Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-10-11
LOCAL NEWS.


Wichita Friday, returning Sunday.
II. b. Eiklor shipped three cars of
cattle to Kansas City Monday morning.
The sheriff's election proclamation
appears in this issue. November 7th
is the day this year.
Ed. Winter went to Alva Sunday,
where he has charge of the lumber yard
of Herold 81 Metz, Kiowa.
Jacob Achenbach was in from
Hardtner Thursday. He has a building
In Alya which he has rented for $40
month.
The sale notice of w. IL. Love ap-
pears in this issue. lie is going to
move to Watunga, o. T., to put in
livery barn.
Asa Campbell went to Alva, Satur-
day, where lie will have charge of the
branch lumber yard owned by Crowell
Bros, Atlica.
The county clerk is proceeding with
making out the tax levies. Three school
districts, ,, 81 and 90, have not reported
aud consequently will get no levy.
F. y. Lewis purchased the ByerIy
property on north Walnut street Mon
day and will move to it next week.
Capt. G. J. Skeen was IN from
Roundup, saturday, enjoying the con-
vention and in attendance at the popu-
list central committee meeting.
Uncle Milt Clements and Frank
Whitaker passed through from Sun
City, Monday, on their road TO Cantone-
mont, where they will put up some hay.
Robert Owens, of Moore township,
was a spectator at the democratic con-
ventiOn. Anything associated with
the name of democracy always brings
Mr.. Owens out from his retreat.
Chester Long has come up to Tope-
ka TO say that the populists have lost
30 many votes that they concede the
election 10 the republicans. That
sounds-O but that sounds.-Kansas
City Star.
Hicks predicts long and severe
winter after our already calamitous
year. Ii his forecasts are correct we
can appreciate the truthfulness of that
old saying that "Misfortunes never
comes singly."
Jack McKeever came up from
Hennessey Saturday TO see about some
stock he has in this county. The
Hennessey people are Wanting Jack to
tie skies oyer the way he ran city
affairs during the Strip opening.
List of letters remaining uncaIled
for in the postofIice at Medicine Lodge.
for the week ending October 7th:
IL. G. Cook. Day Cunningham, G.. +.
Smith, G. -. Whitney, Mrs. Afford
Williams. John Younge. l.. NJ. AK
line, Il. NJ.
"A big populist meeting is arranged
to be held in this city on Saturday, Oc-
tober 2Sth. Speakers OF state and ma
tiOnal prominence will be secured, and
every effort will be made to make it the
largest meeting of the season. Make
preparations to attend en- masse.
The regular meeting of the Anna
shaw +. 5. 4. was held at the residence
of Mrs. +. w. Hill with a good attend
4 general good time was had. We in
Yite alike both friends and those op-
posed to the movement, to attend our
meetings. JENNIE 5. OSBORN, Pres.
A report seems to be current, assist
nousiy circulated by some of the repub-
lican candidates, that Mr.. Potes took
claim in the Strip and is therefore in
eligible. 1t Is a fabrication, pure and
simple, las Mr.. POtes says he never filed or
made settlement on land in the Strip.
If the republican candidates only hope
cy such means to get into Office we
think that they will lose the votes of
many respectable citizens in their own
party.
"A marriage license was issued last
Saturday to ID. G.. FrtZen and Miss
Edna Pearl Thompson, Of Lake City.
Dawes friends over the country at large
had become of the opinion that he had
concluded to settle down in confirmed
bachelordom, and will be quite agree
ably surprised at the news OF his
marriage. Miss Thompson is a talent
ed and beautiful young lady, and will
grace any circle of society with which
she may be associated. Tho wedding
occurs today.
-MARRIED:-At the residence Of
the brides parents, ut 200 d. M, Sun
day: Mr.. Charles &. Painter and Miss
Clara b. Minnick, Rev. Archer per-
forming the ceremony. The wedding
WAS a quiet affair, only a few intimate
friends of the contracting parties being
present. The groom has been very I'M
Ostentatious, as becomes printer, and
lost no time on account of the import
ant event. We hope the marital life of
Mr.. and Mrs. Painter may be common
surate with the happiness they now
enjoy.
In stating last week that we had
been creditaby informed OF Mr.. ~Bak
ley's acceptance of the populist nomi.
nation, that gentleman states that ouI
informant misunderstood him, and that
he had not expressed such intentions
positively. The gentleman who con
.veyed the word TO us was certainly sin
.rere and thought he was correct in the
smatter While we are sorry he was
mot correct in his report, we believe
that Mr. Pressnall is competent and
good man for the place, and will il
elected, hea credit tO the official posi-
aion.
The new town OF Cameron, Okla
l'cm !, just across the line from Gamer
"a. Kansas. is enjoying contest. a