Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-05-30


The school board has received forty pajrs NJ
blinds TO put up at the new school house.
l. IS. Robinsons family are In great grief over
the loss of their shepherd dog; took poison
that was put out for wolves
Inc milk shake craze has reached Hazelton
ana any person who neglects to drink a milk
shake once week at least, is not allowed i'm
good society.
Inc library association gave a dance last
Wednesday evening with strawberries and
cream attachments. Net proceeds about SIS,
enough to buy few more novels.
Henry and Fred Fisher came I'm from the
east last Thursday to look after their interests
in this vicinity.
d. r. Smith bought two cows of John Martin.
Price 81. 80 each.
The Dean of Southwestern Kansas held
Episcopal services in Masonic hall Thursday
night.
Last Monday we drove up to the hub and
on Wednesday in company with s. s. Robin
son we drove up northwest of Attica and on
Friday we drove to Kiowa, and now will note "A
few items that attracted our notice: The hest
corn we saw was between Hazelton and Kiowa
The poorest wheat and oats we saw was be-
tween Hazelton and Kiowa; some insect Is ut
work on some fields but the damage will be
northeast, we saw aeyeral farmers still plant
ing corn and six miles from Attica, northwest.
the farmers are at least ten days behind us
with their crops. There is a larger aereane OF
rye than usual and all looks well Wheat is
nearly all good corn is a good stand Is clear of
weeds and is GROWN rapidly the last few days
and bids fair to eQoaf any previous crop. Oats
generally hook well, but we don't have tbs.
greatest faith I'm Kansas as an oats country.
Miilet is simply getting there in grand shape.
Potatoes, IL the tops are any evidence, will be
full crop, and while we noticed crops we also
saw that pastures were good, stock Of all
kinds are apparently dong well, fruit and
forest trees arc making rapid growth. As ara
evidence of what forest trees will do In this
climate, MIR. X. Reg who came where he now
hves. seven miles west Of Attica, eight years
| ago last March and planted trees that spring
that now measure three feet in circumference;
ana still we call this droutby Kansas: but after
taking the three drives referred TO above VIC
have settled down in our mind the simple but
! undeniable fact that Kansas is hard to beat
and Barber county is in the lead, age consid-
| cred.
| The q. o. p. tried to hold a kind Of primary
here Wednesday, to help settle the McNeal-
Long senatorial fight, but there were not enough
OF them present TO act as SECONDS I'm fight le
| alone settle 1t. The at last, after long wait
ing. decided that it was good enough plan to
let whoever happened to be ut the Lodge act ms
\ delegate. OF course they DID this to keep up
the appearance that the party was still in fight-
ing order-but they are badly scared. Too
much terig,
| Oscar Haberline is in training for county
commissioner on the republican ticket. We
| would advise Oscar not TO make the race, as it
| viii be waste of time and money. Democrats
are on the war path and mean business this fall.
They mean democratic victory that will In
clude Barber county with the rest of the ma
ton. They mean to keep Kansas republicans
| so busy this fap that they will not have time
to visit until after the election and then they
will not feel like It. w.C.A.