Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-07
The wheat prospect is fine.

n idi &c dlHOuul vi SPiIHS proving
is being done.
Dennis Doty and wife left Sunday
night for their home at Garden City.
Barley sowing is in order and a
large acreage will be sown.
This office printed 500 sale bills
for Lee Howard this week.
Millinery opening at Boyer,s on
March Ist and 2nd.
Ned Jenkins was here this week
visiting his parents.
White Plymouth Rock cockrels,
pure bred, for sale. R. E. STEELE.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin,
has resigned his seat in the Senate.
The Plains Journal made its ap-
pearance this week. 1t was on the
sick list last week.
Miss Bertha Boyer is employed as
operator in the office of the South
west Telephone Company.
Miss Mayme Finkle is clerking in
The Model and it now presents a
neat appearance.
Stamper & Kyger have purchased
a carload of furniture and it will be
here in few days.
Rev. Roy Allison has returned to
Kingsdown Kansas, where he began
a series of meetings.
Some one told us that Hardware
Macdonald, an old Mead1te, was
here last Sunday. We did not get
our optics on him.
The 1. o. o. F. lodge at this place
is taking in good many candidates
at the present. Five have been ad-
ded in the past few weeks.
Lee Howards sale the 10th will
draw large crowd as he has some
good stock for sale which will probab-
ly sell we'll.
The regular March term of the
District Court will convene here
March 10Th. Most of the cases are
civil actions involving real estate.
c. H. Mcknight and wife are in
the city visiting y. T. Bodle Jr. and
family. They have been residing at
Garden City, but are returning to
Wichita.
We received letter this week from
James Maynard, saying he was 60
ing out to his claim in a few days;
also that everything was lovely in
his part of Oklahoma. His post
office is Tyrone.
When we are thoroughly convinced
that very large majority of the
people do not want a man in an
office, we are broad enough to sacri-
flee political party interests, in the
interest of that large majority. See!
The prospect for a large fruit crop
this year is fine, in fact, never was
better. Mr.. Mackey, of the Omar
ron. advises US that his peach trees
never were so promising of a nam
moth crop. Other are equally good.
Now the city needs some new side.
walks in several places. We do no
like to be continually agita ting thi:
question. There are many reason!
why they should be repaired and nc
one will argue this matter. 1t look!
very bad to strangers coming to
our city.
The Royal Neighbors of Meade
surprised Mrs. Howard last Tuesda,
afternoon at her home on the east
from two until five o'clock. Elegan
refreshments were served and all tn
Neighbors had pleasant afternoon
The Howard family expect to leav
for Oregon in a few weeks
The boys lost their pony las
Saturday night, but it was recovered
after few hours of strenuous search
Pete was the chief detective, hi
long service in the Philippines thor
oughly equipping him for such
task. 1t is needless to say ther
was a genuine love feast over it
recovery.
The township and city Offices hav
been moved into the office of Judg
Mars on the square where they wi
have more commodious quarters
1t is good move. The city counc
and township board ought to have
suitable meeting place, also the ju:
tice office. This is an importar
Office and the Office should be keI
in shape.
The magnificent slate roof at tn
school house is being replaced by
common old shingle roof. We d