Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25

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100000 bushels. The yield last
year was about 100000 bushels
Mr.. Bowersock says that while the
crop is 10000, 900 bushels short, the
price so far has been away ahead OF
what it was last year and therefore
the farmers will be just as well OFF.
The quality of the wheat is much
better than was expected. Practi-
cally all of it weighs heavy and is in
good condition.
Green Bug Cost s15,ooo,ooo. = An
expert in the agricultural depart
ment approximates the damage done
wheat in Kansas, Oklahoma and
Texas by the green bug this spring
at $15,000,000. He makes these fig
ures after personal visit to the
stricken section. However, as the
figures are only a guess. they will
not be included in the official green
bug" bulletin soon to be issued.
Makes Big Oil Sale. - Receiver ].
c. o. Morse. of the Uncle Sam Oil
Company, made a 50,000-barrel sale
| " AOoiuAuu1 " Oil ILAPOIld
for $4,000. This was from the
Cherryvale refinery. and is the lar
gest sale ever made in the mid-con-
tinent field. Residium is used for
fuel, being oil run through the rein
cries and all of the kerosene and
gasoline extracted. This is the com
pany of which H. H. Tucker, now in
the Leavenworth jail, was the pro-
moter.
Is 1903 Years OId.-The 1O3rd birth
day anniversary of Mrs. Mary Ann
Boicourt was recently celebrated at
the home of her eldest daughter. Mrs.
Caleb Carver, one mile northeast of
Moline. She was born in 1904 in
Harrison county, Va. In 1928 she
married Thomas Boicourt, who died
in Illinois in 1854, leaving her with
large family to care for, ten child
rem having been born of the union,
eight of whom lived to be men and
women. OF these. three are now liv-
ing.
Killed In Kansas Holdup. -
While beating their way home to
Western Kansas after having work
ed in the wheat fields in the south
ern part of the state, o. j. Brown and
Otis Taylor were attacked by rob-
bers, who held up the st. Louis &
San Francisco freight train, on which
they were riding, about five miles
east of Cherryvaie, and tried to take
earnings. Brown and Taylor resist
ed. Brown was shot and killed al
most instantly. Taylor was wound
ed twice, one bullet striking him in
the left shoulder and the second in
the stomach. Taylor was taken to
the hospital. He is in serious con-
dition, but may recover.
The Bull Gored His Horse.-While
attempting to drive a bull from his
pasture Chef Alexander, young
farmer living few miles southwest
of Waverly, was thrown from his
horse and seriously hurt. The horse
was gored repeatedly by the vicious
brute and during it's rearing and
jumping Mr.. Alexander was thrown
violently to the ground. His arm
was broken in two places by the fall,
his elbow dislocated and he was in
jured internally. After Mr.. Alexand-
er's fall the bull continued its attack
on the horse and could not be driven
away until neighbors secured shot
guns and fired two charges into the
animals tough hide. The injured
man was hastily brought to town and
his injuries dressed. The attending
physician says he will recover, pro-
viding no complications arise.
Negro Woman Dies, Age 11s.-Mrs.
Ann Owens, a negro, known to be
more than lis years old and resi-
dent of Hutchinson twenty years,
died last week.
Finds Many Rusty Freezers. Il
The state board of health is COM
mencing a crusade on ice cream
freezers At one factory in large
town sixty-four cans were found
carroded so badly that their use is
dangerous. The cans are worth
about IS each.
Tried to Mob the Umpire. = Be
cause it was claimed he gave de-
cisions unduly favorable to Joplin in
the first inning, the crowd surged
out on the diamond during the Leav-
enworth-Joplin baseball game at
Leavenworth and tried to mob UNI
pire Eckman. One man struck at
Eckman with a baseball bat hard
enough to kill him, but the blow was
warded off by another Eckman was
finally gotten off the field safely by
the police. He awarded the game to
Joplin. An exhibition game of six
innings was played. Leavenworth
winning by a score of to 1. Every
man on the Joplin team changed po-
sitions during the game.
New Sheriff Appointed. - ]. F.
Wolfe was appointed sheriff of Rush
county to fill the unexpired term of
J. H Hartman, whose death occur
red recently.
Money Missed From Letters. =
Miss ETA Gingery, assistant post
master at Scammon. was arraigned
before the United States commits
sioner at Fort Scott. waived exam
nation and was bound over to the
grand jury on a charge of opening |
letters and taking money from
them.
Head of Military School Resigns
Rev. A. E. Heard. head master of the |
st. John Military School, of Salina.
has rendered his resignation. to take
effect at once. He will be succeeded |
by Rev. William N Cotton. of Con-
cordia, well known throughout Cen
trail Kansas as an Episcopal clergy. 1 |
Highland to Have Railroad. Il
Highland, city which has prosper
ed fairly well for over fifty years |
without railroad is tn have One