Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-07
Have you voted?

Inc hepuDllcan headquarters were
we'll patronized.
If you want reliable county paper,
try the INDEX awhile.
Who are the real temperance men,
anyhow, in Barber county.
w. G. Musgrove and wife have gone
TO Coldwater to visit for a week.
Mrs. Gillette will leave to-day for
Lawrence, Kansas, on a visit to rela-
tions.
Mrs. f. Dodge. of Wichita, with her
three boys, are here visiting her sister,
Mrs. McCanless.
Four years ago the result of the presi-
Dental election was not absolutely
known here for five days.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs +. II. Nixon Wednesday afternoon
Nov. IA. Mrs. Waldron Chase, sec'y.
Kingman, Harper and Kiowa are all
talking of duplicating the Conway
Springs sugar works. Can't Medicine
Lodge do something?
Halloween was remembered here
The boys took gates from their hinges.
hid vehicles, misplaced chicken coops
aud did other pranks.
Now that the election is over won't
there be something done about repair
ing the miserable road and dangerous
bridges west Of town.
Kingman county has ataxable wealth
Of S3,3l6. l02 while Barber County has
-, 322.SO7. Barber county also has
more wealth than Harper county.
Preparatory to the spring building
boom, which is sure to come, Macy Il
IlifT are burning 2OO, 600 brick, the kiln
having been fired Monday morning.
The programme for the Plain View
literary, for Thursday, Sth inst, is
omitted on account of this issue of the
INDEX being delayed more than "a
hours.
Sorghum raised i'm this county will
produce much more sugar than that
grown in any other county in Southwest
Kansas Gypsum and sorghum go to-
gether.
The Master Mason's degree was con-
ferred on Uncle Bob Smith. of Mule
creek. Saturday night. There are two
more candidates ready for it. There
will be work again Saturday night, 18th
inst.
Mrs. JaTley's wax-wOrks will be pre-
sented Friday evening, Nov. 9th, under
the auspices of the Young Ladies So
ciety. The admission price will be %
cents and there will be no reserved
seats.
The Young Ladies society will meet
with Mrs. III. l. Shannon next Tuesday
afternoon. There will be election of
officers and all members are earnestly
requested tobe present. Stella Stevens,
secretary.
After all, it does not pay to act as a
spy or a tale bearer from one political
party to another, does it9 This ques-
ton is for the benefit of those who took
such pains this week to keep each par
~ posted on the actions of the other. .
Attorney w. X. James, of st. Joseph,
Mo-, made one of the best speeches of
the campaign. He was here in atten-
dance at district court and after much
persuadng was induced to make a talk.
lie is sound Democrat and logical
speaker.
Any person who detains or opens a
letter not addressed to them, no matter
how insignificant the contents may ap-
pear, is liable to fine of $500 and i'm
prisonment for six months.--tSectiOn
SOS and l4ls of the Postal Laws and
Regulatious.l
We will give SO for a copy Of anv
extra, any circular or clandestine mat.
ter issued from the INDEX Office during
the canvass just closed, and we will
give $40 TO any man who saw such an
article. extra or circular in type, i'm
writing or in print i'm the INDEX Office.
Syracuse Journal: Riley Lake has
sold his stage line from Syracuse to
Richlleld TO +. L. McAllister. Riley Is
one Of the best stage men i'm the west
and we regret to have him pull off We
understand that Mr.. McAllister will
materially reduce the running expenses
Of the line.
There Is talk Of having the hguFes on
Barber county's population looked up
Tor various reasons. The salaries of
county officers are fixed by the popula-
ton. Harper county has lately discov-
erv,i. that 1t has been paying salaries on
a basis Of :. 600 population when il had
but 10000 people.
DO not forget the lecture Of Rev W.
| II. Gillian to be delivered in this city,
Thursday evening. November 18th. His
subject will be: Lite i'm the South; OF
the Experiences of "A Methodist Preach
er In the South in Peace and War -
The lecture will be tor the benefit of
the NJ. L. church and society.
Report of school district No. 3s, for
the month ending November ID, 1888:
Enrolment, IA; average attendance 9
IS: average grades of those in public
school course are as follows; Clarence
] Martin. % per cent; Katie Connor. 9S
per cent; Verde Jones, Sit per cent
.ohool in the best condition that II
could ordinarily be.
suppose thai n sorghum sugar plant
should only distribute S25,0OO for eau,
aud $500 FOR labor. during the seasoni
II would still be good thing for the
city and county. But we have shown
that $4,000 profit eau be made on q
$4,000 plant. Why then WON'T oul
business men take hold OF II. Rsmem
Ter t.al there is meeting called fol