Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-10-20

DR.. {. l.. Dunn has resumed the
practice of medicine at Nescatunga.
During his residence here. he was re-
garded as one of the best physicians in
the county.
We had a pleasant call yesterday
from Mr.. Christian Bitter, who with his
two grown sons, is out here from Ohio
looking for a location. At present
they are looking over the county, for
something that will suit. They are all
democrats.
DIR, Il. G. Hutchinson and Miss Susan
Andrews were married at the residence
of the brides parents, near Lake City,
last Thursday, 18th inst, Rev. w. r..
Hntcheson performing the ceremony.
The groom is a practicin2 physician at
Lake City, popular with all classes.
The bride is the sixteen-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. John Andrews and she is
most bright and amiable young lady.
The injunction granted two weeks
since to prevent the city of COldwater
from donating to Comanche county its
city hall for court house purposes, was
dissolved by Judge Ellis, last Friday.
But this by no means settles the coun-
ty seat fight out there. Nescatunga is
as confident as ever that when the
question is submitted to a vote that
it will be decided in favor of that place.
Monday night of last week Mr.. Wal
Pm 30
on the commons. Tuesday morn
ing it was missing. Chase hunted it
for couple of hours, then came to
town, got horse, and rode all day.
About o'clock Tuesday evening some
men went to an open well near Mr..
Chase's house, to get water, and dis
covered the calf in the well. 1t was
hauled out, unhurt, and made a bee
line for home. The well was IS feet
deep, and the water about a foot deep.
On Monday of last week Mr.. II. L.
Wheelock picked up the coffee pot in
his kitchen, and took drink of cold
coffee. In doing so he swallowed a
sand-burr, which had, presumably,
blown in, and fallen in the spout of the
coffee pot. lie tried to get it up or
down, but it had lodged near his Adams
apple, and would not move. Wednes-
day morning he came to DR.. Davis,
who succeeded in getting it out. The
burr was of full size. and ready for bus
mess when it came out. Mr.. Vince
lock was very much rejoiced to get
rid of it.
The widest political harangue ever
delivered in Medicine Lodge was the
effort of Mr.. Collins, of Wellington,
ut the opera house last Friday night.
Not only did he insult and vilify every
democrat present, but lie disguised his
own party. His assertions were those
of the bitterest and most uncompro-
missing radical and tailed to please or
entertain any except those equally as
narrOw-minded as he was. An effort
VAS made the following day by
the democrats to hire Mr.. Collins to
remain here and speak every day I'M
the election, as they considered his ser
vices worth hundreds of votes; but he
claimed previous engagements.
Sun City Union: The daughter of
Mr.. MOreland, living southwest of town
met with thrilling adventure a few
days since. One evening, on horseback,
she started out for the purpose of driv-
ing home the cows, accompanied by a
large yellow dog. When quite a dis
lance from the house she missed the
dog, and began a search for him. See
ing something of yellow color moving
in the grass, not far away, she rode up
to II, and discovered it to be a large
cougar, or what some people mistaken
ly call a mountain lion. As soon as
the horse saw the animal he began
shaking like leaf. The cougar, cat
like, began creeping towards the horse
and rider, as if preparing to spring up
on them. The girl wheeled her horse
and fled from the spot, holly pursued
by the cougar, which followed her al
most to the door of her home.