Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-19
Quarter land for sale two and one

you can get meals and lunches at
the Owl restaurant at all hours. Try
it. North side square.
R. Buis sold steers this week for
$3.50. They will be taken to east
ern Kansas and put in feed lots.
Rev. Parks will preach at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday at
the usual hours. Everyone invited.
Misses Alice Allen and Mable
Griggs left Saturday for Wichita to
attend Mt. Carmel Academy for the
ensuing term.
B. S. McMeel sold bunch of q
year old steers this week for Ss.25
They averaged goo and were from
the herd of Harry Coon.
Martin & DeCow have filled their
icehouse. Warren Fletcher has his
full also. There is no reason way
we cannot bekept cool next summer.
Miss Mary Palmer, of Macon,
Mo. is visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Graves. Miss Pal
mes is sister of Mrs. R. S. Gerow.
LOST: One small sized white dog
with black around one eye, and
three spots on his back, answering
to the name Spot. Leave any infor-
nation at this office.
Jay Ellis, assisted by Thos. Bar
ton is putting the cylinder deeper in
in the six inch well. 1t is hoped
that it will give US an ample supply
of water.
Representative Cones has intro
duced bill in the house, relative to
the determination of gophers and
one concerning sleeping cars. We
understand the first one, but we do
not the sleeping car proposition.
Bob Byrns left Monday for Guy
mon, Okla, where he will run a
meat market. Mrs. Byrns left to-
day to join him. They expect to
reside there for the present. We
wish them success in their new home.
Mr.. Bisbee, of Plains, was over
Tuesday, accompanied by Mo-. T.
Wilson, of Arcade, N. Y. ~to was
looking after his real estate interests.
He is still purchasing land, and is
well pleased with the present outlook
for a bumper wheat crop.
The statement of the Meade State
Bank appears in this issue aid II is
an excellent financial showing. 1t
shows the above bank dong thriv-
ing business and in very healthy
condition. Meade should be proud
of this banking institution.
Mr.. Cones is on the assessment
and taxation committee, which is
among the best committees of the
house. George can make a rep on
that committee if he so desires.
There will be tax bill and he can
offer some suggestions if he feels dis
posed.
DR.. Fee has received a new auto
mobile and will now ride to see his
many patients in this new machine.
1t is one of the latest styles and a
beauty in every respect. This is
the first machine ever owned in
Meade and the probabilities are that
more of our citizens will be riding
in these horseless carriages.
At the annual meeting of the
Meade State Bank last week, the
following officers were elected:
r. A. Harper, President.
B. F. Cox, Vice President.
Louis Boehler, Cashier.
Directors:
R. A. Harper, Ben Cox,
Louis Boehler, VIM Kobs,
B. S. McMeel, w. F. Casteen.
The republicans of Kansas are en-
titled to no small amount of credit
for passing bill placing the state
printing under control of the state.
This is state ownership of the pub
lie printing plant. Ten years age
they would have hooted at the idea
of the state owning anything. 1t is
only question of few years when
the state, and government as well,
will be owning and operating a greaf
many of the public industries
Government ownership is just a:
sure to come as that the name O
this state is Kansas.
Mrs. Samuel Lawrence left yes
terday afternoon for her home il
Kansas City. Mrs. Lawrence ha
been visiting for the past ten day
with her mother, Mrs. M. L. Dalgarl
and sister, Miss Etna. Mrs. Law
renee will be remembered as Mis-
Mollie Dalgarn, and was Count
Supt. of Meade county from I8o