Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-31
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None of carnegie's Money. = At a
meeting of the board of regents OF
the State University at Lawrence a
proposition was presented by Chan
cellor Strong to ask Carnegie for
more money to build TIC fine arts
building. The resolution was voted
down. 1t is said that the motion re-
| jecting the idea was by William AL
len White. who is a member of the
board.
Suit Was Dismissed.-The case of
the State of Kansas VS.. C. C. Hodg-
son, the Wichita contractor. charged
with violating the state labor law by
working men more than eight hours
a day on a public building, was dis.
missed at the cost of the defendant
when it was called in the city court
| 1t was found that the witnesses for
the state had moved outside the jur-
| isdiction of the court, necessitating
another continuance or dismissal of
the suit, so the latter course was de-
| cided upon. W. L. A. Johnson, state
| labor commissioner, was in Wichita
to push the case, but believing that
no further violations of the law
would likely be reported in this city
soon, he decided that the best course
would be to drop the case.
Which Mortgage Is First? - The
r. Carlton holds the first mortgage
on stock belonging to ]. R. Sum-
mers of Savonburg will be determin-
ed in justice court in that city. Sum-
mers gave a mortgage to Hart for
| S198 on certain stock. In the mort
gage it is written that it is a second
MORTGAGE, but the words have been
scratched out. Summers claims that
they have been scratched since he
signed the mortgage. Carlton also
held a mortgage on the same and 9th
er stock for $500. He claims that
his is the first mortgage. Summers
upholds his contention and this ques-
ton the judge will determine and o'-o
who scratched out the words, sec
ond mortgage" in Harris lien.
NGuSdS GiHS VI hC Nun
sas State Association of the B. p. o.
Ellls was organized at Wichita. A
constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed and most of the officers elected
About 200 vitising Elks were present
and the meeting was very enthusias-
tic. The following officers for the
new organization were elected: c.
NJ. Irwin. Wichita, president; ]. Z.
Eastin, Emporia, vice president; z. D.
Stone, Salina, secretary: ]. F. Scott,
lola, treasurer; L. X. Wikidall, Cha
mute, esquire; L. NJ. Penwell, Topeka,
and Dr. G. F. Kallsast, Coffeyviilc.
trustees. The election of third trus-
tee and the inner guard were lc-S TIL
the next annual meeting, which Will
be held in Chanute the second -ues-
day in May. 1907.
Redmen Elect Officers. At the
twenty-third great council of the I'M
proved Order of Redmen at Arkansas
City the following were the officers
elected: F. E. Ross, Burlingame,
great sachem; E. ]. Haughey, Paola,
great StulOI SdSdLlOlCs w. 1NoSoSA
tam, Hiawatha, great junior saga
more; George w. Steam. Winfield,
great prophet; c. A Wolfe, Atchison,
chief of records; w. c. Beck, Pitts
burg, keeper of wampum. The de-
gree of Pohahontas elected the fol-
lowing officers: Great prophecies,
Mrs. Dora Georgian, Leavenworth;
great Pocahontas, Mrs. Mary Cooling,
Usage City; great Wenona, Mrs. Jen-
ME Wilcox, Topeka; great Mime
haha. Mrs. o. ]. Nugent, Burlingame;
great keeper of record, Mrs. c. c.
Carmony, Pittsburg; great keeper of
wampum, Mrs. Amanda Mckay, Ga
next meeting place.
Big Cement Plant For Fl. Scott. -
There seems to be every reason for
the belief that Fort Scott is soon to
see tie ground breaking for NAM
moth industry-a cement mill larger
than anything of its kind ever oper-
ated in this end of the country. From
facts gathered from sources thai are
reliable it Is learned that the plant
Is to be built and will furnish work
for four or five hundred men. 1t Is
clai1.ed that the consolidation of 9th
er cement plants in this part OF Kan
sas may be effected md the whole
united in one big mill. Fort Scott
and the contiguous territory furnish
abundant material for the manuf-ct-
ure { cement and just now big mill
is being put up at the little town OF
Mapleton, twenty miles to the north.
United Workmen Burn Mortgage
Abilene Lodge No. SO, A. o. U. W.,
has burned the mortgage on its
double brick block of two stories. 1t
now owns the building clear Over
100 members from town and 40 from
out of town were present at the cele-
bration, and 40 new members rode
the goat.
Bio Sugar Factory Opens. The
new 100000 beet sugar factory of
the United States Sugar and Land
Company at Garden City, has been
put in operation.
cars of broomcorn arrived in WITCH
tia over the Santa Fee in one day and
were stored at the Burton Car Works
by the American Warehouse Com
pany. The Orient railway also
brought in twelve cars of this COM
modify There seems to be no end
to broomcorn shipments this sea-
son.
Making Campaign on Bicycle. -
Geo. Hibner, Socialist candidate for
congressman in the Fifth District, il
making his campaign on a bicycle.
Commercial Club Visits Wichita
Forty members of the Topeka Com
mercial Club visited Wichita and
were given a reception, which they
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