Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-16
A BsTRACTs OF TITLE to any property in
n Barber county. We have the ONLY perfect
and complete set of abstract books in the coun-
v. corrected uD to date. BRONSON & HOUCHIN.
E. Youmans returned from Engle-
wood. Sunday.

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Jerry Zeiler got his fingers mashed
while coupling cars at Attica last Sat
urday.
S. p. Coan has bought out the inter
est of his partner, Fred. Hardy, in the
feed store.
Miss Merrick was over from Harper
this week visiting her friend Miss Cora
McClearey.
Ladies Aid society of the NJ f. church
meets Friday afternoon with Mrs. w.
W. Cook. Mrs. Houchin, Sec'y.
The Building association will meet,
until further notice, at Morgan & Nc
CracKen's Office. II. burst, sec'y.
The report is that it will occur on the
18th of February, and this may be the
case, but we are not officially informed.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National bank. held
on the 18th inst, the old directors and
officers were re elected for the ensuing
year.
If any of our readers want a first
class organ, cheap, let them apply at
once at this Office. A good buggy horse
will be taken in trade.
L. G.. Molloy has purchased the groc-
cry store formerly owned by w. S.
Watkins 81 Co. Mr.. Molloy has been
connected with this firm for long time
as boOk-keeper and cashier.
A pardon has been granted to w. w.
Magruder, of Kingman county, who
was convicted, last May, of an assault
with intent to kill on Billie Wilson, the
gambler who was shot and mortally
wounded by j. NJ. Northup, at Kiowa,
last summer. Wilson and Magruder
engaged in a row at Spivey when Ma
gruder shot his antagonist in self
defense. His sentence was for two
years.
Another divorce proceeding from
Kiowa was commenced this week, Jas.
Thompson suing his wife, Ethel Thomp-
son, for divorce and asking for the Gus
tody OF the two minor children, Otis,
aged nine years, and Edna, aged seven
years. This couple was married at
Grafton, Canada, in June 1879. Plain
tiff alleges adultery and cruel treat
ment. Flynn & Robinson are attorneys
for the plaintiff.
~. S. McClearey receives subscrip-
lions to all kinds of newspapers and
magazines and guarantees them to come
the length of time paid for.
The committee of G. T. Freeman and
n. w. Johnston, appointed to go
through the county treasurer's books
from October, 1884, to October, 1888.
are still at work and the commissioners
instructed them to continue until they
had made out a report that they can
swear by. They are paying no atten-
ton to other examinations made. but
are figuring out every receipt in detail,
making new apportiOnment sheets and
opening up new accounts with every
school district and township. At this
time 1T is impossible to conjecture what
will be the outcome.
The second wolf hunt, last Thursday,
was no more successful than the first
one. The trouble was there was no
system or order. The participants
started in all right, on the four sides of
the township and worked toward the
center; but when the circle had mar
rowed to radious of mile, it was dis
covered that there were several wolves
and numberless jack rabbits in the ring
and then the excitement was so great
that no attention was paid to lines or
captains. When wolf would start
out, everybody and every dog would
follow and of course everything else in
the circle would escape. There are
plenty of coyotes northwest of here; but
they will not be captured by any dlsor-
ganized crowd of hunters. There
should have been a captain for about
every six men and even then it would
have been hard matter to have kept
the lines compact.
When County Commissioner John
McGrath had completed his work last
Saturday and was about to retire, he
was taken completely by surprise by all
the county officers filing in and demand
ing hearing on a little matter, they
stated, Surveyor Aber would present.
Mr.. Aber then, III neat and approDri-
ate speech, proceeded to tell the retir-
ing commissioner that the county off
GERS had noted that during his three
years term as commissioner that he
had ever had in mind the best interests
OF the county and had at all times been
faithful guardian of the interests of
the people. AS a token of appreciation
those assembled had instructed the
speaker to present to him fine nat and
pair of full buck gloves lined with
lambs wool. Mr. McGrath could only
find words for brief but heartfelt re-
Spouse. He was also given pretty
gold charm in the shape of miniature
Durham animal by the official newspa-
pers, the Cresset and the INDEX. MIR
McGrath has made an excellent COM
missioner, as every fair-minded citizen
viii admit.
The week Of prayer was observed Sc
generally in this city that the ministers
resolved to continue the union meetings
and services Will be held at the Presby-
terrain church every evening this week.
one OF more of the ministers agreeing
TO preach every evening. AS result
of last week S services, quite number
of persons have united with the church
es, and several who had formerly been
members, but who had allowed theil
religious enthusiasm to grow very cold.
have re-klndled the sparks and propose
now TO battle on the side of right. 1t
is certainly cause for congratulation