Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-11-14

pear rapidly now. On October 1, the
law was supposed to be generally
)beyed and all violations found now
will be the subject of prosecutions 5
Diphtheria at Geuda Springs.-Fol-
owing two deaths from diphtheria
md the discovery of a number OF
other cases, the county health autho-
rites have ordered the schools at
-1euda Springs closed until the dis
ease can be checked. All the cases
are now under quarantine and it is
believed the spread of the disease
can he stopped.
Made Roosevelt Notice Him. =
Douglas Landers, Coffeyville boy,
who is attending Gem City Business
College at Quincy. ILL.,, was addressed
by President Roosevelt by name as
the president went down the Missis-
;ippi. He wrote the president where
he would be stationed and signed the
card Dug" The president saw him
md called out Hello, Dug"
In Class by ThemseIves.-The state
board of control has formally present
ed statement to Governor Hoch, pro-
testing against the further placing OF
criminal insane in hospitals with 9TH
ar insane persons. Governor Hoch
shares the boards view, and it is not
unlikely that at an early date meet
ing will be held at which something
will be done to remedy this situa-
ton.
Salina Very Dry.-It cannot be re-
membery when before the present
time beer or whisky could not be
bought in Salina. except at the regu-
larly legal zed drug stores. Today
there are only three drug stores in
he city that have druggists permits.
The bars have been taken out of each
If the club houses and padlocks Sc
cure the doors to every room where
joints were previously conducted
Ninety Bronze Medals for He-o-s.-
Ninety bronze medals are going beg
ging. They are the property of miss
ing members of the Twentieth Kan
sas This number remains of the
1880 originally struck for distribut OF
among the members of the fighting
Twentieth" For eight years the
work of distribution has been on.
The task has been assigned General
J. w. F. Hughes of the national
guard to locate the rest.
Dangerously Hurt in Runaway. -
e. Cassidy. aged so years. was dan
gerously. injured near Lalkin while
driving a four horse wagon. Reck-
less driving of an automobile caus
ed the team to run away, overturn-
ing the wagon which fell across the
back of the driver injuring him inter-
nally and leaving him in a precarious
condition. The automobile was occu-
pied by Garden City people who made
haste to get out of the country with
out being fully recognized.
Troops to Go on Long Hike.-Ord
ers have been issued at Fort Riley
for the Second and Third squadrons
Of the Seventh cavalry with the head
quarters and band of the regiment,
Lieutenant Colonel Guilfoyie in CON-
mand, to commence twenty-one
lays march from Fort Riley on Oc-
tober oath. The troops will camp at
Manhattan, Wamego, Rossville, To
peka, Osawakie, Winchester and Fort
Leavenworth on the trip out. They
will be in camp at Topeka for two
lays and at Fort Leavenworth three
lays. On the trip home stops will be
made at Easton, Valley Forge, Hoi-
ton, Soldier. Onaga, Blaine, Garrison
and Manhattan. The distance covered
will be 331 miles.
Fire in a Wichita Church. - What
S believed to have been an attempt
o burn the First Uniterian church of
Wichita to hide robbery has been
discovered. A carpet, rug and large
'creen were burned and articles of
handwork made by the ladies society
of the church to the value OF $50 are
missing. The fire burned itself out
after consuming the furnishings it
reached and damaged the church
building little. The evidences of
fire were discovered by the organist,
who went to the church to practice. /
Now It's "Hop Tonic. The state
board of health refused to permit a
Kansas City brewing company to use
the name Hop Tonic" on a beverage
which it had planned to put on the
market to take the place of Hop
Tea" which was put under the ban
recently. The contents of the new
tonic were given, but DR.. Crumbine
found that the "hop" part of the bev-
erage was very small, and for that
reason in particular he refused to
sanction the use of the name. He
also signified that the remedies which
the tonic said it would serve could
not be substantiated.
To Enlarge Soldiers Home. - The
board of managers of the state sol
diers' home, sometimes called the
Bickerdyke Home, at Ellsworth. have
awarded the contract for a modern
building to be erected for an addi-
tional barrack The structure will be
34x12O feet and IA feet high. 1t will
be enclosed this fall and will be fin
ished early next spring. Seventy
thousand brick will be used in the
construction and these will be fur
nished from the state penitentiary.
Warden Haskell has informed the
board of managers that he can fur
aish the brick about November 1.
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Raise Broom Corn, Too.-The fact
that Kansas is an important factor IN
the production of the nations output
of broom corn is made the subject of
the following discussion by Secretary
F. D. Coburn. of the Kansas state
board of agriculture while broom
corn is of minor Importance as a
state crop, in the nations output that
produced by Kansas is considerable
of a factor. Although Insignificant
when compared with the states
wheat, corn and hay, Kansas never
tho1ess has been regarded by the
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