Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-10-17

Minneola Tuesday night to see the
show.
Levi Casey and Sam Turner came
down Monday night to attend the
show.
A large crowd from the country
came in Monday night to see the
show.
Editor Mcdonald came over to
see the show from Plains Monday
night.
Ed. Brannan is here from Fred
onia to visit his mother who is SER
ously i'll.
Mrs. R. P. Smith and daughter
of Dalhart are visiting Capt. Osgood
and family.
Miss Myrtle Wheeler is here from
Dalhart visiting her mother Mrs.
Herman Robinson.
Several New Mennonite families
have moved into the settlement
southeart of Meade.
Mrs. Alvan Martin is here from
Coolege to see her mother, Mrs
Brannon who is very i'll.
Mr.. Houston had the misfortune
to get piece of lime in his eye while
at work on the Bank building.
The price of wheat is steadily
advancing and has gone to 90 cents
1t paid to hold wheat this year.
Oliver Frame arrived home Tues
day from Towanda. Kansas, where
he has been helping Marshall Camp.
A new fall stock of millinery now
open and you are respectfully invited
to call and inspect the same at
Wehrle's.
Bunch anb Dalgarn are removing
the partition in their building on the
west side and will put in shelving
for hardware etc.
Catholic services were held in
Meade Wednesday morning at the
Chapel car on the Rock Island
tracks. Rev. Mennis was in charge.
Marriage license was issued last
Tuesday to w. H. Davis, of Santa
Rosa, Cali. and Mamie Thompson,
of Atwater, ages 46 and As respect
lively.
George G. Mathews came out
from Wichita Monday and has his
rain apparatus with him. in case it
don't rain. He says the conditions
are excellent.
Mr.. George Burge is confined to
his bed at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Seth Dorland. His many
friends hope he may soon be able to
be up and about as usual.
Don T. Edwards was over from
Plains to attend the opera. He
came by automobile and was ac-
companied by Ray Edwards and
wife and two other ladies.
R.. A. Brannan and family return
ed last Sunday from Indiana. where
they had been visiting, They came
home earlier than they expected
owing to the illness of Mrs. ]. M.
Brannan.
The Sorter Broomcorn Co. has
been organised in Meade with Tom
Walters President, w. w. Simpson,
Secy. and Treasurer. They have a
man out buying. We will give the
names of the company next week.
We are advised that the Plains
bank robbery is gigantic fake,
gotten up to attract the attention
of the people to Plains. We hardly
thought our neighboring city so
near off the map is to have to resort
to this means of advertising.
The new well at the depot has
been finished at depth of $50 feet.
1t is I2 inch we'll and the water
comes up to within 20 feet of the
top. 1t is thought that the supply
will be inexaustable A new pump
house and crane will be erected neal
the depot.
Mr.. o. R. Stevens, of this place
was appointed grand inside sentine
of the Grand Encampment by
Grand Patriarch Geo. w. Titus a
the recent session of that body
Mr.. Stevens is very enthusiastic
worker for Odd Fellowship and ma,
sometime occupy the highest posi-
ton in that body.
Mr.. M. o. Danks shipped a ca
load of white face cattle from Alt
Vista Kansas this week. He un
loaded them this morning and wi
move them to the Sawyer place. h
has purchased the feed and wi
winter there. There are eleven hea
of calves about eight months oil
that average 500 pounds heac
Mr.. Danks has just shipped &c
head Of cattle to market that he h.