Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
KANSAS COMMENT

AANSAS NONN1EIN
Fruit In Linn county.-There was
light frost in this county. which it is
believed did considerable damage to
the fruit crop. Fruit trees are in full
blossom.
College of Dnessmakins. = What in
all, probability will be the only one of
its kind is the projected college of
dressmaking which is to be incorporat-
ed in Hiawatha within the next few
days.
lola Baby Badly scalded. - Efie
Bauer, the three-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Bauer, was very
seriously scaled in a kettle OF hot
water. Her recovery is very doubt
full.
Adopt 1908 scaIe.-The convention
adopted the 1903 scale with three
cents additional increase on tonnage
In Cherokee and Crawford counties
and proportionate advance f.. csage
and Pleasanton.
At Association Park, Wichita. -
The Kansas State League of lola,
Kansas, win play at Wichita on Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday. April 81,
2s and 30. This adds another series
Of interesting games that have al
ready been played at Wichita this
season and base ball enthusiasts are
looking forward to it as an important
event.
Indian Appointed to West Point. -
Word has been received at Lawrence
Of the appointment of Paul Knapp. an
ex-Haskell student, to the government
military academy at West Point.
Knapp is a member of the Pottawato-
mic tribe and was a student at the
Indian school for six years. He quit
his course here last spring and re-
turned to his home in Michigan.
Young Wolves for Pets. - Charley
Logan, a farmer of the Kickapoo
neighborhood, killed an old gray wolf
and captured her six young on his
farm. He brought the young wolves
to Leavenworth and sold them readi-
ly. They will make fine pets If prop
erly cared for. The young wolves are
not more than a week old and they
have not opened their eyes yet.
Fatally Shot in ScuffIe. While
Charles Roe, Is years old, and young
school teacher who boards at the
Roe home, near Clyde, were engag
ed in a friendly scuffle for rifle that
was thought to be empty, the weapon
was discharged and the ball entered
the abdomen of young Roe, inf1icting
a wound that will probably prove IA
tai.
Extension of Road Urged. - J. C.
Lincoln, freight traffic manager for
the Missouri Pacific Railway, has re-
ported to his superiors in favor of an
extension OF the Missouri Pacific line
from Lincoln to Mankato. Mankato
is on the Burr Oak branch of the road
and an extension to this line from Ne
braska's capital would give the road
communication with some of the best
territory in southeastern Nebraska
and northeastern Kansas. Lincoln
merchants have long been urging the
Missouri Pacific extension.
Great Bend G. Gulf Plans. - The
Great Bend & Gulf Railroad Company
has filed an amendment to it's char
ter providing that the part of the road
now under construction shall be ex-
tended. The road now is under con-
struction and bonds have been voted
from Great Bend to Medicine Lodge.
The amendment provides for extend
ing the road from Medicine Lodge
east to Arkansas City Two extern
sions are provided for en- the north
One of these will go to Russell and
the other to Hays City. 1t is probable
that only one of these extensions will
be constructed.
Pratt is a Growing Town. - Pratt's
population has increased 10 per cent
in the last few months, and a fine
electric light system has been Install
ed, placing 1000 candle power street
lights where they can be seen for
miles The Pratt Milling Company is
now erecting a 500 barrel Touring
mill, to he in operation by August
L. HIS 1lcIpTlS6 OWHS elcNdlOTS
along the Rock Island from Liberal
to Arlington. and the mill buildings
cover two blocks of land.
To Dedicat. Orphans HOME. - At
Manhattan on April &c will occur the
largest gathering of Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs ever held in Kansas, when
the Eureka Lake Club House will be
dedicated as the l. o. o. F. orphans
home. The Union Pacific Railroad
will run hourly trains between Man
haitian and Junction City for accom-
mediation of the visitors, and cut rates
are made on other roads. The West
Side Forestry Club, a womans Or
ganization of Topeka, has arranged
to meet here on the same day for the
purpose of inspecting the state agri-
cultural college grounds and build
ings.
Found Four Indictmente.-The fed
eral grand jury adjourned at Topeka,
after finding four indictments against
parties for illegal land fencing and
seizures. The names of the indicted
parties were not given out, and it was
impossible to obtain them at pres
ent.
Newton's Musical Festival. The
railroads have granted a rate of fare
and third for the round trip from
all points within a hundred miles of
Newton for the big spring musical
festival to be held in the Auditorium
April &c and %.
May Pass up lola.-C. H. Wheaton,
manager of the Grand theater.. says
he has heard nothing further from the
Chautauqua headquarters at Sloan
Springs, Ark, and it is his opinion
that lola will not get a meeting of the
Chautauqua this fall Some Of the