Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-28
Local News.

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Mrs. Judd and son Malcolm came
in from Wichita Tuesday evening.
Millard Martin came in from
Montana last Thursday night, to
visit his family.
G.. F. Grattan has been retained
by the state in the prosecution of
the cattle cases.
Mrs. R. P. Smith came in from
Wichita last Friday night to visit
with her parents, Capt. and Mrs.
Osgsod.
DIR. Fee reports the birth of ten
pound boy baby at the home of
Dist. Clerk Elliott, last Saturday
morning.
Robt. Byrns, who has been sick
with severe attack of infamatory
rheumatism, is reported much better
at present.
There will be regular preaching
services at the Baptist church next
Sunday morning and evening by
Rev. Robinson.
Judge Madison arrived in this city
Tuesday evening and convened
court. The Lewis cases are being
tried at present.
Judge T. B. Wall, of Wichita, is
in this city this week attending court.
He is defending the Beatty and Lew
is boys in the cattle cases.
Joe Phelan, who had charge of
the section at this place several
years ago, passed through Tuesday
night on his way to Liberal.
Will Totheroh is now working in
the Leach blacksmith shop, Claud
Leach having gone on the road in
the employ of the Rock Island.
Louis Boehler received the sad
news of the death of his brother in
Rock Island, Illinois, last Friday
afternoon. Mr.. Boehler has the
Sympathy of his many friends.
F. Sourbeer had the misfortune
to break his leg last week. He was
riding horseback when the horse
stepped In a hole and fell on Mr..
Sourbeer. DR.. Leslie was called
and set the broken limb.
Section Foreman Cannon inform
ed US Saturday that he now has ID
men in his employ and could use
more. He has orders to put in a
switch at Jasper, at which place the
steam shovel will be at work fol
about two months, widening the
cuts at that place.
Messrs. Putnam and Waldo, O.
Richmond, Kansas, who were il
our city last week, purchased 6:
head of horses and mules in thi
and Beaver counties, which thel
drove to Garden City to ship tc
their home in Franklin county
They purchased 20 head of horse:
from Rube Orr, at a good price.
J. T. Bosley, who recently pur
chased the KIRBY place in Fowle
township, was in the city last Fri
day. Mr.. Bosley is in the cattl'
business and handles good grad
of cattle, and is well pleased witt
the outlook. We are glad to Sc,
these substantial citizens comm,
into our county, as we cannot hav
too many of them.
B. S. McMeel left last Frida,
: morning for Topeka, where he goe
as City Treasurer to deliver the ne'
, funding bonds to the bond holder
and to receive the old ones for can
collation.. He went by way o
Dodge City so that Judge Madison
might examine the bonds and Sc
that they were correct. About moo
w. C. Osgood Jr., City Clerk, re
ceived a telegram which compelle'
him to make trip to Dodge Cit
to complete the bonds. He wen
overland, accompanied by D. B
= Stutsman, returning Saturday even
ing.
]. G.. Clark, of Crooked Cree
twp, was in the city last Saturda
with his fine imported French Pei
= cheron stallion which he recent
shipped from Iowa. 1t is fin
dapple gray and weighs 1850 pound:
Dick Skinner and John Sims, tn
horse experts, pronounce him tn
best bred animal ever shipped int
our county. Mr.. Clark also shiI
= ped another black stallion from tn
same place, and intends to stan
both of them at his place west {
Fowler. We are glad to see sue
good horses being shipped into tt
county. The better the grade til