Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-09-03

CD. Southworth has re opened his
drug store.
Book is making speciality of Chill
dren7s school shoes. Is
Democratic state convention at Wlch-
tia next Tuesday.
Re-submission republican meeting at
the courthouse. Saturday.
Read Books new advertisement, you
will save money by doing so.
Ed. Shaw was here this week visiting
his brothers, e. w. and Arthur.
Re-submission republican state con-
vention at Wichita next Tuesday.
Born-In this city August 9th, to
the wife of II. A. Noah, at the Usage
Hotel, boy.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church meets on Friday afternoon with
Mrs. Palmer. Mrs. Houchin. Sec'y.
There will be an alliance picnic three
miles west of this city, in a few weeks.
1t will be dandy. We will publish
special features in good time.
Our readers will please remember
that they are not entitled to our reduced
rates unless they pay up arrearages, and
then pay in advance. Many have taken
advantage of the opportunity.
The Kiowa Journal claims that the
Kiowa wheat dealers are paying ninety
two tn OIuatv-Gvo ooutS a huShoI for
wheat, and that Medicine Lodge only
pays from eighty-three to eighty-sIx
cents.
The Helping Hands will meet with
Miss Lulu Kari, Thursday, September
18th, at 2 O'Clock p. IN. All members
are requested to be present. Lulu Karr.
secretary, Miss Fannie Mills, presi-
dent.
Wellington Standard: Jerry Simp-
son should make a few speeches in
Sumner county. This Is a good fight
ing ground for him and lots of people
want to hear him talk on the issues of
the day"
There was big alliance picnic in the
northwest part of the county. yester-
day, at which Mr.. Simpson, Col. He
kox and Mr.. Mckay made speeches.
We have heard no report of the meeting
up to going to press.
T. NJ. Kidd, Fred Merrill and E. p.
Caruthers were out at d. S. Angeles.
Monday and Tuesday, after chickens.
They gave glowing account of Mr..
Angeles resources as a host and cook in
the absence of his wife.
There will be preaching at the Chris
tan church i'll this city next Sunday
morning and night. Elder NichoIson's
vacation has ended. BY the way, his
vacation has been season of somewhat
harder work than usual.
The Alliances of the county are hold
| ing their own picnics, and public meet
ing, and are inviting such men to ad-
dress them as they wish to hear. If
the old gang are not invited to make
speeches,it is probably because they are
| not wanted to do SO. And this also is
funny.
hon. Geo. w. Mckay, alliance can
didate for district judge, and by that
same token the next judge of this dis
trlct, came oyer Monday, and went up
to the picnic which was held yesterday
in the northwest part of the county
Mr.. Simpson and Col. Hickox also went
from here.
Miss Maud Mckay, formerly of this
city, was married at Waco, Texas, on
the 10th or August, to Mr.. Robert
Brooks. The Waco Day, daily paper
of that city, has nearly a column of
description of the event, and of ger
man given by the young people of that
city in honor of the newly welded cou-
pie.
The Hazelton Express has been res
directed, and has come to our table
with the name of ". f. Hatfield as edi-
tor and owner. Mr.. Hatfield is prac-
teal printer, and will make a good
paper if he receives sufficient encourage
ment. The number before us is very
creditsble, and we have no doubt it will
improve from Rcsk TO week.
Pratt Union: ''Some OF tbs X. of l..
and thc'r friends conceived the idea of
raising a flag mole Ia honor of Hon.
Jerry JImpson, our candidate for con-
gress. Accordingly pole was pIIccrn
ed, and on Tuesday morning of this
week it was raised in front of Society
hall. Quite a crowd assembled to wit
ness the work. The pole is go feet high,
has ball on top about 10 inches in
diameter, and just below it is white
streamer with the word Simpson" up
on it. Just below that is large Ameri-
can flag. Altogether it presents beau
tiful appearance"
HaZelton Express: "W. L. Gamble
and family who have been east tor the
past two months, returned Wednesday.
j. ID. Ranck and family, of Tennessee,
who purchased land here some time ago,
came with them. Nearly all the par
ties who were here last spring looking
at the country will come ont this fall
anu 4oStIt0 pOILhdileuIlJ' ndu III not
been for the severe drouth of the past
two months, many more would have
come with Mr.. Gamble, but he gave
them the facts in regard to the cOndi-
ton of crops here, and some decided
not to come until next spring. How
ever, Mr.. Gamble says there will be
about twenty persons here in Septem-
Der, and twenty more in October" Bar
| Der county needs few more men like
Mr.. Gamble lie will do Hazelton and
| Barber county more good in one year
than thousand box whittlers who COM
plain of hard times.
Kiowa Journal. Cards are out an
| nouncing the approaching marriage of