Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-22
LOCAL NEWS.

The place to buy School Shoes is at
w. II. Harmon & Co.'S. 18
Miss Ella Esmond, of Kansas City,
is visiting Miss Stella Young.
Born-In Kansas City, last week, to
TO the wife of II. II. Sparks-a boy.
The newest and best line of gents
furnishing goods in town is at Books.
Go to the races next week, and thus
encourage the movement to establish a
fair.
Strong inducements are being held
out for fair here next year. Let's
all pull together.
Mr.. Dresser manager of Harmon &
Co.'S immense store, is off OIL another
business trip east.
Born-Near Lodi, on the 18th inst,
to the wife of John White, d girl. DIR
Burney officiating.
Mrs. j. E. Drysdale, of Lexington,
Mo-, is here on visit to her daughter,
Mrs. w. L. Cook.
Our columns are so crowded with pol
itics this week that we have overlooked
some local events
Born-In this county, on the 18th
inst, to the wife of A. Trevellyan, nee
Stranathan, boy.
Rev. J. b. North and family now Oc-
cupy the house recently vacated by the
family of j. w. McNeal.
Love, Howe and lngraham held a
meeting at MIngOna, and Is persons
turned out to hear them.
There is considerable speculation on
the streets as to whether or not we will
have an original package house.
The county commissioners met last
Monday, and transacted the business
before them, and on Thursday adj
jOurned.
We notice that G. b. Currie got away
with four of the best premiums offered
by the Kiowa fair. Next year the fair
will be held here.
NJ. +. ROddy made another business
trip into Pratt and adjoining counties,
recently, and he thinks Jerry is certain
to carry every county he visited.
Frank McGrath. of Mitchell county,
brother of Clay and John, of this coun-
ty, was elected president of the Kan
sas state alliance, at Topeka, last week.
Mrs. T. A. McClearey and family ar
rived here Sunday, with the exception
g tuhn 10 xyicifinnr in To
county. They were warmly greeted by
"A host of true friends.
V. b. McElwain left, last week, for
u trip back to his old stamping ground,
at Home, West Virginia. He will be
gone all winter, probably. 1t has been
about four years since he was there.
J. M. Dake, of Nunda, New York,
who bought the Lee Bradley farm a
year ago, is out here looking after his
interests. He has other property here,
and seems to be pleased with his in
Vestment.
Married-In this city, October 18th
at the residence of the brides parents
by Rev. j. b. North, Mr.. Eugene You.
mans and Miss Stella Stevens. The
INDEX extends its congratulations and
best wishes.
Alex Terrell, of Harper county, ar
old soldier who spoke here at our big
picnic, was chosen as a delegate to the
National alliance convention. Three
other old soldiers were also chosen al
delegates.
Miss Weaver, of Adrian, Michigan
is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. b. Peck
She is accompanied by her cousin, Mis-
Weaver, of Pennsylvania. There is ;
striking family resemblance in tn
three ladies mentioned.
Coldwater Star: 1T. G. Molloy, o
Medicine Lodge, passed through Cold
water Tuesday on his way home from
business trip to Englewood. H
thinks the alliance county ticket will
be elected in Barber this year"
Don't bet! Alliance men, attention
Certain republicans have put up none
for the purpose of betting. They senC
one man out to get all the little bets h
can. Every man who bets will lose hi
vote.
Louis A. Pinkston will be married a
Fayetteville, Ark, to morrow, to Mis-
Inez Young. The groom is a son G
Rev. PinkstOn of this city. The youn
couple will be here Saturday, and max
this their future home.
The e. o. p. orators are learning tina
alliance men will not turn out to hea
themselves abused, and their cand
dates called thieves and scoundrels
And, from the looks of some Of the sc
called republican rallies there are nc
many people in this county who war
to hear these so-called orators.
10. Clark, who has, for the past tw
years been manager of the Medicin
Valley Stock Farm, has given up tn
position and gone back to Illinois
live. Eli Benedict will again consol
date the management Of this farm wit
the Medicine Lodge Stock Farm, an
he will run both places. Whatever E
does, from writing anti-taFif article
to managing stock or raising grain, h
does 1t well.
The Cresset kicks about anybody tr.
ing to interfere with it's business, "
it lnterferes with the business of Otht
people, and does not conline itself
the truth, and nobody must compla;
at its action. n few weeks ago it pull
llshed a statement that mortgage ha
been put on the INDEX Office. 1t wa
utterly false, but that paper has nj
corrected it's statement. We suppos
that statement was not intended to
the INDEX any good.
About two months ago VIM. Smitl
who lives on Mule creek, while cuttin
corn. cot n silver in his right eve. TIL