Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-01
Local News.

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Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Davis were
here from Hutchinson last week.
Mr.. Davis returned Sunday evening.
Don Edwards, of Plains, is fire.
quent visitor in our city. Don is
doing hustling real estate business.
DR.. S. J. Crumbine, of Dodge
City, was called last Wednesday to
see Ed Kragh, who was shot last
week.
w. c. Dugan, of Ashland, was in
the city this week looking up real
estate matters for Geo. Theis, of
Ashland.
Leo McMeel went to Bucklin
Sunday evening to assist Will Os-
good arrange the stock of goods in
the new store.
DR., Crumbine, of Dodge City,
was called Tuesday for consultation
in the case of Ed Kragh, but did
not arrive until after his death.
A good speaker has been secured
for the meeting at Belle Meade
school house on May 8. 1t will be
worth your time to attend this meet
ing.
About 40 of the young people gave
a picnic at the big springs Tuesday.
The crowd was composed of the
pupils who attended school this
term.
James Jefferson left today for
Plains to plaster the Crescent Agen-
cy's real estate office. Fred Gray
has contracted for the finishing
touches in painting.
Kirk Rogers, of Fowler, dropped
dollar inro our till last Saturday
for another years News. Every
body takes THE News, it is neces-
sity in every well regulated family.
F. w. Flick was called to St. Jos
eph, Mo. Friday, in response to a
telegram stating that his father had
died at that place. Mr.. Fick's many
friends sympathize with him in his
sad bereavement.
Mr.. Ava H. Pagett, of Cheney,
Kansas, was a visitor in Meade
Thursday. Mr.. P. located on a
quarter of land near Plains, also pur-
chased some lands from Edwards &
Baughman, of that city.
R. A. Harper's team ran away
Sunday, demolishing the buggy to
which they were hitched. Mrs.
Harper had driven them to the city
and they were tied at the Dorland
residence IN the Wichita addition.
The preliminary hearings of the
Lanams were set for May and g.,
at 10 O'Clock a. m. before Judge
Shamhart. Both are in Jail in de-
fault of bond. Homer Lanam's S
bond is $4,000 and Jess Lanam's is
$1,000.
w. C. Osgood Jr. left Sunday ev-
ening for Bucklin, where he will
take charge of the store of McMeel,
Boehler & Co., which will be open
ed there the first of May. Mrs Os-
good left Tuesday to join him at
that place.
Rev. Gillidett and family passed
through this city yesterday enroute
for Plains where they will reside in
the future. Mr.. Gillidett is a rustler
and shows it by the many improve
ments at Plains. We welcome such
excellent families.
Great stories got into the daily
papers last week in regard to the
shooting affair here, none of which
were correct. THE News gave the
first authentic report of the affair.
1t is true, it was wild and woody,
but hardly as bad as was reported II
the dailies.
| J. H. Richey, of Partridge, Kas.
was in Meade last Monday and will
probably locate here. He is en-
gagged in the well drilling bushes:
and will move his family here. Mr.
Richey is the Kentuckian who tool
part in the posse which went aftel
Jess Lanam last Wednesday evening
Mr.. R. T. Babb has purchased
the Shamhart residence on wes
Carthage avenue and will move hi:
family here from Spickard, Mo-.
in few weeks. We are pleased tc
have Mr.. Babb and family among
our citizens. Mr.. Shamhart viii