Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-24
LOCAL NEWS.

j. w. Bergman was called to Pond
Creek last Thursday.
ID. ii. Cline, OF Moore township,
was trading here Thursday.
r. G. Manley, a Lawrence attOr-
ney, was III the city Saturday.
Harry Noah is having a residence
erected on his claim near Ava.
II. A. Noah came up from Alva
Saturday, after hearing Of his boys Ill
ness
L. w. DeGeer returned Saturday
from visit to his landed estate near
Alya.
Mrs. Tom DOran returned Wednts-
day Of last week from an extended visit
al Nevada, Mo.
1t was necessary to keep fires under
the water pumps yesterday To- prevent
them freezing up.
1t you want good cigar, step
around To .. l.. Days drug store and
get Cuban King"
&C. q. Chandler returned Monday
from a business trip which kept him
absented several days.
Owing to a leak in one OF the main
valves the water was cut off for a few
hours yesterday until repairs could be
made.
Miss Lena Bradley has the Coan
gallery fitted up in excellent shape for
photoGraphing. She commenced bust
ness this week.
Rev. Parks held services at the
Presby terrain church Thursday evening
ordaining two elders among other work
of organization.
George Newman. of the Cresset
force, Is making an extended visit to
his family in the Strip. He was expect
ed home week ago but has not put in
an appearance yet.
John Dobson, of Kiowa, was in the
city Saturday. His damage suit in the
U. s. district court against the Rock
Island railroad comes up for trial at
Wichita this week.
Again was the "oldest inhabitant"
puzzled when fine rain fell for seven
hours, Friday, followed by q warm sun
shine instead of blizzard as some pre-
dicted. The moisture was needed and
is of inestimable value to wheat.
The financial statement OF Citl-
zens State Bank, appearing in this is
sidering the money panic that Is upon
us. 1t is pleasure to thus note the
soundness OF our financial institutions.
Earl Holmes started Thursday for
Los Angeles, California. He expected
to meet his father at Hutchinson and
accompany him to the objective point,
as Frank is a Pullman conductor be-
tween Kansas City and Los Angeles.
Charley Kidd has taken charge of
the Usage Hotel, and will conduct it
himself in the future. Owing to the
hard times he will reduce the price of
meals to 20 cents for Barber county
farmers. See him for rates. If
The local sports Of our city are busy
discussing the outcome of the Corbett-
Mitchell puglIstic contest. None of
them can rake up enough money to pay
fare both ways. however, or there would
be general exodus TO Florida. Bets
exceeding 81 90 are ruled out as unsafe.
Mayor Bramwell and Waldron
Chase were at Wellington Thursday of
last week, making negotiations with
ID. III. Rhodes regarding the water sup
ply. The mayor is very much pleased
with the treatment received from Mr..
Rhodes, and with the generous offer OF
that official.
Medicine Lodge turns out more
band musicians than any other town Of
its size in the country. a band recent
ly oraanized at Alva contains among it's
members j. NJ. Jayne, VINO plays alto
and is president of the organization;
Fordy Woodland, tenor, and Harley
Woodland, tuba.
--Alva Is talking about waterworks,
which shows that she is contracting
the contagion to which all young towns
are subject. The most difficult problem
with Alya, however, is where to get the
water Salt FORK liquid might do to
axtingush fires but there its usefulness
would end.
"A Temporary arrangement has been
made with ID. II. Rhodes. superintend-
ent of this division OF the Santa Fe
whereby the city will be supplied with
water until definite plans have been
executed. That gentleman agrees &c
supply the power from the company s
pumps recently put in, and charge moth.
ing more than the actual cost of operat.
ing them. \ man will be employed
during the daS at the pump house, and
will remain there at night subject to
y call. II is estimated that the cost viii
be about one half that heretofore, which
means quite a saving to the city. The
water takers appreciate Mr.. Rhodes
kind offer, which saves them from be
ing considerably disconnected.
The city council was called togeth
er Friday evening to discuss the water
question and make necessary provis
ions. Waldron Chase was reelected
superintendent, giving good satisfac
tion heretofore, and the matter of rails
ing rentals discussed. 1t was finally
concluded to make general raise
about April LIST, of % per cent. on the
average to conform with the rentals OF
other cities. A specific fund for water
purposes only will be set apart, accord
ing to an order made at the Monda!
night meeting, and all receipts and ex