Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
Local News.

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Rev. Robinson has been at Engle
wood for the past ten days holding
services.
Will Shelley went to Liberal Tues
day on some real estate bushes for
Geo. B. Cones.
DR.. Fee made business trip to
Hutchinson last Thursday and re-
turned Saturday.
The thermometer registered seven
degrees below zero Sunday morning
and about the same Monday morn
ing.
The chief occupation of our peo-
pie for the past few days has been
to sit close to the stove and burn
coal.
The thermometer registered II
degrees below zero Wednesday
night. This was the coldest night
this winter.
Mr.. VIM. Robert, of the XI ranch
was in the city few days this week
on his way home from Dodge where
he had been on business.
The revival continues at the NJ.
E. church. On last Sunday even
ing Mrs. Franz Drummond and Miss
Mabel Griggs united with the church.
Mr.. John Cole and wife returned
Monday from Garden City where
they had been to attend the funeral
of Thos. F. Newby, whose wife is a
sister of Mr.. Cole.
Rev. John L. Kell, of Pratt, KS,
will begin a revival meeting in the
Presbyterian church Monday even
ing, Feb. 10. All are most cordial
ly invited to be present at these SER
vices.
We are informed that the Rock Is
land will have out their new time
card the first of the month and that
fast trains will be put on this line to
California. Trains are now running
to Santa Rosa.
The west bound train set out
prairie fire last Saturday afternoon,
few miles west of town. 1t burn
ed off several hundred acres ofgrass
for J. M. Wood, before it was ex-
tinguished by the wind blowing so
hard that 1t was blown out.
John Randolph, of Fowler twp,
was in the city last Thursday. He
has just recently returned from a
two months visit to his old home in
east Tennessee, after an absence of
nearly 80 years. He says the place
is considerably changed and that the
people are much poorer than in this
country, and that he would not care
to live there again.
Jemeler Beatte packed uphisg goods
Monday and shipped them to Buck
lin where he will remain for several
weeks. Mr.. B. and wife went to
their home in Sterling to spend a
few days vacation. The Bucklin
people will find Mr.. Beatte a first
class jeweler and you can always
find him there with the goods, al
ways doing as he agrees to. There
may be jollier and better natured
fellows than Harry, but he is among
the best who ever went over the
pike. We commend him to the cit
liens of Bucklin or of any place he
may locate.
Tae deal between The Meade AL
falfa Land & Live Stock Co., and
F. NJ. Davis was closed last week
whereby Mr.. Davis becomes the
sole owner of the alfalfa farm south
of the city. This the best and high
est priced farm in Meade county.
There is about 200 acres of alfalfa
which yields several hundred tons of
hay each year besides the seed crop.
There are also several flowing ar
tesian wells and an excellent pond
which is stocked with all kinds OF
fish. This farm is beyond doubt
the finest farm in the county and is
sure to be paying investment to
the owner. The purchase price was
upwards of $4,000.
Mrs. Samuel Lawrence, of Kan
sas City, Mo-, is visiting with heI
mother and sister, Mrs. M. L. and
Miss Etna Dalgarn, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence have been
in Kansas City for the past several
years where they are engaged in the
practice of law, Mrs. Lawrence hav-