Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-12-26
Local News.

this week.
Last Saturday was the shortest
day of the year. The sun is now
m owing north.
The Board of County Commits
sioners will meet in regular session
January 9th, 1902.
Miss Leah DeCow, came home
last Monday from Wichita to spend
the holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Osgood Jr.
left Tuesday for Hutchinson where
they will spend the holidays.
Miss Carrie B. Campbell left on
Tuesday for Emporia where she will
spend the holidays with her parents.
Miss Lucille Duckworth, of Hans
ford, Texas, is spending the holi-
days with her former schoolmate,
Miss Zada Black.
Mrs. L. E. Wood and son Frank,
returned last Saturday from Indiana
where they have been visiting for
the past several weeks.
Prof. Mccoy left last Saturday
for his home at Wilson. Kansas, to
spend the holidays with his parents.
He will return in time for school.
Wesley Edwards is spending his
Christmas vacation at home with
his parents in the artesian district.
He is attending school at Baldwin,
Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stivers, are
spending the holidays with Judge
jenkins and family. They are also
visiting Mr.. Stivers' sister. Mrs. F.
C. Judd.
Miss Rhue Bonhamis home spend
ing her vacation with her sister,
Miss Winnie Bonham. She has
been attending school at Ottawa the
past term.
Misses Jennie Kessler and Maggie
Martin are at Topeka this week at
tending the annual meeting of the
State Teachers Association which
is in session this week.
Mr.. Robert Elliott, of Butler
is here visiting with his sons
John and Norman Elliott, and
Mrs. S. P. Bnnch. He
will remain during the holidays.
Mrs. Henry met with quite a SER
ious accident last Tuesday evening
by falling down the steps at the city
hall. She sustained severe cut on
the forehead, otherwise she was not
severely injured.
Harry Williams has moved a
house into town and located it on
the lots north of the Flick residence,
and will be occupied by himself and
his father. John Stalder moved the
house into the city.
Hon. A. B. Reeves, of Dodge
City, was in the city the first of the
week in the interest of Harry Hay
den in the contest case. He re-
turned home Tuesday as the case
was continued until January 2, 1902.
A. w. Calendar, formerly of this
city, who moved to Greensburg last
summer, has returned, and is stay
ing at Mr.. w. J. Woodard's being
confined to his bed by sickness.
His many friends hope that he may
soon be able to be up and around.
Mr.. E. J. Rice, one of the gen.
tleman who purchased the Ben Cox
place, was in the city last Thursday
and made this Office very pleasant
call. We found him a very affable
gentleman and one whom we shall
be pleased to number among our
citizens.
Fred Tracy, county clerk ofBeav-
er county. went through Meade Mon
day on his way home to Beaver.
He had been attending court at
Perry, Ok, at which place ]. c.
Hodge, ex-county treasurer of that
county was tried for embezzlement
and CONVICTED. He has not yet
been sentenced, but the sentence will
range from 3 to 10 years. Beaver
county people won't stand for being
feeced of their county funds and 60
after their officials about right.
The contest case of A. Hempel
VS.. Harry Hayden came up before
Judges jenkins, Skinner, and Camp
bell last Monday morning. Mr..
Hempel was represented by Attor-
neys A. T. Bodle Sr., R. w. Grfggs,
R. NJ. Painter, F. M. Davis and
E. D. Smith; Mr.. Hayden is repre-
sented by Attorneys A. B. Reeves,
of Dodge City, and A. T. Bodle Jr.,
Judge Selvidge, and Geo. B. Allen,