Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-15
Soaking rain last night.

Inquire at this Office.
Fred Gray is painting the Babb
residence this week.
DR.. Sterrett, dentist, at Meade
Hotel, May a6 to June 2.
Burl Graham spent a couple of
days in the city this week.
WANTED-At once, 500 babies,
at the Meade Photographers.
John Sims and Billie Miles were
in Meade Saturday between trains.
J. R. Griggs is now braking on
the local between Bucklin and Dal-
hart.
James Jefferson is plastering and
kalsomining at the Meade Hotel this
week.
The program for the Memorial
Day exercises appears in another
column of this paper.
DR.. Sterrett will be at the Meade
Hotel from May a6 to June 2 pre-
pared to do dental work.
S. c. Sumpter and family have
moved into Mr.. R. R. Wells prop
erty, in the west part of the city.
May goth is Decoration Day and
preparations are being made for the
usual exercises at the Court House
and also at the cemetery.
Gospel mass meeting for men on
ly, at Presbyterian church, Sunday
at 3 p. m. All men invited, Meet
ing addressed by Mrs. C. S. Adair.
Mr.. Gene Baker and little daugh-
ter, Miss Trix, of Nye, were in
Meade last Monday. While here
they made this Office a pleasant call.
Mr.. Sam Bunch is putting a petit
ton in his store building on the west
side of the square. Mr.. Backe, the
photographer, will occupy one side
of the same as a dwelling.
Special lecture on the evils of
dancing, at the Baptist church Sat-
urday at 8 p. m. All invited. This
lecture will not be abusive but in
structive. By Mrs. c. S. Adair.
The case in Gray county against
Bill Peoples for shooting at dog,
which was running some of his cat
tie, was dismissed last weeek at the
request of the prosecuting witness,
Graves.
If we could purchase some people
for what they are actually worth and
dispose of them for what they think
they are worth, we would certainly
be able to retire and live comfort
ably the remainder of our days.
Some Mexicans have been arrest
ed out in New Mexico for burning
bridges along the Rock Island road.
1t seems that one Mexican who was
working on the section was dlscharg-
ed and for revenge theo resorted to
destroying bridges. AS a result, a
wreck occurred Monday in which
four trainmen were killed.
MIR. ]. ]. Leach was accidentally
run over by delivery wagon last
Tuesday, which was moving very
rapidly toward the fire at the Fol-
lick residence. Mr.. Leach was
walking ahead in the road when the
accident occurred. He was consid-
erably bruised up but not seriously
hurt, and will be able to be about
in a few days.
They are having pretty warm
times out at TucumSari, N. M. One
day last week, three men were kill
ed during a brawl, one being a
ranchman, and the cowboys have
threatened to take the town. We
are mighty glad we don't live out at
Tucumcari, although, it has only
been few days since Meade had a
free-for-all shoot of her own, very
luckily no one got shot, but they
might have been.
The west part of Meade county
was visited by heavy rain Tues
day afternoon. So far this year,
this section has been short on water.
We wonder what the new settlers
would think if we don't have any
rain until after the 4th of July. This
condition frequently exists in this
country at this time of the year. Of
course it don't alarm the old timer
to any great extent, but it is liable
to make the new conner feel like 30
cents and wish he had stayed in
Gods country.