Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-03-02

Alex Tripod came down from
Bucklin this morning.
A. T. Bodle Jr. and E. A. Twist
returned from Topeka, last Friday.
| Miss Campbell is showing the
latest in ladies skirts, also a novelty
in a black silk girdle.
| Mr.. S. o. Ball is visiting for a
few days with'his daughter, Mrs. J..
R: Griggs, of this city.
A card from Don T. Edwards
says he will leave Buffalo, N. Y.
for home this week. He has been
east on land deal.
Mr.. w. F. Balm and wife have
moved into the residence of E. o.
Palmer in the north part of the city.
Shelley Price went to Cotton
wood, Falls last week with several
cars of cattle. He returned Mon
day.
Jay Ellis is boring a well at the
residence of District Clerk Elliott.
Jay is good we'll digger and always
has good luck.
J. R. Jefferson has just finished
the foundation for w. H. Finkle's
blacksmith shop. 1t will be 2ox4o
in size and covered with iron.
Miss Media Boyer returned Sunday
from St. Joseph, Mo. where she has
been making her spring purchases of
spring millinery and dress goods.
Miss Campbell has put in a COM
plete line of spring dress goods.
Don't neglect to come in and look
over the entire stock. Phone No.
II.
R. M. Painter left Saturday even
ing for Leavenworth, where he goes
as delegate to the A. o. U. w.
Grand Lodge which meets at that
city this week.
Sam Bunch has added a new
Singer shoe machine to his harness
shop. The machine is calculated to
do all kinds of shoe sewing, also
light harness work.
Mr.. ]. T. Dalton, of Liberal was
in Meade Sunday and Monday look
ing after some real estate. Mr..
Dalton and Mr.. Calvert, of Liberal
are in the real estate business at that
place.
A letter from G. w. Dalgarn.
Newport, La. says he is at work on
a railroad as Division Engineer.
Says the weather has been bad in
that vicinity. He sends his regards
tn all his friends.
Harley Butler and wife, of Engle-
wood, Kansas, are in the city. Mr..
Butler has been in the grain bust
ness at that place for the past two
years and recently sold out. He is
here looking for location.
We are pleased to announce that
Jay Ellis has fixed the city we'll so
that it pumps about gallon to a
stroke and puts about 1900 gallons
per hour into the tank. The supply
of water will be sufficient to keep
the tank filled.
Mr.. E. o. Palmer and family left
Tuesday for Tyrone, Okla, where
they will reside for the present. Mr..
Palmer has secured a position there
as section foreman. He was for
merly employed by the Rock Island
at Fowler and Minneola, Kansas.
Tom Johnston had the misfortune
to get kicked on the left knee Tues
dav morning by one of Mr.. Gordon
Oldham's horses. Tom, in COM
pany with some of the boys was
inspecting the animals when Tom
got too close and got the kick. 1t
is rather painful accident and will
lay him up.for several days.
Among our renewals the past week
are as follows:
J. w. Hinsdale. Meade.
Jess Mckinney, Meade.
Chas Thompson, Lakeland.
Chas Altenbernd, Meade.
E. W. jenkins, Meade.
G. c. Callahan. Plains, Kan.
w. w. Boucher, Talpa, Mo.
The Christian Endeavor Society
will hold it's Annual State Conven-
ton at Topeka June 2o-22, 1905.
The society is sending out a pamph-
let which you can procure from Mrs.
T. A. Jackson, Secy., Wichita, Kan.
1t is expected that about 1000 dele
gates will be present. Some nat
ional speakers will be present and