Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-27
w. s. Finney was at Wichita all

of last week.
r. w. Cameron came up from Alvi
yesterday afternoon.
Grant Hornaday of Fl. Scott, wa
in the city the first of the week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Sd m Wagon
er, girl. DR.. Moore in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. K. Hendley wen
to Hazelton, Sunday, to visit friends.
"A new stock of boots and shoe
have just been opened up at Wood
wards. Call and see there.
j. A. Fair of Sharon, and j. w
Whitaker of Kiowa, were in the cit,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wuner, of Attlca
visited their son Maylon and famil
this week.
The familiar face of "Uncle Billy
Smith, one of Barber's oldest settlers
was seen on our streets Saturday.
List of letters remaining uncalle,
for in the postoffice at Medicine Lodge
for the week ending December 18th
Allen Herr was up from Kiow
last week. His visits are rare since b
has taken unto himself claim In tn
Strip.
The Christmas exercises at tn
Lands school house were great sue
cess, so we are told by parties who at
tended.
Those who have dental work t.
be performed will remember that Dr.
Mckee is at the Grand Hotel the re
mainder of this week.
The Hotel Hendrickson at Alva i
to have Il grand society ball on Januar
9th. The 400 elite are expected TO b
gathered from the four corners.
w. w. Cook and wife, Mrs. Car
michael, Mrs. Holmes, G. l. Long an,
several others went down to Eldred'
ranch Sunday. remaining over Christ
A surprise party was given TO
Miss Leila Specie Monday evening
participated in by quite number o
her friends. y very pleasant time wa
enjoyed.
The INDEX readers are asked to eX
cuse deficiency of reading matter th
week, owing to holiday vacations in tn
force. Many items haye been omitted
in order to get the paper out today.
Henry Ref was arrested last Fri
day for assaulting his grandparent,
with intent to do bodily harm. The
trial was held before Judge Howe, Sat
urday, and resulted in Henry bein.
fined SIS.
The cOpious rains of the past weel
have worked miracles with wheat
The warm weather following ha
caused good growth which would no
have ensued had the rain been succeed
ed by cold.
-Dr.Gould was atWichita few day,
ago, looking over some he uses for sale
He says it is astonishing how cheaply
some of the fine residences put up dur
ing boom days are now being sold.
Houses costing from $500 to So, 900 are
being purchased for as low as 500 an(
moved to other places. This is the fin.
al chapter in Wicbita's boom.
The city council met last night and
submitted final proposition to NJ
Best regarding the water works, where
by the total revenue from rents is to be
increased 5000 and an additional 500
paid him from the city treasury. Thi.
will increase the receipts to something
like $500. Mr.. Best is expected Il
give his decision to the committee to.
day. If he refuses the city will proba.
bly, be without water facilities after
January 1st.
T. l.. O'Bryan informs US that i'll
county N deputy sheriffs have been ap.
pointed to prevent hunting, and that
all who are caught are arrested. Seven
people have been burned in the Terri
tory from fire set out by hunters, be.
side a great deal OF property destroyed.
Considerable feeling has been engen
dered and the people are personally as
surfing themselves that no hunters are
allowed in the county. The under
standing of this fact may save some
people trouble.
The entertainments at the opera
house last week were quite we'll attend
ed and generally appreciated. Consid
ering that but little over a week was
had for rehearsals and memoriZing the
parts, we believe we are justified in
saying that the talent displayed by ouI
home artists was second to none. In
"Pygmali0n and Galatea" Miss South
worth as Galatea, Miss Angie Lowry
as Daphne and Mrs. Hendley as GYMS
ca all deserve special mention for the
excellent rendering Of their parts. Ir
Damon and Pythias" Miss jessie
O'Bryan as Calanthe and Mrs. Hill as
liermion did exceptionally well. MOI
can we omit a mention of Chester /
Long, who played the part of Pythia:
with good impersonation and grace
The entertainments closed Saturday
evening with series of drills by six
teen young ladies and some fine tab
leauX. Mr.. Heathcote seems to have
given general satisfaction, and he Is
certainly deservant of all the credit he
gets.
District Court.