Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-06-29
The weather is very hot.

Master Frances Backe IS up at the
| Newly ranch this week.
DR.. ]. E. Oldham and son Gordon
were transacting business in the city
Monday.
The Golden State Limited now
carries passengers, stopping only a,
County Seats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell left on No.
80 yesterday for their future home
at lola, Kansas.
Mr.. G. w. Camp, of the Camp
Comedy Co.. is first cousin of our
townsman, ]. H. Camp.
w. ]. Totheroh, the West Side
Blacksmith, has been on the sick
list for the past ten days.
1t is estimated that the wheat crop
for Meade County will average
about 20 bushels per acre.
About 40 headers and binders
have been sold by our local mer-
ceants for the present harvest.
There will be services at the
Catholic church, Meade, Kansas,
on Friday. June goth at 9 a. m.
The Camp Comedy Co. left We'd
nesday morning for Richield, Nor
ton county, where they will show
the Fourth.
Elmer Rosenberg returned from
Woodward county, where he has
been for the past few weeks selling
fruit trees.
Harley Butler is erecting gran
ary I6x48 feet near the depot for
the purpose of storing grain while
waiting for cars.
Mrs. Jack Huber and children, of
Holden, Mo-, who have been visit
ing J. R. Griggs and wife left Mon
day for their home.
The Meade Base Ball nine has a
matched game with Guymon, Okla,
to be played at Libnral on July 4th
for purse of $50.
Miss Winnie Bonham, accompan-
led by her sister, Mrs. c. A. Mars,
are down in Cimarron this week on
Miss Winnie's claim.
Mr.. Carabine, of4-Kansas City,
was through Meade this week with
some land buyers. They were
travelling in an automobile.
VIM. p. Bunyan was in town
Tuesday on business. Mr.. Bunyan
informs US that there will be large
wheat crop in his neighborhood.
A letter from A. H. Edison, Weber
Wash, encloses ST for the News to
the same address for another year.
We wish Amos success in the north
west.
The Camp Comedy Co. showed
here the second night and the at
tendance was nearly double that of
the first night. Camps give the best
little show on the road.
DR.. Fee left Monday night for
Topeka where he will attend a meet
ing of the State board of health.
He will also visit Kansas City and
Wichita before he returns.
Mr.. Chester Munson, representing
the Rock Island Stove works, was
doing business in our city this week.
Mr.. Munson is an old Meadeite and
lived here in the palmy days.
Mr.. and Mrs. York and daughter,
Miss Media are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Read. Mr..
and Mrs. York are the parents of
Mrs. Read. Their home is in
Indiana not far from indianapolis.
Alfred Taylor has received word
from some attorneys in southern
Texas, that an uncle had died and
had left him an estate valued
at $4,000. Alfred's many friends
will be pleased to hear of his good
fortune.
Mrs. John w. Kibby and daugh-
tiers, Hazel and Charlotte, left Mon
day on the Golden State Limited fol-
eastern Kansas where they will visit
at their old home in Augusta, Kas.
Mr.. Kibby will meet them at Hutch.
inson and accompany them.
Russ & Lane have unloaded a 32
horse Reeves Traction Engine ano
sixteen I4inch gang plows and ex
pect to begin breaking sod. The
engine is large one, in fact tn.
largest ever unloaded at Meade
These gentlemen expect to make thi
their business and will no doubt turr