Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-06

The Santa Fe has put up over 2,oot
tons of ice at Newton.
The Hyer sisters are Invading Kan
sas again with Uncle Tom.
Major Cole. the evangelist, is max
ing it warm for the people of Paola.
George w. Jones Of Hills City, want.
position on the State Board of Par
dons
Two scavanger wagons at Coffey
vile lend quite metropolitan air te
the town.
George Davis has been admitted tc
the law firm of Hardness and Dawes
at Clay Center.
Erwin. Grant 6 Co., of Humboldt,
sold and shipped no car loads OF
horses last year.
Horace S. Foster and Lee A. Hutton
have assumed the management of the
Hutchinson Gazette.
Judge Monroe of the twenty third
| judicial district has just appointed E.
| a. Rhea stenographer.
The Wellington high school has los
pupils in attendance, the largest in
the history of the school.
The family of David Kimmel of Nc
, Louth held a reunion last week.
There were forty. four of them.
Miss Abbie Freeman of Caldwell has
accepted position as vocal teacher
in the Southwest college at Winfield.
c. s. Morey of Scandla, has been
elected vice president of the Metro
/ politan National Bank of Kansas
City.
The board of education has pur-
chased flag for each school room in
Beloit to be used on patriotic occas-
ions.
There is vacancy in the Office Of
coroner of Butler county which Gov
ernor Morrill, will soon be called up.
on to fill.
Twenty-four divorce cases at the
next tern of the district court shows
that everything Is not serene in La
bette county.
Warrants issued by the board OF
education at Wellington are now at
par and paid on presentation for the
first time in four years.
The Lindsborg News wants to see
T. F, Carver given a place on the ap
pelate court in case that court il
created by the legislature.
A McKeever of Blue Mound, has
just built corn crib one hundred
feet long and eight feet wide which
will hold 5000 bushels of corn.
Del Valentine has been reading
'Trilby," and this is his review OF it ir
the Times: "Trilby'' is a fool story
and it is loss of time to read it.
II. L. McWhirk, receiver of the En-
terprise bank, has settled with tn,
stockholders for forty cents OF
: the dollar. The depositors were pait
in full.
The Smith County Journal say
that there are now over LOO gooC
teams of work horses in Smith count,
doing nothing and makes the goot
+ suggestion that they and their owner
go to work improving the roads.
' relief association has been organ
lied at Holton and is taking activ
steps toward rendering assistance t
1 the needy in the western part of tn
state. A car load of corn, provision
and clothing and what money can b
collected will be sent February Isl
The people of that city and count
are responding most generously wit
contributions.
Last week in the midst of a ragin
e snow storm the home OF James Cow
: den, an aged farmer. living tire
t miles from Reading, was burned. TIL
wind quickly carried the flames t
i every part of the building and in
: few minutes the family were homeless:
S Some of the household belonging
f were saved. Cowden is an old soldie
: and will probably receive aid from tn
post there.
Graham county has paid out 81, 90
for rabbit scalps, it is said.
K st. Marys wants to put the old ia
|
t aboose.
c Norton Republican: A petition
n in circulation asking the council t
call an election to vote additions
# bonds to improve the water works.
e there is anything that Norton peopl
a like better than bonds it is NOR
d bonds.
> !Smith County Pioneer: 1t is wit
fear and trembling we watch this Gu
II ting down of names of town in KaI
It sas by the federal powers. FL Dorad
e was a pretty name, but Eldorad
g looks like misft; Rush Center wa
IS all right, but Rushcenter looks g
y though it had been set up by the dev
l. and the proof reader had got drum
that night; Walnutgrove don't look a
l. though it ever had grove. But whe
l. they get to monkeying with the nam
10 of this fair town they will create sa
e havoc. Smithcenter would drive a
y the trade to Athoi and if they shoul
n cut off the last part Of the name W
"a would want to cut of the balance an
T. go without any name. Please let I
alone.
r The diphtheria scare at Indepe,
\ dence is over and the schools opene
re again this week. ess4
r Great Bend Register.-Our peopl
r. are now confident that great year
Is in store for Barton county and he
1t people. We have had three weeks
Is snow and wheat was never known I
l. be in better condition.
y Colonel Richard Bonticou Morri
collector of internal revenue for Kal
n sas is said to bear striking resen
" blance to Rev. T. s. Hodgson, presto
m ing elder of the Larned Methodil
conference,
Il Business is so brisk with the Cha1
!; Aa,,o,o Rro0r1 Comna1u of Sedan fhs