Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-05-12

Dave Mackey was up from the
Cimarron Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Backe and Frances
visited at R. G. Newby's over Sun
day.
Sam Newby, of Gray County, is
reported quite sick at his home, by
DR.. Fee.
The Board of Equalization meets
the first Monday in June to adjust
taxes.
Misses Kate and Maggie Martin
visited at their home in Odee town
ship Sunday.
The Rock Ialand offers reduced
rates to St. Louis. See ad In an
other column.
George B. Cones had the front of
his buildings repainted. Gilbert
Talbot was the artist.
Mrs. R. Buis, who is suffering
with infamatory rheumatism is
somewhat improved.
Two prisoners sawed their way
out of the Dodge City jail last week
but were recaptured
]. ]. Leach, of Oklahoma. arrived
today and is visiting with. A. O..
Rosenberg and family.
Mrs. M. L. Dalgarn is expecting
her son, G. Walt Dalgarn in few
days to visit her and family.
Miss Jessie Conrad, of Crooked
Creek township, was a very pleasant
caller at our office Monday.
Oliver Frame returned from IL
lnols, last week, where he has been
for the past several months.
There will be a dance at the
court house Friday night, May 1s.
Good music. All are invited.
Mrs. Osgood aud Hope returned
from Dalhart, Texas, last Monday
evening, after several weeks visit.
Mr.. Camps engine has been out
of commission for several days,
awaiting some repairs from. the fac
tory.
The residences of Messrs Read
and Halloway are nearing compile
ton and will soon be ready for oc-
cupancy.
A. J. Byrns and force are putting
down brick sidewalks on the north
side of the square in front of the
tank and the new buildings.
In Albert Potter's local last week
there was a typographical error,
which made the price of broom
corn very low. 1t should have been
SIIo per ton for the best and sos
for the second grade.
Mrs. Jesse Edison has received a
check for $4,000, the insurance car
ried by her husband in her favor.
This is very neat sum and will
very materially help the wife and
childred of the deceased. The pay
ment was prompt and speaks well
for the A. o. U. w. Fraternity.
A letter from Shelley says he ar
rived at Los Angeles all o. k. and
that he likes the place. Says he
saw E. w. Williams and the Wick
family and that Roy Twist came IN
the same day and that he was on
his was to the Worlds Fair and
would stop at Meade on the way.
We have received letter from H i.
c. Mayse, of Ashland, informing us
that Ashland will have a big cele-
bration on the Fourth and that the
people of Meade and Meade county
are invited to attend. We can as
sure them that they will have a good
time. If Meade does not celebrate
they will surely go and help Ash
land make the eagle scream.
Roy Twist arrived from Los
Angeles, California, Tuesday for a
few days visit. He is on his way tc
St. Louis to attend the Fair. He
reports seeing E. w. Williams and
Will Shelley at that place. He
says E. W. is just taking life easy,
but steady as an sold oak". Roy
is accompanied by Charles Thoman
a friend of his. who is also going tc
the Fair. Roy looks natural as eve
though he has been absent abou
three years.
Lewis A. Smith and wife, o
Hoopston, Illinois, made this ofic,
very friendly call Monday. The,
were visiting at F. Sourbeer's, Mrs
Smith being daughter of Mr. ant
Mrs. Sourbeer. Mr.. Smith is pub
Usher of the Hoopston daily AM