Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-12-12

WIN. Burner returned home from
Wichita last Thursday, where he bad
been taken by T. S. Marshal Gray on
the charge of robtJing the postoffice.
Has released on 500 bond.
The Baptist Young People meet ey-
cry Sunday evening at $50. All in
vited to come and study Gods word
with us. j. S. Runyan will lead the
next meeting. Anna Thayer, sec'y.
w. o. Horr has constructed res
erYoir at the northeast corner of his
farm for irrigation purposes. The res
ervolr covers z of an acre. Mr.. Horr
proposes to irrigate 40 acres the com
ing year.
All members Of Fidelity Lodge. A.
.. L. w. are requested TO attend lodge
next Friday evening. Officers are TO
be elected and other important bust
ness VIII be transacted. j. w. Singer.
recorder.
Delta Lodge a. F. & A. NJ. elected
the following officers last Saturday
night. w. NJ. Hugh Rankin; S. W.,
Chas. Bramwell; J. w, g. NJ. Martin:
treasurer, II. A. Burnett; secretary, L.
w. Stout
Wallace Lowry came up from XII
owa last Monday, having resigned his
| position as assistant postmaster at
that place. Dick Kelly has returned
from his two months vacation and as
sumed his old position.
The reading room will be open
Thursday and Saturday nights. We
are In need of good books. Please see
if you can lend or give to the room.
By so doing you will be helpers in the
| good wOrk.-Secretary.
e. D. Moore, brother OF our DIR.
| Moore, came in last Friday, from Iowa
to spend few days with his brother
and family. He will make a tour
through California and the northwest
before returning home
Mayor BramweIl received a teIe-
gram last Wednesday conveying the
sad intelligence of the death of his
mother at Bloomington, Illinois. Mrs.
b. was in poor health for some time
and her death was not unexpected.
"A family by the name of Stops
buried two infant children in the ceme-
terry last Saturday. One having died
last week and the other having been re-
moved from another graveyard. The
family resides in the northern part of
the county.
The buggy shafts belonging to
David Nation were stolen last Thurs
day evening. We understand that
| some of the window panes of Elder
Gains residence were broken out the
same night. No good can result from
such boisterous conduct.
| Reduced rates to Topeka, acct,
| Teachers Association, on Dec. 25 and
26. The Santa Fe route will sell round
trip tickets to Topeka at one fare for
the round trip which is $7.2l. Tickets
Will be good for return including Jan'y.
2nd.-W. o. Horn, agent
MIR. Wittstein, of Marengo, H.,
found that Ayers Pills, taken when
the first Symptoms of la grippe appear,
prevent further progress of the disease,
and he has yet TO find the first case
where these pills did not cure the NAL
ady. Every dose was effective.
-Eldred Post, q. A. r. elected the
following officers last Saturday evening:
! Commander, j. r. Mccoy; senior vice
p. S. ChenOweth; junior vice, r. D.
Simpson; chaplain, Rev. R. Engle; SER
jeant, DR.. Moore; o. of D.. John Shan.
non; o. of G., r. V. Cant; quarter.
master, Comrade Sears.
The following are the officers elect
ed by Delphia Lodge, K. OF p: Johr
Luallen, chancellor commander; Lutte
Eby, vice chancellor; prelate, George
Hibbard; master at arms, G. Washing
ton Shaw; master of finance, Waldron
Chase; master of eXchequer, James p
DObbs; keeper of record and seal, F.
w. Long.
Joe Bennington was brought t.
town last night and lodged in Jail by
Sheriff Mills on the charge of cattle
stealing. This is the second time he
was placed under arrest for like of
fence. He was convicted once but the
supreme court reversed the lower court
and Joe finally came clear. We NJ
nothing Of the evidence of the pending
case.
e. F. Widner, of Medicine Lodge
returned to his home Friday morning
after a short visit with his daughter
Mrs. j. G Clark. Mr.. Widner is an ole
Sumner county newspaper man. II
1879 and 80 he was associated with
| Prof. AESel Gridley in the notification