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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04
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LOCO Soldiers Poisoned. = The
greatest wholesale poisoning by
ptomaine occurred at the Soldiers
Home at Leavenworth when about
one-third of the inmates, or at least
1000 men, were stricken as the re-
suit of eating hash infected with
ptomaine poison for breakfast. Over
5000 of the veterans ate the hash
but inasmuch as only third of
them were poisoned it is presumed
that only one of the three copper
cauldrons was infected. The home
physicians. in the task of eliminat-
ing the poison from the systems of
and over barrel of Epson salts
was administered, and in severe
cases, where symptoms of heart
failure were apparent as a result of
the poison, stimulantss were admin
istered by hypodermic injections.
So far but one death has resulted,
that of William ]. Cook, aged 81
years. a member of Company c.
Fourteenth Missouri cavalry. The
home physicians state that they do
not believe there will be any more
deaths directly from this cause.
John w. Syfritt, cook at the Sol
diers' Home. said: 1.-The hash is
never prepared in copper kettles.
and the meat used was not fresh
meat. The poisonous substance,
whatever it was. was in the meat
when it came from the packing
house. as the meat was corned beef
and was cooked right from the bar
rels in which it came No meal is
prepared day ahead. All break
fasts are prepared on the morning
of the day they are served. The
mistake and responsibility rests
with the meat. and not with the pre-
pairing. We use 500 pounds of corn
ed beef. fifteen bushels of potatoes
and four bushels of onions in max
ing the hash for single breakfast.
1t is all cooked the morning it is
eaten" An analysis will be made
of the hash to determine positively
if the poisoning is due to ptomaine.
The kitchens and. dining room OF
this home have the reputation of be-
ing the cleanest in the United
States and this Is the first case OF
the kind en- record there.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04
Slams kinu Visits Europe.

Bangkok, Siam. = The king of
Siam, Chulalongokrn 1, stated We'd
nesday on his European trip. Crown
Prince Chowfa Maha Vajiravodh
will act as recent during the kings
absence
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04
Burned hu ExnInsinn

Mulvane, Kansas. =. Mrs w. H.
Stevens, wife of Vice President
Stevens of the Mulvane States Bank
was badly burned by the explosion of
a gasoline stove here Tuesday.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04


three years that | had
kidney trouble 1 passed
21z pounds of gravel
and sandy sediment
in the urine. l haven't
passed a stone since
using Doan's Kidney
Pills. however, and
that was three years
ago. l used to suffer
the most acute agony
drriu a ora val attack
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04
Bomb in constantinopIe.

Constantinople = There was bomb
explosion in the Pero quarter of this
city Friday. Beyond the fact that
two men were killed and four wound
ed no details have yet been learned
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Bucharest, Roumania. - 1t is re-
ported that some 200 peasants were
killed or wounded Wednesday in con-
flicts with troops in various districts
of Moldavia
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04
Haskell Would he Governor

Tulsa, 1. T. - c. N. Haskell Tues
day night issued statement announc-
ing himself in the race for governor
of Oklahoma
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04
A CHANGE In plans

Washington The service pur-
chased by the state of Kansas for the
battleshiP Kansas. will be turned over
to the ship at League Island. near
Philadelphia. between June l and 20.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

The tomb of an Egyptian queen has
been found and the mummy therein
is fncased in gold. The aforesaid
queen must have been the Hetty Green
of her times.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

A Pennsylvania man who robbed his
employer of 5000 confessed and was
given raise in wages, but we
wouldn't advise any one else to try
that method.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04
Candidates All Women.

Uniontown, Kan. = A citizens re-
form ticket has been put in the field
here upon which every candidate is
woman.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04
promotion for Col. Myer.

