Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-02-06
Local News.
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GeO. ID. Zones went east MONDAY
on few days vacation.
Ben Latta, of Crooked Creek twp
was in the city Wednesday.
Fred Whitaker and family have
moved into the Jail building.
Ed J. Wehrle left Monday for ST.
Louis, Mo-, for a few weeks visit.
Sheriff Judd returned Monday
from trip to the eastern part of the
state.
Mrs. H. NJ. Coon is in Hutchin-
son this week visiting with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wiley.
Mrs. Sam Lawrence retur ned to
her home in Kansas City Tuesday
after ten days visit with relatives
in this city.
Mr.. John Porterfeld, of Fowler
twp, has sold several of his quarters
of land to Rice brothers of Crooked
Creek twp.
DR.. Chas. Lusk, of Lebo, Kansas,
has been visiting for the past ten
days with B. F. Leach, of the Ar
tesian country.
We are informed that the heresidence
of E. w. Fletcher, of Logan twp,
burned to the ground one night last
week. 1t was a total loss, house
and household effects.
The Meade State Bank has in
creased their capital stock to $40,
900 with surplus of 1880. The
Meade Bank is in a very prosper
GUS condition and is one of the
safest banking houses in the west.
Several stock extras have gone
west during the past few days to
Santa Rosa, N. NJ, to load sheep.
There is about sc, 900 head to go on
the Kansas City market and it re-
quires I 60 double-decked cars hold
ing 225 head each to transport them.
Henry Bloxsom, of Minneola,
had his right leg broken at the knee
joint Tuesday by a horse slipping
and falling on same. He was at
tempting to head a colt when the
horse slipped and fell causing the
accident. DR.. Fee was summoned
and reduced the fracture.
We received letter of inquiry
this week from one of our subscrib-
ers in regard to the location of the
city of Meade. 1t is located in the
corners of sections 2, 3, II and IL
of twp 81 range 2S and has popu-
lation of about $50. All mercantile
establishments are represented.
DR.. Fee was callen to Liberal last
Friday to consult with Dr. Nichols,
of that city, in an extremely bad
case of diphtheria in that city. An
titoxine was used and at present the
little girl is improving. DR.. Fee has
an extensive practice and his ser
vices are in demand far and near.
DR.. Lusk, of Lebo, Kansas, who
is visiting at B. F. Leach's, was call
ed Monday to consult with DR.. Fee
in regard to the serious illness of
Mrs. J. E. Roberts Sr. DR.. Lusk
is an old acquaintance of DR.. Fees
and has the reputation of being one
of the best physians in eastern Kan
sas.
Rev. NJ. S. Gillidett, of Plains,
was in the city Tuesday on his way
to Hutchinson to purchase lumber
and building material for the erec-
ton of a livery barn and hotel
building at Plains. We are pleased
to see this spirit of enterprise man
ifested in Mr. Gitlidett, and we pre-
dict that he will make both enter
prises a success. Plains is sure to
make good trading point and now
is the time to get in on the ground
floor and be there ahead of the rush.
We received copy of the first
edition of The Santa Rosa Star, pub
lished at Santa Rosa. N. NJ, by E.
G. Cooper, formerly of this place.
Iti a neat 7-col. folio and contains
a generous amount of local advertis-
ing. 1t is the only English paper in
Guadaloupe county, there being an
other one printed in Spanish. We
note that the first issue starts out
with boom for Santa Rosa. We
wish Elery unbounded success in
newspaper venture and shall put the
Star among our exchanges.
Mr.. NJ. J. Reed, of Englewood, Ks.
was in the city this week and last.
While here he closed deal with E.
w. Williams for the purchase of his