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VOL. III. NO. 35.
MEADE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1902.
JOHN D. WEHRLE,
Editor and Puslishch. .
HYDRflULIG WELL DRILLING.
All those wanting wells drilled should consult
me about the same. It will be to your interest.
All wells bored by hydraulic process. Notify me
by seeing John Russell at Read's grocery.
A. J. BREWER,
Meade, Kansas.
Fee's DkugStoke
Has A Complete Line of
Drugs, Medicines, Toilet
Articles &c.
Paints & Glass.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDI
DR. W. F. FEE, Proprietor.
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Lumber and coal dealer carries a complete line of
, Lumber,
Fence Posts, Post Oak and Locust,
Lime.
Cement,
Moulding-,
Tar and Building Paper,
Eclipse Wind Mills,
Fairbanks Wind Mills,
Barn Door Hangers,
Roman Cement Plaster,
Plaster Paris Finish,
Champion Mowers and Rakes,
White Pine Finish,
Poplar Wagon Box Boards,
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When in need of Cemetery work call on, or write to
L. J. DANIEiL.,
DEALER IX
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MEADE,
KANSAS.
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To his own interests who will not buy where he can
buy the cheapest. The following prices will be in
effect as long as goods last:
Granulated Sugar,
No. 1 Sugar Corn,
Tomatoes,
No. 1 Salt,
18 pounds for $1.
$1.80 per case.
$2.85 per case.
$1.30 per bbl.
I have a complete line of Hamilton-Brown Shoes, also
Waddell-Simmons clothing.
GEO. S. FOWLER.
Fowler. Kansas.
Meade Hofe
R. BUIS, Proprietor.
This hotel' is one of the best in the west, having recently
been refurnished and repainted.
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THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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! Real Estate & Abstracts.
FARMS, CITY PROPERTY,
g RANCHES,' ABSTRACTS,
J RAW LANDS, INSURANCE.
IS Entire Charge of Property Taken; Taxes Paid.
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GEO. B. CONES,
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1 LocaI News. 1
HugotOD has the brass ' band
fever.
A book agent was in town last
week interviewing the dear people.
Carpenter Woodard is putting a
hay fork in the Adams livery barn.
B. H. Campbell of Clark county
was in the city the first of the week.
Geo. DeCow now has a telephone
line to his place, four miles south of
Meade.
Ed. Reiman, of Hutchinson, was
in the city a few days this week on
business.
Miss Sada Jenkins left Monday
evening for Great Bend, to visit for
several days.
A number of our people left Tues
day night to attend the Reunion at
Dodge City.
Miss May Emick. of Chicago,
111., is here visiting with her brother
Charles Emick.
Geo. DeCow and Pete Hotz went
to Liberal and Texhoma, Tuesday
night to load cattle.
Quite a number of our people
went to Dodge Monday and Tues
day to attend the Reunion.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Hotz is considerable better
and considered out of danger.
Messrs. Robort and Weaver, of
the XI Ranch were in Meade the
first of the week transactiug busi
ness.
Misses Kate Martin and Pearl
awyer will leave this week for1
Nickerson, to attend school this fall
and winter.
Prof. Long, of Eureka, Kansas.
has accepted the Principalship of
our schools, and began school last
Monday.
Considerable of our space is oc
cupied by legal notices this week.
We will have more space for news
in a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. K,. A. Harper re
turned from. Mineral Wells, Texas.
last Friday where they had been
visiting for the past few months.
Regular services at the Baptist
Church Sunday morning and even
ing. Lord's supper will be celebrat
ed after morning sermon. All are
invited.
Marion Rosenberry has begun the
erection of the city waterworks tank.
It is a mammoth structure and will
be the tallest structure in town when
finished.
Miss Genevieve McMeel, left last
Sunday night for 'Wichita, Kansas,
where she will attend the Convent
at that place. Mrs. McMeel ac
companied her.
The Ned Pedigo show at the hall
last Friday and Saturday nights was
very well attended considering that
it rained both nights. It is a very
good show for the kind.
Mrs. M. A. Williams, accompan
ied by Mrs. Alf. Stegel, went to
St. Joseph, Mo., last week. Mrs.
Williams will purchase her fall stock
of millinery while absent.
Meade has had four resignations
of teachers since the board made
the first selection. First, Prof.
McCoy, second Miss Bayless, third.
Prof. Garner and fourth, Mrs. Back.
Mr. Sourbeer has completed the
residence n and store building on
west Carthage avenue and Charles
Sourbeer will soon move into same
with a complete stock of watches,
clocks and jewelery.
If you want a daily paper for
Si. 25 per year, call at this office,
We can get you the Kansas City
World far this- low price. Any one
ought to afford to take a daily paper
when you can get one for almost the
same price you can get the average
weekly.
