Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05


last year without the aid, cOuntenance
or support of the kickers and we rather
guess the ticket nominated Monday can
pull through.
y race between Cora's mare and Fred
Busey's three-year-old colt was run last
Saturday at this place. The mare gave
the colt 10 feet in $50 yards and the colt
won by one foot.
"The Deestrick Skule,' an entertain
ment by the Presbyterian ladies, viii
be given Thursday evening Sept. 18th.
BE sure and look for particulars in the
INDEX next week.
The sylvan retreat has been broken
up for the season and now Messrs.
Overstreet, Cunningham and Records
will bunk on cots, covered by horse
blankets and old clothes.
Uncle Bob Smith brought the INDEX
samples of his budded peaches, last
week. The ones we sampled were very
fine, but nothing like they would have
been had not the hail struct them sew
eral weeks ago.
Anyone desiring to purchase n COM
plete newspaper outfit, type, press and
every thing needed, can learn of bar
gain by addressing this Office. Only
those who mean business need apply as
nothing but cash will take the bargain.
DIR. Medearis, the dentist, of Green's
burg, Kansas, arrived last Friday and
has his headquarters at the Grand ho-
tel, where he will remain until the 18th
INST. lie comes with good recommend
atlons and will no doubt get all the
work he can attend to.
Through w. w. Cook, a trade was
last week perfected by which Mayor
Esmond, of this city, traded his ranch
of 800 acres north Of Sun City TO Chas.
Richardson, OF Cincinnati, for 5000
acres of timber land in Breathitt cOun-
ty. Kentucky. Each tact was valued
at $4,000.
Burns Il Son., of NIppewalla town
ship, had in town Monday bunch of
very fine young mules, twO-year-Olds,
that they want to sell in bulk or in
pairs. They were bred in Missouri and
have been held in Barber County year
and are thoroughly acclimated. Their
address is Hazelton.
Mingona township has elected the
following Democratic ticket: Trustee
w. III. Hayes; clerk, y y. Hartzell;
treasurer, +. Il. Nurse; justices, j. NJ.
Bcagin and II. y. Burner; constables,
j. III. Garten and NJ. Warrington; road
Overseer. LIST district, Il. VI. Dunlap, I'd
district, Il. V. Bloom.
W. III. Robinson, son-in-law Of J. III.
Wheat, arrived from Missouri with his
family last week and will make his
home here. He lived here until two
years and half ago, and owns three
quarters on Elm creek, and he will now
stick to Barber county, satisfied that it
is good enough for anybody.
To the annual encampment at Column
bus, the y. L. and ). T. gives a round
trip rate of $500, open to all from
Medicine Lodge. Tickets on sale Sept.
9TH, Sth and 9th. Limit returning may
be extended to oct. 18th. This Is less
than one cent per mile. S!op-Over pri-
vileges returning granted Oh line of the
y. Il. * ;. L.
The winning township ticket in Elm
Mills township was nominated by the
Democrats last Thursday, as follows:
Trustee, J. a. Mccoy; treasurer, John
Chadwick; clerk, G. G.. Sparks; Justices
;. Il. Dickerson and w. III. Slack: con-
stables, Isaac Chadwick and Arthur
Ferguson, road overseers, Geo. Taylor
and Perry Stewart.
Frank Shelley's three-year old colt.
up. IL. Chaplin" won the big race at
Wichita last last week defeating four
others, including w. +. Campbell's
three-year-old. Chaplin is Barber coun-
ty bred, his sire being Egmont, the
property of Chaplin Bros, of this place
lie has record of 2:4O already and yet
he Is but colt.
win. L. Cook and Miss Maggie Drys-
dale Will be married in this city, at the
home Of Mr.. Jas. +. Drysdale, this,
Wednesday evening, at O'Clock in the
presence of a few family friends. This
should be one Of the happiest couples
in the country. They are popular, hope
full and young, and both are endowed
with good judgment and industry and
will certainly succeed in life.
The GIpsey fste, last night, was the
most successful affair in the history of
social events in ithis city, and fully five
hundred people witnessed the process
sion and afterwards visited the camp
ground, i. A. Simmons premises.
Two Of the fortune tellers boldly rode.
bareback, from choice through the
streets. Mush and milk, ice-cream.
fortune-telling and song we're on the
programme and admirably carried out
\ thirteen-year-old son of W. :.
Moomau. OF Valley township. while
out blowing last Thursday was severely
kicked in the face by a mule and his
nose broken. The little fellow showed
genuine pluck, however, and walked
to watering place, some distance
away, and proceeded to wash his face
lie was then taken home by a neighbor
and the services of Do. Medearis, of
Kingman county, secured and he
dressed the wounds. The boy will be
somewhat disfgured, but he is worth
half dozen dead boys.
w. Z. Campbell, of Kiowa, had his
new h0rso on exhibition at the Wichita
fair. last Week. The Eagle, referring
to him said: After the Grst heat of
the running race. the two-year old colt