Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-19
KANSAS COMMENT

treasurer of the Stock Yards Com
pany, is under arrest because OF an
alleged shortage Of $4,000.
rs Military Prisoners Received. =
Sixteen military prisoners coming
from Fort Robinson, Neb., Fort
Brown, Tex, and Fort Meade, s. D.,
were received at the military prison
at Fort Leavenworth.
Bank Sues Dead Man.-The Allen
County State bank has filed suit
against Gabriel Warren and others.
Gabriel Warren has been dead for
several weeks and at first sight the
idea of suing a dead man seems
strange. But the purpose of the suit
is to clear up the title to several
pieces of property which the bank
held as security for money loaned to
Warren. The claim Of the bank 'is
for about $780,
Farmer Davis Found Guilty.. B.
Davis, farmer living near Hamilton,
in the north part of Greenwood coun-
ty and who was arrested last Novem-
Der on a charge of assault with intent
to kill, was tried before Judge AK
man and the jury returned verdict
of guilty of assault and battery.
Davis shot Sam Arnold. farmer who
lived on an adjoining place, as re-
suit of dispute over the division of
a corn crop.
Iowa-K. U. Debate Arranged. - A
telegram was received from the Iowa
university debating council, declaring
of the interstate debate between
Iowa and X. u. on account of the ill
ness of one of the team which was
to meet the K. U. team at Iowa City,
April 20. The debate will probably be
held there next year under the same
contract. This leaves the Baker de-
bate and the Missouri debate, both of
which will be held at Lawrence. The
date of the Baker debate is April 21.
The date of the Missouri debate has
not yet been fixed.
Made Money on State Funds. -
Since the state depository law went
into effect last September, Kansas has
made a profit of s5,S04.53 in loaning
state funds to the banks. The amount
beginning Of the present year has
been more than 81 100 for each month.
The law went into effect in Septem-
Der last year when the state was
short of funds, and the interest re-
ceived that month amounted to only
$231.69. In October it was $SS0.G8;
November, $626.21; December,
$477.70; January, $1,146.67; February,
S1,291.65, and March $1,149.93.
To be Welded in Yokohama.-The
romance of a Kansas girl and Ten
nessee man, which began in the Phil
ippines, will have its logical consum-
nation next month in Yokohama,
Japan. The bride-to-be is Miss Mel
lie Mae Kellogg, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. P. s. Kellogg of Wichita. The
prospective groom is Arthur S. EN-
cry, government treasurer of the prov
ince of Cavite. Philippine Islands,
whose home was in GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
The young people met in Cavite dur
ing the Spanish-American war. Mr..
Emery's duties required his services
in the islands, and Miss Kellogg went
there to visit her father, who was
then a major surgeon in the United
States army Miss Kellogg, who is a
graduate of the University of Michi-
gan, is now in Europe. Mr.. Emery
came here last week to ask the par
ents of Miss Kellogg for their daught-
er's hand. The consent was obtained
and the wedding will occur in an old
Japanese temple in Yokohama.
Complaint Against Prairie. = The
first meeting of the state board of
railroad, telephone and pipeline as
SCISSORS for the present year, was held
at Topeka. A. H. Thornberg, of Hum
.boldt, appeared before the board, and
lodged complaint against the Prairie
Oil and Gas Company. Mr.. Thorn
berg charged that the company did
not list all of its Allen county prop
erty for taxation last year. The
board will investigate. D. A. Palmer
representing the Missouri and Kan
sas Telephone Company, asked that
the company's assessment be re-
duced.
investigating Land Frauds. The
federal grand jury commenced its de-
alterations towards ferreting gu. land
frauds in this state in Topeka on
April 8. One hundred and forty wit
nesses have been summoned to ap-
pear. Just very small per cent of
the jury's work is other than land
Investigations. Judge Pollock in his
charge from the bench dwelt exhaus-
vidual juryman must let nothing of
the proceedings escape him either by
action or word of mouth.
Hard to Convict Women. = It cost
Salina county $2,SS7 in jurors fees
alone, to demonstrate that it Is i'm
possible to convict a woman of kill
ing her husband unless she commits
the crime in the presence ofsseveral
people, or confesses
Aged Woman Fatally Burned. =
Thursa Toy. aged So years, is dead at
her home at Wichita as the result of
Durns. Mrs. Toy set fire to a pile of
rubbish in the yard and her clothing
caught fire. She was born in War
saw. Ind. v. J. Hunter, of Syracuse,
Kan, is her son.
New Road to Coal Field. - C. D.
Perry, prominent ranchman of En-
glewood, says a gang of surveyors is
running line west from Englewood
through Liberal to Trinidad, Colo.
There were ten men in the party and
they stated that they were making
the survey for party of Trinidad
capitalists who were seeking an. out
let for their coal into this part of the
country.