Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-07-09

Uncle Dave Mckinney last Monday |
had in tow the first watermelon that
reached here this season.
e. II. COursen. the faber- whittier of 4
the Ktna Clarion, was in town last I
Monday and returned Tuesday.
Attorney +. Sample and John Me-
Faddin. of ElwoOd township, are at Lar
ned attending a contest case.
Al. Eckert, formerly citizen Of this
city, returned from the west this week +
and was married to Ida Wagner.
Lee Doran & Roberts have purchased I
an elegant new piano for their place 7
and will have it making music in few I
days.
WASTED-Three OF four good stone |
masons TO work on the court house TO |
be built at Medicine Lodge. Kansas. |
ct e. +. FREEMAN, contractor.
At Barton, representing the Thomp- /
son Il Walton loan company, Of Harper, |
was here yesterday. lie has been es-
tablshiug agencies in this county.
Seth Dawson and wife are here from
Missouri, on visit to their daughter, |
Mrs. y. J. Howard. lie will likely stay
here and make his home.
Did you examine the Deering Light
Mower, cutting D. 6 and feet with ease
for two horses? They are king of the
meadow. At Noble q Nixon's. sat
We are informed that the price Of
lumber has been very materially adj
yanced this week, in some classes the
advance bsing from 20 to s. per cent.
II. y NeG of sun City, j. W. Dobson
OF New Kiowa and Il. \. McNeal OF
this city, are representing Barbercounty
ut the state convention Of republicans
this week.
The county superintendent IF public
Instruction requests that ali clerks of
school districts not already supplied
with blanks, make application at her
office for the same.
/ Misses Della Moore and Eva Merchant
have bought the stock of millinery Of
Mrs. Rogers. They will open n new
stock about September first. They will
employ fine dressmaker.
/ DO the Young men of this city want
TO organize a band? If those wishing
to join will give us their names. we
/ will do what we can to perfect the or
ganizatiOn and secure a teacher.
/ Sl.5O Per Year, strictly in advance.
/ is the subscription price of the BARRIER
7 COUNTY linden from now on. Sub
scribcrs, to get the benefit Of this re-
duction must pay up all back dues.
I J. y. Titus was out in Comanche
county this week i'm search of man
\ who had borrowed money from him Oh
false representations, ana the probable
lty ia That ne will maze 1t decidedly UNI
comfortable for the slick individual.
The recent hail storm literally tore 10
. pieces corn field of forty-Gyc acres.
belonging 60 Fricdcrich SyItmlua. five
miles southwest Of Sharon. The stalks
ouly remain standing without blades.
Mrs. .. Rogers VIII move 10 Wichita
and make that her permanent Lomc.
Mr. Rogers will uominally have his
home there, though much of his time
VIII he spent in this county. looking
after his cattle interests.
Ed. Gilmore and Geo. Il. DicKerson,
two active young men from the Elm
Mills neighhorhood were in To see US
| Saturday. They are such as make up
the bone and sinew Of any prosperous
/ community.
/ Eli Austin has severed his connection
with the City drug store, and having
/ purchased half interest in a store AT
Waverly, Ill.,, he has gone there to take
charge of it. Grant Fleming will take
the position vacated, for the present.
Henry burst had his res idence and
six tenement houses gaily decked with
bunting last Saturday. Floating over
his home was large American flag and
/ under il, in large letters in red. white
and blue, WAS the motto Long May 1t
/ Wave"
/ The Deering All Steel Irvine Binders,
/ the Deering Giant Mowers and the
/ Deering Light Mowers are the most
/ durable and lightest draft machines i'm
the world, and they wear the blue rib
bon III Barber county in all field trials,
and don't you forget it. For sale 10y
/ Noble x Nixon. Sat
\ member of the Comanche Pool told
us, tins week, that he would, in few
days, ship most of his spring calves,
now on the range, To Kansas City. for
veal. And in the fall he will ship out
, most of his cows. lie has come TO the
conclusion that only beeves Will do well
through the winter on the range, and
hc will close out everything but steer
cattle.
Elder Mulkey announced last Sunday
that he would not preach here longer
than tin the expiration of the present
I quarter, which Will be the last of Sep
TENDER. The Christian church here has
been organized nearly eight years and
I Elder Mulkey has been its pastor for
six years. Our best wishes for success
will follow him wherever he may 90.
As fine lot of parlor sets as were
ever brought TO this city may be seen
at the furniture store of John Higgins,
on North Main street. In silk plush
and mohair he has the latest styles and
a visit to his establishment will con-
vince anyone that they need not go east
to find as Tich furniture for prices as
reasonable as at any establishment in
Kansas.
W. ;. Denton has built n splendid
cyclone cellar, and did the principal
part of the work himself. Wednesday.
when it looked like rain would interfere