Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

along, go to the social tonight.
Don't forget the "Ashland Mig
gers at the City Hall Saturday night
July a7.
The Band expects to see you out
to the ice cream social Thursday
night.
A number of the boys from Fow-
ler went down to register for the
drawing of Indian claims.
Mrs. Elery Cooper and Miss
Doll Follick went to Liberal We'd
nesday to see the base ball game.
There are still few knockers on
the band. They are on the outside,
however, and don't cut much ice.
We are anxiously waiting for rain.
When it arrives we will make the
as soon as possible.
Miss Ola Henline, of Seward Co.
visited with Mrs. Bunch few days
this week. Miss Henline taught
school in this county several years
ago.
B. S. McMeel has received large
stock of Hamilton-Brown shoes
the largest invoice ever received in
a single order. Barney seems to be
out for business.
Large prairie fires ragged east of
Fowler laat Sunday, also one be-
tween Meade and Fowler. The
grass is so dry that it will burn
most any place.
The Rock Island will run an ex-
cursion to Dalhart next Friday.
The rate is one fare for round trip.
The town company will sell town
lots on that day.
Clark Lockhart, who left Meade
about IL years ago was here for a
couple of days this week to visit
his parents. He is employed by
the Santa Fe at Newton.
The M. E. Choir is requested to
meet promptly at 7:45 instead of
$3.50 on Thursday evening of this
week, on account of the band social
to be given that evening.
Each member of the Arena Club
is earnestly requested to be present
next Friday evening as important
business is to be transacted. The
meeting is to be held in Mrs. Per-
ry's yard.
The Sunday School at the Baptist
church was largely attended last
regardless of the warm
weather. Rev. Robinson said it
was the largest attendance since the
school was started.
Some people cannot see any good
in any one else's ideas, and think
that their own are the only ones. A
man or women is certainly in a de-
plorable condition when they think
the world cannot wag with them.
Pete Hotz is kept busy these days
showing and explaining his Philip
pine relics to the curious. The col
lection Is a fine one. Pete is thor
ougbly acquainted with the manners
and customs of the natives and it is
very inter esting to hear him tell of
his experiences with them.
Several of the boys go bathing in
the salt well these mornings and ev-
enings. They report that the well
has only aboat S feet of water in the
deepest place. In a few years more
the water will all be gone and only
a sink hole remain of this famous
land mark.
The following Meade boys went
to Liberal Wednesday afternoon to
play ball:
Norman Elliott, Elery Cooper,
Art Follick, Paul Cochran,
Henry Taggart, John Shuetz,
Geo. B. Cones, Will Wehrle.
We hope the boys will be success
full and win the game.
We noticed in last weeks Globe
that Mr.. Fuhr approves of the S5o
reward offered by Sheriff Judd fol-
the apprehension of the parties who
set out poison on June 20, which
killed the dogs, and suggests that
another $50 be offered for the party
or parties who destroyed Woodard's
wheelbarrow and also took the bolts
out of Rosenberry's wind mill. Fol
Mr., Fuhr's information let us ex-
plain that Messrs. Wehrle, Adams
and Judd have put up this $50 re.
ward and the sheriff offered it ovel
his name. We think that if Mr.
Woodland and Mr.. Rosenberg would
put like sum at the disposal of the
sheriff he wonld offer similar re
ward in their cases. As it is, tn.
sheriff is offering no shot air" re