Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-03-21
LOCAL NEWS.


visited Kiowa, Friday.
A. B. Albee came up from the Ind
ian Territory last week.
DIR. Mckee, the dentist, will be at
the Grand tor the week beginning
March 26th. 42t3
Smokers are enquiring for the AR
istocrat" cigar For Sale at D. l..
Days drug store. Alta
An Easter Social will be held at
Kasper bursts Friday evening. A
very enjoyable time is assured.
II, NJ. Buck of Lake City was in
the city two or three days of this week,
delayed by the threatened dampness.
Saturday was ST. Patrick's dav but
no green was TO be seen, Can it be
that we are the only Irish i'll this com
muuity?
Chester l. Long was at home one
day last week but was soon chased out
of the city 10y the remorseess Office.
lie returnedGgain Sunday.
WIN. Kiger left this week for Lake
Creek, Illinois. He will keep posted
regarding Medicine Lodge and Barber
county b. reading the INDEX.
S. K. w. Field moved last week
from the residence property of Mr..
Case to his own on north Walnut, in
order to make room for the new regime.
JAS. Stranathan was up from his
Moore township farm last Wednesday.
lie does not think the wheat in his Sec
tiOn is injured to any noticeable extent.
DR.. KOcieII was summoned to Kio-
wa Thursday to see Mrs. DIR. jackson
who Is in very critical condition as a
result Of her misfortune several weeks
ago.
The Willing Workers will serve
lunch at the residence of Mrs. Ed
YeOmans on Wednesday afternoon.
March 2Sth, from 800 to $50. All are
invited TO attend.
"A new paper, the Bee, will soon be
issued from Hazelton by b. V. Kelley
OF Attica. To be or not be has been
the question with ElaZslton newspapers
but this promises to Bee all right.
For RENT-A good farm IA miles
west of Kiowa on Driftwood. Con-
tains 100 acres, of which 100 acres are
under cultivation. Forty acres of tim
Der, good house, cistern and granary.
Enquire of WaldrOn Chase at Chase Il
COans.
"A heavy and refreshing rain fell
over the eastern half of the county last
Saturday, followed by two or three
days of damp, misty weather. The
southeast portrOn seems to have re-
ceived the greater benefit, and wheat
has received an impetus of life whore
1t was not winter killed. While not SO
heavy in this part, vet the people have
learned to be thankful for small IA
vors
Married, at Alva, Sunday last; ii
ii. Case andMiss Blanche Roberts. The
groom needs no introduction to the
people of this city, being considerably
interested in business here. The bride
Is a daughter OF j. G. Roberts, grocer
and formerly lived at Kiowa where she
has large circle of acquaintance
They started Monday for few days
visit to his relatives in the north part
OF this state, and upon their return will
make their home in this city at the
handsome residence property of Mr.
Case. We extend congratulations.
"A general reference to the condition
OF city matters after a year of the pres.
ent administration is due the citizens
that they may be able to judge fol
themselves as to whether or not ecOnO
my has been used. 1t is matter thai
interests every citizen and tax payer il
proportion as lie has invested, and the
administration that treats him with
most consideration as to his welfare is
the one he must needs favor. When il
Is advanced that the present official:
have been more economical than Others
who have trod the thorny path and gone
OH before, the answer comes back froIC
the ever ready belligerent that the ex
ira cash has come from Joint" fines
While this may be partly true it i:
much of an exaggeration. For the frs
time in nearly ten years city scrip is a
par, while the occupation tax fund on
ly shows collection of $630.4O during
the past year Such a comparatively
small amount could not possibly hav,
had the effect. 1t has been the admin
istration of the affairs in general
Funds having surplus have beer
transferred to the general fund in or
der to take up interest bearing scrip
On Monday night there was but S29l
% OF scrip outstanding and Tuesda,
the treasurer received 500 40 from tn,
general tax. Besides this there is dut
from the santa Fe tax 1891 which will
be received soon as the apportionmen
is made. This will leave a net balanc,
IN favor of the city. That this state o,
affairs has been brought about not b,
fines hut general economy there Is nj
doubt. There is enough coming to tn
city within the next few days to equa
all the fines collected and yet scrip wen
to par several days ago. Every fun
has balance on its credit side excep
the general, and We have shown tina
1t will have in few days. Another re
source, if it can be counted, is the So
900 due the city on back taxes, 1t i
claimed by some that mistake wa
made in the county treasurer's offic
whereby the city was oyerpaid, an
which accounts for this increase of re
sources. The records prove this to b
false. Last year the city receive
$4,7s5.50 from the county treasury an