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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
Chairman Cent, Con
Sharon.

wheat sowing is the PRINCIPAL &C.
cupatlOn OF our farmers this week. A
lew nave not commenced until this
week Ior rear the grasshoDpers will
deYastase the young wheat plants.
we mad light shower of rain here
rlday and the soil is moist and in ex.
celIent condition to cause the seed To
gefInlnate and give the young wheat
plants good start.
IN Attlca on Saturday a bow WAS
ildlng horse very rapidly and the
nofse ran Into we'll. The boy escsp.
gu unhurt. Then about q dozen men
procured ropes and proceeded TO pull
the horse out OF the well. I did mot
learn wether the horse was iniured
On Sunday afternoon we visited at
ehe home OF Uncle Ben LasweIl. We
iound Uncle Ben in rather Door health
put able To walk around little and 10
rlde out. Mrs. Laswell and her dauph.
ters Misses Belle, Annie and Emma
were III good health. The Young ladies
were as bright vivacious and aoreeaLIe
as usual and the time sped ranidiv
SO mat at dark when we took our de.
parture my wife remarked the tima
Iao seemed 30 short. But that after.
noon as sat enjoying the familiar and
agreeable conversation OF Uncle Ran
the melancholy thought would fire.
quently lntrude that in all probabiIitv
ne VIII never regain good health. hnt
IN MS present eDfeebled Condition he
may be called away at any time. This
Is sad thought but nevertheless n A.
the way with all the earth. Mr. i.sas.
well had been riding out with a gentle.
man named Bailey who resides in
IOWA ana Is looking at the country
Win view or purchasing farm In the
neighDorhood. He was well pIeased
with farm that Uucle Ben has An in.
terest In adjacent to Mr.. Faln's farm
IN Cedar Township. Mr.. Rallev he.
the appearance of good suhstan t;.i
farmer. He is member of the Chr;s.
tan denomination and will be likely IN
purchase where he can worship nth =
congregation of that order.
AT the prayer meeting held at tha IT
ID. Church ON Sunday evening there
was a good attendance. Mr.. PIN led
the meeting and made good speech.
Inc subject for discussion was the
Dlbie. Several of the members present
LOOK part In the speaking and exorfa.
lions. The next meeting of the hind
viii be In two weeks.
Next Sunday evening Bro. Watts will
preach. VIZ
The recent rains have made the mas.
lures better but some complain of the
presence OF rag-weed in their pastures
which is eaten by the COWS and 9iyes
very bitter taste to the N Ink.
FIDELITY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
Grand Union Picnic.

A Union Picnic Will be held at the
picnic grounds at Sun City, Friday.
Sept. 2lst. Free barbecue and basket
dinner. Various amusements prov,d-
ed, such as mule racing. horse racing.
trotting, foot races. sack races, potato
racing, merry-go round, platform dane
ing. base ball game. Band and other
music throughout the day.
The following speakers will make adj
dresses during the day: Messrs. Slmp-
son, Lands, Dobson, Lorton, Lump
kins, Lamport, Wilson, Sparks, Shell,
Funk and Beals.
Everybody invited to come prepared
to stay all day add have good time.
Committee.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

"A surprise party was given by
mother and sister of Jetta Lewis in
honor of her tenth birthday on Sept. Is.
The girls and boys gathered at the
home before she knew any thing about
the party. Refreshments were served.
All reported an enjoyable time. Those
present were: May Brown, Jessie
Rankin, Nellie Martin, Carrie Morris.
Edna Freeman, Bessie Mccoy, Bessie
Langhorst, Lulu McClearey, Edna
Kaufman, Ethel Jones, Ada Smith.
Eula Sparks, Louise McNeal, Willie
Morris, Florence Allen, Maud Currie.
Helen Engle, Ned Axtel, Grace Will
llams, Roy Moore, Murray Allen, Ralph
Allen, Frank Williams, Claud Camp.
bell, James HeilIng, Walter Haynes.
Sybil Burney and Maud Campbell.
Many beautiful presents were received.
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Married Wednesday Sen, 70 70

