Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-05-09
LOCAL NEWS.

days this week on their farm in Moore
township.
The Salvation army is billed for our
town Saturday. 1T never rains but
what it pours."
Miss Gertie Bradley of Attica
visited with her sister, Miss Lena oyer
Sunday in this city.
Col. w. w. S. Snoddy, now a lead
ing attorney Of Alva, is attending dis
trict court this week.
"A continuous rain for the most part
IF last week. No one is talking of
leaving the country 1t present.
Mrs. r. V. Bloom returned home
last Saturday, after few weeks visit
with her daughter at Camp Supply.
Miss Bernice Woodward came in
from Winfield, Saturday, where she has
been attending college. She returned
Monday.
Miss Minnie Minick and Miss Dali
sy Moore went to AlYa last Friday. to
visit with friends and relatives for a
few days.
Wanted $50 head of cattle to sum-
mer, good pasture, watered by the
Medicine river. D. M. Circle, Hazel
ton, Kansas.
-Messrs. Lloyd and Mccoy, of Pratt,
accompanied by their wives, stopped
over Friday night at the Grand on
their way from Alva to Pratt.
DR.. II. G.. Gould was appointed
a member of board of pension ex-
aminers for this district. A wise Sc
lection. DR.. Erwin is appointed for
the IIaZetOn district, and DR.. Harris
for Kiowa.
Rev. Parker preached at the Meth
odist church Sunday, both morning and
evening, to packed house. He left
Monday to assume his studies at the
Winfield college and also has a charge
at Mayfield Mr.. Parker is a pleasant
gentleman and fluent and entertain
ing talker.
-Gladdis and Gail Moore of Medi-
cine Lodge, twin sisters of Lem Moore,
four miles southeast, are visiting him.
self and family this week. A party
was given by Mrs. Moore yesterday in
honor of the little girls, and several
children of this city went out and helped
to make the occasion very enjoyable
Ava Pioneer.
The following were the delegates
from this city who attended the repub-
llcan convention at Newton, last Thurs
day: Herbie Cook, A. l.. Noble, o. G.
Boyd, James Dobbs, j. B. Gano, H. G..
Gould, G. s. Jobes and l.. M. Axline.
Chester and all the delegates, except
Jim Gano, returned last Friday, feel
Ing in very good spirits.
Elmer E. Craw and Miss Olive E..
Thompson of Lake City, were married
at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. j.
G. Woods, Tuesday morning at II
O'Clock. Mr.. Craw is one of our esti-
mable young farmers and he and his
bride are at home on his farm north
east of Anthony. The Bulletin ex-
| tends hearty congratulations
thonv Bulletin.
In the st. Louis Republic of May
4. we notice that the post Office at Sun
City is to be discontinued. This will
certainly be great inconvenience to
the people in that vicinity. Sun City
has as large mail as any of the rural
districts of the county and it is an i'm
position upon the farmers of the local
ity to compel them to go to a point at
distance for there mail matter.
"A young man by the name Of
Fields, late of Medicine Lodge, con-
cluded to contest Jake Mckenzie for
his quarter near this city, and erected
a small house on the same fore part of
this week. On Thursday Jake came
up from d county and went over on
his claim and shot the house full of
holes with gun, and otherwise disfig-
ured the building. Woodward Jeffer-
Sonian.
The heavy rain of last Friday even
ing washed out between nifty and sew
enty-five feet of the dam at the head of
the ditch. 1t will require several days
to get 1t in shape again and will occas-
ion quite an expense on the city in re-
pairing it. 1t will also be considerable
loss to Shaw bros, as the mill will re-
main idle so far as running until the
water comes through the ditch. We
hear of large number of culverts be-
ing washed out, in various parts of the
county.
II. A. McClearey took charge of the
postoffice Monday. He has appointed
Mrs. Jones, daughter of Judge Stevens
assistant postmaster. To the outgoing
postmaster, Mr.. Axline, we echo the
sentiment of the patrons of the Office
when we say he has been an efficient
and cordial officer. Wallace Lowry
assistant postmaster during Mr.. AK.
lines term OF Office, has been accurate
and punotual IN his business and has
shown himself to be a man of ability
During his connection with the office
Wallace has won the confidence of a
large number of people and to his lab.
orious efforts, the success of the office
is largely due. AS clerk, Miss Angie
Lowry has proved TO be all that the
Office could require, thoroughly com.
petent and deserves especial praise fol
the business like manner in which she
discharged the duties of the Office
She will remain in the ONCE for short
time to assist Mrs. Jones until the
latter becomes acquainted with the
work. The people are thoroughly sat.
isfied with the outgoing administration