Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-31
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Cuppeu from the NeWS-ReVleW.
What troubles the republican ma
chine at the county seat now Is to find
candidates to accept nominations for
county offices on the democratic county
ticket. Their own ticket being all fix
ed up,their only care is to see to it that
the democrats do not make the serious
mistake to nominate ticket OF compe.
tent and strong men and elect them
over the ''weak sisters" some of the
machine slate candidates will be.
Chas. McBrayer has turned over the
job of grain buyer for the Miller Grain
Company to his cousin, Ed. Goodan, of
Hazelton. and taken charge of the lum.
Der yard, of his father in-law, w. D.
Maekey. letting Harley Woodland out of
his job.
Miss Addie NJ Smith is at home visit.
her new responsible position as one of
the teachers IN the Cottonwood Falls
high school. Miss Smith gave up her
position as one of the teachers in the
Kansas Wesleyan Business College at
Salina short time ago, and visited the
Worlds fair for about two weeks. She
expects to be at Cottonwood Falls
| about Sept. 1st.
In the replevin case of Pete Henning.
sen VS.. Lew Roberts, a change of venue
was taken. The case will be taken be.
fore Squire KiDcaid. Pete made prop.
| osltlon to settle the controversy about
the cattle taken from him and sold to
satisfy feed bill during his enforced
residence at the county seat, but the
defendant does not consent to arbitra-
ton and Will fight 1t out in the courts.
There seems to be no head or tail to
the railroad surveys run lately in this
vicinity. The line run from the direc-
ton of Byron to Kiowa was extended
in a northwesterly direction only about
three miles from this city. It does
look as if some of the routes talked of
are only part of schemes to play differ.
ent localities against each other IN or.
| der to obtain right of way and other
| privileges which may be turned to good
account by the promoters later on. No
direct proposition looking towards a
railroad horizontal. parallel, diagonal
or in any other direction with Kiowa as
the fulcrum has been submitted to this
city and 1.-The new roadn talked up by
railroad promoters and real estate
boomers in the towns In the border
counties of Oklahoma and Kansas
seems TO be as far from realization as
ever. Notwithstanding that several jerk
lines are being run and stakes set.
Clipped from the Journal
I Mrs. Z. ID. Skinner ard baby of Med.
icine Lodge are in the city and will re-.
main an indefinite time, that the baby
may receive medical treatment. Mr..
Skinner has leased the Ellis farm near
the Lodge and will devote his entire
time to its cultivation.
Harley Woodland. who for a number
of years has held a responsible position
| with W.D. Mackey has handed in his
resignation to take effect September /.
Mr.. Woodland will rest for short time
before accepting other employment.
\ During the storm Thursday night q
stack OF hay containing about FIVE tons,
owned by w. L. Whitton II miles north
west. was struck By lightning and
burned to the ground.
Dave Freemyer after due delibera-
ton has concluded not to allow his
name to go before the next republican
county convention for district clerk.
He has been offered and has accepted
= position win the Southwestern State
Bank.