Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-03-20
Local News.

other column of this paper.
Billie Miles was down from Fow-
ler Monday between trains.
Go out and help nominate city
ticket next Friday afternoon.
Ed. Rieman was down from
Hutchinson Sunday, returning Mon
day.
March has been a very blustry
month-much more so than last
year.
Some of the farmers have COM
menced to sow barley. ground
is very dry.
Ed. Wehrle returnedlast Saturday
from St. Eouis, where he has been
for the past six weeks.
We publish the quarterly state
ment of the county treasurer in an
other column of this issue.
Mrs. Button and daughter, Lulu,
left this week for Ottumwa, Iowa,
where they will visit for some time.
A. J. Byrns and S. c. Sumpter
have been putting a foundation un-
der the H. G. Marshall & Co. ware
house.
H. G. Marshall & Co. have NOV
ed the blacksmith shop from the
square to the lots south of the court
house.
The St. Patrick's ball was quite
well attended last Monday night.
Everyone seemed to have an enjoy
able time.
Dave Williams returned Saturday
night from Santa Rosa and other
towns out west, where he had gone
to look at the country.
Court convened Tuesday after
noon, Judge Madison arriving from
Dodge about noon. The docket is
light and will not occupy more than
a few days.
Will Schmoker and his mother re-
turned Tuesday from David City,
Neb., where Mrs. Schmoker had
been receiving medical treatment
for the past three months.
. Sam Givler was up from the Tur-
key track ranch Monday Sam has
charge of this place which is owned
by Young Bros, of Kansas City,
Mo.
We need a rain at this time not
only to enable farmers to plant bar
ley and other spring crops, but to
moisten the ground so that the grass
would start as soon as it gets warm
enough.
We have received copy of the
Gray County Republican, the new
paper at Cimarron, published by
The Republican Printing and Pub.
Co. We do not know who is editor
but we think we detect the earmarks
of Ellis Garten, which if true, is a
guarantee that the people of Gray
county will get an excellent paper.
Mr.. Levi Casey, of Crooked
Creek twp, was in town Monday
and made this office a pleasant call.
Mr.. Casey had on his green ribbon
and was duly observing the day in
commemoration of Ireland's patron
saint. Mr.. Casey is engaged in
caring for J. G. Clark's registered
cattle, being an expert in this line.
We are always pleased to have him
call and see US when in town.
R. w. Orr came up from Ana
darko, Ok, Tuesday on business
| trip, Rube is highly pleased with
the Oklahoma country and says he
has one of the finest farms in the
territory. He has 100 acres of fine
bottom land that will grow alfalfa.
Also some good timber among which
is some walnut trees while in a year
or two will produce large amount
walnuts. Mr.. Orr will return in a
few days.
Mr.. Allen Miller and family, Of
Monmouth, Ills, arrived in Meade
last week. Mr.. Miller recently pur-
chased the w. w. Green place ir
Crooked Greek twp, and will take
possession of same about April 1st,
Mr.. Miller desires to purchase aoc
or 900 head of young cattle also
some good horses. He is at pres
ent located at the Meade hotel il
this city and anyone having stock