Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-09


Miss Matte Karr is teaching school
in district No. 81, south of here. Miss
Addie Collins was the teacher, but she
has resigned to engage in more pleas
ant occupation.
NJ. GholsOn has opened feed, grain
and flour store in the building opposite
the Citizens National bank. He says
that he has reduced prices so that every
body can afford TO buy.
Hon. T. A. McNeal went to Topeka
Sunday, to be present this week at the
opening of the legislature. He will
slow Representative Carter the ropes
and put him in the hands of friends.
L. w. Henkins came in from Lamar,
Colorado, Monday and was greeted by
his many old friends. Since leaving
here Lige has become the father of a
very fine boy of which he is justly
proud.
County Clerk Rouse reports that dur
ing the six months ending Dec. 81, 1888,
the public school fund received from
principal for the sale of lands 81 1884
and for interest on lands already sold,
81, 2O6S9.
The county commissioners were in
session Monday and yesterday, and
most of the time was devoted to allow
ing bills and correcting erroneous as
sessments. Road petitions will be coll
sidered to-day.
A. w. Rumsey, d. T. Flynn, ]. T..
Lawrence, Alex Hopkins and VIM. Nc
Kean were up from Kiowa Monday and
yesterday looking after erroneous as
sessments and other matters before the
county commissioners.
Silas Z. Stone started to California,
yesterday, to look out location. He
will go to Los Angeles, first, ana then
take in the surrounding country. His
son-in-law, Jas. r. Fleming, is we'll
pleased with that country.
The A. o. u. w. will meet Friday
night in the Higgins hall. The Install
alton of officers will ccur at that time.
Hereafter, this order will meet on the
I'd and 4th Friday in each month, in
stead of weekly, as heretofore.
1t will not do to feed the horses
wOrmy corn without soaking it. Sey-
eral horses have died around here late
ly and their death can be attributed to
worm dust. w. G. Musgroye lost his
pony last Saturday from the new dis
ease,
'~t.s Simpson and John I. Jesse
otor+a 10 The Canadian river in the
last week, on a combined
Innt and nro. Meeting tour. They did
not saw that they we're looking out fol-
claims in Oklahoma but we are in
clined to think they were.
Hon. r. L. Carter, represen t''o "a
Barber county in the legislature, '"f =
ed to Topeka Monday to be present "a
the opening of the session yesterday.
He explained that he did not go earlier
for the reason that he did not care to be
bored by applicants for office.
G. l.. Swartz, formerly of this city,
is now editor of the Voice of the PEG
pie, the Union Labor publication at
Kingman, started by S. l.. Snider. Mr..
Swartz is an earnest and honest advo-
cate of the cause the paper represents,
and the indications are that the Voice
will prosper.
Sheriff Stevens this week discovered
hidden in the Jail, the tools that Hud-
son and Davis used in cutting out of
the jail when they escaped in 1887. The
tools, three hard files, were hidden and
it is supposed that Hudson had forgot
ten their location or he would have
used them when he made his second es-
cape.
The cattle market in Kansas City on
Monday was active and steady. Shippers
sold as high as $3.50 for l 800 Id. steers,
and as low as 1925 for ], 900 ID. steers.
Native cows ranged from $1.75 to 1910,
the average lot of 900 lbs. selling for
1925. Hogs were 10 cents higher. clos
ing stlOng. The range was from $4.65
to $5.O5.
There is nothing new to report about
the sugar works. The Wichita CAPT.
talists have not yet come down and it
is too early to have heard from the
English capitalists. There is a grow
ing belief that Medicine Lodge will have
a sugar mill in operation by the middle
of July though it is not known yet who
will build it.
Wellington Standard: Billy Phil
lips, one of the most popular conductors
on the Santa Fe, who has been spend
ing the last thirty days in inglorious
ease as the result of being the cOnduc-
tor of train that tried to pass an
other on the same track and failed, re-
sumed his old time run to the Panhan-
die Tuesday"
There is talk of instituting here a
lodge of the Degree of Honor, A. o. u.
w. This is contemplated for members
of the order who desire an additional
insurance of $1,000. Any member of
the A. o. Z. w. may be a member, but
only those who can stand the examina-
ton can get the insurance. Ladies will
be admitted.
y corn buyer of this city last week
discovered that he had purchased big
lot of sand in one load. 1t is strange
that any man who claims to be honest
would resort to such a scheme. The
name of the counsellor is known and
hereafter he will be watched, for one
who is dishonest in small things will be
dishonest in any transaction.
The latest arrival here and claimant
for citizenship is e. l. Human, lately
of Esthervllle, Iowa. who arrived with
his family on the Sd inst. He has rent