Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-11-27
Local News.
Today is Thanksgiving.

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to Kansas City Tuesday night.
The Royal Neighbors Thanks
giving supper has been postponed
Mr.. VIM. Kobs, of Concordia
Mo. is one of our latest subscribers
Charles Calvert, of Liberal, wa
in the city last Thursday and Friday
The News prints a day early thi
week In order that we may give tn,
proper thanks.
Hon. G. F. Grafton, of McPher
son, Kansas, was here last week tc
try the Wiley case.
We publish the quarterly repor
of the county treasurer in another
column of this issue.
Hon. S. R. Peters, of Newton,
KS, was here last week in the inter
est of the Wiley bondsman.
The coal famine at Meade was
somewhat relieved Tuesday, by the
arrival of two cars of coal.
VIM, Robert, of the XI ranch
was in town Monday and left the
same evening for eastern Kansas.
c. H. Hubble, of Mcpherson,
who owns the Colgan land north OF
Meade, was in the city last week.
Robt. B. Campbell and wife came
in from Wichita last Saturday and
are registered at the Meade Hotel.
Clarence Elliott, of Eldorado,
Kans. brother of Dist. Clerk Elliott
and Mrs. S. P. Bunch is here visit
ing.
Goals very scarce in our city also
along the Rock Island. The coal
dealers do not know when they can
get a supply.
Roscoe Griggs and Ned Snyder
returned Tuesday from Woodward
county where they have been for the
past week.
E. A. Twist and family returned
Monday from Kansas City, where
they have been visiting for the past
three weeks.
Jas. Stamper and John Stalder
both have small fields of alfalfa
which will yield from IS to so bush
els of alfalfa seed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Kibby and
children returned from Augusta,
Kansas, where they had been visit
ing for several weeks.
Claus. Berger Jr. has purchased
the interest of Chas. Emick in the
confectionery and will heseafter con-
duct the business alone.
The weather was rainy and look
ed as though we would have some
winter the first of the week but it
cleared up Tuesday morning.
Mrs R. L. Sawyer and family are
located at Nickerson, Kansas, fol-
the winter where the children can 60
to the normal school at that place.
Judge Wall, of Wichita, was here
last week as Judge Protein to try the
Wiley bond case, but owing to the
failure of Wiley to be here continued
the case till the March term.
County Attorney Selvidge received
a message last week announcing the
serious illness of his sister in Mis-.
souri,. He left Immediately for hel
bed side. 1t is the hope of the
Judges many friends here that she
will recover.
Linn Givler returned from Hamp
sheir, Wyoming, where he has beer
for nearly two years. He informs
US that he has come back to stay
and will secure a ranch and operate
1t for some Wyoming parties. We
wish Linn success.
The alfalfa seed is turning out very
well this year. Lee Howard thresh
ed about 800 bushels. John Grave.
had $50 bushels, Frank Davis abou'
800. Ed Boyle about $50. This i.
all within two miles of Meade. VI
in the artesian district there is al
Immense amount of seed. And tht
part that tickles the alfalfa grower.
is that they are receiving about IS.
90 per bushel for the same.
Talking about your good invest
ments we call attention to Mr.. Les
Howard who purchased the Kesslel
place for SIo.ooo last spring. Thi'
farm contains about $50 acres, 7oc
of which is alfalfa. This year Mr.
Howard will realize about $500 from
the sale of seed alone, to say nothin.