Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-08
FOWLER NEWS.

FOWLER NEWS.
Will Green and family were visiting the
home folks Saturday and Sunday.
All sorts of sounds, some suggestive of the
supernatural, were heard issuing from the
school house last Thursday night. Upon in
quiring we learned that the band boys held
another practice that eve, preparatory to their
public appearance in the near future. The
boys are feeling quite proud, as they have
call for music at the c. E. entertainment.
The snow pillow came humming through
Friday, about the time the snow had all melt
ed. Everybody welcomed the arrival of the
mail Friday eve, the first in four days.
The Modern Woodmen of Fowler will give
grand ball and supper at their hall in this
city next Thursday night, so We are inform
ed.
Saturday night was the loveliest time Fow-
Ter has seen for some time, owing to the pres
ence of great many country people waiting
for the very late train.
This week we are called upon to report the
sad news of the death of Jeff Trober, from
consumption, last Wednesday. He was
buried at Minneola.
Mr.. Dyer reports his wife slowly improving
at the hospital in Kansas City, where she is
located. Her many friends here hope for
her entire recovery.
Kirk Rodgers was doing business in the
burg Saturday.
All the witnesses in the Beatty case came in
| in bunch Saturday night. 1t caused quite
at the depot for some time, as the train was
about hours late.
Matt. Frye, of Montezuma, is visiting al
Billy Miles this week.
Mr.. Walters and family ''shook the DUST
of old Meade county Monday morning and
took the train for the ''puke" state. We
hate to lose them from our city, but certainly
expect them back inside of a year, for the
Kansas fever is disease no one can resist
very long. Mr.. Monroe also left at the same
time for Missouri.
| John Hotz, the carpenter, has been in towr
the last few days resting from his labors
during the recent cold snrp.
The skunk business seems to have been re
vived, with Linn Frazier in the lead again
He massacred four at one sitting the othel
day, and the atmosphere is again ''heav!
laden.
A number of our social princes went tt
Wilburn Wednesday night to take in thu
oyster supper.
Rev. Jones did not appear Sunday night a
his regular appointment, presumably on &C
count of the inclemency of the weather.
Since the arrival of a certain box of nous
tache invigorator, NARRATED to grow Turk
ish hair lip on bare spot, two of Fowler.
prominent young men have become quite un
recognizable by their most intimate friends
This will be sad news to the Fowler girls, VIII,
are known to have an adherence of hirsute
adornments.
Quite queer story same from Garden Cit
last week. Several of the lady witnesses
while killing time in the city, ran across
modern elevator. To their delight the smilin
attendant kindly consented to give them
free ride GU this modern improvement owe
tiresome stair climbing. Three of the ladie
made the trip in safety, but when the remain
ing couple stepped on the platform it fell fla
to the bottom and refused to move an inch
We are informed that the gas had run out.
N. B. Monday a gang of hunters wer
out into the swamps north of town in quest c
game, returning towards evening with on
lonely trophy of the chase-a brindle pole
cat, and from the smell we would have judge
they had ton. One young man has bee
using up all the disinfectants in town, tryin
to be himgelf again ere sparkling time come
around Sunday night. If we were the CIR
we would boycott the whole push. This
an improvement, however, on Linn's methoe
for he just lets 'er smell.
CRACKERIACK.