Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-26

Boardman f. Smith, banker, of Cold
water, is in the city.
Hon. Tom George, of Wellington, is
here on legal business.
P. B. Dilday. of Wichita, is here in
the interest of the Eagle.
Judge O'Bryan and wife spent Sun
day and Monday in Kiowa.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Grath, Sunday, Nov. 23rd-a boy.
Thanksgiving dinner by the Willing
Workers, at the Byerley building to-
morrow.
Members of the Christian church are
requested to meet at the Byerley build
ing at O'Clock to-day.
The Helping Hands will meet with
Miss Bessie Woodward, Saturday, Nov.
18th, 1890, at 2 O'Clock D. m. Mary
Mills, Sec'y.
District court has been the center of
attraction for the past week. Why is
it that able bodied men like to loaf
around court room?
McClearey 81 Staubus are beginning
to get in their stock for their feed store.
The first receipts were potatoes. They
are expecting, coal. bran. flour, ETC., in
few days.
J. w. Haughey, q prominent lawyer
of Wellington, was accidentally shot
and seriously wounded while hunting
near Hennessey, Oklahoma, last week.
One hand is shot off.
Charley lille has resumed his old pO-
sition at the sugar mill, having return
ell from Attica, Saturday, where he has
held IA position in the sugar mill at that
place for the past four weeks.
At present The Baptists will only
have preaching on Sunday mornings.
This Will give Mr.. Cam an opportunity
to hold afternoon meetings in the coun-
try. He is holding night meetings this
week at College Hill.
There was a call for meeting of the
city council last Monday afternoon at
o'clock. A great many citizens at
tended, but the mayor and council were
not present. The meeting was post
pOned till some other day.
Joe Jayne, of this city, has written a
piece of music, which he calls the ''Jer-
emiah Quickstep," and dedicated it to
the Medicine Lodge Band. We have
not heard it, but we know Joe is mu-
sician, and we know our band VIII get
music out of it if it is there.
Jerry Simpson got home Monday from
b two weeks trip around the state,
helping the people to celebrate the
great victory. He is wearing pair of
socks. and says he has good supply on
hand, both yarn and silk. and every
mail brings in more. He has enjoyed
his trip, and is ready for anything that
may turn up.
A new time card on our railroad went
INTO effect last Sunday. We are now
to have two trains day instead of one.
The trains arrive here at l AS p. M, and
4:45 p. N. The first train brings the
mail. Trains leave here at Ills a. M,
and at 2:25 p. IN. All trains are accom-
mediation. This is big improvement
on what we haye had.
The Central Hotel has had a good
run of farmer patronage for the past
month, and 7. M. Kidd, the proprietor,
desires to thus return his thanks, and
to ask continuance OF the same. His
table is the best. his beds the cleanest,
and he will always treat you right.
Farmers, when you want good hot
dinner, give him call. 25t4*
A man was arrested last week, and
lodged in jail here, supposed to be one
of the cattle stealers mentioned by us
last week. His name is John Burch,
he had a preliminary examination be-
fore Judge Howe yesterday, and was
bound over to the district court in the
sum of $500. He made no attempt to
give bail, and is in Jail. There is strong
evidence against him.
Hazelton Express: 1--WE are pleased
to note that Mrs. Medicine River, who
has been confined to her bed with the
drought for some time, was able to be
up last Saturday and Sunday. Mrs.
G. f. Weaver, of Adrian, Mich, moth
er of Mrs. IL. B. Steck and Mrs. E. B.
Peck, arrived last Friday on visit to
her daughters. .Messrs. w. L. Peck
and w. H. CIarkson had sixty hogs
slaughtered this week. The hogs were
fattened at the Creamery and were IN
excellent condition. The meat will be
properly packed and kept awhile.
Rev. M. T. Long returned from Latham
Tuesday. He will make arrangements
to remove his family to Hazelton soon
Thus another worthy family viii be ad
ded to our population.
State Chemist Wiley, who is here ex
aiming our sugar plant, visited the
farm of Eli Benedict, yesterday, ant
as we go to press this morning he anC
MIR. Benedict are about closing up {;
contract, by which Benedict leases II
him tract of land which is to be useC
as state sugar experimental station
We have always claimed that Barbe
county was the best cane producing
county in the state, and we believe 1
the best beet producing county also
We know we have the best and mos
successful sugar mill i'll the Unite'
States, and we have trusted to thes
well advertised and undeniable facts t
increase our population and bring III
the price of our lands to something lik
their real value. So far, our cane LAM
and beet land is selling at about tn
same price as common corn or gras
land. We welcome the experimental
station, as it will be another help to u
in advertising our natural advantages
Capt. Thos. Edes, of Mumford, ha