Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Local News.


A sprinkle of rain Monday about
noon settled the dust
John Conrad was down from
Crooked Creek Monday.
B. F. Harper, of Ashland, was in
Meade the fore part of the week.
A letter from Mrs. B. Ivers, Burr
Oak, Ohio, encloses subscription to
THE News.
Mrs. F. w. Flick left last Friday
for Colorado, where she will spend
several weeks.
A. J. Byrns put the foundation
under the Office of the new lumber
yard this week,
w. J. Woodard has begun the
carpenter work on the Leslie resi-
dence this week.
Roscoe and Dick Griggs went
to register for drawing in the new
Indian country.
Meade is the best town on this
line leading with the only band and
crack base ball nine.
Roscoe Smith left Tuesday for
Chickasha, l. T., where he will
work for the Rock Island.
Ernest Black returned from Nick
erson Saturday to spend the vaca-
ton at home with his parents.
Mrs. R. P. Smith and daughter,
Pauline, came in from Guymon last
Monday for a few weeks visit.
Geo. Wiley and Will Davis left
Wednesday for Ell Reno to try their
luck drawing for land in the new
country.
DR.. Fee returned from Ell Reno
Monday night where he had been to
register for a claim in the Indian
country.
We regret to announce that the
Ashland "Niggers" will not come to
Meade at present, but will at some
future date.
Doc Anshutz left Monday for St.
Louis, in response to a message that
his brother was dead Docs many
friends sympathize with him.
A w. Calendar has sold out his
blacksmith shop and will rest for
while before engaging in any other
business. We would be pleased to
have him remain with US.
Mrs. A. E. Otto and two children
left for their home in Alexandria,
Ind, last Monday. Miss Margie
Hamilton accompanied them and
will remain their for some time.
]. H. Bell had the misfortune to
get kicked in the face by horse,
the first of the week. DIR. Fee took
eight stitches in the wound and at
present he is getting along all right.
Brother Buis has been quite sick
with fever and mumps. He was a
very sick boy for few days, but
under the skillful medical attend
ance of DR.. Fee he is greatly i'm
proved and will be able to be out in
a few days.
Geo. Wiley, John Braden, E. w.
Williams, M. Rosenberg and A. w.
Calendar went down to Dalhart
Friday afternoon with the band.
E. w. Williams purchased two lots
in Dalhart. Geo. Wiley also in
vested in one.
Co. Atty. Brice, of Gray county,
and Geo. Dixon of the same place,
were in Meade over night Monday.
They had little accident before
reaching Meade. One of the horses
kicked the single tree in two which
delayed them in town over night.
B. H. Beatte and son Dick, ac-
companied by Dicks trainer, went
through Tuesday to Stratford, Tex,
where the foot race was to be run
to-day. We regret that we will not
have time to be there to witness the
affair. AS they are both fast men
the race will be interesting.
The Meade City Band went down
to Dalhart last Friday to help boom
the town company who were selling
lots. They all had good time and
no one regrets going down. F. E.
Hickey, manager of the townsite
company, did all he could to give
the boys a good time, as in a new
town the accommodations are not a:
good as in older settled towns. The
hotel at Dalhart is not finished, bu
when it is finished they can take
care of large crowds. Several othe.
new BUILDINGS are being nut IN. anC