Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-11

evening VI July 10. Il uTIner
announcement will be made
next week.
The 1. o. o. F. lodge will have
work in the first degree Friday night
and all the members are requested
to be present.
Mrs. Maggie Ward, of Deer Lodge
Mont, is visiting at the home of
her brother, Sam Conger. Sam has
not seen her for over 20 years.
Hodge Marshall is getting things
in shape for the new lumber yard.
A coal bin has been built and new
Fairbanks scale be put down in a
few days.
Rev. Robinson will hold services
at the Baptist church next Sunday
morning and evening at the usual
hours. All are invited to come out
and hear him.
w. ]. Trober, who left here sew
eral weeks ago for Oregon, died on
the way there. Heart failure was
the cause. His remains were in
tered at the place he died.
Quite a prairie fire ragged Tuesday
afternoon northwest of Meade. 1t
was quiteNa distance off, apparently,
and we did not learn of any damage
except burning off the grass.
Ormond Hamilton has concluded
to have fresh meat for a while and
has purchased 80 head of sheep
from E. H. Boyer. Our people
will now eat "sheep meat"
A "'good citizenship" program
will be given at the M. E. church
one week from next Sunday night,
July zI. Suitable music and reci.
tations are being prepared for the
occasion. The program will appear
next week. The entertainment is
under the auspices of the literary
department. of the Epworth League,
Good services at the Baptist
church Sunday. Bro. Thompson
preached, morning and evening
Sabbath school had large attend
ance. The S. S. at the Baptis
church is very much alive and viii
surv1ve the summer. All come ou
and make special study of the
book of Genesis this quarter.
The Ashland Niggers, as they cal
themselves, will be in Meade, Sat
urday night, July 20, and give ar
entertainment at the City Hall. The
parties giving this entertainment are
some of Ashland's best citizens anc
we are informed that they are roya
entertainers. Don't fail to see anC
hear them. We are sure you viii
be satisfied.
We were quite amused to see suci
a bible scholar as Bro. Fuhrs get 81
mixed in his dates. In his las
weeks paper he referred to passage
from Exodus and and Kings as be
ing the most famous texts of the new
testament. Now we are a bit rust,
on bible study ourself but this is tn,
first time we had it intimated tha
these books are found in the new
testament.
]. H. Barnes, our photographer
expects to leave in a few days fo
eastern Kansas, where he will locate
Mr.. Barnes is not only one of ou
very best citizens, but good pho
tographer, having turned out som
excellent work since he has been wit
us. The work is as good as yor
get at the best gallerys in the cities
We wish him success wherever h
goes, and hope he may conclude t
return to Meade.
! We hear that Dick Beatte has
race matched for July 25th, to b
run at Stratford, Tex. Frank Mur
ply came up Monday with $500 for
felt money. The race is to be fo
from $500 side upwards and prom
ises to be a big affair. Mr.. Murph
was not advised what the othe
sprinter's name is, and we do nc
know. AS Dick is about the taste:
runner afloat, we are of the opinio
that the other fellow will almo:
have to fly to beat him. If oppol
tunity will permit we will be ther
to witness the race. A number {
other Meade bloods will probabl
go too.
The preliminary hearing of Wn
Shay, charged with poisoning E. "
Hall, was concluded Saturday
Justice. Rartnn dismissed the nrisnr