Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-17

of Christ of the state of Kansas has
closed its convention at Wichita. To
peka was selected as the next place
thousand delegates attended the
convention.
Epidemics on the Wane. - There
were 267 cases of typhoid fever in
resulted in deaths. In August, 1906,
there were 209 cases and thirty-two
deaths. Measles have taken a back
seat. What might have practically
been considered an epidemic of that
malady in July has dwindled down to
ten cases in August with no deaths.
To AnaIyze the Drugs.-The state
board Of health has issued instruc-
lions to druggists regarding the sale
of proprietary medicines, the manu-
facturers of which have died or gone
out of business. Druggists have
many medicines of this kind on their
shelves. and do not know how to
label them to make them comply
with the food and drugs law. Secre-
tary Crumbine directed a letter at
the druggists that he will get sam
pies of all such goods, analyze them
and publish the results in the Oc-
tober bulletin. In the meantime they
may go ahead and sell these medi-
cines as they have done heretofore.
New "Gym" at X. U. = The new
gymnasium was opened at the Uni
versity of Kansas October list. This
is a magnificent structure from the :
architectural standpoint and has been
pronounced by experts in position to
know, one of the best in the United
States for its purpose. While not as
large as the gymnasium at Chicago
University and Yale, more students
can be given gymnastic instruction at
one time. The building is arranged
so that two floors may be used. The
upper floor is 20 by 1913 feet and will
be used for all athletic exhibitions,
and when occasion demands, for
auditorium purposes. This large room
is fitted up for basket ball, voley ball
and hand ball. In the gallery sur
rounding the room has been erected
an 1S-lap running track embodying all
the latest principles. C. H. Kilpat-
rick, who holds the world record for
the half mile, pronounces it the best
track he ever saw as to construction.
Here the track team will be given
winter instruction. The principal
Ell amt ic hn fret
floor Aside from rooms especially
fitted up for training the different
athletic teams, boxing, fencing,
wrestling, hand ball, ETC., there are
two rooms each So by 70 feet, equip
ped with all the latest apparatus for
general and special gymnastic work.
One of these rooms will be used by
the men and the other by the women
students of the University. On this
floor are found the offices of the di-
rectors of the gymnasium, a trophy
room, rooms for visiting athletic
teams and faculty rooms. The base
ment floor contains the larger locker
room fitted up with 1000 Churchill
Spalding lockers for men and 500 for
women. These lockers each have a
combination safety lock. Sixteen
shower baths for men and fourteen
for women are also located in the
basement. A magnificent swimming
pool, 20 by so by feet, lined with
enameled Tiffany brick, occupies a
room set apart especially for the pur-
pose All water used In the baths
and swimming pool is filtered. Hot
and cold water Is supplied all the
year. No fee is charged the student
for use of locker or for gymnastic in
struction.
Woman Dies From Fright. - Mrs
Marie Pinkleton dropped dead of
fright at her home in Leavenworth
while a physician and dentist were
preparing to put her under the infiu-
ence of an anesthetic. preparatory to
pulling a tooth. She had no symp-
toms of heart disease and physicians
attribute her death to excessive
fear.
Mystery of RAIDER Solved. - The
long lost Jerry RAIDER has been found.
1t will be remembered that RAIDER
mysteriously disappeared from his
home in Leavenworth several years
ago. All kinds of stories have been
printed concerning him and on a
number of occasions he was reported
killed. Mrs. RAIDER went to Nebraska
not long ago to look at the body of a
man killed by train, but it was not
her husband. A few days ago RAIDER
went to Leavenworth and called on
his family. He said he was living in
Kansas City and was ready to take
his family there. Mrs. RAIDER and
children were overjoyed at his re-
turn. They are now preparing to go
to Kansas City to live.
Gored by angry BuII-John Peter
a fierce encounter with an enraged
bull IN a pasture on his place which
resulted in his receiving a number IF
painful, if not serious injuries. Mr.
Peterson was engaged in driving the
cattle from one pasture to another
when he was suddenly attacked by
the animal He was knocked to the
ground and repeatedly gored, but be-
ing close to the fence, managed fin
ely to drag himself out of danger.
He was badly crushed and received
sever'l broken ribs, one protruding
through the skin.
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county buildings and the other would
have to put up new ones
X. U. Students as Firemen.-A stu
dent fire department is a new feature
at the University of Kansas this
year. The buildings have always been
unprotected from fire as the Law
renee fire department headquarters
are a mile from the hill upon which
the university is situated A chemi-
eel engine will be bought and four