Married Wednesday, Sept. IL, 1894.
j. 4. Davis and Miss Mollie Gamble.
OF Hazelton. at the home of the bride.
Rev. Voyles of this city performed the
ceremony. Rev. Davis was until re-
Gently pastor of the Harper baptist
church and is an able exponent of the
gospel. Miss Gamble is highly esteemed
as lady by her Hazelton acquaintanc
ss and will no doubt make a pleasant
helpmate. Rev. DAVIS has charge OF
the Star Central and Hodewell Baptist
churches, and will also teach the Run
nymede school this winter. The best
wishes of the Advocate are extended 10
Rev. DAVIS and bride.-Harper Adyo-
cate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

j. j. Overstreet of Avilla township,
closed up nice cattle deal this week.
that has Melted him good profit.
Last fall he bought 100 head of year
iings that cost him Sl4 per head. This
week he sold the entire bunch to Mr..
dendrickson of Barber county. at
$3.50 per head, which profits him
$1,000 per head for their keeping less
than year or total of S1,05O.OO. 1t
requires very little feed to take cattle
through the winter in this country
consequently the expense of keeping
these cattle year has been small
Coldwater Star.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

The sugar mill is again in good
running order, the recent rains having
cleared away all the pomace and plenty
of water is furnished in every respect.
The cane is also testing better, the
highest being, 1875 and the average
about IL. The mill is supplying quite
number Of people with sugar and
syrup, the latter being of very good
quality for table use. Unless frost
damages the cane materially, the mill
Will operate at least another month.
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215
First Published Sept II, 1894.

CnEhlff SALE.
state OF Kansas, County of Barber S.
Il: Winter and John Brown, co-partners as
Winter & Brown, plaintiffs.
VS..
John A. Dohrer, Ida Dohrer and X. ]. Mckay
Defendants.
BY virtue OF an order Of sale issued out of tbe
CLERK o Office of the district court sitting In
and for said Barber county. Kansas, in the
ABOVE entitled action and to me directed. I
will on
Saturday. the 18th day of October. 1894.
at O'Clock in the afternoon OF said dsy
at the front door of the courthouse in said
county ,oner for sale at public auction and sell.
WITHOUT nppralsement, to the highest
ana Dest bidder for cash In hand, to satisfy
said .rder OF sale all the right, title and inter
esi whatsoever of the above named defendants
ana or all persons claiming under them
IN ana to the following described tract piece
ana parcel OF land lying a1d situate In said
county OF Barhor. to-wit:
- LOT NO one }. and the south one half of lr,f
No. 70, TWO : IN block No. one l on Oak street i'm
MoSieareys second addition TO the city OF
Togeiher with all and singular the te,s,
mems, entertainments aud appurtenan1.es
ing. -PPei 'aln-
given under my hand at my Office In the CITY
OF o., Meiicine Lodge, in said county, this iitk
- ~ o. MILLS. Sheriff.
q, N. MARTIN. Attorney for PLAINTIFF
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

g. w. Tea, an old soldier who re-
sided on claim two and a half miles
south OF Kiowa, was found dead last
Friday morning near the Santa Fe
stock yards. The cause of his death as
pronounced by the coroner's jury, was
apoplexy. He was buried Saturday,
under the auspices of the G. A. R. post
of Kiowa.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

e. W. House. Specialist" on
guitar, mandolin and comic solos, will
sing for you some OF Old Englands's
funniest songs; will appear as DIR.
Quack, The Abused Husband, The
Man who Still has the Same Old walk.
and Ephriam, who plays the Bango, at
the opera house tomorrow night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

we have received correspondence
THIS week which We withhold for the
reason that the correspondent has not
given his name. The name of the cor
respondent will be held as strictly con-
hdentlal by this office, but we are in
DUTY bound to know the name of our
correspondents. Please send real
name as we'll as fictitious ones.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
Call,

To the voters of Barber county;
A convention is hereby called to meet on the
Ind day of September 1894 at o'clock p. NJ
at the county court house in the city OF Medi.
cine Lodge, for the purpose OF nominating a
county prohibition ticket. We earnestly 70.
quest every citizen who is in favor of the hon.
est and faithful execution of our laws. and OF
higher grade of manhood in our public ser.
wants, to come TO this convention, no matter
what ticket you may have voted In the mast
and let US get acquainted and consult toeetb-
er Tor our best interests, morally and political.
ly. Mosrs wp,o.- Go.
C.ty
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

Mrs. E. W. House, whose reputa-
tion as an instructress of Guitar. Man
dolin, BaDgo, Violin, Organ, and Piano
Forte, also Vocal music, is widely
known, and who is unrivaled in these
parts in her line, will delight you with
her original compositions for stringed
instruments, and feats of elocution. at
the opera house tomorrow night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

Mr.. Alexander Sanderson. Choud-
rant, La, says: "Haying used Ayers
Pills at least twenty-five years, L would
say that for all diseases of the bowels,
stomach, and liver, which can be rem.
edied by pills, these are always effec-
tive. They keep the system in perfect
order"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

Go and hear Prof. Emiel Kaselack,
late OF Germany, lull you to sleep with
the sweet strains of Dulubaus Aug.
played upon skeleton violin which he
brought from London, at Thompson, 3
opera house Thursday evening.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
Call for Mass Meeting.

