Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
Local News.

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Mrs. Ira Rees united with the
Baptist church Sunday.
Rev. Robinson left Monday for
his home in Dodge City.
H. o. Wilkey is doing the car
penter work on Mr.. Shamhart's new
house.
Frank Byrns was quite sick the
first of the week but is getting o. k.
at present.
VIM. Taylor was up from the riv-
er this week hauling provisions and
grain for Mr.. Baker.
Wheat harvest is about over and
farmers are specializing on the
amounts they will have.
Co. Atty. L. M. Day, of Green's
burg, was in Meade on busines last
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Walt Smith returned from Hutch
inson Monday. He reports his
brother, E. D., improving.
The Meade City Band expects to
go on the excursion, Friday, having
been invited to go and furnish music.
DR.. Fee left Monday for Ell Reno
to register for the drawing of lands
in the new Indian country which
will open Aug. 6.
Geo. DeCow has been in Kansas
City for the past ten days consult
ing experts in regard to his paint
and pumIce stone.
We are advised that Alb Stewart
and wife will return to Meade in a
short time. Alb cannot stay away
from Meade county very long.
We are advised that Uncle Zack
Ragland has rented a residence in
the Wichita addition. 1t certainly
looks as though he meant business.
F. M. Arnold, of Ashland, was in
Meade the first of the week on busi
ness. Mr.. Arnold has charge of
the cattle formerly owned by Frank
Siegel.
The train from the east has been
arriving a little, late the. past few
days. However it is considerable
better service than we were having
heretofore.
N. B. Peck went down to Dal-
hart, Tex, last week to look at the
country and where he will probably
accept position in the chief dis
patcher's Office.
Dist. Clerk John Elliott has NOV
ed some old houses onto the lots
south of the Methodist church and
will have them converted into
dwelling house.
R. R. Wells is contemplating
moving his iron building which ad-
joins E. w. Williams store, to the
lots south of the court house. John
Stalder will do the moving.
Rev. Robinson expects to begin
the erection of parsonage in the
near future, and move his family to
Meade where he can devote more of
his time to church work here.
The Meade base ball nine went to
Liberal Wednesday on No. a3 to
play game with the Hugoton nine.
We hope our nine will be able to
scoop the boys of our neighboring
city on the west.
J. D. Sullivan, postofice inspect
or, has been in Meade for several
days looking up some old star route
bonds of about 10 years standing.
| We are not advised as to the dis
position of the matter.
]. H. Barnes, the photographer,
left Monday afternoon for Rich
mond, Kans., where he will remain
for the present. Mr.. Barnes has
many friends in Meade who regret
to see him leave and hope he will
return at an early date.
A large number of people are go
ing down to Dalhart, Texas, with a
view of locating at that point. 1t
will no doubt be good town as ii
is a division point on the Rock Is
land. 1t will probably make town
the size of Dodge City.
The railroad engine last week sci
out fire east of town which burned
II ricks of wheat and barley be,
longing to Peter Blair, and also
burned off some range. We under
stand that the company has adjust
ed the loss and paid Mr.. Blair fol
the damage.
The meeting next Saturday after