Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-07-07

What has become of the daily
weather bulletins2
Geo. DeCow went to Dalhart
Wednesday night.
We are late with this issue owing
TO celebrating the Fourth.
DR.. Simpson, dentist, arrived in
Meade Tuesday from Liberal.
Our farmers are contracting for
seed wheat at 80 cents per bushel.
Mr.. w. F. Downs, night operator,
has resumed his duties at the depot.
Miss Margie Hamilton is now en-
ployed at the Gerow Telephone Co.
Mrs. Frank Croker, of Hutchin-
son, is visiting relatives in this city.
Elery Cooper left Wednesday
morning for Greensburg on business.
A nice line of lockets and chains
just received at Sourbeer & Co.'s.
Mrs. w. G. Osgood left Wednes-
day morning for her home in Buck
lin.
Doc. Leslie went to Missouri last
week. He will visit the fair while
absent.
A 2-inch rain fell Wednesday
night. 1t makes the barley raisers
smile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy, from Lib
eral, were here celebrating the
Fourth.
Rev. Galway, of Beaver, was in
the city this week visiting with Sam
uel Samples.
John Harper has purchased the
Cimarron Times and converted it to
republicanism.
The County Commissioners are
in session this week, it being their
regular meeting.
Griggs & Bolen. the hustling real
estate dealers, sold several quarters
of land this week.
]. R. Griggs and Ben Bolen went
ia Dodge City July 4th to close up
some real estate business.
Fred Gray and ]. R. Reynolds are
still at work in the Artesian valley,
on Slaughter's large barn.
The Senatorial convention of
this district, the 37th, win be held
at Ashland August 1s, 1904. |
Friday night is installation night
for the Odd Fellows and all mem
bers are requested to be present.
Jack Roberts has purchased Frank
Byrns' interest in the barber shop
and will conduct same in the future.
The County Commissioners have
had quite siege of agitation since
the meeting of the equalization
board.
The ladies of the Baptist Aid
Society will give an ice cream So
cial at the City Hall next Tuesday
evening, July IL. Everyone is cor
daily invited to attend.
L. c. Bonham left last Friday
night for ElPaso, Texas. He spent
several days seeing his old friends.
Clyde had been absent for about
eight years and everyone was pleas
ed to see him.
Alf Siegel left Wednesday morn
ing for Kansas City, where he will
resume his work for the Arkansas
Cherokee Coal Co. Alf has many
friends in Meade who regret to hear
of his departure.
"A number of the young people
inaugurated shower party last Sat-
urday night on Mr.. and Mrs. W.
c, Osgood Jr., and all brought tin
ware, glass ware and many other
useful household articles.
We are informed that Prof. Else's
balloon ascension at Ashland the
4th was fluke. 1t will be remem-
bered that the Prof. Cd went back
on his contract with the Meade
committee, and went to Ashland.
We hear that his balloon went up
about 200 feet and then came down
with the great aerial navigator. He
did not make the parachute leap,
simply went up about 200 feet and
came down. After reaching the
ground the machine went up without
the occupant. We have concluded
that he is rank fake and could not
make parachute leap if he wanted
to. Ashland will probably be out
his car fare at least, as he no doubt
had them wire him transportation.
1t will be remembered that VIM.