Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-12-26

pony and Wednesday he won an organ
which nc Immediately traded for "a fine
gold watch and chain. ~-s
Mrs. Lizzie Beal formerly Mrs. Steele)
now of Joplin, Mo-, was here this week
looking after her valuable property in
terests. She is among the fortunate
possessors Of Main streetlots.
Those who think we have been hav-
ing cold weather don't know what they
are grumbling about. Up at Fargo,
Dakota, the mercury has been standing
ut SIC below for nearly two weeks.
At A.W. Little's sale last Saturday
bidding was lively and every article of
fered brought fair price. Owing to
the severe weather. the attendance was
not large. Mr.. Little and family started
for WyandOtte Tuesday morning.
Stephen T. Dickerson passed through
here this week with lumber, cook stove
and a general outfit for home in Bar
Der. lie is a democrat and we welcome
him as a citizen. lie was an old citizen
Of Hancock county, Ind.
Judge Shepler is home from his trip
TO Illinois, lis old home. lie Is much
improved i'm health. and thinks now
that the bracing breezes of southwes-
tern Kansas beat any country in the
world.
The bookkeeping class, until further
notice, will meet ut Mr.. Mulkey's resi-
dence. Those wishing to enter the class
should at once arrange about hn0as So
as TO commence with the opening Of the
new year. 30
a noticeable feature Of the holiday
trade was the great number of persons
here from the neighLOrIng county towns
including, even, the merchants. Ii is
generally admitted that the stores Of
Medicine Lodge have fuller stocks, and
better articles of merchandise than ever
before exhibited in this county.
a scheme is on foot to have a grand
circl hunt on Ir about new years. On
Ma or Lemont's range there is quite a.
lar e i'Ock of antelope. plenty ofcuy. ties
AMI lev raj gray wolves. III the Ma ,r
l. k'si. IL hand, with the help of few
6xpe! i,nced hunters. there is u grand
time IN store Tor lCytIs OF this sport
KIOwa Herald.
Thos. Taylor has been appointed cen
sus taker for COmanche county. and if
he can complete his work before Gov.
Click goes out Of office, the second week
in January, it is more tran likely that
he viii appoint the new county officers
and name the temporary county seat.
Both Coldwater and NJ scutunga are
confident of being the favored city.
With characteristic liberality and
good judgment. Fleming Bros. selected
/ the INDEX as an object on which to be-
stow slight memento of their love and
affection, and box OF their celebrated
"LaBelle Creole cigars found its way
to our sanctum. No more acceptable
Christmas gift could have been thought
/ of, and we are therefore duly thankful
An old gentleman vino carries the
mail between this place and Harper had
his left arm broken at this place We'd
ncsday morning. He went INTO the
stall after his team when horse kicked
him across the stable and againsta span
of the stage mules, and these kicked
him severely, breaking his arm. Not
| withstanding this lie went out with the
mail Wednesday.
Delta Lodge, No. II, \. f. X 4. NJ.
at stated communication last Satur-
day night, Goth inst, elected the follow
ing officers forthe ensuing year: Henry
Blickhahn, worshipfuI master; X. VI.
! Woodward. senior warden; \. r. Nc
| Kinney. junier warden; b. Lacy, treas
urer; III. NJ. Ingraham, secretary. The
anpointive officers have not yet been
named.
Ed. Slack the skating rink man had a
/ slight unpleasantnUss last Friday with
/ III. G. Thompson and this was not more
/ thau settled until he, Slack, and W. ".
| Robertson come together. II was all on
account of a misunderstanding as to
/ when Stacks lease OF the hall expired.
| All parties aChnuw lodged the r n.,ug.i-
tmtss tie neat morning before Judge
McCandless and were let Oft us ligh ~
as the statutes in the case would admit.
A number OF the school children. rep
resentiny the different Rooms. under the
direction of Prof. Quick aud his assist
ants, gave pleasant entertainment at
the NJ. +. church Tuesday night, which
was well attended 10y the parents and
friends of the young folks. Songs, in
strumental music, declarations, reci-
tltious, readings and dialogues were
gone through with in manner highly
creditable to the school and their in
structors. The proceeds of the enter
tainment were devoted to paying for
an organ lately purchased for the
school.
The children OF the Christian church
were treated to a Christmas tree last
night and happier gathering was new
er assembled under roof. Uncle Dave
Mckinney impersonated Santa Claus,
and he made a good one. The tree was
loaded down with presents for old and
young, many families taking advantage
of the occasion TO present to their loved
ones mementos of affection and esteem.
IL required two hours to unload the tree,
but when this was done, there was
scarcely an empty-handed individual in
the house.
Col. and Mrs. IL. w. Brand are to bs
| nnprntnlnfnd on the snnnass of n dinrnr