Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-06-18
Local News.
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Normal begins June 2oth

Byres Monday to visit with her
mother until Normal.
Reverend Gordon. formerly Bap-
tist pastor at Englewood, was in the
city Sunday and Monday.
Gerow has got in another batch
of phones, SO it wont be long before
the residences are well supplied.
The Salvation Army went to
Plains Saturday evening to assist in
the camp meeting being held at that
place.
Frank Wood has got over his
dose of the measles and is again at
tending to the night work at the
central station.
J. R. Griggs left for Beaver Thurs
day morning where he will assist in
editing the Beaver City Journal, the
new paper at that place.
Don T. Edwards, the hustling
real estate broker, was over from
Plains the latter end of last week
buster than cranberry merchant.
The measles are getting in their
work with vengeance, both young
and old are falling victims to it.
Luckily most of them are getting it
in a mild form.
A certain individual in an adioin-
ing county on the arrival of twins
at his house telegraphed the follow
to his folks: "Twins to-day, more
tomorrow"
Myron Byrns is hard at work
laying the mains for the waterwork
system, it won't be long now before
we have water laid all round the
square.
Misses Genevieve McMeel and
Marjorie Bodle returned from Wich-
ita Friday evening where they have
been attending Mount Carmel Acad-
emy.
DR.. Dickerson reports the birth of
a 10 pound boy at the home of
Henry Werdeman June 18th.
Mother and child are doing well.
Henry recovered.
Editor Kornegay, of Dalhart, who
killed Judge Keith, will be tried in
Armstrong county, Texas, the third
Monday in July on change of venue.
.Guymon Herald.
Butler Wood left for ElReno Mon
day night to spend few days with
his wife who is visiting with her par
ents, and incidentally get acquaint-
ed with that new boy.
A pair of kid gloves and several
ladies handkerchiefs were found In
the hall Decoration night after the
play, "Ten Nights in Bar Room,
they are at the News office and the
owners can have same by calling at
this office.
Tne young people of the Presby-
terian church will entertain the
young people, Thursday, June 18th
at tSwap Social" so come and
have good time and bring some
thing you want to swap. Admission
free.
Hamilton's Band attended the
old settlers picnic at the Rountree
grove last Friday. Quite a large
crowd attended both from Meade
and Gray county, a very nice pro-
gram was rendered in the afternoon
and all seemed to have a good time,
The Glimpse of Meade County
are still In the press and by next
week will be on the market. You
will be able to purchase one of these
pretty souvenirs for the small sum
of so cents in aduance. Not even
the President can get one of these
books on space.
Several of our people went over
to Plains Saturday night and stayed
till Sunday night attending the re-
vival being held there by Rev.
Booth, our ex-pastor. Owing to
the lateness of the trains, they did
not return until about 6 O'Clock a.
IN. Monday morning.
Frank Mars is having bad luck.
His little grand daughter fell over
her shoe lace and broke her leg.
His children are now taking the
measles, and as none of them have
had the disease, the chances are
that all of them will get it. On top
of all this his wife is away in Colo
RADIO waiting on her sister who is
undergoing sergical operation.
The controversy going on in the
Syracuse newspapers over the licens-
ing of billiard hall, promises to
grow os violent as the discussion of
the 'sorgan in the church" did in
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