Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-04-06
1t rains almost every day.

The County Board is in session
this week.
See the Tafta and Mohair wash
goods at Wehrle's.
| J. R. Griggs returned from the
eastern part of the state Monday
night.
Miss julia Frame went to Bucklin
Tuesday evening to visit for several
days.
We have an ad for the ssDutch
Cafe" this week. The place has
been newly papered and painted.
Ellis & Cobb have secured fine
well for the Cement company, who
will now begin work Immediately.
Miss Hickman arrived this week
from Webb City, Mo-, to visit her
brother, who works at Webb's ranch.
P, ]. Lee and Chas Talley went to
the Cimarron river Monday to take
an inventory of the bridge lumber.
Miss Jennie Scott, of Eldorado,
arrived Saturday night to visit for
some time with her brother Ira. and
family.
Rev. Ross is attending the M. E.
Conference this week. He will
probably return to Meade for an
other year.
Lem Kyger and Ira Scott went to
Dodge City Monday night to look
after Mr.. Scott's claim which he
recently proved up.
J.R. Griggs came in from eastern
Kansas Monday with two gentlemen
who made purchases of some val
liable land while here.
Mrs. Osborne and F. Nj. Davis
have purchased Schumann pianos
from D. F. Taggart, who is agent
for southwest Kansas.
Mrs. J. F. Parks laft today for
Medford, Okla, with Mr.. Parks
mother, who has been visiting him
for the past several weeks.
J. R. Griggs is in eastern Kansas
most of the time interesting people
of that section in the land of sun
shine and prosperity.
The machinery of the Meade Ce-
ment Co. has arrived and the comp
any will be manufacturing stone as
soon as their well is completed.
Albert Potter has received a a.
horse power Fairbanks & Morse
gasoline engine and a mill and will
hereafter have a mill at his own
place of business.
We publish ordinance No. 81 in
another column. This ordinance is
relative to the tax on CANNES. Ye
owners of these animals had better
see City Clerk Pressly and get tag
and put it on your dog-else he is
liable to suffer the penalty.
Mrs. Bell Smith returned to her
home al Dalhart Monday. Bob had
gone home a few days previous,
stopping over in Meade one day.
He hadsbeen to Waco, Texas to see
his mother who died while his was
there. We all sympathize with Mr..
Smith in the death of his mother.
The City election passed off very
quietly last Monday. Several of
the ladies turned out and voted.
The following ticket was elected:
Mayor, S. d. Adams.
Councilmen, John Wehrle. Louis
Boehler. w. F. Casteen, F. w. Curl
and S. M. Dorland.
Police Judge, c. A. Mars.
Prof. ]. H. Beach, principal of
our city schools, has been engaged
by County Supt. elect Miss Bennett,
to conduct the Meade County Nor
NAL this summer. Mr.. Beach has
given general satisfaction as princi-
pal of the schools and we see no
reason why he will no conduct a
successful institute. Let all the
teachers turn out and make the nor
NAL a good one.
| Chas H. Farr, the fellow who
robbed Mr.. Small of about 500 last
winter and escaped, has gone to the
penitentiary from Saline county for
stealing horse and buggy. Sheriff
Givler received a letter from the
sheriff of that county to that effect.
We did not learn the length of his
term. We are pleased to note that
he has been caught and when his
term is out he will probably be
brought back to Meade county for
trial.
The M. w. A. County camp met