Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-03-22

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last of the Rock Island series of
farmers Institutes under the aus
pices of the Kansas agricultural col
lege, was held at Clay Center.
Eagles to Build at Lawrence-The
Eagles lodge of this city purchased
building lot in the business section
of Lawrence, and will proceed short
ly to the erection of a new home for
the order.
Oil Inspection Fees.-There was a
profit to the state from the oil in
spection business during the month
of February of $1,S44.22. This amount
was turned into the state treasury by
L. T. Hussey, state oil inspector.
Class Legislation. - Several coun-
try editors in Kansas are opposed to
the bill introduced in congress to linn
it fortunes to s10,000,000. They de-
clare that this is a drive at country
editors in general and Kansas edi-
tors in particular.
Fall Festival for Lawrence. - The
Lawrence Committee, an organiza-
ton of business men, has decided to
hold fall festival here during the
first week in October Last year an
'Old Home Week" celebration was
given with remarkable success by
this organization.
1877 Ducks in One Day. - JEFF Fen
nington, Thomas Ryan and Walter
and Edward Case killed 1877 ducks in
one day on the river recently, and it
wasn't very good day for ducks
either. The men left Leavenwortb a
couple of weeks ago and went to
Kickaroo Island, which is a regular
paradise for duck hunters in duck
weather.
Teachers to Meet at Hiawatha. -
The Northeast Kansas Teachers
Association, composed of the teachers
in all the counties in this district, will
hold its annual convention here April
5, 6 and Z. Among the prominent
speakers will be Superintendent Kern
ofsRockford ILL.,; Chancellor E. Ben
jamin Andrews, of Lincoln, Neb., and
Edward Amherst OFT, of Chicago.
To Support Brass Band.-The Com
mercial Club has taken charge of the
Arkansas City brass band and will
see that it is supported. At a recent
meeting A. ]. Hunt and ]. Mack Love
were appointed a committee on band
matters. They reported that the
committee had visited the business
men and had secured monthly con-
tributions to the amount of $3.50 for
one year.
Cold Weather Cuts Output. - The
price of zinc ore in the Missouri Kan
sas district was fixed at the same
price paid last week. On account of
freezing weather the weekly output
will be below the 600 ton average
The basis price for 60 per cent ore
ranges from $45 to s46 per ton, MAX
ing the highest grade ore worth $50
per ton. The market price of lead ore
is sG9.5O, with highest grades selling
at s73 per ton.
Extra Freights Collide.-Two Rock
Island extra freights came together
head-on, at Langdon station. Engi-
neer Mark Hanna, of the west bound
train, failed to read all of his orders,
and ran by the station, where he was
to meet the other train. He and his
fireman jumped, but the engineer and
fireman of the other train stayed on.
No one was injured. Both engines
and seven cars were badly wrecked
and traffic was delayed twelve hours.
New Wheat Belt Line. - The new
north and south road, the Gulf, Hut
Crimson G Northwestern, organized
to build line through Kansas, will
not miss Wichita as was at first an
| nounced. Reliable information to the
effect that new survey for the road
| will be made from Hutchinson
through Wichita and on south has
been received here. 1t was also an
nounced that the survey would be
made at as early date and that work
on the construction of the road would
be commenced some time this sum-
/ mer.
O'OSS6 Tic ISdSC ElOOUlS.-An OTQer
of the mayor practically closed every
lodge room in Arkansas City. The
order is to enforce an ordinance pass
ed recently by the council and requir-
ing fire escapes on all buildings over
two stories in height. The council
at its last meeting gave the mayor
power to declare all such buildings
unsafe and order them closed against
all public gatherings Some owners
have commenced the erection of fire
escapes and the others will comply
with the ordinance as rapidly as the
escapes can be put up.
lola Man Patents Retort Maker. -
Mr.. Vennetta, an employee of the
| east smelters, has applied for a patent
on an automatic retort manufacturing
device that may revolutionize that
part of the smelling business. The
method now commonly used is very
crude. Although Mr.. Vennetta has
shown his machine to very few per-
sonal friends, it is understood that it
| gives every promise of being a valua-
BILE addition to the smelling world. He
is smelter man of years of expert
ence and has been working on his ma
chine for a long time.
Child Burned to Death. - In the
destruction by fire of the home of
Charles Grimmett. at Americas, one
OF his children was burned to death,
another was fatally burned and Mrs.
Grimmett was seriously burned in res
cuing the children.
From the Short Grass.-W. v. Mar
snail, the Eastern author who is stir
| ring up the natives east of the Allie
ghenies with his articles on economic
questions of the day, was formerly a
! shortgrass Kansas man. He was