Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-08-29

morrow.
The marriage of two popular young
people of this city Will be celebrated
next Wednesday.
\ singing class will be organized at
the Christian church as soon as me
weather gets cooler.
Who says it does not rain in Barber
county? Nearly seven inches fell here
in "a hours this week.
The students of the normal last week
presented Mr.. Lands with a complete
set of Dickens works.
DIR. Kari is moving his furniture down
from Sun City and will be full fedged
citizen after this week.
The third annual Fair of Pratt coun-
ty Will be held next week, Sept, 4, 5, 6,
and eth. Liberal premiums are offered.
The probability is that Ed. Payne,
the alleged slayer of Vroom, will be
in Jail at this place in very few days.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. o. T. Beeson Wednesday after
noon Sept. 9TH. Mrs. Waldron Chase,
secretary.
Dick Lee has gone after his cattle that
are being held in Ford county. While
away he will ship train load from his
Texas ranch.
From Sunday at noon until Monday
at noon, of this week, and 40 inches
of rain fell at this place according to
Mr.. Aber's gauge.
Jerry Simpson, G.. l.. Swartz, w. w.
Connor and VIM. Tyler are in attend
ance at the Union Labor state conven-
ton at Wichita this week.
The infant child of George Maroney,
a relation of the Dyers, was buried here
yesterday afternoon. 1t died in the
eastern part of this county.
Dozens of cellars in this town are full
of water, the first time in the history
of the town. This is getting to be a
most COMPOUNDED wet country.
The grand parade to the Gypsy tett
will pass south on Main street at Z: &c
next Tuesday evening, headed by the
fortune tellers. Don't miss it.
Five loads of stock went out yester.
day and thirteen loads will go out to.
day. These are all Barber county cattle
understand, not Territory stock.
The Gypsey fete will be given at the
home of Mr.. =. 4. Simmons next Tues.
day evening. Refreshments, fortune
telling and other entertainments.
Lamar, COLI Times: Mrs. Doran
wife of Thomas DOran, manager of tn,
Neeland, came i'm last evening. She
came TO make Lamar her future home
Frank Gordon, of Lake City, thi:
week sold 100 feeding steers TO partie,
from Great Bend for S3s25 per head
Th0y were tmees ana fours, and gooC
steers.
\ Miss Moore, living southeast o.
here four miles, fell from a horse anC
broke her right arm, between the wis
and elbow, last Thursday. DR.. Moor,
reduced the fracture.
The Noble building has been rented
by the school board and two of tn,
teachers will occupy it. The primary
departments will be taught i'm Tn,
main school building.
Elder Emhry will preach next Sun
day, morning and evening at the Chris
| tian church. I'm the evening he will
tell why the Christian church places S,
much stress on baptism.
Wood Il Vincent this week sent us
Trinadad paper telling about a 500,
900 coal and coke company organize,
there and also stating that Senator Hill
Will erect a smelter there.
Isaiah Bodenhamer, aged 10, died a
the home of his parents, Z miles south
east of here, on the 9th inst, of ty
phoid malaria. lie was in attendant
at the normal when taken sick, tw
weeks ago.
Every citizen should take a well-flle
basket to the Old Settlers picnic, SAT
urday. In after years, it should b
truthfully said that the meeting of 1ss
was the most enjoyable in the histor
of the association.
The sun City Union intimates tina
il will not be published again very sOou
The editor, Mr.. Fishburn says that tn
people of that town have boycOtted hin
because he would not vote for th
school building bonds.
Miss Ada Lawrence hasagain secure
the school in the Van Doran neighboI
hood, 5 miles north of town, for tn
coming eight months. She taught ther
last year. She is at present visitin
friends in Anthony.
Judge Stevens and L. G. Malloy wer
out west on a prospecting trip las
week. They were through Kiows
Clark. Mead and Seward counties an
say that none of these counties ca
hold a candle TO Barber.
Rev. 5. 4. ITOdgson, the presidin
elder of this district, will preach in tn
NJ. +. church next Saturday night an
Sunday morning, this being the secon
/ quarterly meeting. Rev. Sanderson wi
preach sunday evening.
The officers at the primaries, to-mo
row, should not fail to write out or,
| dentials for the delegates to the count
convention. And another thing, eac
precinct should select ITS central col
mitteeman at its primary.
D.J Aber has kept a correct a,
count or the rainfall this season il
Guiding August 9th. and it is as TO
lows: April, 32S inches; May. l.9
June, $50; July, 3.S5 and in August So
| a total of IN n inches i'm five mouths