Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-28

as commissioner of forestry at the
O'Gallah station for term of two
years.
Man Is Injured by Train. = M. P.
Sebrie, of Peabody, while attempt
ing to mail letter on Santa Fee
west-bound passenger train No. I
was knocked down by an east-bound
freight on the other track and badly
injured.
Fifteen Barely Escape. - The
Evergreen hospital. private sani-
tarium at Leavenworth, was destroy
ed by fire, causing a loss of $4,000.
The fifteen inmates barely escaped
with their lives. No one was in
jured.
City of Lawrence Files Its Brief
The city of Lawrence filed in the
supreme court it's brief in the case
of the state against that municipal
ity to compel it to liquidate bonds
in the sum of 100000 issued by 1t
as bonus for the establishment of
the state university in that city.
County Treasurers Drawn On. -
Sightdrafts amounting to $144,162
have been drawn on the various
county treasurers of the state for
state taxes, this amount being
necessary according to the estimate
of the state auditor to pay the run
ming expenses of the state during
the month of April.
Mcpherson Gets Medicine Factory.
Mcpherson is to have another
business house added to its already
increasing number. A company has
been organized for the establish
ment of a medical laboratory for the
purpose of manufacturing what is
known in the trade as Russian
Schogaaseer," together with several
other remedies.
Possible Successors to Drummer.
The appointment of S. c. Crum-
mer as a member of the new tax
commission will necessitate his res.
ignation as chairman of the state
Republican central committee.
Among those who have been men
toned to succeed him are Senator
W. w. Caldwell, of Concordia; o. J.
Peterson, of Wyandotte county; w.
Y. Morgan. of Hutchinson; Cy LIE.
land and S. ]. Osborne, of Mont,
gOmery county.
Wichita's Masonic Cathedral. -
The cornerstone of Wichitas mag
nificent Scottish Rite cathedral will
be laid April "a. Kansas Masons
are very proud of the record made
by their Wichita brethren. The
consistory has grown from two lit
tie rooms, decorated with calico
curtains to a stately temple erected
at a cost of $25O,O00 and with costly
paraphernalia for the proper setting
of the different degrees valued at
not less than $4,000.
The Law Will Be Tested. -
Samuel Baughman has filed suit in
the supreme court to test the valid
ity of the law passed by the legisla-
ture creating city court at Cha,
mute. The petition names C. S. Ma
ton as defendant, the latter being
appointed judge of the court by
Gov. Hoch directly after the bill be-
came a law and who took posses.
sion of the Office last month.
Baughman was elected police judge
two years. Two Chanute justices of
the peace were deprived of office by
the enactment of the new city court
law.
Farmer Cut to Pieces. - Joseph
George. of near Walnut, was cut to
pieces by a disc pillow. He was
blowing and stepped in front of the
horses, when they became unman,
ageable and started off. He was
dreadfully mangled and died about
seven hours later
Gold in Attchison county.-Franlz
Sawyer, a farmer near Huron, in
Atchison county, claims to have
struck gold in paying quantities on
his farm Samples of pay dirt
sent to the school of mines at Col
den. Colo, he claims, assayed 500
to the ton. Sawyer talks of buying
machinery to work his find.
T. & N. w. Work Suspended. -
Pursuant to orders from Union Pa
cific headquarters, work on the con.
struction of the Topeka & North
western from Onaga to the North
west has been suspended and grad
ing outfits are already being loaded
for transportation. AS the result OF
the shutdown thousands of men
have been thrown out of employ
ment, and every train is crowded
with the discharged laborers.
Contest For Boys and GlrIs.-The
announcement sent out from the
Kansas State Agricultural College
Indicates faith and interest in the
boys and girls of Kansas. Last fall
nearly $4,000 in cash was distribute
ed at the various county contests
for the prize corn raised by boys.
This year the college announces
contests in corn, sugar beets, vege-
table and flower gardening and in
baking and sewing. These addition
al contests are offered in the hope
of interesting not only more farm
er's boys, but also girls. All co.,
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Kelly Gets His $2.1o. - Ex-State
Treasurer T. T. Kelly has received
a voucher from the state in the sum
of S2.1O, which amount was declar-
ed to be due him from the state by
the district court of Shawnee coun-
ty in the trial of the case brought
against him by the state to recover
s1O,547.50, which expert accountants
claimed he owed the state as treas
urer. The issuance of this voucher
closes the last chapter in the inves-
tfgation of Mr.. Kelly during his ca
l. cor a