Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-29

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Professor w. H. Isely, aged AZ years,
dean of Paramount college in Wicb-
tia, died of appendicitis.
Made . Fatal Dive.-ora Spangler,
young man 25 years of age, died at
Oswego as the result of injuries sn-
ceived While swimming in the Neosho
river. In diving into the river his
head struck on a rock which rendered
him unconscious. 1t was found that
his backbone was broken.
Half Hog For $4,000. w. Ding
man. Poland China hog breeder of
Clay Center, has sold to A. and P.
Schmitz of Alma, Kan, half interest
in the fine Poland China male, Victor,
for $4,000. This hog was bought by
Mr. Dingman last winter in the East
and is to be shown at the big State
fairs this fall. He is pronounced by
many to be the best Poland China
hog alive today and the price of $4,000
for half interest makes Victor the
highest priced hog ever sold.
Succeeds Judge StiIwelI.-James A.
Finley, of Chanute, Neosho county,
has been appointed judge of the Sew
enth judicial district by Governor
Hoch, after the latter received let
ter from Judge Leander Stilwell refus-
ing to recall his resignation. Finley
is 80 years of age and has been for a
number of years the law partner of
]. J. Jones at Chanute. He is mar
ried.
Sen. Porter To Europe.-Senator S.
M. Porter of Caney will leave some
time next month for trip to Europe,
where he will endeavor to interest for
eign capital in the financing of the
Cherryvale, Oklahoma & Texas Rail-
way. This road is to start at Cher
ryvale and run across to Caney and
then to Texas, passing through Okla
homa in a section not now touched
by any line. w. R. Stubs of Law
renee is interested with Senator Pors
ter in the building of this road.
Kansas A. F. L. Organizes. = The
Kansas branch of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor completed its or
ganiZation at a meeting in Topeka
with the election of Sim Bromlet OF
Mineral, president. and w. E. Bryan,
of Wichita, secretary. Bromlet was
known as the federation" candidate
in the rumors Of differences between
the State Society of Labor and the
federation. The resolutions embraced
sympathy for the striking telegraph
ers. Another resolution called for a
closer alliance between the farmers
and the laborers.
Serial Number no Guaranty.-Com-
plant is being made to the state board
of health that representatives of
chemical manufacturing houses are
attempting to sell preservatives for
meat products like bologna, hamburg
and veal loaf in Kansas. 1t is declar-
ed that these statesmen say the pre-
sentative is guaranteed and author
lied because the chemical carries a
serial number. The board of health,
at the instance of John Kleinhaus,
chief inspector, is planning to punish
some of these people.
100000 Bushels Short Kansas
raised 70,057, 1862 bushels of winter
wheat this year according to the re-
ported issued by F. D. Coburn, secre-
tary of the state board of agriculture.
Last year the yield was approximately
81 100000 bushels. Reno county has
the banner crop, 2,903,927 bushels.
About 100000 more acres were sown
this year than in 1906. The present
average condition for corn for the
whole state, Mr.. Crbuon figures at "A
per cent with 8 per cent more acreage
than last year. The statement is the
first given out by the board of agri-
culture as to this years wheat yield. 1
1902 Per Capita for School. - The
apportionment of the state school
fund for August as announced by Sup
erintendent Fairchild shows that the |
per capita is G3 cents, or a total of /
S317, 1916. This is the largest semi |
annual apportionment since 1879 and |
the largest total for the whole year |
since 1892. The February apportion-
ment was 80 cents, total for the |
year of $1.02.
Fine and Jail for EagIes.-Tom
Jones, H. A. Mechtley, John Gallam,
John Perrier, James Mechtley and
Robert Sims, members of the Eagles
lodge at Emporia who brought replev
in suits against Marshal Francis for |
the recovery of beer seized in the |
raid on the lodge room two weeks |
ago, and who were afterwards arrest |
ed on charges of maintaining a NUS
ance, were each fined $100 and SEN
fenced to thirty days in the city Jail |
by Police Judge Parker. w. N Smell
ger who appeared for the defense, at |
the close of the trial gave motive of |
an appeal to the district court. All |
of the cases will probably come up in
the October term.
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and Mrs. U. S. Kistler, living near Sa-
lima, were probably fatally burned in
an explosion of coal oil. Mr.. Kistler
was starting fire with oil, which ig |