Washington. Colonel Albert L.
Myer, 18th cavalry. has been elected
for promotion to the rank of brigadier
general to fill vacancy created by
Lie Ge-th Of General Whit
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

A New York man nearly died from
swallowing half-dollar while he was
in a restaurant We should have
thought it would have been the waiter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

However, the lords may pleasantly
invite the commons to come outside
and put them out.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Many a poorly paid teacher in the
country is wondering what small share
of that s32.0O0,OOO contribution to the
general education board he is going to
receive.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

We'll dressed highwaymen" is an
expression that is becoming somewhat
commonplace. Prosperity seems to
have touched even the parasite of the
human family.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

At a millionaire's banquet at Chi
cago ten of the guests brought prize
pigs with them to table. The animals
wore ribbons in order to avoid any
confusion with other guests.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

A California man placed six sticks
of dynamite in a stove to thaw and
then went to bed. His going to bed
was a waste of time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Thomas A Edison has left hiI work
shop to play the rest of his dfe. He
certainly has earned his VACATION.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

The mulberry leaf contains a silk
dress.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

A Western bachelor. 81 years old,
boasts that he never told lie. Which
upsets the theory that the good die
young.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Rockefeller gave that $4,000 was that
somebody had called him tightwad.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Too willingly obey is to deserve to
command.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

who reads Shakespeare now?"
asks Harper's Weekly. That's easy.
Robert Mantell.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Admiral Dewey is winning new hon
ors. He now bears the distinction of
being the best dressed man in Wash
ington.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Some of the pioneers of Texas, if
living, to-day, would be disguised to
know that investigation had been sub
stituted for gun-play as a method of
settling disputes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Always be polite to everybody. But
don't let that inte7fere with your get
ting your fair ...lare.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

A correspondent asks the New York
Sun whether automobiling is a vice.
Well, automobiles generally seen, in
slined to lead fast lives.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04
CURED OF GRAVEL.
dot Single Stone Has Formed Since
Using Doan's Kidney Pills.

]. D. Daughtrey. music publisher, of
Suffolk, Va, says: During two or
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Scientist says that the girl of 1912
will be taller than ever, and if the cost
of living keeps on at This rate, the
man of 1912 will be shorter than ever.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Explosion on French Torpedo Boat.
Cherbourg, France. = An explo-
sion occurred Wednesday on board
the torpedo boat No. 147. Two men
were severely scalded.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Liberty and slavery are eternal. enc
mics.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04
Gen Kuoki consnu to Jamestown.

Toxic. - 1t was made public Thurs
day that General Kucki will represent
the Japanese army at the jamestown
celebration in 1907.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Looks For Big Fruit Crop. - The
present outlook for fine fruit crop
this year is unusually bright. ac-
carling to a statement made by w.
H. Barnes. secretary of the State
Horticultural Society. He says that
the winter has been a splendid one,
with all of the moisture needed,
and barring a sudden radical change
this month there is every reason to
hope for a record crop. Reports
received from various sections OF
the state,' said Mr.. Barnes. IAN
nounce that there will be a full crop
of all kinds of fruit. Peaches. how
ever, do not look as favorable as
other larger fruit. Apples, pears,
cherries and plums are in fine con-
dition
Wearing Ball and Chain. - After
being fined $500, in default of funds,
Albert Stocher, of Lakin. was SEN
fenced to wear a ball and chain and
work out the same on the rock pile
for assault and battery on the per-
son of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mar
tina Priskal.
Deserves Carnegie Medal. - Mrs.
Neva Clark, who lives ten miles
north of Winfield. is the latest he
roine of that locality. A 2-year-old
baby fell into a thirty foot well in
which was five feet of water. Mrs.
Clarke slid down the pump stock to
the water and held the little one un-
til help came. Both escaped I'M
hurt
Body of Murdered Mantle body
of an unknown man was found in e
straw stack south of Arkansas City
by boy who was playing about the
stack. He had been murdered, the
skull being crushed to pulp. The
body had been in the STAG for some
time as it was badly decomposed.
The man wore good clothes, was
about So years old and weighed 10
polinds. He was a white man or a
Mexican
inmates to go with her to the pri-
maries and vote for w. w. Minnic!1,
thereby lowering and disgracing
herself in the estimation of her
friends Mrs. Mason. who is a
pioneer in Wichita, is So years OF
age. She enters complete denial
to the published article. The de-
PENDANTS are given until April &c to
answer. The article was printed in
space in the Beacon. paid for by the
managers of Graham's campaign.
City Files an Answer. - Answers
have been filed in the supreme court
Saloons Forced to Close. - The
saloons in Herkimer, in Marshall
county, were closed on notice to quit
being served by the county attorney.
This is the first time since the en-
actment of the prohibitory law N
1881 that Herkimer has been with
out saloons. although it is a village
of less than two hundred and fifty
inhabitants. Marshall county is
nearer dry today than any tine in
fifteen years.
Case Thrown Out of Court. = The
case of Jim Stevens and Frank Will
Lumber Man Found Dead. = J.F.
Mcintyre. well known lumber man
OF Lincoln. Neb., was found dead in
Willow Creek, one mile north of
Baxter Springs. He left the Baxter
hotel partly clothed and must have
been slightly deranged. Mcintyre
went to Baxter Springs to take
charge of the Baxter Lumber Com
pany.
Attacked By Savage Dog. - John
Buck, farmer. was quite badly In
-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Attacked By Savage Dog. - John
Buck, farmer. was quite badly In
jured by savage hog at his home
north of Culver. While workinu in
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Ignorance and vulgarity are twins.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Liberty is often the slave of habit.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Big Gas Well Brought ln.-One Of
the largest gas wells ever struck in
the state was drilled in by the Ian
yon Zinc Company on the Dixon
land, four and half miles north
west of lola. It measures 25.0oo.00o
cubic feet
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

