Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-06-28
LOCAL NEWS.

n SiISHt shower iDlS morning. anu
prospects for more.
Mayor Bramwell returned yesteray
from his eastern trip.
Mas. J. " potes is suffering from an
attack of billions fever.
There will be a grand ball at the
opera house, July 4th.
Mrs. Helen Waymuth left for her
home IN Winfield, last Saturday.
For everything pertaining to Sewing
Machines, go to Gregg's Gun Store. 81
MaxOn's Grove seems to be the only
patriotic spot for Barber county, the
coming Fourth.
Harper Advocates: Mrs. Isabel
Brown, of Medicine Lodge. is now a
guest of Mrs. Lew Lebrecht.
The thermometer reached los, in the
shade, at 8 O'Clock, Friday morning
This was dong well for June.
The refreshing rain Sunday night,
was one of the most welcome visitors
this country has seen for many days.
IL you want organs go to l.. L. Will
liams furniture store. lie has them
all the way from SIS to $500, to sell for
cash or by installments.
Mrs. j. A. Vandermark leaves FRI
day for Chicago to visit an aunt and
view the Worlds Fair. She expects to
he abqent about q month
For sale-5 spans of Kansas mares,
all weighing from 10 to II hundred.
Will take cash or good security or will
trade for cattle. j. NJ. DeLisle. Agent
Mr.. Proctor returned Sunday from a
trip to the Worlds Fair. lie saw
nearly everything that was conducive
TO his enjoyment but q Kansas sand
storm.
Tologa Citizen The Shumate boys,
William, Samuel and Charles, left for
Kansas last week. They will be absent
for about two months, as they have
considerable harvesting to do.
Born to Mrs. Jack Dillworth, OH the
26th, boy baby. He only weighs
twelve pounds. MIR. DilIwOrth is alb
sent from home, but will undoubtedly
be met with pleasant reception when
he comes.
Bills are out for Fourth of July cell
ebratiOn, at Shafer's grove, one mile
east OF Attica. A long list of athletic
sports, free for all to participate, with
prizes, is offered. The orator of the
day, will be ii. S. Lands.
Harper Advocates: Harry Lebrecht,
a brother of Lew and Sol. Lebrecht, ar
rived, Wednesday, from Chicago. lie
may remain, if pending matters come
to satisfactory conclusion. He went
over to Medicine Lodge, Thursday, to
spend few days with his parents.
The oldest resident" on Friday last
pronounced the hot wind from the
southwest Che worst he had ever seen.
The wonder is that there is anything
green in the country but tenderfoot.
1t speaks volumes for our soil, that q
particle OF moisture 10 retained any
where.
Mr.. w. y. Whiteside called last week
to order the INDEX to Girard. lie re-
ports some OF the counties west of us,
and Beaver county, Oklahoma, in much
better condition as regards rain, than
this one. The fruit tree and shrub
berry business there has been good.
Mr.. Rogers, citizen OF Ochiltree
county, Texas, passed through our
place last week, enroute to Oklahoma.
He reports Ochiltree county prospecting
as a cattle country, though unfit for
farming, being too high, and the rain,
though sufficient, being improperly dis
trlbuted.
Mr.. Roy Stafford, the genial young
editor Of Kiowa, who has so long re-
sisted the smiles and wiles of Kiowa's
beautiful young ladies came in to give
US one OF his characteristic "shak eS''
on Friday last, and returne Saturday
lie states that Clark Hudson Is DOING
finely in Salt Lake City, and is elated
over the country and his prospects
there.
A pleasant surprise party was given
to little Jessie Turk last Thursday
afternoon. Following are the names OF
those who were present: Mildred Gano
Roxie HentOn, Gladys and Gail Moore,
Goldie Parsons, Emma Ringer, Edith
Noble, Pearl Parsons, Sybil Burney
Eta Gregg, Jerry Gano, Harvey Boyd
Harry Sellers, Claud Gano, Stanley
Dohrer. Garfield Parsons, and ZeaI
johnson.
Mr.. Lyman DeGeer, county attorney,
returned, Saturday evening, from his
"trip to Gentry county, Missouri, where
I've Was collecting evidence in the case
of State VS.. Thompson ct. al. lie was
much pleased with the success of his
trip, and obtained some evidence of the
most damaging character to the defend
ants. There is no doubt left in his
mind OF the guilt of the defendants, and
he has little doubt that he will be able
to establish 1t before a jury. He speaks
in highest terms OF the treatment ac-
corded him by the citizens, attorneys
and officers Of Gentry county. especially
Of the sheriff, who was untirlng in his
ELECTS to render assistance, being one
OF those kind of men who thinks crime
ought 10 be punished, and that he
ought to do his part.
Mr.. L. +. Haqerhan orders his paper
to Springfield, Missouri. lie writes an
interesting letter descriptive of his trip
TO Oklahoma. Among other things, lac
states that harvesting had begun before
he left, on the lst of June, aud many
farmers anticipated from thirty to forty
bushels per acre. From the first of
February to the first of June they had
nine heavy rains The aastarO nort Of