Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-03


One of the best conducted aud most
successful old-fashion barbecues in the
county, was that given last Friday. 18th
inst, one mile east and half mile
north of Deerhead in the Powell tim
Der, beautiful grove of walnut timber,
supplied with water by adozen cool and
everlasting springs. The affair was ar
ranged and given under the direction of
the Cattlemen's Protective Union,
an association organized in the western
part of the county. This association
has for its objects mutual protection of
the members interests, the recovery of
strayed cattle, the prevention of crop
destruction by cattle and TO prevent the
driving in from adjoining counties of
cattle that are held here only during the
summer without the payment of taxes.
The association has the encouragement
OF the very best citizens of western Bar
Der county. whether they be strictly
farmers or combined farmers and cattle
men. The association has as its officers
Fred. b. Eiklor, president; Fen. l. Coop
or, secretary; Geo. Phillips, treasurer.
There is good membership and the as
ISOLATION will continue to grow if the
cattle industry makes the strides that
1T should in the rich grazing district of
western Barber county.
To return to the barbecue: 1t was
given by the association. A fat three
year-old heifer had been secured and
placed in the hands of Jim Snearly and
Pat Larkin, two experienced barbecu-
ears; and then for fear that this would
not go around, fat young hog was
butchered and this, with the beef. was
cooked to the queens taste; in fact it
was the universal expression that better
barbecued meat could not have been
provided. The crowd commenced To
drop in by 10 o'clock, and by noon sever
al hundred people were on the grounds.
Medicine Lodge furnished twenty-five
representatives, and Sun City, Lake
City, Aetna, Mingona and Deerhead
turned out their share of the people.
The association was called to order
by M. Z. Stewart. master of ceremonies.
who introduced E. p. Caruthers who
had been delegated to deliver the adj
dress of welcome and explain the OBJ
Jects and purposes of the association.
he was followed 10y Judge Loren Ed
wards, w. G. Afford, L. F. Shannon, r.
A. Cameron and Hon. w. Ii. Carter. of
Coldwater, all candidates before the
people at the coming election. None of
these in any way discussed politics or
referred to their candidacy; but dealt
in pleasant generalities and the usual
taffy.
Dinner was announced and an hour
was DEVOTED to it. Every family pres
ent appeared 10 have brought enough to
feed all the strangers present, and then
there were great tubs and baskets full
left over. 1t was the good fortune Of
the INDEX representative to be the
guest of Messrs. John and Clay McGrath
and Wm. Lockard and their families
and there may have been better spreads
on the grounds than these good people
had, but we don't believe it; in fact we do
not recall, in our experience of twenty
live years of pic-nics and barbecues, a
better dinner than Frank Shannon and
the writer enjoyed last Friday.
After dinner, w. s. Denton being
called for, made short but pointed
and Impressive Democratic talk on the
political issues of the day. lie was fol-
lowed by Wellington b. Tyler, of
Aetna. who spoke from the standpoint
of Union Labor representative. He
was followed by his brother in politi-
cal song, and that ended the speaking.
A platform dance was started after
dinner and this was patronized until
late hour at night.