Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-07-09

-oribe that soul inspiring spectacle !?
The heavens seemed bedecked with a
thousand brilliant, twinkling stars, like
diamonds in the Sky. All national
eoIors were shown in gorgeous splendor
till our great lunar satellite must needs
hide her face in shame and ackuowl-
edge that she was Outdone. In the
midst of all, at close intervals. the air
resounded with thousand voices
of thlse eDthused with our national
holiday and our scenic grandeur. To
conclude the festive scenes, was ban
ner of fire. on which was inscribed the
words July 4th, +" and all agreed on the
beauty of the scene
Thus ended gala day in Medicine
Lodge; a day of celebration and re-
joicing, and all returned To their many
homes, feeling that one day had been
well and jOytully spent And, when
many of the citizens of Barber counly
have long since passed away. our young
Americans of to-day. then with silver
ed locks, will speak of Saturday, July
8, 1856, as among the happiest and best
spent hours of their lives.
1T KIowA.
The first regular celebration in the
history OF New Kiowa was held on
Monday, the 9Th. 1t was advertised
as Celebration and Cowboy Re- Tn
ion, and was certainly up to the expec-
tations of every one. Festivities com
menced at o'clock, when a delegation
of about two hundred from Medicine
Lodge, increased largely on the road,
arrived at Kiowa on special train.
and headed by the Atica and IIaZelton
cornet bands, marched through the
streets to the center of town. The
committees were surprised, they said,
al the train arriving so early and SO
there were no carriages or other con-
veyances to take the ladies Of the par
/ ty up town; but Medicine Lodge
! lady, when intent on celebrating, will
/ walk half mile through the dust al
any time. At 10 O'Clock a procession
was formed, composed of the band
cowboys, the G.. a. r. Post of this city
! Old Veterans and distinguished citi-
/ ZenS and the order of march proceeded
to the celebration grounds. These
/ were in the Eastern part of town. and
! while devoid of trees, were provided
/ with comfortable seats under an i'm
/ mense pavilion, with capacity to hold
/ the two thousand people present. Tie
| regular exercises embraced vocal mu-
sic by good choir, instrumental music
/ by the HaZleton band, employed fol
! the occasion and the Attica band
/ whose services were gratuituous, read
/ ing the Declaratio of independence
/ W. II. Mexican. an informal opening by
/ address by Judge McCandleSs, of Med
/ icine Lodge, a speech OF Welcome 10y
W. q. Mcdonald, an Grafton by Col
I Lovejoy and then dinner. This. Oh
! the grounds was made up Of an album
dance of substantial roast beef, bread
/ and coffee, and private dinners donat
ed by the citizens and visitors. NJ
one went away hungry.
In the afternoon; the tournament oc
CURED, in which a half dozen expert
cowboy riders took part. Owing t
the very bad arrangements about
seats, not one half Of the crowd could
see this part of the entertainment
Steve Franklin, OF the T5 range, OF
the Rider race horse, captured sever
out of Il possible nine rings, and was
awarded first money. Then followed
the riding of a vicious, bucking bron
cho, by a negro, which was great
amusement for the crowds, though &
tame sight for.persons acquainted Will
ranch scenes. Then two long-horifef
/ Texas steers were started across the
prairie, followed by twenty or more
/ cowboys. Alpha Updegraff and Steve
Franklin roped and tied their unima
in the shortest time and got the prize
This was followed by several foot races
scrub horse races, and then adjourn.
ment until night. The day had User
hot, the grounds dusty. but the gooJ
nature of the crowd and the desire or
the part of every ore to have a good
time, made the day an enjoyable occa.
sion.
In the evening, public dance in the
opera house, was attended by severa
hundred people, and at 10 and l o'clocl
the excursion trains pulled out for tt,
east, with their loads of precious
| freight
NOTES.-The Veterans and old sol
diers froD, Medicine Lodge, went a,
the guests of Capt. a. l.. Freeman.
Conductor Miner has warm place in
the hearts of the Medicine Lodge del
egation for his uniform kin dness.
Most Of the Lodge people enjoyed The
hospitality of the Hardwick house.
/ City Marshal Johnson. Of this city, was
astride of horse, rushing through the
/ streets with other Wild and ..woolly cow
boys, before he had been off OF the
! train tive minutes but he was very at
tentiye TO the Lodge people. =. Al
! alarm Of fire was sounded Monday
evening and the first ones TO appear Oh
/ top of the building were four Medicine
Lodge boys, jim. VanClevel Elmer
Wagner, Geo. Luproil, and VIII Cook
They blew their wet breaths on the
flames and squelched them. . Mrs
Gerlie Lane, nee Skeen, was very atten-
tive to her Lodge friends, and several
of them tested the results of her cult
nary skill. :. Mayor Ingraham was
the most dignifed and circumspect man
from the Lodge; W. w. Stamford
/ was the most gallant J. w. Upper
man was the happiest and the Gelega-
ton that went down in the afternoon
was the widest and loudest.
AT DEERHEAD,
Or near there. in the McCarty grove