Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-01-13
A. T. 4 SIR. R. TINE CARD.
LOCAL NEWS.

MIS-. 4. OuuldDS UdS DeeH quite SICK
for two weeks, with grip.
The boys have had fine skating on the
sugar lake for the past week.
The thermometer was down to with
in five degrees of zero, Monday morn
ing.
Burnett has just received fine stock
of gents furnishing goods; also boots
ana SHOES Is
The soldier boys who paraded our
streets last week, recalled old times to
the veterans.
A light snow Sunday, just enough to
whiten the ground but not enough TO
do the wheat any good.
The water ditch was frozen hard last
Monday. 1t takes pretty cool weather
to freeze u stream that runs as rapidly
as IL does.
The county commissioners met Mon
day, and re-organiZed for the ensuing
year. Commissioner Pierce was re-
elected chairman.
The Willing Workers, of the Chris
tian church, will meet with Mrs. Rouse
Wednesday afternoon, Jan. Goth. Mrs.
Il. E. Noble, secretary.
John Young was on duty in l.. ID.
Peoples place couple of days the past
week, as express messenger at the de-
pot, during the latter's illness.
Mrs. Belle Brown and Master Loren
returned last Friday from Pueblo, Colo
RADIO. where they have been visiting for
several weeks with Mrs. Browns SIS
ter.
The Baptist society, which was to
have given literary entertainment at
the chapel last Thursday afternoon.
put 1t off on account of sickness and
other obstacles.
Last week the weather was just right
to spread the grip. 1t was bright
enough to tempt fellow out without
his overcoat, and cold enough to chill
him thoroughly.
i One OF the "soger boys' here last
week got full of salt Fork water"
which he may have brought with him
from Kiowa. Four of his companions
chucked him into Jim Gano's wheat
bin, and left him there to sober up.
The INDEX received an invitation to
fattend an alliance banquet at Kiowa
ION the evening of January lst. We re-
I greet not being able to attend. We are
glad to note from the Review that there
was big crowd, and that all had
splendid time.
+. F. Mullen says that as the Kansas
City woman predicts the world will
come to an end In short time, he
would like for his customers to go into
tKingdom come with clear consciences.
He expects to stand by St. Peter, and
slam the gate in the faces of those who
Idle owing him. And it will serve them
right. 81
~ Clark Rackley has become tired OF
measuring calico and weighing gro
)eries, and concluded TO be one of Uncle
BANS brave soldiers and Kill Indians
Something stopped him in his mad ca
teer, and we hear it intimated that
when he went to tell his girl good-by
she relented, and he concluded to stay
here while longer. Good girl; hur-
lrah for Clark.
Capt. Thos. Edes, of Mumford,
Reached home last Wednesday, from q
tvisit tO his father and other relatives
lat Baltimore. 1t was his first visit to
that city, and he half way fell in love
with it, though he suffered with grip
1ll the time he was there. He enjoyed
lis visit very much, but imaCines he
Ian breathe better on the broad fields
& Kansas than he can in any city.
Mrs. jackson, mayoress of Kiowa,
as her say in to-day's paper. AS she
OF the gentle sex we do not feel al
)berty to criticise her course as harsh
Y as she erIttclses others. But there
Gre many persons in tins end Of the
Bounty who believe Mrs. jackson is
more interested in protecting than she
In prosecuting viOlatOrs Of the pro-
libitOry law. AS she can see no re-
form In the alliance party it shows she
Is not as keen sighted as we had hoped
she was. She will probably now work
With the republican party, which has
ad control of the state since its organ
zation, and has reformed us into ouI
9resent deplorable condition. She says
{ Is impossible to keep weak, corrupt
<rPen from getting into Office, yet sh'
len, Nunces the alliance for electing one
Nan "a Nom she deems incompetent
houvh he 'NaS done more work In 81,
months to sun .Nress the whisky traffic
Shan any of his predecessor ever dc
n two years. She will lock elsewhere
bor purity and devotion TO principle
kne will probably find it "a the Old par
les, which united last year In lSylnt
Embrace In order to keep the prSnioltor!
aw from being enforced.
W.. 7. Rouse, Monday, turned owe.
I is Office OF county clerk to his success
II, Frank A. Lewis. Mr.. Rouse is al
compromising republican, and al
why's has been, and for this reason tht
rkDEx singles him out for comment
During the campaign we frequentl!
mentioned him and Mr.. Peck as beinS
efficient, accommodating officers. Dur
Che term of Mr.. Rouse as county treas
hrer and during his term as county
clerk we have never heard a word o.
omplaint from anybody. He has al
fays kept the work Of his Office well IL
land; he thoroughly understands ever!
letail Of his work; he is quick and &C
curate, q hne penman and an expert IL
figures. He is always good natured am
obliging. We say without hesitation
that he was as good treasurer as thu
county ever had. and was the best clerl
I'VE avar had Ha has saved the connt,