Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-17

This is the kind of a campaign w,
expect to meet.'
The city council of Emporia at it.
last meeting passed an ordinance re
quiring policemen to wear the regula
ton uniforms with brass buttons
The city marshal has revolted and de
clares he will not wear a uniform. The
outcome of the affair is looked for
ward to with interest.
Albert Steigmeyer, a farmer, was
buried alive by the caving in of SAND
pit east of Sa1ina last night. He was
alone and his team was found wander.
ing around this morning. The acci.
dent was unknown until the man was
dug out to-day, fifteen hours after il
occurred. He was probably instantly
killed.
Pensions have been granted as fol-
lows: Original Isaac S. Bahmey,
st. Paul. Supplementa1-Hie1 D. Hull,
Zeandale. Renewal and Increase
John A. Walker, National Military
home, Leavenworth. Increase-Mar-
tin Organ, Allison; George A. Wool
worth, Hewins. Original widows, etc.
Esther c. Detterrich, Bronson; Mar
garet Bowman, Wichita.
Thursday night at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclure, three miles
north of Waver1y, one of the most
elaborate of the many home weddings
which have been celebrated in this
county was consummated. The high
contracting parties were Mr.. Tim Nc
Grath and Miss Minnie Mcclure, two
of the best known and most popular
of the Prairie City's young people and
members of two of the wealthiest fam
lilies in the county.
Mr.. Hobson of the Reno Salt Com
pany, who, in former years, has spent
considerable time in experimenting on
methods of producing salt, will soon
begin the operation of a new plant
upon method which he hopes will be
more successful than those now being
used. Mr.. Hobson now has a car load
of new machinery on the way to
Hutchinson, from Cincinnati, and will
begin operations as soon as it arrives
and can be placed.
The marriage of Miss Alberta Irene
Webb of Nortonvi1le and Mr.. Frank
Miller Wilson of Horton is announced
for Wednesday, November II, 1897.
Miss Webb is the youngest daughter
of the late Hiram Webb, and is well
known and esteemed in this locality
where all the years of her life have
been passed. Mr.. Wilson is the CASH
ier of the First National bank of Hor-
ton and is young man of sterling
qualities and character.
E. c. Little has accepted an invita-
| tion to lecture at the First Christian
church in Topeka some time during
the winter. Mr.. Little's lecture will
be one of the entertainments of the
seasons course now being arranged
by the church. March 25 Mr.. Little
will lecture under the auspices of the
Y. M. G. A. in Kansas City on "The
City's Thoroughfares." This lecture
is also part of the winter course pre-
pared by the association The Frank
lin, Neb., academy and the Thomas
county, Kansas, high school have also
invited Mr.. Little to deliver lectures.
Laurie Trickey, the 12-year-old SON
of ]. L. Trickey, merchant of Null
vane, was accidentally shot and quite
severely wounded last evening. While
out hunting with a comrade he tried to
crowd through wire fence. He put
the gun through first, with the muzzle
toward him. The weapon was dis
charged and load of No. shot tore
out the inside of his right hand and
lodged in his left shoulder and breast,
and number of them lodged in his
neck. This is the second one of Mr..
Trickey's sons who has accidentally
shot himself.
A peculiar disease has appeared
among the hogs along the Ninnescah
river, twenty miles west of Wichita,
~. Freeland, of Smith, and c. II
Boughman, who live on adjoining
ranches, have lost nearly 100 each
The disease does not appear to be CON
tagious. The animals when taker
sick become sluggish in their actions
but eat heartily of any food thrown t.
them. After day or two they refus,
to eat and become apparently blind
When aroused and driven from thei
beds, they often walk straight agains
a fence or a tree. They usually di
within week and examination of thei
stomachs fails to show anything indi
eating disorder except a reddis
woody deposit In some cases chang
of pasture or location of feed pen ha
: ldisposed of the trouble.