Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-08-29
Local News.

The City schools open next Mon
day.
Ed Rieman got home Monday
from Nickerson.
A light shower of rain fell We'd
nesday morning.
Will Osgood is painting Sham
hart's residence this week.
Jim Stamper and wife returned
from Garden City last Saturday.
The Angel threshing machine is
at work east of Meade this week.
Mrs. R. K. Perry and children
returned from Colorado last Friday.
DR.. Fee reports girl baby at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. N. R. Bishop
last Friday.
Mrs. Belle Smith and daughter,
Pauline, were up from Guymon last
week on visit.
George Cones returned last week
from his several days visit down to
the new country,
w. N. Shamhart has moved his
family into their new residence in
the west part of town.
We would not be surprised if we
had couple of weddings to an
nounce in our next issue.
David Truax has gone to the Sol
diers' home at Fit. Dodge where he
will remain for the present.
]. A. Burford and his brother left
Monday for the new country where
Mr.. Burford secured claim.
Presiding Elder Martindale of the
NJ. E. church, was in Meade over
Sunday. and held quarterly business
meeting Monday morning.
The Meade boys are billed to go
to Hugoton on the 29th to play ball
but we think the game will be post
poned until some time in September.
]. E. Over and family, of Beaver
county were visiting at Tom John
ston's the first of the week. They
returned to their home on Tuesday
morning.
A. K. Chilcott is repairing his
residence in this city preparatory to
moving his family. He comes to
town that his children may enjoy
better school facilities.
We have received an invitation
to attend the Wichita Carnival and
Fall Festival to be held Sept. 80 to
Oct. S, 1901. A one fare rate has
been granted by the railroads.
Mr.. Samuel Weston, of Pond
Creek, Ok, has purchased an in
terest in The Meade Lumber &
Supply Co. and is now in the city
where he will remain and look after
the business of the yard.
Everyone has returned from the
reunion. 1t is estimated that fully
one-fourth of the people of Meade
were at Dodge during the week.
Meade was a very desolate place for
two or three days last week.
Tom Johnston's little son, Bob,
was kicked in the face by horse
last week. The little fellow was
driving the animal out of the barn
when the accident occurred. His
face was considerably bruised but
we are glad to state that he was not
seriously hurt.
Pete Hotz overloaded his cannon
at Dodge last week and as result
one side of the gun was blown to
glory land. 1t would have made an
excellent relic and would have been
a curiosity to every one coming to
Meade. This was very old piece
of ordnance and very seldom are
found outside a collection.
A. w. Calendar left this week for
Greensburg, Kansas, where he has
purchased blacksmith shop. We
regret very much to have Mr.. Cal
lendar leave us and hope he may
soon return. We will say, however,
that Greensburg will find him an
agreeable old gentleman who attends
strictly to his own business.
Last Monday morning John Bor-
chers, of Odee twp. filled up his
pipe to enjoy an after breakfast
smoke, but instead of filling it with
straight tobacco, he accidentally
put in a az short cartridge which
was among the tobacco which was
loose in his pants pocket. He lit
the pipe and the shell soon explod-
ed and struck him on the lower eye