Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-11-21
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WEEKLY REVIEW OF KANSAS EVENTS

The registration at the University of
| Kansas is nearing the 1000 mark.
| This means that the increase this
year in attendance will be over $50.
With every class room already crowd
ed it can readily be seen what the
state legislature will be called upon
to do soon for the University
Whitlow Is at Liberty. = Samuel
Whitlow. charged with the murder
Ct Miss May Sapp, at Moran, Septem-
Der 81, has been released from Jail
on $4,000 bond. He returned to
Moran at once, but declines to
say what he expects to do during the
intervening time before his trial be-
gins. He is proprietor of a feed store
at Moran. and it is probable he will
resume the management of his bust
ness.
Arthur Given Ten Years.-Charles
Arthur, gambler, of Wichita. con-
victed of being implicated in the at.
tempt to rob the Hunnewell state
bank last spring, has been sentenced
TO serve not less than five nor more
than ten years in the penitentiary by
Judge Schwartz at Wellington. Ar
thurs attorneys, Adams & Adams, an.
nounced to the court that the case
would be appealed to the supreme
court. Arthur's bond is fixed at
$1,000 which he is unable to give. G
Says He Will Make Good.-Emmet
Dalton was the recipient of endless
congratulations after being pardoned
by Gov. Hoch. He received a teie-
gram from his mother. kilograms
came from a good many other parts
OF the state. He will have to remain
IN Topeka for several days yet to
give his arm further treatment. Then
he will go home to his mother at
kingfisher, o. T., and there complete
the plans of what he will do in the
future. 81 think l shall locate in eth
er Topeka or Kansas City," he said
after he had talked with his broth
er. THE people in Topeka have
been kind to me. l can never say
how much l appreciate their friend
illness. What l wish to do is to get
into business for myself and bring
my mother up here with me. Iwant
her to live with me from now on
She will dispose of her property in
Kingfisher, 1 think, and come up
here with me if | decide to locate
here. l want to live the kind of a
life that my friends who have con-
| fidence in me believe l will I'm. 60
| ing to make good"
Prisoner Stole Key to His Cell. -
After having locked Lew Broomfeld
i'll his cell in the Butler county Jail
at Ell Dorado the under sheriff left
the key in the lock while he went
into the Office. When he returned
the key was gone. Both Bloomfield,
who was locked in his CELL and an
other prisoner out in the corridor,
denied knowing anything about the
key. Not being able to learn any
thing about the key the sheriff and
deputy, being determined to get into
the cell and search Bloomfield got
a cold chisel and hammer and by
cutting four rivets off the lock loop
they entered and searched Bloom
| field and his cell but failed to find the
| key. An armed guard watched the
cell all night. Next day thorough
search was made and the key found
hidden in Bloomfield's cell Bloom
field could not have made his escape
had he unlocked the cell, as the
corridor is locked with a lever on
: the outside and the lever is inclosed
in steel box that is kept locked
A spool of silk thread was recently
! found in his cell. The sheriff is
keeping a close watch on this des-
perate prisoner, whose trial occurs
this month.
Street Railway for Parsons.-C. D.
Moore. representing capitalists in
Huntington. w. Va, was granted a
street railway franchise by the city
council of Parsons. It provides that
Moore shall place a cash forfeit of
$4,000 in the city treasury to COM
mence work within ninety days and
| to complete five miles of the system
and have it in operation within
twelve months from the acceptance
of the franchise Moore and his
associates also contemplate the build
ing of an interurban system.
Girard's Unique Record.-Girard is
the smallest city in the United States
that has delivery of mail by carriers.
With population of 2,400 it enjoys
this advantage, which few other
cities of less than 10000 possess.
Receipts amounting to at least
$4,000 are required from postoffices
having city delivery, but Girard
beats the requirements. The re-
ceipts of the Girard postofice for the
last quarter were s7,SS2.47, which is
at the rate of s31,529.SS a year, or
more than three times the amount
required for the establishment of city
delivery.
Famous Stock Farm Sold. - The
Abel Stock Farm. better known as
the Toler Stock Farm, of Tolerville,
Sedgwick county: has been sold by its
present owners to Mr.. Ike Martin, of
Harper, for S22,500. The farm con-
tains 800 acres, which means that the
estate is valued at SIS an acre. This
perhaps is the record price paid for
a farm in Sedgwick county in recent
years. The place is famous as the
birthplace of John R. Gentry, Loude-
ma Wilkes. Sallie Toler and other
horses which have won distinction on
the race courses of the COUNTRY
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termined not to retire under fire.
Then formal charges were made and
for the past three months 1 have been
awaiting the results of the investi-
CATION which has been made by the
board of managers and the governor.
Now that they have found these
charges to be groundless l feel that
l can retire with credit to myself
and without harm to the institution.
l will probably enter the banking
business, that being my intention at
this time.