Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29

He was born at Batavia, Dec. %. 1886.
He grew up there aud in May 1864, he
enlisted In Co. z. l53rd Ohio and serv-
ed his country until the close OF the
war. After retiring from the army he
moved with his family to Clark county.
Mo-, where he lived until 1885, when he
came to Medicine Ledge. Mr.. Kidd's
business was that Of contractor and
builder. but for the past number or
years his age has reached that point
where hard labor IS up hill work and he
emit. He owned the Usage hotel here in
the early SOS but was caught In the '93
to '96 panic and lost heavily. and still
has much money standing out which il
not worth the book It Is written In. This
worked great hardship on him and his
success this fall would come at q time
when he needs it. Mr.. Kidd owns his
property IN town and is q taxpayer.
You can honor good citizen and q
loyal old soldier by voting for him for
probate judge. You will find his name
on the Independent ticket.
w. z. GIBSON
is The Independent candidate for coun.
ty surveyor and 1t IS seldom that man
Of his superior qualifications will accept
a nomination for an Office with so little
emolument attached but the people
pressed him into service and there he
his. Mr.. Gibson was born in Linn
county, Mo-, Feb. %, 1856. He grew
up in that community and after com.
pleuing the common school course. he
graduated from the Kirksyille state
normal school. He taught school nine
teen years with first grade sheepskin
in his vest pocket. His college course
included a thorough course in science
and practical surveying and civil en-.
gineerirg. Mr. Gibson came here in Feb
rnary, 1897. and in partnership with a
brother, bought large ranch in Elm
Mills township which is we'll stocked.
He is man of positive convictions,
never bashful in expressing himself,
hut always cOnsiderate for the rights of
others and strictly honest and honora-
BILE in all his dealings. Barber county
has needed a competent surveyor for a
number of years. The opportunity is
offerd the voters this fall.
DIR. S. KOCIELL,
the Independent candidate for coroner.
was born inRusSlan Poland IN December.
1916. For taxing an active part in the
against the Russian gov.
he was banished to Siberia,
and after SIX years returned to his ma
tive country. But stringent despotic
laws restricting his personal liberty in
duced him to flee to the United States,
arriving In 1870. The lack of knowl-
edge Of this country's tongue rendered
his education useless so far as the ben.
ef1ts obtainable here were concerned.
While learning English, the Doctor
was engaged in various ordinary pur.
suits. The proverbIai loquacity of bar
Der induced him to learn the trade as
the best means to learn the language.
This with the assistance of books quail
lied him so that two years later he en-
tered the University of Iowa and after
froLl the Homeopathic Med.
zeal department he took a course IN the
regular meuicaI department in order to
become better acquainted with the
method as taught in the United States.
Dr. Kociell came to Medicine Lodge in
the summer of 1888, and practiced med.
lcine ever since, and also worked at
the BARRIERS trade when he first came.
lie is skilled physician and was elect
ed coroner in the fall of 1891. Give
him your vote this fall
J. d. SPANGLER
Jacob d Spangler has been nominat-
ed by the Independent forces for COM
missile ner of the first district. He is
native of Iowa, born at CentervilIe,
June 6, 1869. He came to Kansas in
the fall of 1877, Washington county.
In 1879 he went to Hodgeman county
where he gradually worked himself in.
to the stock business, and in 1897 he
came to Barber county and bought a
choice farm in Sharon township which
he now owns and lives on. Mr.. Spang-
Ter is natural hustler: He has been
"hoeIng his own row" since he was II
years old and, while he has been in trying