Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03

Attorney Harvey of Ashland is watching
the intricies of court here this week.
The Jasper items were crowded out this
week, but will appear next week.
Mr.. A. c. Bowen, of Waukegan, Ills, is
here visiting his sons, up northwest of Meade.
Mr.. s'Peck'' Day of Greensburg is up here
attending the adjourned term in the interest
of his clients.
County Attorney Carl Van Ripper, of Ford
county is here to see that some things 10 the
court go his way.
l. {. Cash was in town Tuesday attending
the adjourned term of court and saluting
friends, with genial smile.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. NJ. Ellis are the proud
parents of baby girl born June and. Min
is wearing smile that won't wear off.
Z. F. Gardner, came down from his ranch
on the north west fat where he has farmed
until that business has placed him on easy
street.
We met Allen Miller of the upper valley in
town Tuesday. By his appearance and the
extent of his smile we judge that matters on
the farm are gong to please Allen, this
summer.
The gate receipts from the ball game be-
tween the married men and single men, will
be devoted partly to help the ball association
and partly to swell the building fund for the
Eposcipal church.
We are under obligations to Judge Smith
for the local paragraphs appearing in The
News this week. We predict for the Judge
bright future as he gives evidence of more
than ordinary ability along this line.
Mr.. Holderman, of the city bakery, furnish
ed the ice cream for the Rebekah, banquet
Tuesday night. There was much comment
favoribly comparing it to the cream usually
furnished from eastern city restaurants.
Martin Buck of Odee, came in Tuesday
and says that everything in the lower country
is fine silk, the wheat good, other crops
growing and world of flowers which grow
in all sorts of places even in the middle of
the corn fields.
Col. D. E. Ballard of the circle bar ranch
is in Meade on one of his periodical visits in
connection with the extensive business of the
ranch. The colonel expects to return to the
north in a few days in an effort to keep cool
during the heated term of summer.
Mrs. H. L. Jones returned home from
Lawrence, where she and the children had
lived during the past term of K. U. Mrs.
Jones will remain and take her place as assist
ant abstractor in her husbands Office. Mrs.
Jones is careful adstractor and will be
great help in the Office.
Mr.. c. A. Adair, formerly of Wichita, has
bought the south side barber shop from MIR.
Eaton and will remove his family to Meade
and continue the business at the same place.
We are always glad to welcome family into
our city and believe Mr.. Adsir, will like the
place and prosper in his new location.
The morning after the burning of the Har
ry Schulty dwelling, it was proposed that a
subscription paper be circulated for the bene
fit of Mr.. and Mrs. Schulty whose house hold
goods had all been destroyed. The paper
was carried by Mr.. Chef Hubert, and result
ed in raising one hundred and forty dollars
for their benefit.
Mr.. N. J. Rhodes, of Nye, Okla, passed
through town en- route for Sioux City, and
other Iowa points, where he will visit the
visit will be the meeting of his mother who is
now past 90 years old. Mr.. Rhodes contem-
plates going on to Minnesota, and later in the
season to stray still farther still and visit
Seattle. Washington and take in the fair al
that place.
Certain young people we've out enjoying an
automobile ride Sunday evening, without
lights, and presumably running at low speed.
Just how it happened is not clear, but what
did happen is plain, there rear end col
lision of autos smash and something over
one hundred dollars damage to the two ma
chimes. If an old mans advise is of any
value n similar cases, ours would
be that a quiet horse. one that is safe to wrap
the lines around the whip and let him take
his own way is preferable for some purposes
than a machine that you have to watch with
both eyes and keep hand on the steering
wheel all the time.