Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-03

feature is noticed by strangers imme-
diately on their arrival. Lots on the
business streets and avenues, range in
price from $50 to S2,5e0, according to
location, and residence lots can be
brought from $50 to $500. Suburban
property is worth all the way from $50
to 500 per acre. There are many ele-
CANT residence sites to be secured, Any
real estate dealer whose name is men,
toned in these columns will give relia-
bic information in relation to city or
country property. Further particulars
concerning Medicine Lodge win be
found in another part of this paper.
NEW KIowA will be the terminus of
the southern branch of the Southern
Kansas railroad. 1t is situated in the
southern part of the county, near the
Territory line. 1t is new town, hav-
ing been built up since the fall of 1884.
A progressive town company, made up
of capitalists well-known in the west,
are guarantees that it will not be lack
ing in the essentials TO wide-awake
business point. As it will be the prin-
cipal shipping point for cattle from the
southern and western ranges of the
Cherokee Strip, and even as far west as
the Panhandle, it will no doubt be as
good a town as Caldwell ever was. A
good agricultural country surrounds
New Kiowa on three sides. Besides
the usual stores ard shops, to be found
in any western town, new Kiowa has
two substantial banks, each doing a
good business. Property can be pur-
chased here at reasonable prices, and
any investment in real estate in this
thriving place, will be judicious and
profitable. The newspaper of New Xii
owa is the Herald. -
HAZELToN is on the railroad ex' md
ing to New Kiowa. 1t is a prosperous
place provided with bank, several
substantial mercantile establishments,
collegiate institute, and Is surround
ed by magnificent country. Arrange
ments have been made to establish a
fruit and vegetable canning establish
ment there to cost not less than $50, 600
which viii give employment to 4OC
hands in the canning season. Other
enterprises are under consideration
Property can be bought cheap in.Ifazel.
ton. and there is no reason why it may
not be city of thousand inhabitant.
within few years. 1t is but little
more than IL months old The Hazel
ton Express is a reliable newspaper pub
lished there.
| SHARON is 10 miles east of Medicin,
Lodge, on the main line of the railroad
now being built here, and win be tn,
only station of Importance between
this place and Attica. 1t is in a rrod
uctive valley, with living water on tw,
sides of the town. Sharon is destined
TO be an important factor in the make
up of Barber county, and around j
will likely be located the feeding dis
trict of the county. The railroad com
l pany is interested in the townsite, an,
viii see that Sharon is properly caret
for. Fhe town company offer extraor
dinary inducements to persons desirin
to locate there in business. Val1abl
information may be obtained from tn
Sharon News, lively newspaper.
LAKE Cry is the most prospefou
town west of Medicine Lodge. 1t is OF
the river Is miles from the county seat
Nearly every branch of trade has reBre
sentarives here; substantial bridg
spans the river at this place, the onl
one ever erected over the stream, an
the town Is calculating on securing tn
principal trade from the western par
of the county and the eastern part 0
Comanche. The country around LAX
City is admirably adapted to stock rails
ing and agriculture. and if the tow