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

Will King was over from Plains
Saturday and stayed until Sunday.
Joe Dorland is in the city for a
few days visit with friends and rel
atives.
Chas. Thompson was in the city
last Monday and made this Office a
pleasant call.
DR.. Fee was called to Rube Orr's
last Thursday night to attend their
child who was sick.
Louis Boehler went to Dodge City
last Saturday to attend court. He
returned Tuesday night.
The weather went from springlike
to winterlike and there is no telling
when spring will arrive.
John Harper, Inspector for the
Texas Live Stock Association, was
in the city the first of the week.
Will Siebenthaler informed us last
Saturday that he had not yet sold
his place but is still on the market.
Geo. Freimuth came in Monday
night from the Soldiers Home at
Fl. Dodge. He will remain several
days.
We notice the legislature allowed
an appropriation of $500 additional
to the Fish Warden, for the past
years.
Mrs. F. Gray left last Friday
morning for her home in Wichita,
after several weeks visit with her
parents.
John Wehrle and Son, Win, re-
turned Saturday from their visit in
the east. They have been absent
nearly a month.
Dennis Doty and a Mr.. McCrag
came down from Garden City last
Friday. They are interested in
some mineral land.
The Steam shovel crew arrived in
this city last Monday and will re-
main for several days widening the
cuts and filling up in other places.
Frank Lohr was in the city last
Saturday. He recently returned
from Kansas City where he had
been to have an operation perform
ed. He is improved in health.
J. ]. Singley, of Ell Dorado, who
purchased the R. A. Harper place
sometime ago, arrived in the city
Tuesday night to close the deal pre-
paratory to taking possession about
April I.
We understand that Ben Johnston,
who has a ranch in Clark county
near Englewood, recently lost Sc
head of COWS and heifers. 1t is sup
posed that they were stolen and
driven out of the country.
D. P. Wysong and son, Jim, have
finished the carpenter work on Tom
Johnston's building, on the north
side. 1t will be one of the best
store rooms in the city. Watch the
columns of this paper for further
announcements.
At Garden City last week the City
Marshal and Rev. Fay got into
mix-up over some search warrants
which had been issued by police
Judge and given to the marshal to
serve. The Rev. criticized the city
official whereupon the marshal plant
ed him couple.
VIM. Bruce took charge of the
National hotel last Saturday. He
has employed John Kakaison, an
experienced cook, who has charge
of the culinary department. We
predict that Mr.. Bruce will run a
first class hotel and will enjoy
good trade as he is well known by
every one.
Last week while R. Buis was
pumping up his large air pressure
gas lamp, it blew in two at the
joint where soldered together, throw
ing gasoline all over the office. 1t
was caused from pumping to pres
sure that the tank would not stand.
Fortunately the lamp was not light
ed or the result might have been
serious.
Louis Boehler informs us that
while he was standing on the depot
platform at Dodge City the other
day, he had the pleasure of meeting
Messrs. A. H. Heber and Ed Dool,
two former Meade residents, who
were on their way to California and
had just stepped of while the train
stopped at that place. He says that