Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-28
Local News.

PlalnS tuesday.
Don't fail to observe McMeers
big ad this week.
Dick Twist returned from Kansas
City last Monday.
County Treas. Black went to Kan
sas City this week.
Frank Crocker is now clerking
at the Fick-Roberts Mer. Co.'S es-
tablishment.
Remember the dance at the City
Hall tonight. Marshal's Band will
furnish music.
Tom Hotz and Ned Jenkins went
up to the Wilburn neighborhood this
week to sink a we'll.
District court has been adjourned
until January end, 1902. Several
cases are set for this date.
Doc Sterrett arrived Monday and
is located at the Meade Hotel where
he is overwhelmed with dental work
Annie German moved his cattle
to VIM. Clary's, on the Cimarron,
this week where they will be winter
ed.
Regular services at the Baptist
church Sunday. Morning subject,
"A wise decision" Evening, "The
soul-what is it,"
F. M. Davis has sold his place in
the artesian country to Chas. Glas-
coe, of eastern Kansas. The pur-
chase price was So, 900,
The XI ranch loaded sS cars of
steers at Arkalon last Monday even
ing. The train went through here
the same night with a double-head-
er.
Geo. B. Cones left Monday morn
ing for the east on business. He is
doing a hustling business and ex-
poets to sell considerable land this
coming spring.
Chas. A. Walters is doing tonsor-
ial work in Shamhart's shop. He
is becoming quite proficient and the
patrons are well pleased with his
work.
Mr.. Fin Thompson left on the
west bound train Tuesday for Dal-
hart, from which place he will go
over the Fort Worth & Denver into
southern Texas.
A contest has been filed by A.
Hempel against Harry E. Hayden
for the Office of County Commits
sioner. We shall have more to say
on this matter later.
Mr.. Geo. Allen took a bunch of
horses east last Tuesday, which he
expects to dispose of before he re-
turns. He was accompanied by
Perry Erickson and ]. H. Bell.
Mr., E. T. Webb, of Webb City,
Mo-, and w. M. Wilson, of Kansas
City Mo-, were here this week look
ing after the FS cattle upon which
Mr.. Webb held mortgage.
We are pleased to report that Burl
Graham, whom we reported so bad
ly hurt last week, is greatly improv-
ed at this writing and the chances
for his recovery are excellent.
Mr.. Elery Cooper left last Satur-
day for the west where he expects to
locate. We are not advised as to
which town he will locate but prob
ably at Dalhart, Tex. or Santa Rosa,
N. M. We wish Elery success
wherever he locates.
Mrs. Baxter furnished z5o loaves
of bread for the big barbecue held
at Stratford, Texas, last Tuesday.
They were expecting to have a big
town lot sale. The only mistake
they made was in not securing the
services of the Meade Band.
John Fancher was in town Mon
day. He is as busy as ever, his
wife being away at Newton, attend
ing her father who is very sick.
Mr.. Fancher has quite good deal
of trouble to keep enough tools on
the place to do the necessary work.
Recently party carried off pitch
fork and two alligator wrenches.
He says he knows who got them and
that he had better return them or
have his name exposed.
al see, papa" said the young
prairie dog, "that the Meade News
this week publishes another scheme
for the determinations of prairie dogs.
Hadn't We better prepare to hike7''
'tNo, we hadn't better prepare to
hike!" snarled the old man in reply.
ssI Of me fell vou cOnnvO he con-