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

home in Logan twp.
A. J. Byrns plastered the Baptist
parsonage this week.
Dennis Barragree, of Odee twp.
was in the city last Saturday.
Rev. Robinson expects his family
to arrive the latter part of the week.
Judge Bierer and family, of Perry,
Okla, are visiting at the home of
Rev. J. N. Stamper and family.
DIR. Fee was called to see Mrs. H.
Gruemken last Friday, who was
quite sick at her home in Odee twp.
Mrs. A. C. Schmoker, of Odee,
has been on the sick list and under
the doctors care for the past few
weeks.
Fowler township held no election
this year and consequently the old
officers will hold over until next
year.
Mrs. M. P. Hamilton has been
seriously i'll at her home in this city
for the past few days but is better at
this writing.
Chas. Young came up from his
home at Vinita, 1. T. this week to
dispose of some cattle which they
still own here.
A cold wave struck US Saturday
afternoon about S O'Clock and the
wind blew quite chilly throughout
the night. Sunday the weather mod
Grated.
Pete Brown left last Saturday for
eastern Kansas to visit with his par
ents. He expects to return to Meade
at an early date and. possibly to re-
main permanently.
B. H. Beatte, matchmaker and
jeweler, arrived in town last Mon
day with a large stock of watches,
clocks and jewelry, and will remain
until after the holidays.
A letter from Miss Grace Conlin
encloses subscription to THE News.
Miss Grace is at her home in Tai
mage, Neb. She has been attend
ing the Great Bend Normal College.
George w. Wileyand w. E. Davis
shipped their household effects to
Hutchinson this week where they
have purchased a residence. They
expect to remain at that place for
the present.
Rube Orr, Elmer Rosenberg,
A. K. Chilcott and Frank Marshall
went to Kansas City Monday on the
stock extra. The Crooked L load
ed II loads at Plains and Rube Orr
loaded I there and at this place.
Hon. Claud Duval was in town
this week selling hats. Mr.. Duval
is just as jovial and good-natured as
when he was a candidate for con-
gress. There is nothing that would
please his friends in this part of the
state more than to have him repre-
sent them in the national assembly
Mr.. Frank Martin, of Mertilia
twp. had his leg and also his collar
bone broken last Friday by his horse
falling with him. DR.. Leslie was
called and reduced the fractures.
We regret to hear of Mr.. Martin S
misfortune and hope that he may
soon be able to resume his usual
duties.
The firm of Young & Campbell,
abstracters, real estate and insur-
ance agents, will after December 1st,
establish an office in Kansas City,
Mo. Miss Carrie B. Campbell, who
has been in charge of the Meade
Office for the past seven years, will
take charge of the Kansas City of
fee, and Franz S. Drummond be-
comes manager of the Meade office.
Mr.. Levi Casey was down from
Mr.. Clark's place Saturday. Mr..
Casey is taking care of Mr.. Clark s
registered cattle which he bought
last spring. Casey rs an expert al
this business having worked with
cattle for the past 20 years. He
will have exclusive charge of the
ranch for several weeks as Mr.. CLARK
and his daughter, Ethel, left Wed
nesday for their old home in NORTH
Carolina where they will spend sew
eral weeks visiting old friends anc
relatives.
Lem Kyger had his left arm brok
en- below the elbow last SATURDAY
morning by his horse falling on him
The bone was badly mashed ant
projected through the flesh and th'
point of the bone stuck into the lesl
of the horse. He came to the cit