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

Absorbed by Bell company.-A deal
was closed at Erie by which the Erie
Telephone Company transfer all its
telephone property in this county to
the Bell company. The exchanges at
Erie, ST. Paul and Stark were includ-
ed in the sale, together with about one
hundred country lines.
Undertakers' Trust. - 1t is an old
saying that nothing is sure but death
and taxes. This has been modernized
TO include the payment of the under
takers bill since Kansas undertakers
have formed a trust and require peo-
pie to put up cash or give approved
security before they will bury the
dead.
Lecompton Church Burned. - The
pretty little church building belong
ing to the United Brethren (radicaD
at Lecompton, was totally destroyed
by fire. Loss SO 900; insurance $500.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
snow which covered everything, and
the direction of the wind, saved
many other buildings.
Dormitory for Semnary.-Rev. Mr..
Newlin, president of the Collegiate In
stitute, one of the educational insu-
buttons of Fort Scott that is of great
value, announces officially that the
board of directors have decided TO
build an up-to-date dormitory for the
lady students on the college site. The
expenditure will be in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000.
Barefoot Prisoner Escapes.-A pris-
oner named Copeland escaped from
the military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth by scaling the wall. He had
been in the hospital and took .advan-
tage of the liberties allowed to sick
prisoners. Copeland is % years hf
age, has dark complexion and weighs
120 pounds. He was clad in light
blue shirt and canvas overalls and
wore no Shoes
Cut Out The Orations.-At Wichita
the seniors of the high school are
now exempted from giving orations.
Formerly, when the classes were
small, every graduate was required ID
grew larger the number of speakers
dwindled down to the ten having the
highest grade standing for the four
years. Then the board of education
decided that there was too much dis
elimination in favor of the pupils with
the high grades, so the classes were
instructed to elect five to assist on the
program. The board, after some dis
cussion, decided to do away with all
of the orators and to BRING some
noted educator to the city for the pur-
pose of addressing the graduating
class.
Trouble Seems certain.-A second
war between Spaniards and Ameri-
cans seems unavoidable in Gas City,
from present indications. Six weeks
ago Spaniards began coming to Gas
City and taking places in the smelt-
ers. The Americans have resented
this and trouble was first started
when Harry Munger, who has since
been convicted as a deserter from the
United States army, whipped two
Spaniards. A sign has been posted
men take to work which reads: chi
portant.-All interested will meet at
the pool hall at o'clock this after
noon. We will run the Spaniards out
of town and get back the jobs they
took from us.-Committee" In the
afternoon twenty-five men gathered
at the Gas City pool hall and talked
over the situation, but it is not known
what they decided to do. Smelter
men who should know say they fear
the younger men will start after the
Spaniards at almost any time.
Lakin State Bank organized.-The
organization of the Lakin State Bank
with capital of $4,000 was COM
pleted. The stockholders are about
thirty or more prominent residents
and farmers in this neighborhood.
Nathan Fullmer, the president of the
new bank. is one of the oldest citizens
of the county, very successful farm
er and stock raiser and has the con-
fidence and respect of the people of
the county.
Hoch Was Not Consulted. - Attor-
ney General Coleman says that he did
not consult Gov. Hoch about bring
ing the suit to GUST the sheriff of Cow
ley county for letting Arthur e. Ire
land, the labor agitator, run at large,
because he wanted to relieve the gov
ernor of all responsibility in the mat
ter. Gov. Hoch was not pleased over
the matter. He thought it was carry
ing the fight against Ireland too far,
but the attorney general takes the
responsibility and says he filed the
suit as an object lesson to Kansas
sheriffs in general who are too lenient
with prisoners, especially those con-
victed of violating the prohibitory
law.
May Impeach Topeka Chief. - I'm:
less Doc Goodwin, chief of police.
makes good his threat to close the
Topeka joints. the temperance mem
bers Of the council will attempt to i'm
peach him. to do it in case he permits
the joints to run.
Made up His Mind to Act. - After
being in Office nearly a year Mayor
Bloom took his first legal step against
the joints at Concordia, securing an
injunction against F. X. Frazier,
Frank Mel ain and Thomas Burns
and closing their places. Other in
functions will be secured.
Barton County Wheat Outlook. -
AS result of the heavy snow the first
of the week. wheat is commencing to
recover and the prospects for a crop
are good. The heavy winds of last
week did much damage and in places
blew the wheat entirely out. Much
that was exposed over the county is