Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-07-05
c. Long returned Yesterday.

DR.. Mckee, dentist, at the Grand,
from tie 10th, one week.
Mrs. Macy, now at Salina, is reported
as improving very much.
40 in the shade, was the top notch
for hot weather, at Coldwater.
Ed. Sample left yesterday for Cold
water and Ashland on business.
Mr. Fred Fash was III to attend the
teachers examination, last week.
There will be a meeting of the Will
ing Workers at Mis-. John Browns, on
the evening of July 5th.
Fine work guaranteed by DIR. Mckee.
For proof, ask those who know him.
At the Grand one week from the 10th.
Eagle alliance has got tired Of having
it told that they are going back to the
republican party and they have decid-
ed to reorganiZe.
Chas. Palmer, of this city, assisted
Caman's Military Band, of WeIlingt on,
to furnish music at KiDgfisher yester-
udys Playing IuOd.
Mrs. Jerry Simpson has ordered the
INDEX to Washington, ID. c. An ex-
change tells us that Jerry will crate OH
the Fourth in North Carolina.
DR.. Yant, dentist, has left compe-
tent man in his office and guarantees
all work he does. Gold filings 81; 9th
er filings 81. Best teeth SO per set
l.. w. Storey and wife are expected
back from Idaho Saturday. Kansas is
good enough for Mr.. Storey. The
atmosphere of Idaho is altogether too
rare to suit him.
There was heavy local shower south
of town, OH Friday night. On Saturday
night. We got little shower here.
East of here, especially at Attica, the
rainfall was very heavy.
There is report of considerable smut
in wheat. This reminds one that a
little blue vitrol before planting, would
have been quite help and saved a
good many dollars.
David Foster VS.. David Clough, was
the title of suit before Justice Porter,
of Sharon, on Friday the thirtieth. 1t
was SUIT for wages. Judgment was
rendered against the defendant for
1892 and costs, $1795.
Perry Hill, of Sharon, was in, Satur-
day, to look after his taxes. He says
it is the first time he has ever been
obliged TO let them run over. He has
spent twelve days stacking, over in the
valley, and hasn't done 1t all either.
Mrs. and Mrs. J. p. Renfrew were in
from Deerhead Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. Renfrew was taking the teachers
examination. Mrs. Renfrew, who is
president Of the equal suffrage associa-
tion of the county, was looking after
an executive committee for the same.
Iazelton Express: Come, come,
come; the summer now is here; and
| the heat IS very oppressive to the fel
lows who like beer-and can't get it.
There are several compliments in this
community" 1t must be you are suf-
fering from drouth down in those
parts, brother.
Among other events of the glorious
Fourth, yesterday, was a piece of fire
works, which the man who has to foot
the bill, does not in the least, grow pa
triotic over. Mr.. Scott Cummins, yes
terday, about o'clock, left home to at
tend a picnic, and when word was
brought him in the afternoon, that his
house and stable were in ashes. The
cause is unknown, though Scott thinks
1T was from fire carlessly scattered by a
| fire cracker, as he took pains to remove
/ all fire from the stove, before leaving.
The loss is serious in such an unfortu-
nate season as this at least; but this is
more especially felt by Mr.. Cummins.
| because of the loss of his library and
considerable manuscript that he desired
| to preserve.
We have heard some complaints be-
| cause horses and cattle, and hogs along
| the line of the ditch are allowed free
access to the water, and the ponds are
used for bathing; while a number of
people have been obliged to use the
water for household purposes. One OF
our best physicians states that such
conditions, if allowed during hot wealth.
er, are the best in the world to induce
contagious diseases. The right of way
for the ditch has been we'll paid for,
and if such conditions exist they de,
serve prompt attention. or the people
should quit using the water for drink
ing and cooking purposes.
Mr.. Robert Gibson, one of our former
residents, dropped in last week and we
had hoped TO again become resident
but it was only business trip. Mr.
Gibson will remove from Anderson t.
New Albany, Indiana, the latter place
having been his home i'll previous years
AS he but recently lost the companion
of his life's joys and sorrows, and shC
is buried there, he feels that that Is
his home. He is still standing up fol-
Kansas, however, in the honorable
sense of the expression, and says Kan,
saS can have failure every other year
and yet raise as much as Indiana
whether she gets anything for it or not
Mr.. J. III. Cox was in from Aetna
township Saturday. lie reports some
crop. Mr.. Cox has made few expert
ments with crops which may be of in
terest This year he put in part of 6
crop of oats with drill, which left the
ground loose and porous. AS result
the oats dried out and he got very few
Another part of the ground he PloweC
under. The oats came up even ano
thick and headed well, although they
grew no higher than the others. Last
year he tried pasturing a portion of his
! wheat. A small portion he did not