Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-11-11
BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
LOCAL NEWS.


Born, near Lake City, Nov. 9Th TO the
wife of &. T. Strain, a boy.
There will probably be two or three
contests for township offices.
Born, near Hazelton, November 5th,
to the wife of John Weaver, boy.
For fine writing paper, tablets, dolls,
toys, etc, go to l.. o. Book Store. 20
1t is a bad law that makes an intelli-
gent, reading man unfit for jury service.
DO democrats hate alliance men
worse than they profess to hate repub-
licansp
Mr.. Burner is building a stable and
wagon shed on his lot III the north part
of the city.
The people are too poor to- buy votes,
and they are opposed to letting the
other fellows do SO.
Now is your time to get those fine
Cabinet Photos taken at Young's Gal
lery. Best grades SO per dozen. 2Stf
The band boys gave dance at the
opera house last Tuesday night, and
had good crowd and pleasant even
ing.
Willie LanghOrst WAS out hunting.
one day last week, and killed thirteen
ducks at one shot. Who eau beat this
record.
A lot of new furniture at the Sec
ond Hand Store" bought this stock
so cheap that can sell it at second
hand prices. Call and see it. 20
Found-A couple of honest alliance
men found some money, and turned it
over to the INDEX. Let the owner
describe the property and take it.
Burnett s. Co. want all the chickens
they can get. Spring chickens, old
hens or BOOSTERS. Don't be afraid of
Cutting the market. We want all you
have. Is
How much better off Will the demo
Gratis be, now that they have elected
three republicans, than they would have
been If three alliance men had been
elected?
The ladies of st. Marks Guild will
meet with Mrs. A. l.. Noble Thursday
afternoon, Nov. 10Th. Members please
take notice, the day of meeting has
been changed from Tuesday 10 Thurs
day.
John Anderson, representative of
st. Louis wholesale leather house came
in Sunday. He is an acquaintance of
the family of II. A. Cameron and an
old schOol-mate of Miss Helen Cam
eron.
The water ditch broke, last week, and
the stream through this city dwindled
down till Monday morning, when it
ceased flowing. The city marshal has
a gang Of men at work repairing the
break.
A number of children gave Lizzie
Lands a surprise party last Saturday.
Lizzie was completely surprised, as she
thought the party was to be somewhere
else. The youngsters all had bolster
Gus good time.
w. T. Rouse went up to Isabel, Mon
day, to meet his little daughter, Pearl,
who has been on visit to her grand
mother, in Stevens county. Pearl was
glad to get home, and her parents were
glad to have her come.
Fred. Irakel took a wagon load OF
boys and girls to the woods last Satur-
day, to gather walnuts. The girls gath
cred several bushels of nuts, and the
boys killed good bag of quail, and all
had a very pleasant afternoon.
John G. Thurman, one OF the best
and most popular young men who ever
lived in Medicine Lodge, has been
made auditor of the st. Louis & Han
nibal railroad. John has been working
in the auditors Office for some time,
and thoroughly understands his duties.
We are glad to record his promotion.
If you want your land patents, take
your receipts to the county register OF
deeds, Mr.. +. Ii. Nixon, who will Sc
cure your patent for you without any
cost to you. There are hundreds of
patents at Larned tor land in this cOun-
ty, and everyone of them ought to be
recorded here. Don't forget the mat
ter. Attend to 1t now, or it may cause
future trouble. loft
W. l.. Murdock's brother was elected
sheriff of Chase county, on the peoples
party ticket. There were three tickets
a the field, and the democrats voted
for -, a OF their own candldates-sher
ar and ,|urveyOr. In both instances
the People,s party candidates were
elected In the other Offices, the demo
Gratis voted the repu. Hlican ticket sever
al townships not shown. uemocraClc
vote for anything but sherl. anu sur
veyor. 1t was the same way vi oVe,
the state; where the democrats Ve"
their own ticket the people were sue.
cessful.
w. G. Afford, in the Hazelton Ex-
press, gives vent to his JOY over Dob
sons success in the following heavy cd
itorial: Hellol Musgrove; are you in
itY" Bet your boots we are not in any
party that puts up ticket to gull the
people, and then votes solid for an enc
my. We are quite proud to say we are
not endorsingIngalls this year any more
than we did last year Ingalls, says
the "meanest republican is better than
the best democrat" and the democrats
have endorsed the saying by voting for
the Ingalls, worshipers. Is w. G. AL
ford proud of the democracy of Barber
county,
Wichita Eagle: "Shsriff DObson, of
Barber county, is in the city and is feel
ing good over his reelection. Gosh.
but 1t was close SAID he last night as
Aa hooon talisnO an Eoula