Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-04-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Miscellaneous.

City between railway officers and state
officials at which no agreement was
reached announcement was made from
st. Louis that the railroads of Mis-
souri, would return to the three-cent
local ticket rate and the 1000 mile
interchangeable mileage April Iv.
The Iowa legislature has voted
against the adoption of bank guaran-
ty law.
Eleven thousand tickets were sold
10 the Gotch-De Rouen wrestling match
IN Convention hall, Kansas City where
The Iowa man again demonstrated that
lie was the champion wrestler of the
world by taking two straight falls out
of the Frenchman.
Gov Hadley of Missouri has issued
proclamation naming April 5 as
Arbor day.
In his annual report to the over
seers OF Harvard college President
elliot scathingly denounces foot ball
IS a demoralizing spectacle unfit for
college sport
At a meeting Of National bankers
of Kansas held at Topeka steps were
taken for the organization OF a cur
rency association and company to in
sure bank deposits.
The election of George Alexander,
candidate of the Municipal league and
the reform element, which brought
the recall action at Los Angeles, Cal,
is conceded over wheeler, the Social
Ast candidate. His plurality is two to
one
The bill prepared by the anti-saloon
league which prohibits the shipments
of liquor from outside a state where
such shipments would be unlawful il
made from another point in the same
state was introduced in congress by
langley of Kentucky.
The resolution adopted ten days ago,
placing an embargo on the Missouri,
Kansas G Texas railway, was rescind-
ed Friday by the transportation
bureau committee of Kansas City
1t is a capital offense to kidnap
child for ransom in Missouri
Senator Gore has introduced a bill
to amend the constitution as follows:
That congress shall have power to
levy and collect taxes, graduated or
otherwise, on any or all classes of in
come"
Tie opinion of the millers at their
meeting at Wichita, Kan, was that
not five per cent of the old wheat crop
remains to be marketed and the mill
ers expect difficulty in getting suffi-
cient wheat to keep their mills run
ming until the new crop can be mar
keted
The Optimists club propose chang
ing April l from All Fools Day to
OptimiSts Day.
The Crown Prince of Servia and
his younger brother each have re-
nounced their right of succession to
the throne
An effort is to be made to organize
the teachers Of the United States and
Canada under the auspices of the
North American Teachers league.
Because of rheumatism in his arm
{'aderewski the pianist has Cancelled
all his engagements and returned to
Europe
The Southwest Window Glass com
Pany with headquarters in Kansas
City. Kan, has been granted char
ter in Kansas.
The Farmers & Stock Growers
Railroad company is the latest addi-
ton to the concerns chartered in Kan
saS to build a road through the south
west counties of the state
A tornado hit a. school house three
uljies north OF Grandfeid. Ok, and
killed two students.
Felex Ehrman, American vice con-
sui general and acting American con
sui general at Panama. died at Pana-
pa. Mr.. Ehrman wes a native of New
Orleans and was one OF the founders
of the banking firm Of ELrman and
~0mpany.
The United States supreme court
mas decided that Goose Island in the
Missouri river above Kansas City.
where gambling and other forms of
SawIeSsness have been carried GA in
defiance CT the laws OF both Kansas
$lnd Missouri, is really in Kansas
I3Oth states claimed the island
The Missouri Press association wils
Ineet at Fulton. Ma. May L.. Ii and
Ia
The tariff debate was opened in the
htuse OF representatives by Mr. Payne
~ dL~Nt l<1Ih11S AOci lcls
ianutes suspended as remarks until
Sae following day.
Director North Of the census bureau
has asked an appropriation of $4,000
Nl0 70 oafVay tha expenses CT tie l3tn
VonsuS
4 tornado struck freight train a,
I'dson. E.ln.. witA sufficient force tc
l!ow nj2e cars of the track, two q
theTn canr.ete,y CT the T.gat-of-w2y.
&ayeaue receipts Tor FEBRUARY sac"
decrease al $l.-s9.$25 :ic1n a yea.
a<o.
ne FIRST year Of re can-,i<st0.
giaA govevn;nea. a Des Moires. ia
shows I SJ,E,tCs - TIE treasury q