Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07

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OA complete stock of everything in
the dry goods line at Wehrle's.
Henry Eckhoff was in Monday
and made this Office pleasant call.
VIM. Robert was up from the XI
ranch Saturday transacting business.
Prof. Bodle was up from Beaver
last Saturday and Sunday visiting
his family.
Call at this office and see the
Standard Gas Lamp, made especial
ly for homes.
Mr.. S. o. Ball was over from
Plains Wednesday to attend the mar
riage of his daughter.
Frank Crocker and wife have NOV
ed into the Bob Smith house in the
north part of the city.
Roscoe Elder was visitor at this
office last Thursday. He came over
from Plains on his bicycle.
Mr.. Bisbee and daughter were
over from Plains Saturday. They
were accompanied by Chas: Gano.
There will be grand ball at the
hall on March s, in honor of St.
Patrick's day which comes on Sun
day.
Representative Adams returned
from Topeka Monday night, the
legislature having completed its
labors.
In another column we publish the
city ordinance providing for the re-
funding of a portion of the city in
debtedness.
Finley Rock drove into the city
last week. He was accompanied
by another gentleman and they were
looking at cattle.
In another column we publish
list of county warrants for which
County Treasurer Black has funds
on hands to pay.
Frank Beam and Jim Graham
were over from Plains last Friday.
Frank is running the grist mill over
there and has purchased a set of
rollers.
The, Cimarron Jacksonian wants
city ticket of women. You are
welcome to it if you desire it, but
we don't think it would be good
thing for Meade.
The first trial of the joint smash
ers at Topeka resulted in conviction,
the jury being out an hour and
half. Judge Hazen held that they
had no right to break down doors
or windows to get inside.
The fellow who drank out of the
finger bowl at a Dodge City hotel
recently isn't in it with the young
man who tried to fish a pickle out
of a pepper sauce bottle with a fork
at the National hotel last Tuesday.
Judge Madison came down from
Dodge City Tuesday night to meet
the city council in regard to the city
indebtedness which he has succeed
ed in compromising with the bond
holders. The bonded indebtedness
is too large to pay and it is better
to get it reduced to figures that the
city is able to stand.
Rev. Robinson held services at
the Baptist church last Sunday and
returned to his home in Dodge. He
came here Saturday from Englwood
where he and Rev. Essex had just
closed a revival meeting. He also
informed US that they would shortly
erect a church house at that place.
The preliminary hearing of B.
Perkins, for larceny of cattle last
December, was heard before Justice
Shamhart last Monday. Judge
Selvidge appeared for the state and
Frank Davis for the defendant. The
defendant was bound over to the
district court in the sum of $1,000
bail, which he furnished and was
released.
A young man who was contem-
plating matrimony, recently went
to Judge jenkins to procure license
but upon inquiry found that the girl
was not of age. The Judge inform
ed the would be benedict that he
must first obtain the young lady's
fathers consent. The young fellow,
in sadder tones, told the Judge that
he feared the father would object,
whereupon the Judge gavethe young
man some good fatherly advice.
The young man departed with a