Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-04-17
Local News.

Tuesday morning.
Read, the grocer, has a new ad in
this Issue of the News.
The recent rains chilled number
of weak cattle to death.
Mr.. A. J. Brewer went to Hutch
inson last Friday night.
| F. M. Davis went to Dodge City
Tuesday evening on business.
We publish the Commissioners
proceedings in another column.
The grass would soon be green if
we could have few warm days.
Co. Treas. Black is attending the
Presbyterian conference at King
man, this week.
Guymon, Okla, wants a good
hotel. The Herald says there is a
good opening for one.
E. w. White returned last Friday
from Kansas City where ne has been
for some time receiving medical aid.
Kragh & Berger are putting in a
complete line of confeciioneries,
fruits and cigars, at the Owl Restaur-
ant.
Roscoe Gerow is home from
Hutchinson on a visit. Roscoe has
been attending commercial college
in that city.
A. N. C-anmer has sold the fine
cottage organ which has been in the
Presbyterian church to Mr.. Clements
of Gray county.
German & Co., have moved heir
confectionery stock 70 the room just
west of the former location and had
the room neatly papered.
Mr.. Seth Dorland's family arriv-
ed from Argentine last week and
are OCCUPYING the Harper property
in the south part of the city.
Miss Genevieve McMeel gave a
party last Friday night and invited
about 40 or so of her young friends.
The young people greatly enjoyed
the evening and wish for manymore
such occasions.
Miss Etna Dalgarn ordered The
News sent to her brother, C. Wat
Dalgarn, Hillsboro, Ark, tbs week.
Walt IS employed with gang of sur
veyors in some railroad constTuC-
ton work. We are pleased 10 note
that ne is ge,..ng on in the world.
Jim Stamper secured a fine arte-
sian well for John Stalder at his
place east of town last week. The
Meu is 1o7 feet in depth and flows a
beautiful bell from the two-inch cas-
ing, to the height of IL or IA inches,
1t is the best well in this part of the
valley.
Ned Snyder returned from Engle-
wood, Monday, where he rode a
race for Truby against horse own
ed by tie Bateman boys of Sand
Creek twp. The Bateman horse
won by few feet, the track being
very muddy. The race was for SIoc
a side, to run 500 yards.
At a recent meeting of Meade
Camp Modern Woodmen, w. ].
Wooda-d was appointed Camp
Lecturer on the new plan of read
Iiustment of assessment rates. The
camps are expected TO thoroughly
discuss the matter before the next
meeting of the Head Camp so thai
they may send delegates properly
instructed.
w. C. Osgood Jr. left Monday fol
Bucklin, Kansas, to paint the build
ing recently built there for B. S.
McMeel for clothing and furnish
ling goods establishment. Mr.. Os-
! good will have charge and conduc
the business at that place after the
stock is put in which will be abou
the first of May. The people O.
Bucklin will find Mr.. Osgood an ex
cellent gentleman and one who will
be agreeable TO do business with
We regret to lose Mr.. and Mrs. Os
good from Meade, but wish then
success in our neighboring town.
The notes and mortgages stoler
from Linn Frazier at Fowler las
week, were found in pile of rub
bish at the stock yards at that place
last Monday by w. T. Rountree
Mr.. Rountree refused to accept an
financial reward but will eat banana
gratis with Mr.. Frazier all summer
Excuse US, but we think it woult
have been cheaper to have paid hin