Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-11
Local News.

drug store.
Feed crops are beginning to need
a little moisture.
Roscoe Gerow is now working at
the depot learning telegraphy.
]. R. Keith is putting a new stone
foundation under B. S. McMeePs
house this week.
Remember the date of the re-
union at Dodge City is from Aug
ust 2oth to 24th.
Rev. Thompson and family have
been visiting with P. Blair and fam
lily for the past ten days.
The Ashland base ball nine will
be here next Saturday to play
game with our home nine.
We are informed that E. D. Smith
is somewhat improved in health
since going to Hutchinson.
Walter Smith went to Hutchinson
Tuesday afternoon to see his brother
E. D., who is at the hospital.
DR.. Sterrett arrived in Meade
Monday on the 1854 train and is
now located at the Meade hotel.
Frank Ellis is visiting at his home
in Fowler twp. for a few days. He
has been at Cheyenne, Myo., for
the past year.
1t is almost unnecessary for US to
announce that the weather is still
very dry and the indications are for
still dryer weather.
Tom Dennenny and John Barra-
gree returned Tuesday from the
eastern part of the state where they
have been harvesting.
Our citizens have hardly got used
to the change in the Rock Island
time card, but it promises to be
considerably better than the old
service.
The Soldiers Reunion at Dodge
City promises to be grand affair.
Dodge is making all the necessary
preparations for taking care of the
crowds. A large crowd will 60 from
Meade.
Mrs. A. E. Otto, of Alexandria,
Ind, and two daughters arrived in
Meade on the evening of the Fourth.
They are visiting at the home of
Mrs. Otto's sister, Mrs. Ormond
Hamilton.
DR.. Fee was called to Fowler last
Saturday night to set broken leg
for Bert Crane. The break was just
above the ankle of the left leg. 1t
was caused by Bert wrestling with
some companion.
Brother Buis brought fine col
lection of bolos from the Philippines
and also numerous sea shells. The
bolos resemble a corn knife and we
fancy we would not like to go up
against one of them.
Ben Cox met with quite a serious
accident last Monday while brand
ing calves at his place in Crooked
Creek twp. In some manner he got
his leg severely cut and it was fear
ed he would bleed to death before
he could get medical assistance.
DR.. Leslie was called and at present
Mr.. Cox is greatly improved.
1t has been enormously reported
that Meade has some new cases of
small pox. We admit having five
cases, but that is all. No one has
taken the disease since these five
were qaarantined. 1t is well enough
for people to be cautious and use
every preventative, but it is no use
reporting more cases than there
really are.
About the best thing we haye
heard lately is on West Plains town
ship, or rather on one of her citi-
zens. A fellow recently filed on a
claim a couple of miles south of the
town, and wanted to put up soc
house to live in, but the ground was
too dry to break sod. An ides
struck him and he hauled water from
town to his place and wet batcf
of sod so that it would be mois
enough to break. 1t is needless tc
say the settler is a new conner.
The Fourth of July passed of
rather quietly In Meade. The day
was the warmest of the season, the
temperature reaching 100 in the
shade, which along with hot south
west wind made the conditions yer,
disagreeable for every one. Tht
band gave morning concert anc
also one in the evening, just befor,