Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-04-10
Local News.

The County Commissioners were
in session this week.
DR.. Fee was called to Plains
T uesday night to see Mrs. Ed Jones.
Ned Snyder came up from Engle-
wood Saturday and returned Mon
day.
DR.. Fee was called to Liberal Sun
day to consult with DR.. Nichols, of
that place.
Austin Ball was over from Plains
Monday and made this Office a very
pleasant call.
MIR. J. G. Clark has an ad in til S
issue giving notice that hewill prove
up his school land.
Claus Berger has taken possession
of the Owl restaurant and will con-
duct the business in the future.
Messrs. Patton and Hawkins, of
Manchester, o. T., are guests of
Mr.. Thos. Johnston this week.
S. S. Ashbaugh, of Wichita, was
in the city Monday interviewing the
Board of County Commissioners.
Two sign painters struck the city
last week and now all the business
houses are decorated with artistic
signs.
W. w. Green and family have To-
Gated in Garden City. We are sor-
ry to lose this family from our coun-
ty and hope they may return at an
early day.
Mrs. Williams and daughter, Mrs.
Siegel, left Saturday evening for
Temple, Texas, in response to tel-
egram that Mrs. Clark Williams is
dangerously i'll.
Mr.. U. G. Collins, brother-in-
law of Mr.. G. G.. Marshall was in
Meade several days visiting. Mr..
Collins has been agent at Guymon
for the past several months.
Mr.. Geo. T. Pitts and father, of
Wellington, were in Meade last week
looking after their real estate inter
ests in this county. Mr.. PITS is a
son-in-law of Zack Ragland, of this
city.
F. M. Davis and Geo. T. Gore
have opened a real estate and law
Office on the north side. Mr.. Gore
will look after the real estate and
Frank will accommodate the people
who seek legal advice.
Miss Jennie Kessler has resigned
her position as primary teacher of
the city schools, owing to the sick
ness of her father. Miss Cora Wal
ter has been secured to finish the re-
naming three weeks of the term.
A train of IS passenger coaches
went down to Ell Paso, Texas, Tues
day morning These will be used
in the Inauguration of the new Cali
fornia- Mexican Express train which
will be put in operation next Sun
day. We shall soon fully realize
that we are a trans-continental line.
John Hotz, of Fowler, got the
third finger of his left hand badly
tangled up in a windmill, Sunday,
and badly mashed. He came to
Meade and DR.. Fee dressed it by
taking several stitches. 1t may yet
have to be amputated, but Mr.. Hotz
is hopeful that it will not.
H. Brennemen, of Whitley coun-
ty Indsana, a brother-in-law of Mr..
Frank Mars, of Crooked Greek
twp. has purchased the old Capt.
Werth homestead and will remain
permanently in Meade county. We
are pleased to have Mr.. Brenneham
locate with us and hope he will like
Meade county.
Messrs. Babb Bros. moved their
two registered Hereford bulls to
Odee twp. this week. They are
two very fine animals about two
years old and weigh about 14oo
pounds each. Babb Bros. expect
to engage in raising high grade cat
tie which we think is very proper
move. They are preparing to start
a small ranch and will handle only
what cattle they can take care of
properly.
Mr.. c. N. Palmer, of Medford,
Ok, Business Manager of The Med
ford Patriot, arrived Wednesday
morning to spend several days with
his old friend, Art Follick. Clyde
still cherishes warm spot in his
heart for Meade, where he spent
several years of his boyhood. These