Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-02-28

John Cunningham was drowned on
his farm near Salina while. attempt
ing to cross the Smoky Hill on u
foot log. Cunningham was alone
when the accident happened. His
brother, fearing that something had
happened to him, went in search
and found Johns hat on the ice and
u hole in the ice near the foot log
He secured help and later found the
body lodged in drift under the ice.
Cunningham had broken through
the ice and Sailed to come up at the
right place. He was a prominent
farmer. but was single. He was
about Sc years old.
Fund to Free a Soldier.-Captain
Nettles, judge advocate of the Uni
ted States army, was in Leaven-
worth recently comforting with Ma
jor Boughton, CHIEF of the law de-
partment, regarding the case of
Homer Grafton, a private soldier
who was sentenced TO twelve years
IN the penitentiary by Il Philippine
court. Circulars have beed sent to
every military post in the United
States requesting soldiers and Off
GERS who wish to contribute toward
the expense of this trial to send
their money to Major Boughton at.
Fort Leavenworth. 1t will be heard
before tie supremS court in Wash
ington ON March IA
Big Fire at Wichita.-One OF the
most stubborn fires in the history of
factory of the National Warehoune
Company. Over 100 car loads of
broom corn was stored in the build
ing and this became a mass of
smoldering flames. burning for over
six hours, and totally destroying it
all, causing a loss of $4,000. Five
car loads of coffee stored in the
warehouse was also destroyed. The
building was damaged to the extent
of $4,000. Owing to the necessity of
to prevent draught, firemen Who
entered the building were soon over
come by smoke. Six of these were
taken from the building and one
from the roof. 1t was necessary to
take four firemen to the hospital for
treatment. The fire for a time
threatened destruction of the whole
sale center of the city
Run Down by Trar.-No. 6. an
east-bound Santa Fe passenger
train, struck buggy containing P.
H. Schriver and Warren Peck, at
Cedar Point, six miles east of Flor
ence. Mr.. Peck was killed outright
and Mr.. Schriver MORALLY wounded.
The horse was killed and the buggy
demolished. They were returning
from the funeral of A. Louis, an old
settler of that vicinity. The cross
ing at Cedar Point is rather dan
gerous on account of large hedge
which conceals the track for some
distance at that point. Both were
slightly deaf so failed to hear the
approaching train. The train was
held until Mrs. Schriver, wife of the
wounded man, could reach the
scene of the accident from her home
one mile SOUTH He was then taken
to Topeka. The men were two of the
Oldest settlers and most prominent
men in the community. Mr.. Schriv-
err was a wealthy mill owner, farmer
and president of the Cedar Point
State Bank. Mr.. Peck was an i'm
plement dealer and a prominent
Mason.
Engine Blows UP. Missouri Pa
cific engine No. $40 blew up in the
yards at Wichita. No one happened
to be near the engine at the time so
that the damage was confined to the
engine and company pump house.
which was pierced by heavy piece
of iron casting. The engine had
been steaming up preparatory to
making its regular run to Yates
Center The explosion was heard
for a distance of three or four
miles.
Ends First Season. The jubi-
liant toot;1.s { the mammoth whis-
tie at the sugar factory at Garden
City was mistaken by number of
citizens for d frantic fire alarm and
a crowd of them rushed to the
works, only to find that this waste
of steam was in celebration of the
slicing of the final load of beets.
AS the last beet passed the grinders
the 10000 tons of sugar beets be-
came a matter of history. Ten days
more and the juices, syrups and mo-
lasses will be disposed of and the
initial campaign in Kansas will be
at an end.
Banner Week For cudahy. - The
Cudahy Packing Company at Wich-
tia last week killed $4,000 hogs and
$50 head of cattle, which is the ban
ner week in the history of the COM
pany's business there
Contracts For Water Plant. - w.
C. Swanwick, of Joplin. has been
awarded the contract for the con-
struction of the water works system
at Frontenac. The contract price
was $4,000 and work is to be start
ed within fifteen days after the con-
tract is signed.
Dies on Operating Table. Will
helm Ekstrand, native of Sweden,
died at Salina under an operation
for appendicitis.
Brows His Head Off. - Despond-
ent over the death of brother. John
Hammers, a well known business
man of Clearwater, shot himself. He
used double barrelled shot gun,
both barrels of which were exploded
at the same time. The muzzie of
the gun had been placed in his
mouth and the top of his head was
h of Nv h.