Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-01-11
KANSAS COMMENT

pect to have a class of at least 200
for the next spring reunion.
Bethany Gets $4,000. = 1t is an
nounced that Rev. A. w. Lindquist of
Kansas City, Mo. solicitor for Beth
any college. has secured $4,000 as
payment of the $4,000 college debt.
Marquette's New Church. The
Methodist church at Marquette, which
was demolished by the cyclone last
spring. has been rebuilt and was dedi-
Gated by Dr. b. T. Stuber The new
church has been erected at cost of
about $4,000.
Fear Dead Womanj land. = Resi-
dents of the negro settlen, mt in To
peka are all stirred up over the dis
cevery there of a dried up hand of
a negro VIC N. 1t was found at one
of the favorite loafng places of the
"hants'' and have calle.. dpon the
sheriff to investigate the mystery.
Salina to Have Paid Firemen.-At
last. Salina is to have paid fire de-
partment. petition. ..gned by
eighty-five of the business men of the
city, was presented to the council,
asking for this paid department and
the council acted fayorably on the pc
tition and instructed City Attorney
Levitt to draw up an ordinance pro-
viding for a fire department as de-
scribed in the petition.
Commissioner Walker UnIucky. =
A. ID. Walker, railroad commissioner,
is having more than his share of
trouble. His little daughter was
operated on for appendicitis a few
days ago. His wife is now quaran-
tined with scarlet fever While driv-
ing out to his farm near Holton he
was thrown out of the buggy and had
rib broken. He will be unable to
attend any meetings of the railroad
commission for some time.
Arrests in Shawnee county.-Dur-
ing the year just closed there were
3,09S persons arrested in Shawnee
county. OF this number 2,34O were
taken into custody for violation of
ordinances in Topeka, and logged in
the police station. and 75S arrests
made on state warrants and the pris-
oners locked up in the county jail
March, June and August were the
banner months for crime. During the
year sixteen men were sent to the
penitentiary from this county
A New Oil acknowledgement
tive c. A. Stannard, of Emporia, own
er of Sunny Slope farm, has within
the past year built up a bigger bust
ness than raising Herefords on his
Sunny Slope ranch. He is now sup
plying crude oil for fuel to the manu-
featuring interests of the state He
owns twenty oil wells in the south
ern part of the state, but has con-
siderably more business than can be
supplied from his wells, and aside
is one of the biggest oil buyers in
the oil district.
Wichita Wants Its ArtiIlery.-Citi-
zens of Wichita will contest the ac-
ton of the state military board on
fits order that all the equipment of
guard, be sent to Topeka A petition
has been sent to Gov. f. w. Hoch
asking him to issue an Injunction
against the carrying out of the mill
tary boards order. The petition cites
the bill passed by the legislature last
winter which says that companies,
batteries. regimental bands and bat
talions shall be continued as the pres
ent organization and muster pro-
vides.
Ore Records Broken Again. Com
petition among zinc buyers in the Mis-
souri-Kansas district was more pro-
nounced than it has been for three
weeks. The basis price for go per
cent ore for the week was fixed at
$50, making highest grades worth
S54. Many large producers refused
to sell for less thai: a basis of S51.
The price for lead ore is SIS per ton.
This is several dollars in excess of
.he previous record price. One choice
lot of $50 tons produced by the Under
writer's Land Company sold for $50
per ton.
Rushing Corn Shipments. = Farm
ers in Kansas are rushing their corn
to market as fast as they can in or,
der to get it exported to Germany be-
fore the increased duty goes into Of
feet. Germany has greatly increased
the duty on corn, to take effect IN
February. The increase will amount
to or cents bushel Thousands
of bushels of corn have been sold TO
grain men throughout the state. The
exports rush will soon be over and
the elevators expect to work over
time until the first of the year. Near
ly all corn is grading No. ..
Broken Neck Mended.-E. r. Judd,
Rock Island station agent at Selden,
who broke his neck in fall recently,
but lived, has been operated upon at
the company's hospital and the sur
geons say he will soon be able to re-
sumo his duties as station agent.
Gas Pipe Blew Up.-The pipe line
Of the Kansas Natural Gas Company
blew up on the Richart farm one mile
south of Oswego. This city, as well
as all the towns east of here supplied
by the company, will be cold until
some time in the future. when it is
thought the break can be repaired
Ireland a Trusty. A E. Ireland,
who was refused a pardon by Gov
erpor Hoch. is "trusty' in the Jail
at Winfield. Sheriff Welfelt said he
would lock Ireland up in the Jail as
soon as room could be found for him
there. At present the Jail is said to
be full. Ireland is kept in the jail
office.