Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-01-11

Bob Russell was down from Fow-
ler Tuesday.
Ed Aker was over from Plains on
business Monday.
The streets south of the postoffice
have been filled up.
Miss Gertie Boyer is keeping books
for H, G.. Marshall this week.
Mrs. John Baughman, of Plains,
was visiting friends in Meade this
week.
Agent Hargis went to Hutchinson
Tuesday evening on business, re-
turning Wednesday.
Mrs. Hattie Rhodes and Mrs.
Baker, living on the Cimarron river,
are reported on the sick list.
Photographer Backe is comfort
ably located in the new gallery on
the south side of the square.
J. 1. Stamper has begun repairing
the old Camp Feed Mill property
and will soon have it looking like
new building.
Wiley Rhodes, of the Cimarron,
has purchased some hay from ]. R.
Colgan and will winter about 200
head of cattle on the place.
A Io-pound boy arrived at the
home of H. G.. Marshall last Satur
day morning and Hodge was giving
goods away all day.
The Southern is the name of the
new hotel on the south side of the
square. 1t is now open for business
and is newly furnished throughout.
Miss Gertie Boyer has resigned
her position as intermediate teacher
in the city sceools and expects to
go away to take up commercial
course.
H. Llewelyn Jones expects to
move his law and abstract Office in
to Mrs. Williams building on the
west side of the square about the 1st
of February.
Among our renewals the past week
were.
A. ]. Byrns. Meade, Kansas,
J, R. Colgan,
M. D. Organ, Longton, KS.
S. N. Jared, Lakeland, Ks.
Jack Roberts and Elmer Schmok
er have purchased the new North
Side Barber Shop from l.. w. Gal
loway and will conduct the same in
the future. Elmer will conduct the
new shop and Jack will be found at
the old stand.
Sam Zerby, who was arrested for
embezzlement some time ago in In
diana and brought back to Meade
county by Sheriff Givler has given
the 5000 bond required of him at
his preliminary, for his appearance
at the March term of court. Messrs.
Frank Mars, A. Clinesmith and B.
F. Leach are his sureties.
We have been requested to call
attention to the bad condition of the
road north of town, that is the bad
place at the northeast corner of
Judge Selvidge's farm. There is a
bad place which needs a culvert and
large fill, or change the road a
short distance to the west and it can
be made passable much cheaper.
In the present condition it is impas-
sable with heavy loads. The Coun-
ty Board should investigate this road
and have it put in condition.
Meade Lodge No. sag installed
the following officers last Monday
evening:
Wilson Hughes, Noble Grand,
P. J. Lee, Vice Grand.
J. w. Russell, Fin. Sec'y.
Sam Bunch, R. S. to N. G.
F. w. Flick. L. S.
Sam Conger, Conductor,
Harry Williams, Warden,
| Jim Jefferson, 1. Guardian
Tohn Braden, Inside Guardian.
Owing to the resignation of Mis-
Boyer as teacher of the intermediat,
grade in our school, this grade wa
divided among the other teachers
Prof. Beach taking the 9th grade
Miss Fuller the. 4th and 5th ant
Mrs. Backe the 3rd grade. Thi
will somewhat crowd the rooms bu
it is hoped that it will not interfer
with the work. We think that an
other teacher is necessary, but n
doubt the board did their best /
the matter considering all the Gil