Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-10-09

NoDS VII "Cht 0OWA " OCdFCA VI
T. Monday, on business.
Program for the Helping Hand
entertainment will appear soon.
Bob Small was in town Monday,
and made this Office pleasant call.
Proceeds of Helping Hand enter
tainment to apply on salary of Rev.
Reace.
School was dismissed Monday and
Tuesday on account of the death of
the Professors infant son.
Round up the family as well as
the cattle and get their picture made
by the Meade Photographer.
Tableaux, Pantomime, music and
novel selections at the City Hall by
the Helping Hand Society.
Girls have you a picrure of your
sweetheart, if not rope him and bring,
or send him to the Meade gallery.
Miss Zada Black returned d from
Wichita, last Sunday morning where
she has been visiting for the past ten
days.
Cattle are being held in the yards
here and will be for aweek or more.
The Rock Island is evidently doing
good business.
Judge Bierer came in Saturday
from Perry, o. T. and joined his fam
lily who have been visiting at the
home of Rev. ]. N. Stamper.
If any of the late subscribers for
the MN, fail to get your Oct. No.
please let me know and 1 will look
after it for you.-J. N. Stamper.
Don't fail to hear Prof. Vend-
avenders Famous Band. They have
been employed to give US two selec-
tions at the Helping Hand entertain
ment. This is rare treat.
At the Entertainment given by the
Helping Hand Society at the City
Hall, soon, will be some of the most
beautiful numbers on the program
that the people of Meade ever Wit
messed.
w. F. Downs returned from Chica-
go last Monday night where he went
last week on a visit. His many
friends are pleased to see him return.
He will continue as night operator
at this place.
Will Bruce returned from Gravett,
Ark, last week where he purchased
a fruit farm. He and his wife will
leave shortly for that place to make
their home. We regret to lose Mr.,
and Mrs. Bruce from this country, as
they are among the old timers.
J. R. Keith went to Clark county
Monday to erect store house on
the Thompson ranch. He will be
there couple weeks. Jake Heape
will go along aud assist him. These
two make ateam that is hard to beat,
when it comes to laying rock.
H. L. Woodruff, of Sand Creek,
was in town last Tuesday. Mr..
Woodruff reports the birth of a girl
baby at his home on Sept. II, and
seemed very happy over the event.
This is the only daughter in the
household and, of course, he has
right to be proud.
Mrs. Crocker has opened a restur-
ant and lunch counter at the Bunch
building on the west side of the
square. You can get regular meals
also hot or cold lunch at all hours.
Everything to be found at short
order house. Pies and bread will be
kept for sale. When you are hungry
give the new house a trial.
We print the two county tickets on
another page of this paper. This is
the way they will appear on the reg
ular ballot. The istate ticket has
not yet been received by the county
clerk, so we can't print it until it is
received. We propose to print the
entire ballot so that the voters may
see what they have to vote at the
November election.
The merry-go-round pulled up
stakes and left town Tuesday. They
did a very lucrative business while
in the city averaging at least $50 per
night while they operated. They
gave benifits to the Presbyterian and
Baptist churches and Monday night
to the water works. On last Satur-
day night they advertised that they
would give prize to the young lady
receiving the most votes-each tick
ct buyer being entitled to vote for
every ticket purchased. The bows