James I. Stamper has secured an
excellent tubular well for J. R. Col-
gan at his place northeast of the
city. The well is 215 feet in depth
and the water stands within 1 2 feet
of the top of the ground. Bob has
been trying to get a good well for
years and Mr. Stamper is the first
well driller to succeed.
We have added a "Plains Depart
ment" to the columns of The
News. Mr. F. S. Sullivan, of
Plains, will have charge of the
same. He is also authorized to re
ceive subscriptions. Plains people
should call .on him for rates
etc. and all accounts for space in
that department are payable to him
We hope to make this department
of special interest to the people of
Dr. Sterrett at Meade Hotel,
September, 16 to 22.
Frank Cochran has sold the dray
business to Mr. Bradshaw.
Remember Dr. Sterrett's dates at
Meade Hotel, Sept. 16-22.
Dr. Sterrett, dentist, will be in
Meade, from Sept. 16-22, at Meade
Hotel.
Wichita Kansaa G. A. R. Reun
ion Sept. 22-27. One fare for the
round trip.
Fred Gray went to Germany
Tuesday to paint the German Luth
ern church.
Mr. anf Mrs. J. B. Buck are
spending the week in the southeast
part of the county.
A complete line of paints, oils,
varnishes, stains, putty tnd window
glass at Fee's drug store.
W. J. Harbit, of Guyman, was in
the city a day last week and made
our office a very pleasant call.
Mr. Chas. McKinney, of Engle
wood, is one of our latest subscrib
ers. They all want the News.
Ben Cox left last week for an ex
tended trip through the west. He
will return in about three weeks.
Friday night after the ball game
with Dodge City Ike Bogart and
Ed. Deeds became involved "In a
quarrel over the game. Deeds was
the man who was ordered out of
the way by the umpire. He was
rooting for Dodge City and he was
responsible for the trouble on the
grounds. In the evening he and
Bogart met and a quarrel was start
ed. They came to blows and
Deeds got out a knife and stabbed
Bogart three times, once in the
neck, and twice in the back, but
fortunately the wounds were slight.
After the cutting Deeds ran aw'ay
and Bogart had his wounds dressed
by Dr. Helwig.
Charley Bogart hearing of the
affair armed himself and started
out in search of Deeds. He found
him in the office of the Kankakee
and took -several shots at him but
the bullets went wide of the mark.
Deeds has left town and no arrests
have been made. Garden City
Herald.
Presiding Elder Martindale
preached at the M. E. church last
Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing. Mrs. Backe has accepted the pri
mary department of the city schools
of Liberal. School opens thereon
Sept. 15.
The train from the east was six
hours late last Sunday, owing to
heavy rains in the eastern part of
the state.
Topeka Kansas State Exposition
Sept. 8-13. Sell tickets 6-13 inclns
ive. Limit to Sept. 15. One fare
for the round trip.
All thosedesiringdental work done
should call at Made Hotel Sept.8th
and 9th. Dr. Gibbons, dentist, will
be there on these dates.
Ernest Black leaves today for
Lawrence to attend the State Uni
versity. ' Burwell Reiman will also
enter school there this fall
Miss Eva Walter has accepted the
Grammar department of the city
schools, owing to the resignation of
Mrs. Backe, who resigned the posi
tion.
Mr. D. E. Ballard returned last
Monday from Washington, Kansas,
where he had been visiting his fami-
for the past ten days.
Dr. Fee has purchased the stock
of paints, oils and varnishes former
ly carried by Johnston & Siegel,
and will continue to carry a full line
of the same.
Several dogs have been poisoned
lately. We don't think it proper
for parties to set out poison, and it
is a mighty mean man who will
poison a dog.
The following are the Peoples
Party delegates elected to attend
the Representative convention at
Liberal today: J. M. Brannon, W.
H. Walters, Chas. Funk and Peter
Blair.
Will Mott has resigned his posi
tion at the Globe othce and will
shortly go to Oskaloosa, Kansas,
where he will purchase a newspaper
and eo it for himself . We wish Will
success in his venture. .
At a caucus of the Democrats of
this township last Saturday, R. A.
Harper, W. F. Fee, W. S. Berryman
and E. W. Williams were elected
delegates to attend the Representa
tive convention at Liberal today
At a recent meeting of the City
council, a new sidewalk was order
ed built from Carthage avenue to
the Court House. This was a very
pious move, as some one is liable to
get seriously hurt, owing to the con
dition of this walk.
