Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-05-21


WILLOW waste paper baskets at the
post-ofIice. 81
Public school win close for the term
next Friday.
The K. Of p. lodge meets every Mone
day evening at the Odd Fellows hail.
Land seekers are becoming more
numerous and several trades are on the
taps.
Jim McCart's wife is very i'll. at her
home en- Second avenue, near Walnut
street.
". Strong, Jas. Fleming, Thos.
Doran and \ y. Roberts, took in the
Harper races This week.
There will be a special Judge elected,
by the bar next week. to try cases in
which Judge Ellis has been interested.
r. y. Cameron and Leon Edwards are
both mentioned as suitable for the po-
sitiOn.
The hardware men are already
practicing on the speeches necessary
for SELLING Irvine binders; mowers anu
reapers. From the number of nipple
ments on hand. they have no fear as to
what the harvest Will be.
The sale of the Grand Hotel building
was confirmed this week by the district
court. AS soon as the personal pro
perry difficulties can be settled, it is
understood that Il new management
will take charge of the house.
There is talk of having the normal
institute this year at Hazelton or
Kiowa, or some other out-of-the-wdy
place if the people of this city do not
show a disposition to have it here. 1t
appears that those who want to attend
demand board for So per week.
Father McCune, Catholic priest.
who held services in this city on several
occasions, died at LeavenwOrth on the
18th inst. His death is supposed to
have been caused by an over-indulgence
in stimulants, as the last time he WAS
here, lie was confined to his room from
that cause. lie was lately located at
Wellington.
Several citizens of Lake City and Sun
City, who are interested IN good stock
and fast horses, have laid of first
class race course at Sun City. and will
have it in good order for races this sea-
son. They expect TO have at least two
days of running and trotting in the fall.
The track is on Louis LOckarI's place,
adjoining the tOwnste, and was laid
OFF by Theodore Williams, competent
engineer.
The civil damage suit, wherein Riley
Griffin is sueing 4. J.. O'Bryan and
Eli Smith and others for $4,000, has
been sent to Kingman for trial, owing
to the fact that Judge Ellis was counsel
in the case before his appointment 10
the jndgeship. The criminal cases
against Griffin. Chitwood and Young,
wherein they are charged with robbery.
took the same course and both eases
will come mp at Kingman i'm June or
July. Court meets there June 18th.
The township trustees have decided
To build q bridge over the Medicine riv-
er, al Il point Hest of the depot grounds.
in addition 20 those already voted and
ordered. They have the authority to
build 4 bridge within a certain cost.
and haye decided that the townships
best interests demand slch an expend-
iture. And now, who viii make a move
ment TO repair the roads leading TO all
these bridges we are building?
Capt. Garrison was over from Sharon
yesterday and spoke in most hopeful
terms Of the crop prospects. lie was
over Harper county this week and says
That the crops are not looking SO well
there as in Barber. lie also said that
q trip through the eastern and south
eastern part of this county convinced
him that there is a greater effort being
made to raise big crops this season
than ever before in the history of the
county.
The good people up the Medicine
river and Elm creek are complaining
about the dry weather. They have had
no rain for several weeks, though good
showers have visited this section. Many
farmers have plowed mp their oats and
planted corn, and others report that all
kinds of vegetation is badly in need of
rain. We cannot believe that druuth
l. probable in any part of the county.
but it must he admitted that much dam
age has already occurred from the need
of rain.
Tom. Nolen has received very fine
+ fiat horn. which is admired by every
one who has seen it. And now, why
don't the musicians Of this city re-or-
ganiZe the cornet band? All winter the
town has been supplied with good mu-
sic by the amphitheater band, but it
is gone now. We believe the town can
well afford to buy the boys set of first
class instruments, and if this is done
there will beno difficulty i'm getting men
to play on them. The talent is here.
undoubtedly, and it only needs slight
encouragement. If the young men of
the city will organize band, we will
put them in correspondence with an ex-
cellent and experienced teacher, who
desires 10 locate here, and who would
teach them cheaply and thoroughly.
y fresh y1ung man, who claimed to
go by the name of Revolver Jim"
back east, was given benefit Wednes-
day evening, in this city. He was APP
pointed city marshal by the boys, after
he had circulated n petition asking for
the Office, and had gotten many names
upon his petition. After he had been
duly invested with star, by the dep
uty-mayor," mock fight was arranged,
which he was ordered to quell. One of