Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-19

10th and 18th of this month. %
The newest and best line of gents
furnishing goods in town at Books.
The young people will dance at the
Thompson opera house Friday night.
Judge Mckay went to Attica this
morning. He will return on the even
ing train.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. H M. Ingra-
ham, Nov. 18th. boy. DIR. Kociell in
attendance.
A large lot of secondhand heating
stoves for sale cheap, at Old's second
hand store. 1t
Rev. w. IL. Farrell and wife of Ha-
zelton, were visiting here last Friday
and Saturday.
A new sidewalk has been put down In
front of our postoffice. 1t has been
needed for some time.
The Helping Hands will meet with
Miss Bessie Woodward, Saturday, Nov.
18th, 1890, at 2 o'clock D. m. Mary
Mills, Sec'y.
Last Saturday was cold, damp and
windy. There were but few. country
people in town, and the streets were
almost deserted.
If any of our farmer friends want to
know how to make lard that will keep
fresh the year around, let them ask w.
III. Worland. His lard never gets old.
Irwin Stafford, of the INDEX force,
has rented the Henry Morgan house,
near the railroad bridge. His mother
and brother will move over here this
week. from Coldwater.
l.. w. DeGeer, our county attorney
elect, has been in the city several times,
hunting for a residence. He will move
his family to town as soon as he
finds place to suit him.
Burnett thinks the people are going
to enjoy Thanksgiving day, and he
wants to help them do so. He wants
10000 turkeys Immediately. That will
be turkey enough to feed every ptrson
in the county for week.
Our brand new city marshal, J. b.
Gano, is trying to get the sidewalks re-
paired, so that two people can walk to-
gether without loose boards knocking
the shins of either. This is better than
killing dogs, though that is a good
work.
Arthur Il. SHILLING, aged 25 years,
died at the residence of his parents, near
Hazelton, on Thursday, November 13
of typhoid fever, and was buried on
Friday, the 14th. He was one of the
most popular young men in that vicin-
ity. He had been sick less than two
| weeks.
b. f. WitherspOon started last Thurs
day, for hunting trip in the Territory
TO last week or two, and he will then
leave Barber county for good, going tC
Evansville, Indiana, where his wife
is now awaiting him. We regret los
ing such citizens. n. B. He was back
here Monday, but did not seem anxious
to talk about his hunting trip!
Henry burst called on us Saturday
to say ''good-by." He said he would
start to Colorado in few days, to LOOK
after some kind of employment. He
sees nothing here to suit him now. W.
hope will do we'll wherever he goes, anC
that he may return next spring, wei
satisfied to stay here. He is a gOOC
citizen, and is always ready to do hi
share to build up the city or county.
An old-fashioned Thanksgiving din
ner will be gwen by the Willing Work
ers of the Christian church, in the By
erley, Dark & Runyan building. Come
one, come all, and be well fed. al
members of the church and the society
are requested to be present at the regu
lar meeting of the society on Wednes
day afternoon, before, at the samt
place. Mrs. E. II. Nixon, Sec'y.
Three weeks ago Mrs. Fanny Brown
presented the INDEX with a handsome
bouquet. We wrote proper acknowl
edgment at the time and placed it il
the copy box, but it became mixed vi
with lot of political copy which wa
crowded out, and few days ago, il
overhauling lot of correspondence w
found our bouquet local. Mrs. Brow
will please accept our thanks and GU
apology.
A war of determination has beer
made on dogs in this city recently. Al
dogs no. muzzled are liable to be killed
Green Harris had two dogs with devel
oped cases of hydrophobia, and bot
were killed. The dog that bit Their
probably bit many others. We believe
would be a good thing to compel a
dogs to wear muzzles the year around
1t would prevent their fighting each otl
er, aud prevent their biting people.
Following IS the ruling of the ST
preme court in the Bennington cast
The state of Kansas vs.. Joe Bennini
ton. Appeal from Barber county. RI
, versed. 1t is error for trial judge
give portion of his instructions to th
, jury orally, though they are taken dow
by the stenographer at the time, an
afterwards copied and delivered to IL
/, jury, on retiring, with the other Instru
tons. All the justices concurring.
We have heard so much lately abol
!, hunters that we give an extract fro
| n ~ -.
$ person or persons, at any time, to shoe
q hunt or pursue after any wild bird I
i game upon the occupied or improve
r premises of another, or upon any traYe
Q ed or public road that adjoins such o
r cupied or improved premises, withoI
. having obtained permission or consel
of the owner or occupant of such occ
. pied or improved premises"