Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-31
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Local News.

NOSCOe 1eIOW mas PuICHaSeu a
new Conn Cornet.
Don T. Edwards was over from
Plains, last Monday.
Dave Mackey was up from the
Cimarron this week.
1t is now the Rock Island System
instead of The Rock Island Route.
Chss. Talley left last Sunday NOR
ming for Kansas City with load of
cattle.
A heavy rain visited the south
part of the country last Sunday after
noon.
Fred Gray has been at Plains
painting the residence of Mrs. A. ].
Parsons.
w. J. Woodard is putting a new
foundation under Reads grocery
building.
The Water works committee are
figuring on putting up large plant
as soon as it is possible to get to
work on same.
Ben Cox left Monday morning, in
company with Mr.. and Mrs. Andor
Eliason for the Cimarron river to be
absent several days.
DR.. Nichols returned to Liberal
Thursday morning. He had been
here attending to DR.. Fees paactice
during his absence.
The Arena Club entertainment at
the City hall last Saturday night was
quite largely attended. The pro-
ceeds were over S23.
We are under obligations to Ed
wards & Baughman for photographs
of several of Plains recently built
residences, also the Hempel Steam
plow.
DR.. Fee returned last Thursday
morning from Colorado where he
had been outing for several weeks.
Mrs. Fee and the children will not
return foa several days.
The examination for Teachers
certificates was held last Monday
and Tuesday at the school building.
We will endeavor to give the list of
successful applicants next week.
East Slider indulges in little po-
litical talk in his correspondence
this week. We are pleased to see
him speak out his sentiments. 9th
ers should do the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stivers left
Wednesday for their home at Great
Bend, Kansas. Miss Anna Jenkins
accompanied them and will visit
with them for several weeks.
The members of the Arena Club
desire to extend their sincere thanks
to all who assisted them in the enter
tainment, and also to the editors
who so kindly published notices.
There will be an Ice Cream So
cial at the Artesian School House
next Friday evening, August 1st.
A cordial invitation is extended to
everybody to come and have a good
time.
Mike Rogers went to his home in
the northwest part of the county
last Sunday. 1t will be remember
ed that Mr.. Rogers had his leg bad
ly cut on wire fence on the night
OF July 4th. He has been in the
city at the home of John Braden
since that time under the care of the
doctor.
A. V. Angel and wife were over
from Plains yesterday transacting
business, Mr. Angel informs US
that he did not cut but about IS
acres of his wheat crop. He had
an acreage of 500 acres but it would
not pay for the cutting. This is the
first year that Mr.. Angel has failed
to raise from 1000 to 5000 bushels
of grain. He will sow large field
again this fall.
Profs Baugher and Hambleton,
left last Friday afternoon for Kinsley,
Kansas, where they will conduct
and instruct the Edwards county
institute. They conducted very
successful Institute at this place and
are held is the highest esteem by the
teachers and citizens as able educat-
ors and excellent gentlemen. 1t is
the wish of the teachers that their
services be secured for the Institute
work next year.
MIR. Lee Howard, of Garden City.
Kansas, is in the city this week look
ino for some real estate Mr. How