Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-07

provides that the passengers who do
not purchase this ticket shall pay
the regular 3 cents mile. Tho
1000 mile book is to be interchange
able on all railroads in the state and
the passenger desiring to ride at the
reduced rate may also purchase =
road in the state.
The senate devoted its time at TO-
nights session to the passage of
bills on third reading. Those pass
ed of a general nature were bill
authorizing the body of county COM
missioners to levy a tax not to eX-
coed 8 mills for the purpose of pay
ing off existing Indebtedness. a bill
to authorize cities to appropriate
money for the proper observance of
Memorial day. A bill appropriating
S3,25O to be used in purchasing adj
ditional ground for the state fisa
and game hatcheries in Pratt coun-
ty A bill fixing the salary of state
librarian at $4,000 year and pro-
viding for the employment of an as
sistant librarian in the catalogue de.
partment at $1,000 year, and as.
sistant in the reference department
at 5000 year.
Senator Stewards bill authorizing
the city of Wichita to acquire and
operate telephone system in that
city and in the county of Sedgwick
was defeated by a vote of 16 to II
The senate passed the house grain
inspection bill tonight after restor.
III Clo iorirN oil
vided and recommended by both
committees. 1t will be messaged
back to the house and should II
meet with opposition conference
committee will be appointed
After a heated debate an hour in
length in which members of the sen
ate freely expressed their opinion
concerning the action of the govern
or in delivering a rebuke to the leg
islature, the senate calmly voted tc
table the Waggener resolution pro
viding for an amendment to the con
stitution giving cities of popula
ton of 10000 or more the right K
regulate the liquor traffic.
The senate committee on railroads
today recommended for passage {
bill providing for the appointment
by the state board of railroad com
missioners of a traffic manager. ol
rate expert, fixing the salary of sucl
officer at $4,000 per year. The du
ties of the proposed new officer are
to be confined to making expert eX
aminations of the freight rate sys
TEN, working in conjunction will
the board. furnishing it with infor
nation pertaining to the railroad!
and freight conditions. The salar!
provided by the bill is greater thai
that paid any other state officer. Th'
bill also provides for general re
vision of the present railroad laws
and empowering the board to EN-
ploy expert engineers and other az
sistants in ascertaining the actua
value OF all railroad property in tn,
state.
The committee also reported ia
vorably on the Carver bill which re
| ouires railroads TO move live stoci
trains at an average of not less thai
fifteen miles per hour:
The school children of Kansas ar
to be taught patriotism and respec
for the flag of the nation. Hous,
bill No. sc, providing that the schoo
authorities of the various schoo
districts throughout the state shG
purchase and have hoisted at ever.
school house a United States flag
was passed by the senate tonigh
and will become a law as soon a
the governor signs the measure.
Topeka, kans., Feb. %. - If ReT
resentative Miller's bill, which pass
ed the house today, meets with ia
vorable action by the senate the eH
listing fraternities of high school
| of the state will be placed on tn
| tabooed list The house by unan
nous vote passed the measure an
! it was messaged over to the senat
along with bunch of other bills
The bill provides that it shall be ur
lawful for the pupils of any hig
school in cities of the first and SEE
ond class to participate in or be
nifty, or secret organization whatsC
ever, that is in any degree a schoc
organization.
The house today on third readin
passed the following bills:
By Schmidt the fire
distribution of SAMPLES of any drug
medicine, nostrum, ointment @
toilet articles. Under the bill an
person found guilty of distributin
any of the above mentioned sampl
articles by throwing them in tn
yards or upon the porches of res
dents of the state shall be punishe
by a fine not to exceed 500 and
Jail sentence of from ten to sixt
days.
Foley-Making non-negotiable a
notes given as part or full ,paymer
for lightning rods sold and erecte
in the state, and further providin
that in the making of such notes tn
words given for a lightning rod, {
for the erection of a lightning ROT
or the equipment of buildin
herewith be printed or written o
the face of such notes. A Jail an
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Bryant was taken to Arkansas Cit
from Thomas, Okla. for trial on til
charge of forgery. Bryant was
farmer, employed near Arkanss
City. He quit his job, went to tow
made out number of WORTHLESS
checks, to which he signed tt
names OF farmers and bushes
firms there and passed them. H
confessed and returned to Kanse
without a requisition.
River Bridge Nearly Done. - Tt
bridge across the Vermillion rive
at Frankfort, on the route of ii
Topeka & Northwestern Railway,
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county this year, passed throug
Arkansas City en- route to the gin
Perry, o. T. The cotton was raise
by j. c. Clifford, three miles mort
) of Winfield, as an experiment H
put out six acres and raised abol
half crop, the yield being estima
ed at one bale to the acre. He wi
put out much greater acreag
next year.
Youngest Druggist in State. :