Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-21
Local News.

1t has been trying very hard t
rain for the past few days,
The First National Bank expect
to be open for business Monday
May, 2.
| There Will be dance at Charlie
Swertfedger's in Fowler township
next Friday night.
i Mrs. J. M. Robinson is slight,
improved, and it is hoped that sh'
will soon entirely recover.
Fred Gray is painting the build
ings on the square. He is maxim.
fine brick structures of them.
The Golden State Limited ha.
been discontinued. We will no
get any mail at night hereafter.
M. E. Reads residence is near
ing completion. 1t will be valu
able addition to our residences.
Jake Kolb, Riley Keith and jim
Jefferson are laying the brick in the
First National bank vault this week,
Joe Conrad IS now travelling for &
Kansas City Implement house.
His headquarters will be at Okla.
homa City.
VIM. Totheroh purchased oul
3o-3o Winchester rifle this week,
and will now make the game down
on the Cimarron hide out.
The Kessler family left Sunday
night for Piper, Kansas, where they
expect to visit for several weeks be-
fore they go back to Indiana.
Macaroni Bisbee, of Plains, was
in town Saturday. Mr.. Bisbee in
formed us that the wheat was all
killed, and that the prospects for a
crop were very limited.
John Stalder moved the school
house in district 3S to George
Aliens place, where the same will be
converted into a barn, instead of the
one Mr.. Allen recently lost In the
fire.
Miss Grace Bayless, of Engle-
wood, Kansas, is visiting at Mr.. J.
E. Roberts, Miss Bayless is prin-
cipal of the Englewood schools, and
has given excellent satisfaction.
Miss Bayless is one of Meade
county's best educators.
George Aliens team ran away
from the Meade Lumber yard las
Monday night. They were hitchet
to a wagon loaded with lumber
which was scattered promiscuously
over the street. They were finally
stopped by Sheriff Givler. and die
no further damage.
| Oscar Thompson sold his resi-
dence property in the north part O
the city to Worth Bateman, of SanC
Creek township. Mrs. Batemal
will move into same at once. Mrs
Thompson will move to Minneola
Kansas, to keep house for her son
Roy, who is section foreman at tha
place.
We have received very nea
pocket map of the United States
the courtesy of c. G. Courtney
State Agent for the Mutual Benef
Life Insurance company, of Newarl
New Jersey. Ten cents in stamp
or in coin will secure you one. Ad
dress G. c. Courtney, Massachu
sets, Bldg, Kansas City, Missouri
We are informed that Frank Eli
received $1,000 damages against tn
A. T. & S. F. Railway, for the los
of his arm at LaJunta, Colorado
last year. He had brought sui
against the company, and this wa
accepted in the way of a compromise
This, of course, is better than moth
ing, but will hardly reimburse hin
for the loss of his arm. We woul
rather have both arms that S25, ooc
At present we have no particular
with reference to the case.
Captain George Eckert wants tn
boys to meet at Meade every Sal
urday for mounted drill. We thin
all the boys who possibly car
should come to Meade and lear
this drill. Captain Eckerthas bee
in the regular army for IS year:
and gives his service free of charge
All the boys can afford to take ac
vantage of this. Everyone is invi
ed to come and take part. Ever
Saturday afternoon on south side {
square.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Curl arrive
Tuesday from Mt. Victory, Ohio
and expect to make Meade the
home. Mr.. Curl is Cashier of tt
new First National Bank which wi