Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-06-28


view of the big fair.
Mr.. L. II. Shelley, of Kiowa, regis
tered at the Grand, Sunday.
Mr.. Glenn. of the kiowa Journal
made us call on Friday last.
Mr.. Tweed. the new operator, arrived
Saturday, to take the place OF Mr..
Marks.
Miss Lizzie Fishburn does cleaning
and repairing, in rooms back of Will
liams' furniture store. 81
The Great American circus has struck
town, and bade adieu. Peace 90 with
them. The town is still here.
Mrs. c.. 5. Jobes, Sunday, took trip
to Attlca. Some friends of hers, from
Mississippi, returned at the same time.
Mr.. Ed. Post departed Saturday TO
take charge of his position in Topeka.
We send our wishes for a pleasant flu
ture with him.
Mr.. G. II. Martin, of Denver, who
recently traded some mining stock for
the Sheldon property, is in town this
week, trying to sell it.
Our Aetna correspondent is little
partial 10 Sharon township; still, Shar-
on township seems determined to carry
the banner-in crops, at least.
The Ladies of st. Marks Guild will
give social on the evening of Wednes-
day, June 2Sth, at the Lebrecht build
ing. Mrs. Geo. Hubbard, secretary.
Among the new arrivals at the nor
NAL are, Jas LumDkin and wife, Miss
Mollie Gamble, Laura Neal, Meta War
rem, aud Mr.. J. w. Whitaker, of Mis-
souri,.
Fourth of July excursion rates to
points within two hundred miles of
Medicine Lodge. Tickets will be sold
for one and one third fare. They will
be on sale July 3rd, good to return in
GLIDING July 5th. For further informa-
ton, apply to w. o. Horr, agent.
Harper Advocate: Rev. G. S. Lake,
of Sharon, called this morning. He
was on his return from LecomptOn,
where be had been attending the grad
uating exercises. His son returned the
same day, who has been attending said
institute during the past four years.
Tologa Citizen: Mr.. Mills, whom we
last week stated had returned to his
old home in Kansas, is now on his
farm again, having been on a visit to
his brother, at Okeena, Oklahoma. His
daughter Maude remained with her I'M
Gle and aunt for few weeks visit.
The Cresset says that "Kiowa has a
Steve Garrison who is a painter and
Medicine Lodge has a Steve Garrison
who is a blacksmith" The peoples
party has Garrison who is representa-
tive of Barber county, and the republi-
cans have Sample who Is an attorney
at law.
Mr.. Bailey, who has charge of the
Bailey IL Butman ranch near Eldred,
was in Saturday. He reports grass
sufficient to keep cattle in good cOndi.
tiOn during the summer, but does not
feel sanguine over the prospects for
next winter; as feed will be very diff
cult to procure.
If Chester l. isn't success at the
political bat, he makes a splendid UNI
pire for the kids on the street. Strange,
passing strange, how dignity unbends
and statesmen amuse themselves when
hot wind makes them wilt; and we
observe hot wind will make them wilt,
even after withstanding the hottest fire
of hot campaign.
Tologa Citizen: w. G. Mcdonald. a
newspaper man of considerable exper-
fence, with whom we were acquainted
several years ago, gave us quite sur
prise by walking into the Citizen office.
He gave us an interesting sketch of his
experience since leaving the old Kiowa
Herald, several years ago. He is now
| located about nine miles southeast of
| town, on the north side of the river, and
is liking up claim in frst-claSs shape
for the purpose of raising both hogs and
cattle. After getting the ranch in or
der, he cOntemplates again entering the
newspaper business.
The following from the pen of j. l..
Switzer is one among many of the fav-
orable endorsements we have received
lately: Its right, you are, my broth
er. | noticed the plutocratlc c&nker on
| If fha fret ho,. of H..
Knapp monopolist took charge. The
Republic has been grand in its advanc-
ed ideas of retorm-cOntended earnest
ly for an income tax, but just as soon
as Grover got into the notion to recon-
mend it, Congress Jones is discharged
from the editorial management and
the paper comes ont with low whine
against the tax. Your article on ''fus-
ion was grand. There is abundant
virtue in the Omaha platform to build
u successful structure without ming
ling with the Philistines or Amorites. y
! NJ. NJ. Jarvis, who was reported to
| have been killed in the Ford theater
disaster at Washington, escaped from
| the building without seroius injury.
Mr.. Pepoon, of Mlngonia township, a
brother in-law or his, received letter
from him last week, in which he gave
the particulars of his escape. He was
standing by an open window in the Sec
ond story, when he heard the crash, and
! jumped to low fiat roof, and from
that TO the ground, slightly spraining
both ankles and one wrist, but not so
| badly but he was able to report at the
office next morning. After rendering
! some aid in rescuing the injured, he left
the building and went to his home to
let his wife know that he had escaped
Shortly after he left, his sister went to
the building and caused a search to he
! mazda for him arOnf1o ha ExinO oo1 N ~