Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-08-09
LOCAL NEWS.

son, Sunday, a boy.
E. NJ Byerly returned, yesterday,
from his trip to Klng6sher.
Marshal Gano is repairing side
walks this week. a needed improve
ment.
Sam Campbell came in yesterday
from Kansas City, on a visit to his
parents.
Clarence Sparks went to Kiowa,
Sunday. Past attractions are slow to
lose their charm.
The case of Tangersley Us. Hun Of
the Sharon courts, will be tried here
tomorrow on change Of venue.
Mrs. l.. ID. Elliott came up from
Kiowa yesterday and Will spend few
days with her parents in this city.
JEFF Coulter, the Sharon tonsorial
artist, has moved his effects to Well
ington, where lie intends to reopen
business.
j. L. Shirley 81 Co. have their goods
packed preparatory to starting for
Hoisington today, overland. They
propose to set up business at that place.
-DIED:-Last Sunday, of abcess Of
the brain: Arthur Hall, two and a
half miles southwest OF town, aged %
years. He leaves widowed mother
and brother II years old.
&c. w. B. Derrick, of Moore Twp,
was in this city Monday, petltiOning
the county superintendent to include
his land in the Kiowa school district
instead of Fairvlew, his present dis
trict.
Bob Cameron returned, Sunday,
from his tour Of Oklahoma, with a
healthy glow overspreading his coun-
tenance. He says Dave Gregg is doing
well at Kingfsher, an item we are glad
to note.
john III. Sparks announces that he
will offer for sale on Wednesday, Aug
ust 18th, considerable number of
take place at his farm, 10 miles north
west of town.
Owing to the death of j. r.. Young,
the affairs of the estate must be settled
at once. All persons knowing them
selves indepted to J. r.. Young Il Co,
must call and settle at once. Mrs. r..
J.. Young, Administrative.
Jacob Achenbach brought up a
load of wheat from Hardtner, yester
day, for the mill, He thinks at the
present relative price of wheat and
flour that 1t Is economy to thus util-
lie enough for his own use.
The township trustees met at the
court house Monday, to provide for
necessary articles for an election under
the Australian ballot system. After
consideration they let the making of
booths to Chase 81 Coan, and Of ballot
boxes to Ed Winters.
Judge Stevens received word from
the Insane Asylum at Osawattomle,
Sunday, stating that room has been
provided for Il. a. Gleason of KIowa.
Late reports state that Mr.. Gleason's
condition is improved in general, al
though his hallucinations are vivid as
ever.
While Indulging in bOyish scufIle
with Don Carmichael, yesterday, Joe
McGrath received an ugly cut on the
arm from knife which Don happened
TO have in his hand. DIR. Gould sewed
ND the wound and In a short time Joe
was out telling the boys how it was
done and that it was not DOn's fault.
C. II. Cecil was in the city Satur-
day, from Kiowa. He has been for sew
eral months in Warrensburg Mo-, hay
ing returned few days ago. The Ca
nema school will be conducted by him
this winter, and Rus says that, dry as
it is, Barber Co., has attractions for
him that no other place can substitute
The Lockard Sunday school will
hold its annual picnic in William
Lockard's grove next Saturday August
18th. A general invitation is extended
to all, and to Deerhead and Lake City
schools especially. Excellent natural
conveniences makes the location one
of the best in the county for such pur-
poses, and good program is provided.
The county Alliance met on Satur-
day, August 18th, in regular monthly
session. The principal feature was the
appointment Of committee to draw
up resolutions to members of congress,
committee composed of l.. +. Beals, }.
II. Jesse and S. s. Funk. A silver
mass convention for Barber county
was talked over, to be called in place of
next monthly meeting.
For some time past Day & Records
till has been leaking to a percephble
degree, and at last Mr.. Day concluded
to investigate matters. In pursuance
of plan to effect the capture Of the
party who was becoming somewhat
promlscuous the offender was caught
by strategem. and proved to be a boy
whose name we suppress on account of
his youth and the fact of the matter
being amicably adjusted. Although
hardly responsible for the petit thiev-
ing 1t is to be hoped that lesson will
result that time will not efTace.
Some two weeks ago Bash Starkey
OF Sharon went TO Oklahoma on a visit
to a brother near Hennessey. While
there his team got away and the last he
saw Of them they were making for the
strip, where they will probably be tax.
en- charge Of by soldiers. He came
home with his brothers's team, and
Sunday went to Kiowa to try and learn
something Of the whereabouts of his
horses. The loss, if such it proves tC