Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-04-03

The Monarch restaurant is now pre-
pared to accommodate lodgers, Mr..
Foundersmith having fitted up the room
adjoining with single beds, with every
thing about them new, neat and clean. Al
Hammond & Currie addition is in the
north part of town, and embraces 33
acres. Good residence lots may be CD
tanned at very reasonable rates. En-
quire Of Hymn, Strong Il Go.
Remember that already Byerley, Dark
& Runyan have opened up stock of
spring goods bought on a low market
for cash, and this stock is being sold at
corresPondinglv low price. A
Eff. Bel, representing Begges & De-
Witt, the popular Sioux City, Iowa,
proprietary medicine men'was here this
week stocking up our drug stores with
| their wonderful remedies.
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Ground was broken this week for the
foundation of the opera house block and
the Sherlock & Mills building. 1t is to
be lOOxl0O feet two stories high of brick,
with mansard roof.
Hammond & Currie addition does not
overflow; it is not sonear the creeks and
frog ponds that miasma win arise, and
consequently residents will not be
troubled with malaria. Buy lot in
Hammond g. Currie addition.
Capt. Horace Pardee, of Lodi, was
married last Sunday to Mrs. Emma
BogSes, at her residence in the south
western part of the Barber county,
Judge Hardy officiating. The lady is
mother of Prof. Bogges of this city.
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The residence portion of the city will
undoubtedly be just northo of thepresent
} city limits. Hammond Il Currie addition
has in it the most desirable lots in the
city and these are being sold fast by
Lyman. Strong s. Co.
Yesterday was ''Arbor Day" but so
far as we could learn, it was not alb
seved as holiday by any one in this
city. Our people appear too busy to
plant trees, and SO for years we will
have the unstrained sunshine even in
the hottest weather.
Emile Bowers. or more Familiarity
known as "Joe Bowers is the nominee
for sheriff in Comanche county and now
it is IN order for his many old friends to
pull for his election. The election
of county officers will occur in Conan
che on the 23d inst.
j. G. SandersOn was in this week and
startled us by saying that he had fin
ished planting corn and had sOwed his
oats. lie and Dave TOmblinson are
disputing as 10 which one has the best
field of wheat. Both expect to commence
harvesting early in May.
The Medicine Lodge hotel is now UNI
der the management Mr.. John Me-
Kay, popular gentleman who lately
located here; and we predict that lie
will keep the house up to the present
popular reputation. lie has had eXpe-
rience in the business, and knows what
hotel should be.
Mr.. VIM. Golfer who is engaged ex-
tensively in the mercantile business at
Rising Sun, Ind, and Chanute, Kan,
heard of the boom OF Medicine Lodge.
and arrived here in time 10 make some
valuable purchases in the Lake add
ton. He may locate here i'm business.
n report was circulated last Sunday
that a man had been mystericusly shot
AMI killed the night before in this city.
Traced to itj ogisil the report lladfor
foundation the accidental discharge of
a revolver in billiard room, with not
even a drop of blood shed as conse-
quence.
John higgins has returned from Kan
sas City, where he purchased a large
new stock Of furniture. He purchased
fullline Of reel AMI willow rockers.
something i'm great demand, and besides
q complete line of carpets, oilcloth, and
mattings. His goods are already arriv-
ing.
TIE saloons remain closed. though
there appear to he enough intoAicants
floating around 10 salty the most
thirsty souls. The saloon men, in theil
liberality, arc paying the city half OF
the amounts assessed against them as
fines under the order of things, and thi:
would appear to indicate that they ex-
pect TO open again soon.
DIR. E. III. Lockwood, formerly OF
Iowa, has formed a partnership with
Dr.. 5. NJ. Kessler, of this city in the
practice of medicine and surgery. He
comes highly recommended, and nc
doubt win have his share of the bust
ness. The firm Office is over the First
National bank.
Chas. H. Shank, Of Harper, and Miss
Matte A. Kizer, of Oxford, Sumner
county arrived here last Monday OF
their way to Coldwater where they ex
pected To make fortune. When this
far on their road, they suddenly con
cluded to pool issues, and were accord
ingly made man and wife by judge
Hardy. They willrun hotel at Cold.
water.
Mr.. f. s. Hammond, the gentleman
who purchased 80 acres of land from ID
VanSlyke, adjoining the corporate Inn
its on the north was here this week hav
ing his land laid off into blocks and
lots. Already he has made several de