Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-07-12

w. N. Shamhart had the misfor-
tune. to lose fine COW last week
from eating cane.
We are in receipt of the goth an
nual catalogue of the State Normal
School at Emporia, Kansas.
B. S. McMeel has erected a new
Hamilton-Brown shoe sign, which
attracts considerable attention.
M. E. Dahmer sold two fine
blooded bulls to E. H. Boyer &
Son last week. Mr.. Dahmer keeps
high grade of cattle.
Thos. Dennenny is hauling stone
from out west of town to S. D. |
Adams barn where it will be broken
up and made into a floor for the
barn.
w. S. Bergman had a seat on the
speakers platform at the National
Convention at Kansas City. An
uncle of Mr.. Berryman's is the Ma
tional committeeman from North
Dakota.
John Stalder has moved the house
in from the old Petefsh place south
of Meade and set it northwest of |
the court house Mr. Blankenchip
and family also Mr.. Peteish's family
will occupy it when finished.
VIM. Merkle, of Crooked Greek
twp, was in Meade, Friday and pur-
chased stacker and a go-devil to
harvest hay. Mr.. Merkle seldom
ever finds time to visit Meade, being
engaged at home with his cattle and
crops.
We notice from the last issue of
the Western Trail, a publication of
the Rock Island railroad, that Meade
county farmers and stockmen have
''write-ups''. We notice half tone
pictures of the farms of Messrs.
Seibenthaler, Wick, and Edwards.
Some of our correspondents have
been getting their copy to the Office
too late for publication. All COM
munications received later than
Wednesday morning can not be ex-
pected to appear that week, as we
set no type on Thursday morning.
The forms are closed Wednesday
afternoon. Please bear this in mind.
Some vile sinner entered The
News office last Monday night
through the back window and swip-
ed our life-size photo of w. J. Bryan.
Nothing else in the office was dis
turbed or taken, the miscreant no
doubt thinking this was the best
thing about the place. If he had
called at the office in daylight and
we thought he needed the picture
we might have presented him one.
The Republicans of the 124th
Representative district will, hold
their convention at Meade, July 21.
The district comprises Meade and
Seward counties, Seward has one
candidate, Mr.. Edmonds. We pre-
sumo Meade has none, although we
heard that our esteemed" contem-
porary and also our old friend
Painter were candidates. We do
not know whether Judge Smith has
decided to enter the race or not, but
see no reason why he should not.
With the above trio Meade county
could give Seward mighty lively
race.
Mr.. Geo. Ramsey, of Sedgwick
county is the guest of F. P. Marshall
this week. Mr.. Ramsey is the
gentleman who experiments on
prairie dog towns with view of ex-
terminating the pests. He will ex-
pertinent on them at Mr.. Marshall's
and after the result is demonstrated
he will work in other localities. We
had the pleasure of meeting Mr..
Ramsey Tuesday and found him a
very genial, sociable gentleman.
He informed us that he would try
to kill the prairie dogs, and if he
failed it would cost no one a cent,
but if he succeeded he expected to
be paid. He asks no money in ad-
vance, consequently no one will be
out anything until they see the re-
suits. In fact he does the work be-
fore he asks any pay. Several have
captured dogs, and after he feeds
them the preparation they are turn