Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-11-21

OdupDell, the young man WHO IS u
be one of the new judges in Okla
homa, is a Kansas University gradu
ate.
No Money for Old Soldiers. = The
banks of Topeka would not cash the
pension checks of the old soldiers
About $4,000 is paid out quarterly
in Topeka in pensions.
Escapes From Reformatory.-Leo
ard Stevens. sent to the Hutchinson
reformatory from lola for assault
escaped from the farm detail while
husking corn in field nearby the in
stitution
Girl Is Burned to Death.-A little
girl two years old, the daughter o.
Nicholas Buckatti. a Polander. was
fatally burned at Leavenworth. Rub
bish was burning in the yard wher
the child got too close and hel
clothes caught fire. She was badly
burned about the face and body
Physicians say the child can not sur
vive.
Fireman Killed at Hutchinson. -
An east-bound Rock Island freight
was derailed at the Santa Fe cross
ing at Hutchinson and Sam RALPH
Of Pratt, a fireman, was caught un
der the engine as it turned over or
it's side. He must have been in
stantly killed as the heavy engine
dragged through the soft mud cal
length after it went over.
Kansas Buys Potatoes at 70 Cents
j. E. Brewer & Company, of Abb
lene secured the contract for fur
nishing potatoes for the state chart
table institutions for the next si1
months. Senator ]. E. Brewer is al
the head of this company. The con
tract price is 70 cents a bushel and
the total number of bushels con
tracted for is 6,4OO. The potatoes are
10 be delivered to the institutions.
Marshall Is Acquitted. The com
mission appointed by the governor
to investigae the charges of cruelty
and criminal neglect against E. E
Marshall, superintendent of the State
Reformatory at Hutchinson, held
that he is mot guilty of the specific
charges against him." No intima
ton was given out as to what, if any
will be the further action against
Marshall.
Bank Will Not Be Embarrassed. -
The stock of the Richmond State
Bank, which was held by the Bank
ers' Trust Company of Kansas City
has been bought by local men, large
number of whom are farmers in Rich
mond township The new arrange
ment saves the institution from anv
embarrassment on account of its
former connection with the defunct
Kansas City company.
Scalp Torn From His Head.-Leo
Thomas, 12-year-old Hutchinson
boy. met a very serious accident. a
part of his scalp being torn from his
head He is under treatment at the
WEIGH hospital and there is a chance
that he will recover. but he is in a
very precarious condition. The acct
dent was caused by his being caught
between the vestibule of street car
and the door of the car barn.
Commissioners to Meet Nov. a.
The board of railroad commissioners
las named November 9th at 10
o'clock as the date for the hearing
with the railroads on the new propos-
ed freight rate schedule fer Kansas
in which the board has ordered a re-
duction of from to 40 per cent. The
roads are informed that the hearing
will be held on that date unless the
rates complained of are rectified at
once.
Commission Plan Beaten-The city
election at Coffeyville on the com
mission plan of government resulted
in the new system being defeated, al
most two to one. Had the election
been held two months ago the com
mission plan of government would in
all probability. have been adopted by
an overwhelming vote. For d time
great interest was shown. and almost
every voter was in favor of it, but
after the law was carefully studied
things took a different turn.
Kills His Bah ySister.-One of the
most distressing accidents that ever
occurred in Thomas county resulted
in the death of the 1-year-old daught
er of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hoagland, liv.
ing near Rexford. An S-year-old son
of the family found his fathers re
volver and while playing with it he
found some cartridges in an old tea
pot He placed the cartridges in the
revolver and pointing the gun to
ward his baby sister. who was sit
ting in a highchair in the same room
pulled the trigger. The ball passed
entirely through the childs body
tearing its way through the heart and
resulting in instant death.
High School Frats Barred. - The
board of education of Topeka has is
sued an order that members of high
school fraternities must either sever
their utilization with these organiza
tions OF leave school.
Requisition for Kensan.-Gov Shell
don. of Nebraska, has honored a re
QUESTION for the return to Kansas Of
w. E. Smith. accused of perjury
Smith is wanted in Anderson county
and it is alleged that he made false
affidavits to the assessor concerning
his personal property. He was un
der arrest at Omaha.
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e. e. Marshall to Resign. = Super
intendent Elmer E. Marshall. of the
state industrial reformatory, an
nounced today that he would tender
his resignation to the board of man
ayers of the institution at the next
meeting. This meeting will be held
the latter part of this month and Mr.
Marshalls resignation will be made
to take effect December 1. Il have
wanted for the past year to get Out
of the reformatory, said Mr. Mar
shall sT wanted to get out last