Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
Our Correspondents.
FOWLER NEWS,

February died with a windy day and March
began with fine summer day, without any
wind.
Tramps are getting to be quite frequent
and all seem to be going east. We predict
that good dogs will be at premium in the
near future; that is, the kind that was left in
he'barn to keep Rountree from milking the
COWS.
Matte Frazier was delivering groceries to
John Hotz last Friday.
Mr.. Rountree has begun blowing on the
old Martin place and it is reported that if he
sees man passing by he beckons him to
come and help him sit on the beam of the
pillow, for he says if he would sit on the beam
alone people would talk about him and say
he was lazy.
A fruit tree man has been canvassing this
part of the country the past week.
1t is reported that Chas. Case, having got
up little early one morning last week. on
going out to milk found bucket that some
one had hurriedly left few minutes before,
and Charlie is now looking for the owner of
the bucket.
Arthur Jones made business trip to the
hub last Thursday. Linn Frazier carried the
mail during his absence.
Lem Krisle came in from Liberal last
Thursday were he had been working for the
past month.
Maurice Frazier and wife visited at Jim
Brock Jr.'s last week.
Mrs. Lowe arrived home last Thursday.
She had been in eastern Kansas and Missouri
for some time seeking medical aid but was
not benefited much and at present she is not
very well.
Mr.. Mahieu was loading a car of wheat
the first of the week.
q Fowler doesn't seem to be very temperate
lately, one would judge they were getting
ready for Mrs. Nation so there would be none
wasted.
Fred Ellis killed quite lot of ducks the
first of the week and shipped them to Kansas
City.
s.The more the merrier," so the old saying
goes. w. A. Burford has gone into the
| skunk business.
We notice that East Slider said that Henry
Burford passed through that part quite often.
We had wondered why he had not been seen
in the city oftener but this solves the mys-
terry.
John Sims is tearing up the virgin soil Out
| in the northeast part of town.
| Mr. Kirk Patice the relief agent arrived
here last week. He will hold the Office dur
ing Dyer's absence.
Mrs Nett went to Liberal last Friday and
expects to visit there for several weeks.
Miss Annie Botsford was visitor at Mr.
Porterfeld's Saturday and Sunday.
The revival services continue and may moi
close till the last of the week.
Ed Miles is the possessor of new saddle
The NJ. w. A. Lodge met last Saturday
night and Jim Brock Jr., new member, wa:
shown through and taught many lessons il
Woodcraft. We understand that Carl Eli.
Sam Turner and J. c. +. McCauley have
handed in their applications to become mem
bers of the fraternity.
Henry Burford passed through town las
Monday enroute for Mr.. Bunyan's where h'
expects to do some we'll work.
Quite number of Minneola people attend
ed church here last week.
Henry Burford contemplates going to Sc
dalia with Fred Nett and Arson Randolph tC
learn telegraphy. They expect to start thu
7Ist of this month. CRACKERJAcK wishe.
them Success.
Mr.. johnson bought Mr.. Dyer's windmill
and moved it to his place last Friday.
The wind ceaseth not to blow and we arr
aware that March is upon US.
CRACKERJACK.