Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-02-07
Local News.

Wiley Rhodes came up from Lib
eral Friday morning.
Louis Boehler left Monday morn
ing for Greensburg to attend court.
Last Saturday was grounding
day but we don't think he saw his
shadow.
The snow laid on the ground for
several days which afforded fine
sleighing.
Monday was pension day and the
old soldiers were busy making out
their vouchers.
Harley Butler has been in Meade
for several days visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Buck.
Miss Eva Smith is staying with
Mrs. Wehrle during the absence of
Mr.. Wehrle and1Wlll.
The revival at the M. E. church
closed last Sunday night. There
were several additions,
1t is reported that H. F. Millikin
of Haskell, county will get the ap-
polntment of Register of the Dodge
City Land Office.
Messrs. Todd and Pete Brown
left Wednesday morning for Labette
county to visit for several days with
P. J. Brown and family.
Annie German returned from
Protection last Friday where he had
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Will
PRESLEY for the past ten days.
Last Monday was observed as
John Marshall day, it being just one
hundred years since this jurist was
chief Justice of the United States.
Dr. Fee reports the birth of a
girl baby at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Jobling, He says that
great joy prevails in the household.
If we don't get all the local news
it is because we are too busy to get
around SO you just help us by 'tput-
ting US next" to anything in the line
of news.
The band concert netted about
SIS. The boys will give different
kind of entertainment next time.
They appreciate the patronage of
the public.
w. F. Luker, of Stafford, Kansas,
has been in Meade for several days
soliciting members for the Modern
Tonties. He expects to organize
next week.
S. D. Elliott has moved his cattle
to Minneola, Ks, where he will fin
ish wintering them. His feed was
running short down here and he got
them moved just ahead of the snow.
Mr.. P. McMeel, father of B.
S. McMeel, accompanied by Mrs.
B. S. McMeel arrived from Iowa
last Wednesday night. Mr.. McMeel
will remain several weeks visiting
the family.
The first snow of the winter fell
early Saturday morning. There was
about 2-inch fall. 1t will make
the farmers with wheat smile and
cause the stockmen to haul out lar
ger loaps of feed for the cattle.
The Meade Band expect to give
another entertainment the latter
part of February. The show will
consist of band music, songs, farces
and will be calculated to keep you
in good humor the entire evening.
Mr.. Thomas Johnston has pur-
chased the Leach blacksmith build
ing and Mr.. Leach & Son will build
a shop on the square, across the
street from the postoffice. 1t is re-
ported that Mr.. Johnston will repair
the building and open up some line
of business.
John Wehrle and son Will, left
Monday morning for Indiana where
they will visit relatives and friends
for the next few weeks. Mr.. Wehrle
will also stop at Leavenworth where
he will attend the Grand Lodge OF
the A. o. U. w. as delegate from
Meade county.
Mr.. Fred Gray came in Saturday
evening and was greeted by his old
friends. Fred is now on the road
as travelling salesman for Wichi-
ia firm and had his samples along
with him. He was making all the
towns on the Rock Island and stop
ped off at Meade to see home folks.
As we stated before the space il
this paper is entirely too valuable
to expend on the political dead