States Grocery Bill. - According
to the semi-annual statement of the
board of control. issued recently, it
cost the state Sis, 21S.97 to main
tain it's nine institutions from July
to December 81 of last year, If
which amount SIP 1860 was paid
out in salaries. The principal ex-
pense is that OF commissaries, and
one of the most interesting items
from this department is that OF
sugar and syrup. During the above
mentioned period the charitable
charges of the state consumed
SS,O16.72 in these two sweets. Next
70 sugar and syrup comes potatoes.
The state paid out S5,513.S1 for this
vegetable alone, while the cheese
bill amounted to S1,O6272; vinegar
and pickles, $539.39. 1t also costs
the state a considerable sum for
EGGS. For the product of the Kan
sas hen S542717 was paid out dur
ing the six months.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

the stye. the animal became enraged
at something and attacked Mr.. Buck,
who was thrown to the ground, his
clothing badly torn and deep cut
was made in the right side. The in
jury was quite serious, but Mr. Buck
is considered out of danger now.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Wichita Beacon Is Sued. - The
Beacon Publishing Company, H ].
Allen manager; J. H. Graham, indie
pendent candidate for mayor of
Wichita; Upton Cox, E. T. Blodgett,
]. E. Howard, O. H. Bently, c. @.
Chandler. L. w. Clapp and Rev. n.
E. Harmon, managers of Graham s
campaign. Wichita, were made de-
PENDANTS in a libel suit of $4,000 by
Helenas Mason. police matron of
Wichita. On March &c the Beacon
published an article declaring that
Mrs. Mason had gone through the
tenderloin district and compelled the
Textbook Commission. = Govern
or Hoch has announced the new
textbook commission which is t.
serve for the next five years. The
old commission was renamed with
the exception of Professor Hill. of
the state normal, who did not wish
to serve again Charles Vincenhai-
er, of Troy, will fill Mr.. Hills place
The other members are Frank Mel
son. Lindsborg; George w Win
mans, Hutchinson; W. B. Hall. Abb
lene; A B. Carney, Concordia; S. n.
Neese. Independence; Willard Lyon,
Lincoln; D. o. McCray, Topeka.
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Alleged BootIeggers Fined. a to-
tai of twenty-nine months jail sen
tence and $3.50 in fines was impos-
ed by Police Judge Mckinney on
four bootleggers at Fort Scott 10 ;e
Hopkins was fined $3.50 and sen
fenced to fifteen months in jail.
Charles Dunkerton, $1,000 and year
in jail. and Joe and Grant Ewing
each 500 and thirty days in Jail All
the cases were appealed. All the
joints in Fort Scott were put out of
business months ago, and now a Wig
orous campaign is being waved
against bootleggers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04
$40


