Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-08-22

day set.
Uncle Billy Mills is in the Panhandle
of Texas again.
tits the exception when the train is
not an hour late.
\ girl baby was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Cole last Saturday.
Next Sunday evening. Rev. II. Ew-
bank win preach az the NJ. Z. church.
p. D. Cunningham was east several
days since our last and returned Mon
day.
Frank Geppert came in from Ashland
Sunday and will remain for several
days.
w. l.. Mum and family have moved
TO Jackson county, Kansas, where they
will reside this winter.
Barber county will get 81 $500 from
the semi-annual apportionment of the
state school fund, or - cents for every
person of school age in the county.
The Methodist Sunday school is TO
have a picnic tomorrow in the burst
grove. The school will meet at the
church and march in a body to the
grove.
The band boys will appear i'm their
new uniforms at their Saturday even
ING open air concert, and on that Occa-
SION a number of new pieces will be
rendered.
but say unto you, love your enc
mics, bless them that curse you, do
good to them that hate you, and pray
for them which despitefully use you
and prosecute you"
Lem. Moore came up from Boyd City,
NO-Man 's-Land, last Thursday and the
impression is that he will move his
family from there soon. He says that
times are very dull down there.
A trio Of young men in their endeavor
to discover the identity of a serenading
party, Monday evening, got caught
away from the home base with their
clothes off and they had to scoot around
among the weeds and Outhouses for
quite awhile.
In the report of the Republican con-
yention i'm this city, last Saturday, in
the Eagle of yesterday. it is stated that
five hundred Republicans were pres
ent." There were not 800 people in the
hall and about half of these were not
Republicans. Fact
ID. T.. Flynn, the Kiowa attorney and
real estate man, through his attorneys
Overstreet Il Denton, this week COM
menced suit in the district court
against W. T.. Campbell To recover ST.
4l0 commission which he claims for sell
ing SIS. 600 of real estate for Mr.. Camp
bell-the tract on the strip, i'm Harper
county, sold TO the community OF
Dunkards, few months ago.
1t is rumored that dozen or more
heretofore good Republicans have sworn
vengeance Oh their party leaders since
the convention last Saturday. As one
OF these expressed it: The time has
passed when "A half dozen Justices
court lawyers can dictate the nomina.
tions TO most ~of the Republicans in
this county" 1t does appear that the
old party workers were ignored.
Oyerstreet Il Denton is the latest
combination of legal talent i'm this city,
and the acQuaintances of 5. l.. Over
street and W. :. Denton need not be
told that the new firm will be a success.
ful one. Each partner stands we'll al
this bar and the combination of their
ability will certainly be successful
and satisfactory venture. Their Office
Is over the First National bank.
Coldwater Review: 1.-The Anthony
Republican boasts of a load of new corr
sold on their streets August Sth. W.
can beat the record Bro. Maffet, by on,
day. \ load of well matured corn
grown this year, was sold on the street!
of this city August 7th." And Barber
county can beat you both. On Satur
day, August 4th, load of matureC
corn was sold on the streets of Medi
cine Lodge.
Last Friday was regular old Mis-
souri, rainy day at this place. Such {
day as we used to enjoy out in the barr
convenient TO a watermelon patch ant
a peach orchard. With the hired mel
and the negroes we would wallov
around on the hay, fiji up on melon
and fruit and learn to chew tobacco
and wonder at the wonderful tales toll
by the older ones of the party. a rar
day in June is nothing to be compares
to a rainey day in August.
Capt. a. l.. Freeman will locate a
Lipscomb, Texas, where he has bOugh
property. lie will engage in the mer
camille business, we understand. Lips
comb will gain n good citizen and a
honest, upright gentleman. Durin
his residence here, of six years, Capt
Freeman commanded the respect @
every class Gnd his departure will b
universally regretted. His excellen
wife and interesting family will hay
friends wherever they east their lot.
A civil damage suit for $4,000 wa
yesterday fled by Overstreet ~ Dento
attorneys for Yrs. Laura Wilson, &C
ministratrix for the estate # Billy {
Wilson, deceased, the defendant beir
J. NJ. Northup. the Kiowa merchar
who shot Wilson on the 3lst OF Jul.
Plaintiff claims that the shooting wa
without provocation and not in self d
Tense. The issue can be made up
time for the October term of the distrit
court, bnt il is hardly probable that Il
case will be tried then.
, Every Democrat should remember an