Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-16

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Ned jenkins is now elerking for
Fred Gray at the north side confec-
tionery.
We give the base ball score be-
tween Meade and Ashland in anoth-
er column.
Mr.. Joel Reece, former editor of
the Greensburg Independent, is now
running the Stafford county Leader.
A large herd of horses passed
through Meade on the way east.
this week. Harry Reas purchased
several from the bunch.
Sam Givler was in Meade Tues
day. He says John Riley is over
in Clark county and he has to at
tend to all the ranch duties.
The dance at the hall last Friday
night was well attended and a very
social and enjoyable evening was
spent by those who attended.
w. F. Balm, of Richmond, Kans.
has been in Meade the past ten days
looking around with view oflocat-
ing. We would be pleased to have
Mr.. Balm conclude to cast his lot
with us.
Sunday was a "scorcher"- areg-
ular old time hot wind blowing all
day from the southwest which curl
ed up and turned brown all green
vegetation. 1t was decidedly the
most disagreeable day of the sum-.
mer.
We are informed that the show of
the "Old Maids" will contain no
thing of questionable character or
any vulgarity of any description.
You will not be shocked" so don't
be afraid to attend.
Ed. Buchecker is now chief cook
out at Steele's west ranch. The
boys all speak in the highest terms
of Eds cooking and say that he is
the best they ever saw-in fact he is
SO good that he ought to have be-
longed to the opposite sex.
We notice from the Hutchinson
News that Miss Jennie Hudson will
teach the sixth grade of the North
side school in that city, and Miss
Nina Bodle will teach the first grade
of the Maple street school. Both
of these ladies taught in the Meade
schools several years ago.
A meeting will be held Saturday
to arrange affairs for the Reunion,
which will be held next month. We
hope it will be complete success
this year and friend Painter informs
us that it will be. He gave us
notice of the meeting, which appears
in this issue. Let all turn out.
The Meade County Live Stock
Association met last Saturday for
the transaction of business. The
Association is steadily growing
by adding new members to the roll
each meeting. The organization
promises to be a great benefit to the
stockmen of Meade county, and we
hope to see every stockman in
Meade county a member.
Mr.. A. E. Hazeltine, of Wiscon-
sin, in company with Mr.. Umbarger
of Sand Creek, was in Meade Tues
day. Mr.. Hazeltine is a brother of
Mrs. Umbarger and is paying her a
visit, they having been parted 80
years. Mr.. Hazeltine has recently
moved to Minnesota. He was one
of Kansas's early settlers, having
been in the Border War of $4,000.
Hon. Claude Duval, Democratic
candidate for Congressman, was in
Meade Tuesday on business trip.
Mr.. Duval has not yet begun his
campaign, as he is awaiting the ac-
ton of the Populist congressional
committee which meets at Hutchin-
SON on the 2Ist to take some action
toward settling the congressional
differences. Mr.. Duval made many
acquaintences while here and every
one who met him was very favor
ably impressed with him. With Mr..
Campbell, the Populist candidate,
out of the race, we have no hesiten-
cy in saying that Mr.. Duval would
defeat Mr.. Long all the way from