Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-09-27

Wichita last Saturday night.
The M. E. church presents a very
neat appearance with bright Goa,
of paint.
DIR. Leslie reports a boy baby at
the home of ]. A. Reneau last SUM-
day.
i DR.. Leslie Is putting in shelving
which makes his store very attrac-
tive.
Mrs. w. c. Osgood was down
from Bucklin this week visiting
home folk.
There will be mass at the Catho-
lie Church next Sunday morning at
10 O'Clock a. m.
Mr.. Louis Boehler and family
visited with Henry Brinckmann over
Sunday on Crooked Creek.
All the people who went to the
Fair have returned in good shape.
They all report week of sport.
Meade County Alfalfa Seed took
first and second premium at the
Hutchinson State Fair last week.
The seed was from the G. b. Allen
ranch north of Meade.
DR.. Leslie came down Fowler Ave.
Monday morning shouting, "Hurrah
for Teddy" We assume that this
will be the name of the new boy ba-
by which arrived at his house that
morning.
Fred Gray went to Ashland yes
terday to take out his final natural
ization papers before the district
court which is in session at that
place.
Miss Elsie Marshall left Tuesday
for lola, Kansas, to visit her sister
Mrs. Jessie Russell. She will also |
visit her grandmother at Toronto,
Kansas.
Gordon L. Finley was nominated |
by the Republicans at Buckhn last
Monday, for Judge of the 31st dis
trict. This was contemplated in
view of the fact that he had already |
been appointed.
Chas. Dettinger was awfully busy |
last Monday and hardly took time
to talk as he passed by. The cause
of it all was big boy baby at his |
house, and he was hurrying to take
another look at the young man.
Maurice Mcdonald, an old Mead
lite, was in town Monday shaking
hands with his old friends. He has
been visiting his grandparents Mr..
and Mrs. R. G. Newly of Mertilla
twp. Maurice seems to be the same |
old boy.
Hugh Taylor, a former Meade
county citizen, was here last week.
He had been at the Fair exhibiting
the Perfection, Cleaner, Separator
and Grader of seeds and grain. The
Perfection took first premium over
all others.
The Wichita Commercial Club
went through Meade Tuesday on
their way southwest. They stopped
in Meade about IS minutes and
came up town and shook hands
with as many merchants as they
could during the short stay.
Gov. Hoch has appointed R. M.
Painter, of Sand Greek, delegate to
The Farmers National Congress
which meets at Rock Island Ills, Oct
9th. 1906. We hope that Mr.. Paint
er will boost Meade county along
agricultural lines. We have heard
it said that he is the best farmer in
Sand Greek twp. 7ia
Gorden L. Finley was appointed
Judge of the 31st Judicial district
last week. The vacancy occurred by
the resignation of Judge Madison.
The appointment came as surprise
as very few knew exactly when Judge
Madison would resign. Judge Fin
ley is a young man and we hope he
will fill the place equal to his prede-
cessors.
J.P. Hatten of Miles P. o. left
solely as sample of what the south
west can do on corn when in the
proper mood, three ears of White
Wonder corn. We measured and
counted the rows ON one ear with
the following result, length of ear 10
inches, No. of rows IS, No. of grains
in one row AT. The ears are filled
full to the point and are nearly clear
of worm work, these are not select
ears but came to town as borse feed.
They may be seen among our sam
Piles.
Sheriff Givler left yesterday for
Castle Rock, Wash. to bring back
Dan Cooper who broke Jail here