Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-10

| ~ improved In nealtn.
The Artesian baseball nine will
probably play game with the
Meade nine in this city next Satur-
day. The Artesian nine has sever
al excellent players and will doubt
less put up a good game.
James MCGEE, that noble son of
Erin, of Fowler twp. was in the city
yesterday transacting business. He
Inever fails to make US a pleasant
visit when in the city. Jim is one
of the best citizens of Meade coun-
ty.
We call the attention of our read
ers to the advertisement of George
Fowler, that enterprising merchant
of Fowler, which will be found in
another column of this issue. Note
the prices he quotes.
DR.. Fee and family left yesterday
evening for Colorado where they
will spend several weeks at Denver,
Colorado Springs and other places.
DR.. Nichols, of Liberal, is here and
will attend DR.. Fees practice during
his absence.
Baptismal services were held at
the pool south of the city last SUM-
day afternoon, conducted by Rey.
Robinson. The ordinance of bap-
tism was administered to Mr.. R. ].
Boyer.
A. J. Byrns assisted by S. c.
Sumpter are plastering the Gillidett
hotel at Plains this week. Mr.. Gil
lidett is making extensive improve
ments at that place. He has come
to stay and has started right. He
is the right kind of man to sub
stantially improve country.
Mr.. R. w. Selvidge, of Warrens-
burg, Mo-, nephew of Judge Sell
vidge. is in the city visiting with the
Judge. Mr.. Selvidge has been a
teacher in the Joplin, Mo-, High
School for the past two years. He
also held commission in Missou-
ri regiment during the Spanish
American war.
Services at the Baptist church
Sunday as follows:
IIa. m. sermon, "The Gospel
Jubilee"
Sunday School at 3 p. m.
Baptism 4 p. m. at usual place.
Christian Endeavor 1880 p. m.
Oliver Frame, leader.
Instead of evening sermon there
will be a social meeting consisting
of music, prayer, and testimony.
Remember the entertainment to
be given one week from next Friday
evening, under the auspices of the
Arena club. One feature of the ev-
ening is a very interesting farce.
Two of the most striking characters
are the policeman from Chicago, in
the splendor of all his regalia, and
Katie, a domestic, just from the
Emerald Isle. Do not fail to at
tend, you will get ascts worth of
fun out of this farce.
Mike Rogers, who lives in the
northwest part of the county, met
with a very serious accident last
Friday night while returning to- his
home from Lockport. He was rid
ing a broncho which ran into a
barbed wire fence and then turning
ran along the fence for about twen-
ty feet terribly lacerating Mr.. Rog-
ers' leg below the knee. Some COM
panions who were with him tempo
rarily stopped the bleeding and took
him back to Lockport. He was
brought to Meade Saturday and DR..
Fee dressed the wound, taking IL
stitches to draw the same together.
Mr.. Rogers is staying in the city for
few days at the home of John Bra
den.
The picnic at Shaw's grove on the
Fourth was success in every par
ticular. There was very large
crowd present during the day and
all seemed to have an enjoyable
time. The wind blew so hard all
day that it was very disagreeable
wherever person went, although
the grove afforded excellent shelter
from the sun and wind. The lem
onade stands did a thriving business
despire the fact that there is an ar
tesian well in the center of the grove.
The program was carried out as
published with the exception of the
sack races and minor contests, it be-
ing too windy for these. The ball