Minneapolis, the county seat of Otta-
wa county, has decided to expert
ment with municipal ownership. 1t
has issued s3o,75O worth of bonds
with which to purchase the city wa
ter plant. These bonds were regist-
been sold to the State School Fund
Commission. Pleasanton, in Lima
county. also registered $500 worth
of bonds with which to add to its
water service. These bonds have
not yet been purchased by the
state.
Plenty of Cash. on Hand. - The
state treasury board. comprised of
Gov. Hoch, Secretary of State Den
ton and State Auditor Nation. have
made the monthly examination OF
the books in the state treasurer's
office. The treasury was found to
be in very healthy condition, fl
nancial1y at least, there being bal
ance of $S54,457.10 on the happy
side Of the ledger. This includes
the item of s164,216, which is still
tied up in the First National Bank.
There is to the credit of the general
revenue fund $314,51S, but the cur
rent expenses of this month will re-
duce this sum to a mere item. In
the permanent school fund there is
1923, S61 which has been idle for
some time hut II is understood that
the. entire amount will be invested
in bonds which will soon be ready
for sale.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-04

Helpless For Thirty Years. = Mrs.
Erb, 20 years of age, died at Pea
body. She had been unable to walk
for over 80 years and has been help
less in almost every way for long
time. She had become partially ossj-
fod
The independent., 1907-02-28
LITTLE Bo-PEEP.

Little Bo- Peep had lost her Follow.
ing of Percy'S and didn't know how to
find them
1t is all very well to say, Leave
them alone and they'll come home" but
when a Girl has to fix her Hair a
certain way and rub on little Of
Madame Somebody's Face Food in or
der to look under twenty five there is
nothing in that Waiting Game.
Womanly Pride dictates that she
shall go ahead burning Pictures on
Wood with a Hot Poker and never let
on even when the Door Bell begins to
suspect that some one has cut the
Wire
On the other hand. ordinary Business
Sense would suggest that she had bet
ter get a large six-cylinder move on
herself.
Little Bo-Peep realized that the
Just Cutters We're putting Zip d very
keen Competition and would soon have
her in the Side-Pocket In order to
stay in the Game, she adopted the
Drama as a Profession.
All her acquaintance. We're surprised
to read in the Papers that Society Girl
goes on Stage.
When they went to the Play House
and saw her come cut with thirty 9TH
ers to sing I've Got Such a Feeling
for. a Girl in Wheeling they were
surely proud of her.
Then when her Picture appeared in
connection with an Article entitled,
what Prominent Chorus Girls Have
to Say About the Digging of the Pam
anna Canal" a good many Marked
Copies went through the Mail.
The Stage Door Keeper had to send
for Gatling Gun in order to keep the
Trappers out of the Alley.
She had invitations TO eat, and those
who had barely a Speaking Acduain-
tance with her sent Presents which she
came very near returning.
She married d Young Man with a six
and a quarter head, who was such a
thorough Bohemian that the Cabmen
did not like to haul him, and who found
it difficult to get in anywhere except
at exclusive homes.
Copyright, 1907, by George Ade)
The independent., 1907-02-28
wolf! WOLFF"

