Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-10-25
District Court.

/ ability be continued INTO the regular
term and constitute a session lasting
until the close of the year. Five crlm-
inal cases are to be disposed of and a
large number of civil suits. The GRIM
Inal cases are as follows:
State of Kansas vs.. Lemuel Depew,
Gideon Thompson and William Thomp-
son, defendants charged with murder of
man. McQuinn. several years ago.
This is by far the most interesting case
to be tried, and will be taken up at
once, being the first on the docket.
Thirty-three witnesses are subpoenaed
for the prosecution and fourteen for the
defense. 1t will require several days
probably, to secure a jury in the case.
and several more days will be required
TO hear the testimony. The prosecution
is conducted by County Attorney Beals,
assisted by c. w. Ellis and Lyman De-
Geer, and the defense IS represented by
Ed. Sample and G. w. Martin.
State of Kansas VS.. John Allen, de-
PENDANT charged with assault with in
tent to kill. Edward Blaich is attorney
for the defendant.
state of Kansas VS.. Erskine and Cook
Snoddy, charged with assaulting L. w.
DeGeer with intent to kill.
State of Kansas VS.. Douglass, charge
of larceny. This is the wheat stealing
case mentioned some time ago.
State of KnnSac ES;l,Io,
Charged with misdemeanor IN fencing
up the city of Aetna.
Judge Mckay arrived OH the after.
noon train and Immediately convened
court. The criminal docket was taken
up and cases called. The case of State
VS.. Depew, ct. al. was not ready, and
was passed. In the Snoddy case the
defendants had been notified by their
attorneys that the case would not be
called before the regular term and con
sequently the case was passed over I'm.
til time could be given them to appear.
a similar circumstance was responsible
for Douglass not being present, and his
case was also passed. The prosecuting
witness IN the case o. State VS.. Allen
was out of the state, and In Eiklor's
case the state was not ready, so all were
postponed until ready for trial.
The court then declared itself ready
for hearing motions and announced
that it would be ready for the order this
afternoon at two o'clock.
Dance Friday evening at the opera
house.
w. A. ClInkscales came up from
Oklahoma Yesterday.
-Zeb. Is. Nichols on, of Villas, Col.
was one of Yesterdays arrivals.
The three candidates for register of
deeds were in the city yesterday.
j. FL. Johnson is preparing to build
an addition to his hotel. on the west
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Kasterke are the
parents of fine girl, horn Monday, Oct.
32fd. DR.. Karr In attendance.
The case of Il. Lawrence VS.. Cook
x Palmer was postponed in the j. Z.
court last Monday. The plaintiff ac-
cuses the attorneys of trying to bull
d0ze him.
The city is threatened with a re-
vival of the musical genius who handles
brass. The boys have rented room in
the Gobielle building and are practls
ing regularly.
From the Alya Pioneer we see that
among the new buildings being erected
are Steve Roach. feed store 2Ox5O; Sam
Luallen, restaurant 1Sx32; w. w. Stan
diford, building 24x6O.
DR.. Gould leaves tomorrow for Chi
cago to purchase instruments and see
the fair. His mother will accompany
him home upon his return, and they
will keep house as soon as arrangements
can be made.
We publish this week the ticket to
be voted this fall, as it will appear on
the ballot. Instructions for voting are
also found below 1t, so plain that we
think each voter Will understand the
method. AS election is close at hand.
being week from next Tuesday, it
Will be to the advantage of every voter
to understand how he is to vote. 1t
must be remembered that the mark is
to be placed in the square preceding
the name of the man you wish to vote
for and that the ticket must not be de-
faced or scratched in any manner. 1t
would also be advisable to remember
and place an (X) in the square in front
of each name on the populist ticket.
Eugene Youmans received the sad
intelligenceyesterday that Mrs. Stevens
had died Monday evening at 7:3O, at the
residence of her sister near Chill, ILL.
nois. The particulars of hei death are
particularly sad. She has been visiting
relatives for several weeks and was
ready to start home at the time she
was stricken down with paralysis.
Judge Stevens started last Tuesday.
Harry Stevens and Mrs. Eugene You
mans on Thursday and Mrs. J. C. Jones
on Sunday, for her bedside, to see
mother for the last time on earth. Mrs.
Stevens was beloved by all her many
friends. who extend a heartfelt SYM
pathy to the suddenly bereaved family
IN their affection. Mr.. Stevens and the
others who are there are expected home
this week.
The ITDEA readers will notice that
the paper appears with a new head
this week. The arrangements which
we think win be change for the better
are not yet all completed, and when
made as calculated will give the readers
something they have not been having.
page of condensed telegraph news.
Inc present hard times make 1t impos-
siole for most ofo country readers to
/ take metropolitan paDer in conpao-