Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23

Remember the Fourth at Meade
| A shower of rain fell Tuesda'
night.
| Come to Meade to celebrate tn,
Fourth.
Business is very dull this time ot
the year.
The barley crop promises al
abundant yield.
George Cobb went to Mertills
township to his claim Tuesday.
Miss Evelyn Mendenhall, ot
Haviland, Kansas, is visiting friend.
in Meade.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Busing and
daughter Annie, were in Meade
Tuesday.
Mrs. Martin, of Odee township,
was in Meade Tuesday transactine
business.
Co. Supt. Maggie Martin went
down to her claim in Odee town
ship Tuesday.
Mrs. A. T. Bodle and daughter,
Marjorie, returned Saturday from
Wichita, Kansas.
The Bucklin base ball boys will
cross bats with the Meade nine on
July 4th at this place.
Is it not about time the Democrat
ic committee was getting together
and calling a representative conven-
ton?
Colonel D. E. Ballard returned
Tuesday night from Washington,
Kansas. where he has been for the
past several weeks.
Mr.. Butler expects to open a
new barber shop IN Dan Taggart's
building next door west of Fletcher's
furniture store in few days.
E. A. Twist has purchased some
land east of Meade and willimprove
same. He is having a we'll put
down and will make small ranch.
Mrs. Frank Parks and daughter,
Mildred, went down to Odee town
ship to visit for several days with
her father, d. Barragree, and fam
lily.
Sunday night the lightning struck
several of the telephone poles and
the telephone system was somewhat
demorallzed Monday, morning. 1t
was the worst electrical storm we
have had for years.
Mr.. ]. H. Lamkin, of South
Gray county, was in Meade We'd
nesday. He was here looking for
some parties from Missouri, who ex-
pect to locate in Gray county.
Fred Gray and Roy Reynolds left
Monday evening for the Slaughter
place in the Artesian valley, where
they have the contract for painting
the large barn and residence which
has recently been erected by Mr..
Slaughter. Roy is becoming very
proficient and has been applying
himself strictly to business.
A number of the young friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Hamilton went
to their home last Monday evening.
laden with presents of tinware, the
event being the tenth anniversary of
their marriage. The room resembled
tin shop. Mrs. Hamilton enter
tanned the young folk while Mr..
Hamilton and the band boys dis
coursed "sweet" strains of music in
an adjoining room.
In another column we publish the
statement of the Meade State Bank,
This bank is doing a conservative
banking business and enjoys the
confidence of our people. as can be
seen from the statement. It's Of
icials are courteous and always en-
deavor to satisfy their many custom
ers. When you desire to do any
banking business, remember the
Meade State Bank.
Miss Zada Black received a mes
sage Tuesday morning, announcing
the death of Mrs. E. f. Rleman, at
Kansas City the same morning.
Mrs. Rieman has been in i'll health
for some time and has been confined
in hospital there for some time.
The many friends of the family here
regret to hear this sad news, and
they have their heartfelt sympathy
in their bereavement.
Misses Genevieve McMeel, Oma
Henry, Mabel Griggs and Marjorie
Bodle returned from Wichita, Kan
sas last Thnrsdav nioht The GIRLS