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Organized, 1873; named for Thomas W. Barber, free-state martyr; County seat, Medicine Lodge; area, 1134 square miles, 725,760 acres; population (1915), 9203; assessed valuation (1915), $20,481,090; resources and industries—red sandstone, brick clay, gypsum, agriculture and stock raising MEDICINE LODGE Population (1915), 1304; elevation, 1470 feet; established, 1873-named by the Indians—a place of council; industries—gypsum cement mill; telephones; public library; owns its waterworks system; is on the Santa Fe railway Medicine Lodge Discontinued Medicine Lodge Short-lived--Vol. 1 BARBER COUNTY INDEX, Democratic; U. C. Herr, editor. Painter & Herr, publishers, Medicine Lodge. Weekly. Dec. 16, 1880 + 34 vols. Established 1880; early history unknown; first issue in Society's file vol. 1 No 28 shows, M. L. Sherpy, editor and publisher. [On Film] CRESSET, Republican; C. W. McMillan, editor and publisher, Medicine Lodge Weekly. Mar. 20, 1879-+ -37 vols. [on film] Founded 1878 as the Barbour County Mail, by M. C. Cochran; named changed 1879 to the Mail, with same editor and publisher; name again changed, same year, to Medicine Lodge Cresset, J. W. McNeal and E. W. Iliff, editors and pulishers. HARDTNER Population (1915), 297; established, 1887; named for Dr. John Hardtner of Springfield, O; industries-elevators, telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway. PRESS, independent; George N. Harvey, editor, Roy C. Harvey, publisher, Hardtner Weekly. Oct. 16, 1914 + 1 vol. Founded 1911 by George N. Harvey HAZELTON Population (1915), 331; elevation, 1349 feet; established, 1883; named for Rev. J. H. Hazelton; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe railways Hazelton Discontinued Hazelton Short-lived--Vol. 1 HERALD, Progressive; C. A. Hyatt, editor and publisher, Hazelton. Weekly. Nov. 24, 1906 + 9 vols. Founded in 1905; early history unknown; first issue in Society's file, vol. 1 No 50 shows Arthur O. Leamon, editor and publisher KIOWA Population (1915), 954; elevation, 1333 feet; established, 1872; town site moved and new town Co. incorporated 1884; named for Kiowa Indians; has telephones; is on the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific railways Kiowa Discontinued Kiowa Short-lived--Vol. 1 JOURNAL, REPUBLICAN; P. H. Alexander, editor and manager, The Journal Co., publisher,Kiowa Weekly. Nov. 4, 1886 + 29 vols. Founded 1885; early history not known; first issue in Society's file vol. 2, No. 7, shows W.C. Charles and D. A. Ellsworth, editors and publishers. NEWS-REVIEW, Republican; Oscar Haberlein, editor and publisher, Kiowa Weekly. Jan. 2, 1903 + 13 vols. This paper is a continuation of the following: Kiowa Review founded 1891 as the Alliance Review by Hudson & Watrus; name changed 1892 to the Kiowa Review, with C.C. Hudson, editor and publisher; consolidated with the News, 1902. The Kiowa News, founded 1899 by Oscar Haberlein; name changed after absorbing the Review in 1902, to the Kiowa News-Review, Oscar Haberlein, editor and publisher. SHARON Population (1915), 308; elevation, 1456 feet; established, 1883; industries; flour mills and elevators; is on the Santa Fe railway Sharon Discontinued SHARON VALLEY TIMES, independent; P. H. Adair, editor, Todd Tilton, associate editor, Sharon. Weekly. Apr. 2, 1914 — Dec. 2, 1915. 1 vol. Founded 1911; early history not known; first issue in Society's file is vol. 3, No. 4, and shows P. H. Adair, editor and publisher. Not received by the Society since Dec. 2, 1915. |
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