Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-08-28
Local News.

Sept. Ist.
Misses Sada Jenkins and Fay Fol
lick are visiting at Liberal this week
Chas. Talley went to Kansas City
with load of cattle Monday NOR
ming.
Mrs. John Hotz and Mrs. Fred Ellis
were visiting at Tom Hotz's this
week.
Fred Tainter was in town several
days this week on business and visit
ing old friends.
We reproduced aphoto of Hempel
& Eiier's steam plow in another col
umn of this issue.
Mrs. Austin Ball, of Plains left
Sunday evening for Missouri for a
several weeks visit.
Annie German and Claud Blan-
chard each shipped carload of cattle
last Monday morning.
Will Shelley went to Plains, Kan
sas, Monday in the interest of his
Souvenir Book of Meade County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Brown, of
Dodge were visiting d few days this
week with Tom Hotz and family.
We reproduce a photo of the farm
and residence of B. F. Bisbee, of
West Plains twp. in another column.
Misses Lulu and Ada Flick return
ed Monday evening from Santa Rosa,
N. M. where they have been visiting
E. G. Cooper and wife.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Hotz has been very sick for
the past several days. The little
fellow is considerably better at pres
ent.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of A. ]. Brewer in this issue.
Mr.. Brewer is putting down wells
and is having good success. If you
want one call on him.
Alex Tripod went to Bucklin last
Friday to see his father who is there
from St. Louis to visit his daughter,
Mrs. w. c. Osgood Jr. Alex will
probably return to St. Louis with his
father.
Ned Snyder, Malcom Judd and
Perry Erickson went to Garden City
Monday, to take in the fair this week.
Ned will enter the 5-mlle COW boy
race. He took a good string of
horses along with him.
Everret Dorland met with what
might have proveda serious accident
last week. He was on a rake at
Geo. De Cows place where the team
ran away throwing him under the
same. He escaped without any ser
ious injuries.
J. R. Keith and J. R. Jefferson
finished the foundation for the tank
this week. 1t is an excellent job and
will last until the millennium. 1t
consists of feet of stone laid in
cement. 1t is the best foundation
in the country.
The delegates returned Monday
from the Baptist Associationat at Gar
den City. Rev. Robinson, of this
place had the honor of being chosen
Moderator of the Association. This
Is quite an honor and speaks very
highly of Rev. Robinson, showing
the high esteem in which he is held
by the members of this BODY,
In another column will be found
the withdrawal of Austin A. Ball as
a candidate for Register of Deeds.
: Mr.. Ball concluded that he would
not enter politics this year as his at.
tention was required at his ranch in
West Plains twp. where he is getting
fine bunch of cattle. He recen ntly
purchased his fathers interest in the
place and the elder Mr.. Ball viii
shortly go back to Missouri on !;
visit.
As will be seen in another column
The Meade State Bank is amply pre-
pared, and will handle the financia
wants of the citizens of Mead,
County as well. if not better, thai
outside institutions or individuals
\ and this being true, wewill advanc
our own interests by paternizinl
home institution rather than thos
\ located in other towns, and whicl
\ have no interest in us, aside fror
= the profit they can derive from ou
n patronage.
81 Mr.. Geo. Edwards informed u