Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-03
Local News.
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wheat and barley.
An inch and a half of rain fell
here Saturday night.
The baseball boys went to Liberal
this morning to play ball.
The quarterly report of the Coun-
ty Treasurer appears in this issue
D. NJ. Mackey, of Nye, was in
town last Saturday transacting bust
ness.
]. w. Kibby went to Kansas City
last Thursday night and returned
Sunday.
The Leach sale was held last Sat-
urday and everything sold at fairly
good prices.
Mr.. Sam Weston, Manager of the
Meade Lumber Co., went to Kansas
City Tuesday.
VIII Mott went east Monday night
to visit for several days in the east
ern part of the state.
Ned Snyder took Denny Coon's
race mare to Liberal yesterday to
enter the races at that place.
Dennis Doty has been in the city
the past several days visiting friends.
He is still in the government en-
ploy.
Sam Bunch returned Tuesday from
Eldorado where he has been for sew
eral days visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Everyone should go to Shaw's
grove tom orrow and atsist the eagle
to scream. There will be mighty
warm time.
Rev. Parks held services at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday
morning and at the M. E. church in
the evening.
The 1. o. o. F. Lodge of this
city will install officers on Friday
night, July II. All members are
requested to be present.
Prof, Baugher, conductor of the
Normal, arrived last Sunday from
Garden City, where he had beenen-
gagged in Normal work.
The campmeeting closed at Fow-
ler last Sunday night. The attend
ance was not large, as people were
too busy attending their harvest.
Prof. Hambleton, Normal In
structor, arrived last Saturday. Both
Profs. are busily engaged in instill
ing new ideas into the pates of the
teachers.
1t is reported that about 3 inches
of rain fell in the west part of the
county last Saturday night. This
was the heaviest rain that has fallen
in that part of the county this year.
Mrs. Marsh and daughter left last
Saturday evening for their home at
Augusta. They have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Kibby for sew
eral weeks.
Jack Roberts has contracted to
work at the Wick place for the new
owners. He will move his family
there this week. Jack is an excel
lent man to run a ranch.
Jim Stamper has secured a flow
ing well for Bob Colgan on his place
northeast of the city. Bob has been
trying for years to get flowing well
and Mr.. Stamper is the only one
who succeeded. Jim is practical
well man and has been having ex-
cellent success.
The Annual Sunday School Con
vention of the Meade County Sun.
day School Association will be hello
in this city on July ID. Prominent
Sunday school workers will be pres
ent. The program will beannounc.
ed next week.
Lou Osborne and little son were
in Meade Monday night. Mr.. Os
borne has turned his attention tC
farming and is well pleased with th'
outlook. He informed US that h,
expected to put out about 200 acre
of wheat this fall.
Geo. DeCow received letter thi
week advising him of the death o
D. G. Howey, Vice-Pres. of tn
Continental Varnish & Color Co
MIR. Howey was here for severa
days last summer in company wit
Mr.. DeCow investigating George
patent paint.
| ]. N. Graft, of Topeka, represent
inn The Continental Creanneru CO