Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-11-01
-Osborne Friday afternoon and


and Sunday.
Jas. Dobbs returned Tuesday from
a trip through Oklahoma.
r. \. McCleary Is disabled tempo
rarily from fractured rib, caused by
fall.
-Tonk Mills name appears on the
ticket as o. Mills, his name being Or
VILE.
Gus Schmidt's little boy, Raymond.
has been very sick for several days,
with scarlet rash.
Senator Lands spoke to a good
audience of voters at Kiowa Saturday
Saturday evening"
Il. 5. Smith, the democratic ap-
pointee for clerk, was in the city Sat
urday, from Sharon.
Miss Gertrude Ellis leaves today
for Kansas City, where she will learn
shorthand this winter.
DR.. Kari went to Alva today, to at
tend to some business matters pertain
ing to his store at that place.
The county clerk starts tomorrow
with supplies for each precinct, as he
has to deliver them personally.
Republicans will now proceed to
show their love for the old soldier by
voting for Potes? Mr.. Potes is an old
soldier.
The official ballot appears in this
issue as it Will appear on the ticket,
with the exception of the township
nominees.
Vim. Hickman. Of Dodge City.
stopped over here today. He was at
kiOwa yesterday when the railroad &C
cident occurred.
w. L. Rouse has been appointed
one of the election clerks, representing
the republicans, and the populist clerk
has not yet been chosen.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ID. Elliott came up
from Kiowa Saturday, to assist in the
care of Charles Elliott, who is very sick
at the residence Of Mr.. Potes.
If the man who has filed on a claim
in the Strip doesn't vote, neither does
the man with the town lot. The same
attorney general holds the opinion IN
both cases.
"A surprise party was given in hon.
or of Miss Gertrude Ellis last Saturday
evening. Quite a number of her
friends were present and had a very
enjoyable time.
Blind Boone at the opera house
next Tuesday evening. The reserved
seats are being taken fast and those
who wish good positions on the floor
should secure them Immediately
The stock of goods of Davis & Dav-
is is being sold out at by an agent, F.
w. Abreas, assisted by Scott Rubert.
The bankrupt sale is advertised in our
supplement, which everyone should
notice.
List of letters remaining uncalied
for in the postollice at Medicine Lodge,
for the week ending October 2Sth:
Mrs. Dora Brown, Mrs. j. NJ. Reagin,
J, NJ, Reagin, Geo. Roth. l.. NJ AK
line, u. NJ.
Frank Read resigned from tie tick
ct as nominee for township clerk, last
week, aud was appointed as candidate
for justice Of the peace, vice Tom Muir
ply, resigned VIM. AXtell was placed
on the ticket for clerk.
Fusion was literally torn up and
stamped on by the Stalwarts at the con-
yention, when the name popullst was
mentioned. We suppose it is not fus
ion when they combine with the re-
publicans as they are so nearly identi-
cal.
The dance announced for the opera
house last Thursday evening was not
so largely attended as expected, but
those present enjoyed themselves quite
we'll The dancing was stopped at an
early hour on account of Mr.. Walstad
being indlsposed.
-Twenty-tour applicants for teach
er's certificates were examined last
Saturday. The grades are not yet
made out so it is impossible to say who
of them were successful. Several
schools are not begun, on account Of
not having teachers.
The INDEX is delayed this week
from causes which ale unavoidable.
During election time the paper must be
subject to circumstances, especially
when we have $4,000 impressions to run
in printing the Australian ballots, in
time for their distribution before cleo
ton day.
Last night was Halloween. and it
was very sOmnOlent individual in
deed who did not fully realize the fact.
We have heard of no particular dam
age done, however. the festive crowd
being quite moderate in their capers.
But the gay Halloween youth and
maiden was out, just the same, imbued
with the usual devilment.
"A man by the name of Mcdonald
was run over by train at Kiowa yes
terday and killed. 1t appears that lie
WAS attempting to steal ride on an east
bound freight and in some way missed
his footing. The wheels passed over
his body, cutting him nearly III two just
above the hips and mangling all that
part of his body below. He lived about
two hours after the accident, perfectly
CONSCIOUS all the time, and conYersed
with those around him. His home is
in Michigan, where he was intending
to go Il was one of the most horrible
accidents that has ever occurred in
this part OF the country.
The ITazelton ExnrpSS last week