Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-02-23


entertained by Miss Margery and
Mr.. Wallace Hamilton at their
home last Friday evening. All
spent an enjoyable time.
r. R. Wells came in Monday on
No. ao to spend a few weeks in
Meade. Mr.. Wells has been in
Kansas City for the past several
months taking medical treatment.
A. V. Angel, of West Plains twp.
was in town Monday and made this
Office a very pleasant call. Mr..
Angel has out 400 acres of wheat
and says the prospect for crop
was never better.
VIM. Dick was in the city Tues
day ON business. While there he
called at our office fand made us
happy by paying US s. on subscrip-
ton. Nothing is more pleasing to
the eye of the printer, than to see
the dollars come rolling in.
If you want something in an up
to-date shoe get a pair of tans at
Eaton's.
Judge w. D. Hudson, of Hutch
inson, came in Monday night to
spend few days with former Meade
friends. Mr.. Hudson was Probate
judge of Meade county for six years
during the boom days. He and his
family have lived at Hutchinson for
number of years.
The managers of the Meade Ce-
ment Building Co. are unloading a
car load of cement this week and
storing the same In the barn north
of Mrs. R. K. Perry's residence.
The company will begin the erection
of a building as soon as the weather
will permit.
The editor and DR.. w. F. Fee
attended the Washington's birthday
banquet at Topeka this week. 1t
was given under the auspices of the
Democratic State Central Committee
and VIM. ]. Bryan was the princi-
pal orator. The banquet was held
Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, 1905.
John D. Randolph, wife and baby
were in town last Friday. DR.. Fee
had operated on their little son some
weeks ago for club feet and the op-
Grafton was entirely successful. The
little fellow stood the operation we'll
and everything indicates that the
feet will be as straight as nature had
intended them.
Try the Owl restaurant for meals
and short orders.
Mrs. R. w. Griggs went to Wich-
ita, last week and brought her
daughter, Miss Mable, home. She
had been attending school at Mt.
Carmel Academy for the past term,
but has been suffering from throat
trouble for several months and
could not persue her studies as a re-
suit.
Mr.. Hamer, of the firm of Hamer
Bros, of Wilburn, was in town Fri
day. These gentlemen own the old
Kirby place at Wilburn and are rap
idly improving it by sowing large
amount of alfalfa. 1t is one of the
best places in Meade county. Mr..
Hamer says the winter has been
severe on stock but that their losses
are very small.
If you have stove or household
goods of any kind to sell, see Taggart.
R. t. Barnum, whose success was
gained by advertising once said, "It
you have SIG to use, pay $40 for an
article and So for advertising. lean
out talk any man but the printer.
The man who can stick up type and
the next morning talk to thous-
ands of men while 1 am talking to
one is the man 1 am afraid of, and
want to be his friend"
A. F. German has disposed of his
interest in the mercantile establish
ment of Dorland & German, to Mr.
]. E. Roberts and the style of the
firm hereafter will be Dorland &
Roberts. We are not sdvised as to
the plans of Mr.. German, but hope
he will remain in the city and agair
engage in business as he has beer
one of our merchants for numbeI
of years. We alse wish the new
firm much success.
The following report for th'
month of January was sent out b!
DR.. S. J. Crumbine, Secy.. of Stat
Board of health: No. cases o
dipththeria reported, IS; No. o
deaths, 10, Number cases Scarle
fever, I4o; number of deaths, 9