Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

The members Of the L. A. society, Of
the M. Z church, are requested to meet
at the residence Of Mrs. W. w. Cook
on Saturday 2lst at O'Clock p. m. A
full attendance Is requested as business
Of Importance is to be transacted.
Mrs. 7. L. O'BRYAE, SECRETARY.
Providence, and the architects and
builders permitting, the INDEx may be
found after this week, in its new and
elegant Office, adjoining tue First Ma
tional bank building on the west, first
floor. When We get settled there we
will have in full operation the most
perfect printing establishment in South
ern Kansas, and We hope our friends
will come in and see us.
One Smith, who has been publishing
the NeScutunga Chieftain, was here
two weeks ago and hired a saddle horse
from Ingraham & Simpson, promising
to return the animal in few days. As
it had not been returned Yesterday, a
warrant for Smiths arrest was issued
and now a party is out hunting for him.
Mr.. Smith has been very kittenish lately
and II he has friends they should cage
him until he quiets down.
NJ. X. Kittleman, OF Harper, the
champion foot-racer Of the world, is now
In California, and will sOoa be matched
againinst an Australian for a purse of
$4,000. Marley has many friends in
this city who will be glad 10 see him win
this purse and then settle down for good
as a citizen Of southern Kansas. Being
a newly married man he expects TO re-
tire after sweeping in this handsome
take. ."-WellingtOn Standard.
The citizens Of township 30 range IL,
Barber county will ask the commission
ers to set them of in a new munic-
ipal township, composed Of the terrific
ry described. AS three months notice
must be given by publication before
their application can be acted on,
it is not likely the matter will come up
before the July meeting Of the board.
Sharon and Hazelton will also ask to
be cut of from Medicine Lodge and
Kiowa townships respectively.
This week tickets were purchased
from the First National bank for the
transportation from Hamburg, Ger
may to Attica Kansas of six adults and
two children, the cost being but S27.57
per ticket for the entire distance. The
purchaser was X. e. Eckert and the
tickets were for acquaintance of his
father. This is getting things down
fine, when tickets to or from any part
Of the inhabited globe can be purchas-
ed in Medicine Lodge.
The follJwing was the standing of the
pupils in school district number %,
Miss Della Burns teacher, OH exanina-
for the month ending Jan. 80, 1885:
Eddie Julian, 99l; Lee Erwin, 99i;
Arrah Julian, 99i; Sherman Bevans, 90;
Lucinda Curtis, 95i Harry Martin, 92;
Holmer Julian, 96i; Ada Curtis, 81;
Waldo Julian, %; Henry Erwin, 97i;
Stephen Julian, SIT; Rosa Henderson,
9S; Jesse Martin, 80.
Another lumber company has made
arrangements to open yards here. John
j. Reimers, OF Rock Island, Ill. and w.
p. Carey, of Wichita, KS, have pur-
chased lots on First avenue, west, near
the Badger company, and will soon
have on the ground complete stock of
lumber and building material generally.
These gentlemen are experienced in the
business and it Is their intention to han
die full and complete stock and dis
pose Of it at prices heretofore unknown
in this county.
Last Thursday evening witnessed a
wedding ceremony at the residence of
Mr. aud Mrs. ii. NJ. Hickman, in this
city, that joined together two of Well
ington's most popular young people. Al
though 1t has for a long time been
known that Mr.. Frank b. Snyder and
Miss Mile Hickman would some day
become husband and wife, the interest
taken in the union by their many friends
was in no way lessened by receiving
the handsome invitations Announcing
the exact tdate.-Wellington Standard.
The elegant advertising desk in the
new hotel may have been noticed. II
cost the advertisers each from SO TO
S25. Last week a sleepy-appearing in
dividual came around and representing
himself as the agent Of the manufacture
ers collected from the subscribers. This
week cards were received from the
manufacturers telling subscribers not
TO pay the the collector. as he was a
fraud. Too late, however; and the ad-
vertisers declare they will not be bled
again.
A riciculous mistake was made by
one Of the clerks in the recorders s Office
Monday morning. lis had not learned
that a dead man was lying in the court
room awaiting an inquest, and when he
went IN early in the morning to build
fire he discovered the body covered
with a blanket. Supposing it was
some one oversleeping himself, the clerk
caught hold OF the foot of the corpse
and jerked it, announcing that it was
time to get up. Failing to arouse the
supposed sleeper, the clerk lifted the
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