The "Rock Island" will sell round
trip tickets to Topeka and return on
Sept. 6 to 13, good to return until
Sept. 15th. 1902, at rate or one
fare on account of The Kansas
State Exposition Co. State Fine
Stock Show, Race Meeting, Carni
val and Vaudeville the week of
Sept. 8th. to 13th. 1902. '
- - E. W. Thompson, A. G. P. A.
The fusion representative conven
tion will be held at Liberal today.
Everything indicates that Repre-
rcsentative S. D. Adams, will be
be renominated by acclamation
Doug, makes an excellent represen
tative and no one can say aught
against his career in the last House
There is no better' man in Kansas
to represent a constituency than Mr,
Adams. There will be no doubt of
his election this fall.
Nearly a Tragedy.
Relative to School Books.
Topeka, August 26, 1902.
I am receiving so many iuquiries
relative to the status of the text
book situation, that I deem it ruy
duty to offer the following sugges
tions to superintendants and patrons
of the schools:
The readers, geographies and
physiologies are tied up by reason
of the restraining order of the Pro
bate Judge of Shawnee county.
The hearing has been set for Sept.
However, many of the schools
of the state begin the first week of
September. Under the circum
stances, patrons can use the old
books that they have on hand, in
reading, geography, and physiology,
because it is not safe to buy new
texts in these subjects, either of the
displaced ones or of the newly
adopted ones, until the question in
volved has been settled by the
courts. It is neither expedient nor
safe to buy books of the series
adopted five years ago, except the
arithmetics and advanced grammar,
which were readopted, for' should
the courts hold that the newlv
adopted texts in reading, geograthy
and physiology are legally adopted,
every purchase made of the old
series of these texts would be an
additional expense to the people.
I trust it will not be necessary to
postpone the opening of the schools
because . of this difficulty to secure
text-books. It is earnestly hoped
that the issue at question will be
solved at the very earliest momeril,
in order that the school work of the
state may not be jepardized.
Very respectfully,
Frank Nelson,
State Supt. Public Inst.
Baptist Association
To the readers of The News,
Greeting:
We humbly submit this initia
tive edition of the "Plains De
partment," trusting- that it will
meet with your approval.
The object of this innovation
is three-fold: First, to dissemi
nate the news of this vicinity:
second, to show to the world
what a good town we have and
the wonderful advantages of the
country surrounding, and third,
to afford egress to the kaleids
scopic mirage 01 crowding cog-
nitious that are chasing one an
other through our cerebrum,
We ask your co-operation and
beg to remind you that subscrip
tions to The News will be re
ceipted for at the Plains office.
Local News.
Southwestern Kansas Baptist as
sociation, was in session in this
City from the 21st to 24th inst, the
attendance from abroad was about
75. Judging from the interest
man if est ad by all present it was a
profitable gathering. The work
undertaken was completed in harm
ony, and an expression of gratitude
and good cheer prevailed through
out the meetings. We are pleased
that fuller report was made by let
ters from the churches, together
with messengers than formerly,
The attendance of our representative
brethren from abroad was also good
The words from the messengers in
dicates an increased interest in the
home work of the churches of this
association. The people of this
place are pleased now that the as
sociaticn was held in this City and
will give cordial welcome to have it
meet here again.
The citi2ens filled the church on
preaching occasions, and were given
the gospel unmixed with Modern
ideas' "Higher Criticism." The
body will meet with the Meade
Baptist Church at Meade, Kansas,
August 1903, and all people are in
vited by them to be there, let us go,
we have now a full vear to work
and be ready for this.
The people in attendance seemed
well pleased with the reception and
hospitality shown to them by our
citizens.
Clerk of the Ass'c.
Mil!
Queensware at cost. Come while
it lasts.
Johnston & SieSel.-
Stock Extra.
F. S. SULLIVAN, Editor.
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Our Object.
Except the editor of this de
partment, George Gillidett is the
most miserable person in town.
George is cutting his wisdom
teeth, and the editor well, he is
cutting his eye teeth, too.
School opened Monday morn
ing with a good attendance. . Ar
thur S. Vaught, Principal, Prof.
Vaught comes highly reccom
meeded and we hope for a high
standard of excellence in our
school.
We invite your attention to our
advertising columns. The busi
ness men of Plains are wide-awake
and energetic in their en
deavors to build up the town.
They will treat you tight and are
deserving of your patronage.
Mr. Graham, representing the
Wichita Beacon, was a pleasant
Caller a few days since. The
Beacon is a bright, clean, newsy
paper and always welcome atour
desk. Mr. Graham, too, is a
bright, agreeable young manand
likewise welcome.
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Vr Bon T. Edwards, John w. Baughman,
M Notary Public. Immigration Agent.
THE CRESCENT AGENCY,
Mrs. Wm. King and Miss Adah
Edwards are visiting in the east.
