Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-26
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There will be Mass at the Catholic
church Sunday, January ae.
Our Fowler correspondent is with
us again after several weeks absence.
Miss Jessie Lamkin is visiting at
her home in Gray county this week.
Mr.. Frank Stivers, of Newton, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. w. Jenkins.
Miss Anna Jenkins returned from
Newton Tuesday, where she has
been for several months.
Ben Coxleft today for Barry, Mo.
where he will remain for some time
visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Cobb are visit
ing at Mr.. Cobb's home in Ford
county this week. They will return
in few days.
Judge jenkins has been on the
sick list the past few days with the
grip. He is improving at present
and will be out in a few days.
w. F. Casteen returned from
Kansas City last Saturday, where he
had been attending the Implement
dealers convention.
There will be a dance Friday
night on the north side of the square
in Tom Johnston's building. Come
everybody and have a good time.
The Fick-Roberts Mer. Co., have
dissolved partnership, Mr.. Roberts
retiring from the business. Mr.. Flick
will conduct the business at the same
old stand.
Johnston & Gray are papering the
store room on the north side, pre-
paratory to moving the restaurant
to that side of the square. Tom will
move the furniture into the room
now occupied by the restaurant.
J.E. Roberts Sr. has purchased
the interest of Mr.. A. F. German,
of the firm of Dorland & German.
The firm in the future will be Dor
land & Roberts and will conduct
business at the same old stand.
Mr.. Geo DeCow is in Kansas City
this week with his wife, who has
been in hospital there for the past
several weeks. She is greatly i'm
proved in health and they are ex-
pected home in a few days.
Messrs Marshall & McMeel are at
Fowler this week invoicing their
stock of merchandise. Mr.. Harry
Coon has gone to that place to take
charge of the store and with a view
of taking an interest in the business.
The city schools closed Tuesday
morning on account of scarlet fever.
We hope everyone will take ever
precaution to prevent the spread of
this disease. We do not think this
has been done or there would not be
so many cases now.
Trains No. 81 and So have been
made night trains, 81 arrives at
100 a. m. and So at 3:45 a. m.
These trains run between Herring
ton and Dalhart but connect with
No. II at Harrington for Kansas
City and Chicago.
]. w. Creech has an ad in another
column, relative to tree and garden
seeds. Mr.. Creech has located per-
manently in Meade county and is
able to furnish the best seeds for
the least money. Give him a trial
when you want seeds.
A Kansas City firm, posing as
real estate agents, are working farm
ers in northern Kansas. They get
the farmers to sign papers which
turn out to be notes. 1t does not
pay to patronize these foreign firms.
If you want to sell your places, list
them with the home agents.
Mrs. Peter Rich, and little son
Albert, of Summerville, Tenn, are
here visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Buis. Mrs. Rich is sister
of Mrs. Buis, whom she has not
seen for twelve years. They will
make about three weeks visit be-
fore returning to their home in Ten
nessee.
H.. G. Marshall and daughter
Miss Elsie returned from Kansas
City last Friday, Mr.. Marshall
had been attending the Implement
dealers convention. While absent
he met several former Meadites,
among whom was A. Macdonald,
who is living there and practicing
law.
Frank 1. Bennett sold his home
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