Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-07-04

sued by the probate judge to NJ. A. Ber-
nard and Annie Gilman, both of Sharon.
Mr.. j. S. Anglin and Rosanna Brown
were married at the home of Joseph
Brown, north of IIazelton, last Sunday,
Justice Watts officiating.
John n. March and Miss Birdie
Ruthvan were married in this city last
wednesday evening, June 9th, Rev.
Cain, of the Baptist church officiating.
A number Of friends were present and
the couple received quite a number of
valuable presents.
Mckay & Livingston have just CON-
pleted a good job of iron shutters and
doors for the rear of the Standiford,
Youmans 4 Eldred store. Considering
that they had only the ordinary black
smiths tools for the work, they did
remarkably good job.
Barber county has 1884 acres of
land under cultivation this year; 540.-
SS7 acres in pasture. The aggregate
taxable valuation of this land is $685.
$500. The total valuation of person.
al property is $40, O99; railroad proper
ty S2lO,342. The total taxable wealth
is "a, 3D., SO7.
The A. L. and S. T. Ry., now runs q
through sleeper from Kiowa to Kansas
City over the Southern Kansas railroad;
and through sleeper and chair cars
from Caldwell to Kansas City by way of
Wichita. Persons going from Medi-
cine Lodge can take either route. 6
From a card published by him in
county paper, we understand that Scott
Cummins will work in the republican
harness this year. Last year he was
candidate on the labor ticket; the year
before he was democrat and the year
before that-well, no one remembers.
Lee Freeland is rather careless with
his checks drawn payable to himself or
bearer. On Saturday last, one of our
citizens picked up, Oh the streets, a
check drawn by him on First National
bank for $l9.60, dated June %, 'SS, pay
able to myself or bearer He handed
it to the bank where he will find it.
w. G. Best, of Shipley, Yorkshire,
England, arrived here last week to look
over the property purchased for his
company by Taliaferro g. DeLisle. He
thinks that it will be but a short time
until work will be commenced on the
gypsum factory and when it does, no
less than 200 English families will come
here and locate.
The Citizens Silver band held a bust
ness meeting last Thursday evening
and elected the following new officers
for the ensuing term: Frank Chaplin,
president; J. n. DAVIS, vice-president;
Otis LOrtOn, secretary; Chas. Kidd,
treasurer; Thos. G. Molloy, leader The
new officers are active members of the
band and they will work tremendously
together.
Hon. John A. Eaton, of Winfield, de-
livered sound democratic speech at
the court house in tins city last We'd
nesday evening and he was hOnored
with house full of attentive listeners.
lie was not radical in discussing the
political situation, but he did deal
sledge-hammer blows in the course of
his talk. During the canvass, he will
probably come over again and address
the people.
The closing exercises of the Canema
school occurred last Friday according
to the programme published in these
columns. The picnic was held in Nc
Crackers grove and besides the liter
airy and musical exercises, a bountiful
diuner was spread. Addresses were
delivered by Prof. Walton, Geo. Sexton
and others; Scott Cummins read an
original poem and other interesting
exercises followed.
Wallace Mitchell, formerly n resident
of Hazelton, tins county, was hung by
a mob at Syracuse, Kansas, on the 10Th
ult. Mitchell admitted to killing Oscar
johnson, boy, and attempting to kill
JohnsOn's father about the LIST of June.
at Syracuse. The JOhnsons were trav-
cling with bunch of ponies; Mitchell
got In with them and the father and
son were asleep under their wagon,
Mitchell attacked them with an axe,
killing the boy and nearly killing the
old man. He robbed Johnson of some
money and left the place, going to Cool
idge on the train. He was arrested in
Colorado and brought back to Syracuse,
given preliminary examination, and
bound over to court. He was taken by
mob at night and hung to telegraph
pole. Mitchell was a step-son of w.
W. Fain, a respected citizen who lives
northwest of Hazelton. His, Mitch
ellis, brother was mobbed at Ashland
three years ago for shooting two men
and woman. Both boys were hard
cases and their end was not a surprise
to those who knew them.
The INDEX wants to say a few
friendly words to the ministers of Med
dicine Lodge: If you want to main
tain your usefulness in this community
as ministers of the gospel, you must
keep out of active politics. 1t has new
er failed here that when a minister
spent six days in week i'm working UP
political enthusiasm for some man or
measure that in less than year that
/ minister had to hunt for a new location
and charge. The people here have
every respect for the ministry; they are
liberal in supporting the gospel; but
they very soon become tired of minis
terial meddling in local affairs outside
of the church. We are induced to make
these remarks at the beginning of a
political contest that promises to be an
exciting one, in hope that it may have
a good effect on the four worthy gentle
men who are looking after the spiritual