Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-11-12
local News.

in England.
Prairie hay is selling at Sc. IS per
ton delivered in our city. Alfalfa
hay brings s7.a5 per ton delivered.
Capt. Niles, of the Salvation
Aamy, arrived in town Tuesday and
is instilling new life in the local
band.
Clark Williams left Tuesday for
Chihuahua. Mexico, where he ex-
poets to engage in the restaurant
business.
If anyone has lost two 2-year old
white face Herfords we will give you
some information if you will call at
this office.
Season tickets for the Redpath
Lyceum Bureau are on sale at The
Meade State Bank, also at Fowler
and at Plains.
S. P. Bunch and wife returned
Wednesday from eastern Kansas
and Missouri after a months visit
with friends and relatives.
Geo Stopher was up from the
south part of the county this week.
Geo is proving up a quarter section
of school land in that section.
The old marble works building
has been moved to the northwest
corner of the square and will be fit
ted up for the hose cart and hose.
Rt. Rev. John J. Hennessy. Bis
hop of Wichita will be in Meade
Friday Nov. 13, 1903, to admins
ter the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Alex Tripod is running Tom
Hotz's well machine. He is drill
ing at the residence of Jack Roberts
and expects to have plenty of water.
Farmer Hayden, of Mertilla was
In town Tuesday with a load of
wheat. Harry says man has to
farm to be Sin it" these days.
Two dagos struck town Tuesday
with bagpipe and collected few
dollars, by playing in front of the
stores. They drilled in afoot and
went out the same way.
Misses Lois Byrns and Georgia
Ward two of the prominent society
girls of this vicinity favored the
News force with. pleasant social
call Wednesday. Come again girls.
John Braden and wife returned
Tuesday night from Rollins, Wyom-
ing. They returned via Dalhart
over the Denver road. They report
Mrs. Perry much improved in
health.
Rev. Gillidett, proprietor of the
Hotel Plains, was in Meade last
Monday, purchasing material for
the improvement of his buildings.
He is making extensive improve
ments at Plains.
We printed wedding invitations
this week for two of Fowler twp's
most popular couples. The events
will occur before our next issue.
We congratulate the young people
and will mention the affairs next
week.
There are few pupils going to the
Meade High school who need first
rate thrashing. They are old
enough to Know what they go to
school for but an application of a
raw hide might have tendency to
more indelibly impress the same up
on their minds. =
John Innis, former commissioner
of the first district, was in town
Monday and made US a social call.
John is one of the best men in
Meade county and made Meade
county as good an officer as ever
entered the court house. Mr.. Innis
is farming and raising stock and is
in every way enjoying life.
A search and seizure warrant was
issued last Tuesday by Justice
Stamper for the search of an old
well about ten miles south of Meade.
1t was thought that a hide had been
thrown into this well by parties who
were suspected of having stolen and
butchered an animal belonging to
the Crooked L ranch. AS we go to
press we have not learned the partic-
ulars of the search.
Nate Ong informed US last week
that nearly all the. Salvation Army
converts at Liberal had abandond
their religion and fallen back into
their worldly ways. This is certain
ly sad state of affairs, but the
fault is not with the religion, but
with the people. Too many people
become enthused at the beating OF