Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-07-11

fees say something?
Hon. s. G.. Isett, democratic candi-
date for governor in 1856, is in the city
to-day.
It is rumored that Bill Evans is
superintendent of a Sunday school in
the Panhandle.
Young ladies' society will give a
Tutti-FruttI festival in the Cook build
ing Thursday evening, July 18th. A
pleasant time is anticipated by all.
The Grand hotel barber shop and
bath rooms have been leased by Win
field man who will have them in opera
tion next week. lie has a first class
outAt.
w. G. Mills and his daughters Misses
Fannie and Celia, returned this week
from Lipscomb county. Texas. lie re-
ports that the Panhandle has had plen-
ty of rain.
The Young Peoples Society of Christ
ian Endeavor will meet at the Presby-
terrain church on Monday evening at
o'clock. Subject: "What Think Ye
of Christ" Miss McNeal, leader.
The school board of this district have
about agreed ON the employment of
teachers for the ensuing term. Mr..
Beeson has been retained as principal
and, it is understood. the other teachers
have been re-emplOyed with one excep-
tion, possibly. Miss Lizzie McNeal
has been employed as the sixth teacher.
Last Saturday w. II. WOrland gath
cred roasting-ears from his field and
Monday he sold a big lot in this city.
Understand, this was not early garden
corn, but ordinary field corn, and 1t
made good solid roasting ears by July
7th. Mr.. WOrland has so acres of the
same kind and it will run over 30 BUSH
els to the acre.
Judge Stevens and j. z. Hall were
the Barber county representatives at
the Leavenworth convention last week.
They returned home Friday and report
having had an enjoyable trip. They
say that all the delegates from west
ern and southwestern Kansas were
wild in their enthusiasm for Judge
Martin and they would have been salts
fed with no other man.
w. III. McCague returned from his
eastern trip last Saturday. He visited
the Chicago convention, his old home
at Mexico, Mo-, his Missouri girl at
Columbia, his friends In Kansas City,
his brother in the eastern part of the
state and he made protracted stay
at Hutchinson and vicinity, investigat-
ing the salt-works and one-thing-an-
mother.
Medicine Lodge should be proud of
its band. Last week 1t furnished the
best music that ever resounded through
the streets of this city, and lots of it..
The boys were ready at every moment,
they were not even little bit cranky .
as bands usually are, and the members
conducted themselves as gentlemen.
We are very proud of the boys and
think that they should he handsomely
uniformed.
There are no new developments about
the new school building, the bonds re-
manning unsold yet. The state super
intendent, Mr.. Lawhead, was here last
week investigating the matter and he
agreed to abide by the decision of the
attorney general. 1t is believed how
ever, that the state board will eventually
take the bonds at par, in which event
the construction of the new building
will be proceeded with.
Hon. Eugene f. Ware, of Fort Scott,
Kans., being here last Friday on legal
business, in the evening made a short
half-hour's talk to the Logan republi-
can club of this city. He is not the
least bit radical in his views and sorely
disappointed many of his hearers by
refusing to refer to the war, the presi-
dent. the alleged suppressed negro vote
in the south and by declining to wave
the bloody shirt even a little. Mr.
Ware is finished and pleasant talker
and his speech was good one from a
republican standpoint
Married, at the home of the brides
parents, in Medicine Lodge, Kans.,
Sunday evening, July sth. 1888, Mr..
James Underwood and Miss Vina
Evans, Judge Hardy officiating. The
happy couple at once took possession of
their comfortable home IN the south
part OF town. Mr.. Underwood Is a
steady and industrious young man who
will continue accommodating this world
goods, while his bride is young lady
who is well liked in this community
and she will prove to be worthy help
mate for worthy husband.
Fidelity lodge, A. o U. w., of this
city, last Thursday night elected the
following officers to serve for the en-
suing six months: John Dohrer, NJ.
W.; w. S. Finney, foreman; E. p.
Caruthers, overseer; J. w. Singer, re-
corder; II. II. Hahn, financier; H. Yant,
receiver;J. &. Thurman, guide; w. w.
Cook, 1. w; Il. \. McClearey, D. W;
w. III. Moore, medical examiner.
These officers will be installed to-mor-
row evening, July 18th, when it is hoped
that all resident members will be pres
ent. Visiting brethren are fraternally
| inyIted.
DIR. II. Riggs. V. s., who has been
spending several weeks in this county
has formed a copartnership with DIR.
w. II. Berry, of this place, a graduate
in veterinary surgery and science, and
the two will travel through this and
other neighboring states in the practice
of their profession. DIR. Riggs has a
system Of breaking and training horses
that he haS practiced seventeen years
/ with eminent success. Dr. Berry is