Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-03
MEDICINE LODGEt
NOT AN INFANT WONDER. BUT THE BEST
SMALL CITY IN KANSAS.
ITS BUSINESS INTERESTstfTS
GROWTH IN SIX MONTHS.
Some Information TO Send Back East to Your
Wife's People

the past six months the town has grown
rapidly, and it is noticeable fact thai
every one who has located here sine,
the first of last January is to be found
here now. Mechanics in every branch
of industry have foGiid steady employ
ment; laborers have been Furnished
work at good wages; tradesmen have
had little reason to complain of patron
age; professional men have been KEPT
busy and in short every trade, profes-
sion or business has prospered.
The first half of the year 1885 has
passed, and to show something of the
industries supported here, we publish
below, a list of
What We Have.
First then are the newspapers, fol
without these no town is a success
The BARBER COUNTY INDEX, 8 col
umns, 4 pages, all at home, democratic
In politics, by E. p. Caruthers, and the
Medicine Lodge Cresset, a 9 column TO.
lilo, all-at-home print, republican in
politics, by McNeal & Axline. Both
first class county papers, reliable in ev.
cry particular, literally patronized and
prospecting. No county in Kansas has
two better local papers.
There are two banks, the First Nat.
tional and the private bank of McNeal
Little & Thompson. Their advertise.
ments in this issue will give the reader
full particulars of what they are.
Real estate dealers are numerous, but
all appear to be doing well. Any of the
following gentlemen Will sell you lots
or country property, negotiate loans on
give you reliable information concern
ing the country: Taliaferro & Rouse;
Morris & TOsh; Shannon & Shannon;
Gobeille & Noble; Buckner & Hill; Nix
on & Zenor; w. ]. Estill & Co., ShepleI
& Shepler; T. L. O'Bryan; NJ. b. Mich.
OILS or Geo d. Orner.
If the services of an attorney are
needed, any of the following gentlemen
may be relied on: Ellis s. Ellis; Orner
& Sample; Martin & Overstreet: w. l..
p. Burney; L. ID. l.. Tosh; Geo. o. NJ.
Buckner; 1. F. Shannon, A. l.. Noble.
The physicians who publicly announce
their willingness to practice their pro-
fession are B. r. Burney; Kessler &
Lockwood; III. w. Meincke and w. LII.
Moore.
Drug stores, necessities in every Kan
sas town, especially, to the number of
four, first class in every particular, are
owned by Eli Smith, Fleming Brothers,
Day & Records and Lindsey s. Co.
DIR. III. Yant does the dental work fol-
the entire town and community, and be
does it well.
The hotels, three in number, are do
ing good business. The Grand is rep
resented by a good picture an the first
page of this paper. 1t is the largest
and best keptho in Southern Kan
sas, without any exception. Near it is
the Palmer house and two blocks away
is the old reliable Medicine Lodge
house.
Standiford, Youmans s. Eldred and
W. W. Robertson s. Co., are general
merchants, each carrying extensive
lines, equal to any stores in this part OF
the state. The former firm WHOLESALERS
and retails.
Byerly, Dark & .Runyan handle dry
goods and clothing, and conduct a
merchant tailoring establishment.
Harrington & Smith deal in clothing
and groceries, handling the latter in
job lots to great extent.
j. W. Hale conducts grocery, feed
and grain establishment and G. H.
Forbes handles hides, feed and grain.
Ben Kaufman and Blake Bros. each
have extensive bakeries, CONNECTION.
cries and restaurants.
J. W. Singer has the only boot and
shoe factory.
]. Goldsmith handles clothing and
furnishing goods exclusively.
B. K. Kies is engaged exclusively in
handling boots and shoes and window
shades and wall paper.
The furniture trade is supplied by
John Higgins from his two extensive
shops and by Rigg & Johnston, who
have just opened an establishment.
There are three hardware and nipple
ment establishments, these being con
Quoted by Geppert & Stone, ii. Z. No
BILE & Co. and Ambrose Allen.
The lumber yards are owned by the
Badger Lumber company, w. l.. Irish &
Co., and the Chicago Lumber company
Reliable liverymen are Mckinney
Bros. & Henkins, and Ingraham &
Simpson. A large new stable, nearl,
ready for business now, is owned by
Lee, Doran s. Roberts.
Hansen & WEIGH are brick contrac
tors with extensive yards.
Reliable painters and decorators ma,
be found in Jas Boutwell,, Lee & VIele
Ike Woods and E. F. Hubbard, all mas
tiers of their art.
{. I. Freeman, Larash & Hoffman
and Jackson s. Barker are contractor,
and builders.
L. Z. Hubbard and Phil Frech each
have extensive iewelry establishments
VanSlyke Bros. deal in books, sta
tionery and musical instruments.
i. w. Story and j. c. Morgan hav,
ice cream saloons with confectioner,
and restaurant attachments.
II. Blickhahn and Finney & Wood
ward are saddle and harness makers.
Mrs. S. p. Coan conducts first-clas,
art and photograph gallery.
Besides the branches of business men
toned we have the usual number O
shops to be found in every growing
city; there are here skilled mechanic
in every branch of trade; teachers anc
preachers; schools and churches, trad
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