Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-01-01
Local News.


We got carof coal Sunday night.
No one knows from whence it came.
1t Isl now time to turn over new
leaves al swear off all your bad
habits.
We viii have another wedding to
report next week, judging from ap-
pearances.
Mrs, R. S. Smith, is visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Wood.
1t seems that our friend, John w.
Jacoby has left US. We know moth
ing of his whereabouts.
G. P. Fullington, of Wichita, was
in town few days of the past week
with a'prospective land buyer.
The days are getting perceptibly
longer, only few seconds per day,
but just notice the difference.
The Meade Lodge of Odd Fellows
will hold a public installation at the
City Hall on the nightof January, 9,
1903.
Santa Claus did not forget Meade
this year. A great many presents
were exchanged by friends and
relatives.
Mrs. L. A. LaForce left last Fri
day for her home at Mitchell, Colo
rado, after several days visit with
relatives here.
R. o. Cook returned from Colo
rado, last Monday. He says he
saw Will Griggs at Victor, and that
he is prosperous. ~
Someone broke..into the City Hall
last Saturday night after the Masonic
supper and gnawed few bones.
No other damage was done.
w. C. Osgood was down from
Bucklin to spend Christmas. Mrs.
Osgood remained and will visit for
several days with her folks.
Next week the News will begin its
fourth year. We hope for acontin-
uance of the patronage we have
received during the past three years.
Bob Molyneaux, made a trip to
Englewood last Sunday for coal for
S. D. Adams. He says there is and
has been an abundance of coal at
Englewood.
VIM. Bunyan dropped in to see
US Monday and will continue this
great religious weekly another year.
Bill always comes to see US in time
to renew for the new year.
]. S. Shearer, of Guthrie, Okla
homa, State Deputy for the M. w. A,
was in town Tuesday and made US q
very pleasant call. Mr.. Sheare,
had been up at Minneola, where h'
has a ranch.
We notice that Governor Stanle,
has pardoned Bert Perkins and VIM
lCollier who.went from here to tn,
Reformatory at Hutchinson.
number of others were pardoned b.
the Governor.
Sam Givler and wife have move
into the ewestwing of the Jail building
where they willreside for thepresent
Mr.. Giv,er will take charge of tn
sheriff's Office in few days.
Coal is scarce articlein our city
Every body is out of this article.
seems rather singular that the raj
road cannot get coal. The town
along the Santa Fe have an abundanc
and why not Meade and other town.
Billy Miles, and son Ed, were
town Monday. They are about {
lclose deal with some eastern parti,
for their ranch near Fowler. Harl
Bone was here in the interest of M
Miles and an attorney from Kans
City represented the second partie
The latest mishap to the barb
was that he had to sit up the mig
before Christmas. Someone mono
olized his bed, but it has been su
= gested that he retire at proper no
and he will have no difficulty. VIII
fellow fails to put in an appearan
before an early hour, it is assum
that hedoesn't want his bed. Bet
get home in time hereafter Barb,
and no one will have your bed.
The Live Stock, Cotton and
provement Co., have commenced
action against Jacob Miller and
E. Miller involving the equity in {
old George D. Wick ranch and
T. Bodle Jr. has beedappointed I
ceiver during the tendency of {
action. Tom is certainly wellqu;
fed for such position, having be