Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-07-13

Mrs. Tom Johnston and son, Bot
spent few days on the Cimarror
last week.
| VIM. Backe and wife spent Sun
lday at the home of R. G. Newby in
jsouth Gray county.
| Mrs. Lizzie Edwards and children
have moved into their new home in
the south part of Meade.
Rev. H. J. McGlusey will hold
regular services at Presbyterian
church Sunday July 16, at usual
hours.
| w. w. Cockins Sr., of Lawrence,
was in the city this week looking
after his interests in the Crooked L
ranch.
| The twentieth annual session of
The Meade County Normal Institute
convened last Monday morning with
an attendance of 40.
Mrs. R. A. Harper and Miss Mag
gle Martin left last Saturday on No.
~ for Topeka and Kansas City.
They will return the latter. part of
the week,
The 18th annual old soldiers re-
union will begin at Dodge City Aug.
Ist and continue the 2nd, 3rd and
4th. A fine program has been pre-
pared.
Ben Bolen and family will leave
the latter part of this week for Los
Angeles. Cali, where they will visit
for several weeks with Mr.. Bolen's
parents.
Geo. G. Matthews, our rain en-
gineer, is in Wichita this week visit
ing his wife. Ben Bolen is cloud
manipulation during Georges ab-
sence.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. McCausland
and children of Wichita are visiting
c. P. Fullington and family. Mrs
McCausland is sister of Mrs. Full
lington. -,
Bob Molyneux, who left Meade
about three years ago, returned Fri
day to spend few days visiting old
friends. He is located at Pratt at
present.
C. P. Fullington and Art Noble
have purchased new Cadillac auto
mobile for the purpose of conveying
the many land buyers over our beau
tiful country.
We are advised that a heavy wind
struck r. M. Painters new residence
in Sand Creek last week and blew
down a chimney. Otherwise no
damage was done:
Harry Williams has taken out one
of A. V. Angell's threshing outfits
and they are rolling out the golden
grain in West Plains twp. which is
one vast wheat field.
We are reliably informed that J.
R. Griggs will be a candidate for
Representative before the next Re-
publican convention. Dick is an
untiring worker and will cut some
ice.
The w. S. Bergman Lumber Co.
is the style of the new lumber firm
at Dodge City. Mr.. Bergman was
cashier of the Meade State Bank for
several years and we wish him sue
CCSS III HIS LCW OuSInCSS.
The board of county commission
ers at their last session ordered the
township trustee to open the road
west of Meade. 1t will require con-.
siderable work but we presume the
poll tax will be suficiene to improve
| it for travel.
J. S. Wagner and family, of Ness
City, Kansas, are visiting with Rev.
Ross and family. Mr.. Wagner is of
the firm of Lennen & Wagner, a
leading real estate firm of Ness
county. He has been gazing upon
the beauties of the artesian valley
and driving over Meade and sur
rounding territory.
We understand that Postmaster
Fuhr laughs at the idea of anyone
else getting the appointment, claim
ing that he has assurances from
Congressman Murdoch that he will
not be disturbed. Wonder what
Murdock would think if a petition
signed by 100 Republicans, patrons
of the Office, asking that he be re-
moved and another appointment
made.
Last quarter the county board al
lowed bill for $40 worth of stamps
for the previous quarter. Thinking
it too large they ordered that each
official purchase postage for theil