Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-21

vice SNAIL HE report WIN Ine
auditor of state ON the last day of
January each year containing a
statement of all revenues received
from the operation of their plant.
Husey of Sedgwick. has introduc-
ed a bill giving owners of leased
land, ether than farm land, lien on
the personal property of the tenant
for the rent
Wheeler, of Crawford, proposes a
fine of from 81 to $40 for any per-
son who expectorates the proceeds
of tobacco or any other filth on the
floors or platforms of any steam or
electric railway car or street car or
other public conveyance.
The house today passed the old
soldier preference bill. The demo-
Gratis voted solidly for it.
Senator Tucker, chairman of the
senate railroad committee, reported
for adoption the resolution introduc-
ed by Porter, of Montgomery, ask
ing the board of railroad commits
sioners to investigate for the pur-
pose of ascertaining If a 2-cent rail-
road fare bill will be equitable.
The judiciary committee of the
senate has reported for passage the
bill abolishing capital punishment.
This bill already has passed the
house and probably will become a
law within the next week.
The voters of Barton county have
sent petition with $50 names at
tached to the senate, asking that the
prohibitory law be repealed. Two
petitions praying for the passage OF
the anti.Sunday baseball bill have
been presented to the senate, and
one petition opposing it. signed by
the business men of Parsons, came
in today.
The senate this afternoon adopted
F. Dumont Smiths resolution ask
ing the Kansas congressman and in
structing the senators to vote for re.
vision of the tariff and to favor leg
islation removing the tariff from
steel.
The bill placing prohibitive Ii
cense upon itinerant vendors OF
patent medicine was amended in the
house committee of the whole and
recommended for passage. AS
amended the bill will not entirely
drive the patent medicine agents out
of the state. but it will make them
Contribute heavily out of their earn
ings The measure in its present
form requires license of $50 from
each itinerant vendor for each coun
ty through which he travels during
the year. Before it was amended
the license was 500.
Senator F. Dumont Smith intro
duced in the senate bill which is
intended to compel the Associated
Press to give it's service TO more
than one newspaper in a town.
Toreka. Kans., Jan. ga bill fix
ing the qualifications of the state
hank commissioner, introduced il
the house today by Mr.. Creech, Of
Dickinson, and similar bill intro
duced in the senate by Senator
Brewer, provides that no person
who is not qualified by experience a:
a banker shall hold the office. Fol-
the benefit of the present banl
commissioner. it is provided that ht
shall be deemed to have the neces
sary qualifications until his tern
expires in March, 1909.
TO secure salt plant at the Hutch
inson State Raformatory, introduced
"a bill carrying an appropriation O
$4,000 for the purpose.
The Office of commissioner O
elections in cities of the first elias.
is to be abolished by bill intro
duced by Representative Saunders
of Leavenworth.
To amend the state grain inspec
ton law so that it will conform
with the recent decisions of tn,
state and federal courts, is the OBJ
ject of bill by Creech. One pro
vision is for the reinspection o
grain when the consignor is dissat
isfied with the grade.
Husey, of Sedgwick, proposes t.
create the office of fire marshal, t.
examine into the cause. origin anC
circumstances of all fires to which
his attention may be called. If HI
finds the fire of incendiary origiI
he shall furnish the county attorne!
copy of the testimony His sal
airy is placed at $4,000 a year, will
$4,000 for Office help and expenses
The committee on penal institu
tons has recommended for passag,
the bill authorizing the directors o
the state penitentiary to trade bricl
manufactured in the institution TO
steam road roller and necessar.
material for the construction of ;
road from the penitentiary to tn,
city of Leavenworth.
The Abilene business men want
OF \ i'm oif
and they are behind bill intro
duced in both branches of the leg
islature today providing for the re
moval of the Boys Industrial schoo
from Topeka to some place within
five miles of Abilene. The bill car
ries an appropriation of 100000
The land for the institution is to b.
purchased for S65 an acre, or tn,
institution is to be taken to som,
other city in the state.
Representative Rhodes bill fxin,
license of $50 a year for paten
medicine wagons in each county il
His father served in the war of 1872
and both his grandfathers wer,
Revolutionary soldiers under Gene1
al Marion. He came to Kansas il
1866 and had been Mason sixt,
years.
Shocking Death Under Wheels. =
A man named Geo. W. Getroff wa
killed by Pacific work train at tn
Table Mound cement plant south O
Neodesha. The man was riding OF
the train and in attempting to align
while the train was yet in motion
was dragged under he wheels an,
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the fight, six out of the thirteel
wolves escaped and after the figh
was over there were seven dea
wolves. There are a great man
wolves left yet in the same territor
and another hunt is planned
MercifuI to Avenging Husband. =
w. A. Dawson, of Humboldt. wa
found guilty of murder in tn
fourth degree. On October IS Daw
son shot Walter Lindsey, whom h
claimed had wracked hic bon,e