Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-04-30


Lizzie Langhorst has been sick for
the past week with intermittent fever.
Attorney 5. l.. Overstreet started to
Guthrie, Ok, yesterday, on legal busl-
ness.
w. II. Brownback, of Tower Hill,
ILL.,, is here looking after his landed
interests.
There are no idle men or teams in
Medicine Lodge that cannot get work
if they desire it.
Subject at the Christian church Sun
day night The Growing of the Saints
by the Chief Shepherd" lst Peter. 5, 4.
L. o. Tullis, of Athens, Ohio, IN
terested in Kiowa property and other
Barber county real estate, was here last
Saturday.
ACSarpey Denton returned yesterday
from trip to COldwater. He says the
excitement over the Murphy killing has
not yet died out.
The chimenys on the court house are
being raised about four feet higher.
ThSbrick for the job had to be hauled
from Lake City.
Katie Denton jumped off their stable |
one day last week, and sprained her
ankle. She was confined to the house
several days, but is all right again.
Miss Phresia Sample is out here from
Indiana, visiting her brother, E.
Sample, who met her in Kansas City.
Monday. She may remain here during
the summer.
Mrs. 5. l.. Allen and the children will
leave to-day for Columbus. Ohio, 10
visit during the summer Mabel
Kingen, granddaughter of Judge Lacy,
will go with Mrs. Allen as far as Green
field, Indina, to visit relatives.
The applications of both G. j. South |
worth and Day q Records for permits
to sell liquor under the prohibitory
law, were refused this week on account
of the insuhiciency of the publication
notices. The applications will be heard
again the latter part of May.
L. a. Railsback, of Deerhead town.
ship, received the sad news this MORN
ing of the sudden death of his father,
ID. g. a. Railsback, at MINER, Ill.
Deceased was " years old, and his son
thinks he must have died of heart
disease, as he was troubled with 1T.
y. Minor, practical and experienced
carriage painter and repairer, has
opened a shop in the Gobeille building,
on north Main street, and is doing some
fine painting and repairing. He asks
all owners Of buggies, carriages and
spring wagons to bring them in and let
him renovate them. His charges are
reasonable and he guarantees satisfac- |
ton. See him at his shop or at Loves |
stable.
AS soon as the city has put in the |
turbine wheel at the end of the water |
ditch, for running the mill machinery, |
the waterwOrkS company will establish |
their pumping station there. using that |
power instead of steam power at the |
sugarwOrkS as at present. This privi- |
lege was given to the waterworks COM
pany as an inducement to have the |
mains extended north to the ditch. 1t |
will give the city better and purer
water than it now gets from the lake;
the pressure will be greater than the
pressure now in use, and in case of fire |
it is believed that the full power of the
turbine wheel, under full flow of |
water will be as great as could be ex-
pected from the present pumping
station.
An election for three elders and three
deacOns was held at the Christian
church last Sunday morning, after the
regular services. No nominations were
made, and the officers we're voted for
by ballot, one at a time. The first bal
lot for elder resulted in electing w. G..
MuSgrove, who thus becomes chairman
of the board. The second ballot showed
no result, as no one received a plurality
of the votes cast. The third ballot
showed that Elder Nicholson was
chosen. On the fourth ballot, Allen
were then balloted for, each ballot con-
tanning three names. On first count
DR.. Stout and A. B. Wilkins were
chosen; the second ballot was without
result, and on the third ballot w. T.
Rouse was chosen. These officers will
be ordained at IL O'Clock next Sunday
morning.
DIR. Koclell has just made quantity
of oxygen, and wishes to inform those
suffering from bronchitis, catarrh OF
asthma that there is no surer means to
regain health than to inhale oxygen
Those with weak lungs, or in whom
consumption is hereditary, if they wish
to get well should not delay. The doc
tor says he will not undertake to cure
consumption when the disease has made
irreparahle injury. When the cavities
have formed in the lungs and the or
ganism reduced i'll strength by contin-
ued cough and repeated night sweats.
then oxygen or no other means known
to the medical profession will do any
good. Thp oxygen gas has made a
bright record in the treatment of pull
monary diseases, and it would be all
injustice to it To use it In doubtful case
es-in cases that present themselves for
treatment when it is too late. Take
heed, therefore. and at the first indica-
ton of Developing consumption, see
Qr, kocleil about it. 48tf
Last night Two of the big wheat rails
ers of the county were talking together.
One said that he had a field Of wheat
growing that would undoubtedly yield
sixty bushels to the acre. The other
thought the figures too high, but said