Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-31
Kansas Topics


more than 10 per cent of all of the
oil sold in the state last month. The
number of barrels of oil sold in the
state last month was 13,477. and Of
this amount the Independent REIN
cries sold 1,e5S barrels OF the
1858 barrels of gasoline sold the in
dependent companies produced 912.
The Independent companies are show
ing an increase in both Of the lines
of business. Mr.. Hussey says he finds
that the legislation enacted by the
legislature of 1905 is of great benefit
to the Independent producers and re-
fners. The September report shows
the following amounts of oil to have
been inspected from Independent re-
fineries during the month: Uncle
Sam Oil Company, Cherryvale, 253
barrels kerosene; 300 barrels gaso-
line. Rollin Refining Company, Cha
mute, Is barrels gasoline. Kansas Re-
filming Company, Chanute, sc barrels
kerosene. Great Western Refinery,
Erie, 500 barrels kerosene; so bar
rels gasoline. Webster refinery,
Humboldt, 81 barrels kerosene: 81
barrels gasoline. Kansas City Oil and
Gas Company, Kansas City. 80 bar
rels kerosene; 26G gasoline Superior
Refining Company, Longton, 1872 bar
rels kerosene; 20 gasoline. Superior
Refining Company, Paola, 275 barrels
kerosene; 30 gasoline. The report
also shows that the total amount of
fees collected by the department dur
ing the month was s2,92090, of which
S2,383.50 is the amount of net profit
to the state
It May Be So. - H. Blanchard of
Winfield has received a letter from
a friend living near Grenola, telling
of thrilling experience with Louis
Bloomfield, the very much wanted
bad man, who is now known to be
in hiding in the vicinity of Grenola
Thursday morning as the family of
Mr.. Blanchard's friends were sitting
down to breakfast Bloomfield, heavily
armed with two Winchesters and
revolver, entered the kitchen and
said that he was hungry and wanted
something to eat. Not daring to re-
fuse the desperate looking man the
family allowed him to sit down and
he rapidly disposed of breakfast
prepared for five people. He drank
five or six cups of coffee and then be-
ing in more communicative mind,
proceeded to tell the fright 3ned peo-
pie what he intended to do He stat
ed very emphatically that he would
go to Grenola, kill l.. Hatfield and
Mr. Orchard, two men who had been
instrumental in sending him to the
reform school, burn the town, and
then kill himself, as he was ready to
die. 1t is known that he sleeps in a
shanty where lot of grain sacks are
stored, but the neighbors are afraid
to try to capture him, thinking he
would put up very stiff fight. as he
is so heavily armed. Dogs have been
sent out after him, but he has kill
ed each one. OF course, it is not
known what he will do. and it is pos
sible that these are only threats of a
iisordered mind, but it is to be hoped
there will not be q repetition of the
Twigg tragedy.
Body Found in Small Lake. - The
body of man supposed to be James
Eagan. of Swink, Col, from a letter
found in his pocket, was found by E.
A. Jeffs, of Hutchinson. in a lake of
water four miles northwest of Hutch
.nson, half mile from the Santa Fe
and Missouri Pacific railroads, and
about the same distance from the Ar
Kansas river. There was letter in
his coat pocket which had the above
address. He was a stranger here,
but wore hat purchased in Hutch
inson. He had left his coat, hat.
shoes and vest on the bank.
Kansas Railroads Employ 10000
The railroads of Kansas employ 49,
600 people and pay out annually to
employees S22,G00,000 in wages ac-
cording to the reports of the various
companies filed with the state board
of railroad commissioners. Thirteen
of the fifteen railroads operating in
Kansas have made their reports and
show total of 81 ,434 employees at an
annual compensation of $21,79S, 434.53.
The Kansas City Southern and the
Burlington have not yet reported but
it is expected that their reports will
swell the total number of employees
10 more than 10000 This will be an
appreciable gain since the last report
as the total number of railroad en-
ployes in Kansas has never before
reached above 10000 before. The
Santa Fe, being the big road of Kan
sas with its general offices and prir-
cipal shops within the state, naturally
leads in the number of employees. The
Santa Fe works nearly 10000 people
in Kansas and pays them sS,5O0,OOO
annually. The Missouri Pacific is
second with less than 5000 employees,
drawing approximately $4,500,000 in
wages each year. The Rock Island
holds third place.
Dies of Iniuries.-E. C. Whitehead,
of Concrete, who was seriously hurt
a few days ago at the Kansas Port
land Cement plant at Gas City, died
at the Allen County Hospital While
working in the machine room at the
plant Mr. Whiteheard was caught on
a line shaft, revolving around the
shaft until his clothing gave way.
throwing him with great force to the
cement floor. dislocating his should
er and causing internal injuries |
which resulted in his death.
Fortune For Old Soldier. - G. w. |
McGraw, who has been selling soap
and patent medicines in Emporla. re-
ceived word that he is one of the
heirs to a S12,0oo.oo0 estate left by
his uncle, Thomas McGraw. a banker,
who died recently in Detroit, Mich. |
Mr.. MeGraw took the news calmly !
and when asked what he expects to |
do when he receives his fortune said |
he would continue to travel around !