Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-08-19
A. T. 4 8. p. B. r. TIME CARD,
LOCAL NEWS.

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The sorghum crop is the heaviest and
best ever grown in this county.
l.. +. Pearson had severe attack OF
chOlora morbus last Saturday night.
The willing workers of the Christian
church will meet to-day, at 2:3O o'clock.
DR.. Burney reports boy born to the
vile of I. l.. Lindley, in this city, Au-
gust 18th.
DIR. Kociell reports a girl born to the
wife of Ed. Winter, in this city, on
the 10th inst.
Now is your time to get those fine
Cabinet Photos taken at Young's Gal
lery. Best grades So per dozen. 2Stf
Cook & Palmer do general real es-
tate business and make specially of
renting and looking after farms for
nOn-resldents. A
Frank Coulter, OF Pueblo, Colorado,
son OF G.. w. Coulter, OF this city,
came home last week, and will be an
engineer in the sugar mill.
Now is the time to plant Strawber-
Ties. am Offering first class plants,
five best varieties at 35 cents per 100.
So per 1000. John l.. Brady. 13tf
The financial report of the Christian
church for the past year will be read
next Sunday. The congregation loves
no man anything" except good will.
A leading democrat said to us yester-
day: Il didn't care snap if the dem
,ocrats did sell out to the republicans,
but hated to see Jack Jones deliYer
the goods"
The young ladies of this city have a
novel way of bathing. They have fan
mel bathing suits, and after dark they
go out and turn the hose Oh each other.
1t is said to be delightful.
VIM. Norton, of this city sent us An
Irish potato, last Friday, of the maid
6b Blush" variety, which weighs two
tsStu-.' IS and six ounces. IL is pretty
fair s,ze. potato, even for this year of
eleDhantJN,e BIO"IH'
The count, alliance will meet on the
9Th day of SeIN> ember. Chairman NC
Crav hereby calls Y meeting OF the CEN
trail committee of tn peoples party TO
meet on the same day, at IL O'CLOCK a.
m. at the court house.
Miss Belle Worland WIN leave, to-
day, for visit to relatives III missouri
She will remain at Kansas City jill SAT
urday, and then go TO LexingtOE ana
remain two or three weeks. She > III
be absent about six weeks.
George Sexton says he is not in favor
of fusion, but any man could see that
the republicans and alliance were both
bidding for the democratic vote" AS
George is a republican we accept what
he says in regard to republicans.
Oh yes, while we think of it! What
has become of the long list OF candi-
dates whose names used to appear in
the Cresset about this time every year?
Gone glimmering, meyer to re-appear.
The calamity hOwlers did it with their
little votes.
Last week the INDEX closed its first
year as an alliance organ. We "kinder"
like the experience, and will try 1T an
other whack. And we believe the alli-
ance is more than satisfied with the con-
duct OF the paper, from the hearty
words of encouragement and approval
that have been showered on us.
Next Sunday afternoon, at the court
house. n. B. Blanton and VIM Mobley
will discuss the following proposition:
1.-THE kingdom OF Christ will be liter
al kingdom, established on earth in the
future" Mr.. Blanton afirms; Mr..
Mobley denies. On the following Sun
day afternoon, at the same place, Mr..
Mobley will affirm that There is an
entity or something in man that sur
wives the death Of the body" Mr..
Blanton denies. This will be an inter-
esting event. These gentlemen have
posted themselves on these questions,
and both take the Bible for their guide.
Everybody invited.
Kiowa Journal: "E. +. Widner, of
Medicine Lodge, was in the city, last
Monday, transacting business at the
First State Bank. He has sold his
farm Of eighty acres lying in the beau
tiful valley of the Medicine river near
Roundup, for 81 900. Mr.. Porter Is
the lucky purchaser and could sell 1t to-
day for 81, 100. Farm property is Just
whlzzing to day IN Barber county, and
lucky is he who is In the whiZ.' I'm
lucky would be a better word. Mr..
Widner was in the whiz, and We doubt
If you could make him think 1t a lucky
stroke for him. He sold his farm be-
cause he had to. Have you seen any
thing of man who wants to give MIR.
Widner that 500?
Cecil G. Cannon was brought to
town last Saturday, by a couple of his
nelghbors, because Of his insanity. He
rs man OF about 25 or 80 years of age,
and has wife and seven children. He
lives near College Hill. He had such
an aversion to being put in Jail, that
Joe Owens slept with him Saturday
might, in the sheriff's Office. On Sun.
day morning he chatted nationally
about everything, but expressed a
strong desire to see his wife. While
Joe Owens was backing his shoes
Cannon remarked, IF l owned the
world would give it all to see my wife
just a minute" and half minute later
ne said II am goinG," and suiting the
action TO the word, he made break
for liberty. Joe struck out after him
but when Joe reached the back door Of
the courthouse Cannon was half way
down the lawn, going like deer. Joe