Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-29
Local News.
The winter continues open.


this week after long silence.
Frank Hamilton is now in the
real estate Office with A. T. Bodle
Jr.
George Fowler, the enterprising
Fowler merchant was in town Tues
day on business.
Don't fail to hear the song sung
by Miss Pormelia Stubbins, eighty
years oid) why I'm an old maid.
Mrs. Alf Siegel remains about the
same, at the home of her mother,
Mrs. M. A. Williams, in this city.
Attorney Oyler, of Dodge City,
was in town Thursday on legal busi-
ness. Mr., Oyler is one of the lead
ing attornvys of Southwest Kansas.
If the four church organizations
of our city cannot furnish enough
spiritual nourishment for our people
it is no use for any Salvation Army
to try.
DR.. Fee went to Arkalon Wednes-
day in response to- a message stat
ing that Miss Henline, Co. Supt. of
Seward county was seriously i'll at
that place.
A fire was narrowly aveIted at
the Baptist Church last Susday night.
One of the gasoline lamps had been
filled to oyerfowing, and when light
ed the gasoline caught fire. No
damage of any consequences occur
red.
Nc Laughl,n Bros, of Kansas City
Mo-, have a Black Percheron Stall
lion, sweepstakes winner, at Balm, 5
barn for the inspection of Meade
County stockmeu. Can be seen a.
above barn, Saturday January s1st.
1908.
At a meeting. OF the City Council
last Monday night it was decided
to license the pool room until the
first of May. The members of che
Council took. . very Conservative
view of the matter in deciding thai
the pool room, properly conducted,
~as not sbsd resort. ..,..:x -, (;
e Wea*ish, that. our correspondents
in the.various parts of the county
wonid send Us the news from their
;reepeetiye communities. Remen-
.be=, We furnish paper, envelopes,
and postage. Cali at the Office and
get same or they viii be mailed to
you upon request.
What Is the matter with the water
workss Are we going to have to
wait until summer before we have
any more work donea If we can't
proceed with the tank, what would
be the matter with putting pump
in the well so that the people can &c
.thefe for water, instead of having to
60 all over town TO private wells. =.
Thursday evening, January aand,
the ladies of the Ladies' Aid Societ,
gave 4 social at the City Hall. Sup
per was served in the inimitabl.
manner which is characteristic o
our Meade County cooks. and dur
ing the evening program was rem
dered, consisting Of music by sever
Al of our ladies. We understand
that the proceeds were to be giver
to the pastor, 5 salary fund.
We will shortly begin work on tn
souvenir book entitled, ga Glimps
| of Meade County," 1t will be tn
mort extensive description Of shi
kind ever published. 1t wilt con
tain about 100 half-tone illustration
of the farms and ranches of on
county. 1t is not boom edition
but gives the exact condition of tn
county. The price of the same vii
be 50 cents per copy, sent postpai
to any address IN the United State.
You caa place your order at an
time. The edition win not last yer
long, SO you had better place yor
| order early. Send same to TIL
News, O, to Will Shelley, Mead,
Kansas.
II Representative Campbell, of tn
district, has introduced a bill In Il
House, providing for the increase
the salary of the county clerk ar
! county treasurer of Meade coun
from 5000 to tIaoe each. Und
the general fee and salary bill, the
officers get 5000 each, the same b
/ ing based on the population. II
. bill referred to is of local natu
land applies only to Meade count
IW. have no objection to raising I
salary Of these officers, but there
the district clerk and the proba
Judge who are each required to ke
their Office open every day in t
year, and~under the present la
h.Yefv iaavs their, a living We I