Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-08-06
local News.

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Clyde Mars and wife are rusti
eating at Kolb's ranch This week.
We publish the Commissioner.
proceedings in another column o
this issue.
F. M. Davis & Co. are putin,
up an Office 1m3a just east of til,
Central office.
Win Shelley is deputy distric
clerk during the absence of Distric
Clerk, John Elliott.
Our Fowler editor sends news
this week. He has evidently gotter
out of the harvest field.
Mrs. M. w. Anschutz and children
were visiting with Tom Johnston
and family the first of the week.
Kirk Rogers finished the well al
the Kobs residence last week anc
they now have an excellent well. :
Mrs. R. G. Newly and daughter,
Mrs. Unset and children were visit.
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Backe, this week.
Walter Wick, of Hutchinson. was
in the city Tuesday. He still has a
desire to live in Meade County and
he likes to come and visit.
A. ]. Brewer returned last Mon
day from Hutchinson, where he had
been for the past month. He came
to look after his wheat.
Miss Faye Follick left Saturday
night with MIR. and Mrs. Elliott, fol
Newton, where she will remain for
several months visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Archers and
son were visiting with Mrs. Henry
the first of the week. Mr.. Archers
is an old resident of Meade having
lived here several years ago.
Threshing is in full blast in this
locality and is turning out IS to 20
bushels per acre and testing from
81 to g pounds per bushel.
John Stalder and wife are reioic-
ing over the birth of baby boy at
their home last week. John is in
great luck this year, with a large
crop of wheat and big boy to boot.
S. D. Adams accompanied by
Miss Alice, left Sunday night for
Polo, Illinois. in response to mes
sage that his father was dangerous
ly i'll and notexpected to live. Mr..
Adams many friends hope his
fother may recover.
LATER-Mrs. Adams received a
message from Mr.. S. D. Adams
Wednesday morning stating that
his father, Mr.. Stephen Adams, died
at Polo, Illinois, Monday morning.
The funeral will be held Thursday.
Mr.. Adams many friends in Meade
will regret to hear this sad news.
We are advised that our Plains
editor recently took a photo of a
Plains young man which he (the
young man) sent to his girl back
east. In a few days the photo came
back to the young man with the LIN
formation that she could not use il
in her business. We are not sure
whether her decision was based on
the quality of the photograph OIL
not, as we would regret to have any
one cast any reflections on the
ability of our Plains editor, in any
capacity. We do know that all
editors do not make good photo
graphers.
Last Wednesday evening we spent
a very pleasant evening at the home
of Miss Genevieve McMeel, the oc-
assion being party given by the
young lady mentioned, together
with Miss Anna Johnston and Miss
Jessie Marshall. The greater par
of the evening was spent in playing
all kinds of games, on the progress
i've PLAN. the winner, being Mr.
Park Russell. who received beautiful
piece of china ware as prize Mr.
Russell says he is going to look ir
the catalogue to find out what tc
call it. Miss Agnes Wehrle received
the consolation prize, beautiful i'm
ported Rattle box. At interval.
during the evening Miss Geneviev'
entertained US with selections OIL
the piano, and Miss Anna Johnston
on the mandolin and guitar, OF
both of which instruments she is ex
pert. Time passed SO pleasant,
that it was Thursday morning be
fore any one thought os asking hov
time was flying. Miss Genevieve'
home, with it's large porches ant
spacious rooms makes anideal placl
for social gathering, and every
body was loud in their praise of tn
entertainers. Unfortunately Mis-