Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-13
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, 1893.
LOCAL NEWS.

C. w. Tea, of Kiowa, was IN the
city Sunday.
Best Sorghum in the city. Try it.
Woodward.
"A new invoice of fresh oysters at
Billy Hull's.
Look out Cor fine pigs feet at
WOodward's.
Judge Loren Edwards was up from
Kiowa Sunday and Monday of this
week.
Elder Hopwood, of Sharon, will
preach at the Christian church next
Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
Quite heavy snow fell in western
Oklahoma last week. The limit rsach-
ed to FIVE or six miles north of Alva.
C. w. Frisby and A. OFT were in
from upper Cedar Saturday. They
propose to fight the arrest of few days
ago.
The Pythian Sisters will give SER
les of three entertainments Dec. Dist,
and direction of the veteran author,
dramatlst and actor, w. w. Heathcote.
Il have $50 acres of cane feed for
sale at my place on the southeast cor
ner of Eldred ranch. Water and feed
ing privileges convenient. Will also
iced the same il stock is brought to the
place. G. NJ. FULLER.
Rev. g. 5. Nusbaum, of Kingman,
IS announced to give an entertainment
at the NJ. i. church next Tuesday even
ing consisting Of stereoptican views of
the Worlds Fair. The proceeds are to
go TO the Epworth League of this city.
Nancy J. Maynard of Caldwell, APP
Piled to the probate judge Saturday for
license to wed Franklin p. Round of
Arkansas City. AS she still insisted
after gentle hint from the probate
judge that this was not leap year, he
issued the license and she went away
happy. Wellington Standard.
Mothers ought to know that their
babies, though apparently well and
looking plump, yet, if they are slow IN
teething, If they sweat about the head
during sleep, especially in day time,
are listless, dull or at times restless, or
have large abdomen or large joints,
they have a deep constitutional dys-
crasia and need homeopathic treat
ment. Apply to DIR. Kociell.
The Kiowa Review IS publishing q
serial roar about "coal venders," who,
1t AYERS. are purloining from its supply
Of bituminous pyro-carbonaceous min
eral. \ Kansas newspaper man should
supplement his mental acumen with the
axiomatical fact that those who leave
their coal in the back yard, with no
protecting environments save the am
bent atmosphere and no watcher save
the DEVILS guardian angel, must expect
leak to develop. If Roy will look up
his ancient history he will find that
ever since the apple was plucked from
the hidden tree there has been a dis
position on the part of the human race
TO grasp after all that's in sight.
From theColdwater Star: 1--WE are
called upon to chronicle another aggra
waiting and distressing accident that
has happened this week inside our
county. Last Wednesday morning
Phillip LerentZ, a we'll known German
farmer who resides in Rumsey town
ship was chopping some stove wood
over log at his home, and his little
son Phillip, junior, aged 4 years was
sitting on the log not far distant look
ing on. Mr.. Lenertz told the little fel
low to move, as he was too close to the
AK, and the boy undertook tn move anG
fell over with his left hand under the
ak. and all four fingers were complete
ly severed close to the articulation oil
the hand. His father seen him before
the ak struck his hand and lighteneC
the blow as much as possible, but i
was sufficient to severe the members
of the hand completely. Mr.. Lenerti
brought the boy to town as quickly al
possible, and DIR. Laughed was called
TO dress the wound about O'Clock il
the evening. In dressing the wound il
was found necessary to amputate The
remaining portion of the ring and the
little finger between the second anC
third joint and chIoroform was admin
istered during the operation. Tn,
thumb was saved, and was not touched
at all by the AK. The little fellow vii
remain in town today to receive treat
ment. He is a Merry yoangster ant
stood the dressing of the wound hero
ically. This is one of a number of un
fortunate accidents that have occurred
in the county in the past year"