Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-12-17
Milk Cow for sale, enquire at
Lee & Reads.

lie Cow d Martin pay cash fo
furs and hides of all kinds.
Mems Fish Brand Slicker line,
| Duck Overcoats $500 At Eaton's
i Fresh bread S cents per loaf a
4 Cobb & Gray's Restaurant.
Elmer Beatty, formerly of Fowler
was in Meade several days thi
week.
Dry salt bacon II cents Picni,
names II cents at Eaton's casl
store.
Several of the boys went to Buck
lin Friday night to attend a masl
ball at that place.
We have Hicks 1904 Almanac
for sale at this Office. The price il
rs cents per copy.
We are having ideal winter
weather and everyone hopes for the
continuance of same.
Don't forget that Sourbeer & Co.
have the finest line of art goods
ever seen in Meade.
Mrs. A. F. German returned
from Liberal Friday where she had
been for several days visiting.
Frank Frame is home from Ivan
hoe, Kansas, visiting his parents.
He will remain for several days.
E. A. Twist and wife returned
last Friday from Illinois, where
they have been visiting for the past
few weeks.
This Office recently received a
new supply of calling cards. Ladies
call and let US print you some up-to-
date cards.
Geo. B. Cones returned last
Thursday from Hot Springs, Ark,
where he has been for several weeks
enjoying that celebrated health re-
sort.
Elery Cooper says that Pete Hotz
was at Tucumcari, N. NJ. for a few
weeks, but that he left there for
Roswell, Nm. Pete's many friends
are glad to- know his whereabouts.
The carpenters have about finished
their work on the National Hotel
and the plasterers will soon be
singing on the mortar. The
building will make one ofthe largest
hotels in Western Kansas when
completed.
The Prophet, Mr.. Geisler, has ac-
cepted a detective pasition and has
already begun his work, that of
spying out criminals. He expects to
make large sum of money from
this business. We wish the prophet
success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elery Cooper and
son are visiting at the home of F.
w. Flick. Mr.. Cooper recently sold
his paper, The Tucumcari Times,
and has accepted a position at El
Paso, Texas, for which place he left
Monday. Mrs. Cooper will shortly
join him at that place.
John w. Baughman and his bro
ther, Jesse Baughman, werein Meade
Friday and Saturday. Jesse iswork-
ing for the firm of Edwards & Baugh-
man, of Plains, and was at the
court house becoming proficient
in examining titles etc. for the
above firm.
H. c. Harmon, our new agent,
reports abundance of business at
the depot. He says last month the
receipts of the Office were more than
Sc, 900. Mr.. Harmon is a genial,
good fellow and is we'll liked by
everyone. Our people hope that he
will remain in Meade. Mr.. Harmon
came from Minnesota, where he
worked for the Chicago & Milwaukee
road.
Ben Hlliard, a former Meadite
dropped in last Friday after an alb
sence of more than IS years. He
was recognized by many of the old
timers. Mr.. Hilliard was deputy
district clerk under Fillmore Hud-
son, who was the first clerk Meade
county had after it's organization.
Mr.. Hilliard has been in Colorado
much of the time since leaving
Meade.
Last Thursday afternoon the
Royal Neighbors elected the follow.
ing officers for the year 1904.
Mrs. Frank Wehrle, Oracle.
Anna Fee, v. Oracle.
Louise Flick, P. Oracle.
| Mabel Read, Chancellor.
Adah Martin, Recorder.
Mabel Howard, Receiver.