Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-11-22
local News.
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E. w. jenkins ST., has been on
the sick list for the past ten days.
Geo. B. Cones returned last Fri
day from Kansas City and Lawrence.
F. c. Judd went to Wichita Tues
day morning to visit with his family.
DR.. Fee reports Mrs. Marshall
very ill at the home of her son,
Hodge, south of Meade.
Geo. DeCow and John Stalder
moved the Meade State Bank safe
into their new vault this week.
w. w. Beatty Sr. came in last Fri
dap from Jasper, Mo-, to be in at
tendance at justice court this week.
Hugh Taylor went to Liberal last
week to put up several of the Arc
lights in the business houses of that
city.
The weather was misty, damp and
cool the first of the week and look
ed very much like we would have a
blizzard.
Bert Phelps and Roy Twist re-
turned last Friday night from Kan
sas City. Lem Kyger did not ma
terialize until Saturday night.
Thos. A. Scates, of Dodge City,
was in Meade Tuesday attending
Justice Shamhart's court in the in
terest of the Beatty boys and w. H.
Lewis Jr. and Lem Krisle.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Braden left
Tuesday for Indiana, where they
will spend the winter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elery Cooper will occupy their res
idence during their absence.
A. F. German, ,Chas. Byrns, Har-
ry and Floyd Reas went down to
Beaver county Monday to roundup
a bunch of cattle which they will
drive to Liberal for shipment.
Mrs. R. r. Wells was stricken
with paralysis Tuesday morning and
is in critical condition. She has
been in failing health for several
months. Her friends sincerely hope
that she may recover and be restor-
ed to her usual health.
The temperance meeting at the
M. E. church last Sunday night was
well attended by the citizens of
Meade. The program consisted of
songs, recitations and talks appro-
pirate for the occasion.
The Meade Band has secured
Mr.. Frank Hamilton as band lead
er, and in a few months hope to
have one of the best in the west.
Several of the boys will take private
lessons from Mr.. Hamilton and in
short time the band will be great
ly improved.
Prof A. D. Wilcox, of the State
Temperance Union, delivered tenn
perahce lecture at the M. E. church
last Tuesday night. He was billed
for Monday night, but owing to the
inclemency of the weather postponed
the meeting until Tuesday evening,
at which time fair sized audience
heard his lecture.
Drs. Fee and Dickerson perform
ed very difficult operation on Mrs.
John Innis this week. They report
her recovering nicely from the same.
DR.. Fee is very successful physi-
clan and surgeon, having performed
some exceedingly difficult cases since
coming to Meade county. He al
ways calls on old reliable DR.. Dick
erson whenever he needs any assist
ance.
Cattle feeding has already begun
with some of our cattle-men. There
is considerable feed in the county
this year, in fact, enough to feed
through very severe winter. The
chances are that it will be a mild
winter, although we are liable to ex-
perience some. of the worst storms
during the latter part of winter and
early spring.
The marriage epidemic seems to
have struck a number of the young
people of our county and promises
to keep up for an indefinite period.
The writer and Will Shelley con-
template the opening of Bachelors