Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-12
LOCAL NEWS.


suit, at the lowest prices at Books. Is
Our table of election returns Is the
best piece of news ever published in
Barber county.
There was a slight fall of rain last
Saturday, which will be of benefit to
the wheat crop.
John McGregor orders his paper sent
TO Eldred. lie don't seem to expect
that star to be returned.
Wanted-1O,O 600 turkeys by Burnett &
Co. To be delivered between the 10th
and 18th of this month.
Our flag is at the head Of that 6O-foot
pole. 1t will stay there till the wind
and weather wear it out.
Will Wheat has taken charge of the
ranch which b. F. Witherspoon has
conducted for the past four years.
The Cresset rooster proudly crows
over the election of two township tick
cts in Barber county. Such pluck is
cOmmendable.
The late election demonstrated how
happy q man could be. We never be-
fore experienced week of such joy
full excitement. Everybody had to
shake hands and laugh.
Uncle Dan Pierce came in Friday, to
canvass the election returns. He was
a little the happiest man to be seen
anywhere. He did the laughing for the
whole commissioner board.
Try 12-pound sack of Weber's new
Graham Flour. Also try his new corn
meal For sale at the mill or at Bur-
nett's store. Any article bought at the
mill will be delivered free of charge to
any part of town. %
A. ID. Dennle, of Sharon, is an enthus-
iastic Simpson man. The other night,
while sound asleep, he gave a yell:
"Hurrah for Simpson" that caused his
wife to leap out of bed in hurry. She
is afraid he will lose his mind, but we
can assure her that joy is not danger
GUS.
Last week, before the returns were
in, we were led into error by rumors in
regard to the KiOwa vote. We wish to
ay that Kiowa did .nobly. Her repub-
an majority was cut in the middle,
and the best men in the city put in the
whole day working for the peoples
ticket. We are always glad to say a
good word for any part of Barber coun-
ty, and we say bully for Kiowa.
Sheriff Dobson took John Aubley to
the insane asylum at Ossawatomie, yes
terday morning. 1t will be remember
ed that Aubley became violent about
weeks ago and was brought to town
and placed in the county Jail until ad-
mission could be obtained fer him at
one OF the state asylums. Each of the
asylums have over 800 inmates and are
unable to accommodate all the appllca-
tions for admission.
A 13-year-old daughter Of widow
Stevens. living two mi s southwest of
town left home SaturG-. y two weeks ago,
to go to the south part OF the county.
and has not been heard of since. When
she passed Frank Riggs house she was
in buggy with a man about % or 80
years old. They stopped at Riggs to
get water. II anyone knows her where
abouts they should report at once, as
the mother is almost crazed.
McClearey & Staubus is the name of
a new firm, but it is composed of two
of our oldest and most popular citizens
II. A. McClearey and Charles Stau-
bus. They have rented the burst
building, on the west side Of Nam St.
and have opened up a coal and feed
store. 1t will be their aim to always
buy literally of the farmer, and to sell
to consumers at the smallest living
profit. They will handle all grades Of
coal, and sell rs cheap as it can be sold.
Try them with an order.
At the ratification meeting at Shar-
on, last Thursday night, everybody was
having glorious time, and the village
was lighted up with huge bonfire,
when an accident happened to John
Luthy which put a damper on all furth-
er proceedings. He had been firing an
taining powder. He stopped over to
blow the dust off the anvil when the
powder ia the cup exploded, burning
his face badly. He was taken to doc
Jor, who did what he could to relieve
the pain His face is perfectly black
with powder, but fortunately his eyes
were not hurt.
1t would make horse laugh to read
some of the doleful walls of the &. o. p.
papers that week ago were ridiculing
the people, party. The Sumner Coun-
ty Press virtually admits that it has
lied all through the campaign. 1t says:
"a few soldiers, some of them drawing
good pensions, helped TO decide against
further pensions. We hope they will
enjoy ths change. The best posted
people were in doubt all the time about
the success of the republican, ticket as
its principal opposition was a secret or
ganization whose strength could not be
calculated on with any degree of &C
curacy. 1t was believed that within
the past two or three weeks, this secret
force had been in some degree scattered.
but the result proves not near so much
rs we hoped"
W. Ii. Worland tells the following
story on Bob Wall: He and Bob went
to Kiowa to attend the Barbecue, and
stopped all night with Gran. AZbill,
near that place. After supper they
went out on the porch, where they sat
and smoked. Mr.. Azbill went in the
house for something, and Bob went to
the bucket and took drink. He re-
markd to WorIand, ''This water is
mighty gypy, Wills you can't drink it. F"