Meade County news., 1916-10-19
County Tires OF the
Present Cumbersome and
Expensive Methods.
WILL APPEAL TO LEGISLATURE
Other Counties of State Invited to Co
Operate in Efforts to- Have the
Law Changed.


in all of its los counties.
The other night at public meet
ing, of the residents of Mcpherson a
public address was issued to the rest
of the state asking for cooperation
in the movement to do away with the
present expensive form of county
government
Inasmuch as Mcpherson county can
not adopt the plan until all the coun-
ties adopt it, it was found that all
Mcpherson could do at present was to
invite this cooperation.
I'VE realize" the address sShtes,
that the present form of country gov
ernment in Kansas has outlived its
usefulness. 1t is unscientific, lacking
in efficiency, and consequently too
eXtravagant.
eve believe it is time to change
the system and give the people some
modern form Of government, such,
for instance, as centralizing the re-
sponsibility in a county manager to
be employed by properly constituted
authority, and with the interests of
the county carefully safeguarded, or
some other modern form.
1--WE have, therefore, inaugurated
this nonpartisan movement to bring
about simplified form of government
for our counties and ask all candi-
datac fof, tho Iot t,1ro IN n1a6Ua
themselves to favor the submission of
such amendment to the constitution
as is necessary in order to make this
form of county government possible" r"
H. H. Motter, Mcpherson, is chairman
of the committee issuing the address.
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Seeking Typhoid Source.-State
health authorities are in charge of an
investigation to determine the mys-
terious source Of typhoid fever cases
which have developed at a Kansas
university student boarding house. In
addition to three cases in the hospi-
tai, it has been announced that four
students have gone to their homes
threatened with the disease and two
more are under the observation OF
| physicians.
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Pioneer Killed by Motor.-Edward
Bero, 79 years old, a pioneer settler
of Labette County, was struck by a
motor car on street corner at Par
sons, and received injuries which
caused his death.
Woman An Acid Thrower.-Because
it is said she was jealous of an
other woman, Mrs. Grover PlummeI
dashed a bottle of carbolic acid in
the face of Rogers Evans, a motor
man, of Atchison. Evans sustained
painful burns about the face and neck
None of the acid got into his eyes.
Funston's Brother Weds.-James B
Funston, brother of Gen. Fred Fun
ston, was married at Olathe the 9th
er morning to Mrs. Mittie Harvey
The couple will live at Carlisle.
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Found Dead in Bed.-Adam Stultz
70 years old, pioneer at Wellington
and a veteran of the Civil War, was
found dead in bed early the other
morning.
Bread Price Up in Mcpherson
The bakeries of Mcpherson an
nounced recently they have raised the
price of loaf of bread from five tc
six cents, and that of buns to twelve
cents a dozen.
Found Dead in creek.-Michael Kill
lilay, bricklayer, was found dead in
creek in the southwest part of Leav
enworth recently. The indications
were that he fell over an embankment
into the water.
Abilene Votes School Bonds.-Nine
ty thousand dollars worth of bonds
for new high school building were
voted at a special election held at
Abilene recently
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Weather Reports by Wireless
Daily weather forecasts by wireless
will be sent out every day from the
weather station at the Kansas Agrl-
cultural College, it was announced re
Gently. With the exception of the
forecast put out at night for the par
ticular benefit of the naval stations
this is the first time anything of the
kind has been attempted.
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Boy Accidentally Shot. - Morton
Meredith, son of J. d. Meredith oi
Winfield, was accidentally shot in the
back in shooting gallery at Winfield
Surgeons have been unable to locate
the bullet, and it is feared that the
boy will be paralyzed from the waist
down.
oIathe Mob "Unknown."-A formal
verdict that Bert Dudley came to his
death at the hands of mob, persons
to this jury unknown" was returned
by the coroner's jury at Olathe re