Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-12-15

| OuI CITY SCHOOLS Will ENJOY one
week holiday vacation.
Ed. Sheriff., of Bucklin, was in
Meade over Sunday visiting friends.
Gordon c. Oldham is the latest
subscriber to this great moral weekly.
Always a fresh supply of new
goods at bottom prices at Eaton's.
John Granger was introduced into
the mysteries. of Woodcraft last
Wednesday night.
There will be basket supper at
the Artesian School House Dec, II.
Everyone is invited.
DR.. T. C. Hays left this morning
for Waltham, Mass, where he ex-
poets to visit his parents for the next
few weeks.
Pat Flanagan and Frank S. Sui
livan came over from Plains Monday.
Mr.. Flanagan will do the carpenter
work on Mr.. Sullivan's house.
Mrs. c. P. Fullington and Miss
Mary Fullington left Monday morn
ing for Wichita to spend the holi-
days. Mrs. Fullington expects to
return about January 20.
J. H. King Sr., of Fowler twp,
was down buying school land last
Saturday. Mr.. King has a large
tract of land which he is rapidly i'm
proving and will soon have a fine
place. He has unlimited faith in
Meade county and says the country
is o. k.
VIM. Ellis of Fowler twp. was in
town Saturday. While here Bill
came around and got in good stand
ing with the News for another year.
He also sent the News to his nephew
J. c. Thomas, Foster, KY. Mr..
Ellis attended the school land sale
and purchased few more hundred
acres of land to add to his already
large zeal estate possessions. There
are no better fellows than Bill on this
earth.
Reynolds & Allen expect to open
city Office in Meade shortly, when
they will buy all kinds of grain, al
falfa, kafr corn seed, millet and
every kind of seed on the market.
Mr.. Reynolds has had a number of
years experience in the grain husi-
ness with his father at Kansas City
and thoroughly understands it. Mr..
Allen also has had experience in the
business and the firm is abundantely
able to handle any quantity. We
wish them success.
Mrs. Maud Osborne received
$4,000 last week from the A. o. U.
w. Lodge of which her deceased
husband had been a member. Mr..
Osborne joined the order Jan. 1st
1895. This is prompt settle
ment of just claim against the or
der and speaks volumes for the A. o.
U. w. of Kansas. Mrs. Osborne
has four small children to care for
and this will materially assist her to
live and educate them. 1t is the
fulfllment of the obligations of the
order, to care for the widows and
orphans.
c. A. Snow & Co., Patent Law
yers of Washington D. c., have sent
US handy vest pocket diary memo
raddum and account book for 1905.
1t contains CALENDARS for 1905 and
1906, census of cities and states,
common business laws, court decis-
ions in patent cases and other valu-
able information. 1t is such a book
as every man needs all the time. &.
A. Snow & Co. will send it to any
address on receipt of actual postage
two cents. This pocket diary would
cost elsewhere from 10 to IS cents
and is indispensable to those who
know to use it.
At the regular annual election of
officers of the Meade Camp No.
1888 M. w. A. Wednesday evening
the following were elected for the
ensuing year:
Venerable Consul, J. E. Roberts Jr.
Worthy Adviser, E. w. Fletcher.
Banker, Albert Potter.
Clerk, John Elliott.
Escort, w. ]. Woodard.
Watchmat, John Truax.
Sentry, Will Martin.
Physicians, w. F. Fee and C. B.
Leslie.
Manager 3-years, S. D. Adams.
Manager a-years, VIM Backe.
Meade Center Lodge No. a47 A.
o. U. w. held their annual election
of officers last Tuesday night and
the following were elected:
Master Workman. Brother Buis.