Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-10-09

RECORD prescriptions, including those
written by Doctors Gould, Harbor,
Gillette and others. Anyone wishing
to have any of them flied can do so by
calling at the Young Drug store.
According to the Cresset, all that
Harry Glenn got out of the republican
committee was big chunk of taffy.
This Will probably initiate the Journal
with more wind than ever. Our COM
miseration is duly extended to our I'M
fortunate brother.
Agent Horn is reinstated to his old
position. The trouble arose over bill
ing car of gypsum. Mr.. Horn went
to headquarters Tuesday of last week
and soon convinced the general super
intendent that he made no mistake.
lie was laid off only few days.
From OTIS LOTIONS letter, we infer
that if he were here, Doc" Osborne
would not have to do his own booming
through the columns OF the Cresset, for
the Office of coroner. Doc. should
make arrangements for OTIS importa-
ton; 1t is all that can save his bacon.
Guy Sparks returned Sunday from
Kansas City. with two car loads, At
head. Of fine HEREFORD heifers. Guy has
decided to go into the cattle business
extensively and will not try to raise
heavy cereal crops for the prevailing
prices. This is the proper caper aud
we predict a success in store for him
Two good rains-one during all day
/ Thursday and one during SATURDAY.
have given the farmers OF the county
renewed courage. The rainfall at this
place was over two inches and we un
derstand the precipitation was general
throughout the county. Wheat SOW
ing has begun in earnest and consider
able will be sown.
a controversy between David Nation
and r. Walters was settled by board
of arbitration III this city Monday. Z.
Il. Cole, w. r. Williams and j. G.
| Clayton constituted the board. If all
| litigants would take this method of set
Ting small controversies instead of
rushing into law, they would find it
less expensive and more satisfactory.
If your children are subject to Group
watch for the first symptom of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. If Chamberlain
Cough Remedy is given as soon as the
child becomes hOarsa it will prevent
the attack. Even after the croupy cough
has appeared the attack can always be
prevented by giving this remedy. 1t is
also invaluable for colds and whooping
cough. For sale by j. r. Young Drug
Co.
ThOs. Nye, of AXtell, Marshall CO...
was here Saturday looking at piece of
land miles north of town now belong.
ing to a party in Boston. Mr.. Nye was
formerly in the newspaper business in
Marshall county He called at our
sanctum Saturday and lent an encour-
aging word, but admits that there is
little satisfaction in the newspaper
business these times.
Miss Katy Lacy was given birth
day party and dinner at her home last
Wednesday, Oct. 18th. 1t was the 9Th
birthday of the little Miss and she was
the recipient of numerous presents.
The following little folks were in at
tendance: Pearl Rouse, Goldie Par
son, Bonnie Strong, Rachel Nixon, Ada
Smith, Ethel McNabb, May Freeman,
frankie Freeman, Lora Snodgrass, Ivy
Axtell, Gertie Stevens.
If the Cresset and "Itemizer," it's
HaZeltOn correspondent, had their way
in the matter, Kiowa would he totally
demolished in the next "a hours. To
hear them tell it KIowa is worse than
hades, itself. Nobody but these two
gentlemen seem to haye noticed it,
however; in fact Kiowa is lively up
to-date business town and we see no
reason why it should be branded worse
than other towns. We have been in
Kiowa frequently and we are prepared
TO say that city is inhabited by human
beings fully UP to the average OF those
of any city, as to morality decency, in
telligence and every other way.
Burke, the prisoner, escaped Jail yes
terday evening. The scheme was lai6
aud carried out by parties for politlca
effect. Later we think we shall bt
able to reveal the names of the guilty
parties and we hope they will be sum
marlly dealt with under the law, with
out regard to social and political sta
ton. Sheriff Mills is not here at pres
ent and the prisoner was in charge o
his deputy. When a candidate or par
. ty must resort to such foul means il
? the effort to ascend to power we thinl
it is time that the authors thereof ar
handled just as other criminals. SOM
may think we are mistaken about tn
political move of this affair but we hap
: pen to know just what we are talking
about. The man or men who were in
: strumental in Burke's escape are fla
u worse than the prisoner.
The board of county commissioner
is in regular session this week
$ Nothing of interest has yet been don
e except notable farce. Jim Murray i
I not satisfied with the county attorney
: advice and wants to make Ed Sampi
county attorney and yesterday mad
a motion to that effect. He f
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