Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-05
local News.

About the only thing the merchant:
did the pest week has been to SHOW
el snow.
Ned Snyder returned from Hutch
inson last week, where he had been
receiving treatment for his eyes.
We republish the county treasur-
er's statement this week. Mr.. Black
desired to make some corrections
in same.
The trains were showed up for
a couple of days last week, but the
snow plows soon had the road in
running order.
Ormond Hamilton has sold the
meat market and the ice house to
Messers. Millard Martin and Geo.
DeCow, who will conduct the same
in the future.
Austin Ball was over from Plains
Monday. He informed US that his
wife and children had gone back to
Missouri to see Mrs. Balls father,
who was seriously Ill.
Tom Johnston, and wife and Bob,
got showed up down on the river.
We look for Tom and Bob in most
any time, of course they would lei
Mrs. Johnston visit awhile longer.
DR.. Fee reports the birth of boy
baby-st the home of R. T. Norman,
on the night of February a6. R. T.
informed US that the young man
Mauld be a good, substantial Demo
crat.
DR.. Smyser, the painless dentist,
will be in Meade, Wednesday and
Thursday. March 4 and S. Will
drive in night of March 8.
Fowler, Friday and Saturday,
March and 7. H. B. SMYsER.
Our draymen, Messrs Blair and
Truax and A. O.. Ro senberry have
been deliver ing goods in sleds for
the past few days. Even this is a
difficult job, the snow being too
deep.
Don T. Edwards was over Mon
dav 20 attend the Assessors meeting
which was adjourned uutil Monday f,
on account of many of the assessors
being unable to get here on account
of the heavy snow.
Mrs. Chas. Wine and children
arrived from Jasper, Mo-, last Sat
urday where they have been
for the past six months. Charlie
was here to meet them and took them
out to the ranch Monday.
The bill which was published in
the paper last week, providing for
the raising of the salaries of the
county treasurer and county clerk
has passed the Legislature and is
now law, or will be as soon as pub,
lished. This makes esetwo Offices
worth SI2oo per year each.
VIM. Merkle. of Crooked Greek,
twp. was in town last week and re.
membered THE News. Mr.. Merkls
is one of the substantial cattle men o.
that township, having several hun.
dred head of high grade cattle. He
obtained them by tending strictly tc
his own business and letting othel
peoples alone. We wish we had
many more such men.
The present snow is the heavies
ever seen in this country by the old
est citizens. 1t has been over two
feet in depth on level. In man,
places it has drifted to the depth o
ten to fifteen feet. 1t began fallin,
on the night of February a4th ant
continued for three days All trav
ell was and is yet impossible, only
very few of the country people bein
| able to get to town.
w. F. Balm and Ed Blair operat
ed a snow pillow and with six horse
made the streets of our city passa
BILE. A small subscription was tax
en- up from the business men an
ten cents from the citizens. w
are advised that a few of our peopl
were so penurious that they objec
ed to paying this small sum. W
. desire to remark that these kind {
citizens are no good to any con
munity and we would be far bette
, off with out them.
Mr.. c. R. Mccain, of Salisbur,
Mo-, arrived in Meade one day la
week. Mr.. Mccain Is the gentl
! man who purchased the Davis Ian
in the artesian district and will shor
ly move his family to the place whel
he expects. to make his home. H
household effects being on the roa,