Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-05-05
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The First National Bank opened
for business last Monday morning.
Fred Judd says he will have as
much wheat this year as he had last
year.
Chas. Bolen has been ailing for
several days, but is improved at
present.
Any one wanting to buy good
work horses should call on ]. r.
Griggs.
George Fowler and Linn Frazier
were down from Fowler last Mon
day, transacting business.
The band cleared about S8 from
their dance last Friday night, des-
plte the inclemency of the weather.
Bob Brannon returned Saturday
from Wichita, where he had been in
attendance at the Thresher's As
sociation.
Louis Boehler and B. S. McMeel
were up at Bucklin Saturday and
Sunday looking after their mercan-
tile interests.
We are advised that Ned Snyder
is improving in health rapidly and
will return to. Meade on a visit in
the near future.
Mr.. VIM Backe and Miss Maggie
Martin went to Liberal last Friday
to attend the graduation exercises
of the city schools.
Mrs. J. B. Buck returned Satur-
day from Kansas City, Missouri,
where she has been visiting for the
vast several weeks.
County Treasurer, Moses Black,
has been down in Woodward county,
Oklahoma for the past ten days, at
tending to some surveying.
Mrs. w. C. Osgood and Miss
Mayme O'Rourke, of Bucklin. re-
turned home Saturday. They were
down visiting relatives and friends.
Misses Mabel McMullen and |
Ethel Black left this week for Okla
homa, where Miss Mabel expects to |
sojourn on her claim for several
weeks.
Miss Laura Mackey was up from
the ,Clmarron last Friday, the guest
of Miss Mildred Johnson. Saturday
afternoon the two young ladies
made this Office very pleasant call.
Will Shelley left last Saturday for
Los Angeles, California, where he
expects to remain for the present.
We all wish Will success in that
sunny cline and hope that he may
grow rich.
We are advised that our old friend
L. c. Bonham, will visit Meade
about the first of June. Clyde has
been absent for several years and
his sisters and many friends would
be glad to see him.
Last Sunday was the 9th anniver-
sary of the Battle of Manila, in
which Admiral Dewey destroyed the
Spanish fleet. Sunday morning,
May 1st 1898, was the date of this
memorable battle.
A number of the Woodman will
go from here today to Englewood,
to help initiate number of candi-
dates into the mysteries of wood
craft at that place on Friday night.
Deputy Woodard has secured a
number of new applicants at that
place.
Among the boys attending the
dance last Friday night from a dis
tance were: Charles Otto, Sam Tur--
ner and Clyde Prasons from Fowler
and Marion, Elmer and Charles
Hamilton and Sam Lamkin, from
Gray county. Charles Hamilton
was accompanied by his wife.
Charles Funk and Prof. Foley ex-
pect to leave shortly for Denver,
Colorado, where they will remain
for some time. The Professor will
continue his journey westward,
while our friend Charles expects to
get him a home and settle down to
business in the metropolis of the
west.
John Crane and family took their
departure last Thursday evening for
the east. They will visit with Bert
Crane at Topeka for short time,
and will then 90 on east. We are