Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-04
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- " Ia hpReTS. post master AT Mum
ford. made our town friendly visit yes
terday
j S. Jones was in from Eagle, Sat
urday, petitioning for new road in
vicinity.
-Womans Bible reading and prayer
meeting next Tuesday afternoon at
three O'Clock at Presbyterian church.
The Earnest Workers will meet
with Mrs. Frank Hayes Thursday af-
ternOOn Apnl 18th. Lizzie McNeal,
secretary.
j. II. Minick now occupies the
house recently vacated by Mr.. Painter
on Walnut street, having taken posses
sion Monday.
The trial of Banker Little, at
Olathe, tor the murder of Johnson. re-
suited in hung jury. Suppose Little
had been poor sinner? what then? =
"A marriage license was issued the
3lst to s. r. william and Miss Clara
Revis. Both parties are among our
English residents and highly spoken by
all who know them.
e. E. Hagerman and D. F. Nc
Adoo passed through on their way
home from tour throgh The Strip Mon
day. Mr.. Hagerman thinks some of
filing on claim near Cleo Springs.
-Ex Editor Hudson who severed his
connection with this paper Saturday.
took the train Sunday for Kiowa his
future home. During his stay in our
city he has many friends who will re
greet his departure.
james Stranathan was in the city
Saturday, accompanied by his son, Will
who has just returned from Chicago.
Will has been in the employ of rail-
way company, but will probably give
it up on account OF his health.
John McGregor was in Saturday
from his place on blackberry. He did
not take part in the republican conven-
ton, and says he Is out Of politics for
the present. Like many others he is
waning for union of reform forces.
The tide of emigration to the Strip,
goes on undated. Every day several
teams pass through here. loaded as if
If they were going to stay. Besides
these we hear every day or so of old cit
liens of this county who have determ-
med TO leave and try their luck in the
new country. The Strip must certain
iy be nearly full.
"A change was made In the manage
ment of The O-age botel on Monday Of
this week Mr.. Kidd who has been in
charge for the past four or five years
'uIns the business over to Cosby
Wright who viii continue the same,
with The assistance Of the Miss Noun
seys. Mr.. X did has moved in the south
part of town, and will give his atten-
tion TO his garden this summer. Mr.
Wright will endeavor to give the people
first class hotel. Success to the new
management.
The temperance meeting held IN
courthouse on Saturday evening last,
was SHINY attended, as the result at
The polls would indicate, George Mar
tin, as usual, took the arena, and was
seconded by Hutchinson. A Der Cain Ma
ton and others, AS the audience was
but Is or 20 it was not very conducive
ID elOquence. Frank Long was called
for, but not cOndescending to speak to
so small an audience, Frank mOdestly
explained that he would express his
sentiments Monday.
Rev. R. B. Engle, delivered his in
troductory sermon at the Methodist
churchSunday morning. He met high
ly appreciative audience both morning
and evening, and the membership
seems quite proud of their new pastor.
Mr.. Engle is a cultured, well educated,
practical and working Christian, and
Will beyond doubt make Medicine
Lodge valuable citizen, as we'll as a
good pastor for the church. Mr.. Engle
has been at st. John, for the past four
years. and he leaves there followed by
the regrets of his church. His wife and
! daughter arrived yesterday.
On Monday City Marshal GaDo re-
ceived a telegram requesting him to ar
rest three runaway boys. The teIe-
graph messenger told him he had seen
three strange boys on the street as he
| came up and Mr.. Gano Immediately
started after them. In company with
Sheriff Mills, he overlook the boys, who
and leaving two in charge of Mills, IN
terviewed each one separately. They
all agreed they were from st. John,
but disagreed in other particulars. So
they answered the description in most
| particulars, they were taken in charge.
| In the evening two of the boys fathers
came and took charge of their erring
sons. One of them was the son of
| County Attorney Duminell, OF Stafford.
himself assistant county attorney.
They had stolen their fathers horses,
and were making for liberty. When
found they were armed with an old
| shot gun, ham and some feed.
The republican delegate cOnven-
uon which met at the courthouse last
| saturday. elected the following dele
gates To attend the congressional con-
Veution which meets at Newton, May
3rd: E Sample, G. S. Jobss Will Jul
ian, +. NJ. Lane. e. w. Teed. A. l. No
bic; al;eruateS. J. B. Gapo, Jas Str:n-
athan, ii. Ct Gould, n Multer, Jane;
Huffaher. OF course they go instruct
ed for Chester first, last and always
| The following are the state convention
delegates: J. w. Dobson, L. NJ. AK
line. I'll. III. Fair, Il. E. Glenn, o. Ha-
berlein. E. C. Grigsby; alternates, S G..
Smith, w. T. Rouse, II. Rankin, S. IL.
Oliver and E. L. Noble. Five delegates