Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-10
Clay McGrath was up from county

CLAY McGrath was up from count
NJ, Friday.
j. w. Bergman came up from Pont
Creek Friday.
Mrs. b. f. Kaufman returned Sat
urday from visit at Wellington.
w. w. Hull left for Oklahom;
Thu sday to look up new location IL
the Strip.
Ten thousand dollars in interest OF
bonds was paid Saturday by the com
missioners.
"A new stock of boots and shoes
have just been opened up at Wood
wards. Cal and see theIn.
Homer and James Hastings CANE
mp from tie strip FRIDAY, to look at
ter property near Lake CITY.
w. II Osborn moved his famil,
70 town thl3 week in order to give HI.
children the advantages of our schools
Tom Doran returned to Woodward
this week He was offending to 90
Friday, hut missed the train about al
hour. ~
Nate Dixon, of the Grand. went to
Wichita Saturday 10 look after Mamie
Hazard who is under superintendent
there.
-Luther Moores, who has been work
ing for the Santa Fe until recently.
moved out to his farm on the C0manche
line last week.
Martin Coan, who has been visit.
ing his brother in this city for several
weeks, started Monday for his home at
| Converse, Indiana.
About half the population of Kiowa
took part ia home talent entertain
ment Friday evening. 1t is presumed
that the other half furnished the
audience.
List Of letters remaining uncalIed
for III the pOstoflice at Medicine Lodge,
for the week ending January 9th:
Mrs. Belle Branon, Theo: Hunter.
l.. NJ. AXlne, postmaster.
james McMurray, chief deputy L.
5. marshal for Kansas, was in the city
Friday on official business. Since
Walkers resignation he is at the head
OF the department of justice in the
state.
"A neat folder containing the state
ment OF the First National Bank on
January lst, 1894, was handed us one
day last week. The showing is very
creditahle considering the pressure of
hard times.
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 Barrier county
farmers. See him for rates. If
Frank Gordon, accompanied by
DIR. Gould, left on Fridays train for
Liberty, Mo. He will remain there
until the wound is sufficiently healed
to make the trip and then go to New
Mexico where his newly purchased
interests are.
R. Lawrence is one who invested
quite heavily in jurors scrip, purchased
at discount for speculation. 1t is
said that when the depreciation occur
red he went to lonely spot on the;sun-
ny side Of a barn, and lifted up his
voice and wept.
Since Sunday the water has been
turned OF bat three times day. This
VIII probably be continued until ar
rarLy merls can be completed for sup
| plying he railroad. after which l, will
br shut down unless other conditions
are made.
"A marriage license was issued to
Joseph II. Bodenhamer and Miss Lena
Wiley, Monday afternoon, by probate
u lge pro TEN. Ben Carr. The cor
tracing parties Will move on the
9room's claim in the strip. They are
resld uis Of Nippawalls township.
ID Uatchins was tried before che
probate court and jury of twelve men
yesterday. upon the charge of carrying
concealed weapons. \ verdict of gull
ty WAS rendered by the jury and the
| court assessed Il fine Of $25 and costs
against the defendant -Alva Chronicle.
}. b. Vaughn purchased B. n.
Turks bakery last week and begun
business Monday. Fred Rhodes, of
Wichita. has been employed as baker,
and is giving excellent satisfaction SO
far. Uncle Ben will run a first class
house and invites the patronage of his
many friends.
j. l.. b. Ellis, of the Is ank of Kio-
wa, n. e. Burrus and J. T. Hocken-
berry, all of Kiowa, were in the city
Wednesday on business connected with
the Billy Morris estate. Owing to the
probate judge being called away on that
day the date for final settlement was
postponed until the 22nd inst.
Judge Stevens received telegram
Wednesday stating that his brother
John, had died very suddenly at his
home ir Illinois. The cause was moi
stated but it is supposed to be apo
ple1y. Judge immediately left for the
place of his brothers. death, it belne
the second time he has been called
there lately on the same sad mission.
ID. II. Rhodes. superintendent Of
this division of the Santa Fe, was over
from Wellington Thursday and FRIDAY
HIs-visit was accustomed by the contem
plated suspension of the waterworks
which supplies water for the tank. A:
a result of his trip an engine will be-
put in at the edge of the lake 10 pumi
water for the use of the road.
last Fridays train brought in tn,
great short horn bull calf storm" that