Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-06-19
Local News.

going to Ashland the latter part of
the week.
Quite a large crowd are in at
tendance at court to hear the Ian
am cases.
Harry Coon and wife left Sunday
evening for Hutchinson to spend
several days visiting relatives.
Dr.. Fee accompanied Mrs. Aman-
da Smith to the hospital at Hutch
inson where she will receive medi-
cal treatment.
Roscoe Smith, ofChickasha. l. T.
came in Sueday morning on No. ae
and will spend several days here Wis
iting friends.
Judge Wall, of Wichita, is here
this week attending court. He is
assisting in the prosecution Of the
Lanam cases.
Tom Hotz has moved his we'll
machine to the residence Of F. w.
Flick, in this city, where he will put
down a we'll.
The M. w. A. Memorial sermon
was preached at the tent last Sunday
morning by Rev. Reace. A large
number OF Woodmen were in at
tendance.
Mrs. Marsh and little daughter,
of Augusta, Kansas, are visiting at
the home of Mr.. John w. Kibby,
of this city. Mrs. Marsh is a sister
of Mrs. Kibby.
Mr.. H. M. Eaton, of Guthrie, O.
T. father of Agent Eaton, is here
visiting his son. He will remain
for several weeks.
A very pleasant time was spent on
Wednesday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Kibby, by a
number of invited guests.
Miss Irene Faidley, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. L. S. Drum
mond, for the past few weeks, left
Friday evening for her home in
Colorado.
Camp meeting is still progressing
with unusual interest. Several min
listers from abroad are in attendance
and services are held several times
a day.
W. W. Ward, of Mertilla twp,
drove a bunch of horses down from
his place Mouday, which he had
sold to Sharp and Welsh the buyers,
who shipped two carloads to 81.
Joseph, Mo-, Tuesday morning.
Miss Emma Hickey, of Pueblo,
Colo, sister of Mrs. ]. M. Camp,
and daughter of Mrs. Amanda
Smith, arrived here last Saturday
to visit her mother who is danger
ously i'll at the home of J. NJ. Camp
southeast of the city.
The Junior base ball social at the
City Hall last Friday night was a
grand success, Sss.So being the
amount of the proceeds. The tables
were beautifully decorated and the
ice cream and cake wac excellent.
The young men and young ladies
acted as walters and did everything
to please all who came.
R. E. Ely representing tae Chi
cago Building & Mfg. Co. has been
in the city for the past few days
trying to interest our people in the
building of creamery at this place.
The company simply sells the ma
chinery and the people taking out
the shares own and operate the con-
cern. We should be pleased to see
a creamery established at this place.
The free entertainment at the city
hall last Tuesday night, given BY
the A. o. U. w. lodge, was largely
attended. A program consisting of
songs and instrumental music was
given. r. NJ. Painter was on the
program for a short talk on the ben
efits of fraternal insurance, and ad-
vised everyone to join this lodge.
The entertainment was under the
supervision of district Deputy DR..
Heinricks and the object of same
was to promote the interests of the
above order.
Mr., R. E. Steele received the sad
news last Sunday of the death ofhis
little son, Robert, at Hutchinson,
on Saturday night. Mr.. Steele had
left home last week and the little
fellow was apparently in perfect
health, and this news was a severe
shock to him. He had gone to
Beaver on Saturday and was ten
miles southeast of that place when