A mass meeting of the populists cf
Medicine Lodge township is hereby
called, IN the city of Medicine Lodge,
Saturday, September end, in the ONCE
OF probate judge, for the purpose of
nominating township officers TO- witt
l Trustee,
! Clerk,
l Treasurer,
2 Justices of the Peace,
2 ConstableS,
hoad Overseer.
All populists of this township ara
urged TO be present at this meeting.
IL. IDEALS, Gilman Cen. Com,
BURD LACY, Sec'y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

-Aball game atKiowa between Shar-
on and Kiowa resulted IN victory for
the Sharon club in a score of Is to "a
A game in the forenoon between Alva
and COrwin was victory for the form
or in a score Of Is to 2.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
Valley Township Convention

A mass meeting of the peoples party
OF Valley township is hereby called to
meet Saturday, September %, 1894, for
the purpose of nominating a township
ticket. Every populist in the town.
ship Is requested TO be present.
A. j. ROEssLER.
Chairman Cent. Com.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

The irrigation meetings last FRIDAY
afternoon and evening were fairly well
attended. Professors Hay and Steffee
delivered addresses. A committeeman
from each township was appointed, and
required to meet in this city October IL.
TO discuss the subject with view TO as
certain the best and most economical
plan of establishing system of irriga-
ton. The names will be given next
week,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
Democratic County Convention.

Notice Is hereby given that q delegate con.
vention OF the Democrats OF Barber county.
VIII be held at the court house IN Medicine
Lodge. Saturday. September =, 1904, &C IL q.
m. Tor the purpose OF nominating candidates
Tor representative, clerk Of the district court.
probate judge. county attorney and superin.
tendent. The townships are entitled to the
following number of delegates:
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Notice Of final sattlsmant.

The State OF Kansas, Barber County, 90:
In the Probate Court In and for said county.
In the matter of the estate OF Henry W.
Sommer, deceased.
Creditors and all other persons interested I'm
the aforesaid estate are hereby notified that I
shail apply at the next term of the Probate
Court OF said county, sitting at the courthouse
In Medicine Lodge, county of Barber and stare
or Kansas, on the 9th day Of October A ~
1884, for full and final settlement OF said
estate. ALLEN E. HERR, Administrator
OF the estate OF Henry w. Sommer, deceased.
Sept. 10, A. ID. 1894.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

IL Is recommended that primaries be held I'm
eaoh township On Thursday. Sept. sOth at D.
m. 10 select delegates.
FL. A. BURNETT, Chairman.
W. G. DRISrow. Secretary.
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Central t,ommittee MeetIup.

A meeting of the central committee
of the peoples party of Barber county
Is hereby called Saturday, Sept. %.
A full attendance is desired. let
every township be represented.
AUG. SCHMIDT,
Chairman, Co., Central Com.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
Chairman, Co., Ce
Farmers Notice

Wanted to trade nursery stock for
peach pits will allow you rs cents Der
Dushel for all the pits you have.
CHAS. KIDD.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

Reduced rates to st. Louis on Sept.
18th to Oct. 9th inclusive. The Santa
Re route will sell tickets to st. LOUIS
and return for one fare for round trip
which is SIS 60. Tickets VIII be good
to return including October Sth. For
further information apply to w. O.
Horr, agent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
OLD SOLDIERS REUNION.
MEDICINE LODGE, FRIDAY AND sAruR.
DAY. OCTOBER 1918.
An Enjoyable Time Promised the Old Sol.
dlers of Barber and Adjoining Coun.
ties-A Cordial Invitation Ex-
tended to Everybody.

