Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-23
BoRN-to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Blair, August II, son.

DlaiA, august i, SOh.
Tom Hotz is out west putting
down some wells for r. E. Steele.
We notice that E. w. Jenkins will
be candidate for Probate Judge
before the Republican convention.
DR.. Dickerson and wife were in
Meade last Thursday with load of
melons. They have our thanks for a
nice large one.
You can secure all the brand
books you want at The News office
by Saturday. Call and get one.
They are just the thing for stock
men who desire to keep all the
brands.
A. J. Blankenchip has taken
charge of the H. J.. Young confec-
tionery and can be found ready to
wait upon all the old customers and
also new ones. See his ad. in an
other column.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Sheddan de-
sire to thank their friends in the city
and country who so cheerfully as
sisted in the nursing of their little
son, Glen, and who so materially
aided in his recovery.
A card from Miss Emma Stewart,
St. Joe, Mo-, says that they have
moved there for the present, having
sold out everything at Jasper. She
says s'Tell all our old friends
hello," and adds, "We may be back
there some day.in the near future"
We would be pleased to have Mr..
Stewart and family again among our
citizens,
Judge Madison was in Meade
Monday night seeing the City Coun-
Gil in regard to making compro
mise of the city indebtedness,
which is so large that they will new
er in this world be able to pay. Mr..
Madison was employed and we sin
cerely hope he may be able to light
en- the burden for the taxpayers of
the city of Meade.
]. A. Elder, of Plains, was
pleasant caller at THE News office
last Monday. Mr.. Elder has only
been a resident of Meade county
about year and half, but says he
is contented to stay. He raised
about 24oo bushels of wheat off of
100 acres, also several hundred
bushels of barley. We found Mr..
Elder very pleasant and agreeable
gentleman and are glad he has con-
cluded to remain in our county.
The bonded indebtedness of this
city is about 500, 900, including in
terest. Anyone would know we
are unable to pay this amount.
The interest alone amounts to
So, 500 per annum. The city is
willing to pay what it can and seeks
to have tho debt reduced so that
it can pay just what it can. This
matter should be couraged by every
citizen of Meade who has the finan-
cial interest of the city at heart.
We will pay just what we can and
the creditors can hardly ask us to
pay any more.
The scoool board met Tuesday
night to take action on securing a
principal for the Meade schools for
the ensuing year. Several applica-
tions were before them, one from
Prof. Mccormick, a Mr.. Barber,
and Prof. c. P. Dawson. Prof.
Dawson was employed after some
discussion. Mr.. Dawson was prin-
cipal year before last and gave al
most entire satisfaction and could
have secured the school last year,
but for his own fault. We believe
he will make first class principal,
as all the school children were anx-
ions that he be secured.
The case against John Foster in
Justice Smiths court last week oc-
cupied two days and was finally dis
missed, the costs being taxed to the
prosecuting witness, Arthur Ran
dolph, but we are of the opinion
that they will ultimately fall on the
county. This case, as near as we
can determine, was the result of a
neighborhood quarrel, and should
have been settled outside of court.
The difficulty grew out of Mr.. Ran