Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

We understand that Mr.. Elmore, who is
ranchiLg cattle east OF herr, near the Cedar
mountains, has lost dozen or more cattle |
within the past ten days, OF Texas fever.
The cattle had gr,zed OIL the Boyd cattle
range a short time since. We had hoped |
this disease would not again appear in this |
county.
The following Is the enrolment of pu.
pills in the public school up to this time
Room No. /, Prot. Quick, 80.
" 2, Miss Powell, 81.
5. Miss Cartui, IS.
=: 4, Miss Vaughn, 36.
Total l44
ouOensware, glassware, etc, you are always |
in need of. Our fall stock il now open and the |
prices are very low. Come in and look around |
charge nothing for showing goods. A. Z. |
Sheldon. Is
This week w. w. Cook reports the fol-
lowing transactions in cattle: Bought Of
Mrs. StOckstill, IL steers; Of MIR. wads-
worth, yearling steers, and Of Jas. Lock
ard. 20 three year-old steers. These latter
he paid $40 for. lie sold to Petit Il Cur
RTE s fat cows, to Geo. w. Hcndrickson,
IL yearling steers, and to Mcncfee & Won
setter l40 thrct-year-old steers.
Public school opened Last Monday under
the most favorable auspices, with Professor
Quick, the principal, ia charge, assisted by
Miss Hattie Powell, Miss Margaret Carun
aud Miss Va ghn. Prof. Q itch has made
a COOL impression already, aud from what
the scholars and teachers sly, ne will have
good order and will insist on the scholars
being Industrious. The enrolment this
week has been IA.
Democrats must not forget that the town
ship primaries are to be held Saturday.
September 10Th, aud the county nominating
convention Saturday, October 9Th. All
who ATE Interested Ia SEEING full set of
Democratic officials IN this county, must
ser that the primaries are held aud that del
egatcs are selected. Let every township
send up representative men, whose action
in the nominating convention will meet
with the sanction Of the entire county.
Roll. b. Clark this week purchased the
Whitney cattle, consisting of I2j cows and
calves, 100 dry cows, 40 three ycar-old
steers, 100 twos and $50 ycarlings. They
are do ncstics aud half-breed and are con-
sidrrUd good bunch Of cattle. The price
paid was $50 per head. Mr.. Clark will
drive his purchase to Hamilton county. in
the extreme southwestern part of the state
rs soon as it Is safe to cross the trail.
Alcck Hopkins, the live stock commits
sion merchant Of Kiowa. reports the fol-
lowing transactions since last week:
Sold to Y. Z. short for Mofirtt & GILES
pie, 200 mixed Texas cattle for S35.25 per
head.
Sold to Casino & Garland, for A. G.
Smith, AS steer cattle, ones, twos aud threes
at an average Of $50 per head. 10 the
SINE parties % Of Chowen's steers, Is and
p, for $40 and $50.
The district meeting OF the Christian
church Is advertised to commence this,
Friday, evening and continue until Sunday
evening. Il Is expected that Elder CARR
son, Of st. Louis Elder Embry, Of Antho-
ny. Elder QIillen, Of Pratt county, Elders
Collins anil QIick Of this county, will take
part In the proceedings and deliver ad-
drrsscs and read papers on subjects of gen.
eral itn, rest. The exercises will be con-
Quoted In Christian chapel.
A. w. Rimsry, the energetic merchant
Of Kiowa, was here Lust Monday, and said
that the people in his section are well salts
fled with the prospects for railroad, and
think there Is fighting chance for two
roads. However, they are not making a
great fuss over their prospects, but are go
ing on In the even tenor Of their way. Mr..
RlIms,y does not anticipate that the new
town Of Hazlcton, in the southeastern part
Of this county, will take any trade from
either kiowa or Medicine Lodge.
An election will be- held tomorrow, Sat
urday, In this city for the purpose of elect
ing councilman to ill the vacancy caused
by the removal Of Geo. w. Oliver from
the city. There should be Interest taken
In this election and some good man select
ed. The city has had enough OF the Law
and Order council, and should now try
and ill all vacancies with representative
men who will look after the city's inter-
ests rather than attempt to enforce their
own peculiar ideas.
The public sale OF the persona. property
belonging to the estate OF w. J. Logan,
dccascd, occurred last Tuesday at his hte
residcnc', on Spring creek, miles north Of
this pIacc. 4. L. o'Bryan, WHO acted us
auctiOneer, informs Us that the following
prices wire ralized: Cows and calves.
S'6.lO; dry cows, $24.75; ycarIings Sl9.75.
The cattle were purchased by Israel Slack.
who has also rented the ranch and purchas-
ell the feed. A mare and colt seld for $50;