Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
local News.
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Annie German returned from
Kansas City last Friday.
Tom Bodle went to Kansas City
last Monday. He took up a load
of fat COWS.
John Blair and VIM. Thomas were
Plains representatives in the city
last Monday.
Rube Orr returned from Kansas
City last Friday where he had been
with his cattle.
Fiery Cooper went to Beaver last
Monday on business for the Flick
Roberts Mer. Co.
Mr.. Samuel Weston, Manager of
the Meade Lumber Co., made bus
mess trip to Kansas City this week.
Ben Cordes was up from his place
Monday. While here he had THE
News sent to him for the ensuing
year.
There were eleven carloads of
cattle shipped from here last Mon
day. Several were Beaver county
cattle.
McCauley's threshing outfit went
through town Monday evening. 1t
goes to Singley's and the Crooked
l. to thresh alfalfa.
The Baptist people have decided
to build new parsonage at this
place and the work will be COM
menced at an early date.
The Arena will meet with Mrs.
Boehler Friday evening Oct. II.
Subject for discussion is one of the
late books, "The Crisis"
w. w, Cockins left last Monday
for his home in Lawrence, after a
few days in Meade county, looking
after his cattle interests.
The Schmoker beys shipped three
cars of cattle to Kansas City Tues
day. George Schmoker went down
to the city on the same train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gray have
moved into Miss Winnie Bonham's
residence. Miss Bonham will make
her home with Mr.. Blacks family D..
during the winter
Rev. Father Lenehen held SER ]
vices at the Catholic church in this t
city last Sunday and Monday morn
ing. He returned to Dodge City !
Monday asternoon. Il
The ladies have secured a Chick t
ering piano and it is now in the city f
hall. This will be great benefit to {
all entertainments and other social |
functions held in the hall.
The show did not arrive last Sat {
urday night as announced and we I
presume some people were disap- q
pointed. Most people like a show I
no matter how "bum" or good it
may be, {
Co. Treas. Black has moved his
family to the city for the winter.
This will be much more convenient {
for Mr.. Black as heretofore he has {
driven back and forth morning and
evening. {
Miss Clemmie Frame has been {
i'll with severe case of typhoid
fever, at her home in this city. At
present she is improving. This is
the only case of fever we have heard
of in this vicinity. Our neighbor-
ing towns have had a number of
deaths from this cause.
The Modern Tonties decided at
their meeting last Monday night to
discontinue the local organization
at this place. The state organiza- {
ton has elected new officials and is '
making an effort to get in solvent
condition within the ninety days al
lowed by the insurance superintend-
ent.
Mrs. ]. w. Kibby and two little
daughters, of Eldorado, arrived in
Meade last Saturday and will make
this city their home for the present
Mr.. Kibby has been here for some
time having moved his cattle from
Butler county few weeks ago. We
are pleased to welcome this family
to our city.
Rev. Robinson held services at
the Baptist church last Sunday morn
ing and evening. He has finished
his labors at Dodge City and is now
ready to move to Meade as soon as
parsonage can be secured. He
will go to Kansas City next week to
attend the meeting of the State Bap-
tist Association.