Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-09-17

Mrs. A. l.. Noble is home from her
visit to Winfield.
Farmers, don't forget the Kiowa fair,
October 6, 7 and S.
Cook 81 Palmer give lowest rates on
farm and CITY loans. %
This is the day set apart for the Den
ton & Jones primaries.
Go to the New Meat Market for
tender steak or choice roast. IA
Eli Benedict left, this morning, to
take in the state fair at Topeka.
The alliance should select good man
to make the race for county clerk.
Our new city marshal was not con.
spicuous success last Saturday night.
The sugar lake Is now full of
water, and looks better than it did
when half full.
Forest City Alliance requests us to
thank Harmon Il Co. for donation of
nice ribbon for their badges.
Another Importation like McGregor
and McNeal, will sing as Beecher did:
Il even wish that were dead!"
A. S. McClearey, OF Carthage, came
in Sunday, on a business trip, and re-
manned over till Tuesday morning.
Mr.. S. T. Golloher, of Comanche
county, dropped in on us Monday, and
reports good alliance news from his
county.
The Helping Hands will meet with
Miss Della Simpson, Saturday, Octo-
Der 4th, at 2 O'Clock p. IN. Lulu Karr,
Secretary.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church meets on Saturday afternoon
with Mrs. Arthur Shaw. Mrs. Houch-
in, Sec'y.
w. w. Standiford is preparing to
move his family to this city. He
thinks he will be located here by the
9Th of October.
ttOok nine men to eat the big water
melon MIR. BOttleman sent in for Jerry
Simpson. We were sorry Jerry was
not among the number.
Lost-A shawl, at the picnic, last
Friday. Return to this office. 1t is
valued chiefly on account of the high
tariff on such goods at this time.
The Willing Workers will meet at the
Christian parsonage this afternoon, at
2 O'Clock. Refreshments will be served
at the small price of ten cents.
Col. Eldred processes to believe that
there are but two great parties III this
county. He will probably learn, later
on, that he is not good in addition.
AS repeater the Cresset is a success,
but it has never proven anything.
Prove that a rebate of 10 per cent. was
gwen, or acknowledge that 1t was false
Mr.. Cool says the records will show
how we'll he has done his duty as COM
missioner. That's what; and the IN
DEN will take pleasure in publishing
the records at the proper time.
The Santa Fe railroad bridge carpen-
tiers were at work Monday and Tues
day, on the bridge oyer the cut, in this
city, near the sugar mill. 1t is now in
good condition.
The G. A. r.. and S. VS.. will hold a
four days encampment at the burst
grove. beginning October 22d. An eff
fort will be made to instil every mill
tary feature into the camp life.
The protracted meeting at the Metho-
dist church will be continued every
night this week. The presiding elder,
Rev. 7. S. HOdgsOn, preached last Sat
urday night and Sunday morning and
evening.
| Wonder who Mr.. Denton will hurrah
for next Saturday? AT Harper he hur-
rahed for Mr.. Mckay, an Alliance man;
and at Pratt he whoOped for Hallowell,
a republican. Maybe, though, Satur-
day will be his day to be democrat.
Preparations are being made on an
extensive scale for the Alliance picnic
to be held here on the 9th. Mr. Sparks
says not less than five beeves will be
barbecued, and everything else will be
IN proportion. Wait for the big show.
Coldwater Star: "PrOf. CCrran held
up before our gaze this week a new
strap he had just had made at the har-
ness shop. 1t is beauty, and will be
introduced into the schools as a per-
suader in teaching 1.-The young idea how
to shoot"
Cresset: ''Fhere has been eight
names-alllance men~stTicken from
the Cresset's books, but this does not
LESSEN the papers readers. Erery one Of
these men sponge on their neighbors, and
besides the new subscribers will out
number them FIVE to one"
Henry burst went as a delegate to
the state Te-submlssion convention.
The democratic convention swallowed
the side-show. and Henry hurried home
to swear In his vote in the straight re-
publican primary election. He was not
half as mad as we thought he was,
1t is now in order for the Cresset to
demand the resignation of Lon Cam
eron IS county attorney, Judge Howe
as justice of the peace and police judge,
and o. t. Beeson as principal of the
Medicine Lodge schools. That paper
wanted Mr.. Lands to resign because he
had been nominated to Office.
a strange sight, last Saturday, was
to see J.. Nj. Axline voting a. Col. FL
dred's proxy in the republican conyen.
ton. And this, too after the sugar
works, water-works hight of 1880; ccfteI
the postotics contest; after many events
during the past six years, Truly, the
love for Office makes oil and water mix.
The weakly religious Cresset is too
good Christian 10 vote for an infidel.