Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-02-21
Local News.

day.
Roy Twist went to Beaver las
Monday.
c. c. Callahan was over from
Plains last Monday.
Will Davis left Wednesday morn
ing for Hutchinson.
Kirk Rogers, of Fowler, is one O.
our latest subscribers.
Harry Reas came up from Liberal
Thursday night to visit his family.
Claus Cordes, of Odee, renewed
his subscription to this paper Satur-
day.
The Ed Otto case comes up at
this term of the Clark county dis
trict court.
The Beaver Herald and the Har-
desty Herald are arguing the rail-
road question.
| DR.. Fee returned last Friday from
Wichita where he attended the
Woodmen meeting.
Will Bruce and Dora Baxter went
to the Cimarron Tuesday and re-
turned the same evening.
Mrs. M. J. Rosenberg left Tues
day for Kansas City where she will
visit her daughter, Mrs. Sather.
Jim Eason has rented the old
Davenport place north of town and
will do the farming act this year.
Louis Boehler and Ed 'Rieman
went to Ashland last Tuesday to at
tend court which is in session at tbat
place.
A. ]. Byrns put the first coat of
plastering on M. Rosenberry's new
building. He was assisted by B. F.
Deeds.
Mrs. Tom Johnston is visiting at
Doc Anschutz's on the Cimarron,
this week. Tom is housekeeper
during her absence.
Leach & Son are erecting a new
blacksmith shop across from the
postoffice. D. P. Wysong & Son
are doing the work.
Mrs. Mary Martin returned Tues
day from Indiana where she had
gone to visit brother who was ill
and died during her stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Martin came
up from Liberal last Thuriday and
on Friday they went down to N. ]. i
Rhodes to visit for several days.
Rev. Robinson went to Dodge
Saturday to fill an appointment and
returned Monday night. Rev. Es-
sex held forth during his absence.
We did not receive any valentines
last Thursday and are somewhat
disappointed to think that some of
our friends CD did not remember US
with some of these vile missives.
The revival meetings at the Bap-
tist church closed Monday night,
and Revs. Robinson and Essex left
on Tuesday for Englewood where
they will hold a series of meetings.
Mr.. B. Perkins, who was brought
to Meade last week by Charlie
Talley, appeared before Justice
Shamhart Friday, and his prelim-
mary was set for March q. His
bond was fixed at $3.50 which he
gave and was released.
w. F. Luker, Modern Tontie Or
ganizer, went to Santa Fe last Fri
day and returned Monday. He is
going to organize lodge shortly at
that place. He expects to organize
at Meade on next Monday night.
A number of our people are join
ing this society and from present in
dications will soon gain a large
membership. They expect to have
a public installation at an early date.
While at Fowler last Saturday
night we were informed that Mr..
Rountree's dog had been found for
several mornings in John Sims barn.
1t is said that Mr.. Rountree has
been selling considerable amount
of butter lately and the funny part
is that he has no mich COWS. The
dog might make competent witness
if Mr.. Sims should bring an action
against Mr.. Rountree.
E. R. German, who was in this
county several weeks ago trying to
purchase some land, and who offered
$4,000 for the alfalfa farm south of
the city, writes us that he has pur-
chased $40 acres of alfalfa land in
the Arkansas River valley, two miles
east of Lamar, Colo, for SII,o 900.
We were in hopes that Mr.. German