Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-04-18
Local News.

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Park Hotel at Dodge City, Kansas.
Will King, of Plains, has been
appointed deputy sheriff by F. C..
Judd.
Ormond Hamilton is able to be
up and attend his butcher business
again.
Herman Wilkey has recovered
sufficiently to be able to be up and
around.
Elliott Henry was initiated into
the Nj. w. A. Fraternity last Satur-
day night.
Clifford Wood is erecting a three
room frame house on his claim west
of the city.
L. T. Graves, a real estate agent
from Iowa was in the city this week
seeing George Cones,
The grass is growing in excellent
shape and cattle will soon have
abundance of grazing.
The Rock Island Railroad has an
extra force at work widening the
road bed at this place.
Mr.. Louis Boehler left Wednes-
day for Rock Island, Ills, where he
will remain for a few days.
r. T. Woman is sowing alfalfa
seed for Henry Brinckman on the
Flick place north of the city.
Johnston and Osgood have added
fine two-burner Standard Gasoline
lamp to their furniture room.
Judge Peters came in Monday
evening to attend the adjourned term
of court. He left Tuesday morning
for his home.
J. H. Watt and F. C. Judd went
to Fowler Saturday night TO attend
the organization of an Odd Fellows
lodge at that place.
A cold wave swept down on US
last Tuesday morning and we were
again reminded that spring is not
quite here.
R. w. Orr sold 4o head of COWS
and heifers to w. F. Balm this week.
This is as good a bunch of cattle as
will be found in Meade county.
F. M. Steele, who worked in this
city at the photo business several
years ago, is located at Mullenville,
Kansas making photographs.
Watt & Gerow, the harness firm,
has dissolved partnership, Roscoe
Gerow retiring. Mr.. Watt will con-
duct the business at the old stand.
The Topeka Herald is the name
of a new daily paper which will soon
be published in Topeka. J. X.
Hudson will be interested in the
new venture.
Rev. VIM. Reace, the new Meth
odist minister arrived last Friday
evening and preached his first ser
mon Sunday. He will shortly move
his family to our city.
We are informed that Mrs. A. c.
Schmoker, who is at Kansas City,
Mo-, is greatly improved in health.
Her many friends will be pleased to
learn this fact.
Roscoe Smith arrived Friday
night from Chlckasha, 1. T. where
he is in the employ of the Rock
Island. He will visit for a short
time with Nate Peck and family.
Joe Browning was in town last
Saturday shaking hands with his old
friends. M. Browning informed us
that he would not move back to
Kansas, as his family perferred to
live in Missouri. He said that he
would like to live in Kansas.
Mr.. Charles Cramner, of Beaver,
and Miss May Barker were united
in marriage at the home of the bride
in this city last Friday night. Judge
Jenkins performed the ceremony.
The couple left Saturday for Beaver
county where they will make their
home. THE News extends con-
gratulations.
Poisoning prairie dogs has been
very successful in the vicinity of
Meade. Mr.. Brannan, who lives
east of town has disposed of large
town. Mr.. John Wehrle also had a
town of several hundred and only a
few remain. AS this method has
proven successful everyone should
make united effort against these
little pests and we would soon be
rid of them. These dogs travel
from one town to another and will