Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-16
local News.

: Gilbert Talbot is visiting at H.
G.. Marshall's.
Claud Ragland is in the horse
trading business.
John w. Baughman was in town
on business Tuesday
The Band played at the Royal
Neighbor supper last Tuesday night.
The infant daughter.of DR.. Leslie
is seriously Ill and not expected to
live.
Mrs. U. G. Collins and children
are visiting with H. G. Marshall and
family.
E. D. Smith now has telephone
communication between his ranch
and this city.
The Band boys are contemplating
playing Ten Nights in Bar Room,
in the near future.
Mr.. w. H. Young, a former
Meade County resident, was in the
city several days this week on bus
mess.
Rev. Reace returned from his
visit to Dodge City all safe and
sound. Railroad travelling is so
dangerous you know.
VIM. Patten, of Manchester Okla.
is here visiting Tom Johnston and
family. Mr.. Patten owns some
land in the Artesian valley.
Amous Ealison, of Beaver coun-
ty. was up visiting with his brother,
Andor Eliason, of the Artesian val
ley. He went home Tuesday.
Mrs. Henrietta P. Lane has just
arrived from visit with her relatives
in Marietta, Ohio. She is now at
the home of Mrs. R. K. Perry.
The Tucumcari N. M. Times is
our latest exchange. 1t is publishe d
by Mr.. Elery Cooper, who recently
removed to that place from Santa
Rosa, N. NJ.
The Royal Neighbors took in
about Sat at their supper last Tues
day night. The proceeds will be
applied on the purchase of an orga.
for the lodge.
The Hamilton Band will give
concert at Artesian. School house,
Thursday, April, z3, be sure and
come out. Admission 10 and 20
cents. Commence at O'Clock.
John Blair returned last Friday
from Hill City, Kansas, where he
had been visiting Rev. Thompson
and family. He reports the birth of
twin babies at that household recent
ly.
The fixtures for the Central Office
are arriving one at a time, but we
understand that the poles so long
looked for have never been shipped.
Let US hope that it will not be long
before they get here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Buck arrived
last Saturday evening looking the
same as ever. We hope they will
stay here. Since every one has
been shaving off their mustaches it
looks good to sec a fine flowing one
like Ben's.
Sam Bunch has purchased half
interest in the Buckeye harness shop
and moved the same to the Bnnch
building on the west side of the
square, where he and Mr.. Watt will
conduct the business. We wish
them success.
Old Rough and Ready was il
town Tuesday purchasing supplies
Rough is plowing about 7 mile:
northwest of Meade. He told u.
that Meade hardware merchan
advised him to tighten up his plov
with barb wire, not being able tc
supply him with bolts the prope
size.
Easter Sunday turned out yer,
badly for the new spring hats ant
dresses, though as the wind didn'
blow in theforenoon we had an op
portunlty to see several OF the Easte
hats. The balance of the day wa
cold and rainy, followed by prett
hard frost, If the old saying hold
. good, we must expect seven col
Sundays in succession.
The following particulars wei
) received relative to the death {
Horace Bayless, brother of Misst
Grace and Maud Bayless also
nephew of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Rol
erts Sr.
3 Horace Bayless died at Pinevill
! Oregon, March 23, 1903, of pne'
! monia He was "a years old f
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