Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-18

Miss Laura Vaughn.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCanless returned
from Wichita last Wednesday.
Fred Merrell is laying off few weeks
while his engine is being renovated and
repaired.
w. S. Watkins, who has been serious
ly i'll for several weeks, was out on the
streets Saturday.
The Baptist Sunday school will have
Santa Claus Ladder the night before
Christmas, at the courthouse.
Lands Il Lands, south of here twelve
miles, are feeding 800 head OF cattle and
400 hogs. They have an immense corn
crop and will buy thousands of bushels
and feed it.
The sugarworks company are having
their cane seed threshed. They will
have about 10000 bushels. All that will
be used for seed was threshed first, and
it is kept separate, every variety i'll a
different bin. The bulk of the seed
will he ground and fed to cattle and
hogs.
J. E. Hall has sold his interest in the
Reno City Capital, his republican pa
| per. So far as heard from, no change
has yet been made in the politics of his
Kiowa Herald. 1t will continue to gIo-
ry over the success of republicans, be-
little democrats and remain the laugh
ing stock of the county.
Mrs. w. A. Cain received handsome
and highly valued present, a few days
| ago, from friend at DeS MONIES, Iowa.
1t is students lamp" being double,
or holding two lamps. There is some
intrinsic value in the lamp, but its real
value is doubled hundred times over
by the pleasures of being remembered
by old time friends.
Rev. Ward is assisting Rev. Owens IN
conducting a Baptist revival at Sun
City. Rev. Ward was passing through
the country and stopped over at Sun
City for few days rest. The people
heard him preach and he charmed them.
A gentlemen from there told the INDEX
this week that he is by far the most tai
ented minister in the county.
Moss Hamilton has disappeared and
his creditors are anxious to know his
whereabouts. He had mOrtgaged all of
his property, much of it the second time,
sold some that was mortgaged, and on
the 5th of this month, after getting the
balance due him from the sugarworks,
he saddled mOrtgaged horse and left.
His wife claims that she has no idea
where he is.
1t is probable that the postoffice fight
will be settled this month. The candi-
dates were all told to have their papers
on file in Washington by the Goth inst,
and the suppositlOn is that they have
complied with the suggestion. AT this
writing it appears that Axline and Van
Slyke are running neck-and-neck, with
Hardy almost distanced. The powers
are not treating the judge fair, that is
certain.
Medicine Valley lodge, No. 260, A. F
and A. M, of Lake City, elected new
officers Saturday evening, Dec. IA, and
they were at once installed by Past
Master l. w. Stout, of this city: G. W.
Hendrickson, w. M; Orville Mills, S.
W.; J. |. Stevens, j. W.; Reub. Lake.
Treas; H. A. Noah, Sec'y.; Thomas
Butcher, S. D.; w. l.. Cox, j. D.; &. D.
Nelson, S. S.; j. p Mertes, J. S.; Jas.
York, Tyler.
The statement of the First National
bank, of this city, published IN the In
DEN to-day, Is q most excellent show
ing. The bank has in cash or available
cash items SIS 800, being 60 per cent
Of their deposits, which are $l24. 400.
Their loans and discounts are SlO6, 500.
This added to cash and available cash
and available cash items aggregates
$lS2,060 SO That would stand any ordl-
nary rush that might be made.
The Battercake Bakery by the ladies
of the Baptist church, last Thursday
night, was greater success than was
expected by any one. The receipts
were about SIS, and everybody had
good time. Mr. Steve Garrison re-
ceived the medal for being the most
expert battercake turner, and Mr.. S. l..
Overstreet received the BOBBY prize,
Mrs, Wisner presented the prizes in
neat little speech. Mr.. Records made
such close race for the BOBBY prize
that Miss Grace Runyan presented him
with her cooking cap.
Kiowa Herald: 1.-The annual meet
ing of Barber County D. 2. and A. a.
was held at the Bank of Kiowa, Dec. 10,
and elected the following officers: w.
E. Campbell, president; o. p. L. Ewell,
vice president; w. F. Smith, secretary;
J. l.. B. Ellis, treasurer. SeYen dlrec-
tors Were chosen, four for two years,
viz: EweTl, Ellis, bentley, Campbell
three for one year, viz. Smith, Ray,
Osius. Mr.. E. F. Daniels was chosen
as delegate to attend the annual agrI-
cultural meeting at Topeka, January 8, |
1890. The reports OF. the secretary and
treasurer were very encouraging and
satisfactory to all those who helped to
make our last fair a grand success. The
financial showing of an increase of $3.50 |
over last years receipts and disburse-
ments pays its own compliment to the
managers who have in every instance
discharged their duties nobly.''
District Court.
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