Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-15
Local News.

ing Saturday.
Mrs. J. R. Griggs went to Buck
lin Saturday to spend few days
with her husband.
The revival meetings continue at
the Baptist church, with good at
tendance each evening.
Mrs. Belle Smith and daughter
are up from Guymon, o. T., visit
ing with Capt. Osgood and family.
District court will be in session at
this place on June 16. This is an
adjourned term of the regular March
term.
DR.. Fee accompanied Mrs. J. E.
Roberts Sr., to Hutchinson Tuesday
morning where she will remain for
some time in a hospital.
Mr.. James McMillen, represent
ing The Mail and Breeze, of Tope-
ka, was in the city Tuesday and
Wednesday soliciting for that paper.
The Republicans will hold a Ju-
dicial convention at Bucklin, Kan
sas, on June 3, to nominate a can
didate for Judge of this judicial dis
trict.
John Sims, of Fowler, Kans., has
horse ad. in another column. This
is the finest draft horse in the coun-
try. You can see him at Jim Viii
sons barn.
This county is needing rain bad
ly, as the wheat is already turning
yellow in spots. 1t will make only
a partial crop under the most favor
able conditions.
We hear several candidates men
toned for county Offices, on the Re-
publican side. While it is little
early, we always like to see activity
In political circles.
Mrs. Frank Murphy and Mrs.
Tom Martin were in Meade Friday
and Saturday visiting. Mr.. Muir
ply came up from Liberal Friday
night to visit with them.
The east bound train was I 3 hours
late Monday evening on account of
a wreck west of Santa Rosa, N. M.
The west bound was about hours
late Wednesday morning owing to
a washout near Hutchinson.
Ben Buck has built a dipping
plant which he will use for dipping
his cattle. The structure is largely
an invention of Mr.. Buck himself.
1t will first be taken to Busing's
ranch on the Cimarron where Mr..
Buck is pasturing his cattle.
Baptismal services were held at
the pool south of the city last Sun
day afternoon. Quite large crowd
was present to witness the ceremony.
Those receiving the ordinance were:
Misses Lessi Trober and Maud Stan
sill and Mrs. John Trober.
Mr.. Fred Weiss and Miss Frances
Krumray, of Windthorst, Kansas,
were united in marriage at that place
last week. THE News together with
Fred's many friends in this county
extend congratulations and wish
them prosperity and happiness.
Mrs. M. A. Williams, accompan-
led by her son, Clark, returned from
Temple, Texas, last Friday morn
ing. Mrs. Williams had been sum-
moned to that city to see Mrs. Clark
Williams who was dangerously i'll,
and died before Mrs. Williams ar
rived.
We notice that business lots in
Dalhart, Texas, are selling for s2oo
and 5000. When we were in that
city last summer any of them could
be purchased for $50 and sIoo.
If fellow had the nerve to have in
vested at that time he could have
made some ''easy" money.
Geo. Bentley and John Campbell
started from Hutchinson several
days ago in an automobile, to make
this territory for their respective
houses. When they got down as
far as Turon, they encountered an
obstacle in the form of nail, which
got mixed up with a tire and put the
whole works out of commission.
The gentlemen took to the ''kiver-
ed" cars and resumed their journey.
Last Monday afternoon the Fol-
lick residence in the Wichita addi-
ton, caught fire and only the prompt
work of the bucket brigade saved it
from total destruction. Some hot