Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-13

suffering from n painful votffyd cd his left
hand. thought 20 be n snake bite BE reports
the hsel fiy ~ doing considerable damnfe to
young stock
The brick machine which has been pun Up "
the western part OF town Il reported IN good
working order and will soon In turning cut
plenty OF work. There will Dc no scarcity Of
building material here this year.
Tho Dodge City Daily Globe reports the stock
mems convention NJ that place this week as
largely attended, and n very enthusiastic meet
Ing. We will give the most Important part Of
the proceedings I'm our next issue.
Mr.. X. L. Carter Of North Elm. who with his
wife has been spending the winter at Aurora,
Illinois, called Tuesday. He has been having
pleasant winter. and appears to have entire
" recovered from the effects Of the stroke Of
lightning he received last fall
W. s. GIN, Of Douglass, Michigan, who has
becn here several weeks looking for location,
has leased the ranch OF Mort. Strong. north Of
here 10 miles, and will, as opportunity offers,
purchase for IL sbost 500 cattle. For the pres
emit Mr.. en- will not bring bis family here, but
expects to I'm the fall.
Olo the index permit It's columns TO be used
for the purpose OF raising scandals, II could,
this week, show up two fine specimens. One
would implicatc a stupid brute I'm an attempt 10
take advantage OF a weak and helpless woman,
and the othenwould relate to the acts Of = citE
zcn In hii alleged professional capacity.
Another "tenderfoot'' made his appearance
on the streets yesterday. and OF course the boys
didn't let the golden opportunity pass. They
surrounded the ''tenderfoOt," who was trying
TO sell a pony, aud after all OF them trying the
merits Of the pony turned It over to the right
ful owner and let him 20 on his way rejoicing
ID. vanSlykc, Capt. A. l.. Freeman and John
Pearson have been employed this week I'm tax
log an inventory Of the stock OF l.. r. Pearson.
IL II hoped and believed that "a satisfactory
compromise viii be- effected in a short time by
which Mr. Pearson will continue his business
Saturday night the boys had lots OF sport
with 'tender foot who had Just arrived in
town. He was taken on wild chase after an
imaginary dcsporado and during the attempt
ed capture two men were shot down. He was
the worst worked up mnn who has been seen In
these parts for long time.
We understand that the ladies who were 30
successful In providing AN entertainment for
the purpose of rlising funds TO repair and com
plcte the cemetery fence, have concluded to
give the second entertainment at an early day
We have no hesitRncy In saying they will make
n success Of the affair. Due notice Of the time
will bc givOn In these columns.
This week T. S. Proctor and c. II. Douglass,
OF sun City range. shipped to Kansas City. 100
head of fat weRihcrs. which they expect to re-
alize nice sum on. They are of the CotswoId
breed and r. good condition, having been fed
all winter up I'm Kingman county. Mr.. Proc
tor expects 20 drive his ewes and lambs to Tex
ns In June and sell them, when he will engage
In the cattle business.
The athletic club will be in running orucr in
a short tune. the President. Pr (. W. +. Hough-
ton having rcnt for the necessary paraphcrna-
liza, clubs haTs. dumb bells, etc. The hall to- be
used l. e5xs0 feet, with extra high ceiling, and
IL 60 be fitted up In splendid style. with dress
ing room. ante rooms, etc. II will likely have
hardwood fioor plnced on It. with movable
bowling alleys and possibly billiard tables. II
desirable, II cnn bc cleared for n dance or for
roller skating. Another proposition IL toeItcnd
the building ~ feet and erect a largo stage, OH
will be- n daisy institution.
Last week We mentioned the visit of fresh
Harper citizen named Miller. to this place,
and his attempt to scare Mrs. Norman into
paying him sum Of money he claimed she had
taken from his house, while she and her hus-
bAud we're stopping there. Miller has written
a letter 81 apology for hIs conduct, and says
the money has been found He begs ten
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has concluded not to prosecute Miller: but this
community will uphold him IL he will give him
a good thrashing at the first opportunity.
The latest "kink" among our citizens il to
wear leather cuffs and collars, made of heavy
yellow saddle leather. The advantages of col
lars md cuffs OF this material arr many: Thoy
do not require Washing; they do not melt I'M
der continuous How Of precipitation; the but
ton holes do not break out; one act Is all per
son needs during life time; they match the
complexion in color when the wearcr has faced
tho gentle zephyrs Of southern Kansas q few
weeks: hut last of all they are "chic'', tony,
the latest thing out and consequently must be
worn. Ourlcather merchant, Henry Dlickhahu
keeps them I'm stock.
! A gentleman who came up from Walnut
port there was that day last week two OF
/ the boys working on the T 5 range were killed
/ 10y Cheyenne Indians, and that the men had al
I left the southern line and gone to hcadquar-
ers Cnmp. lie could not give any further par
tticularS. This rHnge belongs tO the Kansa,
City Cattle Company, and IL about 20 mie'
south of this place.
sIDce the above was put in type, we lear
| from Col. Brand. who came up from there yes
/ terlay that there WIS hut one man killed, and
not by Indians. TIE man. whose name we die
/ not learn, was alone In camp, and seems to have
been sitting down, when some one came up be
hind him and split his head open with Ratchet
II Il supposed that no was murdered for mon
~. when discovered, his money and watci
were both gone. The other man who was re
ported ~ having been killed, was out on tn
range, when he was taken suddenly sick, Il
consequence Of which he turned his horse loose
~ n would 80 to camp, and by doing this
would cause HIS comrades to go out and searcl
for him. which they did, and found him as stat
Ell above.