Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-21

turning Tuesday.
w. ]. Woodland has repaired Mr..
Reeds cellar which was filed with
water early in the spring.
Bro. Fuhr is kept extremely busy
these days, grooming candidates for
thh various county Offices.
Roscoe Smith returned from Dal-
hart, Monday evening where he had
been to see the Rock Island officials.
Our time was occupied this week
setting legal notices. This is the
kind of stuff that makes the printer
smile.
Geo. B. Cones recently added
fine oak desk to his Office fixtures,
purchasing the same from Johnston
& Siegel.
Rev. Robinson lost one of his
black ponies last week. 1t took sick
and died while he was coming home
from Plains.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Sandusky, of
Oskaloosa, Iowa, are visiting at the
home of Uncle Zack Ragland, in
the Wichita addition.
J. R. Griggs and wife passed thru
Meade last Monday on their way to
Dalhart, where they will reside.
Dick has ajob on construction train.
Mrs. Epperson has now opened a
dressmaking and trimming establish
ment in the office on the north side,
recently vacated by Scott & Scott.
We note that George Fowler has
withdrawn from the race for county
clerk. George is building up good
business at Fowler and thought that
the same would suffer should he 60
out and make a canvass.
w. N. Shamhart was accompan-
led home by Mr.. Guy, of Ottawa,
Kansas. Mr.. Guy is looking for a
place to rent, in order to see how
the county suits him. He is the
owner of a grocery store in Ottawa.
Misses Grace Bateman, Katie
Shaw and Rev. Robinson, together
with Mr.. Fred Lee and daughter,
Kate, left Wednesday evening for
Garden City to attend the Baptist
Association.
Hon. Vernon ]. Rose spoke at the
city hall last Monday afternoon
The crowd was not as large as it
should have been, but those in
attendance gave the very best atten-
ton and all were pleased with the
speech.
The case of the State of Kansas
VS.. M. S. Gillidett was up before
Judge Stamper Monday. The Judge
set the fine at $a5o. The case was
appealed to the district court as it
was thought this was too great fine
for simple assault and battery case.
Bulah Marshal paid this Office a
visit Wednesday morning, bringing
yellow duckling along with her.
She informed US that she had hatch
ed three like this one and proved
that they were genuine by making
duck pond out of our Office wash
basin.
The Sunday school convention
was held at the NJ. E. Church last
Sunday and Monday. The follow
ing officers we're elected for the en-
suing year:
F. w. Flick, President,
Moses Black, Vice-President,
Winnie Bonham, Sec'y and Treas.
Rev. Reace, Normal Instructor.
Mrs. John Blair, Primary Supt.
Mrs. Nellie Perry, Home Depart
ment Supt.
Miss Ada Kessler left last Friday
evening for Piper, KS, where her
parents reside. Miss Ada has been
in Meade with her grand parents fol
nearly five years and this was almost
home for her. She has many warm
friends who regret herdepartnre and
hope that she may return at some
future time A large number of hel
young friends acc ompanied her tc
the depot on the evening of her de-
parture, all regrettingto seeherleavt
. after so many years ofpleasant asso-
Citations.
A meeting was held at the City
Hall Tuesday evening to discuss the
advisability of locating an academy
in this county. The American Bap
, tist Society will endow an institu
. ton of this kind. Rev. Robinson