Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-11-28
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SOME THINGS KANSAS HAS.

SOmG iHiN6o NANoAS r7Ao.
o Kansas has 523 printing and
o book-binding establishments of
o one sort or another, showing a
o total investment of $2,5es,e22,
o with an annual output valued
o at $2,e56,11o.
o Kansas has SO brick plants
o with a total capital of $780,
o 756. with a value of output
o placed at $2,oss,o77.
o Kansas has Al butter plants,
o among the number being the
o largest one in the United
o States. These factories show
o an investment of 1851, 234,
o with an annual output of ST.
o 1906.
o Kansas has "a railroad shops
o with a total investment of
o $3,9o4,762, and having an out
o put of $12,27a,25s.
o Kansas has 5 cement plants
o representing an investment of
o $4,375,642, and having an an
o nuaI output of $1,s44,o23.
o Kansas has 1913 flour and
o grist mills, turning out pro-
0 duct worth s42,416,525.
0 Kansas has SO foundries in
o which $3,14o,11e in invested,
o and from which there was an
D output last year of $3,o4s,272
D in value.
D Kansas has 10 glass fac
D tories in which $seo,744 is in
D vested and the output is worth
D $1,56o,ooo.
, Kansas has 9 salt plants
, showing a capital of $1,575,ooo I
} with a yearly product valued ,
> at $1,1o2,se6.
D Kansas has 10 slaughtering (
J plants with an invested CAPT. {
, tai of $22, 134,3ae, and having (
} an output last year valued at {
, $1o3, 74s,234.
} Kansas has II smelling and {
} refining plants, showing an in {
, vestment of $e,s7o,563 and an {
, output of $1o,oo4,a52.
} Kansas has soap factories {
} $se7,742, with a product valued {
, at $1,seo,6a5. {
Kansas has zoos manufac- {
} turing Establishments, repre- {
} senting an invested capital of c
} s6,o54,465, employing an c
} army of s2,4sa wage earners c
} and turning out a yearly pro- c
duct valued at $2o7, 1888, 4e2. c
Kansas coal mines turned c
out for the year ending June c
80, 1906, 5,754,616 tons of coal, c
employing 1o,175 men and c
boys. Kansas coal miners c
earned the net sum of $780, c
}, 7oe. c
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They Robbed Lehigh Stores. -
George Strickler and Ernest Sailer
and Is years old, of Lehigh, were
before the probate court OF
several stores and the San
a Fe depot at Lehigh, and were Civ,
n six months each in the Topeka
eform school. The boys parents
re honest, respectable people.
Innicent Man Is Pardoned. - Gov
Ioch has issued a pardon to John
v. Tyree, of Crawford county. who
las been confined in the penitentiary
ince December, 1904, on a statutory
barge. The complaining witness
las written a letter stating that Ty,
ee was not guilty, but that she was
creed to swear to the complaint.
he county attorney has steadily re-
used to sign the petition, although
he trial judge, the jurors and the
ather have written letters repeated
Y asking for Tyree's pardon.
Gov. Pardons Red Man. - Gov.
Ioch has committed the sentence of
n Indian, Aaron Whitemire, alias
aaron Wright. who was sent to the
enitentiary from Montgomery coun-
y for obtaining money under false
retenses. Whitemire is a Cherokee
indian and has served two years in
rison. He is in bad condition physi-
ally. He is nearly blind and broke
ne of his legs the other day while
7orking in the coal mine. He has
n allotment coming to him in the
indian Territory and the prison board
that he be liberated, so
hat he could get his land. He will
e out of the state and will be able
D support himself.
Shot by His Dog.-George E. Smith,
n engineer on the Rock Island rail-
uad, while hunting near Eldon, was
hot by his dog, which leaped against
he trigger of his gun, discharging it.
he shot tore a large hole in Mr..
mith's wrist, and even though the
and may not be amputated, it is
that the member will be
seless for life, and the engineer de-
rived of his occupation.
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sft on a water cup by the drinkers
ps. 1 have some evidence along
nat line myself now on file in my
flee. We shall take several hun
red samples in this research
Taxes RENTED From Six Counties.
State funds are going to be cut
hort this year because of the ac-
on of the last legislature in remit
ng the state taxes of several West
IN counties. There are six counties
Wichita, Grant, Stanton, Haskell,
reeley and Scott, which will not
ave to pay any state taxes this year.
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erves have been charged off its
ooks. Where the reserve was not
rye enough to cover the stock the
anks furnished commercial paper to
AXE up the deficiency. This stock
as been sent out to the small banks
nd will be sold to local investors.
he cash from these sales will be
laced in the vaults as a part of the
eserves. This action puts the
ankers' Trust in better condition
nd helps the Kansas banks by Civ
Ig them more actual money