Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-04-04
Local News.

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April 1st came in a snow storm
which kept up all day.
Hon. G.. F. Grattan left for his
home at Mcpherson Saturday.
w. B. Grimes, of Ashland, was
in the city last Monday on business.
Will Mott is again able to be up
and around, having recovered from
the rheumatism.
F. S. Drummond, of Beaver, has
been assisting on the Globe during
the sickness of Will Mott.
Robt. Byrns is improving rapidly
from his rheumatic attack. Also
Mr.. Wilkey is materially improved.
Judge Madison and Judge Wall
left Saturday for their respective
homes in Dodge City and Wichita.
A sneak thief entered our barn
last Saturday night and carried off
set of single harness and couple
of turkeys.
U. G. Collins, brother-in-law of
H. G. Marshall, visited the family
last Saturday. Mr.. Collins is night
operator at Liberal.
w. w. TRULY, who was relief
agent at this place, few years ago,
is now conducting a lumber yard at
Englewood, Kansas.
Mrs. Alice Bateman and daughter
Grace, of Sand Greek twp, were in
the city the first of the week attend
ing the Baptist Institute.
Elery Cooper went to Beaver this
morning in response to a message
that his aunt, Mrs. A. Groves, had
died at that place yesterday.
Mrs. Alb Stewart left last Satur-
day for Jasper, Mo-, where she will
visit her daughter, Emma who will
shortly move to Colorado to reside.
Spring farming was temporarily
suspended the first of the week.
The moisture makes the farmers
smile and see visions of filled gran
aries of wheat and barley.
Mrs. M. E. Dahmer and children
arrived from UpperSandusky, Ohio,
Saturday night where they have
been for the past several months.
M. E. was in Sunday and took them
home.
J. ]. Singley, of Emporia, who
purchased the R. A. Harper place,
has moved to Meade and is now re-
siding on the place. We are pleased
to have Mr.. Singley numbered
among our citizens.
Alb. Stewart left this week for Jas
per, Mo-, where he will remain for
a few weeks, after which we pre-
sumo he will return to Meade coun-
ty. We would be very sorry to
think that he would leave us for
good.
We notice from the reports in the
daily newspapers that President Nc
Kinley is considering the appoint
ment of Hon. S. R. Peters, of New
ton, for United States Pension Com
missioner to succeed H. Clay Evans,
the present incumbent.
F. M. Davis informed us last Sat
urday that he would shortly open a
law office in this city. His increas-
ing law practice demanding his res
idence in the city at least a portion
of his time. He was interested in
every case tried at the recent term,
and was on the winning side in all
of them. In the Beatty and Lewis
case and also the Colgan case he
was associated with Judge Wall, who
has also been very successful in his
practice In this county.
Johnston & Osgood, the new fur
niture firm received a carload of
goods last week, which are now on
exhibition at their store on the north
side of the square. They have the
finest line of bed-steads, rocking
chairs, tables, dressers etc., ever
brought to Meade. They are also
selling these goods at the very low
est prices, in fact, selling at prices
which you would pay in Kansas
City, Hutchinson, or Wichita. You
should not fail to call and make a
purchase, they can certainly save
you money.