Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-12-12
Local News.
News is very scarce this week.

w. w. TRULY, of Englewood was
in the city several days this week on
business.
Mr.. John Kibby and family have
moved into the Rube Orr property
on east Carthage Aye.
Rev. Stamper went down to Lib
eral last Saturday and held services
at the M. E. church of that city on
Sunday.
Another cold wave struck US on
Tuesday night. 1t makes fellow
wonder what he has done with his
summer wages.
VIM. Robert, of the XI ranch, has
been purchasing all the fat and q
year old steers that he could find.
He has been paying from 3 to 81
cents per pound for them.
Doc Leslie went down to Willis
Peoples Tuesday to disinfect the
premises. Mr.. Peoples Is just re-
covering from the small pox.
Jim Eason has been hauling wheat
to the FS ranch for the past ten
days. 1t will be fed to the cattle
which will be wintered there.
Mrs. Elery Cooper left last Fri
day for Santa Rosa, N. M. where
Elery will embark in the newspaper
buiness. He was expecting to issue
the first paper this week.
]. B. Buck and wife moved to
Englewood this week where they
will remain this winter. Mr.. Buck
has taken his cattle down southeast
of Englewood where he will winter
them.
Rube Orr left overland for Ana
darko, Ok, where he will settle on
his claim which is located s miles
from that place. His family will
remain here for several days before
Joining him in their new home.
There is a movement on foot to
establish a national bank at this
place at an early date. Several of
our prominent capitalists are inter
ested in the movement to start the
institution. We have no further de-
tails at present which would inter
est the public.
The Liberal News of last week
says that it understands that Meade
has a Joint. We have lived in this
country for nearly IS years and we
never knew the time eitherin Meade
or Liberal that person could not
get all the booze they wanted pro-
vided they had the price.
w. H. Lewis Jr. went down to
Lipscomb, Texas, last week to stand
trial on a charge of larceny. The
case was dismissed on account of
the absence of Jess Lanam, thecom-
planning witness. No cause was as
signed for Lanam's non-appearance.
Judge Wall appeared as counsel for
Lewis.
N. B. Peck went out to New Mex
leo last week where he was offered a
position on the new road. We are
not advised whether he will accept
the Job or not. He returned Mon
day afternoon. He says that about
the only business at the new towns
at present is saloons and gambling
houses.
Mrs. Frank Marshall ordered the
News sent to her sister, Mrs. Eliza
Honeywell, Oketo, Kansas, this
week. We do not make a practice
of growing over our subscription
list but we do appreciate every dol
lrr paid us by our friends, whether
for themselves or for their friends OIL
relatives.
c. Q. Chandler, of Medicine
Lodge, and J. w. Bergman, Of
Ashland, are in the city this week.
Mr.. Bergman is President and Mr.
Chandler is Vice-Presidcnt of The
Meade State Bank, of this city
This bank is one of the safest anc
most prosperous financial institu
tions in the west.
We would be pleased to have any
person who subscribes for TIL
News and fails to receive same reg
ularly would report the fact to thi
office Immediately. 1t is not ou
intention to miss anyone, but as an,
one can make mistake and we ar
no exception, and we want all GU
subscribers to get the paper and t.
get it regularly.
The Baptist Sunday School ant
Christian Endeavor society have