Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-02-26

o. l.. Settles is at Wichita, Fort Scott
and other eastern points, this week.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. A. j. Jones Wednesday, March 8.
some horses and mules we're sold at
auction Saturday afternoon. Low pri-
ces prevailed.
Any time to-day you can get free
cup of coffee, made in the patent coffee
pots, advertised in this paper, by calling
at Burnett's.
d. X. Cunningham came down from
Mcpherson, Sunday. lie is one of the
firm of Cunningham Bros. q Co., who
have several loan offices in Kansas.
There will be work at the A. o. U. w.
lodge Friday night. The grand lodge
representative, Mr.. Fnney, will also
report what he saw, what he heard and
what he did at Winfield.
The meeting held at the Doles school
house is quite interesting. Several
have been converted and have united
with the church Rev. Barrett is con-
Quoting the meeting assisted occasion
ally by Rev. Sanderson.
C. Il. Freeman is now connected with
the Kansas City postoffice department,
as a carrier, he having stood a civil ser
vice examination, and obtained the best
average ever gained by an applicant at
the Kansas City office. He will remove
his family to Kansas City i'll short
time.
Elder j. +. Nicholson, of Douglass,
Kansas, preached at the Christian
church in this city, last Sunday morn
ing and night, and Monday and Tues
day night, and will preach every night
this week, and on next Sunday morning
and night. lie is vigorous speaker, a
sound reasoner, and entertains his au-
dience well. Everybody invited to at
tend all the meetings.
A little boy was run over last Satur-
day, near the depot, by one-horse bug
gy, but was not hurt. The driver Of
the buggy did not see him until too late
to stop. The road was full of people.
horses and wagons, and the boy, with
out looking back, attempted to cross
the road in front of the buggy. 1t was
close shave, as he was knocked down
by the cross piece of the shafts, and the
/ buggy passed over him without touch
ing him.
HIP. Watts, of HazeltOn township,
who became entangled in a most I'M
fortunate matrimonial alliance, two
4, 20 NIk oi
on cross petition filed by him. Mrs.
Watts had applied for divorce, and
asked for, and obtained an injunction
to restrain him FROM dsposing of any
of his property. The injunction was
! dissolved at the November term, and
v Mrs. Watts appears to have dropped
. the case about that time, and moved
away to another state. a. j. Jones
was attorney for Mr.. Watts, and he and
MS client are feeling good.
Since our last, the following proceed
tngs have occurred in the district court;
y. &. Kelly VS.. Il. NJ. Sparks dismissed
q ithout prejudice. III. T. Watts was
tanted divorce from his wife, Mar
W. a Watts, on his cross petition. Gross
vs. Cant; verdict for plaintiff for sos
Ntlla Reynolds VS.. w. III. Slack; judg
tor plaintiff. Peterson vs.. Medi
Lodge Creamery; motion for 4;
ige of venue overruled. Field VS.
.edicine Lodge; verdict for plaintiff
Or 81 ,l5O. The second trial of thu
yheat- Brown case was commenced
Ionday, occupied yesterday, and thii
horning the jury returned verdict il
favor OF Brown for l cent.
And so ID. VanSlyke did withdraw al
laims he had on the Medicine Lodg'
pstofIice, in favor of l.. NJ. Axline
congressman Peters says so, and gives
It as his reason for endorsing the ap
iscatlon of Mr.. AXline. There wal
rrch rumor in circulation here wheI
ale appointment was announced, but il
rs laughed off as a Joke. 1t is no
hown what inducement was offered by
" Axline to Mr.. VanSlyke, but it. il
retty certain that Rye did not get GU
f the way just for fun. Nobody seem
q to fear the old soldier candidate
olities makes strange bed-fellOws-
TRANCE combinations of interests, anC
leaves many people with empty sacks
TO hold.
T. a. McClearey left here Yesterday
Tor Richmond, Texas, where part of hi
amily has been since early in January
he people of Fort Bend county will
md Mr.. McClearey perfect Christian
gentleman, an active and consisten
democrat, and at all times a peaceabl
and useful citizen. He was once electe'
treasurer of Barber county by the dem
ocrats he was appointed postmaste
at Medicine Lodge by President Cleve
land, and held the office during tern
of four years and three months. Durin
his residence here of more than tel
years during the fifteen years he Lives
in Lafayette county, Missouri, and du
ring his early manhood in Old Virginia
he has at all times borne an enviabl
T. putation, and his neighbors in Rich
mOnd, Texas, may be assured that h
con,es well recommended. He and hi
estImable family would be valuabl
addition to any community, and we ar
sorry TO lose them. At the Christian
church, Monday night, after the usua
S.serHices, the congregation babe farewell
TO MIR. McClearey. 1t was a solemn an,
sorkowful scene. Eyes unused to weep
inglnowed freely. Many present wer
not| members of any church, but all bi
him a sorrowful farewell. For eigh
yeaAs he has been an elder in the church
at all times ready, willing and prepare
for anky duty, and in his departure til
chuTolh appreciates that its loss is a