Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-16

The celebrated Bond Shoe Cos
shoes are sold by E. w. Williams
January 27th to Feb. 3rd is the
date for Drs. Simpson & Sterrett,
dentists.
A revival meeting is being con-
Quoted at the Methodist church by
Rev. Reece. The interest is very
good.
DR.. Simpson & Sterret, dentists,
will be at the Meade Hotel from
Jan. 27th to Feb. 3rd to do dental
work.
Mr.. J. A. Cullingwood of Pretty
Prairie, Kansas, was in the city this
week and purchased some Meade
county real estate. Mr.. c. is the
owner of a bank at Pretty Prairie.
Mrs. ]. F. Eason and children
left Tuesday for Rushville, Ills,
where they will remain with her
mother. They will visit other rela-
tives in eastern Kansas before 60
ing to Illinois.
Don T. Edwards was over from
Plains this week. Don is kept busy
these days locating settlers and also
selling real estate. He left our job
an order for stationary
for his real estate business.
The local freights, Nos. 81 and 6a
have been discontinued west of
Bucklin and 23 and "a run as a
mixed train. This service will, in
all probability continue until the
road is fnishsd and new time card
goes into effect which will be along
about Feb. 1st to 18th. We can
then expect better service.
Next week we will publish the ex-
periments of the Kansas Agriculture
College in regard to exterminating |
prairie dogs. They give several
recipes and are we'll worth consider
ing. Everybody is agreed that the
dogs must go, but the best method
of determination is the question be-
fore the court.
Mr.. A. v. Angel, of West Plains
twp, informed US that he had his |
building at Plains nearly completed
and that he would soon be ready to
open up for business. He says that
they will start With grocery stock
and gradually work into general
stock. Plains is good trading |
point and Mr.. Angel ought to build
up good business.
We are informed that there has
been about SO government land fill
ings in the vicinity of Plains since
last spring and that nearly all of
them will make settlement soon.
This will materially affect the pas
lures over in those parts. We un-
derstand that there a dozen or more |
settlers in B. H. Campbell & Sons
who will give them no end of trouble |
as soon as it comes time to plant
crops. 1t will almost force them to
the pasture or fence up all
the crops which will be put out.
The same conditions would exist in
other parts of the county but most
of the settlers have located around
in West Plains twp.
The Board of County Commits
sioners met and organized last Mon
day by eleeting John Innis chair
man. Harry Hayden was sworn
in as the member from the 3rd dis
trict. Harry has been on the board
for over 10 years, this being the fifth
time he was elected. The election
of John Innis as chairman is the
first instance in the history of the
counry that a Democratic board
ever elected the Republican member
as chairman. However, politics cuts
no figure in this case, John is an
honest man and has been on the
board for a number of years and is
an excellent commissioner. The
printing contract for 1907 was made
with THE News.
E. W. Williams large air pres
sure gasoline lamp exploded last
Thursday evening about 7 O'Clock
and scattered burning gasoline over
the store for a radius of 20 feet.
Considerable package goods which
was on the table Immediately under
the lamp were badly damaged also
some bulk coffee, tea, paper sacks
and other goods. The lamp had
been lighted about 80 minutes be-
fore it exploded. John Russell who
was behind the counter on the east
side of the building was slightly