Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-08-30
LOCAL NEWS.

II. y. SuulIn ana WHO were up from
the vicinity of Kiowa Saturday.
r. X. McMordie, Of the TX ranch,
near Lipscomb, Texas, was in tins city
Saturday.
We are indebted to Mrs. f. d.
Grieve for faYors in the way of melons
last week.
5. IL. Oliver, Of Klowa, attended
the republican committee meeting in
this city last Saturday.
-Maylan Mooner is reported quite
sick. His mother came over from At
tica Monday to attend him.
Another dance at Sharon Thursday
night was attended by several Of our
young people, who report an excellent
time
-Cdssius Heskett and Miss Jennie
King were up from Moore township.
yesterday. Miss King will teach in
Dist. 70.
Ladies, If you want dress made to
fit you, or coat cleaned and refined, or
good job Of sewing done, call on Liz.
Fishburn.
E. i. IIagerman went to district
CD, MONDAY, where he will teach dur
ing the coming winter. This is the
McAdoo district.
The last Of the series Of union ser
vices was held at the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening, Rev. Archer de-
liveriDg tie discourse.
Rev. Ogg will take charge of the
Stafford circuit the ensuing year. and
Rev. Kessell will be sent here by the
Free Methodist denomination.
Ed. Mosher, formerly a telegraph
operator ut this place, but now OF Weep
ing Water, Nebraska, came in Monday
for visit among lis old friends.
i am now prepared to do all kinds
of Dress Making and plain sewing
Call on MIS-. DCnia b. Fleming, one
door north Williams furniture store. If
-Epworth League, at the NJ. +.
church, next Thursday evening. com
mencing ut 8 o'clock. All are invited
TO attend, especially the young people.
w. ). Finney returned last Wednes-
day from Illinois, whittier he was sum
mOned by the sickness of his aged ia
ther, who died shortly after his sons ar
rival.
-Chas. Painter, of printer fame ga
lore and foreman of the INDEX, started
Sunday for two weeks vacation visit
ing with old friends in Petersburg, In
diana.
Owing to the tax list occupying IS
columns Of our space 1t is impossible to
give our readers the presidents procla-
nation this week, in which they are all
interested. We should have liked very
much to have published it.
Owing to the death of j. R. Young
the affairs of the estate must be settled
at once All persons knowing them
selves indepted to j. r. Young & Co.
must call and settle at once. Mrs. r..
l. Young, Administrative.
i. f. Widncr and Leon Beals were
at Sun City, Sunday, looking over the
newspaper plant OF the old Sun City
Union. They have concluded to buy
the outfit and put in a paper in the
Strip at one of the prominent towns.
Ed. Magee was up from his farm
near Kiowa Monday, and orders the IN
DEX TO visit him in the future. Ed.
has one of the finest farms in Barber
county and believes in diversity of
crops, which generally insures him
something.
w. f. Smith, the newly appointed
justice OF the peace for Kiowa town
ship, was IN the city Saturday and did
not forget to pay his respects to the
INDEX Office. His appointment result
ed from a vacancy in the office, caused
by the incapacitatlon-o Il. a. Gleason.
j. &. Walstad returned from King
fisher the last of the week. He says
business IS at standstill in antlcipa-
ton of the Strip opening. The line in
front OF the land Office was broken up
rs soon as the proclamation was out
and they found they were beseiging the
wrong one. The man who wanted $1,000
fer his chance few days ago had bet.
ter have taken $1,000.
Notwithstanding the drought of
this year those farmers who are not 90.
ing to the Stripwill, in many instances.
SOW more wheat than they did last fall.
A large number did not raise enough
feed for their stock and are compelled
to do this for pasture Otherwise there
might not be SO much sown. although
I5ere is 40 reason for presuming that
next gear Will he drouthy. 1t is not a
crop failure, but prices, that are dis
couraging
Judge Mckay WAS over from Atti
ca. Monday and Tuesday toY the pur
pose ct comforting with ATTORNEYS and
court officials regarding the September
term After such consultation he de-
cided that tie jury summoned VIII be
released oa account of the Strip open
ing occurring At The time it does. which
would render the dlspoSing of criminal
cases impossible Court viii convene,
however. next Tuesday, and such mat
tiers IS can be disposed of without
jury viii be taken up for a few days
prior to the opening. This action of
Judge McKay's is very reasonable and
proper.
The Barber county assessment on
real estate and personal property has
been decreased by the state board per
cent. Of the total valuation. In 1892 the
state tax levy was 80 mills, and this
year it is 80 mills. This lowering of
the rate, together with the per cent.
la