Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-20
Local News.

Henry Gruemken Jr. was up from
Arkalon Monday.
John Russell is now employed in
E. w. Williams store.
The weather continues dry with
about foot of dust on the roads.
Elery Cooper went down to the
new town of Stratsford, last Mon
day night.
Mrs. U. G. Collins went west last
Monday night to join her husband
at Sanford.
Luther Braden has succeeded Mr..
Kessier on the clerical force of r. |
r. Wells store.
Cashier Paul S. Woods, of the
Liberal State Bank, was in Meade |
the first of the week.
Elmer Rosenberg hauled a wagon
load of trunks to Englewood last
Sunday for L. A. Simons.
Children's Day was observed at
the M. E. church last Sunday ev-
ening with appropriate exercises.
]. T. Smith has moved from his
place east of town to Ashland. w.
M. Smith is staying at the old place.
Mrs. Belle Smith left Monday ev-
ening for Sanford, Okla, where
Bob is engaged in the barber busi-
ness.
The Hardesty Herald has been
moved to the new town of Sanford,
but as yet we have not received a
copy.
Mrs. Herman Wilkey and child
rem left Monday for Davis, 1. T.,
where they will remain during the
summer.
Miss Zada Black returned from
Wichita last Friday evening, where
she has been for the past few months
studying music.
The Epwerth League social at the
hall last Friday night was well at
tended, the proceeds of the evening
being about $40.
The date of the baseball game
between Meade and Minneola has
been changed from June ao to next
Saturday, the z7nd.
Jim Stamper has just finished
drilling a two-inch well for Pole
Potter. 1t is said to be one of the
best wells in that part of the county.
We understand that Dick Beatte
Is in Liberal trying to arrange foot
race with the gentleman who beat
o. S. Hard last year. He will have
to run mighty fast to beat Dick.
Rev. Parks preached al the Pres
byterian chnrch last Sunday morn
ing. In the evening both congre-
cations assembled to participate in
the exercises at the M. E. church.
John Schmoker, a cousin of the
Schmoker boys of Odee twp, is
here visiting them. He has been
out through New Mexico and Ari-
iona for his health. His home is
in Iowa.
James Walter returned from Col
umbia, Mo-, last Thursday evening,
where he has been attending the
Law department of the University
at that place. He expects to return
in the fall.
L. A. Simons, representing the
Webb b-Freyschlag Mer. Co. of Kan
sas City was in Meade last week.
He sold quite lot of goods to our
merchants. Simons formerly trav-
eled for The Topeka Paper Co.
| ]. P. Grass, of Herman, Mo-,
arrived here Tuesday night. Mr..
Grass will be remembered by many
of our people as he resided here for
about year some 6 years ago. He
owns a quarter of land in the artes-
an district. He expects to remain
here for some time.
Mr.. F. G. Hamilton has again got
the band members together and on
Tuesday night they reorganized by
electing officers as follows:
II w. N. Shamhart, President;
\, Alf Siegel, Vice-President;
Will Shelley, Secretary;
Il Alex Tripod, Treasurer;
Il F. G. Hamilton, Leader.
II The probabilities are that the
band will get along all right now.
They will practice up for the Fourth.
Some one threw a brick through
] the back window of M. Rosenberry's
pool room last Saturday night about
II O'Clock, just after Elmer had
closed up that part. There was also