Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-04-23
HaZeItOn HAPPENINGS.

There is another very important article in
housekeeping that helps enrich the tariff rob-
bers. That is a cook stove and few vessels to
cook in. The stove without any trimmings
would cost about SIS; then we need an iron
tea-kettle; about kettles to cook vegetables;
say bread pans; coal bucket; from to 6
joints of stove pipe; shovel; spiders and a
griddle, and at the lowest estimation Sc worth
of trimmings; this gives us total of $24. The
average tariff is about 30 per cent, possibly
little more, that adds $40 to the price of the
outfit, compelling US to pay ga for $3.50 worth
of goods. This is called protection to Ameri-
can industry.
As an evidence that it pays to insure, Follett
s. Edwards have paid out about $50 for insur-
ance on their store building in the last years,
and have received for damage from storms,
$50. Their last damage footed up SIS.
Tom Fox purchased of A. Buchanan, last
Tuesday, fine pedigreed stallion that will add
one more standardized horse to he large num-
Der already in this vicinity. For well-bred
stock Barber county will soon be in front.
Miss Lizzie King had the misfortune to be
thrown from her horse, one day last week, and
broke her collar bone. DIR. Erwin was called,
and at last reports she was doing as well as
could be expected.
on his way home from holding court in Harper
county. And right here we will state, that
from what we can learn from the Harper
county fellows, the judge will be terribly in
Judge Edwards way at the judicial conven-
ton. unless Judge Edwards gets lively move
on him right away.
w. A. Chamberlain sold eighteen head of
yearling steers, this week, for sl2 per head, SO
Qro inf I'd
stock buyers was waiting to offer him $3.50,
but made the offer too late.
Corn is now worth 20 cents bushel. That
comes very near being enough to pay the actual
expenses for growing and taking care of it,
g. w. Green has given up his job as engineer
at the mill, and has accepted position as engi-
neer on the railroad. He moved his family 10
Anthony, Saturday, and win mako that his
home for the present.
John Loudon is driving two.year-old colt
for II. B. Steck that is going to lead some of
the best of them before he is much older. 1t
is colt that Mr.. Steck bought of Chaplin Bros.
He was sired by Judge Ellis horse
The horse show Saturday was s,.a--,.ss in
every sense of the wsr,i. About forty horses
were =. me procession. They marched IN
Main street and were reviewed by a large crowd
saw the fine horses went home feeling proud
that he had cast his lot among people with the
pride and ambition that the Barber county
horsemen have. II would be useless for us to
| attempt anything like description of the whole
number.
IF. Widner represented the Cresset at the
| horse show.
f. r. McAlister and Ben Woodland had some
fne stock here from the Lodge.
Judge Ellis took in the horse show. Satur
day, and incidentally spoke of his wishes. DO
| liticallY
The last thing on the programme. Saturday
was tussle with the boxing gloves, which wa.
interesting to the sporting men.
Al Collins has accepted position with W. d
/ Kelley, and will leave here May 1st
| Mrs. John Harden received word, FRIDAY
that her mother and brother. in Illinois. dice
! q lagrippe. They both died the same day
Mrs Harden left on the Santa Fe, Saturday
! to attend the funeral,
The property attached by F. c. Julian ans
Claimed by j. b. HaIlworth, was sold by tn,
constable 10 satisfy the judgment. 1t sold TO
ti3-5O. The costs in the suit were about $500
Julian bid the property in. THIS leaves hin
| about fifty cents and small Judgment for ,
| three Gays law suit. wCA.