Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-05-24

man mlllet.
You will find duck and lawn para
soils at Boyer's.
More rain-more rest-more
wheat-and barley.
Alex Tripod came down from
Bueklin Sunday.
w. S. Berryman left Sunday fol
eastern Kansas.
Aucuoneer Tracy, of Pratt, was
in Meade Tuesday.
Ed Wehrle arrived from St. Louis
last Thursday and will visit for a
few days.
Chas Emick conducted lunch
stand at the Webb ranch sale last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Stivers, of Newton,
is visiting Capt. E. w. Jenkins and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Backe and SON
Francis, went up to Gray county
Monday for several days visit.
Miss Ethel DeCew returned from
Wichita, Tuesday where she has
been for the past few months.
A large number of our people at
tended the sale at the Webb ranch
last Tuesday.
George B. Cones returned from
Hot Springs, Ark, last Sunday,
after an absence of two months.
Mrs. Ida Corey and son, Curtis,
of Iowa, are visiting her sister-in-
law, Mrs. H. G. Halloway, of this
city.
The wheat prospect is very fatter-
ing at present and indications are
that we will have yield of about IS
bushels per acre.
Louis Boehler, cashier of the
Meade State Bank went to Wichita
last Monday evening to attend The
State Bankers Association.
Last Sunday this section was
visited by heavy rain. 1t began
about 1890 and lasted an hour. 1t
was accompanied by heavy thunder
and sharp lightning. 1t did a great
deal of good to growing crops.
P. J. Bowling, of Mertllla twp,
visited his old friend, Ed-EW4hrle,
Sunday and Monday. They served
together in the 32nd Infantry and
went all over Luzon Island together.
This was their first meeting since
leaving the PHILIPPINES.
DR.. Zee reports the birth of a girl
baby at the home of L. L. Creech,
of Crooked Creek twp, on May ~
and also boy baby at the home Of
o. Chapman, of Mertilla twp, on
May 22.
The Meade Dry Goods Co., have
an ad in this issue of the News.
Mr.. Stevens, the present manager, is
a very pleasant and courteous gen
tleman and will be we'll liked by
our people.
Mr.. Ernest Holman, who pur.
chased 40 acres of land southeast o.
Meade, was in town Wednesday
He has built on his place and vii
shortly move onto the same. Mr.
HOLMAN Sr. was with his son. Thel
ordered the News sent to Ed. Holl
man, Washington, Missouri.
Beware of rattle snakes. We ar,
advised that there are great man,
of them this year. The bite is dead
ly poison and great care should b
taken. In case of a bite bind
cord tightly above the wound and Gu
several Sits with knife about it s.
that it will bleed freely; then bin,
up the same with a cloth saturate,
with camphor or whiskey, and the
get the patient to a physician a
soon as you can get there.
We have heard it said that Judg
Madison will resign from the benc
as soon as the Republicans nominal
a candidate for Judge. Then Go,
Hoch will appoint the nominee t
fill the unexpired term until electio
this fall. We think if the Republ
cans want to be fair that they wi
let the Democrats name judge til
time as they have been helping the
elect Judges for the past 20 year
We have several who would NAL
excellent judges.
Mr.. James Grubb, of Wetmor
Kansas. an old time friend of Cha
: Talley, stopped off in Meade Ia
Saturday on his way home from Il
west. Mr.. Grubb is quite check
player and while here a game W
= arranged between him and o
chamDion. Mr.. ST. Martin. of Eo