Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-07-27

A large number of our people ex-
pect to attend the reunion at Dodge
next week.
Mrs. ]. c. Ragland and son, Vic
tor, returned from their Oregon trip
last Friday.
There will be Mass at the Catho-
lie church, Meade, Kansas, Sunday
July goth at 1890 a. m.
]. R. Griggs and wife went to
Dalhart Monday to visit few days
with Austin Ball and family.
Ed Sheldon, of the Standard Land
Co., went to Kansas City Saturday
morning to bring out more land buy
ers.
| Chas. Byrns was up from Wyanet
Okla. the past week visiting his par
ents. He is farming down in Wood
ward county and getting along nice
ly.
We wish people would remember
that our phone is No. 7 and that we
would greatly appreciate your call
ing US up and telling us any item of |
news.
Rev. Thayer, State Superinten-
dent of Congregational work in Kan
sas, will be in Fowler, Kansas, July
goth 1905, both morning and even
ing. Everybody invited.
Ed. J. Wehrle went back to St.
Louis Saturday morning after a
weeks stay. He expects to return
shortly and make some more i'm
provements on his claim
Mrs. A. F. German spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Meade. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Maggie
Rees who has been visiting her at
Plains, for the past ten days.
Johnnie Russell IS again in our
city after an absense of several
months. He says he is going to re-
main all winter and is shining boots
and shoes at Roberts & Schmoker's
barber shop.
State Supt. Dayhoff was in the $
city Monday morning and visited {
the Normal Institute. He gave the i
teachers a short educational talk
which was highly appreciated. We
understand that he took a little shot
at poor old Gov. Hoch.
Grant Lyons has sold his farm t
southeast of town. He received a
S12oo more than he paid for it last i
spring. We are not advised what
he will do but hope he will conclude z
to remain with US as he and his fam Il
lily have made many friends who G
would greatly regret to have them r
move from our midst. T
Frank Sourbeer left last Friday o
for Salt Lake City, Utah, in re- I
sponse to the telegram announcing
the death of his son-in-law, Edward :,
an account of which we Z
publish in another column. Mrs. u
Blackmarr will probably come to T
Meade county and make her home :
with her father.
H. L. F. Long, formerly princi- S
pal of the Meade schools arrived in
Meade last Friday and has been
greeting all his old friends. He has :,
been attending the state normal at :.
Emporia the past winter and is now
looking for location for the COM
ing winter. His many friends were
pleased to see him again.
The normal social to have been 7
given last Friday night was post
poned until Saturday night owing to 6,
the heavy downpour Friday after ! !
noon. The building was filled with :,
a mass of perspiring humanity for :.
more than three hours, but every =
one seemed to be spending an enjoy
able evening. The proceeds of the
evening were about $50. t.
Rainmaker Matthews had a run
away last Monday which came near
putting him out of business. He =
was alone near Boyer's place when +
the team became frightened and =
started to run. He held them as u
long as he could and then made his .
exit over the back of the seat and =
the team continued to run landing
at the Crooked L west ranch. The )
buggy was somewhat smashed. The
rainmaker took a six-mlle walk to
the city.
The members of the P. E. o. So
ciety of this place went to the home v
of Mrs. N. R. Bishop, 7 miles east 4
of Meade, last Saturday evening, v
where they were royalty entertained. {
These P. E. O's seem to be out for I