Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-27
DolI-DaY December l4th.

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Doll-Day December 14th. q
The beet sugar will likely all be sold
in this city.
The banks will close tomorrow morn
ing at 10 O'Clock.
Big thanksgiving dinner tomorrow,
by the Willing Workers. Don't forget
them.
The Social Club was pleasantly en-
tertained by Misses McClearey last
Thursday night.
A lot of new home talent will be de-
veloped at the play to be given by the
Baptist ladies during the holidays.
Tom. Campbell came near getting a
side caved in yesterday. He was at
tempting to raise colt, when the rope
broke, letting Tom fall about three
rods, against the leg of an up-turned
stool.
That big lot of holiday goods that A.
5. McClearey bought while east, will
be opened up at the Postoffice Book
store Saturday. November Both. Eve
rybody invited to come in, whether they
want to buy or not. q
There is nothing startling to report
about the postoffice fight here. Mr..
Axline is confident; Judge Hardy ap-
pears to have taken new hitch on the
tow-line while D VanSlyke appears to
have given up the contest. Congress-
man Peters holds the key to the situa-
ton and Senator Long appears to be
holding Mr.. Peters.
John McGregor, of Elwood township.
will probably be the United States CEN
sus enumeration, or supervisor, for Bar
Der county. He has circulated a peli-
ton and secured the recommendation
OF every prominent republican in the
county, and many democrats. The Job
will be worth several hundred dollars
maybe thousand dollars. 1t is won
der that some Medicine Lodge republic
can did not catch on.
Sylvan Camp, No. 1131, Modern Wood
men of America, of Medicine Lodge,
met on the 21st inst, and elected the
following officers for the ensuing year
Jas. B. Eby, Consul; H. Yant, Adviser;
A. w. johnson, Clerk; Eugene You
mans, Banker; w. w. Cook, Escort;
DR.. j. D. Karr, Physicians; w. E. Cook.
Waterman; John G. Thomas, Sentry;
l.. +. Pearson. delegate to head camp;
l.. E. Hubbard, w. S. Finney and H. H.
Case, managers. This camp will meet
the first Wednesday evening of each
month, probably at the K. OF p. hall.
This is an organization much the same
as the Ancient Order of United Work
men, life insurance being it's principal
object. A member can take policy for
$1,000, $4,000 or $4,000 and pay an as
sessment on each death. The order
here has about twenty members. 1t
costsNS6 to get in and So in yearly dues. |
Hugh Connor, a lad of ID years, is in
the Barber county jail, charged with |
arson. He lived with his parents, in
Moore township, north of Kiowa, but |
the parents fell out and separated, the
mother going to work in the CONNER
cial hotel, at Kiowa, and the father
doing considerable amount of lOafing.
The boy was allowed to run wild, and
he was frequently into mischief. Last
week he deliberately set fire to, and
burned the frame house on the farm of |
A. Kessler, of Moore township. He
was seen coming from the place while
the fire was raging. The building was
not occupied at the time. The boy fire.
quently set out prairie fires in the vi
cinity. through pure wantonness. He
was arraigned before Justice Rumsey,
at Kiowa, but waived preliminary ex-
animation. If convicted here, in the
district court, he will be sent to the
reform school