Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-10-15
local News.

VISITING at the nome OF H. M. Loon.
The financial exhibit of the water
works fund can be found in another
column.
There will be dance at the City
Hall, Friday night Oct. 26. Every
one is invited.
Clyde Mars has begun the
erection of residence in the north
part of the city.
Wheat sowing is rather dry bust
ness just now. We need rain and
need il badly.
| Mr.. F. G.. Hamilton is now locat-
ed at Harrington, Kansas, in the
employ of the Rock Island.
Work will be resumed on the
waterworks in few days and in a
short time it will be completed.
1t was reported last week that
Fleetwood had been captured but
we have not heard the report verified
as yet.
Our job department turned out
Sale bill this week for the sale of
the personal property of the old
Wick farm.
We note from the Beaver Herald
that J. c. Hodge, former county
treasurer of that county has returned
from Lansing.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Seth Dorland is somewhat i'm
proved and hopes are entertained
for it's recovery.
Miss Elsie Marshall returned from
the eastern part of the state, last
Friday where she has been visiting
for the past several weeks.
We forgot to mention last week
that F. M. Davis lost two fine horses
from being struck from lightning
during the severe electrical storm on
Friday night. One was valued at
$1,000.
A letter from Lou Osborne says
they are near to their de: tination at
Cleo, Oklahoma. That they had a
most enjoyable trip. We hope that
they may conclude to return to
Meade county.
John F. Parks bas returned from
Montana and will reside in Meade
for the present. He has rented the
Orr property in the east part of the
city and will move his family to
Meade in few days.
]. H. and J. M. Camp have pur-
chased the Baxter land southeast of
Meade and will combine same with
their present pasture. This will
give Messrs Camp an excellent place.
Mr.. Baxter intends moving to Meade
to reside for the present.
We printed the Court bar docket
this week and it contains more than
the usual number of cases. Most
of them are civil cases pertaining to
foreclosures and quieting of titles.
Real estate has so advanced in value
as to cause more of this class OF
litigation.
Baldheaded brother Willie Jones,
a Christian minister was in the city
few days the past week. Brother
Jones is preaching on the so called
Negro of today; what Is he: what is
his status in the universe; what rela.
ton does he sustain to the Adamic
race? The negro not the offspring
of Adam and Eve, not the offspring
of Ham, nor the descendant of Can.
ana, whom Noah cursed, social,
religious, and political equality, ano
evils to which 1t enevitably leads US
Amalgamation between the white
and black lies the damning sin of the
age. Brother Jones gave this lee
ture at the hall on Monday to {
large crowd and all listened atten
lively to his able and logical argu
ment of this question,
1t is always customary with al
classes of shows and entertainments
home talent as we'll as foreign. tc
give complimentary tickkts to the
press. This is always done by every
first class show of any kind Of
character. 1t always insures then
favorable mention by the press, o.
if the show is not up to the usua
standard the press does not s'roast'
them too severely. Ourlocal enter
tainments have sadly neglected thi
matter, yet when they have an,
notice to be published they do no
hesitate to take it to the pape
to have it published, and ii
many instances it is done gatis
They could certainly show som
appreciation by giving complimen