Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-09-11
Local News.

Tom Hotz is drilling a well fol
Sam Conger.
Frank Crocker has moved into
the. Jail building.
Dr.:Gibbons was at the Meade he
tel the first of. the week.
Mrs. Hale orders the News sent
to Mr.. T. B. Hale. King City. Mo.
Edwards & Baughman were in
town yesterday. transacting bust
ness.
Messrs. J. w. Bergman and G. W.
Theis, of Ashland, were in Meade
Monday.
J. M. Dennis and family, of Spring
field, attended services at the Baptist
Church Sunday.
Rhodes and Blanchard shipped
cattle from here Monday. Ed. Otto
also shipped load.
c. P. Fullington, of'Wichita, was
in Meade county last week looking
after his real estate interests.
Mrs. u. G.. Collins and children
were up from Liberal this week Wis
iting with H. G. Marshall & Co.
The call for the Democratic and
Peoples Party conventions is publish
ed in another column of this paper.
Miss. Carrie B. Campbell left last
Saturday night for Emporia. Kansas,
where she will visit with her parents
for two or three months.
Mrs. Alf Siegel left yesterday for
El Paso. Texas, to visit with her
brother, ;;ClarkEWilliams, whois con-
Quoting a restaurant at that place.
Jake Kolbi has been engaged in re-
constructing flues around town for
the past ten days. Jake is an ex-
perienced brick-layer and his ser
vices are always in demand.
The Dodge City Base ball nine
scooped up the Ashland contingent
at Dodge City last week during the
reunion. The Ashland nine should
go away back and resume sitting
posure.
Mr.. James Funk, of Omaha, is in
the city visiting with his mother and
brother, Charles. Mr.. Funk still
retains real estate interests here and
has great confidence in the future of
this country.
John o. Keith and wife united
with the Baptist Church at this place
Sunday. Mr.. Keith united by letter,
Mrs. Keith awaits baptism. which
will be administered at Riley Keith S
on Sep. aoth at 8 p. m.
H. L. Salmon, of Crooked Creek,
and Republican candidate for Reg
lister of Deeds, passed through this
city last Saturday night. Henry
has been out over the county look
ing after his political fences.
Mr.. Warren Mars, of Larwill Ind.
is here visiting with his brother,
Frank Mars, of the artesian valley.
Mr. Mars. is the father of tonsorial
artist Mars. He will remain in
Meade county for several months.
A new band of 20 pieces has been
organized with Frank Hamilton, as
leader. The new organization hopes
to work up to frst-class musical
institution and expects to give the
people some good concerts in the
near future.
Mr.. ]. R. Bolts and family were
in Meade last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Bolts is located on the Lane
rancho in Cimarron twp. He lived
in Cimarron about ten years ago and
returned last fall Mr.. Bolts called
and subscribed for the News while
here.
Claud Ragland and Jack Robert:
went down to Dalhart last Thursday
to work in the round house, but
when they arrived there they found
that the men were out on a strike
aud they refused to ''scab" The
boys did the right thing in not go
ing in at reduced wages.
Say, would you like some old
fashioned chicken pie with brown
crust. Good and juicv-well, ther
come around to the City Hall Fri
day night 8 p. m. on the 10Th, anc
remind the inner man of your grand
mothers cooking, and thusly pat
ronize the Ladies' Missionary So
ciety of the Baptist church. Lot,
of pie and good music.