Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-08-23
LOCAL NEWS.

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Episcopal services were held at the
court house last Sunday, morning and
evening. conducted by Dean Rhames.
The Willing Workers of the Chris
tian church will meet with Mrs. You
mans, August 80. Mrs. IL. +. Noble,
secretary.
Mrs. ). Il. COan returned from In
diana Wednesday of last week, in
which state she has been making
protracted visit,
The Strip proclamation is expected
out today, and Uoke Smith says the
opening will occur from the 18th to the
nth Of September,
Ladies Aid Society OF the Method
list church Will meet with Mrs. Crews
Friday afternoon OF this week. Mrs.
Houchin, secretary.
Am Allen moved his goods to Hen
Messy Oklahoma last week, at which
place he will establish bakery. lie
was accompanied, Friday, by Howard
Parker.
The stock Of goods in d. G. Books
establishment are being sold out at
cost by f.. Sample, for the benefit of
the mortgages. Our readers will do
we'll to carefully note his advertisement
In this paper.
Owing to the death Of J. II. Young
the affairs of the estate must be settled
at once. All persons knowing them
selves indepted TO J. II. Young u Co.
must call and settle at once. Mrs. r.
J. Young, Administrative.
"A free silver meeting will be held
in this city Saturday, August 18th.
Speeches will be made by Senator Lam
dis, +. Sample and others. All free
silverites are requested to come and
participate in the demonstration.
The democratic central committee
met according to call Saturday, and
fixed the date of their convention on
Sept 18th. The date has been changed
since, however, and the convention
will be held on the 18th. Primaries on
the 10Th.
The report in this city Of a proposed
debate at the harvest picnic in Turkey
Greek township, between II. A. Nc
Neal OF this city and S. NJ. Scott, state
lecture for the Alliance. has proven a
vapory myth Mr.. McNeal did not at
tend and we have never seen in any
papers where Mr.. Scott had given no.
tice of such an appointment.
We know whereof we speak when
we gay that Il. a. McNeal's vineyard
has borne grapes this year that rival
the purple clusters of Burgundy or Bor-
delais The editor has a weakness in
the palate for grapes and we are i2debt-
ed to Mr.. McNeal for as near complete
temporary qualification in that line as
we ever expect 90 receive in this world
The Cresset refers to "popo- dem
candidate in the county two years ago
1t appears TO have forgotten the com
bination Of that year, by which the
republicans got two offices and the
democrats got - what the little
boy shot at 1t had the appearance tC
us of a "hObo-dem. " combination. Re
publicans would give great deal tt
have the memory of that year eradi
Gated, simply tor the purpose Of play
ing the same game over.
Mort Strong was ut Winfield Mon
day. While there he saw Edwin Dowd
one of the civil engineers who have
charge of Strip matters which concerl
that department. He says the booth
will be located 100 feet inside the Stri
line, and on the north side will be a
Arkansas City, Huunewell, Caldwell
Cameron, Kiowa and Englewood
Land oflices at Perry on the Santa Fe
Enid on the Rock Island and Alva an
Woodward on the western branch o
+, the Santa Fe.
The base ball game arranged 70
last Wednesday between Coldwate
and this city, was not played on az
count of the failure Of Coldwat9r t
materialize. A citizen who came owe
10 Isabel on the passenger that da
said he saw two or three Of the boy
running for the train, dressing on tn
way. 1t is probable that most all {
them congregated at the depot b
noon, and the train leaves early i'll IL
morning A game had been playe
with Greensburg the day before
which the Coldwater boys got worsteC
and this fact may account for the
condition.
" eSterday morning the report ~
came current that Will Hull had br,
ken his leg just above the ankle. TT
news spread and Billle's friends bega
To pour in to Dr. GOuld's Office whel
the unfortunate man had been takel
lie was there and the first sight
meet the eye was the injured limb in
plaster of Paris cast. DR.. Dohrer Wi
administering chloroforn, ably secon
ed by half dozen assistants, while d
Aver and Others held his pulse dow
The patient had in some way obtaint
pair of scissors and small AK, al
was frantically carving around und
the cast while great drops of perspir
ton stood out all over his unusual
high forehead. To person of an o
servant turn of mind who stood aroul
very long it was plainly evident TIL
Billy was hot. All questions or su
gestioDs from sympathetic friends we
met with howl of defiance, and Z
patient carved on. The faces of J
oldest friends were threatened wi
disGguraJlon il they offered assistant
Finally he grasped the ak and dealt
cast blow which severed it. Betwe