Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-04-11
Local News.

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Frank Beam writes US from Plains
to send his paper to Hutchinson.
Miss Lima Petefsh was over from
Plains Saturday. She returned the
same evening.
Our old friend L. c. Bonham is
engaged in the barber business at
Ell Paso, Texas.
Mrs. A. J. Parsons came over
from Plains Saturday morning and
returned Monday evening.
A. O..Rosenberry has purchased
the property formerly occupied by
Fred Gray, in the eastern part of
city and is now living in the same.
The official count in the Topeka
municipal election gives Hughes,
the Republican candidate for,,mayor,
9 majority over Parker, the Demo
| cratlC nominee.
Mr.. R. A. Harper has purchased
the Groves property in the south
part of the city and will repair and
enlarge it. When it is finished he
and his wife will move to the city.
Hicks predicts stormy weather all
through April. We are in hopes the
Prof. is mistaken but from the way
it has started out, we would not be
surprised should it continue through
out the month.
Will Sourbeer arrived from Salt
Lake City, Utah, last week. He
will stay for several weeks with his
father who recently had his leg
broken. Will says Utah is all right
and that he likes the country.
The county was visited Tuesday
by good April rain which will do
the spring crops an abundance of
good. 1t will also give the grass an
excellent start and with few weeks 6
of warm weather there will be plenty
of pasture for cattle. E
Hon. Claud Duval, of Hutchin-
son, was in the city Tuesday in the
interest of the Springfield Hat Co.
Mr.. Duval made US pleasant call !
while here and he is always the f
same courteous, gentlemanly fellow /
whether running for congress or
when selling goods. ;
Rev. Robinson went to Engle-
wood Monday at which place he |
contemplates beginning the erection l
of a church building, He informed t
US that about one-half the money e
was already raised and that the con-
tract would be let at once.
Mr.. A. o. Rosenberg and Mrs.
Maud NARROW were united in mar
riage on Wednesday evening, April
3rd, at the residence of F. C. Judd.
Rev. Booth, of the M. E. church
performed the ceremony. The con-
tracing parties are well known in
Meade and have many friends who i
join THE News in extending con-
gratulations. i
Real estate will advance in price
for few weeks until the hot winds !
of June and July sweep across these
broad extended plains during which
period the new corners will wish s
that they had their money back and {
that they had stayed back east with /
their wife's people. This will be t
true, especially if you try to make {
living by farming, exclusively. ,
The wind blew a hurricane last
Thursday night and moved every
thing that was loose and also some {
things that were not so loose. Mr.. '
R. R. Wells wind mill wheel was t
blown from the tower and swept |
over the house at very swift gait. S
R. T. Worman's wind mill and tow |
er was blown down and broken be-
yond repair, necessitating a new {
wheel. 1t was surely very heavy
wind.
The new city government began
business last Monday night. May
or Boehler was sworn in for the en-
suing year as were the same mem
bers of the council Messrs. Adams,
Wood, Stutsman, and Wehrle. Mr..
Ormond Hamilton, the only new
member elected this year, was abb
sent on account of sickness. w. N.
Shamhart was installed Police Judge
Immediately after election as there
was vacancy. Mayor Boehler ap- t
pointed w. c. Osgood, Jr., City I
Clerk; B. S. McMeel, City Treas '
urer and F. G. Hamilton, City {
Marshal. Messrs. Osgood and Nc S
Meel were elected and filled these |
respective offices last year. The E
council Immediately confirmed the ,
appointments. Theselection of Mr.. ]