Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-02-19

Wash Shaw returned from his visit to
Indiana. Saturday.
S. f Stones folks will be home next
month from their California trip.
The treasurer has issued a call for
outstanding scrip to the amount of
about $l5,0O0.
J. w. Upperman and J. n. lift are
both working with R. NJ. Woodward in
his harness shop.
Henry Sparks has rented the Stock
still place, east of Mrs. Chapin's, and
will farm it this season.
J. n. Titus arrived Friday with 225
head of New Mexico cattle which he
bought out in HOdgeman county.
Remember Elder Nations lecture al
the Presbyterian church tomorrow
night, for the benefit of the Methodist,
Baptist and Presbyterian churches.
There is talk of petition asking for
better train service at this place. at
present, Medicine Lodge is two hours
behind any other town in this part of
Kansas.
Uncle Billy Mills will have his Flee
tloneer filley trained, and entered in the
harper and Barber county races. She
will be two years old in May, and is as
pretty AS picture.
Jas. Wilson, formerly of this county,
with headquarters now at Meade Cen
ter, was raised to the sublime degree of
a Master Mason, at this place, Saturday
night. He then treated the lodge to an
oyster supper.
NJ. Strong returned from Chicago,
last Thursday, where he had been for
three months with his wife, who has
been undergoing medical treatment.
Mrs. Strong is at present visiting her
mother in Michigan.
w. .. Horn, the new Santa Fe agent
at this place, was formerly relief agent
under Supt. Turner, and as such, tray
eled over the road, and was liable to be
located at any station. He made his
headquarters at Wellington. He is a
young man, has wife, and lives in the
McClearey house, which he has rented
from MI. Nation.
Stanley's own book will not be pub
lished for about four or five months,
and all books that are being canvassed
for now and delivered are bogus books
and not written or authorized by Henry
NJ. Stanley, the explorer. Parties want
ing Stanley's own book can subscribe
with a. S. McCleaFey and get 1t when
published. 80
Ed. Edgar Borgess., of Whiting, Kan
sas, who came here ten days ago on
visit to sick brother, in the southeast
part of the county, and also to visit his
mother, in this city, preached three SER
mons, while here, which fairly captured
the audience at the Christian church.
lie started for home yesterday, carry
ing with him the good wishes of every
one with whom he came III contact while
here.
a grand concert for the benefit of the
NJ. E. church, at Kiowa, Saturday even
ing, will be worth attending. The very
best musical talent OF that city has been
enlisted, and the selections, as shown
by the programme, are firstclass. Be-
sides vocal and instrumental music,
there will be a number of readings and
recitations. There are about sixteen
numbers on the programme. a lot of
Medicine Lodge people should go to
Kiowa and enjoy the treat.
The Royal Arch degree was conferred
on ID. b. Croll, Geo. X. Foli6tt and ID.
+. Edwards, all OF Hazelton. last Thurs
day evening, by Cyprus Chapter. IN this
city. Besides fill attendance of mem
bers, there were visitors present from
Kiowa. HaZeIton, Attica and Sharon
After the ceremonies, banquet was
spread at BristOw's. and it was pro-
nounce1 by good judges the most
elegant supper i'll the history of the
city.
The quarterly meeting at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday was complete
success. The presiding elder preached
three most excellent sermons. The
church is in fine condition. The pas
tor reported fifteen received by letter
and twenty-seyen on probation during
this quarter. The pastor asks for a
change of location on account of the
health of his family. Very compliment
tary remarks were made of the work
done by Rev Sanderson during his three
years pastorate.
Several weeks ago this paper told how
certain counties out west we're working
the laid racket" A dispatch in the
Wichita Eagle, last week, from Spring
field, Kansas, tells more of the decep-
tion practiced. as follows: 1.-Two men
from Stevens go to Liberal TO receive
charity; they each take load of broom
corn one receives $7S and the other SF2
per load: they then fill their wagons
with corn sent out for the destitute,
haul It to a livery stable and sell it.
pocket the money and drive home. Such
have been the practices all winter. II
Is not want. 1t is only a scheme to de-
fraud men out of their hard earned sub
stance. Seward county feels Justly in
dignant that her name should be coup
led with such dlshonorablc practices, .