Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-11-04

1t looks as if Peck was slaughtered
in the house of his friends
BOrn-At Kiowa, on the 23d, to tht
wife of j. z. Brough, boy.
Doodle and whisky could be found by
any one who wanted it, Tuesday.
Ralph Cameron can kick football
hard enough to sprain his wrist.
You illegal voters had better climb a
tree. Somebody has kept tab on you.
E. B. Peck felt sore yesterday. when
he saw his father Was being traded OFF
There was plenty of excitement, but
very little information on the streets
this morning.
A warrant was issued this morning
for the arrest of Hillory Weldner, fol
illegal voting.
There were 544 votes cast in this city
yesterday, six more than were ever cast
at this precinct.
We have never had as hard time in
getting up paper as we have had with
this issue of the INDEX.
DR.. Moore says somebody borrowed
his DE CaSta'S Physical Diagnosis, D
and he will be under obligations if the
borrower will return the book.
Lost, between Mlngona and Medicine
Lodge, a day-book, cloth bound, with
some threshing accounts. Please leave
at the INDEX office. j. u. Mills.
w. Ii. Old, the second hand man,
keeps all kinds of repairs for stoves. If
you want new CRATE for your old
stove, he will furnish you DIT the lowest
price. 1Stf
We were not as successful, Tuesday,
as We expected to be, but we are not
busted by any means. up and at
the combine" shall be our motto from
this time forward.
There were several illegal votes cast
in this city, some at Lake City, and we
hear of few at other places. We have
district attorney who will make it hot
for every one of them.
Newton Beers and his company will
play Lost in London" at the Thomp-
son opera house on the 18th. This com.
pany was here about three years ago,
and gave general satisfaction.
A. S. Sartin. of Hazelton, and Miss
Julia A. Smith, of Red Top, Mo-, were
married at Wichita on the 22nd of Oc-
tOber. The bride is also well-known
and very popular at Hazelton.
There was a good crowd at the Kiowa
picnic last Saturday. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Garrison, Lands and
DeGeer. Lands said some harsh things
about the fellows who attempted the
forged letter.
Mr.. McNeal says we do him injustice
IN accusing him of writing the repub-
lican platform, and introducing Plumb
as ''our only senator" We hasten to
apologize, and were proud to hear him
deny both charges.
Allen Herr offered to make an affida-
Wit to the truth of his article, published
in the INDEX of last week, whenever
Mr.. DobsOn would put up that 500.
But the money was not forthcoming,
Mr.. DobsOn got the benefit of having
his bluff published too late for a public
acceptance.
The wife of Prof. j. E. Cook died at
Oskaloosa, on the 18th of September.
Prof. Cook is brother of w. w. Cook,
of this city. BE was an instructor in
our normal school for three terms. His
wife accompanied him when he came
here, and she became we'll known, and
was general favorite.
Dr. sherwood and wife, of Charlotte,
Michigan, arrived here last Thursday
and Will remain I'll winter on visit to
their son and daughter, w. II. Isher-
wood andMrs.J RI. Young. They are old
in years, and feeble in frame, but their
minds are bright and their hearts are
warm. The INDEX wishes them a
pleasant visit, and many years of hap
piness.
Last Saturday night the idiotic HAL
lowe'en observances were commemor-
ated in this city. If there is any fun
in destroying the property of other PEG.
pie, it shows low state of morals in
those who enjoy it. Medicine Lodge is
forty years behind time in this respect
LII other states the day is almost forgot
ten. If parents would do their duty
there would be no more of this Yandal
ism. Breaking down fences and gates
running wagons iniO bitches and over.
turning outhOuses ought to be stopped
and the surest way to stop it is for eacf
parent to watch his own boy.
There was prairie fire burning ovel
| the range southeast of town last Thurs
day. Some little wind was blowing, ant
| the fire threatened to do great deal O.
damage, We understand that it burned
some wheat for r. j. TaIlaferro, ant
some wheat and hay for G. J. Sloneck
er. A large force of men went to worl
about three o'clock, and put out the fire
1t is said to have caught from a rail
road engine. Farmers, you cannot b.
too careful in getting ready for prairi
fires. They are sure to come. Burr
fire guards, and do 1t now.
We are in feceipto OF infoFMtina tina
would lead us to think the autobio
graphy and personal memoirs of Ben
Jamin +. Butler soon to be issued by S
F. Junkin Il Co., of st. Louis, Mo-, viii
undoubtedly create the greatest sensa
ton of any beck published since TIL
war; Butleris bound to tread on the corn
of some and vindIcate others. His per
feet knowledge of the personal caree
of many men. both military and civil
and what be Will have to say in hi
book of l, 00d pages of closely prin,e,
matter, will make very interesting
reading matter.