Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-28

w. y. OSgooo II. Is painting the
residence of George Wiley this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. r. Wells are at
Sulphur, I. T., where they will re-
main for a few weeks.
The Meade county Normal Insti-
tute begins July goth this year. We
hope there will be large attendance.
r. T. Worman reports the chinch
bugs very troublesome in his barley,
kafr corn and cane crops. He says
they are doing considerable damage.
The Reas calves were shipped last
Sunday morning. There were II
carloads. The cattle were in good
condition and ought to bring a good
price.
The Beaver and the Hardesty
Herald editors are calling each 9TH
er ''pet" names and each of them is
trying to give the others ssrep" as
much publicity as possible.
We notice that the Hugoton base
ball nine scooped our neighbors on
the west-Liberal-last week. Like
the little boy that got into a fight
and got worsted they say, "You
can't do it again"
The married men still think they
can beat the single fellows playing
base ball, and seem anxious for a
game. We hope the boys will ac-
comodate them as soon as possible
and "show them" again.
Mrs. Lillian D. Petit came in
from Chicago this week where she
has been visiting for the last month.
She left the doctor in Dodge City to
make trip home, they having been
travelling and lecturing on the coast
for the last fifteen months.
The Fourth of July exhibition of
fireworks has arrived. 1t is a mag
nifcent collection and you will miss
rare treat if you fail to see it on
the night of July 4. A stand will be
erected oa the south side so that it
can be seen from all sides of the
square.
Haskell county has literary So
ciety that meets every two weeks.
The usual debate occupies its place
in the program and we notice the
editor of the Monitor is going to
affirm the subject, "Resolved, that
the western half of Kansas should
be state by ITSELF"
There are several members of the
Stock Association who have not
handed in their stock brands to the
Secretary, and should do so at once.
Anyone else desiring to join the
Association can do so by calling at
the office of E, D. Smith, who will
take care of your application.
The editor of the Ashland Clipper
says that $40 or $50 is all Ashland
can raise to celebrate the Fourth,
and that he don't propose to be a
party to the fizzle. Well, Mr..
Mayse, come over to Meade, we
will celebrate-plenty to eat, plenty
to drink. Come and help US make
the eagle scream.
A set of harness was stolen from
Bonheur Bros show ground last
Wednesday night during the per-
formance. A search for the same
failed to give any clue. We hope
it will be found and the guilty parties
prosecuted. The show people treat
ed everybody right while here and
are entitled to the same treatment.
This town has bad enough name
abroad now and ifsuch depredations
continue no show of any kind will
visit us.
DR.. Marshal Petit and wife will
remain in Meade for a short time
for recreation and rest. The doctor
will practice his profession as g
physician and surgeon, he being 9
regularly graduated physician of the
old school. He will do no riding,
nor general practice, but will be
pleased to consult patients in his
Office at the National Hotel. He
will limit his practice to the ex.
elusive treatment of all chronic dis.
eases of both sexes, and the disease.
peculiar to women, DR.. Petit use:
medicines, surgery, osteopathy, mag
netic healing, electricity and al