Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-24

ton of country he liked better than
Kansas.
I. A. McNeal left yesterday for To-
peka. Wen bet gill of buttermilk he
don't get interviewed this time.
Doug. Records and George Hibbard
have rented the DR.. Yant residence,
and have removed their old batch head
quarters.
Cook q Palmer do a general real es-
tate business and make speciality of
renting and looking after farms for
non-resIdents A
n citizens alliance was organized in
this city last Wednesday night. About
twenty new applications for member
ship have been received.
The city marshal has made consider
able improvement in our streets lately,
cleaning out cutters, filling low places.
and cutting weeds.
The First National Bank is undergo
ing process of renovation. Everything
is being cleaned up and repainted, and
IL looks great zeal DeLter,
DR.. G.. w. Ayers brought us a bunch
of oats, last Wednesday, that would be
hard to beat anywhere. They are over
four feet high, with good heads, and no
sign Of rust.
All surveillance lecturers of the
county are requested to meet with the
county lecturer at the court house at
10 O'Clock a. IN. on Saturday, June 9th,
III compliance with an order of the
National lecture Bureau.
Mrs. T. j. Dyer and three children
left Monday, for visit of three weeks
at UniOnville, Appanoosa county, Iowa
Tom went home almost dlsconsOlate,
and had to beg his neighbors to let
| some of their children come over to keep
him company.
DR.. Osborne, of Minneapolis, Kansas,
dropped in and gave us good alliance
talk last Wednesday. He is an old X.
of L., and naturally talks alliance,
though not member of the organiza-
ton. He has just bought a fine farm
in the southwest part of this county.
Our farmers are requested to save
samples of grain for exhibition at the
Worlds Fair. All samples left with
Noble u Case will be forwarded to To
peka, free of charge. The state board
of agriculture offers premiums of SO
and 50 for the best and second best sam
pies of all kinds of grain.
S. Il. Roach and Arch. Ferguson were
driving young horse, hltched to a
buggy, one day last week, when two
dogs began fighting just in front of the
horse. He jumped aside, upsetting the
buggy. No harm was done save to the
buggy, which had the top torn off, and
two wheels dished the wrong way.
John c.. Thurman, one of the best
young men that ever breathed Barber
county air, has removed from Kansas
City, to Hannibal, Mo-, and is IN the
auditors office of the st. Louis and
Hannibal railroad. He says 1--WE can't
do without the INDEX; and we wish it
long and successful career"
The Hazelton Express says that the
father and brother of Jay Alberdlng
have come over from COwley county to
help Jay with his harvest, and that IT.
win McClung, of Winfield, has come
over to help his brother, w. Il. Nc
Chung. Our county has big crop to
| harvest, and we are glad to welcome
all help.
Judge Lacy brought us limb from
one of his plum trees that was almost
covered with plums. They were about
the size of partridge eggs, and were per-
fectly green. After hanging in the Of
flee nearly week they ripened, but
were badly shriveled. The trees are
nearly breaking down with their loads
of fruit.
Pratt County Union: 'E. d. Rogers,
who has been engaged III dentistry with
DR.. Gibson, has gone to Medicine Lodge,
where he Will engage in his profession
with DR.. Yant. Mr.. Rogers is a young
man of excellent habits and good bust
ness qualifications, and has our best
wishes for his success. Heleaves a host
of friends who will miss him.
Mrs. w. L. Rouse went to Wichita,
last Wednesday, with Earl, to consult
an occulist in regard to EarI's eyes.
The doctor operated On his eyes last
Thursday, and says they are now as
straight as anybody's. Mrs. Rouse will
visit relatives IN that vicinity for few
days, and will be home the last of this
week or the first of next week. Ear
is with her, and is quite anxious to get
the bandages off his eyes.
Last Sunday afternoon Charlie, sor
of d. w. Young, was playing with
some boys in the flat near the residence
of Judge Stevens. Charlie climbed uT
in one of the large cottonwood trees
and was about eighteen feet high, wheI
the limb on which his weight rested
, gave way, and he fell to the ground
breaking both bones of his left leg
} about two inches aboYe the ankle. The
bones came through the flesh, making
an ugly and painful wound. DR.. Gould
set and bandaged the limb, and We
hope the little fellow will be all righ
in a few weeks.
At meeting of Medicine Lodge ali
ance last Friday night L. F. Mullen was
elected president: J. NJ. DeLisle. vice
president; w. G.. Musgrove. secretary
G.. w. Stevens, treasurer; ID. !. Aber
chaplain; Henry Sparks, doorkeeper
l.. b. Corson, assistant doorkeeper; Jos
Teas, steward; r. NJ. Sparks, lecturer
all for the ensuing year. Jos. Teas, w
G.. Musgrove and G. w. Stevens were
, elected as delegates to the county ALI