Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-07-29
Rev. Cain is expected nome to-day

1OuIy OuISI. Otf
Don't forget your township meetings
next Saturday.
20 los. extra light c sugar SI.OO at
w. IL. Harmon Il Co.'S. 6
Mrs. Chaplin has gone back to Colora-
do. She only staid here few days.
A good deal of wheat in the stack is
being injured by the continued rains.
ii. S. Lands will address the people
at Sharon OH Saturday night, Aug. lst.
w. S. Green, formerly of Lake City,
who went TO Hennessey, Ok, has re.
turned TO Lake City.
Sheriff DObson spent part of last
week at Topeka, attending the associa-
ton of sheriffs.
DR.. Moore reports fine boy born to
the wife of e. w. Pease, west OF town,
this, July 18th.
r. M. Sparks and George Hendrick-
son left Saturday night, with five car
loads Of cattle, for Kansas City.
The normal school is growing in size
and IN interest. We publish to-day the
roll of attendants, complete up to no on
yesterday.
Cook Il Palmer do general real es-
tate business and make a speciality of
renting and looking after farms for
non-resldents A
J. M. Dake, of Nunda, N. Y, dropped
in Oh us few days ago, long enough to
say hello" He has some fine farms
In Barber county, and is out looking
after his crops.
We failed to mention last week the
return of l.. d. Peoples from Decatur,
Indiana, where he has been spending
the summer with home folks. He has
come back to stay and is attending the
normal.
If Judge O'Bryan were interested in
bushwhacking items he would certain
ly read the Cresset carefully. That
paper bushwhacks the character of
every man who does not endorse the
republican party.
Lightning struck the residence OF
Wayne Mckinney, in this city, Sunday
night. 1t struck the back of the house,
and broke few dishes and gave all the
family good shaking up, and tore the
facing from one of the doors. But lit
tie damage was done.
KiOwa journal: "E. W. Hill, coun-
ty surveyor, was down for the purpose
of taking the measurement of the race
track at the fair grounds. Since the
fair association has become a member
| OF the American trOtting association it
is necessary that they have a standard
| track
HazeltOn Express: I'D. G. White,
of Wichita, father of Mrs. Hatfield,
came down Wednesday. He was pleas
to meet an old army comrade-Joe Ow-
ems, of Medicine LOdge-on the train
between here and Anthony. They
were both members of 7th Regiment
Missouri Cavalry.
DR.. E. d. Rogers has placed the IN
DEX force under obligations by bringing
us some very fine apricots. a few days
We are little afraid to mention the
matter, for fear he will not be able to
bring us any more. We are afraid Mrs.
Coan will see this item, and will watch
the doctor hereafter.
A few weeks ago the CIesset charged
that DeGeer had the same evidence to
convict bennington that Cameron had.
Last week it mentions the names of
two new witnesses who appeared
against DeGeer. The Cresset knew all
about this matter weeks ago, and its
howl at DeGeer is all rot. If Benning-
ton was not guilty why does that paper
denOunce DeGeer for not convicting
him.
DR.. I. b. Tandy, the rupture and rec
tai specialist, of Winfield, Kansas, will
be at the Grand hotel in Medicine
Lodge, August 9th, 18th and 9th. The
DIR. cures rupture by the celebrated
Snediker method; treatment without
operation, pain or detention from bust
ness, but comfort assured at once. The
DR.. also treats successfully by a new
and painless method, all diseases of the
rectum, such as piles, fistula, assure,
prOlapsed rectum, etc. 10
About this time next week the read
ers of the INDEX Will know who is to
be the next sheriff of Barber county,
And while we are at it we will tell them
who is TO be the next county clerk,
treasurer, register of deeds, surveyor,
coroner, commissioner from the second
district. Also who constitute the MedI-
cine Lodge school board, and probably
we will inform them who will be our
next township officials. Now is the
time to subscribe. Only 81 if paid in
advance.
Next Saturday, August 1st, is the day
set for the Barber and Pratt union Sun
day school convention, to be held at
Ferguson's grove. A large and inter
esting programme has been prepared
and will be carried out. Sunday schools
from different parts of the two counties
will send good delegations, and the It'll
annual picnic bids fair to excel any
former occasion of like character, both
IN attendance and enthusiasm. Every
body Is invited 10 come and bring we'll
filled baskets and enjoy the day.
|, Wichita Beacon: "COl. \. w. Rum
sey, of Kiowa, was in the city yester-
day and looked at Wichita from the top
of the court house bell tower and other
parts of the city. OF course he was de-
lighted and astonished, for he used to
take birds eye view of the town, and
see it all, too, from the door of the old
city livery stable. He haHleG many
loads of buffalo bones and cedar posts