Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-07-05
Henry Wear spent the Fourth in

plOWed at the Silver Moon.
j Mr.. Ed Brant, of Springfield, Nc
is in the city visiting friends.
| Punkin Roller Buis was up from
tNye, Okla. to spend the Fourth.
We are late with this issue on &C.
count of celebrating the fourth.
Everybody is feeling as though
they had been out on a "toot" last
night.
Mrs. J. H. Beach's parents, OF
Hays City are here visiting the fam
lily.
Fowler has good ball team and
have good reasons for being proud
of them.
John Blair and son, of Mertilla
twp were in town yesterday to cele-
brate the Fourth.
Ben Cox left yesterday for Barry,
Mo-, where he will spend a few
weeks with relatives.
Miss Maud Stansil is now en-
ployed at the Office of the Southwest
Telephone Co., as operator.
The First National Bank has add
ed new roll top desk to their Office.
1t is a fine piece of furniture.
John Cooper is again employed
at the Silver Moon. John is good
boy and is faithful clerk.
w. M. Durham, one of the pro-
prietors of The Meade Dry Goods
Co. was in the city this week on
business.
Dave Mackey, wife and daughter,
Miss Laura, of Nye, Okla, spent
the Fourth in the capital of Meade
county.
The dance given by the Meade
Orchestra last night was largely at
tended and everyone seemed to en-
joy themselves.
Normal began last Monday with
an attendance of 28. We are ad-
vised that the attendance is small in
all the institutes this summer.
Just Received at Boyer's a nice
supply of white embroidered wash
belts for both ladies and children
also colored gingham underskirts.
Prof. D. A. Baugher, of Kinsley,
is here instructing in the Normal.
The Prof. is we'll known here and
his work needs no recommendation
Norman Elliott and family arriv-
ed in Meade Tuesday to spend the
Fourth with home folk. Mrs. FL
liott and daughter will remain for
about a month.
Wallace Hamilton came in from
Hobart, Okla, Tuesday and will
spend a couple of weeks with his
parents. Wallace is in the employ
of the Rock Island at that place.
Mrs. M. A. Williams has sold her
alfalfa farm south of Meade to Mr..
Peter SPecht, of Mlnneola for
So, 900. The farm includes $40
acres, one quarter being the salt well
quarter. 1t makes fine farm.
Elmer Rosenberg informed us
that he saw Mr.. D. H. Bryant at
Zelma, Beaver county, Okla, last
week. Mr.. Bryant and wife are liv-
ing there and conducting a general
store.
Will Bruce has purchased the in
terest of Lem Kyger and Art
Schmoker in the Silver Moon res
taurant and together with Tom John
ston will conduct same in the future.
Mr.. Bruce is an old hand at the bus
mess having conducted a confec-
tionery several years ago.
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business paying. from SIS 90 to $50.
90 weekly by taking orders for our
extensive high grade line of nursery
stock. Prospects for the coming
season unlimited. Your commits
sions advanced weekly and expenses
paid while in active work, A com.
plete outfit also furnished free of al
charges. No experience necessary
Write today to The Griesa Nurseries
Lawrence, Kansas, T. E. Griesa
Prop.
| We had hoped to publish the ora
ton delivered by Hon. J. M. Scott
of Chicago, Ills., better known a
e.Scotty" of Death Valley fame wh'
made the famous race against time
across the continent, from Los An
geles to Chicago. Mr.. Scott is yer
reticent in regard to his famous tri
across the continent but admits tha