Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-20
Local News.

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German Tuesday evening, Angus
las.
There was strong wind Tuesday
night which blew out several window
lights.
F. M. Davis & Co. have moved in
to their new Office on West Carthage
Ave.
Alf Siegel came in from Kansa.
City last Sunday and will visit fol
several days.
Myron Byrns is laying the watel
mains on Carthage Ave. 1t will be
completed in few days.
Work on the waterworks tank i:
progressing nicely under the direction
of Mr.. Roberts, of Minneola.
There will be dance at the City
Hall on Friday night. August aS.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Mr.. S. E. Turner. of Plains is one
of our latest subscribers. Mr.. Tur-
ner is new conner over there and
will probably stay permanently.
Clark Williams returned from Mis-
souri, last Monday where he had been
to see his father who has been SER
iously ill. but who is now better.
The farmers continue to haul
wheat into Meade. 1t is estimated
that Meade County will raise about
800, 900 bushels of wheat this year.
The Royal Neighbor Box social
at Howard's grove last Thursday
was quite success despite thethreat-
ening weather. The proceeds OF
the evening were about S12.
Misses Vienna and Ada Kessler
left last Wednesday evening for
their home in Piper, Kansas, afte,
three weeks visit with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kessler.
Will Sourbeer has secured fine
artesian well on the Slaughter farm
east of Lockhart's, at adepth of soa
feet. The well flows the ~ pipe
full and rises to heighth of IL feet
above the ground. -
The best run made threshing bar
ley was at Marshall Camps place
last week. Angell's machine thresh-
ed I17I bushels of barley in 4 hours
and 20 minutes and moved four
times. The barley was the best
grade threshed this year.
Mr.. w. R. Slaughter and Mr..
Jos. Hall left last Saturday for their
homes in Illinois. They will return
shortly, and Mr.. Hall expects to re-
main permanently. MIR. Slaughter
expects to erect $1,000 residence
on the old Davis place in the Ar
tesian country.
The Royal Neighloors picnicked
at Shaw's grove in the Artesian
country last Tuesday About three
wagon loads of the good neighbors
left town about 9 o'clock and stayed
all day among the shade of Shaw.
beautiful grove. They returned in
the evening all glad that they had
been there.
Meade County has the finest ar.
tesian valley of any other county in
the United States. At present it is
practically undeveloped. - Though
at the present time this land cannot
be bought for less than sas per acre.
Where it is improved it cannot be
bought for less than $50 per acre,
We think that if anyone wants this
land they had better purchase it now,
In few years it will be worth sIoe
per acre.
We have been asked to publish q
list of the real estate transfers fol
Meade County. We will say that il
would occupy large space and we
do not care particularly to go to thi:
trouble. Real estate is changing
hands every day and the price i.
also steadily advancing. We do no
pretend to say that these conditions
will continue, at least we all hope so
We do know that a large amount o.
wheat will be sown this fall and mer
who own wheat. land are holdin,
same at $40 per acre.
On last Sunday in company will
Mr.. Will Shelley and Misses Margi'
Hamilton and Maggie Martin W,
spent most enjoyable time at til,
home of Mr.. b. F. Leach, IN the Ar
tesian Country. Mr.. Leach has on,
of the finest farms in thatsection ane
along with this, it is among the bes
places on earth to stop. Mrs. Leaci
always does everything to make he
guests feel at home and enjoy them