Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-05-30
BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
A. T. & s. r. &. r. TINE CARD
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. Gamble spent Sunday in Haz-
elton.
Bert Tull was down from Isabel
Saturday.
WIN. Walker, of Sun City, made us
call Saturday.
Riley Lake came up from Pond
Creek yesterday.
&C. L. Long made trip to Kiowa
and return Sunday.
II. II. Case and wife returned from
Alva Friday evening.
H. b. Steck drove up from Hazel
ton yesterday on court business.
II. A. McNeal came down from To-
peka, Saturday returning Sunday.
"A refreshing shower blessed the
people of this vicinity Monday night.
Mr.. II. K. Hooker and sons return
ed from their trip to Illinois lastThurs-
day.
"A. j. Johnston from Kiowa, was
doing business here the fore part of the
week.
Mrs. Fryer, nee Agnes Walstad,
who resides at Alva, is visiting relatives
in the city.
Miss Fred Blistow, of Joplin, Mo.
came in Friday on visit to her brother
w. e. and family.
Frank Hayes came up from the
Strip Sunday, to be present at the we'd
ing of his sister, Ethel.
Michael Ely, from Pennsylvania.
Is here visiting with Senator Lands
and other old acquaintance.
Miss Myrtle Huffaker and Miss Or
tie Karr, of Sharon, witnessed the grad
uating exercises last Friday evening.
john Jesse was up from n county
last week and made us a call. Mr..
Jesse came out victorious in his contest.
Wanted $50 head of cattle to sum-
mer, good pasture, watered by the
Medicine river. D. NJ. Circle, Hazel
ton, Kansas.
Miss Myrtilla Cook gave party in
honor of her friend, Miss Mackey, of
Kiowa. A pleasant time is reported
by all present.
The returns of McAdoo township
show a decrease in valuation of over
$4,000 in personal property. The popu
lation is decreased 60.
The petitions in the Currie building
have been removed and the room will
be occupied by w. S. Finney's harness
shop the first of the month.
If you are in need of dental work
see DIR. Mckee. He will be here Mon
Gay June 4th and will remain one week
and can be found at the Grand hotel.
Miss Lulu Karr came down from
Medicine Lodge, Tuesday. and will re-
main indefinitely, assisting her father,
j. d. karr in the drugstore.-Alya
Pioneer.
john McCrac ken was in town yes
terday Ginning the County Attorney on
law business. AS usual, John is being
imposed upon, so he says, and in a hard
row of stumps. But he will doubtless
clear the field.
&C. 1. Denny editor of the Harper
Sentinel was pleasant caller at our
Office Saturday. Messrs. Denny &
PIogg have recently assumed manage
ment of the Sentinel and have improved
it decidedly.
Mrs. &. NJ. Ross, son and daugh-
ter left Tuesday morning with house
hold effects for Lake City. We under
stand that Orlie Ross has contract
with the government to carry the mail
between Lake City and Medicine
Lodge.-Coldwate Star.
Married William Is. Lewis of
Klowa, was married to Miss Ethel
Hayes of this City, at the home of the
brides parents, in the south part of
town. last Sunday evening. Rev.
Engle of the NJ. Z. church officiating.
We extend the usual congratulations
Thieves broke into Burnett's store
last Saturday night and carried off a
supply of provisions and five cents in
money which was left in the drawer.
They entered by removing the bricks
from the side of the cellar door. The
amount of goods stolen can not be
definitely estimated but 1T is safe to
say that the thieves didn't go away
empty handed.
Robert Froman, of Pratt, and Miss
Annie Collins of this city, were married
Sunday morning at eight O'Clock, by
Probate Judge Stevens. The happy
couple left Immediately for their future
home in Pratt. Mr.. From3n is a
blacksmith by trade and was a former
resident of this place. The bride is the
attractive daughter of our townsman.
w. L. Collins. May prosperity attend
them in the pathway of life.
Last week Dial Morris turned his
assessment rolls over to the county
clerk. The total assessed value of real
estate in the city for this gear is
SI16,l66; last year it was $3.50 ,403.
Personal property also shows a large
decrease, over S27. 600. Out side of the
city the assessed value of real estate is
$3.50 ,0S5; last year it was 1928 ,l53.
Personal property S17 500 last year it
was $24,4l5
III. l.. ATKINS, single man having
a claim IN n county about 80 miles east
OF Woodgard went out to shoot turk
. VS. about daylight Tuesday morning
wi. lie calling turkey, and near to it.
he vas shot by unknown parties with
,loub e 60 shot, or small buck shot, two
entere. 1 bis arm near the elbow and