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

Albert Potter will handle oil cak
in any quantity to suit the purchaser
Geo. Shaw returned from Kansa
City, Tuesday, where he had beel
on business.
J. r. Griggs made business triI
to Hutchinson the first of the week
returning Wednesday.
Mr.. v. Maulsby came from Wich
ita, Kansas, Tuesday with Mr.. Old
ham and will go out to work on the
artesian ranch.
We are advised that MIR. Alf Siegle
has opened tonsorial parlor al
Kansas City, Mo. We wish AL
success in his new venture.
Tom Riley was down from his
ranch the first of the week. He re-
ports the cattle doing well and losses
light considering the severe winter.
Geo. Shaw reports seeing Capt.
Phillips at Kansas City. The Capt.
is stopping at the Midland Hotel,
and expects to be out to Meade in a
few days,
Mrs. Emma Hickey and daughter
Miss Nellie, of Pueblo, arrived this
morning to spend few months with
her sister, Mrs. J. M. Camp and
family.
Alex Mahieu and wife were in
Meade yesterday transacting bust
ness. Mr.. Mahieu informed us that
he is contemplating gardening ex-
tensively.
James 1. Stamper has purchased
the old Klink property in the south
part of the city and will shortly
move into the same. He is making
some repairs and it will make him
neat home.
Mr.. A, S. Russell, of the Missouri
Lumber & Supply Co., of Bucklin,
was in the city a couple of days last
week assisting Mr.. St. Martin in
voice the yard at this place.
B. S. McMeel, our popular north
side clothier, has been under the
weather for the past several days
with severe attack of grip. He is
now able to attend to business.
The green grass is beginning to
appear in the valleys and on the hill
sides. We would not be surprised
if we had an early spring although
Easter comes very late this year.
Av DR.. Smyser, the painless dent
kA ist, has reduced the price of
" Vdentistry one half in Meade
for few months. Watch for his
monthly dates. A chance of a life
time.
We will get you the Kansas City
Star, the Sunday Star and Kansas
City Times and the News one year
for a S. bill. This gives you IA pa
pers per week for So weeks for S..
Cheap. Call and give US your or
ders. if.
A number of Miss Bertha Boyer's
young lady friends surprised her at
her home in this city last Faiday
evening. A very enjoyable evening
was spent. Those present were:
Misses
Mildred Johnston, Lura Smith,
Hannah Barton, Fannie Parks,
Nellie Barragree, Nellie Gilaspie
bessie Mars, Ada Flick,
Mamie Finkle, Mona McMeel
Frances Black, Florence Black
Stella Woodard.
Mr.. Gordan c. Oldham arrived
in Meade Tuesday with a car load
of Percheron horses, farm machinery
and other supplies for their new
ranch in the artesian valley. He
also brought Mr.. Aliens fine Perch
eron mares. All these animals were
purchased at the recent sale at Wich-
ita, from the famous Robinson herd.
MIR. Allen secured two which took
second money at the National
Horse show at St. Louis last year.
We are pleased to see this class Of
horses being brought to our county,
as they are the best in the world.
Mr.. Oldham also shipped some trot-
ting colts and will ship more in a
short time.
We think it would be good move
for the Commercial Club to get to
work and make united effort to gel
a bridge across the Cimarron river.
This would bring thousands of dol.
lars worth of business to Meade
each year. We have talked with