Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-08-31
Land seekers are again numerous.

Land seekers are again numerous.
We are having an ice famine this
week.
Roy Bethel, of Santa Fe, Kansas,
spent Sunday with Mr.. Backe and
family.
Fred Gray and Art Schmoker
went up to Oldham's ranch to finish
painting.
Lem Kyger returned from Kan
sas City last Saturday after. several
weeks absence.
! Chas. Roberts and wife are the
proud parents of girl baby born
last Thursday.
Cloud manipulation Matthews
promises plenty of rain during the
month of September.
Mrs. Buis and daughter Gladys
are visiting at the Miller ranch in
Crooked Greek twp. this week.
kTA DR.. Smyser, painless dentist
NJ will be in Meade Friday Sept.
~22; Fowler, Kansas September
" va3, 1905.
Mrs. B. F. Strickland, of Arm
strong, Ills. has been visiting her
sister Mrs. J. R. Griggs for for some
time.
Mrs. Newly and daughter. Emma
of Santa Fe, Kansas, are visiting
with Photographer Backe and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gray and
daughter left yesterday evening for
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, to spend a
month for Mrs. Gray's health.
A number of the young friends of
Miss Orpha Lyons surprised her at
home southeast of the city, last ev-
ening and had a pleasant time.
Miss Grace Fullington left last
Saturday morning for Wichita, at
which place she will attend Mt.
Carmel Academy the coming term.
A card from Don T. Edwards
says was just coming down Pixies
Peak and was ready to start to Salt
Lake City on his way to Portland.
Mrs. Z. b. McCausland and child.
rem left last Saturday morning for
their home in Wichita after several.
weeks visit with c. p. Fullington
and family.
James T. Walter and his sister,
Miss Cora, left last Friday morning
for Mill Creek, Ind. Ter. Miss
Cora will make her home with Jim
for the present.
Tom Johnston and daughter Miss
Mildred returned from Cleveland,
Ohio, last Saturday night. Tom
had a months visit and Mildred
has been there all summer.
T. C. Cole, of Hutchinson, Kan
sas, representing the Travellers Life
Insurance Co., of Hartford, is in
the city this week interviewing the
people on insurance matters.
Jones, Smith & Co, is the style of
the new realty firm at Fowler, Kan
sas. They are erecting new Office
building and expect to sell much
real estate. We wish the new firm
success.
Alex Tripod, accompanied by his
sister Mrs. Osgood, Mrs. Fannon
and Hope Osgood came over from
Bucklin Sunday morning in. an
automobile. They returned the
same evening.
Mr.. D. G. Scouten, father of Mrs.
w E. Wilson, left yesterday for his
home at the Military Soldiers Home
at Leavenworth. He has been visit
ing his daughter in Sand Creek for
the past month.
Mrs. Z. B. Ragland returned last
week from her extended trip to In
diana and Iowa visiting with her
daughters. Uncle Zack had become
very tired of patching and was tick
led to have her return.
M. Wightman and wife, of Elm
hurst, Cali. are visiting at the home
of A. T. Bodle Jr. in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wightman are the par
ents of Mrs. Bodle. They expect
to remain for severl4 weeks.
The statement of The Meade State
Bank appears in this issue. The
statement is good one and shows
the institution in very prosperous
condition. We call our readers at
tention to this excellent statement.
John J, Leach, of Arapahoe, Ok.