Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-26

How it Was Observed Monday by a
Big Crowd of People
A THOUSAND HAPPY GUESTS.
The School House Corner Stone True
and Trusty and Properly Laid.
THE CELEBRATION IN DETAIL
As Witnessed by the Truthful Scribes
Of The Index.

Medicine Lodge was in holiday attire
on Monday, June oath, st. Johns day
When more than a thousand visitors
from nelghDoring cities and towns came
here to witness the laying of the corner
stone of our fine new school building
The school board had invited Delta Ma
sonic lodge of this city to conduct the
ceremonies, and that organization call
ed to their assistance the Masonic fra
ternity of Southern Kansas, generally
The other secret orders of this city in.
vited their friends in all the neighbor
ing counties.
A special train was secured from the
Santa Fe railroad, to run from Newton
to Medicine Lodge, the rates being put
at one and One-third fares for the round
trip. Frank Beers. of this CITY, was
placed in charge of the train, at the re.
quest OF the citizens committee, and
he pulled i'll here at II O'Clock, noon
with about 500 passengers on board
These he picked up along the line al
nearly every station between the start.
ing and stopping points. A hard rain
had fallen the night before, and it con.
tinued raining until the train had pass.
ed Wichita. The threatening aspect OF
the clouds kept hundreds away who had
fully intended to be here.
AS it was, however, the best people
in Kansas did come-Wichita, Yelling
ton and Harper all furnishing large del
egations ST business men, many of them
accompanied by their wives, sisters OF
sweethearts. The ladies formed a very
interesting part of the excursion, and
they appeared to enjoy the occasion as
much as the male portion of the party
The train was met at Sharon by part
OF the reception committee, Messrs
Pearson, Long, Rouse, Axllne and Ca.
ruthers, who rendered the visitors the
freedom of Medicine Lodge, and all
places and things therein contained.
Arriving at the depot, the visitors
were put in carriages and driven to the
hotels, society halls or private houses
and entertained. The visiting com.
manderies, the big Six" band, and the
home band marched from the depot
led by the Ladies' band, of Wellington.
Dinner was over by two o'clock, when
the several orders assembled at their
halls, to get ready for the procession.
THE VISITORS.
The following formed the drill corps
OF Mt. Ollvet COmmandery, of Wichita:
II. d. Arnold, attorney.
f. w. Adele, cashier Santa Fe r. r.
0. ID. Barnes, capitalist.
G. w. Biting, Biting Bros. clothiers
w. S. COrbett, President Wichita
Wholesale Grocer Co.
X. c. Dean, Auditor Sedgewick Co.
j. L. Dorsey, grocer.
A. G. Dickson, capitalist.
c. A. Gates, real estate.
II. l.. Goodrow, Smithson Loan Co.
j. A. Hollinger, agt. Mo. Pacific r. R.
Z. III. Hunter, grocer.
j. FL. HettInger, Hettinger Bros,
druggists.
j. r. Holiday, grocer.
G.. NJ. Jones, Cole q Jones, clothiers.
Geo. w. KnOrr, grocer
Geo. l.. Pratt, Chicago Lumber Co.
Geo. l. Ross, Ross Furniture Co.
j. IL. Mccall. capitalist.
+. Phillips, Smithson Loan Co.
M. j. Oliver, Oliver Bros, lumber.
And besides the above, there were
many other distinguished Wichita clti-
zens present, the following being among
them:
j. II. Alley. capitalist.
j. Z. Allen, druggist.
l.. G.. SheetZ, capitalist.
h. Z. Murdoch, Wichita Eagle.
b. +. hartman, Wichita Wholesale
Grocer Co.
III. G. Gagler, A. Cannon & Co.
r. IL. Smith, Smith & Storer, boots
and shoes.
NJ. W. Levy, banker.
Hon. J. r. Hallowell, attorney.
G. w. Larimer, Johnston Larimer
Dry Goods Co.
X. f. Lawrence, attorney.
Peter Getto, capitalist.
r. NJ. Piatt, banker.
j. A. Miller, capitalist.
A. l.. HOuck, real estate.
S. L. Tuttle, cattleman.
S. d. Pallett, lumber.
IL. Fleming, reporter Eagle.
e. w. Terry, architect.
w. n. Wiley, real estate.
L. F. Brown, deputy sheriff.
John Wilkeir, ice dealer.
NJ. L. Barnes, capitalist.
ST. JOHNS CoMMANDERY, WELLINGTON
The following members of st. Johns
were present:
Ii S. Carter, E. c. +. B. West.
L. B. Spears, John ID. Share.
A.-W. Sherman, w. NJ. Garnett,
Geo. h. Fultz. Thos. George.
Chas. Flandrp, Reuben Harpham.
Z. w. Beaton. III. G. Young.
Jas. Harpham, w. w. Clark,
j. w. Hirst, ThOs. Donahue.
OAhGR "cLLINO1ON lSItOItS.
j. Z. Davis, o. G.. Brown,
w. IL. Hubbard, j. q. Campbell,
F. a. Ruth. +. A. Arnsden.
Ed. Heddens, +. G. Pay,
Frank Ellis, /. W. b. Long,
j. Wright. g. A. GambriIl,
j. w. Rutherford, j. G. Thrailkill.
A. Graft, A. Brannaman.
Sam Harris. j. E. BIssel,
W. ID. Larimer, j. l.. Shobe,
Levi kergssQn. NJ. .. Walters.
Sam Campbell. Dave Krunswick.
A partial list of the Harper guests
were:
w. S. Forrey, III. Garrett.
S. H. Glenn. z j. Qmgley,