
wound being made in the small of
the back, another in the chest and a
third in the back of the thigh. Cal
| lahan lives near the German church,
eight miles northeast of Nashville.
After Bucket Shops. - A crusade
against bucket shops is to be inaugu-
rated by Attorney General Coleman
and his assistants. The movement
reached the attorney general in re-
gard to the application of the state
bucket shop law to the conditions ex-
| listing in the state. The bucket shop
law was enacted seven years ago and
has never been enforced. The buck
ct shops have not operated so openly
as before the enactment of the law,
but they have been doing business
in the state since that time.
Poisoned at Picnic. - Thirteen
persons were made ill by ptomaine
poisoning at an old settlers reunion
at Oskaloosa.
Citizenship Pardons. - The follow
ing citizenship pardons have been is
sued by the governor: Frank Dun
bar Cowley county, sentenced for
the crime of grand larceny; John
Patton, Wyandotte county, sentenced
for assault; Herbert Jenkins, Logan
county, sentenced for assault
Can Be Severely Punished.-Dr. s.
]. Crumbine, secretary Of the state
board of health, has been asked by
the county attorney of Jewell county
how he can compel obstinate county
health officers to obev the rules of
/ the state board. Mr. Crumbine has
notified the county attorney that the
| offending county health officer will be
in danger of fine and Imprisonment
DR.. Crumbine has also received a
form of regulations issued by the
county board of health of Lyon coun-
ty. The regulations require all school
boards to put their school buildings,
out buildings, wells and ground in
shape before the opening of the fall
term. Other county boards will be
asked to issue similar orders.
Nine-Hour Day in M. p. Shops
Nine hours constitute a days work
at the Missouri Pacific shops at Osa-
watomie. This is in accordance with
the recent contract with the differ
ent labor organizations.
To Separate the Troops.-It is re-
ported at Fort Leavenworth that as
result of clashes between white and
negro soldiers at posts where they
are stationed together a movement is
on foot to permanently separate the
races by stationing the negro soldiers
in posts by themselves.
Rich Coal Find at GarIand.-At a
depth of 140 feet forty-inch vein of
bituminous coal was uncovered near
Garland. The find is regarded as
rich one, and will go far toward
making Garland a mining center
The coal lies close to the railroad
and appears easy to work. Garland
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