Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-05-05
We are having an abundance of

we are having an aDunoanCe OF
rain.
The First National Bank has an
ad in this issue.
1t is now mud, mud, mud, in
stead of dust, dust, dust.
Pole Butts returned Tuesday from
Missouri, where he has been for the
past year.
Geo. B. Cones is having an ad-
dition put on the Office of the
Meade Realty Co.
Mr.. Blue, of Montgomery county,
Missouri, has located in Meade and
will purchase horses.
There will be a dance at the
court house Friday night, May I3.
Good music. All are invited.
Harry Osterhoudt left last week
for his home in New York state,
where he has secured a position as
travelling salesman.
Kirk Rogers came in and paid US
a dollar on subscription last Tues
day, He is putting down a we'll for
A. ]. Wolfey up north of Miller's
place.
The recent rains have so revived
the wheat that it is now thought
that there will be good crop after
all. Meade county beats the world
for raising grain when 1t does rain.
]. H. King, of Fowler township,
was in Meade Monday, purchasing
tank and windmill. Mr.. King is
very enthusiastic about the county
and thinks its a veritable paradise.
Mrs. Buis is now seriously i'll
with infamatory rheumatism at her
home on the north side. Persons
are requested to be as quiet as pos
sible in passing the house, as it
greatly disturls her.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Flick left
last Saturday morning for Los
Angeles California, where they will
spend week, going from there
north to Washington, where they
will visit for several weeks.
Miss Grace Conlen returned to
Meade Monday from Ford county,
where the has taught school the past
winter. She will visit friends in
Meade for several weeks and ex-
poets to attend normal here this
summer.
w. B. Hays, formerly of West
Plains township, writes US from
Salesville, Ohio, to send the News
to him at that place. Mr.. Hays
sold out in West Plains township
and went to Ohio. We would be
pleased to have him return, in the
near future.
The republicans of the 125th
Representative district are holding
their convention at Liberal to day.
We have not heard the result, but
as George B. Cones, of this city, is
the ouly candidate we have heard
mentioned, we assume he will be the
nominee.
John R. Griggs, General Mana
ger of the Meade Realty Company,
has received the honorary appoint
ment of immigration Agent for the
state of Kansas by Governor Bailey.
Dick, ashe is calledis a good hustler
and will do much toward the settling
up If these vast prairies. He ex-
poets to go east in the near future
and gather up large colony and To-
cate them somewhere in Meade
county. Let the good work con-
tihue.
Our townsman, Mr.. Sam Conger,
has consented to enter the race for
sheriff of Meade county before the
Democratic county conYention.
Sam is at present section foreman at
this place. He is one of the oldest
citizens of Meade, and has a host of
friends who will hail with delight
this announcement. Mr.. Conger is
a man whose honesty and integrity
are beyond question, and if nomi-
mated and elected to fill this position
will do honor to himself and to the
party who nominates him. He ha:
many friends in all parties who viii
support him regardless of party af
filiations.