Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-24
Miss Carrie Campbell returned
from Emporia Tuesday.

renee where he has been attending
the State University.
Mrs. Della Ballinger, of Anadar-
ko, O.. T. was in Meade Tuesday
on her way to Beaver to visit rela-
tives.
Mrs. M. A. Busing returned from
ST. Louis last Saturday where she
has been for several weeks visiting
relatives.
Tom Hotz has moved his well
machine to the residence of A. O..
Rosenberg, in the east part of the
city, where he will drill we'll.
VIM Bruce and family left Sun
day for their place on the Cimarron
where they will stay for month or
more during hay harvest.
Claus Berger is down in Odee
twp. this week building house on
his claim. Brother Buis is attend
ing the restaurant during his absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Harper are
now visiting at Santa Anna, Texas,
where they will remain for several
weeks. This is Mr.. Harper's old
home.
Tom Martin was in the city Mon
day and Tuesday of this week.
Tom has recovered from an acci-
dent he met with recently by
horse falling vito him.
Mr.. Norman Elliott and wife,
formerly of this place, have moved
from Eldorado. to Newton, Kans.
where they will make their home.
Norman has a position at that place.
Mr.. Franklin Sourbeer has pur-
chased lots west of Taggart's store
and will erect a residence. Mr..
Chas. Sourbeer will conduct his
jewelry business at the place when
it is finished.
We are informed that Elmer Rob
inson died at the Imbecile Institute
at Winfield, last Sunday. We did
not learn any of the particulars. 1t
will be remembered that Judge Sell
vidge took Elmer to this institution
a couple of months.
Mr.. w. M. Price and Cashier
Bergman, of the Meade State Bank
left Thursday for a tour of the east
ern part of the United States.
They will visit Chicago, New York,
and other eastern cities before they
return.
Rev. E. H. Vaughn, President of
Soule College, Dodge City, is in
the city this week in the interest of
his college. DR.. Vaughn has been
with this college for number
of years and it is one of the best col
lege buildings in the west. He is
making an effort to get it in shape
for the fall term of school.
Joe Wilson was turned out of
Jail last Wednesday and advised by
the County Attorney to quit the
premises which he did without any
further ceremony. We are inclined
of the opinion that this was the bet
ter way out with this case, while the
defendant might have remained here
in Jail until October term of court,
and been convicted. There was an
offcnse committed, but whether the
law would reach it, IS question.
We like to see all men who are gull
ty of crime punished.
AL Vincent, who was confined in
the Comanche-co. Jail awaiting trial
in December upon the charge of
forgery, is wanted by Sheriff Bert
Smith, of this county. On We'd
nesday afternoon Vincent affected
an escape from the county Jail and
made good his escape. Sheriff
Smith was in the Jail at p. m. on
that day and at that time Vincent
was in the cage. The cage door
and also the outside door of the jail
were securely locked and apparent
ly the prisoner was in safe keeping.
But when the sheriff returned to the
Jail at 6:3o p. m. with Vincent's
supper he was surprised to find no
prisoner there. Investigation
proved that the cage door had been
broken open by breaking the tap
off the main bolt and removing the
plates which helped hold the door.
This was done, apparently, by
means of a piece of the 1-inch gas
pipe which conveys water to the
cell. The lock on the outer dool
of the Jail was easily removed, and
thus escape became N easy matter,
No one is known to have seen the