Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-05-21

Groc cry.
/ 1t begins to look. like warm
weather at last
DR.. Gibbons, the dentist, was in
town this week doing dental work
Ed Boyle dropped in on last
Saturday and made US happy by
about So worth.
We printed ballots this week for
the special election to be held May,
26.
w. R. Hutchinson, was up from
Nye Saturday and Sunday and
ordered the News sent to him
The Telephone Exchange will
keep open until 10 o'clock, and then
will be closed except for emergency
calls.
H. B. Phelps has had a camp
wagon built for the hay season and
is now thoroughly equipped for the
hay season.
Miss Dora -Dickerson left last
Thursday for Garden City. where
she went to visit for a few weeks
with her sister.
Miss Winnie Bonham is improv-
ing rapidly in health and will soon
be able to resume her duties at the
court house.
]. B. Buck, of Meade, sold 65o
head of 2-year-old native steers to
A. o. Edmonds and G. c. Brown,
this week.-Liberal News.
The Medicine Man has departed
and set his face towards the south.
We rather imagine it will be many
moons ere he returns to this city of
the pale faces,
]. w. Hinsdale, of Logan twp.
made US a very pleasant call.
While here he ordered The News
sent to his son ]. H. Hinsdale at
Goodland Kans.
B. S. McMeel returned Sunday |
from Delmar, Iowa, where he had |
been to see his father who was ser
iously i'll. He is greatly improved |
at present.
The ''sea breezes" are blowing
once more, but thanks to the rain
we have been spared the dust that
usually accompanies them.
Charlie Sloan, who owns the in
dependent Exchange at Pratt, was
down Saturday and Sunday assist
ing Roscoe Gerow fit up his Ex-l
change. He left Sunday evening.
Rev. Reace administered the or
dinance of baptism last Sunday to
the following:
Frank Byrns, James Byrns,
Alfred Frame, Harry Finkle.
Gustie Gruempkin, Will Martin.
County Commissioner, Harry
Hayden was in town last Saturday
on business. Harry has been a
member of the county board for
twelve years and has always looked
carefully after the county affairs.
The expert arrived in town Mon
day to instruct Brothers Watt and
Bunch in the care of the new sewing
machine. They can now sew har-
ness and any thing else at a 2:4o
gait, their faces no longer screwed
up, but wreathed with smiles. The
machine has also device for squat
ulating the "Kurious Kid" when
ever a specimen of the aforesaid
species gets to close, it discharges
jet of steam at high pressure. So
don't get too fresh with the machine
until you have been properly in
structed.
The Exchange is now in working |
order. In day time it is under the
care of Miss Robina Palmer, and at
night of Frank Wood who give
prompt and courteous attention.
The life of a hello girl or boy is no
picnic and if you would save them
from becoming gray headed early in
life use little common sense when
using the telephone. Observe well
the directions on the card pined on
your telephone and you will have no
trouble. Don't fail to ring off,
as unless you do not Central will
not know when you are through talk
ing and you will perhaps prevent
someone using the line.
1t appears that some parties. who
are big enough to know better, are
amusing themselves by calling up
Central just to worry and nothing
else. If you have on use for the
phone, keep away. Remember that
parties who own phones pay for the
privilege and so when you idlers