Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-08-31

September 5-l0th, 1888. They will leave
here in special train via Santa Fe, Sep
TENDER 9TH. The round trip fare is
sd AS. Santa Fe agent will give you
particulars
I Miss Lucy Woodin notified the school
board by letter on Monday that she
has decided to attend the state univer-
slty this term and cannot therefore
teach in the city schools. The vacancy
has not yet been flied.
Do not be imposed upon but insist on
getting DR.. SawyeI's Little Wide A.
wake Pills, because there is no pill
made that will so radically cure cOnSti-
patton, dyspepsia, b,liousness and liver
complaints. Young Drug Co
There seems To be some diSSatiSfac-
ton over the manner IN which the re-
cent bridge contract was awarded. We
withhold comment at this time for the
reason that we are not thoroughly con-
versant with the facts In the case.
f. S. Williams called last week and
entered his name on the roll of honor.
Mr.. Williams is farming near PiXley
this year and has been in Barber coun-
ty only two years, having come here
from Grant county. He is a half
brother TO Eli Fitzgerald, of Nippawal-
la township, and a thoroughly inform
ed Populist. We were glad to make
his acquaintance.
FIVE races were run at the Sparks
track last week-one on Thursday and
four on Saturday. Thursdays race was
run by Shannon's John and bay mare
belonging to MIR. Wilcox of Kiowa. The
Wilcox mare won by about a neck. The
purse was $25. The first race on Satur-
day was run by Sparks "Ketchem" and
ClarksOn's brown horse and was won
by the latter Purse $25 The second was
run by Shannon's John and another
Wilcox horse, the former winning.
Purse $25. The third race was run by
Wilcox's Fleetwood" and the Cleve
land black mare. The money in this
instance was pulled down on account
of an unfair race. The black mare was
crowded out of her track and was run
on the rough about 100 yards and the
horse came out ahead. One of the
judges desired TO give the race to the
mare Oh foul but the other two decd
! ed to pull the money down in the inter.
| est Of harmony and good feeling. The
| fourth and last race was between
sparks Billy and Will Lewis horse of
kiOwa. Billy won by several feet day.
| light. The purse was for SIS. Consid-
| cradle money changed hands.
The person in jail last week to whom
we referred only briefly by special re-
quest, was j. E. Henry, an electrician
| of Kiowa. Mr.. Henry was not under
/ any warrant. He was arrested on Sun
day morning by Marshal Lane who
seemed to suspect that Henry attempt
! ed to mlStreat little girl. We talked
with Mr.. Henry on Tuesday of last
week but he requested us at that time
to publish nothing until the matter was
Strengthened up. The facts, according
to Mr.. Henry, are substantially as fol.
| lows: Mr. Henry located at ki0wa last
| spring and did business for phono.
graph and picture company. The city
demanded license but Henry refused
to pay; short time afterwards he was
arrested for doing business on Sunday
and was fined S25 and costs in the Pc
lice court and the case was appealed t
the district court. From that time
matters we apparently harmonious I'm
til Sunday, the Goth inst. when Marsha
Lane saw little girl by the name Of
Mary ChenOweth in Henry's place oil
business. Henry was Immediately ar
rested and some of the citizens created
great excitement until a few went 81
far as to hint mob violence. TO pre-
vent any demonstration of this kind
Ed. Blalch, Henry's attorney, ad
yised that he be taken to jail a
Medicine Lodge for protection. Tn
next day the little girls parents, VIII
reside at Woodward, came to Kiow;
and Investigated the case and were full
ly convinced that the reports of an as
sault were absolutely false and no pros
ecution was made and Henry was re
leased. Mr.. Henry said that the llttl
, girl happened TO stop at his office at 8 o
: clock in the morning and requested hin
to play selection on the phonograp
and he readily and cheerfully yielde
to the request. The girl had not bee
: in the office more than five minutes bt
fore the excitement was raised. Th
] girl says that Henry did not offer an
insult and treated her gentlemanly
f every respect. Mr.. Henry is natural
s very sorry that he was put to this en-
s barrassment but says he desires ths
: the truth be given to the public in jul
i tice to himself. He is a Lice appearin
q young man and his statements can M
+ be doubted, especially since all circun
p stances and the only eye witness CO
robOrate him.