Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-02-12
Valentine day Friday.

NIL WAY 10 liIC Now JoAlAOOA az bAlN
school house.
DR.. Kociell won the music box in the
Young rattle.
The Christian church here is trying
TO find pastor.
The Cinch Club will give its next
dance Friday evening, February 14th.
Miss Cooper, of Attica, is the new
stenographer at the First National
bank.
Attorney Sam Sisson, of Harper coun-
ty, has been dangerously sick for sew
eral weeks.
Harry B. Stone, of Meade county, for
merly of this place, will locate in Utah
this spring.
Wanted-a span of good Mares or a
span of good Mules. at the Medicine
Valley Stock Farm. 3Stf
A. NJ Houchin and wife have moved
into their house on Lincoln avenue, be-
tween Oak and Cherry.
d. c. Book has purchased the interest
of Mr.. Crews In the firm of Book & Co.
He is adding to his stock of clothing
and furnishing goods.
Il. NJ. Painter, of Diapers Valley,
Va, whose mother, Mrs. l.. G.. Painter,
owns section of land near Mingona, is
out here to look after the property.
1t is not known definitely when work
will be commenced on the Pratt county
sugar factories, as Judge Parkinson is
yet sick at his home in Ottawa, Kansas.
Miss Lille Drysdale, who has been
here several weeks, on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. w. G.. Musgrove, will start
tomorrow for her home at Sweet
Springs, Mo.
Elder 1. D. Moffett, of Milan, Kan.
sas, was to have preached at the Chris
tian church last night, but sent word
that owing to sickness in his family he
could not come before the first of next
week.
Charles Young, charged with the muir
der If his step-father, VIM. Smith. near
Pratt Center, last fall, was acquitted by
a jury, last week. There was one mis-
sing link-motive-in the chain of cir
cumstantial evidence.
Coldwater capitalists have chartered
a vast railroad scheme, that proposes
building road from the northwest to
deep water on the Texas coast. Of
course it will pass through Barber coun-
ty-all great paper railroads do.
a. w, Johnston has sold his interest
in the furniture store and undertaking
establishment to his partner, DR.. G. T..
Rigg. Mr.. Johnston expects to go to
the state of Washington In the spring
about April-to establish home.
Elder Borgess., a son of Mrs. Pardee,
of this city, preached fine sermon at
the Christian church in this city last
Sunday night. He preached his first
sermon from the same pulpit six years
ago. He was here to visit his mother,
and also brother, who is sick, living
in the southeastern part of the county.
Last Wednesday night, at o'clock,
the log house and barn on Simon I4e-
bricht's place, west of town two miles,
were destroyed by fire. The house was
occupied, but there was no stock In
the barn, though there was considera-
ble feed. The barn was insured. Loss
probably $3.50. No one has any idea how
| the fire originated.
We intimated last week that there
was a-''joint' in town. We supposed
it would be closed up before night, as
all our officers are republicans, and are
consequently prohibitionists and moral
men. They were certainly honest in
their ante-electiOn promises. To-day
we sadly announce that there are two
joints in town. and would like to know
the whyfore.
District court met yesterday, and the
county deposit case was at once taken
up, and consumed the entire day. The
arguments Will be completed to-day
The question for Judge Ellis to deter
mine is whether the commissioners had
authority 10 let the deposits for term
of three years. County Attorney Cam
eron ana 4. ]. Jones appear for the
county commissioners, while b. Sample
and e. l. Long, of this city; Judge Sluss,
of Wichita, and John A. Eaton, of Win
field, are counsel for the First National
| bank.
Attica Advocate: ga number of the
local creditors of the sugar mill, being
dissatisfied with the present receiver.
held meeting yesterday and recon-
mended Joseph Conner for the position
&C. s. JobeS, receiver of the sugar
mill company, informs US that he had a
satisfactory interview with a number
of the creditors af the sugar company,
and came home otter q weeks absence
on this mission to set in motion a plan
among the foreign creditors to restore
the property to ouch an extent as would
give the company the best possible ben
| efitS of its use. Until the matter of a
| change in the receiver is determined
upon he THINKS it best for him TO take
no further steps in the matter, nut we
are of different opinioa.:a
Medicine Lodge has a railroad SER
vice now that is little better than the
Old stage system. The train tra.iiIn, for t tii
east leaves here at 1855, a. M. giving
passengers stop oyer privilege WITH
two hours in when to view the sights
of Attica. Coming west passengers ar.
rive at Attica at p. M, and are given
two hours in which to enjoy themselves
inspect the sugar mill, the hog pen at
the creamery, AMI enter into the mad
whlrl OF excitement always noticeable
in Attica. If there is no freight to un.
load at Sharon, or no cars to pick up OF