Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-07-25

Dave Williams and Ira Scott arr
building a residence for Grin Van
dusen south of Meade.
A few good horses and mares fol
sale. Heavy draft stock, youns
and good. julius RILEY, 3 mile:
west and mile south of Fowler.
STRAYED-A bay pony, mare
branded HE connected, on left jaw
collier mark, white spot short piece
of rope around neck, JAMES VIII
SON, Red Barn.
A marriage license was issued
last Saturday to Chester r. Rice
and Alice R. Theis of Kansas City
The contracting parties need nc
introduction to the people of Ash.
land who will wish them unboundec
happiness.-Ashland Clipper.
Several head of hogs have beer
running loossin the southwest par
of the city and on Wednesday nigh
succeeded in killing a chicken fol
the News editor. We wish the
owner of same would please try anc
keep same up, as we do not like to
have them prowling around a
night.
A letter from w. S. Edwards
Shawnee, Okla. contains the sac
news of the death of Mrs. Edward!
at that place on July IS, of hear
failure. Mrs. Edwards has many
friends here who will learn thi!
news with sorrow. Mr.. and Mrs
Edwards left Meade early in 1900
and have been in Oklahoma eye
since.
County Commissioner John Con
rad, of Crooked Creek, accompan
led by his neice, Miss Whitney, O
Kansas City, Mo. were in Meade
to-day. Mr.. Conrad says hi:
alfalfa is two feet under water anC
that the food washed away abou
90 tons which had been cnt. He
says the creek was the highest since
he has lived in the county.
The case of the State of Kansa:
VS.. Arthur Jones came up before
Justice Mars last Monday and the
same was dismissed as there was nc
prosecuting witness against Jones
This ends the matter SO far as we
know aud clears Jones of all charge:
against him. County Attorney Sui
livan asked to have the costs assess
ed to Mr.. Layton who filed the
complaint and then ''fuked OUT.
On April I, 1905, in compliance
with the request of the State Live
stock Sanitary Commissioner, th'
governor issued a proclamation
against certain counties in th'
western part of the state for thu
purpose of preventing the spread o
a certain disease among cattle
known as itch or mango, ant
resembling scabies in sheep. Thu
counties named in the request ant
proclamation referred to wer
Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Sher
idan, Thomas, Sherman, Cove
Logan, Wallace, Greedy, Wichita
Scott, Lane, Ness, Hodgeman, Fin
ney, Kearney, Hamilton, Stanton
Grant, Haskell, Gray, Ford, Nor
ton, Steyens, Seward, Meade ant
Clark, prohibiting the movement o
cattle in any manner, by rail, trail
or wagons, excepting in accordanc
with the rules and regulations whicl
have been adopted, and are here
with submitted to you for your con
sideration and approval.
The conditions which called fo
the Aforesaid proclamation and rule
still remain. l therefore respec,
fully request your excsllencyt to issu
a proclamation according to sectio
IL, Laws of 1905, " An act for tn
protection of domestic animals,
establishing aquarantine upon cattl
in the aforsaid counties, and pre-
hibiting the movement of cattl
from and in said counties except
said counties except in accordanc
with rules which l herewith subm
for your consideration and approva
JOHN B. BAKER,
Livestock Sanitary Commissions
Pursuit to the above petition,
E. w. Hoch, governor of the sta
of Kansas, by virtue of the authorii
vested in me by law, and for II
purpose of preventing the spread