Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-05-04
Fair Meeting


Friday afternoon and lot of
business was transacted. The
president and secretary were
empowed to appoint such addi-
tional committees as they found
to be necessary. H. N. Holder
man, ]. l. Stamper and H. G.
Marshall we're appointed COM
mittee to get up premium list.
and H. B. Phelps and J. l. Stam-
per were appointed to assist Leo
p. McMeel on the concessions.
Capt. r. M. Painter was appoint
ed to look up the matter of secur-
ing tents to be used by people
coming from a distance. The
township vice presidents we're
asked to work up exhibits in their
respective townships and offer
any suggestions they desired to
to the com mittee on premium
list, and to accept any contribu-
tions they might he able to get
to help the fair along. There
was a good attendance of vice
presidents. r. M. Painter of
Sand Creek, H. N. Holderman of
Meade Center, K. f. Sweet, Lo-
gan, A. B. Roberts, Fowler and
Steve Combs, Plains, being pres
ent. 1t was decided to have an
other meeting in two weeks
which will be SATURDAY, May ID,
at which time 1t is hoped every
township vice president will be
on hand. There was much en-
thusiasm manifested and the
Meade County Fair will be a
good one. The help which can
be received from the outside will
help toward this end. Last year
the time was so short that the
work was confined to the town,
and was a local institution. This
year it is intend totake in the en-
tire comfy and make a county
fair. Other towns will be in
vited to assist and share in the
honors. This matter will be
looked after by the vice presi-
dents of the township in which
the the different towns are To-
Gated and they are prepared to
give information on the subject.
John Kieth, agent for the Inde-
pendent Harvester Co., has leased
the wareroom of the H. G.. Mar
shall Mer. Co., and is occupying
the same.
B. h. Murphy had rather an
exciting time Tuesday afternoon.
While working in the warehouse
he noticed huge centipede on
the sleeve of his coat and busi-
ness began picking up at once.
The critter was about five inches
long and 1t took some time to get
him located in the bottom of a
bottle of alcohol.
We have queered ourselves
with the Fowler Gazette all be-
cause we we're so enthusiastic
over the Artesian valley country.
We shall make another trip SOON
and perhaps we may be able to
modify our former statement a
trifle. We would like to keep on
good terms with the Gazette and
will go any reasonable length to
do so.
The News is getting out new
directory for the Southwest Tel
ephone Company. When the
book is distributed there will be
no excuse for anyone not calling
by number. This does not
amount to much to each indivi-
dual but is a great assistance to
the patient young ladies' who pre-
side at the switchboard.
With the proposition no fur
ther advanced the electric line
threatens to increase the price
on town property. One or two
of the most conservative have
already taken their property off
the market. We can see the
wisdom of their move all right.
Meade town property both i'm
proved and vacant will always be
worth as much as now and three
months NAV see it more than
double in value.
Had you noticed that cartoon on
the first page this week? Well
if you have knocking procllvities
yon know what your fate will be.
A reader suggested this treat
ment and we became so enthusl'
astic over it that we Immediately
ordered the drawing and had a
cut made. If you do not desire