Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-09

Mcdonald shirts and shirt waists
for men at McMeel's.
Ladies' and children's trimmed
hats at Mrs. Wehrle's.
Call and see the new shirt waist
sailor at Mrs. Wehrle's.
Rev. Robinson held services at
the Baptist church Sunday.
B. S. McMeel has just received
fine line of ties in latest styles. Call
and get one.
S. c. Sumpter and his son-in-law,
Mr.. Willis, were callers at this Office
last Saturday.
B. S. McMeel has just opened his
spring line of ladies' Oxford Ties
and Sandals.
Mr.. John Wehrle now has his dry
goods store lighted by one of the
famous STANDARD" gas lamps.
Roy Twist and Ned Snyder went
down to Woodard comfy Monday
to stay few days on Ned's claim.
Geo. DeCow and Jack Roberts
went down to Optima last Saturday
night to load cattle for shipment on
Sunday.
Thus far THE News has not been
disturbed by any spring poets, but
there is yet plenty of time for them
to break out.
We publish in another column a
notice of the meeting of the Board
of County Commissioners as board |
of equalization on June 3.
Fishing parties are quite numer-
Gus these days. They go down to
Spring Creek, but as yet no whales
have been reported as captured.
We will furnish you the National
Magazine and THE News one year
for only $3.50. The National is a
regular 81 publication. We have a
few sample copies left for distribu-
ton.
A meeting of the business men of
Dodge City is called to meet at the
Phoenix Club rooms next Wednes-
evening to make arrangement for
the entertainment of the G. A. R.
Reunion which is to be held here in
the early fall.-Dodge City Demo
crat.
We are of the opinion that we now
have a City Marshall who is equal
to the occasion, and Mr.. Boehler
and the Council made no mistake in
selecting Mr.. Hamilton for the po-
sition. You will find him at his
post at all times, treating all alike,
and laboring earnestly to make a
better city. He is not bound by
any faction nor does he consult any
outside parties in regard to his du-
ties. Mr.. Hamilton is a firm be-
liever in the theory that you can
persuade people great deal easier
than you can drive them, and it is
our opinion that he will ultimately
succeed, provided he is permitted
to pursue this course. Instead of
kicking on the marshal, just try to
help him along little bit, with
good word. Don't let your preju-
dice get the advantage of your bet
ter judgment. Just give the mar
shall word of encoura cement and
see if it does MT result in consider
able more good than if you are con-
tinually "knocking."
The new occupation tax which |
went into effect May 1st is being
paid by everyone and there has been
but few kicks. How anyone who |
makes the profession of being in
terested in the welfare of the city,
could refuse to pay this tax is be-
yond our comprehension. Although
we have learned from experience
that it don't do to bank very strong
ly on the people who do the most
talking about reform, for when it
comes to a ''show down., as a rule
they are not there. Give us the
people who don't do so much talk
ing nor make so much noise but
when it comes up to them they go
down into their jeans and pay out
their money. These are the kind of
people it will do to tie to, not the
ones who are always talking and
when asked to go down into their
pockets and "dig up" for the good
of the cause, begin at once to make
excuses. They always remind us of
the host who prepared a great feast
and invited his guests, but when it
came time for the supper, none of
them came and all began to make
excuses, whereupon the host sent
out into the highways and bYways