Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-13
Our County High School

| ready for use for High School pur
poses in case the voters of Meade
County elect to authorize the County
I. Commissioners to organize County
High School.
!. This will be school independent
. of any other achool and maintained
by the County and free to any resi-
dent of the County under school age.
The only expense necessary to
maintain will be that of teachers
salary, fuel and the necessary equip
ment in the way of maps, charts,
and etc. necessary in the conduct OF
the school, thereby making the cost
so low that it can at no time exceed
IH mills in the way of assessment,
so trivial an amount thatno individ-
ual will ever realize the payment.
The advantage in having aCounty
High School for the education of
our county pupils is sufficient con-
sideration to say nothing of other
advantages in the way of retaining
money at home that goes abroad in
payment at this time for the edu-
eating of many of our County pu-
pills that are going abroad to obtain
just such an educationas can be had
if this school is established.
The citizens cannot afford to lose
this opportunity for High School
in our own County. Vote for the
proposition and you will vote for a
higher and better education and an
increase valuation of our homes
from any standpoint.
w. S. Bergman is in eastern Kan
sas this week on business.
J. R. Jefferson is at Liberal this
week doing some plastering.
D. A. Gable is relief agent at the
depot during the absence of Agent
Eaton.
Miss Kate Martin went to Plains
Monday afternoon and returned
Tuesday.
DR.. Simpson. dentist will be in
Meade Aug. 81 for one week to do
dental work.
Mrs. R. P. Smith and daughter,
Pauline are visiting w. c. Osgood
and family.
Mr.. J. H. Watt and daughter have
moved into their new residence on
West Carthage Ave.
Ford County has the largest de-
linquent tax list this year. The
Democrat is in great luck.
Claud Blanchard, of Beaver, and
M. w. Free shipped 9 cars of cattle
from here Tuesday morning.
Miss Anna Johnston is visiting
with Doc Anschutz and family, on
the Cimarron River this week.
A nice shower fell here Monday
night. 1t was very much needed
and will do considerable good toward
making feed crops.
Lightning struck barley stack
belonging to H. B. Phelps Monday
night and destroyed it. The stack
contained about 100 bushels.
The base ball boys tell US that
they are unable to find Rule IS Sec.
6 of the 1903 rules. Hence there
could have been no violation.
Work will begin in few days on
the waterworks. Mr.. Roberts of
Minneola, will finish the tank and
Myron Byrns will finish laying the
water mains.
Mr.. R. F. Babb and family left
last Monday night for their old home
at Spickard, Missouri. We are
sorry to lose this family from our
city and hope they may return at
some future time.
Mr.. S. P. Bunch left last week for
Woodward, Okla, to visit with
brother who lives at that place, and
also to see nephew who was recent
ly shot accidently. The young
man is 16 years old and the wound
was made with a 22 calibre rife.
Mrs. Earl Russell and daughter,
of Toronto, Kansas, are visiting
with H. G.. Marshall and family.
Mrs. Russell Is a sister of Mrs Mar
shall and Mr.. Gilbert Talbot. She
will remain for several weeks. Mr..
Russell will also visit in Meade soon
and may conclude to locate here.
Mr.. Louis Boehler, of this city,
has resigned his position as Court
Stenographer of the 3Ist judicial
district. Mr.. Boehler has held this
position for about s years and has
always given entire satisfaction. it
being admitted that he is the best