Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-22

Island time card,
Ben Cox left this week for Barry,
Mo. for several weeks visit.
w. c. Osgood Jr. came down
from Bucklin Sunday, returning in
the evening.
Vice President Nudge and some
more of the brass collars, went
through Meade Sunday.
John Randolph and Wayne Davis
returned from California Saturday
after several weeks visit.
J. M. Eaton moved his goods
to Fowler last Tuesday, and will be
open for business in few days.
Today is Washington's birthday.
George would have been 164 years
of age had he lived until to-day.
We are advised that Clyde Mars
will be candidate for the Republi-
can nomination of Clerk of District
Court.
D. B. NOVEL; is one of our latest
subscribers. Mr.. HOWELL resides on
the old Randolph place southwest of
Fowler.
Mrs. R. P. Smith and daughter
Pauline, came up from Dalhart Sat
urday to spend few days with her
parents.
Mr.. Kimball desires to thank
everyone who so kindly assisted him
during the illness and death of his
wife.
Miss Media Boyer returned from
St. Joseph, Mo-, Saturday, where
she has been purchasing spring mil
linery and notions.
Rev. Geo. Belsey, rector of the
Episcopal church will hold services
at the Presbyterian church next Sun
day at the usual hours.
Robert Mabery, of Sling County,
Nebraska, has been in Odee town
ship for several days visiting his sis
ter Mrs. John Borchers.
Mrs. l.. Edwards, of Plains, was
over Monday visiting Mrs. Bunch.
Mrs. Edwards subscribed for the
great moral guide while here.
The News job department is thor
oughly prepared to print horse and
jack bills. This is one of our spec
ialties. Call and get our prices.
F. w. Flick is making some i'm
provements in his store room by
putting in deck in the back part
of the front building. P. ]. Lee has
charge of the work.
The News office moved this week
into the new quarters in the building
formerly occupied by ]. M. Eaton.
We will soon be Strengthened arouud
and prepared to receive visitors.
Chas. Tally and w. w. Presley,
left Sunday night for Topeka, to at
tend the goth anniversary celebra-
ton of the establishment of the Ma
sonic order in Kansas.
Editor N. l.. Barrett, of the Ar
lington Enterprise, Arlington, Kan
sas, was in the city the first of the
week soliciting orders for calanders
and bank job work.
Mrs. Anna Miller, of Great Bend,
a department officer of the Ladies OF
the Grand Army of the Republic,
was in Meade Saturday, and visited
the local circle that evening. The
ladies had very pleasant meeting.
We have been informed upon re-
liable authority that the Rock Island
will change divisions on this line NOV
ing the division from Bucklin to
Pratt and putting in uew division
at Liberal. The object is to better
the train service.
The Meade Lodge of Odd Fellows
have ordered lumber for a building
25x7o feet two stories high. The
upper part will be used as lodge
hall and the ground floor will be
used as store building. The ma
sonic fraternity of this place are ex
pecting to erect similar building
joining the Odd Fellows. The 10
cation will be the west side of tn,
square.
: There was large attendance a
the Babtist chnrch last Sunday
Rev. Merideth preached the dedica
tory sermon and delivered the pray
er. The Ora WILLIAMS Siegel me
mortal window was unveiled at tn
morning service by Misses Emil
Read and Ora Keith, both appropri
ately costumed in white. Many O