Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06

TdChtuS SOIuPdAy
to enlarge it's plant 1t wants the
people of Hutchinson to help along
the project. The company asks that
the people of the town raise $25,oeo.
in return for which the packing conf
pany agrees to spend $4,000 enlarS-
ing the plant, besides giving $4,000 to
the street railway company, with
which to extend the line to the pacl<
ing house. There is no threat OF
closing down If the money is not sub
scribed, but it Is said that the COM
pany has been offered substantial in
ducements to locate elsewhere.
He Scorns a Pardon. DR.. John
thurman. alias Count Won Waldersee.
alias John Doe No. T." was so dis
satisfied with his Imprisonment in
the Kansas safe penitentiary for the
crime of grand larceny that he has
returned to Gov. Hoch a citizenship
pardon. V1n Waldersee has boosted
that he is a member of royal
family in Europe and that he has not
been serving in the state penitenti-
ary under his proper name. In re-
turning his citizenship pardon he in
Inmates that he does not care wheth-
er he is a citizen of the United States
and that he is on his road to British
Columbia with IAN empty purse and
an empty stomach"
Ex-convlct a Suicide. - John Mel
son, who killed Albert Morris in
Coffeyville, in September, 1901, kill
ed himself at the home of an old
friend named Dick Downing. He
shot himself through the heart and
died Immediately. He left a note
miserable man, and that his killing
of Morris was in self-defense and
had not caused him to kill himself
Nelson was tried for the murder Of
Morris. and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for five years. He Sc
cured a parole several months ago,
after having been in prison only
year. While he was in trouble his
wife sued him for divorce and left
him to marry another man. Nelson
brooded over this and it is believed
that it was this family trouble as
much as the murder trouble that
caused him to commit suicide. He
left four children.
Echoes From the Election. - The
state canvassing board have met and
issued certificates of election to the
Republican candidates for state
Offices. The law requires the board
to meet and canvas the returns and
issue certificates in all cases where
the result has been decided. The
candidates for member of the legis-
lature who were successful were
given certificates In the Ingalls,
Wilcox district in Atchison where
the vote was a tie, the case will be
disposed of December 18th at an ad-
journed meeting Of the board. A re-
markable feature of the official re-
turns is that there were only 1000
votes less cast for governor this
year than two years ago. The Demo
Gratis polled nearly $4,000 votes
more. however. than they did at the
election of 1904. The Republican
vote for governor this year was 1872
147 and two years ago it was 1S6, 131.
The Democratic vote for governor
increased this year from 1881 cast
for Judge Dale in 1904 to 150,024.
The Socialist vote DECEASED. Many
of the members of this party voted
for Colonel Harris. The Socialist
vote decreased. Many of the mem
bers of this party voted for Colonel
Harris. The Socialist vote for gov
ernor this year was 1921 as compar-
ed to 1901 two years ago There
was a decrease OF more than 1000 in
the number sf votes polled by the
ProhibitionistS.
Topeka Man Is Lucky. - Frank
Smith. of Topeka. Kan, brother Of
IRIS Charles L. Fair. who, with her
'-~sband, was killed in an automo-
bile accident in France four years
ago, has received his share of the
estate left by his sister Smith said
he received many times the amount
paid to the other heirs, but gave no
figures. He is said to have accepted
$3.50, 900 for his share, and the final
papers were signed.
Grain Cars Are Wanted. - The
Wichita board Of trade has employ
ed A. E. Helm, a lawyer Of that
place, to make an effort to secure
from the railroads some concessions
in the way of cars to move the
grain now on hand. The railroad
companies complain Of a car short
age and are charged by the grain
men with discriminating in favor of
other shippers 1t was said that If
the roads still held to their decision
the grain men would begin suits in
the United States court and state
supreme court to compel them to
furnish necessary cars. Helm went
to Topeka to take preliminary steps
in the case
Child Fatally Burned in Bonfire. -
Ethel Parcel of Wichita, 3-year-old
girl was so badly burned in a bonfire
that she died. In some places on her
body and limbs the flesh was burned
to the bone
Grain Elevator Collapsed. - One
section of the Shellabarger elevator
at SaIina collapsed. dumping 10000
bushels of wheat into the street. Two
workmen had Just left the basement
of the elevator before the crash and
escaped burial under the spilled
grain.
Must SlIo Their Beets.-The sugar
company at Garden City has issued
orders to all beet raisers 10 silo
their beets. This will mean a loss
to the men who are raising the beets,
as they are bound to shrink in
weight. and the company will allow
only twenty cents a ton for silo-
ing.
cru.hed hY EALING Earth.-WhiIe