Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-09
Local News.

III Inc city last rIludy.
E. F. Rieman returned from the
east last Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Martin were
visitors in Meade Monday and Tues
day of this week.
The new coat of paint on the
buildings on the north side greatly
improves their appearance.
DR.. Sterrett, the dentist, arrived
in Meade Monday night and is now
to be found at the Meade Hotel.
Is MT it about time something was
being done toward properly observ-
ing Memorial day2 Better move in
time.
Last Monday night DR.. Fee was
called to see Mrs. Henry Gruemken,
of Odee twp, who was stricken
with paralysis.
Watt Sleeth, who is working for
Mr.. Cramner, in the piano business,
Is again in Meade after an absence
of several weeks.
Rev. Robinson left Tuesday for
his home in Dodge City, but will
return in time to hold services at
the church next Sunday.
Sixty-four carloads of cattle went
through Meade last Sunday. They
were loaded at Optima, Okla, and
were sent to eastern Kansas.
Mrs. C. E. Potter and little son,
of Saltwater, Okla, arrived in this
city Satur day evening to visit with
her father, T. B. Petefish and fam
lily.
Paul Brown arrived in Meade last
week. We understand that Mr..
Brown will dispose of his interests
in this county and move to eastern
Kansas.
Tom Cannon and family left
Tuesday for Woodland county, o. T.
where Tom has a good claim. He
will make some improvements be-
fore returning.
There was considerable rumor re-
Gently about having regular pas
senger train but it will hardly be
reality until the railroad is complet-
ed to Twist, Texas.
Alex. Mahieu was in the city last
Tuesday. He told US that he was
very busy farming and that pros
poets are good for crop this year,
both wheat and corn.
There is some talk about rail-
road division being located at Buck
lin, Kansas. Of course, if every |
town along the line had its way they |
would all have divisions.
Miss Lima Petefish has received |
letter from the Philippine Islands,
from a former pupil of hers, Robt.
Crawford. He says the boys of the
44th are anxious to get home.
The 44th Regiment, of which all
the boys from Meade are members,
if scheduled to leave the Islands on
May goth for the United States
where they will arrive about June
10th.
Chris Callahan informed us last
week that the prospect for wheat
in West Plains twp. was never bet
ter. That it was nearly a foot high
in many places and that it promises
a very large yield.
At the Christian Endeavor meet
ing the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing six months: Miss
Winnie Bonham, President; Mrs.
John Blair, Vice-President; Miss
Georgia DeCow, Cor. and Rec.
Secretary; E. Rosenberg, Treasur-
er.
Some of the more skeptical were
not inclined to believe our article
on the gold find, published in last
weeks issue, but their skepticism
will fade away when they see Meade
county turned into a second Klon-
dixie. The men who have the faith
will win out.
7. R. Keith went to Liberal We'd
nesday evening where he will begin
work on a vault for The Liberal
State Bank. Mr.. Keith put in one
for the Meade State Bank some few
months ago. Riley is a good stone
mason and thoroughly understands
his business.
Mr.. D. B. Stutsman returned last
Monday morning from the Indian
Territory where he had been for the
past ten days. H. ]. Young who
accompanied him did not return,
but will remain in that country
where he and Mr.. Stutsman will en-