Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-12-29

ne the only exclusive dealer in groceries
n the city, and right we'll does he sustain
he IositioD. He came here from Well
ington about year and half ago, and
lis first good work was to build the sub
tantial row OF brick stores in one OF which
he has his business. This was ~ big |
Improvement to the town. He makes a
'peciality of fine groceries and fancy can
ned goods, and as his trade shows. his I
appreciate his efforts to please |
them. In his establishment may be found
every article needed to supply family.
And every article, from box of matches
to barrel of -four, is delivered at the
customers residence, if 1t be in the town.
w. ID. VanSlyke, at the post Office, sup.
plies the trade with everything needed in
the way of musical instruments, music,
books of all kind and variety of notions
that it would take pages to enumerate.
He can offer extra inducements to persons
desiring to subscribe for any Of the period
icsls of the day, no matter which one, and
will see that it gets to the subscriber on
short notice. AT this time of the year
people want to renew subscriptions, and
Mr. VanSlvke will give this especial at
tention. Or if you want any book publish
ed or any music, or plays-anything in fact
he can get it. He is managing an hides
pensible establishment, and does it well.
A. C. Bender. successor to Bender &
Curd. the. proprietor of the new hard
ware store and lumber yard, is doing a
nice business. He is an old resident and
has successful y followed the stock bosi-
ness, and has been engaged in other en-
terprises. He handles hardware, wagons,
lumber, lime, hair, agricultural lmple-
ments and everything even remotely con-
nected with the hardware business. He
has a commodious store on North Main
street, and can show up splendid new
stock; which he offers at low prices for
cash. Mr.. Bender is an old merchant
and understands the wants of the country.
John Singer manages the only boot and
shoe factory and repair shop in the town,
and it is unnecessary to introduce him to
this people, he being we'll .and .favorably
known to every one who wears leather on
their feet. by close attention to business
he has built up trade that he can retain
as long as he desires it. Being careful to
keep nothing but the best stock and turn
out only .thorough-iinished work, he has
no trouble with his customers. He has a
rule that all shoemakers should have past
ed In their hats: Never lie to or disap-
point customer 90.
w. Il. Love is getting quite a popular
reputation with his new livery stable,
having secured a larger patronage from
the stockmen than any one establishment
In the town ever before accommodated
He has made the business a study and
now knows as well what il expected of
the manager of first class livery and feed
stakle as any man who was ever engaged
in the business, for few men attend more
closely to business than he.
The corral and wagon yard opened late
y by Morris g. Lamb, is quite an accom-.
mediation to the travelling public, and just
what has been needed for a long time. At
their place may be obtained pure water
and sound feed and dry stables for stock
a safe place for the wagons and warm
place for freighters to spread their beds.
This firm also keep for sale or for hire a
lot of saddle ponies.
DIR. 81. Yant is the dentist for this town
and county, and large portion of the
adjacent country. He has been located
here long enough for the people to End
out the kind Of workman he is, and his
rapidly increasing business would seem to
indicate that they are satisfied. He is
another one who is here to stay, having
lately completed nice residence and office
which he is Low occupying.
w. w. Cook was among the first mer-
chants of the town; but he quit the bust
ness some time ago aud now devotes his
tune exclusively to the live stock business,
buying and selling everything in the stock
line. His thorough acquaintance with the
business, he having been on the range in
this county several years. makes him a
good man to do business with. He has
ranches and cattle for sale.
Mr.. Shelby Radebaugh is among fhe
yorng business men who have lately loca-
ted in Medicine Lodge. He was fora num-
Der of years engaged in the mercantile
business in the state of Indiana but heard
of this country and came here to open
store. He has deferred the matter and is
now connected with the well-known firm
H. c. Thompson & Co., where he will re-
main for the present but still expects to
carry out his first intentions at no distant
day. He comes with the best recomenda-
tons from his native state.
Rem Kaufman nropriofor of fta n u