once there was a Bad Boy who loved
to stampede the Sheep by yelling
Wolf, Wolf" about twice day
If the State Department had little
Tiff with the Court Of ST. James,
he would see q War Cloud on the
Horizon and start in to concentrate the
Naval Forces all by himself
Whereupon the Sheep would huddle
together and get ready TO unload their
Securities.
If a far,.shing Hobo broke into a
Summer Kitchen and stole a Ham, he
would begin shrieking about a Carnival
of Crime and shake up the Police De-
partment.
III the Second Alto of the Church
Choir at Lonesomehurst eloped with
Piano-T Tuner he would announces a
Scandal In High Life and get the Sheep
SO worked up that they would run
around I'm Circle.
He had trained pack Of Disease
Germs that were always on the point
of rushing out To bite everybody In
sight
u was duh day when he could not
start an Epidemic.
About twice a week he would get out
his McRaphone and announce that the
entire Population. With the exception
~ eight or nine Man-catmg Sharks Ia
Wall street. would soon be playing
checkers IN the Poor House.
Every time he gave vent Ia this ter
riflcd Whoop the Flock would bleat
and run to tho other end Of the lot
and sign n Petition. and then 40 back
% eating Grass.
One day Friend took him "a Task
fnr making such a Loud Noise about
nothing IN particular.
The independent., 1907-02-28

Doorknobs and a Second hand Battery
and rugged up Marconi Plant on the
topmost Peak
Within two hours he was communi-
eating with the Mainland 500 miles
away and had the Magazin4 Editors
bidding for the Serial Rights of the
Story of his Marvellous Adventures.
Then he began stalking off the Island
into Mining Claims and arranged to
advertise and sell the 500 Shares of
Stock at Is cents each to Messenger
Boys. Servant Girls and Widows.
Friday showed up soon after and
was made Vice President of the Com
pany and Chief Expert In the Analysis
of Ores.
Robinson had two Press Agents come
out with the Relief Expedition. ana
when he landed at home he found over
$50 invitations from Literary Clubs.
The independent., 1907-02-28

Don't you remember the Old Story p
asked the Friend, who was a Conserva-
tive and did not believe in making a
Fuss over anything whatsoever for
fear that it would disturb Existing
Conditions. IF you keep on yelling
Wolf! Wolf! when there isn't a Wolf
in the whole Township even the most
Gullible will take tumble after a
while and your name will be Sweeney
No one will be alarmed when you be-
gin throwing an Epileptic Fit Then
when a Wolf really does approach and
you jump up and down and tell every
body to escape. the whole Drove, hay
ing been fooled so often, will think you
are springing another Fake. so they
will stand still and be eaten up
"Rats!" replied the Bad Boy. you
overlook the fact that the Great Ameri-
cen Public wants to be scared. and
never gets tired of going over the
Jumps"
The independent., 1907-02-28
SHORT STORIES.

N CERTAIN young preacher was
X1y much disliked by his congregation
for his fooiisnness and ooHceit. He con-
sidered himself greatly prosecuted, ana,
meeting an old German friend OF ms on
the street one day, began to tell his
woes. ending up by saying: And Mr..
Brown, the church warden actually
called me "a perfect ass my cloth pre-
vents me from resenting insults, but L
think / should refer to it in the pulpit
next Sunday. What would you adviser
.'Mein friendt" said the old German,
with twinkle in his eye, Il know not,
but | tink dat all you can DO will be
youst to bray for them, as usual
Wilton Iackeye says that while on a
downtown l. train he chanced to over
hear portions of an interesting conver-
sation between two young women oc-
cupying adjoining seats.
II see by the paper" observed one OF
the young women that Mr.. Blank.
the octogcnarian, Is dead. What on
earth Is an octogenarinn. anyhow
II don't know, I'm sure" was the
reply. "but there's one thing certain
they're sckly lot Of people. You
never hear OF one unless he " dying"
Lucy caused her mistress lot of
worry by receiving the attention of a
dashlng head waiter al a seaside re-
sort hotel. Really. you ought 10 speak
to Lucy about a." so the friends OF the
girls mistress told her 1T would be
too bad To see Lucy In love with n
married man" Speak 10 her she did
but to her surprise she saw Lucy
paraaing the boardwalk the next even
Ing In the same old company. and on
The following taS Lucy was taken &C.
verely Go task.
Lacy" said her mistress severely
II thought ! told you that that man ~
married already"
The independent., 1907-02-28
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