Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-05-28
Police business is a little dull this

Vegetable gardens need rain. The
corn in this vicinity is not suffering.
Prof. Mcdonald has his right hand
bound up. lie caught hot ball on the
end Of one finger.
School closes to-day and the boys and
girls are already planning for plcnics
and fishing parties.
Revolver Dick has found ont that
it was all joke. The deputy mayor
is looking out for another victim.
r. Raphael and wife, nee Miss Bertha
Lebrecht, arrived here this week and
are visiting the family of S. Lebrecht.
Frank Lockart and bride were down
from Sun City yesterday buying their
housekeeping outfit from Rigg & john
ston.
Hazelton wants to build the court
house and Jail by herself. She must
appreciate the necessity OF the build
ings. Nevertheless, the whole county
will lie benefited, and will chip IN to-
ward footing the bill.
Will Dean, Louie Lampl and Lem
Depew were going out home, last FRS
day afternoon, when their team ran
away, six miles southwest of here, and
they were thrown out. Dean was Sc
verely injured about the head and back,
but was able to be out this week.
The jury in the case of the state YER
sus DR.. &. w. Aver, returned verdict
of acquittal last Friday night. He was
charged with selling a two-year old
steer, the property of w. ID. Van Slyke.
lie claimed that Frank Armstrong had
lett the steer with him to sell, Arm
strong being indebted to him for SER
vices rendered in contest suit.
Judge Ellis says that hereafter he
will not keep jurors out all night when
cases have been submitted to them, but
that he will allow them TO separate af-
ter IL o'clock at night, and come togeth-
er next morning, so as TO give them the
opportunity of getting rest and sleep.
He believes that the keeping of jurors
at work all night, without rest or sleep,
is relic of barbarism. In capital cases,
even, he believes that jurors may safely
be allowed to separate.
Col. w. II. Colcord is preparing to
move with his family TO Arizona. He
has been unfortunate in financial mat
tiers, and has given up his Kingman
county ranch and Comanche Pool in
terests to his endorsers. He was an
active man for several years in this and
adjoining counties, and had his capital
equalled his energy he would have been
a power in the land. His son, Charles
Colcord, has traded his ranch in this
county 10 a man in Arizona, for range
and water privileges out there.
Geo. l.. Johnston, voting man who
clerked for Eli Smith until a few days
ago, died of consumption, at his home,
near St. Mary's Ohio, on the 21st inst.
He became satisfied that his time was
short in this world, and acting Oh the
advice Of friends, left here on the 18th
inst, and died within two days after
reaching home. lie was about twenty
years old. lie came to this state three
years ago worked in Forey's drug store
at Harper; afterward for DIR. Wisner,
and then came here. lie had been in
bad health for years.
An instance Of faint-heartedness oc-
CURED this week: 4 settler came here,
selected claim and bought a breaking
pillow for $50 and several bushels of mil
let at 81 per bushel, and with a good
team he expected to put in quite crop
Some one told him that there was 10 be
a drOuth here this season and that he
could not raise anything. That settled
it. lie abandoned his claim, came to
town, sold his plow for SO, his millet
for 80 cents a bushel, and by this time
he is well along on the road leading to
his wife's people. The county is better
off without such settlers.
1t has been suggested that there be a
meeting Of citizens at the court room
next Monday evening, May Slst, to take
action toward getting uD a Fourth of
July celebration. If the people care
anything about this matter. they should
attend the meeting; but if they don't
want to celebrate, it will only be neces-
sary to remain at home. Kiowa, Sha-
ron, Lake City and Sun City all want to
have big tipe, but will give way to
Medicine Lodge, If a creditable enter
tainment is provided here. What say
the hotel people, the merchants, livery
men, and others who will be principally
benefited?
w. w. Standiford and Z. Youmans
this week sold their half interest in the
ranch and cattle belonging to the firm
of Standifold, Youmahs x Co., located
on the Medicine river, south of here
seven miles. The purchasers were
their former partners, o. Rogers, of this
place and IL. II. Richards, of Wichita.
Included in the purchase is 700 head of
mixed cattle, and 1000 acres of land.
In part payment they received the in
terest of Rogers Il Richards in the
building now occupied by Standiford,
Youmans & Eldred. Stamford x
Youmans yet have quite a nice bunch
of cattle that are being held on the 4.
c. Sheldon place, northwest OF here.
No one will question the assertion
that 1t is the best interests of town to
have as many individual real estate
one hundred citizens, each the owner
Of an improved town lot, than to have
ten citizens, each the owner of ten lots.
We think we might go further and say
that one thousand citizens, each owning
one lot, would do more to advance the
interests Of town than fifteen hundred
renters would. The owner of lot has
something to stimulate his energy, and
takes pride in his property. Tire renter