Meade County news., 1917-02-15
EXTENDING COAL FIELDS, TOO
Territory in Southeast Kansas Long
Ignored is Now Being Searched for
Mineral Wealth.

ers expect to begin drilling in the
spring.
Prospecting is scheduled to begin
soon at Brazilton, another small
Crawford county point northwest of
Girard. w. H. Ryan of Girard has
obtained leases on 800 acres of land
near there and turned them over to
Oklahoma oil men. A web sunk by
the Santa Fe railroad near Brazilton
has shown considerable trace of oil,
but the railroad company was after
water and no attempt was made to
determine whether oil in paying guam
titles could be obtained.
Helper, in Cherokee county, has a
gas we'll which supplies the street
lights and some of the residents with
light and fuel. At Walnut, six miles
south of Hepler, gas has been found,
At Monmouth, in the extreme south,
gas recently was found East of
Pittsburg j. ]. Stephens, coal opera
tor, has natural gas system of his
own, the gas coming from well on
his farm.
The zinc field is moving into the
coal territory. Zinc prospecting is in
progress at Opolis on the Missouri
Kansas line in Crawford county.
West of West Mineral virgin coal
field is about to be developed and at
Monmouth the gas prospectors found
a three-foot vein of coal, which means
future mining activities there.
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Man Frozen to Death.-The frozen
body of man, believed to be that
of S. E. Goodin, about 65 years old,
was found in ravine beside the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad tracks near
Andale recently. In pocket was
found a union card. issued by the
Bricklayers' union at Cheyenne, Wyo.
1t is believed he has family at
Denver
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Ex-Navy Men Would EnIist.-Fol-
lowing the news of the diplomatic
break, nine, ex-service men from the
United States navy have left their
names with the Salina naval recruit
ing office for enlistment in .case of
actual war. All of the men have serv-
ed full enlistments in the navy and
have honorable discharges. Four of
them are firemen on the Union Pa
cific railway.
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Engineer kiIIed.-An engineer was
killed, four trainmen were severe
ly injured, two engines were de-
molished and forty cars were piled
up in Santa Fe freight collision
two miles south of Douglass. The
injured were removed to company hos
pitals at Newton and Mulvane. The
body of the dead engineer was sent
to his home in Strong City.
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Mrs. Bushong Freed.-Mrs. r. M.
Bushong, charged with completely in
the alleged murder of her husband,
near Ellsworth, has been acquitted by
a jury.
Walt Mason In "Movies. pa "mov-
ie" film from a scenario written by
Walt Mason was shown in Emporia
recently by Mr.. Mason at a private
exhibition. The picture was entitled
"The Dipper," and the action was
based on one of his jingles. Walt Ma
son jingle movies" are being filmed
by a Chicago producer and will be
produced publicly within few weeks.
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Confederate Veteran Dead.-Thomas
Gromley, IS years old, who came to
Kansas in 1858, is dead near Atchison
He served in the Confederate army
until he was wounded in the battle of
Green River bridge, July 8, 1863.
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Gift for Wichita HospitaI-Tt was
announced at Wichita that Ira T. Eos.
ter, a wealthy oil man and farmer of
Eldorado, Butler county, has given
$4,000 to Wesley hospital, Metho-
dist institution of Wichita. Foster
has one of the richest farms in the
field and his income from
royalties is said to average $4,000
a month. Mr.. and Mrs. Foster have
no children and have announced that
they will aid worthy causes.
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Oil Fever Strikes BaIdwin.-Tbe
oil fever has struck Baldwin and
the southern half of Douglas county.
Most of the land in the Worden dis
trict has been leased and drilling out.
its are being moved into the county.
A high price for land and leases pre-.
Vails.
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Jail Delivery Thwarted.-A prob
able jail delivery was prevented at
Atchison when three small saws were
'ound in the prisoners quarters in the
Atchison county jail by Sheriff Roy
rrimble.