Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-10
Local News.

Mrs. Lou Osborne and Miss Eva
Smith were over from Plains Wed
nesday.
District court has been adjourned
until Oct. 2Ist. Judge Madison
will not be here until that date.
! Jake Kolb was in town last Mon
day. He had his hand tied up
the result of eryesiplas.
Messrs. J. v. and A. B. Williams
shipped two cars of cattle to Kan
sas City Monday. John went along
with them.
There were good rains Sunday
and Monday evenings. This will
make the men who have out wheat
feel extremely good.
Chas. Talley went to Kansas City
last Monday. He and Ben Cox had
bought two cars of cattle which they
shipped on Monday.
Mrs. R. T. Norman has been
sick for the past ten days with an
attack of pneumonia. She is great
ly improved at present.
The Board of County Commits
sioners are in session this week al
lowing bills and transacting all bus
mess that may come before them.
]. ]. Leach, the Plains blacksmith
has been in Meade for the past ten
days, receiving medical assistance
for rhumatism from which he is suf-
fering.
Miss Helen Dorland, ofLake City
Colorado, is visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Harper in this
city. Miss Dorland is a niece of
MIS-. Harper.
Will Mott left last Thursday for
Liberal where he will work on the
Liberal News. Will is a good man
around print shop and we wish
him success.
Chas. Addie contemplates leaving
for Denver, Colo, in a few days
where he expects to remain for the
present. We wish Charlie success
in his new location.
The Cimarron Sentinel has chang
ed form, from 7-column folio to a
4-column quarto. The Sentinel is
good paper and among our most
appreciated exchanges.
We received a letter last week
from D. Truax, Fort Dodge, Kan
sas, where he is located at the Sol
dier's home. He informs US that
he is in good health and sends his
regards to his friends.
Mrs. Thos. Johnston and little
son, Bob, returned from Cleveland,
Ohio, last Saturday. Miss Annie
remained in Cleveland where she
will attend school. Tom was tickled
to think he didn't have to keep
house any longer.
The Republicans held their con-
vention at Plains last Friday and
nominated A. Hempel, of West
Plains twp. for commissioner srd
district. Mr.. Hempel has been
resident of that township for about
three years.
Mr.. J. w. Kibby has moved his
family into the rooms south of this
Office, where they will reside for the
present. as there are no vacant
dwellings in the city. Mr.. Kibby
will probably build residence if he
locates here permanently.
Millard Martin captured a sand
hill crane last Sunday night on the
north side. The bird had evidently
been crippled and came up town for
medical assistance. Millard turned
the fowl loose Monday noon and it
went on its way rejoicing.
The Democrats at their meeting
last Saturday afternoon nominated
township ticket as follows:
Trustee-Will Dalgarn,
Clerk-Ormond Hamilton,
Treasurer-S. P. Bunch,
Constables-Millard Martin and
Herman Robinson.
Judge Jenkins left Wednesday for
Leavenworth where he is a witness
in the U. S. court in a fraudulent
pension case. Some fellow is try
ing to claim pension on a man
who died thirty years ago. The
man who died was a member of
Judge Jenkins company during the
war,
A card from Mrs. L. L. Foster
says to change the address of THE
News to I6a Center ST., Riverside,
Cali. She also informs us that Will
| Foster met with On nccidan4 h.