Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

Chaplin 4 burst have their lumber
yard and builders hardware establish
ment in running order, and invite the
patronage of all who desires anything
in their line. They are Hrst door north
of Thompson n Co.'S.
Come Up and Settle.
Parties knowing themselves indebted
to II. G.. Thompson X Co., either by
note OF account. will please come up
and settle without further delay
Is tl!S firm Is DESTROYS of winding up
its mercantile business. -
Byerlcy, Dark n Runyan have pur-
chased of Capt Freeman a lot on Main
street, adjoining Higgins furniture
store. They and Mr.. Higgins will each
build large brick stores in the early
spring maybe this winter.
W. W. Cook this week sold TO parties
from Sedgwick and Sumner counties
something over ahundred extra feeders,
and with his old-Lime habit refused
to make public the prices obtained.
They went over four cents, anyway.
DIR. G. J.. Dunn, formerly of this city.
now of COmanche county, last week
published a communication in the
Nescutunga paper in which he advo-
Gated the adoption Of herd law. Ger
tainly the people out there are not in
favor of such a move?
a telegram was received by Ed Payne
from his mother, Wednesday night tell
ing him To come at once to Missouri as
his little brother Bob" was lying at
the point of death. lie started yester-
day. Mrs. Payne was TO have been
here to-day.
Candidate Garrison was in town
wednesday enquiring after the health
or his two opponents. and wondering if
they would give him the opportunity of
meeting them on the stump. our idea
that his brother In trouble, Mr.. Nc
Neal, viii try To keep rs far away from
Tic gentleman from Sharon rs posi-
ble.
There is q report here ~ the effect
that Mr.. Camp, OF Camps Emigrant
Guide has not been heard from since
lie departed from this place several
weeks since; and further that detec-
tiyeS arc looking for him. IL is said
that his business aiflirs are all ia good
shape aad his disappearance is then the
more strange.
J. NJ. Pucket. Of sun City, met with a
painful accident last Friday night that
may cost him his life. lie WAS riding
ON the road at night when u mule tied
with rope circlcd around the horse he
was riding and threw 1t aud the rider
To the ground. the saddle horn MASKING
into pucket's Lrcast and producing Sc
riOus internal injuries.
Several days ago party of six young
men went 20 the town of IIazelton be-
cam, drunk and troublesome and OH
leaving the town fired their pistols on
The streets, illing one building with
bullet holes. Wednesday they were
arraigncG before Justice McCandleSS
In this city and fined $50 and costs for
their playfulucsS.
Theo. :. Updyke, Of this city was
married yesterday at AllcG;tn. Michi-
gan, 20 Miss Ella Williams, of that City.
During his residence here Mr.. Updyke
has made large number of friends,
and all vt them viii he glad to learn
that hc has selected 4 most estimable
lady as his partner for life. The newly
married couple will meet with warm
reception on their arrival here.
MI. FUlkcrson came down on the
Southern Kansas road the other day.
aud reports that vote taken showed
that there were - for Cleveland. IL for
Blaine, S for Butler, q for st. John and
, for Lockwood On board were a
number of laborers coming out To work
on the railroad being built 70 this place.
and they all voted for Cleveland. This
is a straw.
There is rumOr out that III. A. Da-
Wis. the present incumbent, is an indie
pendent candidate for county super1n-
tendcnt Of public instruction. This
should not he. Mr.. Davis allowed his
name presented to the regular democrat
ic convention, and among all honorable
men that was the same as agreeing that
he would abide 10y the action of that
convention. Boilers and kickers should
have no sympathy.
KS the new hotel nears completion
there Is more interest manifested by
stockholders as 90 who shall keep it, il
being an admitted fact that much de-
ponds on this important matter. We
believe the managers and directors
should even now call for proposals from
parties desiring to lease it, and even ad.
yertiSe the fact that fha b,,ii,1;uc, :;