Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-22
Local News.

day.
Services were held at the Catho-
lie church, in this city last Sunday.
E. L. Weaver and family were up
from the XI rauch the first of the
week.
Geo. DeCow left last Thursday
evening for Kansas City on bust
ness.
Rev. Robinson went to Engle-
wood Saturday where he held SER
vices Sunday.
Real Estate Agent Cones left last
Monday evening for several days
visit in the eastern part of the state.
There will be band concert at
the city hall on May 80. Proceeds
proceeds for the benefit of the band. |
Birch Dreese, a former Meade
boy, now living at Harrington, is in
the city for few days visit with old
friends.
The Cochran boys have taken a
contract to break 100 acres of sod
for w. H. Wilson, a mile southwest
of Plains.
County Attorney Selvidge left last
Sunday evening for Winfield, with |
Elmer Robinson, whom he will leave |
at the Imbecile Institute at that |
place.
Mrs. Frank Wehrle and sons,
Charles and George, left last Thurs
day evening for Madison, Indiana,
where. they will visit for several
weeks.
]. B. Buck moved his dipping
plant to the Busing ranch, on the
Cimarron, last Saturday. Mr.. Buck
will dip all his cattle, which he has
let out for summer pasture.
Yesterday morning about O'Clock
it began raining and poured down
for a couple of hours. 1t remind
ed one of an old eastern soaker.
When it does rain in Kansas it al
ways does an excellent job.
Misses Carrie Campbell, Grace
Bayless, Lulu Flick, Mrs, Nellie Per-
ry, Mrs. Frank Crocker and Rev.
Reace attended the Epworth League
Convention at Dodge City, last
week. The entire party returned
Monday.
Don T. Edwards, the enterpris-
ing Plains real estate agent, drove
his elegant team of blacks over last
Saturday and remained until Mon
day. Don has some possessions in |
this locality and occasionally comes
owe to look up the fences etc.
Prof. J. H. Jackson, well known
to many of our people and especial
ly to our school marms, has receiv |
ed the nomination from the Repub-
licans for County Superintendent of
Reno county. Prof. Jackson is one
of the ablest educators in the state,
and will no doubt be elected.
The revival meetings closed Sun
day night at the Baptist church and
Mrs. Adair left Monday morning
for Englewood where she will begin
series of meetings. The meetings |
at this place were largely attended,
there being several new members
added to the church as result.
We note that our former towns
man, George Wiley, was delegate
from the 4th ward, Hutchinson, to
the Republican county convention,
of Reno county, held in Hutchinson
last Saturday. We also note the
names of E. Orth Hudson and Chas.
P. Dawson as delegates from the Ist
ward.
A letter from Uncle Ben Cox says
send THE News to him at Hot
Springs, Ark, care of Hale Bath
House. Ben says it is a Hades of
a place, as we'll as peculiarly con-
structed son-of-a-gun of a place.
We are Sorry Udcle Ben has formed
such an impression of the Springs,
and hope may learn to like the
place.
Mr.. Claud Ragland informed US
last week of the death of Mrs. w.
D. Bryan, at Needy, Oregon. Mrs.
Bryan was Miss Ruby Marts, before
her marriage, daughter of Mr.. Jim
Marts, formerly of Artesian, and a
sisrer of Mrs. Claud Ragland of this
city. Her many friedds in this coun
ty regret to hear of her death and
sympathize with her husband and
children.