Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-25
Monday Gas a zeal summer day.


visible last Monday.
Miss Stella Young is acting as court
stenographer this week.
We want a council of representative
pen, without regard to politics.
Ed Bussey. salesman for Britain,
Smith & Co, of st. Joe, was here Tues
day.
DR. Yant-Dentist. Will be back in
his office March I, ready to do best den
tai work. 35
Al. Cook, for the past several months
clerk at the Grand, will leave to-day,
for Kansas City.
The probate Judge issued a license,
Monday, for the marriage of Adelbert
L. Pafdee and Miss Alice White.
We learn that Earl Young has locat-
ed at Carthage, No. and has lucrative
position with contractor and builder
DR.. Z. 2. Miller is looking after his
mining property at Carthage, Mo-, and
orders the INDEX sent there till further
notice.
Frank Carter has moved part of his
housebould goods to the country, but
his wife Is now down with erysipeIas,
and he can DO nothing till her recovery.
City Marshal Gano, accompanied by
Mrs Gano and son, departed Tuesday
for Kansas city. Mrs. Gano will re-
main for some time, and j. B. expects
to be back at his post in a few days.
There was shooting scrape at Kiowa
last Friday. We have not learned the
particulars, but the man who did the
shooting was arrested. and knocked the
constable down and got away. The
man shot at was not hurt.
j. NJ. DeLisle, agent, will sell at auc-
ton, at the stock yards in this city,
Saturday next, 28th inst, number of
good horses, mules, cattle and some
farm implements. Don't forget time
aud place. Easy terms TO purchasers.
The revival meeting at the NJ. E.
church, which has been conducted for
the past four weeks by Rev. Phillips.
was brought to close last Wednesday
evening. The meetings have proven
quite fruitful in the way of bringing
several new members into the church,
and much good work has been done.
Mrs. w. G. Sellers and son Harry, and
Miss Ada Millisack, of Ottumwa, Iowa,
arrived in our city, Tuesday--the for
mer to make this their home, and Miss
Millisack to visit awhile with her sister.
The smile that eliminates the face of
our popular jewelryman can NOW be ac-
counted for. They have taken residence
in the first house south of DR.. Karr's on
South Main street.
Immigration has commenced to open
up some, and indications are real
bright for Kansas catching 'de biggest
hunk Of de Loaf this year. Barber
county will receive her share, and Med
icine Lodge offers many inducements
We learn that several new families are
on the way, and some have located in
the vicinity of HazeltOn. Mrs. c.. w.
C0wden and children, of Pleasant Hope.
Mo-, arrived at HaZelton this week, and
Mr.. COwden is on his way with stock.
goods and farm implements
and will probably arrive about Satur-
day.
The district court is grinding out
cases right along. In the case against
McCarly. for violating the prohibitory
law, the jury brought in a verdict of
guilty. Mccarthy is in Jail. McMil
len was also convicted of
the prohibitory law and
IS III jail. Both the above are
awaiting sentence. In the case of d
X. Cunningham VS. the Colonial & U.
:. Mortgage Co., the defendant moved
that plaintiff give cost bond. Motion
sustained, and plaintiff given 20 days
to file bond. Defendant also moved
that plaintiff be required to pay into
court IS ,S54.09, which sum is claimed
by defendant. Motion sustained. State
VS.. Lee Corson; jury disagree. Ander-
son rs. Anderson; divorce granted.
Noble VS.. Stevens; new trial granted.
The case Of State vs.. Jos. Bennington
was taken up Monday afternoon, and
consumed all day Tuesday. The EVIL
dence is now all in and the attorneys
will argue the case this morning.
Jack Poe, who is charged with steal
ing horse from the HaZelton Stock
Farm, and who was arrested, but made
his escape from the officers, was rear
rested last Saturday, and is now in Jail
in this city. A pretty clear case of ras
cality is established against this man.
After making his escape he probably
went TO the first convenient straw stack
and spent the night. Then he selected
some straw stacks in the vicinity of his
own home, and made that place his
headquarters. He went home to sup
per on Sunday night, the 18th, and he
probably missed but few meals while
hiding out. The way he came to be
discovered was through the unusual
actions OF boy who had been carry
ing provisions to him. MIR. Drake, who
lives east of town, saw the boy going
and coming, and when the boy saw Mr..
Drake. he tried to hide himself. This
led Mr. Drake to investigate the mat
ter, and taking his gun he searched the
: rawplSe. and soon discovered the flu
gitive. On Sunday night, the 18th, Poe
slept in a straw pile on Mr.. j. Fl
Browns farm and on Monday Mr.
Brown was riding around his place.
and when he reached the straw pile he
felt weary, and climbed up on the pile |
and sat down on Poe's body, but did |
not know it till after the arrest. Poe
had ridden horse to Mr.. Browns, and |
had turned it into Browns wheat field, |
with long rope dragging. Mr. Brown
discovered the horse and rope. and took |