Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-07-26

w. ]. Woodard writes from Colo
RADIO that had arrived at Pueblo, but
was going on farther west.
We are needing rain at present.
The feed crops will be very short if
we do not have moisture soon,
w. P. Bunyan, of Fowler, was a
pleasant visitor at THE News Office
last Saturday while in the city.
Sam Bunch had the misfortune to
lose his old grey delivery horse last
Saturday night. 1t is supposed that
collie caused its death.
We understand that the Baptist
Sunday school is gradually increas-
ing in membership and promises to
be very interesting school.
D. P. Wysong and son are fast
completing their residence west of
the court house and when finished
it will be one of the best in the city.
We publish letter from the
Philippines from E. E. Grissom in
another column. 1t gives quite
description of the country and its
inhabitants.
This Office is under obligations to
Mrs. Geo. Edwards. of Artesian,
for some very fine peaches, grown
in their orchard which is one of the
best in that section.
DR.. Dickerson attends to all the
sick people in very satisfactory
manner. He is always ready day
or night to attend your calls and is
liked first class by our people.
We publish this week the sums al
lowed by the County board at their
last meeting. We publish them
simply as a matter of news that our
readers may see what bills were al
lowed.
A letter from ]. B. Buck says send
THE News to him to Denver, Colo.
He and his wife were at Boone, Col.
when the letter was written. Says
it is very dry there and hopes we
have had rain.
The last issue of the Woodward,
Ok, Live Stock Inspector contain
ed an excellent write-up of the Pecos
valley, New Mexico. Some excel
lent half tone pictures aided in the
article and we would judge it is
very pleasant place to live.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Mr.. Millman, editor of the Liberal
News, last Saturday. He was in
Meade attending the convention.
We found him to be a pleasant,
courteous gentleman. He reports
business good at Liberal and that
everyone is talking extension-not
expansion-of the Rock Island.
Alf. Siegel started to Ashland
Monday and when he got out about
Is miles he discovered his buggy
was on fire. He lost no time in get
ting out and only succeeded in un-
hitching the team. The fire is
thought to have started from some
matches which were in the back end
of the buggy. Alf came into town
horseback, leaving the remnant of
the buggy-tongue and wheels on the
spot.
A. V. Angel, of West Plains twp,
is threshing his immense wheat crop
which is yielding about 20 bushels
per acre and testing from 81 to 81
pounds per bushel. Mr.. Angel had
as acreage of over 800 acres which
will make right at 6ooo bushels.
He owns his own threshing outfit
and says it is doing the best of work,
there being no weeds in the wheat.
He also speaks very highly of his
threshing crew which he says is the
best he could expect to have, every
one understanding his part of the
business. We are glad Mr.. Angel
has been fortunate enough to raise
such an immense crop.
A fellow stopped taking The News
last week because he did not like our
politics. That is all right, but he
knew what to expect when he SUBJ
scribed. The paper will be pub
lished as usual and make its appear
ance each week whether he reads it
or not. We are not trying to please
everyone. We are simply doing the