Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-20
KI0WA.

Il. R. Herold left last Friday for q
visit with relatives in Virginia.
There are no longer any joints in ri.
owa. The doors of two of the build.
lngs formerly used by jointlsts contain
cards labeled "For Rent
Lester Heckard, manager of the
Metz Lumber Co., has let contract to
erect nice residence on his lots east
of the Franklin school house.
A valentine social at Mrs. Metz's
last Wednesday evening was largely
attended. Besides spending al enjoya-
BILE evening, a neat sum was realized.
A petition to Gov. Stanley to have
all joints closed was circulated around
town by members OF the w. G. T. U.
last week. They secured quite a large
number of signers.
One of the features of last weeks ia.
sue of one Of the Kiowa papers is the
announcement that no Item of news is
wanted which interests or is relative to
anyone but subscriber.
Mike Gray thinks Judge Gillett q
very clever official inasmuchas he 1.-THE
Judgel considered only two weeks of
married life sufficient reason to OK.
cuse him from further attendance ct
court.
The big prices paid for land in the
strip is inducing many to sell their
places and purchase property in Barber
county. They can purchase as good
places here and have handsome sum
left out of the proceeds of their claims.
There seems to be contagion in every
thing.
Quite commotion was caused In the
city by the announcement of q threat
to prosecute the promoters and partici.
pants in the prize fight last Friday
night. It is said that q certain
minister and deacon in one Of
the churches, read q little religion
and whole lot of the riot act to one of
our leading business men who attended.
The boxing contest at the opera
last Friday night between "Baalam"
and the Hardwick colored gel'man re-
suited in knockout on Baalam in the
9Th round. Baalam seems to be in
hard luck when he enters the ring-it
always ends the same way. They
fought for a purse of $500, seventy
five per cent of which went to the win.
ner.
Among those who attended the cat
tlemen's convention at Woodward last
week, were President A. T. Wilson, T..
P. and Billie Wilson, j. E. Fritzlen, C.
Davis, VIM. hickman, VIM. Garland,
Chas. McAlIlster, A. l.. Mason, K. r.
Rudolph. D. r. Streeter, A.. j. Crewd-
son, B. Leonhart. T. P. Flanagan,
DR.. Thomas. A. T. Wilson Was re.
elected president of the association.
AS prospects OF spring begin to ap.
pear, crowds from all directions flock
to KiOwa to make their purchases for
the coming season. These crowds
come to Kiowa as the result of extern
sive advertising. Merchants here
would rather attempt to conduct their
business with half force than to drop
advertisements. One firm attempted
to run store without advertising and
lasted just one month.
w. r. Julian, for the last three years
in the klondike country, dropped In on
his Kiowa friends last Friday. He
looks as though he has enjoyed life
since he left here, though he recites
many adventures and hardships such
as are incident to new mining fields.
Will has always been q favorite in ev-
cry community he has lived. His host
of friends were glad to meet him again.
Reuben Randolph Hinnen, the great
CONSTITUTIONAL lawyer who made his
appearance at Kiowa so mysteriously
few months ago. disappeared sudden
ly Saturday night. The last seen OF
him Saturday night or rather Sunday
morning, was by one Of our prominent
citizens whom he aroused from his
slnmbers and without an invitation es-
corted himself into the dining room
and informed the proprietor Of the
house that he was hungry and wanted
a bite to eat. Mr.. Hinnen informed
his host that his destination was Tope-
ka, that he was called there to defend
Mrs. Nation. He displayed . nice roll
of lucre before boarding the train. and
the mourners over bis departure are
said to be many. TIE extent Of their
mourning is variously estimated at
from 81 to SO.