Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-12
Miss Lizzie Turk is very i'll.

here the 10Th of this month.
Little Willie Martin in the south emf
OF town, has been quite sick.
Miss Matte Kar.' is again on the sicl
list and consumption is feared.
MIR. Jim. Gano is ushering in hi
marshalshIp by a raid on the COWS.
Best Bros. are preparing some fin,
specimens of gypsum for the Worlds
Fair.
Mrs. A. w. Smith departed yesterday
evening, for Ottawa to visit friends and
recuperate.
The county superintendent has ap.
pointed as examiners, Prof. A. IL
Bushey and Mrs. DeLisle.
The county printing was given to
the INDEX yesterday at the same rates
that the Cressct had it last year.
Mrs. Henry Noble and Mrs. McKeev-
er, went TO Kansas City yesterday.
Mr.. Noble went with them as far as
Wellington.
Tie trial Of Hank O'Brian before a
jury in Squire Cameron's court on a
charge OF selling liquor, resulted in his
acquittal yesterday.
Married, at the probate judges office,
on Monday, the 10th, VIM. w. Richie
and Miss Mary F. Taul, of Sun City.
Accent our hest wishes
". II. Hatmon left yesterday for
Kansas City, TO lay in an extra supply
OF new spring goods. Call and see
them when he gets back.
There viii be a teachers exam
nation on Saturday, April 18th. Don't
come In the afternoon and expect TO
get excused from half your studies.
Mr. J. j. Crouch, came down on the
ram Friday, which brought the board
OF assessors. He did not allgnt but
conferred, tiis reported VITA our veneer
able doctor and returned.
jim Gano, city marshal desires us to
state that no COWS should be turned
loose until they are ready to 90 with
the herd. If found at large he will be
obliged TO impound them.
Mr.. W. G. Musgrove came in yester-
day evening from Kansas City, to shake
hands with Old @cquaintances and at
tend to some business affairs. He is
looking well and says his wife is able
to attend to house work though not
strong.
Mr.. Arthur and Delbert Sparks and
Mrs. Wainscott and other children of
Uncle Dick Sparks have come home on
account of their fathers sickness.
Those not present have been tele.
graphed for. He is thought to be be-
yond recovery.
Mr.. Erskine Snoddy was up from
Kiowa yesterday, to have some more of
the townsite vacated; and see his broth
erin law Jas. Cook, on the train for
Harper where he will attend school.
Mr.. w. w. S. SnOddy also went along,
and continues his journey to Wichita.
The 3. Y. p. L. had a temperance
program last Friday evening. Original
papers were read on the subject. Miss
Mabel DeGeer's paper mer;ted the
prize. 1t was her first essay, and did her
credit. Next Friday evening will be
the election of officers. Edith Pearson,
secretary.
REESE Clark trustee of Moore town
ship; Charley Heskett, treasurer, and
o. l.. Llndley, former secretary, were
in town Monday making preparations
TO bring a suit to recover money they
claim to be due them upon the division
Of the township of Kiowa, from which
they were formed.
The WOmen's Missionary Society will
be held at the Baptist chapel, on Thurs.
day at O'Clock, which closes the years
work. We report $43 so raised in our
association by our President Mrs.
Cain, for the work on the foreign fields.
We have also raised money for the
Women's Home Missionary Society.
Mrs. w. w. Standiford, secretary.
Mr.. Robert Hamilton, president of
tie Barber County Sunday School AS
ooclation, and w. \. Cain went out to
Amber last Sunday. aud organized
Sunday school. The people elected
Mr. Crouch for superintendent, and
Mrs. VIII Wheat for secretary. Good
work will be done. Sunday school ev-
cry Sunday al , O'Clock, and preaching
pnced Il month by Rev Cain.
Messrs D Brian Pearson and DIR. Kari
OF Sharon went to Wichita last week to
attend the meeting of the democratic
central committee of the 9TH congress
si0nal district. Mr.. Pearson took along
number of his patent hose holders,
which he disposed of without the slight
difficulty. The committee endorsed a
number Of candidates for post offices.
resouted and adjourned. The Medi-
cine Lodge and Sharon post offices were
among those for which no endorse
ments were made.
The records of the county treasurer
show that Kiowa township has for sew
erdl years been running behind in
her interest fund. This has
been carried by the rest of the
county. at one time it was over $500.
Last January however, owing TO unus-
ual heavy payments of taxes and mon
ey coming from the township cut off,
kiowa township rame out even. When
the July payment comes due, however,
she will again lie about $iOO behind,
which the county will have to carry.
We do not make this public as a reflec-
ton on Kiowa township; for if there is
township able to pay up, that one is.
But it is unjust to the remainder of the
county. and we suggest that it may
ho.-a Eoa,, oor,o< ~ the cuStOn1s Of tho