Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-27

An excursion party of sixty was ready
to go from here TO Winfield last Sun
day. but on account of a DELAYED dis
patch on Saturday the crowd was dis
appointed. 1t does appear that when
1t comes TO communicating with the
world, Medicine Lodge is about as
poorly off as if we had no railroad OF
telegraph. PROFESSIONALLY, we have the
poorest telegraph service of any town
in the world that pretends to get any
thing by wire. a telephone made of
a twine and two fruit cans, one end in
kiowa or Pratt or Kingman and the
other end here, would be an improve
ment on the present arrangement.
We understand that the G.. A. R. is
inclined to stand back on its dignity
and wait for formal invitation before
taking part in the Fourth of July cele-
bratlon. We had supposed that the
members of the G.. A r. were of the
the people and as the people are getting
up The celebration the G.. A. r. is as
much interested as any other class.
Our recollection is that the people did
not wait for any formal invitation be-
lore taking part in the services of
Memorial day, exercises that were ar
ranged by the G.. A. r. All good citi-
zens Will be welcome at the celebration
next week and no formal invitations
are necessary. The invitation COM
mlttee, its chairman being an old SOL
der, was appointed to invite strangers,
and neighboring cities, not home folks.
The food last week, 10Th inst. in
Turkey Creek township, was very Sc
we're, worse IN fact than the high water
of 1855. The Turkey Creek mill dam
was washed out so that to repair it
will cost considerable. The crop and
orchard of j. w. Smith was consider
ably damaged and he lost a fine span
OF mules and valuable mare that his
hired man was driving TO wagon, at
tempting to cross the stream. The
farm of w. l.. Cox was also damaged
but no stock lost. Further down the
creek, the crops of Mr.. Gregory, Geo.
Cornue, a. j. BOstwick, NJ. L. Blanken-
ship, j. NJ. York, Capt. Pierce and Ira
Hargis were more or less damaged.
The fencing along the stream was badly
torn up. Mulberry creek was also on a
tear and much damage was done. The
rain commenced at clock and lasted
three hours. The streams were at their
highest at Z O'Clock. That section will
not need any more rain for two weeks.
Mr.. W. w. Standiford and Miss Alice
J. Taylor, both residents of this city.
were married at the home of the brides
sister at Sedalia, Mo-, Wednesday June
10th. Miss Taylor had been there on a
visit fol several weeks and during the
time had undergone a severe spell of
sickness and the day of the wedding
she was barely able to walk across the
room. Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Standiford started for
EnglewoOd, Kansas, where Mr.. Standi-
ford is engaged in business and where
they will temporarily reside. Mr.. and
Mrs. StandIfOrd are well known and
generally popular in this community.
lie was one Of the earliest settlers and
first merchants of Medicine Lodge and
10y close attention to business as a mer-
! chant and hard work as a stockman, he
has accumulated a competency. He
was last fall elected county commission
er III this district and in that position
he has already established himSaIf n
careful and prudent official. His wife
is lady of rare accomplishments and
of most sunny and pleasant DISPOSE
ton. She is sister of Mrs. T. L.
O'Bryan, of this city and has made this
her home during the past six years.