Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-02-25

Ended Life With Army hhte.-
Bernhard Richert, wealthy farmer
of near Mcpherson, was found dead
with bullet hole through his head.
By his side laid his old army rifle
that he had carried through the Civil
war He was one of the oldest set
tiers of Mcpherson county, taking
homestead where he has always lived
for the past thirty-eight years
To Pen for Careless Driving.-Era
Brecount of Arkansas City, who was
convicted at the November term OF
court of manslaughter in the fourth de-
gree, on account of the death of Mrs.
Fred Bower in collision with the fire
chiefs wagon, was sentenced to the
penitentiary for term of one or two
years. His motion for a new trial was
overruled, just before the sentence
was pronounced. Harry Scott, the fire
chief, is yet to be tried on the same
charge.
Can't Recover For Loss by Fire-A
just been decided by the Supreme
court. The case is brought by Lille
NJ Johnson against the McLane In
vestment company. 1t is charged in
the petition that the manager of the
ranch owned by the McLane Invest
ment company set fire to the barn on
that ranch, but the fire got away from
him and burned barn belonging to
Mrs. Johnson. Soon after the confla-
grafton the manager admitted that he
had started the fire but when an at
tempt was made to collect damages he
since the manager and his men had
attempted to put out the fire after 1t
was started and there was no evidence
to prove that he did set the fire the
McLane Investment company could
not be held for damages. The
Suyreme court affirms this decision.
Kansas G. A. r. Shows Gan.-It had
been thought that the high water mark
lad been reached several years ago in
the membership of the Grand Army of
the Republic of Kansas. This, it
seems, is not so, as the reports of AS
sistant Adjutant General Charles Har-
ris to the national organization, which
have just been forwarded, show an in
crease in membership during the year
of 330-the largest number of mem
bers in good standing since 1894,
when the membership numbered H.
904, at the close of the year when
Charles Harris was department COM
mander Since that time the member
ship had been gradually declinig, the
membership on which per capita tax
was paid in 1905, when P H. Coney was
commander, being 1868, and for his
second year 1869. The next year,
when R. A Campbell was commander,
the membership dropped to 1864.
This year, under Commander w. A.
Morgan, it has increased to 1884
The annual report shows a death list
of 1913, which is probably not over one
/ half the number who have died within
the year, as many of the posts have
entirely neglected to make any report
of the deaths. So it will be seen that
the Grand Army veterans are still a
power to be reckoned with The mem
bership in the Grand Army is only u
fraction of the number of veterans
| in the state, as many do not belong
! to the organization. This is especially
so in the sparsely settled portions of
Il the state, where residents live far
apart, and where it is almost impos-
sible to keep up an organization or to
hold meetings. In many parts of the
state. where small organizations have
heretofore been, they have been
abandoned on account of reasons
above noted, and also bocarse of the
increaeiu~ age Of the members. and
the lack of inclination to attend meet
ines Of any kind.
Suspect is ReIeased-The case
against Cecil wilson, who was arrest
ed at his home in Madison several
weeks ago or the charge of beine i'm
plicated in the Olre bank robbery
was dismissed The Officers were m
conviction.
Kansas Wants Federal Aid.--Secre
tary WANT of the senate forwarded to
each member of the Kansas delegation
in CONGRESS a concurrent resolution
adopted by both branches of the Legs
lature, urging the congressman, ard
directing the senators, TO vote for &
bill in CONGRESS- to prevent the fedar
Fl government from issuing liquor t9-
licenses in prohibition states. Tbs
resolution WAS offered by Senator
Robertson, Democrat. of Rawlins, Il
| was adopted by both branches D,
/ unanimous vote. The resolution con
tinues: BE it further resolved, that i
is the sense of this legislature thai
he law governing interstate com
/ merce should be so anne ded that III
common carrier can transport into t.,
: state of Kansas any article or article:
. prohibited TO be kept CT sold in thi