Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-14

Ed. Byier has gone To Kansas City to
take a course in Spaulding's college.
He is "a good boy and deserves success.
The Young Ladies' society VIII give
fair about the 18th of December, con-
tinuing several days and nights.
The Young Ladies' society will meet
with Mrs. a. J. Johnson next Tuesday
afternoon, Stella Stevens, Sec'y.
L. A. McNeal has been appointed
city attorney by the council to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Geo. w.
Ellis.
Attorney s. l.. Overstreet was before
the state supreme court last week with
motions for rehearing in the ID. f.
Swank cases.
In the race for 500 side at Lake
City. last Saturday, between Brad
shaw's Turkey Track horse and the
Mills mare, the horse won, the mare
having jumped the track. The race
between Nichols Jack Rabbit and Will
liam's Barney did not occur, Mr.. Mich
OILS giving up the forfeit.
Judge O'Bryan yesterday, through A.
J. Jones, received notice that the con-
test case involving the quarter known
as the old sheep ranch, southeast of
town four miles. and jumped by one
Wilhelm, had been dismissed and the
defendants entry allowed to remain in-
tact. This land was proved up by VIM.
J. Thomson, five years ago. This was
a L. ). case and the ruling is final,
there being no appeal.
1t should not be forgotten that there
are about fifty good paying positions
connected with each branch of the Kan
sas legislature. There will be chief
clerks, assistants, enrolling clerks, en-
crossing clerks, journal clerks, bill
clerks, copy clerks, sergeant alarms,
assistants, dOoTkeepers, assistants post
masters, pages, etc, etc. These posi-
tons all pay good wages-from $3.50
to 50. per day. Whv don't the Ban Der
county Republicans strike for some of
these soft places? Write to Mr. Carter
or Senator Price and don't be put Off
with any excuses. They each can con-
troll four or five good positions and Bar
Der county is entitled to its share.
We have been carefully studying out
a cheap bill of fare tor Democrats who
have lost their money betting on the
election or who expect to experience n
cold day" during the coming four
years. Here is manu- for week that is
at once cheap and nourishing! Sunday,
Dinner, soup bone with plenty of meat
on it; corn bread, potatoes and water.
Supper, sliced cold soup bone and cold
potatoes and water. breakfast, Mon
( day, bash made OF soup bone and pota-
toes, coffee made oi potato panngs,
Drowned and ground. Dinner, the soap
bone warmed over with more potatoes
added, more bread, and butter-milk
/ borrowed from a neighbOT. Supper,
cold sliced beef (soup bonel, and nice.
cold wateI. breakfast. Tuesday, fried
potatoes and more hash. Wednesday,
another soup bone and so on through
the week The actual cost Of this iiy-
ing will be cents day, or q cents per
meal for family of five persons.
The city council met Monday evening
and considered the advisability of COM
mencing proceedings to recover from
Cole & Simpson. the water ditch con-
tractors, money they claim is due the
city by reason of the ditch not being
constructed according to plans and
specifications. 1t appears that the en-
bankments in several places are not
built with the proper slope and the
council is of the opinion that 1t can have
\ the contractors do the work according
to specifications, though the money has
all been paid for the work. The con-
tractors claim that they did the work
under the supervision and direction Of
the city engineer, E. W. Hill that the
city accepted the work and that now,
they, the contractors, have nothing
more to 90 with 1t. 1t appers that the
question first to be settled is whether or
not the city has accepted the work. If
it has, il has no recourse on the con
tractors and Will have to take its salts
faction out of the engineer, Mr.. Hill.
\ The city attorney, Mr.. McNeal, is look
ing up the question: for tie city.
Tie Republicans had big ratifica
ton at this place last Saturday after
noon ndevening. and kept up their fun
until midnight They made speeches,
had songs. whOOped and yelled, burned
barrels and boxes. frs4 anrils, and did
everything else that would make "a
noise. During the evening there was
regular hat-bgrning inaugurated and it
is estimated that no less than 300 hats
and caps were thrown in the fire. The
proceedings were closed by band of
otherwise digniied men, headed by the
mayor, forming a tOrchlight procession
and 10 the music of tin pans and horns
marching 10 the nome Of every prpmi-
nent Democrat in the city and indnlg-
ing IN charivari. The Democrats
usually responded good naturally in a
few words. 1t was not their night TO
; howl, and If their speeches were not
long or funny they should not be
blamed. The Republicans should not
los censured ormakIng merry, for it was
lhe first TIME IN four years thai they
, had much occasion to rejoice, and the
, prObabilityis that the unborn genera,
tion will be old men before another
: national victory is claimed 10y the Re
e pnblicans.
WIN be Published.
All persons who owe Davis e Deyi,
and will not settle their accounts. vii
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