Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-09-03
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| The weather is becoming consid
erably cooler.
Finch is now all the rage anon
the young folk.
Treasurer's report in anothe
column of this issue.
| The ball last Friday night wa
well attended and all present enjoy
ed the evening.
A. J. Byrns and family left Mon
day morning for Dodge City to at
tend the reunion.
Mrs. Pearl Smith left Monda,
evening to join her husband at Min
neapolis, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. Gore are
sojourning at Colorado Springs and
other resorts in Colorado.
Blair & Truax are making some
substantial Improvements on theil
residence in the north part of the
city.
Earnest Black and Burwell Rie.
man left Monday night for Lawrence
where they will attend the Univer-
sity.
The high school proposition was
defeated by IL. There was only
about half of the vote of the county
cast.
Mayor S. D. Adams has appoint
ed Mr.. w. w. Pressly city clerk to
fill vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of w. S. Bergman.
Frank Byrns now wears the reg
alation Salvation Army uniform and
will shortly engage actively in the
work. We wish him success.
]. H. Camp, Will Totheroh, John
Wood, Dave Williams and Capt.
Redlmer left Monday night for
Dodge City to attend the reunion.
Judge Davis is erecting a COM
modious Io-room residence on his
alfalfa farm south of Meade.
Messrs Hamilton and Williams are
doing the work.
Leo McMeel is now clerk in The
Meade State Bank. We are pleased
to see Leo holding this responsible
position and predict successful
future for him,
Chas. Sourbeer now has a fine
we'll at his place on west Carthage
Ave. The well was sunk by
Messrs Sourbeer and Brenneman, of
the Artesian valley.
Robt. Harper sold his land west
of Meade to Thos. F. Fitzhugh Lee
of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr.. Lee has
purchased considerable land in
Meade county since coming here.
This Office has just received a
new imposing stone from Miss
Daniels, the Meade marble cutter.
Miss Daniels does first class work
and we can recommend her to any
one needing work in her line.
Arthur Rice was in town Satur-
day. He has just returned from
Tennessee and Arkansas where he
has been with a view of locating.
We are in hopes that Mr.. Rice will
conclude to remain in Meade coun-
ty.
There will be Grand Ball at the
city hall, Friday night, September,
18. Everyone is cordially invited
to attend and a good time is assur-
ed you. Prof. Fred Ellis will be in
attendance with his celebrated or
chestra.
Messrs Eugene McMeel and Will
Martin gave a party to number OF
their young friends last Saturday
evening at the home of B. S. Nc
Meel. The young people spent a
very pleasant evening and no one
regretted being present.
In last weeks Globe Represents
tive Campbell writes long winded
article stating that he is no longer a
citizen of Meade county. He ex.
presses his regret ETC.. and devote:
considerable space to praising him
self. Fuhr also palavers at great
length as to the great ability d
Campbell as a legislator and say.
he is the greatest we ever had
Now we never knew this before anc
are loathe to take Franks word fol
it, for we know his great failing i.
.tslopping over" We don't thinl
Campbell was any better than many
of his predecessors. The republi
cans elected him because he promis
ed to vote for Chester l. Long-anc
this is the only reason he was elect
ed. Itwas not his extreme popular
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