Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
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issue.
J. B. Buck and wife are at St,
Louis this week.
Miss Efie Elder visited her home
at Plains, over Sunday.
Frank S. Sullivan was over on le-
gal business last Friday.
Roy and Henry Taggart left last
week for the Worlds Fair.
George Cobb went up to Ford
county Tuesday to visit his parents.
Remember the Democratic Rep
resentative convention next Satur-
day.
E. E. Rugg and family returned
from Englewood the first of the
week.
Normal closed last Friday and
all the pretty school marms have
gone.
The band dance last Friday night
was success both socially and f.
nancillly.
Teachers examination is in prog
ress the first of the week. We will
give result next week.
Col. Mcpherson, of Woodward,
Okla, was in the city last week on
his way to Kansas City, on business.
Capt, Osgood and Hope went to
Dalhart last Thursday to visit Mrs.
R. P. Smith, Capt. returned Tues
day.
Profs. Baugher and Gillette left
Friday for their respective homes.
w. J. Woodard drove them to Cim-
arron where the took the Santa Fe.
Mr.. Fred Winter and wife left
Monday morning for their home in
northwestern Iowa. They came to
attend the funeral of Henry Winter.
Geo. L. Woodland, of Beaumont,
Texas, was here the latter part of
last week. He was looking at our
fine artesian valley with a view of
investing.
Mrs. Elery Cooper and son, left
Saturday night for Santa Rosa, N.
NJ, where they expect to make their
home. Elery has secured a position
in the round house.
Lem Kyger has announced his
candidacy for register of deeds be-
fore the republican convention. Ed
Palmer will also stand for district
clerk before the same body.
Henry Burford and wife were in
the city Tuesday. Henry informed
US that he and his wife and Misses
Florence and Mnggie Smith would
leave Saturday to attend the Fair at
St. Louis.
George Cobb. our popular con-
fectionery man, held the lucky num-
Der which drew the fine rubber tire
runabout which was raffled by Ed.
Aker. George will have the swell
est rig in town and we know of no
one in town whom we would rather
see have it than George it
would be ourself.
Few plays in the English language
appeal to the sympathies Of the
heart as does Grip Van Wrinkle. :"
Eiler's Big Company of 80 people,
Pullman .cars-and the finest band
and orchestra on the road will pro-
duce the play in its entirity, under
canvass at Meade Wednesday, Sept,
I4th. You should see it,
Congressman Murdock and Hon.
S. r. Peters were in Meade last
Thursday and addressed the citizens
of Meade county on political issues.
The meeting was opened by a reci-
tation by Miss Rosa Rhodes, who is
the peer of any elocutionist her age
in the state. Hamilton's band rem
dered several selections. The re-
publicans were all pleased with the
orations.
Last Sunday the writer IN com
pany with Messrs. J. R. Reynolds
and Brother Buis were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Judd,
for dinner. 1t was a feast fit for a
king and the boys are still talking
about it and imagining they can
taste fried chicken. We all agreed
that it was the best feed we had had
in a year and earnestly hope thai
some fair damsels will take advan.
tage of leap year and take US tc
raise. None but experts of the cul
mary department need apply.
A message from Newton, Tuesday
stated that Frank Stivers had beer
accidentally shot, but not seriously
No further particulars were given
This morning. Mrs. Judd. his sister