Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-30

| idHu last Week III MSItllid tOWHSuip
and one quarter in West Plains twp.
Dick makes an excellent real estate
salesman.
Eaton wants your spring chickens
and fat hens. Highest market
price paid.
S. M. Bennett will be found at S.
P. Bunch's harness shop every
Saturday beginning Saturday, July
2, prepared to write hail and other
assurances. Mr.. Bennett represents
the Farmers Alliance Co., of Nc
Pherson and also a hail association
of the same place.
Our friend, Chas. Ernest Funk,
has located in Denver ON a berry
farm and is enjoying life. He is
not yet acclimated but expects to be
shortly. Denver recently went
democratic and we suppose Chas.
was so filed with enthusiasm that
he has not had time to write to US.
VIM. Backe, wife and son, of
Meade, Kansas, came over to Santa
Fe Monday, and will be here all
week, guests at the Monitor home.
MIR. Backe is one of the best artists
in the western half of Kansas and
came prepared to do what work our
people wanted.-Santa Fe Monitor.
Mr.. Pat Rogers, of Haskell coun-
| ty, was in town Tuesday. Mr..
Rogers has just returned from a
trip to old Ireland, his native land.
Mr.. Rogers is one of the prosperous
cattlemen and farmers of Haskell
county, and holds the Office of
County Commissioner of that
county.
Clyde Mars, Art Follick, Nor
man, Elliott, Roy and Henry Tag
gart, Oscar Thompson, John Mars,
Elery Cooper and Paul Cochran,
composed the Base ball nine which
went to Ashland. Kansas, Sunday
morning to play ball. Jess Nc
Kinney met them on the road and
went to Ashland also.
Mrs. Lizzie Edwards, of Pineville,
Missouri, is in Meade visiting friends
and relatives. She is accompanied
by her FIVE small children. 1t will
be remembered that her husband,
Joe Edwards, was sheriff of Nc
Donough county, Missouri, and
died ofpneumonia about a year ago,
Mr.. Edwards was section foreman
at this place several years ago.
The board of education met to-
day and decided to employ five
teachers for the ensuing year. The
board has employed the following
teachers: Prof. A. L. Stickel, Miss
Hope Brady and Mrs. Backe. The
other two, the board will select at q
later date. The three instructors
chosen today means much towards
the future success of the schools,
No better teachers can be secured
in Western Kansas. The schoo
term will begin September 5.-Lib
eral News.
| McMeel, Boehler & Co.'S store a
Bucklin was burned to the grounC
last Thursday night. Their los
was about $4,000 with only S32ot
insurance. They saved abou
$4,000 worth of clothing and shoes
They expect to begin rebuilding a
once and be open for business a
, soon as possible. Mr., and Mrs
Osgood lost nearly all of their house
hold goods as they lived in the rea
, of the building. We are sorry tina
these gentlemen sustained this sever
loss but pleased that they are goin
, to rebuild and continue the business
Our old friend, L. c, Bonham
came in from Toledo, Ohio, wher
l. he had been with his wife whom h
> left there to visit her parent:
Clyde is located at Ell Paso, Texas
and has one of the finest tonsori;
parlors in the west. He is just th
same old boy as when he sold cloti
ing for the Royal Tailors here se'
eral years ago. He does not seer
a day older, and time seems to b
dealing gently with him in the SUI
ny south. He will visit for sever
{ days with his sisters before returl
ing to his home. Clyde is certain
. one of the best boys who ever can
down the "Pike."
VIM. Jobling, of Fowler TOWNSHIP
was in town Monday. viii
Justice of the Peace, and was tryil
the case of Board of County Coz
missioners VS.. George DeCow, #
possession of the poor farm. Bill
= as he is familiarly known, is a go'
. Judge and has fair knowledge
- law. He is among the Oldest ST
Tiers of Meade county, having s,