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

Sheriff-C T Rigg.
Treasurer-w T Rouse.
Probate Judges Shepler.
Superintendent Schools-A Axline.
COroncr-John Singer.
CITY OFFrcERs.
Mayors Shepler.
.Auorney-E Sample.
Clerk-John Upperman.
Treasurer G Orner,
Marshal-Dr Rigg.
Police Judge G Tnrney.
Councilmen-Ed Yonman, T A McNeal,
ID VanSlyke, w w Cook and f w Payne.
CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Hill, pastor:
Presbyterian, Rev Axline, pastor; chris
tian, no pastor; United Brethren, no pastor.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
AT and A M-Delta lodge No7l.
100 F-Pionecr lodge No l7S
AOU W-Fidelity lodge No so.
POSTAL.
ID. VanSlyke, postmaster; Emma Van
Slyke assistant.
Nail from Harper and all Eastern points
arrives here at 2 NJ daily, and leaves at 10
n daily.
Mails from Hutchinson. Kingman, Iuka,
Sun city, Lake city, KioWa and all northern,
southern and western points, arrive in the
afternoons of Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays and leave on the mornings Of Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
RAILROADS.
Harper, the terminus OF the Kansas CITY.
Lawrence and Southern Kansas. is the sta.
ton for Medicine Lodge, and it is 30 miles
away. A daily stage runs between the
points, making the trip in hours. The
train from the East arrives at Harper at
l23O, night, and leaves at 3 in the morning.
II. G. THOMPSON & Co.
Though this firm has been established
but one year, there is none in this section
of the state more widely or more favora-
bly, known. Dec. 20, 1881. H. G. Thomp-
son, who was then engaged in the stock
business, and a. w. Little who was also
handling cattle and devoting part of his
time to pncticing law, organized the pres
ent firm, purchased the stock of goods of
ID. VanSlyke and proceeded to add to it un-
I'll it was the most complete mercantile es-
tlblishment the town has ever known. In
the very beginning they decided to keep in
Z stock as nearly everything needed in this
market possible, and only handle the best
OF everything. This proved a winning card
and will be followed. They decided on
another Interchangeable rule, and that was Il
allow no errors to occur I'm accounts. They
are both fine accountants and business men
and have as their assistants painstaking ant
, accurate men. AS a consequence there /.
no complaint from customers about theiI
accounts being mixed up with somebod,
4 else's account. Accuracy is everything il
the opinion Of these gentlemen. Their
! store, the Headquarters" building, wa
. quite extensive originally, but they hav,
lately made two important additions 20 il
, one being separate department for cloth
ing, which needs plenty Of room and light
> and the other addition being an EXTENSIVE
room for heavy groceries aud unbrokel
n packages. Both the main store room an,
) the two additions are kept packed with tn
, most complete stock that can be found il
a THIS part OF the state. This firm Is dom,
q agood business in furnishing outfits by tn
n wagon load, and many ranchers have foun
$ 1t advantageous to purchase this way, il
preference to sending away for their sur
!. plies. 1t is common thing to see hal
g dozen wagons loading from this store at tn
!. same time. On large lots they offer extr
4 inducements. Anything in the line of dr.
J. goods, notions, clothing, hats, caps, boot,
shoes, furnishing goods, fancy or stapl
groceries that they have not on hand whe
called for, will be obtained at once. The
!. study to please and always succeed. Thes
gentlemen are closely identified with tn
D Interests of the county, they have the con
tidence Of the people and have a brigi,
future before them.
PIONEER DRUG STORE.
Eli Smith came to this county in the earl
d days as the old settlers say. He was one O
n the pioneers, and there are but few men a
we'll acquainted in this section of the stat
: and the Territory. He started out AS
1 'NeeNA oitO do AOtl& dc LncTG Wer
any buffalo to shoot he was decided sue
cess In the business, for 1t was business
with him. When the whites came in An,
put cattle on the buffalo range, and ciyiIiza
ton claimed this as fit habitation, aOthel
los occupation was gone" and it becam
: necessary for Mr.. Smith to fall In with tb
procession, and this he did with good grac
J. and has since been active in assisting il
building up the town and county. he 10
Gated at KiOwa in 1872 and In 1875 move,
TO this place, opening the first regular drn,
store In this city, his first stand being soutI
,; OF where the o h bakery now is. He mad
several moves around town before gettin,
8. settled In the present stand. One move W.,
to erect building for store Just north O
: the Headquarters store. That seemed S,
far out of town that the boys used to q,
n In and ask Iii whom no would 49, = =