Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-08-22
Public school vii commence Monday.

PIE Of the same. BRoNsoS HoUcHIS. -
Public school win commence Monday,
September Srd.
Geo. Ellis expects his family home
about September lst.
Work on the water ditch will not be
completed before September 18th.
The Young Ladies' society Will give
a Gypsy Jeie soon. Full particulars
next week.
There is talk Of complimentary re-
ceptiOn and banquet for the normal
students tomorrow, Thursday evening.
The friends Of Woodward and Nc
Cague are not in happy humOr over
the result of the Republican conyen-
tion.
The Willing Workers gave a lawn
social Monday evening at the home of
Judge Thompson and it was well at
tended.
Frank l.. Gordon, of Lake City town
ship, has many friends who are anxious
for him to be the Democratic candidate
for clerk of the district court. He is
competent and would be a popular
official.
The announcement of Riley Robin
son as a candidate for county attorney,
subject to the action of the Democratic
convention. appears in this issue. Mr..
Robinson is a citizen of Kiowa, a good
lawyer and gentleman.
Two races were run here Saturday.
The first, $50 yards, between Mont Co.
ra's mare and Bill Nichols horse was
won by the latter by 20 feet. The Lee
CorsOn filly and the Cole mare ran over
the same course and the mare won the
race.
1t is proposed by the citizens to ten
der to the normal students a compli-
mentary banquet, either at the hotel
or opera house. Friday evening. The
details have not all been arranged, but
it is the duty of every citizen to give
this proposed entertainment hearty aid
and support.
At the Shore sale north of Lake City,
yesterday, the following were about the
representative prices obtained: 81 cows
with calves by their side SlS.65; q year
ling steers $3.50; two-year- heifers
with calves at their side Sl6.S5; ii year
ling heifers, SS.45; lot of 7-months-
old shOats $3.50 each. Other stock sold
in proportion.
1t will be noticed that the INDEX of
to-day is a joe-dandy. We make it a
point to publish all the news and this,
too, II hours before any other paper in
the county gets it. If our readers will
! compare the INDEX with any other pa
! per in the county, they will see why il
/ is so well worth the subscription price
/ Actually, the INDEX, every week, pub
fishes more county news than the pa.
pers at Kiowa, Hazelton, Sun City and
Lake City combined. Now is good
/ time TO subscribe.
The band has played at every Repub-
lican rally and meeting of the Logan
club held this season with the under
standing that every time it turned out
it was TO get the small sum of So. VI
to last Friday night, the Logan club
was behind in its payments something
over $50 and the boys were wanting
/ their money. At the club meeting al
thattime, Mr.. McNeal moved that g
collection be taken up for the band and
the janitOr. After the returns were In
it was discovered that enough funds
had been secured to pay all of the in
debledness 10 the band with the excep.
! ton of So! No one knows how thi.
balance IS TO be raised. Now, the Dem
Ocrats are not making a tom-tOm an,
brass band canvass tins year; but they
have luxuriated in band music on sew
eral occasions and every time they hav,
paid the band its money before noor
of the day following. Any organiza
tion could make big display if it pur
sued the practice of the Logan club anC
secured its music on tick. The banC
boys are to be commended tor thei
new rule: "No pay, no plaY.'