Ecad our advertisements and
patronize your home merchants.
Mrs. Rhees Singley, left Sun
day for her old home, Lima Co.,
Missouri.
Grandpa Guyer, of Arlington,
is spending a few days with his
sons, Frank and Boone.
Miss Grace Harbit. of Guy-
mon, Okla., is among her friends
in Plains for a short time.
Rev. Robinson, of Meade, con
ducted church services here Sun
day morning and evening.
Messrs. Eckler and Briggs, of
Pratt, were visiting friends in
the city the first of the week.
An ice cream social, under the
auspices of the Y. P. S. C. E.will
be given at the school house to
morrow evening.
John W. Baughman went down
to Liberal Monday to assu me con
trol of the branch office of The
Crescent Agency.
John Collingwood, of Pretty
Prairie, was in town several days
last week, transacting business
with Edwards & Baughman.
Did you ever stop to consider,
dear reader, how a man feels
when he is compelled to" retire
clear to the rear and assume a
sitting" posure?
A. A. Ball and F. S. Sullivan,
delegates from West Plains twp.
go down to Liberal to-day to as
sist in nominating Doug Adams
for Representative.
Our entire population was at
the station Sunday evening to
witness the arrival of the west
bound passenger, and blamed if
we hayen't been wondering why.
A prospector from theoilfields
of Ohio, backed by eastern capi
talists, has been looking over the
territory adjacent to Plains with
a view of leasing land on which
to bore for oil.
EDWARDS & BAUGHMAN, Props.
PLAINS, - KANSAS.
Rem stale l Govern Lund loco
Send for Land Office Hand Books. Tells all about Government Lands
Sent prepaid for (I.
Large lists of farm lands from $2.50 to S10 per
acre. These lands are situated in Meade County,
the best county in the west. Also have these lands
subject to homesteading under the homestead law.
Selling dates homeseekers' excursion tickets, Aug.
Sth and 19th, return limit 21 days from date of sale.
Special Bargain No. 170.
A fine ranch consisting of 960 acres of deeded land, 1280 acres leased land, two
homesteads. Good new house 24x26, upstairs, good wind breaks, plenty of water,
good new Sampson windmill, open range east 2x24 miles, west 3x7 miles. Ex
cellent grass. This place is suitable for running a thousand head of cattle. With
this ranch goes 120 head of cows, steers, and calves, high grade cattle. This place
is a bargain at the price of (5000. Must be sold soon to get advantage of these fig
ures, if this don't suit you write us what vou want. We have it.
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L.IVERY STABLE IN CONNECTION.
7a Opposite Rock Island Depot.
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Ended In a Row.
The Rock Island will run a stock
extra on Monday ' and Wednesday
mornings, due here at 7.20.
The base ball game between
Dodge Citv and Garden City last
Friday unfortunately ended in a
row and the game was not finished,
the visitors walking off the field in
the first half of the 7th inning. At
the end of the 5th inning a shower
stopped the game and when it wes
over the Dodge City boys didn't
want to play any longer, the score
then standing three to two in their
favor. When' the game - was re
sumed it is said the visitors com
menced to play the baby act and to
question the decisions of the um
pire. The trouble finally culminat
ed when the umpire attempted to
make an onlooker keep out of the
way. One of the Dodge players
took it upon himself to interfere and
applied an insulting epithet to a
Garden City player and then there
was a grabbing of ball bats and fur
a few moments it looked as though
there would be some broken beads,
but the matter was finally settled.
It was a shame that there should
have been any trouble and it would
have been better if our boys had
ignored the actions of the visitors
and continued to treat them. as
gentlemen whether they were or
not Garden City Herald.
Get married and get Mrs. Henry
to bake you an excellent wedding
cake.
J. W. BERRYMAN, President. W. S. BERRYMAN, Cashier. '
C. Q. CHANDLER, Vice-President.
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STATE BANK.
Capital Stock $10,000.00
Surplus $2,500.00.
MEADS, KANSAS.
Designated Depository of Meade County
LIST OF STOCKHOLDKRS:
R. A. riARPER, HENRY BSINCKMAX,
S. D. ADAMS. B. S. McMiXL,
W. F. CASTEEX,' LOUIS BOEHLER,
J. W. BERRYMAN. C. Q. CH AN DLDK,
V.S. BERRYMAN.
This banl: is distinctively a cattlemen's and stockgrower's bank.
We solicit the, business of the legitimate cattlemen and stockgrow
ers of the southwest. Money on hand at all times for legitimate,
cattle loans with good margins. KO PURCHASE LOANS.
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three times a day and lunches all hours day
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t or night at the OWL Restaurantr Come
rE and see us. .
H C. G. BORGER,
2 Meade, Kansas. .
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