Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-11-12
Died..

The deceased has been In feeble
health for some time and about ter
days ago his ailment developed into
pneumonia which resulted in hi:
death. Hewas 81 years of age.
He was staying at the Nationa
Hotel but was removed to the home
of B. S. McMeel where he received
the very best of care and attention.
Mr.. McGee was one of the oldest
settlers in Meade cnunty having re-
sided for 70 years, few miles north
east of Fowler.
Last spring and summer he sold
his land and later came to this city
to reside.
The funeral services were held al
the Catholic church this afternoon
conducted by Rev. Father Minnick,
of Dodge City, and interment was
made in Graceland cemetery.
Coal is still a very scarce article
in our city.
Ned Jenkins is down from Buck
lin visiting home folks.
Coon & Blankenchip secured a
good first water we'll at the Jail.
DR.. Leslie and Will Pressly con-
template boring for water in the
near future.
Dave Mackey was up from the
Cimarron yesterday purchasing
ranch supplies.
Thos. Barton and family have
moved into the McMeel place south
west of the city.
Fred Judd has filed on quarter
of fine land in the vicinity of the
McNulty school house.
The weather will not be nice all
winter, so bring the little ones now.
Meade Photographer.
A prairie fire started out west of
town Tuesday but was extinguished
before it did any damage.
There will be dance at the hall
on Friday evening Nov. IS. Every
one is invited to attend.
DR.. Smyser the painless Dentist
will be in Plains Nov, 23, Meade
Nov. "a, Fowler Nov. IS.
Miss Julia Peed left Wednesday
evening for Kansas City, Mo-,
where she expects to attend school
this winter.
Henry Burford was in Meade
Monday purchasing material for
his new house. Henry made us a
pleasant call.
Tom Dennenny and John Parks
went to Englewood Saturday and
each brought back a load of coal
for S. D. Adams.
John Randolph was in town yes
terday transacting business. John
is as happy as lark over his farm
Ing this year and hopes for an i'm
mense crop next year.
James McGee is seriously i'll at
the home of B. S. McMeel, and it is
thought he will not recover. Every
thing possible is being done for him
to relieve his sufferings.
AttorneyA. T. Bodle and Receiver
R. A. Harper we're at Dodge City
In case at Chambers in the Live
Stock Cotton & Improvement Co.,
VS.. Jacob Miller. They returned
Tuesday night.
Our job department has been
rushed with orders the past week.
Among the largest was a5oo letter
heads for that hustling real estate
firm of Plains, Edwards & Baugh-
man.
1t now takes 4S hours to go to
Dodge City from Meade byrailroad.
The company ought to make train
connections so it would be possible
to go up or back the same day with
out having to stay all night in Buck
lin.
Mr.. w. R. Worthington and wife
of Hugoton, stopped in Meade, last
Monday on their way home from
Sumner county. Mrs. Worthington
will be remembered as Miss Lizzie
Traver and resided In Meade several
years ago. They made this Office Z
very pleasant call.
We received a copy of the Dal
Texan this week containing an ar
ticle on "The Negro Beast" L
is communication to that papel
roasting two Prince Albert gentle
men who have been there preaching
on this subject. We have conclud
ed that one of the aforesaid gentle
men must nave been Baldheadet
Brother Willie Jones who was il
this city a few weeks ago. He wa