Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-17

Judge Ellis came up from Alva
Saturday.
e. Porter was at Kiowa the first of
the week.
Mrs. will Cook visited here from
Kiowa last week.
Joe Bennington was in from the
Aetna neighbOrhOod Monday.
Charley Heskett was up fromMoore
township Monday and Tuesday.
Frank Shannon is deputy county
clerk of NJ county, say the Alva papers.
Prof. Heathcote is giving a series
of lectures OH elocution to the public
| schools.
i am prepared to feed a number of
cattle at reasonable prices. CD. Skeen
Roundup.
Will Cook was up from Kiowa,
Sunday, returning with Mrs. G. and
master Harold.
The Alya swell ball has been post
poned for the second time and the date
now fixed is the 23rd.
"A new stock of boots and shoes
have just been opened up at Wood
wards. Call and see thero.
The Odd Fellows have sent out in
Vitations for attendance to public in
stallatIon next Friday evening.
Tie pumps for use of the Santa Fe
arrived Thursday, and are placed in
the small tool house near the lake.
II. +. Noble made business trip
to Alva last week, and this week is at
Kansas City in the interest of his
house.
-.ilva has building and loan asso-
cation, with capital stock of S125, 900.
ii. a. Noah, formerly of this city, is
secretary.
The Pythian Sisters are preparing
to give banquet for the members and
the Knights, Saturday evening, at the
Grand hotel
L. Daniels, of Kiowa, was in the
city Thursday. He brought along
load of scalps, just too late to realize
any profits therefrom.
John McGregor's inspiring physiog
nomy was visible here yesterday. HIS
visits here are not so frequent put just
as much appreciated as of yore.
1t is rumored that Frank Holmes
VISIT TO the city last week would have
been TO ACCEPT the office of under sheriff
had Mr.. Boyd been the choice of the
people last fall.
Uncle Tom Edes was disseminating
information regarding the scrip BUSH
ness Friday. He was one of the cOm-
mittee that had that matter 20 deal
with four years ago.
Although the present winter has
been noted for the many revival meet
ings in Medicine Lodge, there is one
kind of scrip-tural prominence that is
not at all desirable just at present.
Mayor Bramwell was intending to
go to Anthony Saturday to witness the
comforting of the X. T. degree on J. W.
Bergman, but missed the tram. The
honorable dignitary was much
chagrined.
The force of men who have been
putting in the Santa Fe pumps finished
their work and departed Monday. The
engines will be in charge of Thos Best,
and Fin Wilson Will operate them in
addition to his work at the mill.
w. o. Horr is having the 100 acre
tract OF Santa Fe land north of the
mill plowed up, and will seed il to cane
in the spring. Its near proximity to The
mill insures good revenue if the sea-
son is conducive to cane growing.
Those who might be inclined to
lightly derogate the morals of Medicine
Lodge people would profit by rejecting
that four sermons were preached in as
many different churches here last Sun
day night, and they were all we'll at
tended
-Rev. Hoover was at Winfield, Sun
eral days of last week but returned Sat
urday. His efforts during the protract-
ed meetings has been very favorably
received by the people of Medicine
Lodge, who are not slow to appreciate
his ability III The pulpit.
&C. J. Skeen was up from his farm,
Friday. He is justly indignant over
that conscience narrowing claim in the
Boyd contest case, whereby he is de-
clared not citizen of the county be-
cause he served on the Confederate
side of the conflict thirty years ago.
Charles Pearson went to Kiowa
Friday after stay of some weeks here.
during which time he assisted in Har-
mons store. He succeeded in cultivat
ing quite an extensive acquaintance
among the young ladies while here and
consequently many fair eyes were
dimmed at his departure.
Master Howard Bennett fell from
wagon last Wednesday evening and
broke his left arm just below the elbow.
DR.. GoulS, of Medicine Lodge, set the
arm and little Howard is getting along
fine. j. G. Brown made business
trip To Medicine Lodge last Wednesday.
Mr.. Browns principal business was to
get medicine for Mrs. Brown who is
suffering from trouble. DR.. Gould IS
treating her.-NashviIle Cor. Kingman
Leader Courier.
--"Uncle Bob' Smith was up from
Canema. Thursday, with some market
able porkers. In regard to the depre
citation of county credit he says if we
have little more "financierinG, a few
more defaulting treasurers like Rogers
and a few more Thompson murder
trials that we may as we'll repudiate