Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-04
LOCAL NEWS.

yesterday.
Work on the Touring mill is progress
sing satisfactorily.
The work on the mill foundation was
commenced Monday.
Judge Ellis started TO Anthony, yes
terday, to hold district court.
Peter Ruling gave the INDEX a mess
of new potatoes last Saturday, the first
we had seen.
The Presbyterian ladies' will give a
social, oil Tuesday evening, June 10th,
IN the Byerley building.
The Elm Mills excursion has been put
off on account Of the wind and the clos
ing exercises of the high school.
The Sombart case was to have been
called at Ashland, yesterday. 1t was
taken there on change of venue.
Frank Holmes has still further i'm
proved the appearance of his place by
adding porch on the east side of the
house.
The Kings Daughters are requested
TO meet at the residence of their presi-
dent, Mrs Ethel Doran, next Saturday,
at . o'clock p. IN.
Uncle Steve Dickerson says that
more ground has been broken out on
Crooked creek this season than during
any two years in the past.
The Spider Web social, given by
the Baptist ladies', last Thursday night,
was a social and financial success. The
rain storm doubtless prevented many
from attending.
Next Sunday evening, Rev. North
will continue his course of lectures on
noted characters and will speak on the
life and character of John Howard
Payne. the author of Home Sweet
Home"
Alfred Sartin and Miss Callie Hart
both of Hazelton township, were grant
ed "A marriage license last Thursday, by
Judge Edwards. No doubt by this time
she's SartIn of her Alfred, and he's Sar-
Tin OF his Hart.
The Kiowa Journal tells the follow
ing news: j. b. Cattell has gone to
Salira to take charge of hotel. The
.owboy reunion for July 4th is assured
A horse ,.den by Richard Bean, of the
spade ranch, fell on him and broke his
arm.
Goalder Young, drummer for q st
Louis willow and woodenware house
was here Tuesday, taking orders. lie
is a young man of excellent business
qualities. HIS first trip 10 this towI
was made many years ago, before thu
advent Of railroads.
The condition of j. G.. Stevens, thu
man so badly hurt at the gypsum works
more than two months ago, does no
improve, and his death is liable to occur
at any time. The flesh on his legs i:
disappearing, the sores are larger, anC
his m ind is getting weaker. There j:
mo hope Tor him.
The crops il, northeast Barber county
look much better than in the southern
rart of Kingman county. The land o
I,,,,, At county is richer and we rave
Id nova rain. One day this week VIZ
were throuoN Rochester and Libert!
townships KIM uan county, and TIT
growing crops were not so good as tnos'
of Valley and Sharon to ~iiShlPs ID bar
Der county.
w. c. Afford, of Hazelton, was i"'
week admitted as an attorney-at-laW
he having passed satisfactory exam
ination before committee appointed
by the district court, composed of At
torneys Cameron, Sample and Jones
Mr.. Afford has had considerable expe
rienceinl law matters in justices courts
and he is now branching out. The
INDEX wishes him success.
The Fourth of July, at Medicine
Lodge, under the auspices of the Ali
-ance, G. A. Il. and Sons of Veterans
will be the grandest affair in the histor!
sof Barber county. 1t will bring togeth
SU thousands of people of Barber coun
", many who have never met each 9th
ar There will be plenty to eat ant
a.,, musements and entertainment
nc iii so Tsfy old and young.
~, , 4 to announce that W
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recognized leading low-prl gu :,
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specimen copy six cents, sent to anyone
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only 50. Address this Office.
Il was raised in Illinois and have
seen the magnificent crops of that state
grow and mature; have travelled over the
boosted garden like fields of Iowa anC
have seen wonderful agricultural devel
Opments; / have seen the fruits of mani
favorable seasons in Kansas; but thu
grandest sights have ever seen in tn,
way of growing crops and wonderful
promises Of bountiful harvest, is il
the southeastern and southern part o
Barber county, around Hazelton ant
down the Medicine valley" Thes
were the the words of 5. X. w. Field
Monday, when he had just returned
= from two days trip over the section
mentioned. HIS report is but verifi
cation of the many that reach us almos
daily Wheat never before IN Barbe
county promised such yield and moth
ing but hail and wind can now AFFECT il