Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-03-14
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ing exercises last Friday, which is re-
ported as being very enjoyable affair.
Senator Lands was in the city on
business Saturday. He was accom-
panied by Mrs Landis and returned
home Sunday.
M. B. Nichols, now of Englewood
was here this week. He was i'm the
employ of Stamford, Yeomans & Ell
dred in this city several years ago.
Members of the G.. A. r. are re.
quested to meet at the court house
Saturday evening. Business of impor.
lance to transact. BY order of COM
mander.
Oscar Neal was here last week, be-
ing up on a visit from his claim near
Enid. This is the first time he has ven
tured away from his fellow claimant
since the opening.
"A. II. Peck and w. G. Afford
were up from Hazelton, Monday. The
former is closing up his business af-
fairs preparatory to leaving the county.
He will engage in business in Ohio.
"A heavy dust storm, which was
general from the Rocky mountains to
the Mississippi river, visited us Satur-
day. The dust was carried with the
wind, characteristic of the storms which
originate on the plains. Excepting that
our beautiful spring weather has been
tor some time.
The city council met in regular
session Monday evening. Several
bills were allowed and the matter Of
providing for city election was dis
cnssed. A committee was appointed
to make arrangements for booths,
etc, those used by the town.
ship being negotiated for. The cleo
ton will occur on Monday. Aoril End.
The NJ E revival which has been
held in the Presbyterian church closed
sunday evening. Considerable
success attended the effort. Rev.
Parker announced that ne would
preach his farewell sermon next Sun-
day, which we are sorry 20 note. Both
he and Rev Hoi4e wpn6 to Winfield
Monday.
The meeting OF cane growers ap-
vointed tor Saturday was not held ow
ing 10 tie Gisagreeable weather The
managers of the sugar mill have con
Guided Ia fix a schedule rate for cane
this year. In case the tariff is not
the prices Will remain the
same. If the bounty is reduced to one
cent the rate will range from 81 % to
81 rs according to the quality of cane.
If all tariffs and b0unties are taken off
the mill will not be put in operation
The conditions decided upon by the mill
owners are final and arrangements are
being made accordingly.
The county superintendent re-
quests us to announce that officers of
district schools leaving the districts
should notify the Co. Superintendent
as these offices are reported vacant
when it may or may not be so. Since a
great number of people are changing
and localities it would be
we'll for the district treasurers to
bring in their bonds to show they are
qualified officers. Districts desiring
appointments made can send in a
written request signed by ma
lority OF the district and the apoint-
ment will follow Immediately.
An action was brought before JUS
tice Howe yesterday by l.. M. Field,
charging DR.. Geo. w. Aver with steal
ing cow. The property evidently be-
lOnged to Doc Aver but as he owed
Mr.. Field and the latter was keeping
the COW, everything went smoothly
until Monday night. Doc concluded
he wanted his cow and went after her
without mentioning so trivial an affair
to any of the Field family. Considering
that the DR.. owed him some money Mr..
Field sues for possession of the cow
and charges Doc with unlawfully
said bovine to his domi-
lcile without due warning.
Word came up yesterday from
Woodward stating that the express
office there was robbed Monday night.
Two unmasked men went to the hotel
where the agent and young man
we're staying and compelled them to
90 to the express office. The robbers
secured $1,000 of money which had
been sentt pay off the soldiers at
Fort Supply. The paymaster had
failed to come after it with a guard as
usual. in answer to a telephone mes
sage stating that it was there. and as
it was left IN the Wood
ward express office tor the night. The
robbers are supposed to be DaItOns.
No one was injured and il appears that
Mr., Rourk. the agent. made no resist
lnce to the demands.
The sy sympathetic citizens of our
)urg were lmportnned Yesterday by a
laggard AMI worn old woman. who So
icifed lew nickels to keep starvation
rom gnawing her interior. She claimed
tn have a daughter with a babe three
weeks old, who shared her misfortune
and her pitiful plea brought tears and
change from number of our generous
people. The woman wore a shawl so
rs to conceal her mouth and the lower
part of her face and at one place, in the
height of her eloquent plea, she mad
dropped the shawl, revealing
scraggy mustache and two or three
lays growth of whiskers. Of course
she didn't receive a very liberal dona-
ion there, but was careful to see that
The accident did not occur at other
places. The parties worked the town
20 finish and started east to find more
bait. 1t is probably the same outfit
that rounded up the denizens of KIowa