Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-08-16
KlOWa News.
From today's Kiowa Review.


Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. N. &. Burrus, on Fri
day morning, August 18th. girl. Mother and
child doing nicely.
Miss Joy Holmes and brother Earl, came
| down from Medicine Lodge Thursday to visit
a short time with friends.
j. II. Love and Lee Corson, a couple of Med
icine Lodge business men passed through the
city Thursday EN- route to the Strip.
John Louden. a well known farmer in the
vicinity of Hazelton, died Thursday night OF
typhoid fever. He was taken to Anthony for
interment,
The city was livlier Saturday than it has
been on any ordinary day in the past three
months. Caused perhaps by congress being in
session and confidence restored.
Dr. j. H. Franklin, the dentist who visits
this city frequently, has been nominated by
the peoples party of Sumner county, his
home, for coroner. The DR.. has our best
wishes for his success.
The members of the Odd Fellow lodge Of this
city will give picnic at Rumsey's grove on
the Medicine river on Wednesday, August
23rd. All Odd Fellows are cordially invited
to participate. Come with baskets well filled.
By order Of COMMITTEE.
For two long hours on Thursday morning of
last week the patter of the rain drops was
sweet music In the ears of each and every in
dividual in and near Kiowa. The rain, we
understand, extended over large area in all
directions, and put the ground in very fair
condition for blowing.
News item in the Medicine Lodge Cresset:
THE joint which has been running in the
building occupied by Dave Gregg's gun store
was closed Wednesday," No cause is stated
for its dscontinuance, but it is presumed that
it is due to the hard times. Didn't miss II
very far if current reports are true-ED.l
The delinquent tax list occupying thirteen
columns in the official county paper, the IN
DEX, was published last week. In the language
of the followers of an antiquated remnant of
political parties, these taxes-debts-are an
"evidence of our prosperity Barber, with
the exception of Sedgwick and Sumner. is one
of the most prosperous" counties in south
ern Kansas.
A new time card went into effect on the Mo.
Pac. r. X. Sunday. The passenger train,
which has heretofore arrived at IL 15 a. M,
and departed at 200 p. m, comes in now at
1890 p. M, and leaves at 4:50 a. m. This is
the Mo. Paciflc's Worlds Fair train, and the
former service has been discontinued alto
gether. The change hardly meets with APP
proval amongst our people, as the mail does
not arrive now until :46 p. m. on the Santa
Fe.
J. I. Terhune, of Hazelton township. an
nOunces himself in this issue of the Review rs
a candidate for nomination of Sheriff. sub
ject to the action of the Peoples Party county
convention. Mr.. Terhune is well and favor
ably known. so far rs we know, in his section
of the county, and would fill the position with
credit to himself. He has served four years
in Green county, Indiana. in like capacity
and is acquainted with the duties of the Office.
He is the first peoples party man who has yet
announced himself for the position.
NOTICE FARMERs.-All farmers hav-
ing wheat to sell, will find the buyers at
the depot.
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