Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-11-29
LOCAL NEWS.

-1Iy our NOCud Dlcnu COilcC, D lOo'
for $l.OO. Woodward.
Louis Nilsson was at Alva Monday
taking orders for tailoring.
Guy Sparks returned Sunday from
an extended stay in the Strip.
Il. F. Pearson was at Tope ka, Fri
day. on a visit of political significance.
Coughing leads to consumption
Kemps Balsam stops the coughing at
once. q
Come one, come all and dance at
the Thanksgiving ball, Nov. 80. Tick
cts, 81.
e. e. Grigsby has just completed a
fine barn 32x4S on his farm near Elm
Mills.
Spring wagon wanted for market
wagon. Will paw cash. W. Z.
WILLIAMS.
Il can winter number of cattle or
sell the feed at reasonable prices.
G. j. Skeen, Roundup.
George Bennett, who has been buy
ing wheat for Jas. Dobbs, left last
Wednesday for KingGsher.
The Pythian Sisters and their
friends celebrate Thanksgiving night
ut their second annual ball. Tickets, 81.
WIN. Mexican, attorney in OklahO-
ma and farmer in Kansas, drove up
from hrs farm Saturday to attend court.
Claude Snoddy came up from Alva
yesterday TO recuperate from an attack
OF indispOsitiOn contracted IN that sea
port.
The teachers meeting, program for
which was published last week, is to be
held IN this city Saturday. Teachers
will take notice of the date.
Reduced prices on all tri mined
hats for the next few days. Don't fail
to take advantage of the opportunities
that will be afforded. Mrs. Belle
Brown.
Jas. DObbs was at Ft. Scott last
week, leaving Thursday and returning
yesterday. His object was prospecting
and speculation. for which Jim has
developed quite talent.
Ladies interested In dress cutting
will do we'll to call on Mrs. Benning.
She will teach you in one hour how to
cut and fit any dress, free. Second
stairway north of Day Il Records. At
Why pay $500 for wrought steele
Ranges of agents travelling through
the country, when Noble s. Case will
sell you one for $500 with a seventeen
gallon hot water tank all complete.
Medicine Lodge is always "in the
push" In electing delegates to the
statehood convention TO meet at Guth-
RE tomorrow, II. II. Case of Alva and
Judge O'Bryan OF Woodward are each
selected from the respective places as
representatives.
Doc Omey was in from Elwood
tow nship last Wednesday. lie has
just got up from a severe illness, and
hts presence here was a pleasant sur
prise to some who had heard that the
disease had proven fatal.
-Tonk Mills, sheriff elect of Barber
county, was III the city Saturday for the
purpose of qualifying. Tonk Will be
second to no sheriff this county has
ever had, and the choice of the people,
80 clearly expressed at the polls, Will
prove we'll worthy the selection.
N. Multer, a well-to-do resident OF
Kiowa township, was in the city Satur-
day. lie was elected justice Of the
peace at the recent election, and did
not know his name was on the ticket
until 1t was being voted. Not being
DESTROYS of political honors he came up
to qualify and afterward resign.
Mothers ought to know that their
babies, though apparently we'll and
looking plump, yet, If they are slow In
fteething, If they sweat about the head
during sleep, especially in day time,
are listless, dull or at times restless, or
have large abdomen or large joints,
they have a deep constitutional dys-
crasIa and need homeopathic treat
msnt. Apply to DR.. Kociell.
The delegation TO The irrigation
convention returned Friday from Wich-
tia. All but two OF the delegates elect
ed from this county were in attendance
and report large and interesting meet
ing. ID. J. Aber read a paper on the
subject Of irrigation in Barber COUNT
which was in accord with the general
sentiment regarding the movement. a
series Of these meetings are arranged
for each OF the states interested, under
an international head.
Several days ago l.. Drury had a
warrant ISSUED for the arrest of A. j
.Trotter and w. G. Matthews, charging
them with appropriating a'calt some
,three yeers ago. Mr.. Trotter claimed
10 have purchased the calf among other
stock bought at that time, and some
two years ago the animal passed into
the hands of Mr.. Matthews. A few
weeks ago Mr.. Drury came across the
Innocent object of all the later disturb
ance, now a milk COW, and took hel
home. Mr.. MatthewsoD recovered biz
COW and the arrest ensued. The case
was heard before Justice Howe las
Saturday, and after the evidence was il
it was dismissed for want OF materia
proof to substantiate case in court.
"A we'll developed kick IS manifest
ing itself very conspiculOusly amoni
our business men on account of the ex
press company suspending its free de
livery. And the protest is in every wa.
reasonable. 1t is enough to have tn,
express office half mile from Mail
street. without taking advantage of til,
fact ti,at it has no competition anC
compelling iis patrons to discommod,