Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04

In Kansas City.
Sixty-ive new suits were filed in the
district court last month.
Mrs. Granville Morris is visiting her
fathers family at Oxford, Sumner
county.
The election contest court adjourned
Saturday to meet again tomorrow,
Thursday.
For SALE-A base-burner, used but
one winter. and as good as new. HUE
BARD, the jeweler. 1922
Chas. Fenner and Miss Julia Taylor,
Of Kiowa, were granted a marriage
license on the 30th.
5. +. Stone returned yesterday from
his California trip. He is satisfied yet
that Kansas beats the world.
The commissioners were in session
Monday and yesterday but transacted
little business beyond allowing bills.
VIM. Springer expects to start to
No-Man 's-Land next month to look
arter his cattle that are being graZed
there.
Judge Hardy performed the marriage
ceremony for Oren Briggs and Miss
Cynthia Thomas, of Mingona, on the
lst inst.
There is talk of Mr. r. L. Garter of
Lake City township, being candidate
for representative on the republican
ticket.
All Patriarchs are reminded that the
installation of the officers of Ensign
Encampment will occur Friday even
ing, Dec. 9Th.
Their winter goods must go, now that
spring is at hand, and Davis & Davis
will almost allow you to make your own
prices. Try them. 80
Attention is directed to the profess
sional card of DR.. 5. KOciell, in this
issue. He Is the only homeopathic
physician in the county.
w. {. Mills expects to take car load
of mules from here to Mississippi, next
month. There is good demand for
mules in the south, the cotton crop hav-
ing turned out successfully.
There is to be herd law petition
presented to the commissioners, from
Sun City township, this week, and a
lively interest will be stirred up. The
people up there are considerably divi-
ded on the question.
Miss Margaret Cartan has bought a
Remington typewriter and is fast learn
ing to operate it. She Is already pro-
ficIent in stenography and will report
Meade Center. commencing next week
under the direction of her brother-in-
law, Judge Ellis.
Tomorrow. Thursday evening, at the
residence of the brides father, Judge
CT. W. Stevens, in this city. Mr.. II. L.
Shannon end Miss Hattie Stevens will
be united in marriage. There is not
a more popelar young man in the city
than Mr.. Shannon. Thoroughly relia.
BILE, steady, and good business man
with an acquaintance all over the coun.
ty, he is highly esteemed by all. The
bride is beautiful, educated, in short
she is charming, and captures the love
of everybody. The INDEX extends its
heartlest congratulations and wishes
them long lives of usefulness and pros
perity.
The entertainment by the Stewart
concert company, last night, was at
tended by good audience and it is the
opinion of every lover of music present
that the company rendered their selec
tiOns in the best possible taste. There
was perhaps not enough of the popular
music of the day TO charm the average
ear, but this was more than made III
| for by grand selections from the ole
masters. The male quartette was un
| queStionably grand, and if the first bass
and first tenor were ever excelled il
this city by any vocalists we fail to re
call the time. The pianist is an educat
ed musician and his renditions wer,
faultlesS. Mrs. Stewart could not ap
pear on account of hOarsness, but Slit
will sing this evening when the seconC
performance will be given. Those wht
would enjoy a musical treat SHOULD
secure their reserved seats at the post
Office bookstore early. The admission
is but 30 cents.
From w. L. Crawford, who was a
Kiowa, Monday, we learn of the arres
of several persons charged with cuttin;
timber from the Indian lands. Chas
Martin, of Deerhead, Barber county
Chas Browning aid Isaac Campbell, o
Leesburg, Stafford county, and Archie
Hunter, of Reno county, went down
into the Territory with corn. On thei
way home they encountered the bliZzart
of the 10Th ult., and were compelled t,
seek refuge in the canyons for severa
days. In the meantime, they gathere,
wood and loaded their wagons. As the,
were leaving camp for home, they wer
arrested by Indian scouts and taken (,
Camp Supply and from there wer
brought 10y soldiers to Kiowa wher
they were arraigned before Commits
sioner Flynn and placed under bond
500 in each case, to appear tomorrow
Thursday, for their preliminary exami
nation. They intend to thoroughly ties
The right of the Indians to arrest them
A Turkey Hunt.
EDITORS INDEX New Years morn
ing the aroma of roasting turkey wa
waited TO the southwark on a gentl
Kansas zephyr. and with firm deter
mination to investigate the wherefore
ness of it, your subscriber bundled hi
family into the old reliable family cart
.,the lumber wagon, and proceeded OF
tour of inspection. The further nortl