Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-12
local News.
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on business.
The road overseer is making a
J good road out west of town.
George DeCow says NOW is the
proper time to kill prairie dogs.
Co. Com. John Conrad was in
town last Monday transacting bust
ness.
Mr.. Gilbert Talbot, of Liberal, is
visiting at the home of H. G. Mar
shall of this city.
Austin Ball and family spent last
Saturday and Sunday in the city
visiting with Mrs. J. R. Griggs.
i The Telephone Exchange build
ing is now completed and the switch
board will soon be in operation.
Clark Williams arrived Sunday
from Tucson, Arizona, in time to at
tend the funeral of his sister, Mrs.
Siegel.
A girl baby was born at the home
of Agent Eaton last Tuesday morn
ing. Jim is very much tickled over
the affair.
DR.. Fee reports Mrs. NJ. o. Danks
as improving in health. He has
made several trips to their home in
the past few days.
Mr.. Lee Howard has just finished
a large barn at his place east of the
city. 1t greatly improves the ap-
pearance or the place.
The case against the booze was
continued until March 3rst. No
one appeared to claim the same and
there was little disappointment.
Altnul MdluCu was III lOWH last
Monday with a new two seated We
hicle which he recently purchased.
We are pleased to note this evidence
of prosperity.
Prof. stryker was in the city last
Saturday, visiting friends. The
Prof. is publishing two newspapers,
one at Wellington and one at Win
field. We acknowledge a pleasant
call.
/ J. w. Kenny, who has been fore
man of the Crooked L ranch, has
moved his family to Plains, where
they will reside in the future. Mr..
James Aikens has taken Mr.. Kenny's
place at the ranch.
Mrs. Nation passed through Meade
last Friday on her way to California.
She did not stop at Meade, however
She probably had been Informed
that the booze was locked up and
could do no harm.
Ned Snyder left last Monday night
for Hutchinson, Kansas, to consult
DR.. Stewart in regard to his eye
which was troubling him. Mrs.
Stamper, his sister, accompanied
him and we are informed that the
DR.. thinks he can cure same in few
weeks.
William Jobling was in town We'd
nesday and made US pleasant call.
Wm is one of our Oldest inhabitants,
being one of the 1879 settlers who
came with the GAINESVILLE colony who
settled at Pearlette He has faith
fully stuck to the country and is
now in very comfortable circum-
stances.
! A. J. Brewer accompanied by his
son-in-law, Charles Russell, were in
Meade last week. Mr.. Russell is
druggist and is looking for loca-
ton. Mr.. Brewer lives in Reno
county, but contemplates moving to
Meade county in the near future.
They both left for Hutchinson on
Sunday evening.
Willis Peoples captured large
gray wolf last Monday about two
miles from the Cimarron river. 1t
weighed 90 pounds and was about
as large as any ever caught in this
country. Itwas caught in two traps
one on each foot which had been
set for coyotes. 1t was so large
! that it broke the chains and started
off with trap to each foot but was
tracked by Mr.. Peoples and caught
about two miles from where it escap-
ed with the traps. The bounty on
those animals is S..
Ethel, the II year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Clark, of
] Fowler twp. came nearly meeting
: her death last Thursday on her
way to school. She was riding a
pony which became frightened at a
school book satchel which she was
carrying and threw her off. Her
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