Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-04

j ii and H. der Fair were from
Sharon. Saturday.
Just received a: Woodward's a new
line of iadies shoes and slippers.
w. IL. McCague and wife started
for their claim in the Strip Monday sf-
ternOon.
Mr.. Kennedy, our barber, made his
regular trip to Sharon Sunday, to visit
his home folks.
The W illing Workers will meet on
WedJ esday afternoon April 18th with
Mrs. Tom Doran.
I WANTED: a fresh young mich COW.
For particulars enquire at this Office
and get names.
%. l.. Day now rides new Security
bicycle. 1t arrived Saturday through
w. G. Sellers, agent.
"A light shower Of rain fell Sunday
| morning which settled the dust and
made Sunday an ideal day.
DIR. Gillispie, associated with DIR.
Mckee in the dental business at Har-
per, was here last Thursday.
Dean Rhames will hold services on
Sunday evening, April Sth. at O'Clock,
at the Episcopal chapel on north Main
street.
Will and Lee Watkins returned
Friday from their trip to Oklahoma.
The former filed on a claim near Cleo
Springs.
Nance Nichols and DR.. Ayers went
overland 10 hiOwa Sunday. The doc
tor will probably locate IN that city for
various reasons.
Ed Williams and family moved in
to the Macy property on north Main
street last Saturday, owing to Mr.. Sher-
lock purchasing the Nance Nichols
house where they formerly lived.
Bob Brown bid adieu to Medicine
Lodge Sunday morning. He loaded
his restaurant and other effects-more
effect than restaurant-and started for
Nowa where he will engage in business
of like nature.
For cOnstancy, there is nothing super
Tor tn Sharon republican. J. .. Lump
kin. Z G.. Davis. James Huffaker, Hy-
der Fair, John Fair, etc. the same old
dyed-in the wool crowd nrnamented the
county convention Saturday.
Rev. L. NJ. Thorne. a Seveu-day
Adventist Preacher who has been hold
Iug a series of successful meetings al
| Julian school house. will preach at the
! Court house on Thursday. Friday and
SATURDAY. evenings. on The subject OF
Religious Liberty. Every body is urg, d
| 10 attend.
-Statevs Isaac Teeple is the title
of case hled before Squire Pelton of
| Sharon. "Wednesday last Teeple. who
was last fall elected constable by the
voters of hls township, is accused OF
assault and battery upon Frank Ken
nedy of that place. The case was set
for hearing on April 10th.
In conversation with several wheat
growers we learn that two-thirds of the
wheat is damaged. One-third of which
has prospects of makeIng good yield
while one-third may pay for harvesting,
but the balance was winter killed
The best wheat reported lays along the
! east side of the county. This state of
affairs will probably work hardship
to the wheat faIleTs, but there are pros
poets yet for good eld.-Harper Ad-
Yacate.
| Joe Grant was in town Saturday
| Ee has the air of genuine boomer. He
is trustee of one of the northern town
ships of county n, and reports the same
trouble about assessing cattle there
that assessors have here. 1t seems the
laws of Kansas require all stock TEN
porarily absent from the state to be as
sessed here and the laws of Oklahoma
require all personally actually there to
be assessed there. This puts the hold =
ers of stock grazing in Oklahoma in a
position TO be twice assessed. We at
tempt to offer no solution of the pro
blem. 1t is one only the courts can de-
eide. Joe reports good grass and graz
ing in their parts Of the country.
Although comparatively unknown.
and on the whole, of little interest to
the county and its welfare and scarcely
worth the mention; we scratch down as
a bit of Local news that the e. o. p. had
gathering called convention here
Saturday. 1t was the usual cut-and-
| Ario1 raSIrlf L. ~ hofnro aTnir nd
G. l. Long as was previously ordered by
their inside ring of Gdeonites was the
triumphant captor of the delegations.
thus persistently and relentlessly doth
the office still haunt our unfortunate
Young fellow citizen. We extend you
Chester, our heart felt sympathy for the
sad fate before you; but we doubt not
the Office will cease its relentless pur
suit on election day.
II. n. McClearey, our esteemed fel-
low citizen was walking on air Satur-
day, SO light were his spirits, and actu
ally he became foot or two taller. By
the way. an official recognition by Gro
yer makes the average democrat feel rs
II part OF the government belonged Ia
h'm ANY how. The cause of Mr.. Me
CieaIey'S hilarious, bubbllng and effer-
vesceat spirits was telegram from
his s"n-in law stating that Grover had
sent in his name. We congratulate
Mr.. McClearev on his appointment
His chief opponent was a worthy man
bnt so was Mr.. McClearey. and needy
man besides. lie is one of our oldest
most honored and faithful citizens and
tax payers. When before he held the
office under Cleveland he showed him.
self competent and accommodating, and
the past gives promise of what the flu