Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-02-28

Rev. Roy Allison returned home
from Kingsdown last Monday where
he had been holding a two-weeks
meeting.
Geo. DeCow has gone into the
sheep business. John Parks went
down to help dip the critters Tues
day.
We are patiently awaiting the re-
ply of the postmaster as to whether
he is willing to submit the tenure of
his Office to the people.
We note from the Beaver, Okla.
papers that Mr.. John Savage has
been appointed county clerk in place
of ]. H. Langston, who resigned.
F. c. Judd left Sunday night for
Lawrence, Kansas, where he goes
as representatives to the A o. U.
w. Grand Lodg &, from Meade Lodge
No. 247.
The Meade steam laundry fired
up Monday and found all the ma
chlnery in good working order
They will be ready to take in work
very soon.
Gov. Hoch has broken a Kansas
precedent by appearing before the
senate and house and read his spec
lal message personally. The senate
Immediately afterwards killed his
prohibition measure.
In another column we publish an
article on the mail order house writ
ten by a Meade county farmer. 1t
is good piece and contains facts.
1t gives our home merchants gentle
hint to advertise what they have to
sell as we'll as the prices.
G.. NJ. Edwards made our Office a
pleasant as well as financial call last
Monday. Mr.. Edwards and wife
leave this week for Holton, Kansas,
where they expect to reside in the
future. Mr.. Edward is an old timer
and we regret that he is leaving.
Joe Chlumsky was called to Rush
county last Thursday by a telegram
announcing the serious ILLNESS of his
mother who lives at that place.
loe's many friends hope that his
mother may recover although she is
advanced in years and has been in
failing health for some time.
The surveying corps of the Garden
City, Gulf and Northern arrived in
the city from the north Monday eve
ring. Lines were run to Scott City
ard McCracken, and a preliminary
sur ey will soon be made south to
rlains or Meade.-Garden City
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The Coming Men of America have
changed their meeting place to the
Workman hall over the First National
Bank. They are making great prep
arations for the enlargement of the
local lodge at this place Already
several candidates have been admit
ted into the circle, while many more
may be seen almost anytime practic-
ing the goat ride on a fence or
some other convenient obstacle.
Judge Madison and wife, of Dodge
City, came in Monday and remained
few days. The Judge is congress
man elect from this district and will
take his seat March 4th. He was
here interviewing some of the Re-
publicans in regard to the local
situation. 1t does seem, strange
that the republicans have a large
majority in the county and when the
democrats elect all the county officers
except two there must be some cause
for it The politicians outside the
county are beginning to investigate.
Why not rcsurrect the old time
Southwestern Veteran Association in
the home of its origin, Beaver,
Meade, Seward and Stevens coun-
ties? Didn't the old boys have bet
ter reunions then than they have
known since the substitution of the
Dodge City type. Beaver county
has already inaugurated movement
for restoration of the old time re-
unions, and we learn that Liberal
and Meade contemplate uniting fol-
the purpose of cooperation. Yes,
boys, get together and come to
Meade and let's have a reunion OF
the old soldiers, by the old soldiers,
and for the old soldiers. Hip,