Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-21
Tennis is all the rage.

Glorious Fourth.
DR.. Leslie's new drug store will
soon be ready for occupancy.
Mr.. T. N. Walter went to Bucklin
Wednesday on business and pleasure.
P. ]. Bowling and Love Graham
were down from Mertilla yesterday
on business.
Millard Martin is adding a new
addition to his residence in the north
part of the city.
Chas. Wehrle arrived from St.
Louis last night for several days
visit with home folk.
]. H. Hinsdale and wife have
moved into their new house in the
north part of the city.
The most comfortable and DUR
able shoe is Browns flexible sole.
Sold by Meade Dry Goods Co.
E. A. Twist and family left We'd
nesday for Range, Okla, to visit
with MI. A. Edwards and family.
WANTED:-Good work horse
weighing between 500 and 1000 lbs.
A. o. RosENBERRy,
Meade, Ks.
DR.. Fee leaves this evening to at
tend a meeting of the county health
officers which meets in Topeka Fri
day.
DIR. Leslie went to Hooker, Okla,
Monday to visit sick child of H.
Gwln, who was night operator here
about year ago.
Wheat will make from 10 to IS
bushels per acre in Meade county.
The straw is not so plentiful as last
year but the grain will be of better
quality.
Ira Scott and wife and son were
Grandpa and Grandma
Sumpter Wednesday. Mr.. Sump-
ter and the young man made this of
fee a pleasant call.
Mrs. F. Sourbeer returned from
Hutchinson last Thursday where
she has been in Stewards Hospital
for the past few weeks. She is
greatly improved in health.
Misses Genevieve McMeel, Grace
Fullington, Marjorie Bodle and
Alice Allen returned from Mt.
Carmel, Wichita Ks, last Thursday.
The term has closed and the girls
are home for their summer vacation.
Jim Jefferson has been promoted
to Section Foreman at Jasper and
has moved out and taken charge of
same. Jim thoroughly understands
the business and the road will be
kept in good condition under his
charge.
DR.. Leslie was called to Mr..
Aliens (colored) in Gray county,
Friday, to attend Mrs. Allen, whose
team ran away Thursday and threw
her out of the buggy, dislocating her
hip. He soon replaced the same
and she is now rapidly improving.
Harry Simms left Monday evening
for his home in Covington, KY,
after an absence of several years.
He will remain at home for the
present. Harry has many friends
in Meade county who regret to have
him leave.
In company with John Randolph
we visited Fowler last Thursday
night. On the trip we saw some
very fine fields of wheat and barley
also some that were not so good.
We found the city of Fowler a thriv-
ing little burg. They are making
material Improvements, among the
most notgble being their new city
we'll and side walks. The stores all
do a large business and the town
generally, seems to be prosperous.
Judge E. D. Smith brought two
heads of lettuce to this Office Tues
day morning which were the largest
we have ever seen raised In Meade
County, One head measured ID
inches in diameter and weighed I u
pounds. The other measured II
inches ane weighed pound. They
were raised on his farm southwest oil
the city, where Mr.. Smith and hi:
wife have raised garden successfully
for the past twenty years. They
have all kinds of garden sass which
are equally as fine as the lettuce.
The case of the State of Kansas
VS.. Harrison Winfry came up befor,
Judge Mars last Monday and th'
time for the hearing was set for Oct
1st, 1906. The young man is abou
Is years of age and had been i'm
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