Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-07
Will Shelley was on the sick list


Mems and ladies shoes in all the
latest styles at E. w. Williams.
The celebrated Bond Shoe Cos
shoes are sold by E. w. Williams.
Messrs. Alf Siegel and W. S. Ber
ryman went to Kansas City Sunday
night.
Mr.. J. w. Hinsdale, of Logan
twp. was a caller at this office We'd
nesday.
We neglected to mention last is
sue that Jim Stamper secured a fine
well at Kessler's place.
Rev. Robinson went up to Dodge
City this week to move his household
effects to this city.
Miss Polly Frame arrived from
Ration, N. M. Monday to attend
the funeral of her sister.
Halloween passed off very quietly
last Thursday night and the usual
pranks were performed.
Mr.. ], w. Kibby and family have
moved into the McMeel residence
on West Plains Avenue.
The Baptist parsonage is about
completed and will be occupied by
Rev. Robinson this week.
Mrs. Wehrle has the latest in fall
millinery goods. Ladies and child
rens' hats in the latest styles.
The Liberal News has changed
size from a 7-column folio to 5-col-
umn quarto. A very wise idea.
The wheat fields all over the coun-
ty are green and the prospect was
never better at this time of the year.
Your patronage is solicited at the
Owl Restaurant Cleanliness is next
to Godliness. That is the Owls
motto.
Rev. Robinson will hold services
at the Baptist church next Sunday
morning and evening at the usual
hours morning and evening.
Tom Hotz secured an excellent
2-inch we'll at the Roberts building
last week. He moved the machine
to John Graves where he will put
down a we'll.
There was a gentlemen here this
week delivering and collecting for
the grocery peddlers who worked
this territory about a month ago.
We hope the gentleman who pur-
chased the five pounds of nut-megs
is entirely satisfied with his bargain.
Mr.. Robt. McGafin, of Kimball,
South Dakota, father of Mrs. S. D.
Adams, arrived in Meade, We'd
nesday and will visit for a few
weeks. His coming was a surprise
to Mrs. Adams and the entire fam
lily.
The vote on county commissioner
in the 3rd district was tie as fol-
lows: Mertilla, Hayden 22, Hem
pei 4; West Plains, Hayden II,
Hempel "a; Cimarron, Hayden 4,
Hempel S. The vote will be car
vassed on Friday.
Will Osgood was reelected town
ship trustee; o. Hamilton, clerk;
w. F. Casteen, treasurer; Brother
Buis and Millard Martin, constables;
H. G. Marshall was elected Justice
of the Peace to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the death of T. B. Petefsh.
We will give the official vote next
week.
The trains on the Rock Island ex-
tansin will cross the Canadian bridge
next Wednesday. Track laying will
then be rushed along rapidly. The
contractors are to complete the lay
ing of track on this line by the last
week in November. The Rock Is
land will run trains by January Isl
from Chicago to El Paso. This
will open up a large new country
which is well stocked with splendid
coal.-Dodge City Democrat.
The Larned Santa Fe depot was
wrecked last Thursday morning by
robbers, who blowing the safe oper
with dynamite, badly wreck1ng the
depot Shells livery barn wa:
burning at tae same time. 1t is be
lieved that the robbers set fire to
the barn to attract the crowd to an
other part of town. Nothing was
secured by them.-Dodge City Dem
ocrat.
The cattle are going out of the
county rapidly now. 1t is to bt
hoped that all cattlemen who hav,
their cattle mortgaged for more thai
they are worth will turn them owe
and take up their paper and be fre'