Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-02-07
Seward County Items.

From the Liberal News, Jan. 81.
Nineteen cars of groceries are ex-
pected to arrive in a few days fol
the Star Grocery Store.
The school board has closed the
city schools temporarily, for the
reason of the spread ofscarlet fever.
Several miles of track have been
constructed on the extension. Peo-
pie may go to Buffalo, Oklahoma,
via Rock Island route in a short
time.
J. R. Griggs, son of R. w. Griggs
of Meade, has purchased the w. w.
Yocum property. Consideration
$3.50. Mr.. Griggs will rent the
residence.
The city physicians are very busy
this week attending to the sick. The
spread of scarlet fever and the small
pox scare is making the life of a
doctor a weary one.
Another quarantine has been
established. The home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Doggett is under the care
of the Health Officer, guarding
against scarlet fever.
A bunch of antelope are grazing
in the northwest part of the county.
]. N. Evans, the Crothers boys and
Commissioner Fuest have been en-
joying chase for the game the last
few days.
An extra engine is now required
to do the switching needed in the
material yards. The grounds are
nearly filed with material and the
side tracks are crowded with loads
of ties, steel, etc.
We stop the press to announce
that case of small pox has been
found in the city. T. Thurman, son
of w. M. Thurman, of the Racket
Store on Second street, is infected
with the disease. A quarantine has
been established.
The ranch house of Mrs. l.. Aker
of Plains, was burned yesterday.
Everything in the building was de-
stroyed. The amount of damage
was about $1,000, insurance $1,000.
The origin of the fire in not known.
The telephone line from Beaver
to this city was completed this week.
A meeting of the stockholders at
this end was called for the purpose
of locating the Office for the line.
The relay Office has been established
at Smiths drug store. The line will
be ready for use in short time.
The biggest sale of cattle reported
in this section of the country this
year is the 80 head of 3 and a year
old heifers from Jim McQuillan's
ranch. The stock was sold for $50
per head and was purchased by Jas.
Haldeman and w. A. Briney. The
cattle will run on Briney's ranch.
Acting on the advice of the health
officers, some of the citizens have
built pest house south of the city.
DR.. Smith is doing the right thing
in preparing for the dreaded disease.
While there is no apparent reason
for alarm at present, at any time a
case of smallpox may be reported.
Modern Woodmen campNo. s73I,
of Arkalon, in late session, passed
a resolution to surrender its charter
and join the camp in Liberal, pro-
vided the camp here agrees to the
proposition. The camp at this city
will consider the application at the
next regular meeting. If the camps
join forces there will be a greater
benefit to the members of both
towns.
The contract has been let for the
construction of the Ell Paso & R. 1.
between Carrizora, New Mexico, to
Pecos River, a distance of 80 miles.
This Is a fine prairie country, and
the climate is dry. The men having
the contract will sublet the work.
The grades occurring on this line
average 4 to S feet high with total
quantities of IA, 900 to $1,000 feet
to the mile and the material is the
finest scraper work in the country.
Geo. S. Good & Co., of Ell Paso,
Texas, has secured the contracts.
Grand Mask Ball.