Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-24

ness at Goats, kans., his old home,
this week.
For plastering and cement work
call on A. JACK ByRNs, for lowest
prices.
w. H. Tracy, the Pratt auctioneer,
made our Office a pleasant call last
Monday.
lake Heape, of Logan township,
was in town Monday transacting
business.
WILSON has Cheap Corn. Come
and see at Red Feed Barn, east of
Carthage Avenue.
On a roll call of the house of
representatives, Mr.. Adams comes
first, being arranged alphabetically
WANTED-To buy some young
sows or sows with pig. Call or ad-
dress-The Artesian Valley Invest
ment Co.
John Block can be found at the
Owl Restaurant, ready to clean or
press your clothes. He guarantees
his work.
The Ashby Dental Company re-
port great business and have de-
cided to stay until Thursday or Fri
day of next week.
Miss Winnie Bonham is in the city
visiting her sisters. Miss Winnie is
faithfully holding down a claim in
Cimarron township.
Parties who attend sales tell US
that the Edwards sale drew the larg-
est crowd they ever saw assembled
at sale in western Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Walters and
family returned from Illinois, last
Monday, where they had gone to
attend the funeral of D. w. Griffin,
the father of Mrs. Walters.
Mr.. Nelson, who stays with Louie
Martinson, had the misfortune to
have horsee fall on him and broke
his leg in three places. We did
not get full details.
The News is going to be COM
PEELED to send out bills to some OF
our delinquents if they do not come
in and and ''shell out" We need
money and we need it badly.
Dettinger, the best carpenter in
western Kansas, has a contract to
enlarge the residence of c. A.
Walters, over in the vest part of
town. He has more work than he
can do.
]. R. Keith again has his force of
men at work on the cement tele-
phone building north of the present
location. Riley is a good mason
and is doing a nice job on this
building.
For SALE-Two light single
drivers. Three two year old colts.
Part time if desired. Also one
registered English Shire stallion.
Call or address, D. F. Cochran,
Meade, Kans.
If you want any fire or tornado
insurance call on Griggs & Wehrle
at the News building. We repre-
sent the great Royal, of Liverpool.
This company paid S., 600, 900 loss
es at San Francisco without dis
counting one dollar. We also write
| farm property. If
We would suggest that the post
master put the cuspidors back il
the postoffice lobby. No one want:
to Violate any laws, and it is grea
accommodation to the public. Tht
postmaster gets about S7oo per yea
salary and can easily afford to hirt
them, cleaned at least once a week
The course he is pursuing is onl,
calculated to increase the alread,
hostile attitude tow ard him.
Wednesday afternoon number o
neighbors and other friends surprised
Mrs. A. V. Bateman at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafe Kennison. TIL
afternoon was very pleasantly spen
and the good lady enjoyed the sur
prise. Refreshments were serve,
and all sepnt very pleasant time
The event was in the nature of
farewell to Mrs. Bateman who ex
poets to leave today for easter
. Kansas to visit her sister. Thos
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Robir
son, Clara Brannan and mother
Mrs. Robert Brannan, Mrs: F.
Bennett. Ella Trober, Lisle Jeffei
son, Mr. and Mrs Hinsdale, Mr..
N. ]. 1rober.