Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-07-05

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residence west of town.
Rev. Parks will preach at tn
Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning and evening at the usual
hours.
Rev. Robinson will preach at the
Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing and evening at the usual hours.
Mr.. O.. Hamilton shipped in a
carload of ice from Hutchinson
Saturday and it was put into the ice
house during the cool portion of the
night
The well on the square has been
cleaned out and the water is again
in fit condition to use for drinking
purposes. With the well in the con-
dition it was is a great temptation
for most people to drink something
else.
During the calm weather of last
week a considerable number of
cattle perished out west on account
of no water. There was not enough
wind to keep the wind mills going,
which is very rare occurrence in
western Kansas.
Mr.. Hotz reports the bridge work
progressing very rapidly. He has
all the piles driven and the remain
der of the work can be finished in
about week. The boys all came
up to celebrate the 4th and the work
will be resumed the last of the week.
Those desiring to consult DR..
Petit and wife should call at once
as they will resume their lecture
work Wednesday July II. Ifyou are
sick, now is the time, you can be
treated at home by correspondence.
Office at National hotel. Meade, un-
til Wednesday July II.
Supt. J. A. Porterheld has sent
out announcements for the coming
Normal Institute, which commences
July 80. We hope Mr.. Porterfeld
will have the earnest cooperation
of all the teachers in Meade county,
as he is doing his utmost to promote
the educational interests of Meade
county. He should also have the
support of every one interested in
higher education.
DR.. Petit and wife will resume
their lecture work, and will leave
Meade July II. Those desiring to
consult them professionally will call
before that date. All treatments by
correspondence. You can be treat
ed successfully at home, and per-
haps save an expensive trip to the
city. Office, National hotel, until
July II.
Judge Selvidge, B. S. McMeel,
R. E. Steele, w. S. Bergman, F.
C. Judd, John F. Conrad, Joe Con-
rad, Joe Wood, Tom Riley, and
H. H. Butler, representing Meade
county, left Monday to take in the
Democratic convention at Kansas
City, and also to help celebrate the
Fourth of July. Judge Selvidge and
Tom Riley expect to visit in Mis-
souri, for a short time. Mr.. Butler
will also visit in Ohio before his
return.
We hear some complaint about
parties who have large tracts of gov
ernment land fenced up wanting
other people to keep their cattle out
and is they don't they are run out.
Now, no one has any right to
fence government land, and if they
do, their neighbor's cattle have as
much right to Craze on such lands
as the parties who do the fencing.
We hope there will be no further
trouble ond if there is that the mat
ter be looked into.
We understand that a gentleman
will visit Meade county shortly, who
claims to have discovered a method
of exterminating prairie dogs. We
do not know exactly how he de-
stroys them but as near as we can
ascertain he puts diseased animals
in the towns and the home dogs
contract the disease. We also learn
that he charges 81 per quarter pay
able when the dogs are dead We
anxiously await the results of his
experiments which if successful will
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