This is to be an Old Soldiers re-
union. strictly. No politics or politl-
g., cal speakers or candidates will be in
vited to speak; but everybody, irrespec
I tive of race, color, politics, or previous
| condition are earnestly and cordially
| invited to attend and lend their aid and
assistance in making this one of the
most enjoyable times ever had in Bar
Der county. All who come are expect
ed to bril- g provisions enough for them
| selves and one more. There will be no
tents, but rooms in houses Will be pro-
vided, free of cost, where the old veter-
an can spread his blanket and enjoy
himself better than in tent or on the
tented field.
On Friday night there will be grand
OldfashiOued campfire. There will be
addresses by the following old soldiers
during the two days: Rev. Bernard
Kelly, Rev. J. ID. Botkin and Com
mander Campbell, of the Department
of Kansas, G.. A. r. These are all
noted speakers and will fire the hearts
OF the old boys as never before.
| Committee on Invitation and Reception.
David Nation, w. b. Springer, John Higgins,
X. ID. Simpson, Il. V. Cant. James Huffaker
| John McGregor, f. Z. Grfgsby. Milt Glenn.
ents, John Loudon, ]. w. Brown, J. b. Win.
| tiers, DR.. Moore. Rev. X. b. Engle, j. z. Flem-
| ing, Noah Warnstah, Henry Walker, N b.
| Marshall, l.. I. Williams. (Kiowa to be sup
plied.)
Committee on Arrangements and Entertain.
| ment-JOe Owens, Tom Campbell, David
Painter. p. s. Chenoweth Ed Williams, W. T.
Collins, John Shannon. James Anderson, Cap.
| tain Hardy, Sons of Veterans, Lutte Axline
| Jake RomiR, VIII Painter.
Come along! Make no delay Come
from every nation; come from every
way; come in wagons; come on horse
back; come in carriages: come with
banners; come in procession; come with
music, and with song, and hear the
speaking; hear the "old boys" give
their experience, as it will be the last
time you will ever see many of them, as
they are passing over the "silent river
rapidly. DAVID NATION.
For the Committee.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

4. j. Griffith was over from Sharon
Saturday and left some fine katIir corn
and Milo maize at this Office. The
heads are very large and don't seem to
nave been hurt at all by the drouth. 1t
is always sure crop and makes excel
lent feed. Its cultivation should be
encouraged throughout the country.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

All ladies who are interested in the
success of the suffrage amendment and
wishing to secure one or two good speak
ers for Oct. are requested to meet with
Mrs. E. II. Nixon on Thursday after
noon 3. p. NJ. Sept. 25th.-Committee.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

State of Kansas, County of Barber, SO.
Il; WRITER and John Brown, co-partners a
Winter & Brown, plaintiffs.
Evening journal., 1894-07-06

Angelica Eager, Ida Hope, Constance
Minard, Virginia Miaard Katie Wood,
Jennie Clark, Edith Doriety.
Miss Sallie Jolls, Of Middletown, is
visiting Miss Annie Adams IN Dover
Frank Stonecipher, son of Rev. ]. F.
Stonecipher, of Easton, Pa is visiting
friends here.
Mrs. Imogene BurdicS, who has been
spending several months with her grand :
mother here. returned to her home IN
Harrington yesterday.
DR. W. J. S. Murray will return from
Salisbury, Md this afternoon 10 attend
to his official duties at Wesley NJ E
Church to night
Frank Wingate and Lawrence w
Clark attended the installation of officers
at FELTON,, Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, last
night
Reyner Salisbury, Of Wilmington, has
been visiting his parents here
Miss Rose Dickerson, OF Harrington,
has been visiting friends in Dover.
Miss Hughes, sister Of James II
Hughes, Esq, has been visiting Miss
Lizzie Clark.
r. w Thsckery and wife, Of Elkton,
Nd, have been visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs E N Stevenson.
Mrs. R. H. Adams is with her mother,
who is critically i'll at Milhugton, Nd.
Herbert Cooper and wife are visiting
their parents, P. l.. Cooper and wife, in
this town.
Evening journal., 1894-07-06
HARRISON WcKERs FOR CONGRESS.
The ChestertOwn Lawyer Decides to Be
come a Candidate for Nomination.

The ChestertOwn Lawyer Decides to Be
come Candidate for Nomination.
CHEsTERTowN, Nd July 6.-Harrson
w. Vickers yesterday stated that in
response to the solicitations OF his friends
he had finally decided to become a candi.
date for the nomination for Congress 1t
Is conceded that his county will send a
delegation to the Ocean City Convention
in his favor. Though q prominent
and successful member Of the Kent
county bar, Mr.. Vickers is at the same
time one OF the most extensive agricui-
turists of the Eastern Shore. and is
thoroughly in touch with the farmers of
the country. The merits Of Mr. Vickers's
candidacy have already been recognized
and strongly urged by representative
men beyond the limits of his own county.
Kent is now formally 10 the congressional
race and will demand that her claims be
considered by the nominating convention
to convene at Ocean City on July 90
Evening journal., 1894-07-06
Guest Of william NJ. singerIy.

