Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01


W. W. Stamford returned home
Monday night, accompanied by his wife
who has been spending several weeks
ut Eureka springs in hopes OF recovering
her health. The trip did her no appa-
rent good and the lady is now very low.
A female tramp, claiming to be a
4 plrenologist, was here this week and
found several persons who were foolish
enough TO give her dollar for examin-
ing their heads. The fun results of her
visit have not been developed yet.
An attempt was made Wednesday TO
get mp n race between the Kiowa mare
and a horse belonging to Geo. Cobb.
The money was up, the horses taken %
the grounds; but one refused 20 run
through the weeds and the other would
not run on the hard road.
Tie card OF l.. ". Belden, carriage.
sign and ornamental painter, appears
pa another column. This gentleman IS
/ prepared % DO anything in the painting
liIG and viii promptly attend to all or
deIs from tlc country. Ills shop Is the
neat door o. IlJle's blacksmith shop.
Comanche county will he entitled
to "a delegate in the coming state
democratic convention, to meet at To-
pcka on the 10Th inst. IL appears
that the republicans Of that county
We're contgu,ed to be represented in
their state convention by u citizen of
| Medicine Lodge.
The surveyors who were running pre-
liminary lines for the Southern kansas
road west and southwest from Kiowa
have been called in. and were in IlarpCr
| TUESDAY The presumption Is that the
railroad company are satisGed.vith the
survey already made to this place and
west from here.
Mr.. O. Rogers is devoting considera-
bic portion OF his time now 70 the firms
cattle and ranch down the river, and is
pleased with the outlook. lie says they
will put up grass as long as there is
green blade to be seen anywhere; that
they will SOW about one hundred acres
OF rye. large field Of cane and make
every other preparation for feed.
New men in the cattle shipping
business may be interested in knowing
the charges for handling stock at Kan
sas City stock yards. The company
charges ~ cents per head; commission
men for selling charge so cents per
head: if cattle are fed, the charge is 81
! per hundred for hay and 10 cents per
bushel for corn.
Remember, that at the city election
next Monday four councilmen are to be
elected; and that it is the duty of ev-
cry citizen to go to the polls and vote.
As long as the luxury OF. a city govern
ment must be paid for, il is but right
that the whole machine be kept in good
running order. Select good men, who
win qualify and then stick. after they
arc elected.
The Medicine Valley Land Agency,
d tlIyman, Brooke & Co.. has opened up
ready for business, in the first room over
the Medicine Valley bank. Messrs. Ivy
man and Brooke are both energetic, wide
awake business men and propose max
ing it 60 the interest Of all parties hay-
ing land for sale or desiring TO purchase.
to deal with them.
Last week some one evidently thief.
( drove a bunch Of one hundred cattle
from the Julian range near Kiowa
southeast 60 the Campbell pasture and
turned them in. The supposition is
that the thieves We're endeayoring To-
make way with the cattle. but We're
hindered 10y accident. 10 would appear
that 10 required a good deal of gall TO
come into the county and commit such
adeprCdation.
The first annual exhibition Of the
Harper Driving Park association Will
be held September 10Th. nth and 18th.
, at the grounds near Harper. and no
pains are being spared % make the af-
fair the equal OF any similar one in the
southwest. Parties desiring premium
lists or full particulars should address
W. ;. Forey, the secretary.
y. W. Little and family returned
Sunday from protrac;ed visit 20 their
old home in Kentucky. and report hay
ing had delightful time. Mr.. Little
don't say much about il, but no has The
; appearance of q man who has been lis
tening TO democratic talk and who has
profited by again associating with
Kentucky democrats. There is always
hope as long as there is life.
/
The Barber County Stockgrowers' as
ISOLATION will be entitled to as many
delegates TO the st. Louis convention as
il may see fit to send. When it is known
that there are more cattle in Barber
} than in any other county in the United
states, il would appear that there should
be goCd-sized deiegation.sel At
the meeting next Saturday, 9th inst,
the'delegates will be named.
1t appears that work has actu ally
been suspended on the Fort Scott and
Wichita road, about four or five miles
from Argonia, in Sumner county, but
interested parties say that the suspen-
sion promises TO be in the interest of
Medicine Lodge. The idea is that this
road will abandon its intention of going
to Anthony and south to the Territory
line, and taking due western course
from its present terminus head direct
for Medicine Lodge. But we will see.