Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-27

Tom Doran went to Woodward yes
terday.
j. w. Luthy orders his INDEX sent
to Alya.
F. L. Gordon, of Lake City, stopped
in the city last night.
i. w. Potes made business trip
to Kiowa, yesterday.
Born. TO Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Parsons
Saturday, fine girl. DR.. Gould.
Geo. Newman and family camped
on the Strip Saturday and Sunday.
John Finigan and John Wilson, Of
Klowa, were in the city yesterday.
Sheriff Dobson made an official
visit to Kiowa and Hazelton. Saturday
Wash Shaw took the initlatory
rank in the K. p. lodge Monday even
ing.
We learn that Major Carr and Leon
Beals have formed law partnership at
Enid.
"A car load of cattle was shipped for
Kansas City last night by John Me-
Gregor
e. Ii. Eldred came up from Okla
homa, Yesterday. He now registers
from Alva.
Elder Nation is announced TO
preach at the Methodist church next
Sunday evening.
"A. o, Tillman, Pratt jeweler, was
in the city yesterday. He is on his way
back from the Strip, which has 10 at
fractions for him.
Will Painter loaded p!ow into a
wagon yesterday and started for lis
claim near Kiowa.
J. N. DeL;sle returned, Sunday.
from Alva. lie has a fine claim four
miles north of the city.
Miss Kate Hugh returned, Satur-
day, from her quarter section three
miles south of Herdtner.
1t is reported that the land office
officials claim the Communication clause
to be applicable to the Strip lands.
Mrs. E. F. Widner and daughter
Mary returned yesterday from three
weeks visit with friends in Winfield.
We begin the publication tins week
Of the corrections in the delinquent tax
list, amounting in number to about 300.
"A fall OF Is degrees in the tempera-
ture last week had the effect Of bring.
ing cut quite number of overcoats
and bad colds.
The Louisiana Planter of Sent. %
contains an article from w. H. Revi8.
of this city, regarding the first run at
the sugar mill.
Isaac McTIenry passed through
here this morning with the material for
a feed mill. which he is moving from
Sawyer to Ava.
"A law partnership has been formed
at Alva between II. y. Noah and l..
w. Moore. Lem is also q notary and
is doing good business.
T. Nj. Kidd, of the Usage, returned
from the eastern part of the Strip last
week. lie will return and help build
mp Enid with his trade this winter.
DR.. Moore is walking with a cane,
the result Of some heavy timbers falling
on his foot Monday afternoon while
helping to tear down The house he has
had moved.
Claude SnodGy came up last week
from the Salt Fork metropolis to attend
TO some legal work here. As soon as
he files he will return for the winter to
his law office here.
E. Sample returned last night from
trip to the Panhandle branch. to
Woodward and other places. He has
formed law partnership at Alva with
II. a. Noah, who will be resident rust
Ter.
DIR. Eociell has purchased Jake
Walstad's bicycle and may be seen al
most any fine evening in the alley east
of his office, breaking the animal to
ride. The doctor is a magnificent
wrestler.
"A change was made this week in the
delegate representation to the demo-
cratic convention from Medicine Lodge
precinct. The number is five instead
of six, the error beng made in the copy
sent to this office.
DIR. Gould is thinking of getting
patent on his fiber splints In ex-
perimenting with them it is found that
they are more easily adjusted, lighter
in weight, cost less in the manufacture
and are in every way more salts
factory than the old varieties.
The Advocate was the first paper
published at Woodward, and is run by
Price Il Son. It's first issue is dated
Sept. 10th, and says: Woodward, =
city of thousand inhabitants, never
had hre, busted bank, AN assign
ment, labor strike, a law suit, divorce,
marriage birth or death"
Frank Lewis was at Wichita Mon
day and Tuesday of this week, Frank
Read holding down the clerks office
during the absence of that Official
Mrs. ii. NJ. Buck is taking medical
treatment with Mrs Lewis, and Frank
reports rapid improvement in both
ladies, fact which will be gladly noted
by their friends.
Last Friday night three gentlemen
saw, or rather thought they saw, a
ghost; between the hour of eleven and
twelve O'Clock, and how they made
their coat tails pop was caution. Now
gentleman, if you Will come back In
daylight you may have the dominique
rooster, that you, in your fight dropped
at my place, but take warning and do
not come when all honest people should
be in bed asleepor the ghost may send
y load Of chnt aF ~, x,.ill