ELKToN, July 6.-Hon. James Il.
Eckels, comptroller Of the currency,
came to Elkton on Tuesday evening and
spent the Fourth of July with William
M. Singerly, the Democratic nominee
for governor Of Pennsylvania, at Ibis
cottage in this town. During the day
be and Mr.. Singerly went down the Elk
river on the latter's yacht Impatient as
far as Colchester, returning here about z
o'clock. He witnessed the display of
fireworks IN the evening at Mr. Slngerly's
residence, and yesterday morning, in
con pany with Mr.. Singerly, called upon
the officers of the Second National Bank
at E.kton, and returned to Washington
on the express, leaving here at 935
q. m
Evening journal., 1894-07-06

Security Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany invites the attention Of persons
who contemplate closing their houses
during the summer to its spacious
ira and burglar proof storage rooms, in
which silverware,, brouzes statuary,
paintings, rugs and other household
articles Of value may be safely kept at
small expense. These rooms are we'll
ventilated and entirely free from damp.
ness and were specially constructed for
the above purpose Inspection invited
and information cheerfully furnished at
the office Of the company, No. $40
Market street.
Evening journal., 1894-07-06
Bay Ridge, on the ohesapeake.

An excursion via B. & o Sunday, will
be given July Sth You go to Baltimore
by rail and thence down the Patapsco
River and Chesapeake Bay on the Palatial
Steamer Columbia. Boating, fishing,
bathing. sailing, grabbing; soft CRAB
dinner at Bay Ridge. Special train via
b & o. r. r will leave Wilmington,
Market STREET. at 7.20 A NJ, and Della
ware Avenue ut 2 90, arriving at Bay
Ridge at II As A. M. Returning (all rzi)
train will leave Bay Ridge at 5 30 P. NJ,
and arrive at Market Street, Whining
ton, at 10 P. NJ Round trip S1.OO
Evening journal., 1894-07-06
Senator higgins Takes a REST.

Special Correspondence Evening journal.
MIDDLETOwE, July United States
Senator Anthony Higgins, of Whining
ton, arrived here last evening having
come direcs from Washington After
being warmly greeted b. several friends
at the station, he entered convey Gnce
sud went to the home OF Daniel w
Corbit, near Odessa 1t is understood
that he came for few days of much
needed rest, and intends to remain at
the Corbit dOmicile until next Monday,
ington.
Harry HllyRrd, we'll known young
man Of this place, is visiting New Castle
friends.
Miss Belle Mullins, Of Wilmington, is
the guest of friends here.
Edward Massey has returned home
from Dover visit.
Evening journal., 1894-07-06
Miss Adams EntertaIns FrIends.

Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, July 6-Miss Mary B Adams,
daughter of Presiding Elder r II.
Adams, gaze an evening party to her
friends last evening at her home .on
South State street. The time was
pleasantly spent in games of various
kinds, and a bountiful repast of ice
cream and cake and fruits was served.
Those present were: Misses Lii as
Kenney, Sallie Smith. Helen Chsthane,
Ethel Mitchell, Lydia Watson, Priscilla
Walker, Rosa Taylor, Leila Deane, Ethel
Millington, Carrie Ford. Maud Mcdaniel,
Evening journal., 1894-07-06
FLASHES FROM THE WIRE.

Secretary Hoke Smith has returned from
Strasburg Va.
Senator Murphy is at Saratoga Springs.
His family is occupying Colonel Lawtons
cottage
Professor Jones of Bloomington, Ills,
was fatally injured in balloon ascension
at Joliet.
The trial of McGough for assault in tho
first degree in the Troy election riot began
yesterday.
The steamer Queen was blown up at
Kamloopa, b. c., sunday. Two persons
were killed.
The cash balance in the treasury was
S119, O79, 1928, of which S64, 742, 735 was
gold reserve.
The Canadian Paciilcs through mail
service, interrupted by the Fraser river
floods, was resumed.
Assistant Secretary McAdoo has gone
to Philadelphia 10 embark on the Mime
apolis on her trial trip.
The end Of the California Midwinter
fair came on the Fourth. when san Fran
cisco's and tie national holiday were
celebrated. Total attendance. ,, lao, 154.