Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-03-28
LOCAL NEWS.

w. II. Harmon s. Co. are selling q
pounds of granulated sugar for $1.OO.
Miss Ella Bristow, of Joplin, Mo.
is visiting her brother and family at the
Grand.
% lbs new navy beans Sl.00; l6 lbs
Carolina rice $1.O0 at w. ii. Harmon
& Co.'S.
Il. f. Shannon has been appointed
register Of deeds at Alya, vice A. o.
Nichols resigned.
WIN Watkins went to the Strip this
week, to look up a location If he can
lind claim to his liking.
w. II. Revis returned from his trip
to England, Thursday. He was &C
companied by son and daughter.
The social at Kasper bursts last
Thursday evening had good attend
ance and was quite successful in every
way.
The trial OF Ed. Williams assall-
ants is set for May oath, the first day of
the term, at AlYa. An are out on
bond.
e. E. Hagerman and d. F. cAdoo
passed through here Wednesday on
their way to the Strip. They will look
for locations.
II. f. Noble went to Alva last
Wednesday, to attend to the business
OF the firm there while Mr.. Case and
his bride are enjoying their honeymoon.
"A welcome object made its appear
ance on our streets, Friday, in the
shape Of the city sprinkler. The be
ginning Of Its operations will ALLAN
portion of the soil that moves brlskly
around with every passing wind.
-FoR RENT-A good farm IA miles
west Of Kiowa on Driftwood. Con-
tains l60 acres, of which 100 acres are
under cultivation. Forty acres of tiul
Der, good house, cistern and granary.
Enquire of Waldron Chase at Chase x
Coans.
j. w. Dobson leaves this week, af-
ter four years residence III our city, to
resume business In Kiowa, his former
homo. He has management Of several
furnished rooms in the Lovejoy BALD
ing, belonging to w. Z. HardWick
which rumor says will eventually be
converted into hotel.
"A republican county convention is
called TO meet in this city on Saturday,
March 3lst. None without the Long
password will be admitted, and avowed
support of Chester will constitute the
credentials. The convention will select
six delegates to the congressional con-
vention and the same number to the
state convention.
"A new time card went into effect
Sunday, caused by a change on the
main line. The train now leaves here
At 1910 a. M, arrives at lbs p. m,
leaves $40 p. IN. and arrives at 6:55 p.
m. One train on Sunday, as hereto
fore, which involves the most unpleas-
ant feature of the change as it brings
the mail so late on that day.
From the Kiowa Review: w. p.
HardwIck has been here a number of
days of the past week looking after the
interests of the hotel which bears his
name. He has decided to discontinue
operating 1t after the 2lst inst. and has
made arrangements accordingly. Jas.
DObson has secured the furniture and
will used it to furnish his apartments
IN the LoyejOy block. We regret the
announcement Mr.. Hardwick's with
6roy ho hpt al of 10
place.
-kiowa has nominated city ticket
which will be the only one in the field
The candidates are 7. Z. Wilson may
or, and VIM. Garland, Fred Humphrey,
John DobSon, Geo. Wells and A. D.
are members of the present admins
tr8tion, and Mr.. Wilson has already
been twice elected without opposition.
To The policy Of those two years Kio-
wa owes much of its present prospect
ty, and the unity of sentiment there is
certainly commendable. Other towns
might emulate her example and profit
thereby.
Louis Frame, Of Elm Mills, was in
the city Friday, and informs us that
there is no gang of young desperadoes
IN that vicinity. He says the people
who circulate the story are doing
so from sptework or something. We
have done no injustice to anyone, since
there we're no names mentioned, and if
the reports are not true we are as much
gratified as anybody. Reports of simi
lar nature are more likely to be believed
now than formerly, because there is a
great deal of such work going on from
youths who imagine themselves especi
ally fitted for outlaws.
j. G. Steffe, of Wichita, was here
several days OF last week. looking over
land holdings of the Jarvis-Conklin
mortgage company. Mr.. Steffe is quite
an enthusiast on the subject of irriga.
ton and the mortgage company is get
ting information on the facilities for
pursuing that method of farming their
land in this county. Ii successful they
propose TO coloniZe such portions of it
as can be irrigated, in small farm lots.
since that way would be surrer and
more regular than rainfall. The agent
says that if number of farmers who
are interested in the subject Will ar.
gauge for an irrigation meeting speak
ers of national prominence can be Sc.
cured.
The Book stock was sold Friday at
public sale, Jack Davis being The pur
chaser. Several bids were submitted.
from about all our dry goods and cloth
ing men. The bid which captured the
goods was 80 cents on the dollar, An