Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-29

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Stockmen are beginning to kick
considerably because travellers do moi
shut the gates after them. seems To
us that It would not be very much
extra trouble to shut the gate after one
has dismOunted TO open it.-Coldwatel
Star
Messrs. Harrison 81 Bagge did moi
/ complete their trade for half of the Fla.
10 ranch and cattle and have returned e
/ Kentucky To remain awhile. IL appears
that all the parties interested concluded
the partnership would not be entirely
, pleasant, aud so all agreed to stop the
/ deal.
Mr.. Estill, who purchased the Moore
Il Cuddy cattle, will have them held in
LemOnt's pasture, in the Territory fol
the present. The intention was at first
to hold them in this county, on North
Elm; but Mr.. Estill decided that the
| Territory would be better.
lnyO pOstOfIice has been r.oyed one
mile and a quarter north of the old
stand. The eating house will also he
there; though the stage station will moi
be changed for the present. When the
railroad is completed to Attica, the
stage company will have their relay
station at Sharon.
I. Z. ClemmOns, of the firm of Glenn
m ms, Gloon ~ Co., commission mer-
chants of Kansas City, is out here with
the idea of building upa trade with our
merchants. This firm handles produce.
poultry, game fruit, etc, and are de-
sirOus or helping feed our people.
The stockholders in the new hotel
building should by all means attend
the meeting called for Saturday after
LON ut O'Clock. Every citizen should
be interested in seeing this enterprise
flourish, and more especially should
those who have agreed 10 assist in
building.
We were agreeably surprised the 9TH
er day in observing what progress the
new town of Sharon, in this county.
had made. The townsite is admirably
located; good water there in abundance;
the surrounding neighborhood is pros
porous, and altogether Sharon has a
bright future.
&. l.. Wainscott this week sold his
stock Of groceries and confectionaries To
Lee Porter taking i'm part payment y
head of horses. WainscOtt and his for
mer partner, Mr.. Barnes. will open up
n 33O acre farm north of town 1 miles.
and expect To make fortunes raising
horses.
The council is certainly 10 be COM
mrndcd for ITS interest i'm having side
walks put down in front of lots on Main
street and in having street crossings
built. Tchse Improvements should have
been made years ago; but are welcomed
now. In the course OF time we will
have 4 respectable little city.
The work OF making "a stray round i'm
the county was 10 have commenced at
kiOwa yesterday, and the supposition
is that II did, us several outfits passed
through here on their way To the
grounds. The first delivery OF strays
will occur at Kiowa Monday LIST prux.:
and then on Thursday. south of Elm
creek, near this place, another delivery
will he made. The last delivery will be
m Ide ut Lake City ON the Sth of Sep
tember.
We understand that Avilla, the new
town in COmanche county, mentioned
elsewhere by a correspondent. is direct
~ south of Coldwater six or seven
miles and southwest of Nescutunga
about nine miles. The inhabitants
around the new town hope that they
will be touched by the first railroad
that penetrates Comanche county, and
believe that it will run along the Salt
Fork river. Not an unreasonl ble the
DRY.
1t will be of interest to many of our
readers 10 know that the Medicine Val
ley bank, of this city has added two i'm
portant branches to its already extern
sive business, viz: a foreign exchange
department and the sale of ocean pas
sage ticket. Parties can now remit di-
rect to Europe any sum from pound
sterling up; and any one desiring to cross
the Atlantic or bring their friends over
the big pond can procure a ticket here
good from any European port to their
nearest railroad destination in Kansas.
During recent visit to Topeka and
other eastern points we were surprised
ut hearing such general confidence ex-
pressed at the future i'm store for Medi-
cine Lodge. Every person we conversed
with, and who had ever heard of this
place, appeared TO think that il is To be
the future city Of southwestern Kansas;
that we will certainly have a railroad
inside Of nine months and perhaps two.
Tie state officials and the railroad of
licials at Topeka appeared to have more
confidence in the future of Medicine
Lodge than our own people even.
There is no longer any use denying
facts. Standiford, Youmans 4 Rogers
have opened out a stock of clothing that
will in every way equal and perhaps
surpass any custom made clothes that
may be ordered from travelling solic-
itors. There you can step in, examine
their stock, the way the goods are
made up, and not be confined TO piece
of goods the size of shin-plaster and a
fashion plate. They will have garments
changed in case of q misfit. Remem-
her, they have all grades-the cheap
though durable as well as the finest