Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-08-22

A nice shower fell last Monday
night which was greatly needed.
D. B. NOVEL; has the contract for
putting up the hay on the Ballard
ranch.
Mrs. E. D. Smith has been on the
sick list recently but is improved at
present.
Haskell county holds a soldiers
reunion every year and they always
have good time.
A girl baby arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Newhouse
Monday evening.
The Normal social held at the
Spect grove lasl night was success
despite the inclement weather.
Mr.. John Russell left last Tues
day for Missouri where he will visit
home folk for several days.
Wheat that has been threshed in
the vicinity of Meade is making
from 10 to 20 bushels per acre.
The piano for the auditorium has
arrived and will be here when the
playhouse is ready for opening.
Mrs. Ed. Sheriff., of Dalhart,
Texas, is visiting her parents in this
city, Mr.. and Mrs. Ormond Ham
ilton.
Sam Givler was in town Monday
just few minutes. He called at
the office and told US he was very
busy.
Miss Bessie Conger returned
Wednesday from Corning, Neb.
where she has been visiting for the
past month.
Prof. S. N. Jared, of Webb City,
Mo-. is in Meade for several days
visit among his old friends and
acquaintances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde A. Mars
left Tuesday morning for Larwell,
Ind. where they will visit for sew
eral weeks.
A baby boy arrived at the home
of R. S. Gerow last Tuesday NOR
ming and there is rejoicing in that
household.
John Elder, J. w. King and Steve
Montgomery were over from Plains
last Saturday to help some neigh
bors prove up.
R. NJ. Painter the ''sage Of Sand
Creek" was elected President Of the
Southwest Veterans Association at
Dodge City last week.
Lon Schumacher, Dick Turner,
Henry Wear and Mr.. Sennett Jr.
left last Saturday for Kingman to
attend the Cattlemens Picnic and
sports.
Chas. Munger and family have
sold their farm in Cimarron twp.
and moved to. Meade where Mr..
Munger expects to engage in
business.
The Haskell county Republican
says the people up there are anxious
to vote bonds for a railroad. Our
advise to you is that you will regret
it after it is over.
S. o. Ball returned Tuesday from
Tucumcari, N. M. where he had
been to visit his son, Austin Ball.
who is in the real estate business at
that place. He says Austinis doing
we'll.
The normal students of the algebra
class presented Prof. Sturba with a
beautiful watch fob as a token of
their appreciation of his services
and untiring efforts In their behalf
during normal.
We received copy of the Engle-
wood Tribune last week. This is
a new paper at that place and is
very newsy and up-to-date. Among
the ads we notice Bergman & Jones
Real Estate, have considerable space
advertising bargains In land and
town property.
John Dunloe Carter, former
editor of. The, Englewood Home
builder was Ill the city Monday and
made this Office very pleasant call.
He informed US that he had sold the
Homebuilder good will etc. to some
Ashland parties who would immed
iatly start new paper at Ashland
to be called the Leader-H omebuild
er. Mr.. Carter says he is seeking
other fields of labor probably Texa
or Cimarron counties in Oklahoma
w. w. TRULY, one of the mos
energetic business men in this sec
ton, has already commenced tn
erection of another new broom cor
warehouse in place of the one dc
fStroved nv the storm Last Thurcda a