Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-04-14
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pACccS VI spring ana summer dress
goods at Glasier s. Co.'S.
A horse show is advertised for next
Saturday. the 18th. Bring in your
blooded stock for exhibition.
The Cemetery Association will serve
lunch at their room Friday afternoon,
April 23rd, from to O'Clock.
E. Parrish, who is now with the Kio-
wa Review, was in town few bours on
Monday morning. He drove up with
Milt Hull.
B. F. Glasier s. Co. and the J. r.
Young Drug Co. have exchanged store
rooms. The change was made the first
of the week.
Joe Vaughn was in from Eldred on
Monday and yesterday. He enjoyed
the hospitality of Judge Potes and wife
while in town.
Noble & Case are headquarters for
finished lister shears, factory made with
bolts ready to put right onto your lister
for only 1925 each.
The ladies of the Christian church
will give festival at the Doles school
house on next Saturday night, for the
benefit of Elder Ingle.
Mayor Julian is up from Kiowa. He
says he is following Carter Harrison's
example in steering clear from the Of
fee seekers for the present.
Marriage license was issued by Pro-
bate Judge Funk last Saturday, April
10, to Chas. Neal and Matte Martin
(colored) both of this city.
Mrs. ]. IL. Higgins has just received
a large invoice of EASIER MILL
merry STYLES. See her at once.
She handles the latest styles.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Olson drove up from
Kiowa on Monday. Mrs. Olson visited
with Mrs. Geo. c. Smith while Mr.. Oh
son attended to business matters.
Frank Gordon received car load of
stock-all thoroughbred bulls excepting
one, which was a fine stud horse. w.
c. Millar came in charge of the stuff.
Milt Hull is in town this week. He
is looking after the interests of the XII
owa Review. The Review is entitled
to recognition by the county commits
sioners.
We made slight error last week in
saying that the Kiowa boys-Faure and
Bowers-were brought back to Jail ON
Tuesday evening. They were bound
over to the district court by the Kiowa
justice, but gave bond. They will be
tried at the May term.
Lewis w Thon,Deon uoo nm FROM tho
Strip on Monday renewing acquaint-
ances. He informs US that he will move
back to Barber county some time this
year. We will rejOcice to regain his
citizenship. There are no better men
than Lewis Thompson
Mayor j. P. Hall requests us to an
nounce that all stock running at large
within the city limits will be taken up
and put in the pound. All parties own
Ing stock in the city Will therefore gov
ern themselves accordingly.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church and congregation will meet Fri
day in their rooms for the whole day.
Let those who are interested be in at
tendance, also invite the husbands to
take dinner there. Mrs. Houchin. sec.
Glover NJ. Martin is green with envy
when he thinks of the Herrick families
touring the county in a special car, rep
resenting European capitalists. 1t
beats running for country attorney on
the republican gold standard ticket.
Hugh Rankin, the newly elected re-
publican Commissioner from the First
district. makes very fair successor to
Jim Murray in that he learns his piece
we'll before coming to school; but he
lacks the venom and bluffing qualities
that we're Jim's chief characteris-
tics.
Speaking of the political complexion
of the police judges of the different
cities of Barber county, the Pops are
strictly In it. Every city in the county
that elected police judge this spring,
chose a Populist. In Kiowa it was j.
f. Lee; at HaZelton, z. 7. L. Burns; at
Medicine Lodge, j. W. Potes.
We understand that a certain repub-
lican editor has another S of which he
wishes to rid himself. We do not speak
authoritatively, but we believe that the
Cemetery Association is not averse to
the reception of the benefits of his afflu-
ency. He has our consent to tender
this progressive organization another
wheel On the same proposition.
The sad information of the death of
Frank Holmes Was received here on
Saturday. He died at his home inKan-
sas City On Friday night, of consump-
ton. The friends of the bereaved fam
lily In this county extend their undivid-
ed sympathy. Frank was a good,
whole souled, kind hearted man. His
death Is mourned wherever he was
known,
Eli Fitzgerald, Nippawalla township,
marketed twenty five head of hogs in
the city on Monday, averaging 325
pounds. About six weeks ago he
brought in four which weighed 1900
one tipping the beam at $50 and the
other three at $40 each. We believe
Mr.. Fitzgerald is the banner hog breed
er OF the county. He handles good
blooded stock and knows how to feed to
the best advantage. The 800 pound
hog was raised by Tiger Jack Sparks,
was between one and two years ord and
dandy. Eli used small portion of
his swine money to pay his arrearage
aud almost a year in advance tn the IN